"My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth (Season 1)" will officially unpublish tomorrow · 7:48pm Jul 27th, 2020
So, here is something heavy-hearted, but also something with a hopeful outlook for the future..... Tomorrow, exactly 24 hours after the publication of this blog entry, "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth (Season 1)" will get unpublished from FIMFiction.net.
I talked about doing this almost two months ago already and the show was supposed to get unpublished on June 20th, then depression over the fail with it delayed the announced depublication. But it has to happen and it is going to happen very soon now. For the reason:
This project is planned as a faithful continuation and sequel of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. A Generation 5 show that does not attempt to drag us into a completely different universe with completely different ponies we neither know nor care about, but that lets us stay in Equestria and see what might happen there in the future. A TRUE Next Generation is the goal with this project. Seeing how Equestria has developed 10 years into the future, how ponies and creatures who we know and love have progressed in their lives or grown up and become older and how a new band of heroes rises to Equestria's defense.
Many are very sad over it that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and G4 ended (or, will end soon, with the Season 10 comics likely being the last thing we'll see of it), so am I, and because of that it was the goal to write something that keeps people attached to Generation 4 and Equestria in the long run. This project is supposed to inspire, not to demoralize. However, leaving it up in its unfinished version and marked as "Cancelled" at the bottom for everyone to see who comes across my account and story list would do exactly that, demoralize. It would demoralize everyone who wishes for G4 to be longer and to see more of Equestria, the place we all love so much. And with that in mind, it is best to unpublish the entire show and let it stay in hidden hibernation while I keep working on it behind the scenes, until it will awake again one day.
I will backup the entire show and (because blog entries will not show it at the side anymore after depublication) all blog entries I have tagged with Season 1 of "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth". And I will provide the backup of the show to anyone who still wants to watch its available episodes and keep what they have already seen of it. I know there aren't many of you who followed it, but for those who did, the current version of the show will be preserved.
The old version from 2018 with the first two episodes that started it all and that inspired me to this huge project will remain public, so you will still be able to see the origins of "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth" if you are interested in finding out how it began.
If you want the backup of "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth (Season 1)", send me a PM and I will provide it to you.
I will start with backing up the show now. If you want to back it up yourself too and download the episodes, you still have the chance to do this for 24 hours after the publication of this blog entry.
Stay easy as a filly!
~ Fluttercheer
I'd happily take over the project.
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I sat here, pondering for a few minutes how I should answer your comment..... I don't like getting emotional like this in public. But:
What is this supposed to tell me? "You're a loser, let me do it instead"? I really have no idea how to answer this..... I'm speechless by your comment. What way is this to answer to an author who just failed with the first release attempt of a project that is so dear to them? Did you even read that I am still working on this show and that I will bring it back one day? You sound like you want to have my show for yourself so you can be famous with it.
Whether that is your intent or you just have no tact or idea about how to talk to an author who just failed with something..... The only response I can give you to this is a big, honest and heartfelt: FUCK. OFF.
I am very close to blocking you for this comment. It's a difficult feat to achieve, making me pissed like that, but you succeeded. Watch what you say next.
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It appears there's been some confusion. I'm not interested in fame or taking anything from anybody. But surely those who care for it would want to see it live on, right?
Irrespective of all that, please maintain a basic level of decorum when speaking to others. Telling users to eff off will not make you any friends.
Go ahead and block me if you want.
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Right back at you. Reading about an author's personal defeat and then giving an answer like this, not caring or thinking about how the author feels about the response and how that response sounds to the author in such a situation, it's nothing but careless and being numb to the feelings of others. The response you got was warranted.
A friend is someone who supports you and believes you can do it, who cheers you on in a time of failure and weakness, not someone who tells you "Look, hey, you have proven you can't do this anyway, that you aren't good enough, so, what if I take it from you and just continue it myself?".
You have no tact. You have no regards for the feelings of others. You are selfish and see the personal weakness of someone as opportunity to get benefits for yourself.
All of that is what your comment down there tells me. I don't need you as my friend.
I didn't read that story, as I was in a time were I started to lose interest in Mlp. I was never completely out of the fandom, as this show had a great impact on my life. I needed a break, and that's what I did. I probably will never be back fully, but I would be interested to read this story, ones you uploaded it again.
I know from own experience, how hard writing can be (me having dyslexia is not helping). I took down my old stories as well, as they were bad written and because of that had a lot of thumbs down. I thought I wasn't good enough, but I let the stories be uploaded until a few months ago, were I decided to take them down. There were a lot of other reasons as well, as I didn't know what I wanted to do with them. I was a lot younger than too and my English wasn't the best, as English is my third language to learn. I was still learning.
Now, after reading a lot of different written stories, good and bad, I kinda know what I'm doing when written. But it's still a hard progress and I take a lot of time now to write them.
What I actually wanted to say with this is, that I completely understand and support your decision. A great story, a story you as the author are happy with, needs it's time. So, take all the time you need. There are people, like me, who are waiting patiently. No rush. Time and planning is important. Good luck with your future projects.
PS: I don't understand that one person down below. I probably will never understand them and other people's attitudes like theirs. Don't listen to them. What they did was not respectful at all. They were mean and not even commenting on what you wrote. I don't like people like them and can completely understand why you feel angry right now.
Can't say I was surprised.
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He also never commented on my stories, so I can tell that he does not read them, despite being my follower. Thank you for your kind words here. My friend cheered me up by being her adorable, lovely self (
) so I feel better about this now.