Has anypony noticed that naming conventions for future Equestria involve much simpler names?

G4 names are usually either 3 or 4 syllables.
Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle

G5 names are usually 1 or 2.
Pipp, Zipp, Hitch, Sunny, and Izzy

Yes, Sunny is "Sunny Starscout," and Izzy is "Izzy Moonbow," but those are treated almost like last names. Nopony really calls them that.

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It seems that the more entrenched into internet discourse I become, the more I reflect on the etymology of the word, “fan.” I think I have said it before: that the word is commonly said to derive from “fanatic,” which Dr. Samuel Johnson, in his original definition of it, classified it as being “struck with a superstitious frenzy.” 

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In the name of rest and recovery, I made some time in lieu of exercise and watched Make Your Mark yesterday. So, just like with G5 movie, here goes my incredibly irrelevant opinion on it:
NON-SPOILERS:
1) Overall: It's kinda what the movie should have been - a two-parter opening series episode. It sets up future problems reasonably well (aside from the potential "villain", but about that later), and in terms of direct plot I think it's actually quite a lot better than the movie.

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Aside from a small sample of blog posts here and there, I haven't been all that active on this site. That doesn't mean I haven't been writing, however; on the contrary, I have. Relatively speaking, I started writing a new story around the end of April, early May, just before the Make Your Mark special aired.

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...Izzy misses her no-look basketball shot in "Fit Right In."?

Just wanted to point out this heart-wrenching comic that's still in progress over on Derpi.

That's all for tonight!

So, I just did my fourth re-watch of A New Generation, and during that time, fellow writer Kaidan and I started discussing the prospect of doing a G5 style tribute to Cupcakes when I couldn't stop laughing at the animation of Izzy going to town on a box of Grinded Pony Hooves.

And I'm thrilled that he took the idea and ran with it, because I wouldn't have been able to write something so good, so fast.

So without further adieu, I happily plug and present:

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I... Bendy... don't see anything so far that counts as 'woke' or 'based' or whatever fucking retards talk about. No real-world fucking human bullshit unless you look with nerd microscope goggles. All I want to know if G5 Ponies have thicc fucking asses for the most part, then I'm fucking happy.

I will watch it for the plot. The big motherfucking thick plot.

Note: I had a few beers after making this blog post.

What’s up everypony? 😊 I’ve seen the new MLP movie and I’ve gotta say it was a fantastic movie that was a definite worthy follow-up to Generation 4.

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Hello everyone!

I wanted to make a quick blog post to let you know that my next fic is going to be something special! It's going to be very, very different from anything I've written before, but I think you're going to be in for a ride. Chapters 2-10 can be read in any order, and it will be up to you to keep track of the events that occur therein.

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Probably could've done this list a little bit sooner, especially considering there was at least one set of characters I didn't consider when I did the original list. I suppose supporting characters might be a better name for this list given how prominently some of these characters are featured in G5 to date, but I digress. The list definitely needed to be updated after the events of Chapter 4 of Make Your Mark have given me new things to consider. If you want to see the original list for

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So it ends. 

It’s been quite the journey, if you’ll pardon the cliche. A story that’s been in the works since last March, and on which I’ve spent the better part of 2022 writing, editing, and revising, now finally has that coveted green COMPLETE label. 

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If you haven't seen Chapter 4 of Make Your Mark yet and don't want to be spoiled, please click elsewhere right now and come back when you've either seen Chapter 4, or learn about what happens in it. I'm posting this warning just to be safe.

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Greetings and salutation, my name is Wrex and this is my review. It's time for another G5 Adventure review, this one combined with 'Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge out of Water' and the Scooby-Doo/KISS movie. The second let's them see their Mystery Gang pals again and the first one let's them make new friends. I got to be honest these two were pretty crazy given the whole situation of both situations, but very enjoyable. These stories show that new friends can be made anywhere, teamwork is always

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Probably don't need to tag this with spoilers since I'm just ranking the individual episodes and specials that make up Make Your Mark. We got eight episodes in Chapter 2, six episodes in Chapter 4 plus a special, and two specials that make up the enterity of Chapters 1 and 3. That's a total of seventeen "episodes" more or less that make up the first season of Make Your Mark. So, how do they all stack up? Well, let's find out. Of course, as you can probably guess, this is just the result of my

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Hey people!

I'm happy to announce that I will officially be one of the judges for the Generation 5 Bingo Writing Contest! Starting January 9th, I'll be reading entries, and...well...judging them. Like judges so often do.

I honestly can't wait to read the submissions, as I haven't seen a lot of good G5 fics lately.

Hey all, I didn't think I'd be posting again so soon, but here we are.
The next part of The Curious Case of Vanishing Unicorns is out now! Check out the link below or browse the front page to give it a read and let me know what you think of it, any pointers or improvements you'd want me to consider for the next part of the story.

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I was just browsing some MLP fanart of cutie marks when I noticed one of some concept art cutie marks on an Equestria Daily article that was uploaded last year in December.

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We only got two new songs for Chapter 5 of Make Your Mark, so making a list ranking them was pointless. If not for "Secrets of Starlight" we'd only have had two more songs for Chapter 6, but that special bumps the total for Chapter 6 to four, or technically five depending on how you wanna count two versions of one song. In any case, with a wider amount of songs, I can officially do a ranking for them. I'll probably do a top ten songs for Make Your Mark in the near future, but for now let's just

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Greetings and Salutations, my name is Wrex and this is my review. Yes, it is time for another G5 Adventures segment. This one a double Scooby-Doo adventure: Chill Out and Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Before any of you ask why the Loch Ness Monster movie isn't listed... The reason is Haggis. I enjoyed not just the alterations the MLP gave, but the fact that these adventures further strengthen the bond of friendship both parties have with each other. These stories prove that the enemy of my

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