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Poner
No.3075
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Is your brain starved for dopamine?
Is the board too slow?
Do you want ponies and people talking about ponies?
No worries, I have the solution for you, an endless amount of posts for (u) to read, the absolute insanity known as archive digging! Yay!

Q&A:
>What the fuck is archive digging?
Archive digging is an activity in which you load-up your favorite archival site of /mlp/ (I.E. desuarchive) in search for anything interesting.

>Why the fuck would I do that?
In ancient times, when PHP forums were still a thing, threads never died (:o), they just slided back into an endless catalog of 60+ pages and rarely got locked. Meaning old (10+ Y/O) threads could still get bumped to this day.
This is an effort to revive this ancient practice (and to recover ancient /mlp/ culture) by bringing back ancient discussions with a modern lens. You'd be surprised how many modern-day users have the same views as people had years and years ago.

>And how am I supposed to do that...?
Whichever way you prefer!
Wanna just copy a thread from 2013 and open a new one? Go nuts
Wanna just reply to a post from 2014 and call OP a faggot? Also go nuts, but please do post the post number, screenshot, or something to identify who you're calling a fag in the first place.
Wanna just lurk the old board? You can also do that. Even if you were there back then, it's been over a decade, there is no way you remember every single detail or saw every single thread, so there is something here for everyone.

>Alright, whatever, I'll give it a go, how do I start?
Desuarchive might be a good place to start, here's a link already filtering old posts by OP:
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/search/type/op/end/2013-02-02/results/thread/

Sadly there is no pre-2014 archive from /b/ (that I know of, besides this one https://desuarchive.org/mlp/search/type/op/end/2013-02-02/results/thread/) so it is hard to find pre-/mlp/ posts. But it's 80% spam anyway so it's not like we are losing that much.

Happy revival day!
Poner
No.3937
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I personally do this a lot woth not mlp content because im often a jonny come lately for various anime. I can try and bring up some ancient unsaved green though. Im sad no one else seems to care about your post.
Poner
No.3970
>>3075
>necroposting is allowed.
I'll be on /cyb/ if you need me.
Poner
No.4074
4283
>>3075
>and rarely got locked
>meaning old (10+ Y/O) threads could still get bumped to this day
But an angry admin would reply "no necroing, locked" and give you a ban.
So you could bump it but only once ever. They were kind of schroedinger's threads: both dead and alive, until you try to bump them and they immediately revert back to being unambiguously dead.
Poner
No.4077
4079
I never understood the anger people have to "necrobumping". It just seems so autistic.
Poner
No.4079
>>4077
It doesn't make sense: for example, someone posted a story. You reply with review, but promptly get banned for "necro". WTF, do you have an expiration date for stories or something? It makes sense on Q&A tech support forums, but retarded monkeys aped it and applied everywhere, not understanding the reason.
Poner
No.4283
>>3937
>Im sad no one else seems to care about your post.
It's a slow board, threads stay up for a long, long time. Don't worry.

>>4074
>So you could bump it but only once ever.
Kind of depends on the forum, sometimes bumping was only allowed if you bring-in something new.
Poner
No.4296
>Tripfaggot
>Can not make a thread without muh olddays, muh /b/, muh ancient culture
You aren't subtle.
Poner
No.4319
Spoilered
>>3937
>>3075
alright I'm back here's what I dug up
I come back to it from time to time
>>25630521
>Be lost human Anon
>You are entering the castle of the old sisters.
>See a white horse standing in the middle of a flower garden.
>Shes seem to be watering them.
>Make a noise to get her attention.
>The white horse, you figured was Celestia, lets out a content sigh
>"I'm sorry, can you give me a second? I'm about done watering these flowers..."
>She doesn't know who is talking to her.
>As she finishes up, you take note of the flowers.
>They are Moon Flowers, and your guessing it's night since they are in bloom.
>Or it could be because they are in a dark castle with no sunlight?
>"Ah there we go..."
>She sighs once more and slowly turns around.
>Her eyes were closed, but you can see how tired they look and she had a small, sad looking smile on her.
>"Greetings my little pony, ho-"
>She opens her eyes and her body jolts.
>She drops her watering can and backs up a little.
>"Oh..."
>She looks the other way with a sad look in her eye.
>She faces you once more
>"...."
>"I...so badly want to say 'Would you like a cup of tea?' "
>"But...You know how it is."
>She turns once more and walks towards her window.
>She looks at the view of the everfree forest than back at you.
>She gives you that sad smile again
>"Nice day today, huh?"
>Throughout the whole time shes been talking to you, she just sounds tired and sad.
>You noticed it when she first spoke.
>"Crickets are chirping, flowers are blooming..."
>She sighs and smiles.
>"Perfect weather for stargazing with family...."
>She looks towards the everfree once more.
>Her face scrunches up in sadness than she takes a deep breath.
>"You know what we must do.."
>She has a tear rolling down her eye and sighs once more.
>She tries to look happy, but her smile is nothing but sadness and despair.
>"When you are ready, come into the next room..."
>She walks off towards a random room as you stay behind and look at the flowers.
>You don't want to do this...
>You follow her into a desolate hallway.
>She pauses at the door to the next room.
>She is shivering, tears in her eyes.
>Yet she still keeps up her sad smile
>STOP SMILING YOU HORSE, YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS
>"This is very tense..."
>She looks at you again, her face shows existence of previous tears going down her face.
>"Just think of it like...A visit to the dentist."
>Her voice cracks as she opens the doors to the next room.
>She is purposely stalling. It's clear to see that she doesn't want to fight.
>"Are...you ready? If you're not, I understand"
>Stop talking you fucking sad adorable white horse.
>"I am not ready either..."
>She walks into the next room.
>You know you have to fight her to escape but damn it.
>You feel a tear go down your face.
>You don't want to fight. Please, no.
>No no no no no. Maybe there is a way out of this.
>Maybe if you ask Celestia...
>You finally muster up some strength to walk into the next room.
>Holy shit....
>The room you entered was nothing but a white space.
>Really, more of a white, nontransparent shield.
>"This is it...the thing that keeps my ponies shut in the caves."
>She has been facing away from you, just looking at the barrier.
>"And all I need to do to free them is to have one last human soul."
>You hear water splashing the ground.
>Odd, it's not raining.
>"This is the barrier human. This barrier forces us to stay underground."
>Her voice cracks once more
>"I gave my ponies hope that they would be free from this underground nightmare once and for all. I can't stand them being so miserable. So sad. They are all like my children."
>She sniffles as she chokes on her words.
>Her story is also making you feel.
>You can feel the tears go down your face.
>"I can't stand it. I want them to be happy and this is the only way I can do so. Once the barrier is down, I can finally see something I never have seen before. I can finally see them smile, be happy and enjoy the world that was meant for all."
>She shakes her head slowly and recollects herself
>You really want to give her a hug
>"I'm sorry about that Human. heh, I am sorry for an emotional outburst, yet I can't be sorry for the way this has to be."
>WANTING TO HUG HER INTENSIFIES
>She sighs and has a light, soft chuckle.
>It's silent for a few moments.
>"Human...If by chance you have any unfinished business..Than...please do what you must."
>Continue
>"Are...you sure there isn't anything else?"
>You can tell she is delaying the inevitable once again.
>Continue
>"I see....This is it then..."
>Celestia turns to face you.
>You take a look at her face. It has a smile on it once more, as if trying to maintain a composure it never had. Full of regret and despair. Her eyes looked tired...
>You jump back as the ground shook for a moment.
>Seven holes appeared from the ground.
>Each hole had a container rising from it.
>Each Container had a soul.
>Except one.
>"Ready?"
i miss when /mlp/ was allowed to have fun
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