Welcome to the prelude of the upcoming 2025 Princess /mlp/ pageant, where your favorite ladies from across all aspects of the franchise be it canon, fandom, or memery are judged and selected for who is most deserving of being crowned the queen of the board.I hope everyone is looking forward for another chance for their contestant of choice to win the coveted 'Jackie'. For those unfamiliar with this thread, this is our equivalent to the 'Ms. /co/' and 'Queen /v/' competitions, a voting tournament to find the lucky girl worthy of being called the princess of the board. Last year, our 2024 winner was that most beloved of background ponies, the dopey-eyed delivery mare Derpy Hooves who took 1st place in a match-up against the great and powerful Trixie Lulamoon in the Finals.This is NOT the nomination phase just yet, I am not taking candidates. As with the last few years, I like to make a thread a few weeks ahead of the tournament to get a gauge on how the board is feeling on the existing ruleset and open any necessary discussion on the upcoming Tournament, going by thoughts taken from the exit polls of last year. The points of discussion are as follows, please let me know your thoughts on each.POLL: https://forms.gle/cHPtYER68GwjRpZ2A>DateThis year I plan on starting Miss /mlp/ officially on October 24th, so save the date>Round of 256First item of discussion is what may potentially be the biggest shake-up this year. Last year, with a particularly slow Qualifier Round and the number of nominated entrants just barely missing the 256 mark, there was suggestions and discussion of forgoing the Qualifiers and simply allowing an extra large 256 entrants into the tournament, simply ending Nominations when we reach that quota. An exit poll after Miss /mlp/ 2024 showed a solid 57% of voters would be interested in such, and so I feel it best to pose the question again here in the preliminary stage to see if interest is still strong.There will be a few other issues to work out in the case of a 256 first round. First of all, this idea would eliminate the Qualifier stage entirely, and no Qualifiers means no Seeding (unless we care to find an alternative means of Seeding such as order of successful nomination) and thus Randomized will be favored. Randomized was also met with positive polling last year but it is a topic worth bringing up for discussion. The Qualifier Round is also useful for determining:1. Whether a character counts as an verified 'Alt' that can compete on their own (like Pinkamena or Nightmare Moon) or if they're too similar to the pony they're based on to allow both2. Which Mini-Brackets to go for this year if there are more than 8 suggested, as well as making further suggestions of what characters belong in each Mini-Bracket.We could still have a Qualifier Round regardless, but given its usual purpose is to thin down however many extra contestants there are to only 128, in a 256 entry tournament its role is mostly redundant.
>>42629164Stallion Trixie wins Miss /mlp/ 2025!
>>42629164At any rate it still remains an option so please vote on if you'd be interested in seeing it and if you do what suggestions you would make in regards to it.>Royal Round RobinLast year was the inaugural run of our 'Royal Round Robin' side-tourney, in which our previous Miss /mlp/ victors competed against each other in a Round-Robin style tournament where each princess went head to head to see who came out on top in a majority of match-ups. The ideas was met with mostly positive reception in the exit poll at 55% but not the most overwhelming warm of reactions. I wanted to present the option to try it again this year if you would be interested in seeing this tradition continue.>Royal Round Robin ResultsOne suggestion that came up from last year was to hide the results of each round to prevent gaming the end results, and only showing them all at the very end of the tourney. If you approve of this idea feel free to vote, or if you think the results of each round should be shown vote against it.Feel free to offer any other suggestions you may have on how to improve the Royal Round Robin if you're interested in seeing it continue.>Randomized vs SeedingAlmost always our most divided topic of discussion on the polls, Randomized received a 60% approval rating in the exit poll last year but as always I will leave it to voters to see how they lean on it this year.The key point to remember is that if a 256 entry tournament is voted in, Randomized will almost certainly need to be implemented given it will mostly eliminate the need for a Qualifier Round which is used for Seeding. I have included another option however to, in the case both Seeding and Round of 256 are voted in this year, to ask if they would like a Qualifier Poll regardless, which will be low stakes due to no one being dropped from it and an extra day added to the Tourney but will allow us to keep Seeding. Or offer your own suggestion for how Seeding may be implemented in lieu of a Qualifier Round.>Mini-BracketsMostly a formality at this point as Mini-Brackets have proven consistently one of the more popular additions to Miss /mlp/, but if you think you'll have enough voting on your plate with potentially 256 entrants you're free to vote for/against it.>Plus-Sized Mini-BracketsLast year in the exit polls there was suggestion for some Mini-Brackets to be larger than others provided they have enough nominees. Usually this consists of Best Background Pony and Best OC, which always have more than 32 entrants (although Best Villain/Filly often gets close too).This poll option will let you vote on whether to have 1 or 2 32-entry Mini-Brackets, to be decided later determining based on how many nominations each Mini-Bracket gets. Depending on how many 32-entry Mini-Brackets there are, the number of smaller, 16-entry Mini-Brackets will be reduced to either 6 or 4
>>42629172>Resolving TiesWe had a few more ties than usual last year, and previously the established means of resolving ties was to allow BOTH contestants to proceed and the winner of the next round is based on plurality. However there was one other popular suggestion regarding checking the amount of failed Verification Questions to see which one answered more correctly to resolve ties, so I will be introducing this option here to see how anons feel about which of the two to use.Besides those, if any other topics of discussion come to mind, feel free to share them here and I can add them to the poll. My intent is to let the poll and this thread run for roughly a week to get a good consensus on the matters.
I know she has no chance, but this reindeer right here!
FRANKENFILLY
>>42629164>This is NOT the nomination phase just yet, I am not taking candidates.the ultimate /mlp/ reading comprehension test
>>42629207Flawless Sparklemoon!!!! WOOOOO
>>42629164>This is NOT the nomination phase just yet, I am not taking candidates.Fuck off fag nominating Orchid Dew
>>42629164>This is NOT the nomination phase just yet, I am not taking candidates.Don't care, look at my wife!
>256Can we go higher?
First for Derpy!
>>42629164I NOMINATE MY WIFE>It's not nomi-FUCK YOU
grumpy mares are cute
>>42629530she might actually be best bet for this year's winner, the last three years have all been previous runner-ups and Celestia was runner-up in 2022>capcha: SN0Y8
>>42629618No, she wasn't.
>>42629626Yes she was...?
>>42629631Are you asserting or asking that?
>>42629654just cautious if there's something I don't know as to why she wasn't runner-up despite the image suggesting she is
>42629204This is a pony board Anon
>42629663This is miss /mlp/ not miss /poni/ Anon
>256Just sounds kind of superfluous to me, who are we gaining by increasing the number? A bunch of OC's and memes?>Round RobinI thought this was fun, just like the minis they're kind of a fun side thing>Random vs SeedsSneed is the way it should be done>Bigger mini'sYes I would go for this. Think we should also try some new minis since there were repeats last year
>>42629618She lost to Cheerilee of all ponies. She isn't winning.
>>42629895>who are we gaining by increasing the number? A bunch of OC's and memes?This is actually a GOOD thing (and I'm serious)
>>42629631Based sisterfag!
>>42629895>who are we gaining by increasing the number?we are gaining my lust to VOOOOTE
>>42629458She sweeps or this board is gay.
Rigged.
>>42630409Always has been.
>>42629458>>42630403Previous winners are not allowed in again
>>42630499Don't care.
>Yes, allow 256 to compete>No, there is no need for Qualifiers if 256 is allowed in already>Yes, bring back the Royal Round Robin to vote on previous winners>Yes, hide results of each round until the end as to keep it a surprise who won the most>Fully Randomized>Yes, I would like to vote on Mini-Brackets again for 2025>Yes, allow one or two Mini-Brackets to have 32 entrants>2 Mini-Brackets with 32 entrants, 4 more with the usual 16>Advance both competitors to the next round to enter a 3-way vote for the next match, with the winner chosen by plurality
>>42630959>>42630959wow how did you know what I answered???
>>42629164>unless we care to find an alternative means of SeedingI can think of a few ways to seed mares, if you catch my drift. If you get what I'm putting down. If you know what I mean.
>>42631069idgi
>>42629164>RO256You could make that a best of 4. So each choice has 4 amres to choose from and you have to pick one and only the one with the most votes advances to the next round, that being the round of 64.
>>42631423I had assumed anons would like the traditional one-on-one matchups but considering there's so many in the first round it might be worth considering. I will add the option for Round 1 ton consist of four-way match-ups for the 256 (if it is voted in), you can find it just underneath the first couple questions in the poll now.POLL: https://forms.gle/cHPtYER68GwjRpZ2A
>>42631770I already filled this, PageantAnon. Can we get a new poll?
>>42631784You can re-open the form after you've voted in order to change your answers, if you click on "Edit your response" you should see the newly added question to fill in, then you just need to hit Submit again.
>>42631423If 256 make it in I'd prefer the option to make it last with just basic 1v1's, I assume the appeal is to let lesser known characters compete but if it's going to immediately shave it down from 256 to 64 they're not going to be in for very long
This year is the year of Nyx, I can just feel it!She'll get to at least the second round for sure.
>>42629164Too much Nyx, not enough Dyx!
>>42632221I have confidence that if Nyx competes and there's 256 mares she'll definitely get to the 128 at least
>>42632259>wants more Dyx eyah ok fag
>>42632675You don't like Dyx, anon?
>256 poniesdo even that many get nominated?
>>42629166As you can see from the photo, Trixie is completely unqualified to be Miss /mlp/. Here at /mlp/, we don't believe in catering to mental illnesses. No matter what pronouns "she" may tell you to use, Trixie's natural length and girth is proof that "she" was correctly assigned male at birth. Trixie intends to compete, and win, in this year's Mr. /mlp/, and I wish "her" the best of luck.
>>42633080Every pony could come in pairs, one being normal, the other "with a big cock" added.
Ah, Miss /mlp/ threads. Good times, good times.
>>42633482>first Miss /mlp/ since their gen officially diedi feel like the bullying has only just begun
>>42633406i'm so glad i'm not a trixie fan anymore so i can't get angry at this
>>42633412Miss /mlp/ Tag Team WHEN
>>42632221For me it's Anon FillyShe always does well but never quite makes the top 8 or so but gets close
>>42632221N Y XF T W
Bumping the thread with a reminder to fill out the form below if you haven't taken the chance to yet. I like to get around 100 votes to get a good consensus and it's still currently under 50, hopefully will at least get close to the triple digits by the end of the week. If you're interested in having a say in how we conduct this year's contest, vote belowPOLL: https://forms.gle/cHPtYER68GwjRpZ2Ahttps://forms.gle/cHPtYER68GwjRpZ2Ahttps://forms.gle/cHPtYER68GwjRpZ2A
>>42635014I already filled it out. Do I get a cookie?
>>42629164I want to inseminate Derpy Hooves
>>42634458>Anon Fillyfuck that faggot
>>42635354When will the rules be lifted about previous winners and up runners not being able to win? It's cringe, and it makes every competition after the first one feel a little more hollow
>>42635354The image that strikes fear into hundreds of anons:
>>42635493In previous preliminary threads I had put forth the option to allow previous winners to return, if not right away then after a set period of time, but after five straight years of 'No' winning every time I think at a certain point it felt right to retire the question, especially given the margins by which 'No' was winning was increasing each year. I know there's always going to be support for our previous victors to make another run, but I think I would need to see a large swing in the number of people asking for it to return it to the preliminary poll again. That is part of the reason I thought to implement the 'Royal Round Robin' idea was a compromise that'd allow you to vote on past winners again, albeit in their own mini-circuit made up only of other winners, though we'll have to see if it's voted to return this year to give it another try.Runner-ups however are always legal to return after only a year's delay. This year our 2023 Runner-up Fluttershy will be eligible to compete again after sitting out last year, along with 3rd place Lyra and 4th place Sgt. Reckless. Trixie, Marble, and Redheart will have to sit out this year due to placing top 4 of 2024 but will be able to compete again in 2026.
>>42635682*correction, 3rd Place Sgt. Reckless and 4th Place Lyra Heartstrings, got their placements mixed up.
>>42635493Dashie and Luna winning every year would be unfathomably boring.
>>42635693Sure would be. Glad that'll never happen.
>>42635705>Only won because "current events"
>>42635710
>>42635730>>42635710
>>42635693Huh? More like AJ or Derpy. I could see FS winning too. Dash and Rarity have too many haters. Luna has a chance, only because sunfags aren't spiteful, so they may vote for Luna if Celestia doesn't make it to the finals. And Twilight? Forget it. Pinkie? Maybe.
>>42635730Verity only won the year AFTER her rescue tho
I hope it's finally HER year bros
>>42636234Nursebro I.... >>42635682
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>>42635501this image's origin is from the board moron
>>42633781Why did you stop liking her?
>Randomly generatedLet's go gambling!
>>42635501That's the favorite colors of /ptfg/fags (and anonfilly fans but they are the one in the same
>>42636354sorry nursebroon the bright side: you have a waifu who consistently makes top 4 when she runs, there are Mane 6 who can't pull that off
>>42636354Got a back-up?
It's her time to shine
>>42637562what the fuck is that
>>42637502>Got a side ho?
