Apple Pie editionPrevious thread: >>43085924Thread links:Voice archivehttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1DZ-l58cvcfnzU6NeOwzBFTRZBTzylE3GGreenshttps://pastebin.com/4EdcwVeNhttps://pastebin.com/1wd0YfDmhttps://pastebin.com/6jZyENuMhttps://poneb.in/u/flabrushttps://pastebin.com/u/docmajor119https://poneb.in/u/Rahzmahttps://ponepaste.org/user/BuccaneerAnonhttps://ponepaste.org/11606https://ponepaste.org/11655https://ponepaste.org/11702A playlist of Applejack songs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc9PEja7FcxBAd7vP84I6WIwJRltcmi85
>>43158666Went ahead and updated some of the OP links, since the mulpwiki ones don't seem to be of use anymore. Luckily there were alternatives.
>>43158669Oh man, thanks for that
>>43158669Thank you anon
>>43158784>>43158679Np. Someone brought it up a few threads ago, but the links hadn't been updated yet. So I went ahead and did it since I had new ones on hand.
Morning bump.
>>43158666Applejack how are you holding that pie with both hooves?
>>43159127Magic
>>43158666Just read the green where Anon and AJ wash each other. Good shit.also fukken checked, AJ is now a confirmed demon
>>43159598Spooky
>>43159127>>43159594Her hooves are on the bottom.
>>43160506>>43159127Oh, and she's just standing on her hind hooves. She can rear pretty good. Great for rodeos.
>>43159598She's gotta be a succubus.
>>43159598Glad you liked it. I'm thinking of one where AJ is taking care of a sick Anon currently. It's fun imagining her being slightly overly doting.
>>43160951>It's fun imagining her being slightly overly doting.Oh my god, yes. That sounds kino. I love overprotective/affectionate AJ.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0us9SKAG6Wghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnfZCrUXQ0
I'm fucking crying
>>43161223>>43160951Her being overprotective is something I've come to like a lot about her too, and it makes so much sense if we connect it to a more motherly sense that she's suppose to have, but i kinda dislike how it was portrayed in "Somepony to watch over me", mostly the bedroom scene but i understand that's more the cartoonish gag that anything else. The rest is fun silliness with an honest reason behind it.Can't wait for your green anon!
>>43161223This pony wants to be a mom so bad
>>43162046So does your mom in which she already did.
>>43162051AJ does remind me of my mom at times
>>43161213This silly pony and her silly costumes
>>43162064>>43162046She is quite motherly. I think even that crappy nu-staff character sheet that you sometimes see posted around listed it as one of her traits.
>10appuls
>>43162388My country princess, as beautiful as ever
She would bite your arm and refuse to let go.
>>43163264Good
>>43163537Good morning
>>43162846That is what makes it even more infuriating they made her a lesbian in the non-canon ending.
>>43164435Funny how they didn't have the guts to fully commit to that cuz they were legit afraid of death threats from fans ever since Twi x Flash
>>43164554>>43164435You know, it's also ambiguous enough that you can just as easily say they're sister wives in a herd with the same husband.
>>43164628One could just say that RD just crashes at Sweet Apple Acrees every time she comes back from traveling with the Wonderlbolts on her way to Cloudsdale/Canterlot, it's not really odd since Rainbow also used to take naps at SAA
>>43164650Yea, even that g% comic that tried teasing it too also more or less implied RD actually lived in Cloudsdale, and not in Ponyville anymore.
>>43163255Will always be best Princess.
>>43164963Aye to that
>>43165309God the apple cider always looks so good.
>>43162388>>43163255
>>43165581I look like this and do this>>43165703Good morning
>>43156216▶>What's y'alls headcanon for how Applejack ties those ribbons in her mane and tail? I like to assume BigMac or Apple Bloom help her with them, because ponies helping each other dress feels like it would go pretty well with their societal focus on harmony and cooperation. Plus, AJ and Bloom helping each other tie their bows and ribbons in the morning is a cute visual.Yeah, the image of AJ getting help from her siblings is cute, I imagine Lil' AJ used to get help from her parents, then either Granny or Mac, and later she goes to help Bloom with her bow and in return she tries to help her with her hairbands, it's adorable
>>43166130Does AJ ever do the hay in mouth thing in the show? I know Bigmac did it in Applebuck Seaason, but I can't remember if she does it too.
>>43167077>not memorizing every frame with Applejack in it
>>43167279In my defense, I have purposefully not watched the later seasons, so there's quite a few frames I cannot memorize.I should rewatch sometime though, it's been a while.
Wasn't there a green of a pregnant AJ giving Anon a BJ as compensation for not being able to do the sex because she's preggo?
>>43167378Is it this?https://ponepaste.org/7176
>>43167077It happens a few times
>>43167844>"Mahghty respectable "
>>43167999Good morning
>>43167844She looks pretty cute in this one.
>>43170255Why does the cigarette taper off like a toothpaste tube?
>>43170441>t. Can't roll a marine cigarette
>>43170548Well I can't roll cigarettes in general.
>>43170548So it's a seaman thing? I see, so I'm too straight to understand.
>>43167634NTA but it's definitely not that. They fuck like rabbits in that.
>>43171460Yea, I don't go through the pregnancy general a lot, and that was just the one that came to mind. I hope someone cones up with it so I can add it to the collection.
>>43171434I'm sure you know a lot about seamen, Satan
>>43173178She's trying to better understand the trees.
>>43173178Always love a bit of fluff.
Watching the 90's Applejack movie in my VHS
>>43174254MLP movie would have automatically been so much better if Applejack was the main character.
>>43174636The fact that it would be a movie might allow to get away with showing a flashback to the time when her parents died. Lots of kid movies have orphans for some reason and AJ fits the bill.
>>43174648I mean hey, Finding Nemo got away with a guys wife and children dying and his only surviving son being partially malformed by the incident, so as far as children's media goes having characters die in movies is on the table.
>>43163255Hyper realistic Apple Princess
>>43174797Good morning
>>43174673This will be the live action movie in 2030
>>43174797AJ wearing reading glasses is a cute look.
>>43175735really?
>>43175735>>43175750It's AJ, everything's a cute look for her.
>>43175766would AJ look good in blackface?
>>43176039If anyone could, it'd be her.
The apple is tiny!
>>43176430Adorable, but also makes me feel sad. Poor thing.
>>43174254I'm literally hearing The Good The Bad and The Ugly when looking at this.
Remember when Applejack used to be a real farmer and produced all sorts of fruits and vegetables, and not just a "lol apples" meme?
Morning bump.>>43176806Yeah. They never expanded that idea. Shame, really.
>>43176806Most people seem to forget that they have a whole garden at SAA, even though it's shown pretty prominently in a few episodes.
>pg 9
The site is slow as shit ever since it came back
>>43176806They kinda were aware of this because in the last Applejack episode they talk about how the carrot barn is theirs
>>43177610Why was there even an Applejack's truck toy
>>43177971Why is she so mean
>>43177541Which harpooned Carrot Top being her neighbor. The later seasons almost seemed to try to kill a lot of fan fun.
>>43178328I mean it's still possible they're neighbors, just not right next to each other with how big their fields are. I imagine all the carrots Applejack and her family grow are just for them to eat and store, where as Carrot Top has an even bigger carrot field that she grows for selling to everyone in town.
>>43177971>>43178250Rarity is a lot more of a bimbo in the comics.
>>43178690Good morning
God, I wish Apples were real
>>43179301Same man, they look so delicious.
>>43169609Come back to bed, Anon.
>>43178250>>43178562What did she do wrong?
>>43179635I've seen people complain about the way she's characterized a lot in the comics before. Personally, I actually kind of prefer it to the show where I feel like her flaws are a bit more shallow, but comic Rarity is overall a bit more bratty and airheaded than show Rarity is.
>>43179520She wouldn't even have to ask me.
Good night apples
>>43180391Good morning
Applejack says the princesses have a spell that can revive her parents but it requires your soul. Shes crying when shes telling you this information begging for you to go through with it? Do you?
>>43180806Sure, why not. What's the downside to not having a soul in Equestria?
I wanted to post this yesterday but 4chan was being a shit
>>43181132SWEET CELESTIA I need to cum inside Strawberry Sunrise!
>>43179678I literally don't understand what she did wrong in the image though. She's right, AJ does like that stuff.
>>43181159Its the equivalent of someone seeing you watch Lord of the Rings then taking a look at a bunch of fat nerds at a Renassiance Festival and going "look medieval things, you love those things." Or if someone saw you loved Trek so they assumed you loved all space sci-fi media like Rick and Morty, The Orville, Star Wars etc. The M6 even in the show have this superficial view of each other and its never addressed.
>>43179678Rarity wouldn't say this, none of the ponies would.
>>43181159I was mostly joking that Rarity was being rude for assuming that AJ must even like a vulture because it's part of western aesthetic but it's not really a biggie, it's played for a funny joke lol
>>43180806https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVk5Ct3rVGU
Applejack with her divine and Celestia-given power about to execute Strawberry Sunrise
>>43181845...Is that speech bubble implying that there's an apple lodged in her ass?
>>43181922Stuffed like a pig yes
Bumping for Spring and the little critters that come with it.
>>43182650You drew this anon? Is cute!
>>43182312Hot.
>>43182770Thanks!
>>43183831Looks like a bumpy ride.
Morning bump.>>43184046A fun one, nonetheless.
>>43184046Families generally are
>>43181845Death by apples sounds rather unpleasant.
>>43158669>since the mulpwiki ones don't seem to be of use anymorethe what?
make of it what you will
>>43185415https://mulpwiki.batpony.party/index.php/Main_PageThis place.
>>43185458am i retarded or is literally every single link on this page dead and just leads to some variation of "This category currently contains no pages or media." how do u get to the old /aj/ OP links?
>>43185540That's what I was saying, mulpwiki doesn't seem to work anymore, so I updated the OP links with some new ones. The poneb links go to the same authors the old links went to. I think the poneb links even have a few greens the old mulpwiki ones didn't, so these ones are even improvements.
>>43185569>https://ponepaste.org/11606Wall-o-text actually has another applejack fic besides this one from the OP but it's technically a series, the first part basically works as a stand alone and I vaguely remember him saying at one point in a thread a year or two ago about how it was either intended to just be a standalone or he regretted not make it a stand alone greenregardless it's a decent AJ fichttps://ponepaste.org/8419'Applejack's Obsession' is objectively better tho
>>43185597I thought preservation of innocence was pretty alright. I know Wall thinks it's a mess, but I quite enjoyed reading it.
>>43186092Good morning
>>43186092I always enjoy art that has the ponies rolling around on the ground like horses do.
>>43186474Should've brought a strawberry instead :^)
>>43187566Well... she might actually be more on board with that.
>>43187566>>43187833It's funny, AJ doesn't hate strawberries. She just thinks Strawberry Sunrise is a cunt
>>43188021Good morning
>>43187563Still pretty even when she's unkept.
>>43185427Is she a kangaroo?
>>43181764Nerdy AJ works so well for some reason. It's seems more fitting for her than the others.
>>43187563>those eyesit's a changeling!
>>43189129Ha, never noticed that before. Maybe that's actually why she's so disheveled, changeling don't know how to manage the pigs.
>>43167634THAT'S ITThanks!
>>43189460Oh sweet, glad that was the one. Have fun reading it again, It's a nice green.
>>43189379>helping an AJ-disguised changeling to learn and to manage the Apple farm (their hive-designated cover story) to such an intense degree that they feel straight up obligated to drop their whole cover just to thank you and apologize for being such a burdenThen real Applejack comes back from that extended family visit she was on and finds that anon has managed to recruit a brand new and very industrious, if a little unusual looking, farmhand while she was away.
>>43189751You drew this? Nice. The downside for the Appleling is that she's gonna be tired as fuck from all the work, but the upside is that the farm is full of love
>>43189751>>43189785Yea if you actually drew this in that time, that's crazy. It's pretty good for something that would be thrown together in just a couple hours.
>>43189751Applejack and Changelings make a good combo, it's like they are so opposite of each other that it makes for good contrast
>>43189785>>43190218I did. Thank you very much. I feel like I got a bit lucky this time, and perspective and stuff just lined up to look better than I normally know how to do. Though, I've been kinda kicking myself for forgetting to add the round ground shadow that the show ponies have, to better connect her to the bg. Not too big a deal.Having the workload slightly lessened from "pretending to be the main mare" down to more of a helping hoof should at least make it a bit easier. I'm sure drones have to do a lot of toiling in the hive as well.And yeah, I imagine the ling would quickly discover how much genuine love there is on the farm, much like Thorax did when he hung out in the Crystal Empire. Should be a fair incentive to stay.>>43190437Yeah, with their normal existence centered around deceit and dishonesty for personal gain.
>>43190741Good morning
>>43190437Yea, that's the reason why out of all the "X is secretly a changeling" stories, AJ being one were the most popular. The inherent contradiction with a secret changeling being the element of honesty makes for a good ironic contrast.
>>43189751>>43190437Everywhere I go, I still see these silly bugs
i want to hold a PTSD ridden Applejack
>>43191336I remember reading the Irony of Applejack way back, one of the firsts fics I ever read but I can barely remember what happened, it was so long ago, back when I was still learning English. I should read it again, I remember liking it. https://youtu.be/iBeH1lx0djA?si=u5lu0aZ58IRbzhYZ
Is AJ dominant or submissive in bed (with a heterosexual partner of course)?
>>43192413I feel like she's a switch that is more inclined to be dominant
>>43192479>>43192413Same, switch who could go either way depending on the day. She's definitely a bit of a tease regardless.
>>43192702Good morning
Appul
>>43192001You just know artillery is extra shell-shocking to them with how much horses hate loud noises.
>>43194431She is not amused
>>43158666
>>43195041They must die
>>43195301Absolutely majestic.
>>43195227God I wish.
>>43195301Applejack is my lord and savior. Amen.
She baby
>>43196784She needs to be washed like baby
You did buy her new card pack, right anon?
>>43196855Pony bathtubs seem surprisingly big, must be nice.
Bedtime bump.
>>43199382>Anon: AJ... Applejack! Good morning, Applejack! Come on, sleepy head!Get up!>*Anon opens the curtains*>Anon: Ah, Celestia's Bell makes such a beautiful music! You were soexcited about the Millennial Fair that you didn't sleep well, did you...? Iwant you to behave yourself today! Let's get moving, now!
>>43199382Good morning
It would be funny if Applejack urinated on your face.
>>43199454I feel like AJ would be the one waking anon up. Her ass is used to getting up early.
>>43196628boop
>>43199975That's not where apple juice comes from, anon...
what do you imagine the most romantic moments with aj would be?my intuition is that a foggy early morning where (you) shared a blanket with her and spoke real quiet between each other about your hopes for the future while sitting on the front porch so the ambient cold of the foggy morning contrasts with the heat radiating off of her
>>43201126It is
>>43201805Good morning
>>43201443Take over all her chores for a day while she goes to the spa, and then taking her to a fancy dinner once she returns even prettier than before
>>43201443I like to imagine quietly sitting by the fireplace with her during a cool autumn evening.
>>43203008She's seeing all the love /aj/ has for her.
Thoughts on this?
>>43203866It's always interesting to see what stuff did and didn't make it into the show from the early concepts. I kinda wish we had gotten some of Applejack not trusting magic like here, and an episode with her and Rarity arguing over who's tack is better sounds like it would have made for a cute plot. Imagine them holding some private fashion show or something with it.
>>43204087Good morning
>>43204687The braided pigtails are a good look on her.Speaking of, do you think ponies still call Applejack's regular hairstyle a 'pony tail' or do you think they would just call it a 'tail'?
>>43204087>no Wizardjack episode
>>43204087I like the ponified outfit design. Too much clothing in the show looks like human clothing on pony bodies. This actually looks like something an intelligent pony would wear.
>>43205935So you're saying rises in apple sales actually reduce crime? Fascinating.
Morning bump.>>43205183Yeah. Such a shame.>>43205562Same. Wished we saw more of it in the show.
>>43206159Ponies with a full stomach are less likely to commit crimes yes
>>43206295Season 1 had outfits more like that, but it seems like they started moving away from that type of design when we started seeing more Canterlot ponies.
>>43205183AJ and her apple magic
Oh Applejack, what a silly pony
>>43208452Silly boops
>>43208353That COULD by you, anons!Take the /bale/ pill and try out drawing!
>>43209451I second this, art for the heart
first off I don't understand how you guys stand the captcha. second,I am making a animatic with applejack and Anon, so far its going strong but I would love to know you guys favorite greens in this subject, for inspiration and just sharing >animatic I find this to be the most powerful medium, far more so then just simple drawing (tho they are meaningful too)
>>43209640Not sure how long you want to make it, but the OP links have plenty of good greens to take inspiration from, both long and short.https://ponepaste.org/6010https://ponepaste.org/6259These are two I really liked. Apples at Sunset's a classic from way back in the day.
>>43209640I may be remembering wrong but I think there was a green where AJ beat the shit out of a Manticore to save Anon and then he tends her wounds
>>43209734>>43209640That was one of Flabrus', First Summer.https://poneb.in/iH29q3fz
>>43209710Noted, fairly long I suppose. I want drama and love, anon, drama and love.
I want to thank you all who contributed, It's a massive undertaking. I want to mainly focus on becoming a family, AJ doubts and hesitation and Anons naive but genuine desire to be in her life. times like this makes me wish I could share my ideas and feels to ya on cytube heheh, this kind thing is pure magic to me
>>43209847>>43209809Some of the more recent greens we've gotten have had themes closer along those lines.https://ponepaste.org/11606https://ponepaste.org/11233https://ponepaste.org/11105These ones all have a more drama focus. There's also another really old one from way back in the day called Autumn Leafs which is an Anon and Applejack story. I haven't read the whole thing myself yet, but I think it's got some drama and romance in it too.https://poneb.in/ARc5R6PP
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>>43209744Yeah that's the spice, fuck it's old
>>43210419Good morning applebro
>>43209640>animatic with applejack and AnonNice. I'll post some AJ greens/stories I like. No idea if they're in the OP or not (though I'm assuming Applejack Season is.)https://ponepaste.org/3052https://ponepaste.org/11655https://poneb.in/CmqG9k4ghttps://www.fimfiction.net/story/26502/honesty-losthttps://www.fimfiction.net/story/183344/rollin-in-tha-hay-mah-first-hoomanhttps://poneb.in/Xjg2vCueAnd I'll second this Anon >>43209938 and say that Autumn Leaves might be my favorite AJ fic. The story changes drastically after chapter four, but all the early stuff is great.>>43209710Oh, wow. That second green is mine. Thanks, Anon. I didn't know anyone liked it.
>>43210919Oh shit you wrote that? Yea I really liked it. I like when fics delve more into cultural differences between humans and ponies and emphasize how much of a change it really is for the human character, instead of them instantly being on board with everything. Plus, holiday shenanigans with AJ are always nice.>https://www.fimfiction.net/story/26502/honesty-lostOh god, I don't think I can bare to read that one again. I think I would actually just kill myself if that ever happened to me. I'm not strong enough chief.
>>43212393Good morning
>>43213910God it would feel so nice to have her rubbing against you.
Be honest would you feel emotionally destroyed if AJ told you that you were bad at farm chores?
>>43214925No. I would accept with dignity and ask her for guidance to be better at it.
>>43214925No, I even expect to suck at them but I trust that with her guince I can reach an acceptable level
>>43214925Well I'm not bad at farm chores so she'd have no reason to say that to me in the first place.>t. lived on a farm
>>43214925I'd consider it logical since I'm more of an indoors person and since I'm obviously not as experienced as her.
>>43214925I'd feel a little sad probably, but I'd hope I'd be good enough at other chores to offset that, while AJ could teach me to be a better farmer in the mean time.
>>43214921I like her fluffy hooves.
>>43165581would Vegeta job to Applejack?>>43181132the weak should fear the strong>>43200257difference is that Applejack wakes up with the sunrise, but Anon never manages to fall asleep in the first place
>>43211488Yeah, thanks again for reading it. You're the only Anon I've ever come across who has.You want to know something really sad about Honesty Lost? The author, who was a great AiE writer named Fillydelphian, is actually dead irl. He had some unfinished greens I really liked too.big fucking F for him
>>43216569Holy shit, what? How do you know.Fucking F
>>43216626>>43216569Found the announcement on Desuhttps://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/31656179/#31656206Damn, that is sobering. Makes me wonder how many other authors from the old days have also passed that we just never got confirmation on.
>>43216642F, may he rest peacefully
Morning bump.>>43216642>>43216569Man, that's pretty sad.
>>43216569>>43216642RIP to our Applebrother
>as long as Winona is still on the farm, Applejack won't let you get a cat>but the two of you eventually reached a compromise
>>43218025Kino appleplap material
>>43217248He is in Equestria now
>>43218025As a cat person, I find these terms acceptable.
>>43216569>is actually dead irlAnd nothing of value wasd lost when he died.
>10
>>43219507Some really great news to hear! He's in hell cwhere he belongs.
>>43219500Good morning Apple bro
>>43216642Yeah, I remember being in that thread. Sad day.I still remember the Winona scene from Honesty Lost. It's a damn good story, I tell you h'what.
>>43210919what is a usual trap new green fags fall in to?
>>43220810How do you mean? Like common mistakes new authors make?
>>43220905yeah, pitfalls and stuff like that
>>43220990I think it's mostly the same as what you'd face in any other form of writing when you're new to it. Mixing up tenses or perspective, bad character voice, ooc characterization, stuff like that. The only thing that's greentext specific I can think of is that the format does lend itself to a more pithy, straightforward writing style, so long and verbose lines could feel out of place. Greentext writing is less Lovecraft, and more Hemingway I'd say.
>>43221039>less Lovecraft, and more Hemingwayless description, more dialogue to dialogue? I find the story to "he said, she said"more fitting to a animatic
>>43221069Not so much more dialogue and less description, but more just the general style. Lovecraft could be pretty flowery with his descriptions, but since greentexting lends itself to a more 1-3 sentences per line style, that verbose and detailed style can lead to the lines sort of running over and ending up with having an almost paragraph length. Where as the much more punchy minimalist style of Hemingway tends to flow with the structure a bit better.So it's not necessarily less description, but more just making sure they stay focused and aren't inflating a line more than the others around it. Having a paragraph length line describing a scene only for the dialogue and other lines to only be a sentence or two in comparison can be jarring format wise.
>>43221094>>43221069Maybe Tolkien would actually be a better point of comparison than Lovecraft. Tolkien is obviously great, but could be incredibly long winded with describing scenes, which doesn't work as well in the greentext format.
>>43221578Silly horse
Alpenjack
>>43222263cute and cool hehe snowscape, really like the look of the mountain tops getting shrouded by the clouds, always gives me a very whimsical feel
>>43221039>>43221094>>43221113Good advice. I think Lovecraft is flowery too (from what little of him i've read) and would not be a good fit for greentext. Putting the quality of the prose aside, green lines just do not look good when they're long imo.Examples:https://ponepaste.org/8487https://ponepaste.org/10768I try to keep my own green lines pretty short. I hate it when they get long enough to spill over onto the next line, or they start lumping together so much that they look like a bunch of big green paragraphs.
>>43222769>those examplesJesus Christ, they should've just written a fic instead.>t. Someone almost guilty of the same thing.
>>43220810The biggest trap new writefags fall into is that they don’t keep their greens simple. They expand on them too much, on the backstory and the characters and all the little details, usually to the story’s detriment, and usually until they’ve lost sight of the plot. Soon the green turns into a mess of hanging plot threads, with too little resolution happening between story beats to even begin tying any of them up. And the original idea that they had, the one which most likely started the green in the first place, becomes almost unrecognizable. Before you know it, they’re however-many chapters deep into what’s quickly turning into a long-running green series, with no end in sight, when it was probably written with the intention that it was only ever going to be a few posts long in the first place.Some writefags thrive in this kind of setting. Some have even come out of it with a classic under their belt. But I’d say that, in most cases, this kind of flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants writing leads to the writefag, who more than likely has no prior creative writing experience, trying to craft some huge overarching story that’s way beyond their abilities.I think this particular kind of scope creep is among the biggest reasons why so many greens go unfinished. Making the jump from writing a one shot to writing what’s essentially a green novella is not easy, especially for a beginner. And that’s not even accounting for the added pressure of sometimes having the thread’s expectations being placed upon your shoulders too (“bumping in hopes the writefag returns soon!”) So, yeah, a lot of writefags fail, eventually abandoning their greens, leaving their stories unfinished in the process. We’ve all seen this happen before.(1/2)
>>43222780So how can we avoid this problem of losing the plots of our greens to the creative weeds?That’s hard to answer. Definitely above my paygrade. But one good method is to already have an ending in mind as you’re writing. If you’re not always that lucky though (like me) then it’s good to know that a strong thematic presence can also help us guide our stories to a resolution. Talk about themes in storytelling often brings to mind life’s great struggles, lofty ideas like the battle between good versus evil or the indomitability of the human spirit. In reality a theme is just the central idea your story is built around. It’s your story’s thesis, and it can be something as simple as “If you take your time, and put care into what you do, then your work will speak for itself” ala the “Super Speedy Cider Squeezy” episode of Friendship is Magic.By focusing on themes so much, what we’re really trying to do is avoid the scope creep problem. We want interesting things to happen in the story, the usual twists and turns, but we don’t want to introduce a new plot point that’s going to be a problem later, or is going to prove to be ill-fitting with the overall tone of the story once it’s all said and done (See every chapter of Autumn Leaves after chapter 6—basically all the parts where Anon is a soldier and the green stops being comfy and shit—for a good example of the latter.) Rewrites are always inevitable, but keeping a theme in mind, or even just knowing what the overall tone of your green should be, can at least help you guide your story in the right direction, help you know what ideas you shouldn’t write, and help keep you from losing your plot in the weeds. Writing a scene that ultimately doesn’t work in the long run is one of the ultimate headaches a writefag can experience; at best, they’ll pull a reader out of the story briefly, and at worst they’ll shatter a reader’s suspension of disbelief entirely. So, let’s just hope to avoid the situation altogether and try to pick out mainly the best, most fitting ideas for the green we’re trying to write first, before we start putting any significant amount of words down.(2/2)>>43222775i'm a fan of both stories, but, yeah. It's a lot of green.
>>43222769>>43222775Yea those are pretty good example of what I mean. That's why I consider 3-ish sentences to be about the maximum per line, and even then mostly only for dialogue. I know this is a little unpopular these days thanks to AI, but em dashes I think are great for greentext writing. They can give a bit of pause to a line without being as hard as a full period, and create one sentence out of what might have otherwise been two separate sentences. Those ones are especially notable because not only are they like 4 sentences per line, but then also some sentences have multiple commas too.So yea, I usually like to keep one sentence per greentext line, with dialogue sometimes getting up to three sentences before I break it up with some action. Action in this case just being something not dialogue related.
>>43222786>>43222780Yea, agreed. I think another thing that really helps is having an end goal in mind from the beginning. Granted this is a thing which kinda applies to writing in general and not just greentexting, but having an idea of where you're going from the start really helps in the story not growing out of control. I think the reasons you see a lot of unfinished greens in the past is because a lot of those greens never really had a concrete end goal in the first place. It's hard to keep a story going when even you the author don't know what the end point is supposed to be. That's why I actually generally think up the ending to a story first, then work my way backwards and figure out what to make the setup and rest of the story. It really helps in not losing focus or shifting genres when you already have a roadmap in mind to plan around.
>>43222832The amount of unfinished and abandoned greens that I've seen over the years always makes me sad
>>43223716Aye. Lots of good fics that go sadly unfinished.
>>43214925I'd be curious to know what it was I fucked up so badly for her to even tell me that I was doing a bad job in the first place.I want some of you guys to fact check me here, but I think Applejack respects honest, hard work so much that she has trouble telling people the truth when they're bad at it.I mean, Spike was an absolute dumb ass in Spike At Your Service, but I can't remember any point in that episode where Applejack actually told him that he was doing a bad job at anything. She kind of seems to have an aversion to doing that. It happens again in Show Stoppers when she catches the CMC doing their act in the clubhouse.
>>43224468>I think Applejack respects honest, hard work so much that she has trouble telling people the truth when they're bad at it.It sounds like it should be ironic but I'd agree on the basis that, because she's more familiar with her own kin for obvious reasons, she has a far easier time telling them that they're bad at whatever and how to improve compared to telling a complete stranger the same thing.
>>43224474>>43224468That's another one of those things that didn't really make the jump from planning to actual show time. It's ironic how her original outline >>43203866 has her as being more brutally honest as a trait, but by the time they made the show proper, she was changed into being more empathetic to the point that she does the complete opposite and kinda censors herself if it hurts someone else's feelings.Also another reason why Honest Apple is a dumb episode, since being brutally honest was never actually flaw AJ had in the past.
While we're on the topic, I'd like to shout out this short and sweet AJ green too:https://ponepaste.org/10353>>43222832>I actually generally think up the ending to a story first, then work my way backwards and figure out what to make the setup and rest of the story.I am more inclined to start a green if I already know how it's going to end. I'd say about half my greens were started like that. The rest was all seat-of-the-pants stuff.Sometimes the end isn't the end though. I had a few greens where, after I had reached my planned ending, I realized that I wasn't really finished yet. I wrote a green that was supposed to end with Anon, Fluttershy, Pinkie, and Celestia all going to jail. Then, once they were actually all in jail together, I thought, "Wait a second. I can't end it here, they're all in jail together. This is starting to get good now." After all was said and done, my original ending actually ended up being about the halfway point of the final green.
>>43214925Nah, I can handle criticism. I would feel bad if I couldn't improve.
>>43223716>>43224012Still crazy to me how the longest running fic from the board and the one that also got finished was Princess Applejack of all things
>>43225675It's gotta be one of the longest running in the entire fandom, right? I don't know of very many other fics that have been so long lived, especially ones that are collaborative projects like that.Sometimes I wonder who the first Princess AJ writefag was, if he had a name or if it's lost to time now. And what point he went away, assuming he didn't make it to the end of the story.
>>43225675>longest running fic from the board>that also got finishedIt's gonna lose that title the day Navarone decides to finish Diaries of a Madman.So, basically, it'll never lose that title. Long live Princess Applejack>>43225725Someone started a Princess Pinkie thread in the same vein as Princess Applejack. Same unique writing style and all. It was pretty good. Those threads died, but I liked what that Anon was doing.
>>43225725It might not only a be a contender for the longest fanfic on the fandom, but also longest fanfic ever. I don't have the exact numbers but it was 383 threads long and the majority hit bump limit, that would be like 190k posts. If we lowball the word count for story relevant posts that are not anons talking with each other, it falls into the 5 million words range and if we highball, it goes straight into the 15 million territory. Fucking insane.But even if it's not the longest fic ever, it doesn't matter because I think there's not many long running collaborative fanfics out there, let alone those that were finished, that alone makes it notable.
>>43225675>11 fucking years of stories with no status quo>Everything from world ending immortal zombies to a plot about Discord playing a christmas prank to GODS FIGHTING ON THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE>Multiple authors with wildly different writing styles contributing, some with complete non-canon side stories>SOMEHOW ACTUALLY ENDED AND TIES UP EVERY THREAD IN A SATISFACTORY WAY/pa/ was a once in a lifetime miracle. >>43226612>Someone started a Princess Pinkie thread in the same vein as Princess ApplejackSad that it didn't catch on, but /mlp/ was just a different place back when Princess Applejack started. It had more life to it as far as posters, more writers throwing stuff at the wall, more uncertainty about the show's future and where it would go, it just can't reclaim that same magic. Applejack's neglect in the show also kind of spurred on some of them to write bangers like the Apple-Crazy arc that easily could've been a top 10 episode.Just a different world.
>>43225675Had a lot of things going for it.>No anon in a time when Anon was everywhere else to a suffocating degree>Had a single storyline, but didn't hammer you down to any particular area. People could and did have their own side characters go off on grand adventures that had very little to do with Applejack outside of her being the inciting incident, the call to action or the cause of the current event. It all came from her actions, but the stories didn't have to stay there. One of the longest running side stories took place in a dream that wasn't even canon.>The vast majority of posts were one-post sillies of someone doing something funny for a bit, that still had a continuity so it might show up later.>Lots of different writers doing their own things and were free to do so>A vocal fanbase who wasn't afraid to tell you when you fucked up and let you do it all over again to get it right. It wasn't a case of "Shit that didn't work lets keep building off it", you could go "Shit you guys are right that was a major problem in the story, nevermind that didn't work, redo!" or someone else could redo it for you if they were inclined and most of the time they'd give it a crack. That freedom but with a safety net approach was appealing, you can do what you want but never have to fear fucking up the story.>Lack of clop meant you didn't have to scroll past someone try to write a terrible sex scene in the middle of your daily funnies.>Fuckhuge cast meant there was always more toys to play with.>A set in stone connection starting point to the show, just after rainbow falls, meant everything felt grounded in the actual story.>Even so it wasn't beholden to the show, for instance the CMC got their cutie marks just a biiiit differently in /pa/.And finally>Daily updates and said side arcs meant if you took a months long break, they kept going and the thread wouldn't die without your input. Someone else had a story to tell.It's honestly more shocking that it ended at all, felt like it could still be going in a Gen5 Sequel if it wanted to.
Would you watch it?
Morning bump.>>43230493Probably. If it's interesting.
>>43230672Good morning
>>43230493If we get more Apple family antics.
I really like this redesign of Applejack
>>43231554Feathered hooves are a good look for her. Leans into the the powerful work horse angle a bit more than smooth fetlocks do. Plus Macintosh has them, so it makes sense her and Apple Bloom would have it too.
>>43231884That's just because BM is supposed to look like a Belgian Draught.
>>43232073Well yea, but since they all have the same parents it would make sense for them to have it too.And I think supplementary material refers to him as a Clydesdale specifically iirc.
>>43232080No, Trouble Shoes was based on a Clydesdale.
>>43232083Apparently it was some Hub description I was thinking of. But Troubleshoes is a much more realistic looking clydesdale. None of the ponies are really big enough to be fully comparable to irl draft horses anyway though.
>>43231554The fandom tries hard to brain wash everyone into liking shaggy fetlock and white splotchy AJs after those g5 leaks, but there's always a step too far that ticks me off. In this case the white hairy inner ears.
>>43232130Yeah, it's a bit of an odd choice, but I don't mind that much. Just goes to show you can't really improve on perfection.
>>43232162>>43232130Fetlocks are the only change I'm kinda on board with. She's supposed to be a bit rough and tumble not caring how she looks sort of girl, so her having slightly shaggier hair than the others feels like a fitting detail. Plus it's cute to imagine feathered hooves being considered a 'working class' trait by ponies that she's a little self conscious about.
Silly pony
>>43232190I like that headcanon. Feathering is funny because despite association with workhorse practicality, it's also a flashy trait requiring maintenance, so I could as easily see a showboater like Trixie (gypsy vanner breed, lol) sporting it, or Rarity accused of appropriating working class fashion.
>>43232422>or Rarity accused of appropriating working class fashion.Or for extra irony in this scenario, Rarity actually has naturally feathered hooves the same way Applejack and Trixie do, but she keeps hers shaved short to fit in more with the Canterlot elites.
>>43228194Yeah, /pa/ had a pretty unique form of storytelling and there's nothing quite like it, collaborative fanfics are already a hurdle to organize in more "appropriate" venues, the fact that it all started as a spur of the moment thing and grew into something that lasted as long as it did, in an anonymous image board nonetheless, is truly special. It was like a big campfire where everyone was welcomed to tell their piece, or if Marvel and DC's comic universes made by multiple writers weren't run into the ground by soulless corpos and psychotic editors. Fuck, it's close to how myths and folklore were made, different voices telling stories that would end up creating a great tapestry.I wanted to see Princess Pinkie caught on because it's always fun to check everyday and get new sillies, it's the best. Not caught on but I took a sneak peek at Apple Crazy and what I saw made it seem fucking great, I can't wait to read it all.
Morning bump for best pony.
>>43233108Good morning
You're just gonna let best pony's thread die?
>>43232815>Not caught on but I took a sneak peek at Apple CrazyI remember reading that years ago, goddamn. It was so much fun trying to predict what was going to happen next, the extent of the powers, what her choices would be and how she would rationalize how far she would go. It truly did feel like the culmination of so much buildup and really defined AJ's character for the thread going forwards as much as it did examine what came before. Where did the time go...
>>43234019Sorry, been hanging out with family and couldn't bump. Feels good to be home now.
CANARY POSTED AJ'S PARENTS HAVING SEXTWIBOORU WHEN
>>43235318Spending time with Applejack would easily brighten up my days too.
Morning bear.
>>43235456Good evening
>>43235199Where she going?
>>43236204On her way home after a successful day of sales at the market.
>>43234241It's the one everyone brings up could've been an epic episode, but there's a ton of other plots in there that would've worked just as well, assuming you cut out the /pa/ specific stuff.>A mutated fungus with the sole desire to s̷̙͉͐p̴͕̫̉͠r̵̡̞e̸͙̗̔̓ǎ̷̝̻̑d̵͓̗̈͝ emerges from a cave and Applejack has to hold it off while Twilight makes an uneasy alliance to figure out how to stop it.>Granny Smith and Grand Pear get captured in a plot to win a competition between the Tangerine Family, who their Uncle Orange is assisting, and the rival Mandarins>A crazed earth pony businessmare is selling the means for earth ponies to gain magic with her patented "Infusions!" When Applejack discovers the potentially dangerous means of their creation, will she put a stop to it or finally let her fellow earth ponies finally have the power?And like... a dozen more. I wish we got more out there stuff with her in the show.
>>43236941Applejack really shines when she's allowed to be the straight mare in a crazy world while she herself is not that normal under the hat too. I wish there was more of that too.>>43229631It maybe could have done more with G5, but wouldn't it be hard for the same thing to happen because of how different of a setting it ends up being compared to the normal show?
>>43158666Would there be interest in an /aj/ Neocities?My goal would be to regroup all the greens and try to find all that were posted here using Desuarchive. With links + a good way to read them on the website too.Have AJ videos, from the show of course + also panels and other tributes + other projects.Music player with all AJ songs.And more if you have ideas.Code will be shared and I will try to make it as simple and modular as possible so anyone can host or run it. Neocities is free.Long-term goal would be to create small webpages like this for all parts of /mlp/, generals and such, so we could have a fun webring going.That won't bring back old internet, but it's better than doing nothing with my meager means. Started with AJ because she's a good and cute pone.
>>43237388I do like the idea of having more sites for content to be uploaded to. Helps keep stuff from getting lost.
>>43237388That would be really cool.
>>43237388I don't know what Neocities is, but a picture's worth a thousand words, and that's a good picture you got there op. A dedicated fan page for AJ, all organized and all nice looking. And the long-term goal being all about community and shit? I'm sure she'd heartily approve of it all. Also I'd love to have a place to watch old panels, and would also be interested to read greens somewhere other than Ponepaste.>Code will be sharedOh. uh...>and I will try to make it as simple and modular as possible so anyone can host or run it.You can try. But maybe you should've started with Nightly Twilight first.
>>43237882>I don't know what Neocities isFree static website host.The main goal is to bring back the creative, independent, personal web; when there were lots of small websites and the internet wasn't overcentralized like today.>And the long-term goal being all about community and shit?Yeah. I'd love for us all to have these small stylized pages we can browse and visit to discover greens, projects, or stuff from the community, each with its own design/bubble but still linked together.>and would also be interested to read greens somewhere other than Ponepaste.Greens are the first thing I'm regrouping right now.Started scraping them and I have 147 greens so far that definitely have Applejack as the main focus.Still need to run it a bit more before I can consider it complete.Two of them are dead with no archive I know of:https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/20578460/#20578644Apparently it was titled>My human sugarcube is an intergalactic war overlordAnd potentially:https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/23256764/#23351475>Code will be shared>and I will try to make it as simple and modular as possible so anyone can host or run it.I can host it myself. It's just that Neocities is free and easy as fuck to use. So if I fuck off or if someone wants to take over for the love of AJ, then it's 100% feasible and easy.
>>43237909>My human sugarcube is an intergalactic war overlordlmao even, did AJ come up with that title herself?
>>43237388>create small webpages like this for all parts of /mlp/, generals and such>That won't bring back old internet, but it's better than doing nothingDo you know how hard you've made me, anon?
>>43237915The only synopsis is this:https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/20420586/#20420586>Basically Anon becomes an intergalactic overlord on the verge of villainy, using his sci-fi army to save the ponyworld from an unknown menace from space. The whole story is from Applejack's point of view.I would have read it, honestly.
Don't die on me just when things are getting interesting!
>>43238325I can post some progress, I guess.I scraped 352 greens focused on Applejack. The only thing is that I will need to do another pass to remove the EQG ones.For now, it's just the display, with a link to where each one was posted.But the greens are also saved on the website, so there will be a direct download from it and also a "green reader." I just need to make something clean.
>>43237388>>43238337Much like the other anon i don't know much about neocities nor am I tech savy at all, but i'm SO interested in this. You've done an amazing job so far, UI's page looks super clean and comfy, i'd love for something like this to come to light. I'm not sure how i am suppose to help out on the realization of it, but if there's anything you need a hoof in please do tell!
>>43238337>>43237388Here's a small preview. https://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/Only the Greentexts page works for now, so the left menu sidebar does nothing.323 greentexts scraped, all focused on Applejack in pony form. The only ones I couldn't find anywhere are the two here >>43237909You can read all of them on the website or download them too.Focus mode is to have the story on a wider portion.https://u.pone.rs/lwszvlnl.png>>43238701Thanks, Anon.>I'm not sure how I'm supposed to help out on the realization of it, but if there's anything you need a hoof in please do tell!Honestly, if anons can just give me opinions and suggestions on what they can test right now, what they'd want on the website, and more, it would already be plenty.
>>43237909>>43238704>https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/23256764/#23351475If the replies in the thread are to go by, I think this one is just Small Packages. https://pastebin.com/0vzCTtkw>One of my greens made it the five star ratingSweet to see.One suggestion I have, I'm not a web designer and I've never used Neocities before so I'm not sure how well this could be done, but I feel like maybe some of the multipart stories should be ranked together rather than each chapter being separate. Preservation of Innocence and that other old one that fill out a fair amount of 3 and two star stories being the main ones that caught my eye.Since they're multi part and the later chapters would naturally be dependent on the context of earlier ones, I feel like it's more fair to rate them overall in their totality rather than one chapter at a time.Also not sure if you want to or can support video on the site, but whenever I see an Applejack asmr roleplay on youtube, I always download it asap. Good thing too, because some have since been removed. I'm not sure if you'd want to have those on the site or not, especially without the knowledge of the original creators, but I have my own little archive of content that could help fill things out.
>>43238765>One suggestion I have, I'm not a web designer and I've never used Neocities before so I'm not sure how well this could be done, but I feel like maybe some of the multipart stories should be ranked together rather than each chapter being separate.Shouldn't be a problem. Will do when I can.>I feel like it's more fair to rate them overall in their totality rather than one chapter at a time.To be honest, I didn't know if I should include the rating or not; here it's more to showcase that it's possible.Ideally, we'd organize weekly reading sessions and decide the rating at the end by averaging all the anons' scores, but I dunno if that would interest many anons. Could be fun, bring activity, and encourage green writing.>Also not sure if you want to or can support video on the site.Should be possible. The only thing is I avoid hosting heavy files on the website itself. Greens are just text so no problem, but too many videos could exceed the limits.If we go through poner or something first, I should be able to display them.
>>43238704I might have some ideas aside from what you have described wanting to do not sure how feasible they'll be on the coding part or whatever, but i think it's better if i'll just write them down for now and tell you about them later until you go further into/finish the other parts as to not overburden you with a ton of stuff.>>43238790>Ideally, we'd organize weekly reading sessions and decide the rating at the endI REALLY like that idea, and i'm sure other anons would love it too! You just keep peaking my interest dude, i think you're really onto something very special here
>>43237388>>43238704Anon, this is the cooles shit, I love the style, it's so nostalgic. I always feel weird when I see pony in an old setting, maybe because G4 is such a 2010 thing but I love it.
>>43239348>>43238701Yea, I really like the oldschool website design that looks like something out of the 2000's. Really nostalgic feel to it. I miss when the internet had more personalized looking websites like this, opposed to the minimalist style you see everywhere these days.
>>43239348>>43239364Thanks, anons.Don't hesitate if you have suggestions on the design or anything that could improve the reading experience for the greens.I'm adding useless but cute touches right now.
>>43237388This is something that I never knew I've always wanted it. God bless you anon
>>43238704Added a "Radio."Since it's on topic for the general, what's your favorite Applejack song or music so I can add it?I really like:https://pony.fm/tracks/19866-applejackmyself. Good, heartwarming country song.The website also has:https://pony.fm/tracks/4848-heartlandhttps://pony.fm/tracks/9252-applejack-theme-fighting-is-magichttps://pony.fm/tracks/28599-the-apple-peddlerand Raise This Barn for now.
>>43240207The songs from the playlist are a good selectionhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc9PEja7FcxBAd7vP84I6WIwJRltcmi85
>>43240207>>43240232Is Emerald Eyes there? That's a great one we should definitely have.
>>43240207Applejack by ponyphonic is an absolute masterpiece, it's such a good homage to how most of us feel about her, great choice. Emerald eyes is another of very high caliber, another love letter of what she means to us. Others I really like and think are a must are: Days Gone By, I'm in Love by The Wasteland Wailers and Tarby - Apples in the sun (this one was suppose to become a singing piece, but it ended up being scrapped so we only have the instrumental, but i really like it)All this others here from the top of my head i listen to regularly and encourage you to listen and decide if they would fit in the page's "vibe", i guess. All available on youtube.Working on the farm - 4everfreebronyI'd rather be in the orchard - 4everfreebronySunshine Celery stalksHonesty - 4everfreebronyWhen the work is done - The Wonderbolts!Material Me - SpinScissorLittle Sister - Donn DevoreRoam, roam away - Celtic StampedeHonesty - Hamaker & TsyolinFade - BGMHonestly (truthfully) ft. Poni1KenobiApple Orchard (Applejack's Theme) - EnergyToneAjs Honest Apples - Francis Vace'The Loyalest and Most Dependable' (Applejack's Theme) - Acoustic BronyApplejack's Lullaby RemixApplejack's Way - BGMThe Ballad of Applejack's Last Round Up - Donn DevoreShinning Star (cover) - 4everfreebronyShinning Star - Woodlore
>>43240456Just gave a glance to the website and i see some of the songs listed are in, not sure if they were there before or just added now, but either way great selection of tunes anon, thanks a bunch!
>>43240232>>43240347>>43240456>>43240665Thanks a lot, anons!For the "Radio" on the side, I stopped myself at 20 tracks and tried to take some that could make sense while reading greens, for instance. Took from the suggestions and some that weren't mentioned for the discovery.I believe I will both:- Make a music page with all we can find on Apple horse.- Create a big list for the Radio with what was posted here and more, and have it rotate every week so the 20 songs don't stay the same.Here's the current selection for those who want to hear the tributes to our country pony.>1) Afternoon at Sweet Apple Acres — Night Breezehttps://pony.fm/t10600/stream.mp3>2) A Day in Apple Farm — Kelvin C.H. Reveriehttps://pony.fm/t42374/stream.mp3>3) Apple Orchard — EnergyBronyhttps://pony.fm/t17935/stream.mp3>4) Tarby - Apples in the Sunhttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/assets/Music/Tarby%20-%20Apples%20in%20the%20Sun.mp3>5) Emerald Eyes — 4everfreebronyhttps://pony.fm/t5627/stream.mp3>6) Lazy Applejack — Sim Gretinahttps://pony.fm/t45503/stream.mp3>7) No Waitin', No Stoppin', Doin'! — Gnarrkhazhttps://pony.fm/t4801/stream.mp3>8) Wandering (Sweet Apple Acres) — Moon Flamehttps://pony.fm/t37328/stream.mp3>9) Shining Star — WoodLorehttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/assets/Music/WoodLore%20-%20Shining%20Star.mp3>10) The Loyalest and Most Dependable — AcousticBronyhttps://pony.fm/t8157/stream.mp3>11) The Ballad of Applejack's Last Round Up — DonnDeVorehttps://pony.fm/t35976/stream.mp3>12) Fire Frets - Chasing Fatehttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/assets/Music/Fire%20Frets%20-%20Chasing%20Fate%20(cover%20ft.%20Relative1Pitch).mp3>13) The Apple Peddler — Neighsayerhttps://pony.fm/t28599/stream.mp3>14) Honesty — Tsyolinhttps://pony.fm/t20858/stream.mp3>15) Applejack — Ponyphonichttps://pony.fm/t19866/stream.mp3>16) Heartland — Applejack's Themehttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/assets/Music/Heartland%20-%20Applejacks%20Theme.mp3>17) Fighting is Magic - Applejack Stage Themehttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/assets/Music/MLP%20Fighting%20is%20Magic%20-%20Applejack%20Stage%20Theme.mp3>18) One Summer's Day — Evening Starhttps://pony.fm/t32614/stream.mp3>19) Applejack's Daydream — Christopher Heronhttps://pony.fm/t10129/stream.mp3>20) Classic Raise This Barnhttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/assets/Music/Raise%20This%20Barn.mp3
>>43238704https://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/#threadsAdded the page THREADS to the website.It regroups all the Applejack threads of /mlp/ from the start (if I didn't miss any).For now it only redirects to Desuarchive or here for the current thread, but later I would like to have the option to render the threads on the website itself with some AJ style/redesign to them.
>>43240208I wanna massage those orange hooves.
>>43240909This is the coolest thing anon
>>43240909Wow, this is great, like genuinely great work. It's so lovely to see the threads like that and being able to navigate them, the idea of also browsing them with a style similar to that of the website sounds super comfy. How hard is to setup a website in neocities? This gave me a great idea for something, I think that would be useful for something like Princess Applejack too.
Morning bump.I really like /aj/ coming together to build something. Great job guys.
>>43241519>How hard is it to set up a website on Neocities?Really easy.You sign up, and you immediately get a subdomain>yourname.neocities.orgwith a name you choose.Then you have a dashboard with a basic index.html, where you can do as you want. Edit directly from the web interface, or drag and drop your own files.Here's how it looks for the AJ website. index.html for now is the greentexts page, but it will be replaced by the real homepage once I'm happy with it. threads.html is the threads page.Then I have CSS (style) for those, and JavaScript for things like the radio or the data for the threads and greens (JS runs in the visitor's browser, so you can still have interactive stuff).Assets has the images, or .txt files for the greens.https://u.pone.rs/fdeomiqp.pngFor a simple page, you don't even need JavaScript and can have something really solid with just HTML/CSS.There are guides to get you started:>Neocities' own interactive guidehttps://neocities.org/tutorials>Neocities guides and also resources for your webpageshttps://sadgrl.online/>CSS examples you can copy or take inspiration fromhttps://eggramen.neocities.org/code/css_testpagesYou can also just browse Neocities websites and check their code or layout. You'll find a lot of resources and guides for it on the web too.Just know these are static websites, so NO:>Server-side code (no PHP, Node.js, Python backends, etc.)>Database directly (no MySQL, PostgreSQL on Neocities itself); but if somehow needed, you can use Firebase, Supabase, etc.>This gave me a great idea for something; I think that would be useful for something like Princess Applejack too.I'd give it a try, that's kind of the point of those. If you're stuck somewhere, I wouldn't mind helping.
>>43240909going through some of these, even if i hasn't here for a good chunk of them, I still feel somewhat nostalgic about it all. Can't wait for the ride to keep going.>>43241733Does>no Server-side code>no Database directlyin this context affect on anything? is there something cool you wouldn't be able to do thanks to this, or is it mostly used for other types of websites?
>>43242211>in this context affect on anything?For a site like this one, it doesn't really affect things much.It's more for websites where you'd need accounts, with things like passwords or saving user info in a database.Here for instance, I can make a favorites system for the greentexts, but it'll be stored in localStorage in the browser. Which means if you clear your browsing data, it's gone; and it only works on that one browser/device. No account system to sync it. But for a fanpage like this it's honestly a bit overkill, and IMO it's even nice to keep something simple without an account system (even an optional one).Things like the list of music and greens are also managed via files directly inside the dashboard I showed earlier. It could be cleaner to manage this inside a database.That said, I could maybe use a database like Supabase for managing music and greens if the assets get really big. Haven't tried yet, but I might. One other thing I'm trying to do is gather the askblogs focused on AJ from back then and present them here too.
>>43240909>but later I would like to have the option to render the threads on the website itself>>43241519>the idea of also browsing them with a style similar to that of the website sounds super comfyIt's here now.https://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/#threadsImages don't load instantly because there are too many to host directly on Neocities; even as webp, it would only get worse over the years. So they're fetched on demand.Still snappy enough IMO, but let me know!
>>43242299Yea accounts and user related stuff does go against the whole spirit of it. i'm much happier with how you've been doing things. >One other thing I'm trying to do is gather the askblogs focused on AJ from back then and present them here too.Nice, i've never really bothered with askblogs, but i would definitely give them a read through if you do manage to scrounge them up and put 'em in!
>>43242580Checking it again, there can be loading problems on some threads.Will fix that tomorrow.If you want to see real thread speed, checkhttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/#threads/43085924orhttps://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/#threads/43007758Others will work fine but will be slower for now.
>>43242822Thanks for the work applefren
Working on making some mini card prints for Marefair naturally I started with best pony
>>43243594Nice!
>>43242822Done. All threads should be relatively speedy now.One remaining problem is the many old images that disappeared from desuarchive (2012–2016). I don't think we have another archive for them, so they're most likely lost to time. Let me know if I'm wrong.I might replace them with placeholder images and a message saying the original is lost.
Bumpin
>>43244230The things I would do to her
>>43243594Pretty good, can't wait to see the final piece.>>43243728Nice anon. Maybe we could do something with the lost images, I got a lot of saved pics from 2014 to current year
>>43244247Granny Smith as Conquest is so funny lmao, also>Applejack that one time when the Flim Flam bros were swindled by someone else.
>>43244247>cousin Pinkie Apple Pie sneaking in the back.
Added a 'real' music page.https://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/#musicFor now it's just the 20 I listed here >>43240680, but I will add every song that was listed in the thread and more.You will be able to swap 'vinyl' too in the player on the left bar to have your own list of 20 playlists.After that, I will surely do a page for the different AJ panels, one page for comics/askblogs if I find enough, and maybe one for images, but dunno what to have here? Maybe the last well-rated AJ solo image from one of the boorus? With a special place for art that was made and posted by anons in the thread like >>43243594?Then a rework of the homepage to expose the different sections and highlight the last green/images etc. from the thread.Then I will surely take a pause. But don't hesitate if you have ideas for other options/content.I hope I'm also not spamming the threads too much with these updates.
>>43244512Nah you aren't spamming. It's great hearing about new board projects and watching them develop.
>>43244512Keep the updates coming, it is very interesting to see what you come up with, rest assured we dont see it as spam.On a side note, would it be achievable to have a white canvas somewhere in that artsy area you're planning where everyone could doodle in real time? i'm assuming that's way beyond the scope of what neocities has available for tools, but i was just reminiscing on the thread we did some years ago >>37378812 and thought it be cool to have like a little redo to celebrate the beginning of the page.
>>43244512Godspeed Anon.
>>43244512Id love to contribute an AJ every now and then for the page :]
>You go to hell, Apple bottom..>I'LL PUT YA OUTTA' YER' MISERY!>"-Saywhen!"
Renaissance Appul!
Choose your Appul>>43244898I think a drawing of mine must be there, nice>>43245240Aww, AJ can't believe she's that beloved. Pretty good, anon.>>43245244Love your drawings man, AJ in sexy boots is always tight.>>43245272It's coming together!
>>43245329I wont lie I got a lil chub seeing AJ in woodland camo
>>43245244Thanks, Anon. Love your drawings, so that would be great.>>43244898>On a side note, would it be achievable to have a white canvas somewhere in that artsy area you're planning where everyone could doodle in real time?I will check if it's possible. That's a great idea.I added more music on the music page. You can add or remove them from the radio, so you can make your own list and shuffle when reading greens for instance.Tried to cast a wide net, so I hope you will discover some new ones. I know it's a common sentiment, but the number of musicians or artists who quit the fandom while trying to delete everything they did for it is quite sad.
Added the images section.https://mlpapplejack.neocities.org/#imagesThe top line has 10 recent Applejack arts with /mlp/ as an origin, from /aj/ or /draw/. Tell me if I missed something more recent.The bottom line will automatically have the top 10 most recent:>applejack, solo, -anthro, -equestria girls, score.gte:300, safefrom Derpibooru.I'm still looking to implement>>43244898>Would it be achievable to have a white canvas somewhere in that artsy area you're planning where everyone could doodle in real time?
>>43246228There I am Gary there I am!
>>43246228I love the design of it, but 10 is a bit short. 20 would be great>>43246023>I hope you will discover some new ones36 made me laff, it's great for what it's going for30 is great too
Appul isn’t feeling good.
>>43246725A nice warm soup and some cuddles incoming, after i'm done with her farm chores
>>43246820Nice sketches, got more?
Howdy!
Morning bump.>>43247157Howdy!
>>43247157Howdy!
>>43247257A little complex, but I like her fluffiness.
get off 7 you motherloving applefuqqrs :D
>>43248234Thanks for the bump, Flutters. How's /shy/ been doing? Any new projects y'alls way?
>>43248460Same as any other day really. We had a really talkative thread a little bit ago, wish it were always like that. Had a couple greens start and stop and artists drop by. Really wish there were more anons and more productive posts; I think I'll have to take matters into my own hands.
The main attraction is done! now for backgrounds!
>>43248588She's adorable!
>>43195301Wow, so pretty!
