NEW MEMBERS AND COMMENTERS PLEASE READ THIS

we're all hard at work here trying to bring you the best group we can, despite all the crap we have to put up with in our lives and the lives of our friends.  we really want to succeed in this, but we can't possibly rise to meet every single challenge that arises.  as such, i feel its important to note a few things that new and prospective members should know (and wouldnt hurt for existing members either):

1.  questionable or offensive content:
-- we dont believe in censorship here.  unless its specifically against the law, we dont feel its our place to impose any of our own values on the art featured here.  yes, theres some potentially (or deliberately) objectionable content here, and we're working to sort this out better.  in the meantime, please know we dont condone that stuff, but we feel its important and notable enough to feature here in order to capture the fullest picture of the fandom and community at large.

2.  comments:
-- we appreciate every word passed our way, we really do.  unfortunately, our schedules and obligations are such that we can't respond to every single comment, despite our desire to do so.  if we dont respond or you get just a 1 word response, dont think we're deliberately snubbing you or anything; we're juggling a bunch of balls here, and unfortunately, we gotta let some of them bounce once or twice to keep the rest of them in the air.

3.  community outreach:
-- the community has made us what we are today, no doubt about that.  we definitely want to return the favor, but as of this writing, some of our friends are still hurting and in dire need.  as said by the ponies themselves, "a true true friend helps a friend in need, a friend will be there to help them see", meaning that our friends in need come first.  once thats all sorted, we'll get back to giving back to the rest of you that have made this group amazing, cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye :3

finally, if stuff changes and it looks really different all of a sudden, its because we're trying new stuff to make stuff better for all of you, meaning we'd appreciate any and all criticism, as long as its not just "this sucks and you suck".  we're not here for our own health, in fact, we're probably running ourselves into early graves caring and worrying about super plus.

Anyway thanks for reading, hopefully this helps all of you understand how much goes into this group.  We can't wait to see what yall have in store for us next, and we promise to have something even greater to return!