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Topic has been moved to the deleted section of the forums. It's one of the longest on-going conversations that had little meaning to it, and thus wasn't necessary to continue.
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Team Bio Archive / WolfsGhost
2012 Jul 11, 11:00:46
I generally find my life a bit too boring to give a full and detailed "About Me." Considering I'm probably not one of the most interesting ponies. Anyways... My name is Shadow Riverwind Murphy, I'm part Cherokee Indian, which is where I get my first and middle name from. A common question that I get when I tell my full name to ponies is "Are you parents hippies?" So I'll go ahead and state it here, No. They aren't.
I'm a former cadet of the Junior Reserved Officer Training Course in high school, the JROTC program is a military introduction course that some high schools here in the United States have, it attempts to prepare the student for life in Military Service, if they choose to go through to it. It looks good to have on your resume due to being a huge source of volunteer hours. During my "service" I was promoted to Cadet Sergeant and then later to Cadet Second Lieutenant serving as a Staff member for my Battalion. I had the fun job of security.

Science-fiction is probably one of my favorite genres. I am a huge science-fiction fan. Books, movies, shows, games, anything in the science fiction genre and I've probably read it, seen it, or played it. Of course, there is a very little place in my heart for the Fantasy genre, although I prefer Sci-Fi. With that said, my favorite book series would have to be "DUNE" any novel within that universe and I'm hooked. My home library has almost has a shelf dedicated to the entire DUNE series, and if you're a fan of the DUNE series, then you know exactly what I'm talking about.

My favorite television shows are Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, The Walking Dead, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Babylon Five, Doctor Whooves, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The Cleveland Show, Awake, Kings, Misfits, Falling Skies, Terra Nova, Firefly, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Suits. Favorite movies are Serenity, Star Wars, The Secret World of Arrietty, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Schindler's List, Flyboys, Monsters, Foals of Stallions, Tron, and of course, Dune. My favorite games story wise Mass Effect One, Two, and Three, Dragon Age One and Two, the entire Halo Series (excluding Halo Wars,) Alan Wake, Fallout Three, Fallout New Vegas, TES IV: Oblivion, and TES V: Skyrim. My other favorite games are Mech Warriors, Freelancer, X Series, Chromehounds, Command and Conquer, and Sins of a Solar Empire.

During my senior year of high school, I finally brought myself to the conclusion that I wanted nothing more in life than to write and be an author. Anything that was creative and required creative writing, I wanted a career in it. I even poured my heart into some writing assignments near the end of the school year - breaking from my norm and writing two great reports on satire, although my strong suit in writing would be within the Science-Fiction genre as I'm currently writing a science fiction space opera novel that I hope allows me to become the next "Frank Herbert" or "George Orwell." So... you can say I have a goal. Around late summer last year a friend of mine got my role-playing group into the Brony Fandom, and by early fall I managed to find my way into Equestria Online as a writer, and later moderator, thanks to my experience and work that I had written in High School.

That's about it on my end... Au Revoir.
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Introductions / Leave of Absence Thread
2012 Jul 09, 12:47:10
Due to the new rule 5A. This thread has been created to inform the community of an individual leaving for an extended amount of time. This is not a farewell thread, so if you're planning on permenantly leaving, tell those that you still want to be in contact with on Skype or through PM and leave.

The only time you should post here is if you're leaving for an extended amount of time. Do Not Post here to wish someone farewell because your post will be deleted and you will be warned.

- Wolfs Ghost
LoE Concept Writer and Moderator
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Art / PSA: Commissions and Free Art
2012 Jul 07, 05:09:38
Public Service Announcement

Good day every pony, and various of other creatures that we have traversing through this wonderful forum. We here at Legends of Equestria pride ourselves in our claim of this game being 100% free, and the last thing anyone wants is this project being shut down for legal issues. That is why you are currently reading this thread.

We have a lot of talented and aspiring artists who frequent these forums, we also have a lot of fellow Bronies who would like to have a commission of their own pony done by these artists. I'd like to first say that there isn't anything wrong with people paying money in order to have a commissioned pony for themselves, it is however wrong to go about doing it on these forums. The last thing any of us want is for Legends of Equestria to be shut down due to a legal dispute that could have been stopped before it even became an issue in the first place, and what that means is that... you shouldn't ask for commissioned art work on our forums, for multiple reasons of which I won't explain.

Many of the artists here have off-site profiles in which you can contact them to discuss your commission and payments, please do it that way. We will be deleting all commission requests, and money discussions should they take place on these forums.

Lastly, almost all (if not all...) of these artists do free art for everyone to begin with, and enjoy drawing as a pass time.

Summary: Do not discuss commissions and payment here on our forums, as it will be deleted and both parties will be warned.

Thank you for reading. You may return to your regularly scheduled browsing,

Wolfs Ghost
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I'm sure many of you are aware that a few members of our forum began creating a wikia page for Equestria Online. This morning I decided to go out of my way to create one for Legends of Equestria, so I'll provide the link below considering many of you aren't following us on Facebook yet, which you should do... because we're awesome.

Legends of Equestria Wiki

Chishio Kunrin's guide to editing the Wiki
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When creating a new format under this board, please follow the format provided. Note, the format provided is for stories only. Poems, books, comics, or attempting to collaborate a story do not need to follow the format. Please provide a link to your story topic as well, so that people can quickly open it up.

Your Subject bar should read the following, obviously, replace 'Story Name' with the name of your story:

Subject: (Discussion) Story Name
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Writing / Guide to English Grammar.
2012 Mar 19, 05:35:09
Here you will learn from common grammatical errors made by internet users and hopefully correct your wrong grammar in the future. We will start with five top errors today. Now pay attention and learn!

Just before we start, "vs." is short for "versus" and "etc." is short for "et cetera".



*Disclaimer -  This guide was written by Norexan, I do not take any credit for what is written in this guide.



1. Your vs. You're

This one drives me insane, and it's become extremely common among internet users. All it takes to avoid this error is to take a second and think about what you're trying to say.

"Your" is a possessive pronoun, as in "your car" or "your thread." "You're" is a contraction for "you are," as in "you're driving a car."


2. It's vs. Its

This is another common mistake. It's also easily avoided by thinking through what you're trying to say.

"It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has." "Its" is a possessive pronoun, as in "this blog has lost its mojo." Here's an easy rule of thumb--repeat your sentence out loud using "it is" instead. If that sounds stupid, "its" is likely the correct choice.


3. There vs. Their vs. They're

This one seems to trip up most people, make sure to watch for it when you proofread.

"There" is used many ways, including as a reference to a place ("let's go there") or as a pronoun ("there is no hope"). "Their" is a plural possessive pronoun, as in "their bags" or "their opinions." Are you talking about more than one person and something that they possess? If so, "their" will get you there. "They're" is a contraction of "they are" as in "they're on a plane which is ready to take off."



4. Affect vs. Effect

As with any of the other common mistakes people make when writing, it's taking that moment to get it right that makes the difference.

"Affect" is a verb, as in "Your ability to communicate clearly will affect your income immensely." "Effect" is a noun, as in "The effect of a parent's low income on a child's future is well documented." By thinking in terms of "the effect," you can usually sort out which is which, because you can't stick a "the" in front of a verb. While some people do use "effect" as a verb ("a strategy to effect a settlement"), they are usually lawyers, and you should therefore ignore them if you want to write like a human.


5. Capitalisation and Apostrophes

The apostrophe is a raised comma -- like this ( ' ). It is used to show 'possession' and to punctuate 'contractions'. Please use apostrophes in appropriate contractions such as "don't", "can't" and possession such as "Jason's car", "the dog's bone". Always capitalise the initial letter of the word in the beginning of a sentence and capitalise proper nouns. For example "The car was driving up the hill." "I went to New York last week."


6. Too vs. To

These two also trip people up quite a bit on the internet, I have seen too used in place of to and vice versa.

"Too" means "also" and is generally used at the end of a sentence. "Too" also indicates too much of a particular quality. For example, "That car is too expensive for me!" "I'd love to come to the party, too "


"To" is generally used as a preposition. It is also used as part of the infinitive form of verbs. For example, "I gave the book to him." "She slowly made her way to the house."

Again, errors with these two can be easily avoided if you proofread what you have written. Read what you have written back to yourself and replace "too" with "also" and see if it makes sense.


7. Too vs. Either

It is important not to get these two mixed up as many people don't know how to use either correctly or just not at all. The first step to distinguishing them is to first think about whether the sentence is positive or negative.

"Too" is used in positive sentences to add an agreeing thought. It has the same meaning as "also," but its placement within the sentence is different. It is usually placed after a clause. For example, "I can speak Chinese too.", "Jane was scared, and Jack was scared too."

"Either" is used in negative sentences to add an agreeing thought. It is usually placed at the end of a clause. For example, "I can't speak Chinese either." "I wasn't scared and Jack wasn't scared either."


8. Except vs. Accept

These two English words are sometimes confused even by native speakers. What causes problems for people is mainly how the two words sound similar when spoken.

"Accept" is a verb that means "to receive, admit, regard as true, say yes." For example, "She accepts her proposal." "I accept your invitation"

"Except" is a preposition that means "excluding. For example, "He bought a gift for everyone except me." "Except" is also a conjunction that means "if not for the fact that" or "other than. For example, "I would help you, except I'm too busy."

In fact, it's rather strange that they do get confused, because the meaning of "accept" and the meaning of "except" when used as a verb are more or less opposites. In the majority of situations, when you want to use a verb, that verb is "accept". "Except" is not used as a verb.


9. Then vs. Than

The English words than and then look and sound a lot alike, but they are completely different. If this distinction is harder than it should be, learn their meanings by reading the following.

"Than" is a conjunction used in comparisons. For example, "His car can go faster than mine" "English grammar is more important than you think."

"Then" can mean "At that point in time", for example "I wasn't ready then."

"Then" can also mean "Next, afterwards", for example "I took a shower first, then ate my breakfast."

"Then" can mean "In addition, also, on top of that", for example "This costs five hundred pounds, but then there's tax as well."

Finally, "then" can mean " In that case, therefore", for example "If you want to go see your girlfreind, then you'll have to finish your homework.

"Than" is used only in comparisons, so if you're comparing something, use "than." If not, then you have to use "then". What could be easier than that?


10. Lose vs. Loose

The words "loose" and "lose" are mixed up in writing; for some reason, many people write "loose" when they really mean lose. Although the only difference between the way they look is an extra "o" but their meanings are very different.

"Loose" is an adjective, the opposite of tight or contained. For example, "My shoes are loose."

"Lose" is a verb that means to suffer the loss of, to miss. For example, "I lose, you win."

Simple carelessness leads people to write "loose" when they mean "lose". Just remember that "lose" has one o, and "loose" has two. The best way to avoid these errors is to learn their meanings!


11. I vs. Me

These two words are usually mixed up because they have more or less the same meanings. However, they are used in different situations.

"I" is the first person singular subject pronoun, which means that it refers to the person performing the action of a verb. For example, "I would like a glass of water", "I plan to go to the cinema."

"Me" is an object pronoun, which means that it refers to the person that the action of a verb is being done to, or to which a preposition refers. For example: "A cookie was given to me." or "He told me to leave."

Learning the differences between them is easy. But learning how to use them in conjunction with "and" and "or" may be more difficult. It boils down to this: don't use a subject pronoun and objective pronoun together.

He and I - correct: "He and I are going to see a movie."
Him and me - correct: "Judy told him and me about the situation."
Him and I - incorrect
He and me - incorrect


12. Either vs. Neither

Either and neither can prove confusing even to native English speakers.

"Either... or' is used to offer a choice between two possibilities. For example, "Either Dave or Eva will be here." "Either you leave or I leave."

"Either" can also be followed by (one) of + group of two. For example, "Either of us could go."

"Not... either" is used after a negative statement. For example, "You don't like coffee, me either."


"Neither... nor" is equivalent to "not... either... or." For example, "Neither Mike nor Lisa will be there."


"Neither" can also be followed by (one) of + group of two. For example, "Neither of them is ready."

"Neither" is used like "not... either". For example, "I don't speak French. Neither do you."


It may seem confusing the first few times you try to distinguish the differences. But if you practice more you will eventually know which situation to use "either" and "neither".


13. A lot vs. Allot vs. Alot

This is quite problematic for many people and is just as frequently misused as "your" and "you're". They are actually very easy to distinguish from and most mistakes are made because people don't know how to spell correctly.

"A lot" (two words) is an informal phrase meaning "many." It can take an adjective, for example, "a sizeable lot. For example, "Karl needed a lot of time for the job."

"Allot" means "to distribute between or among." It has the same root as lottery. For example, "He allotted three breaks a day to everyone in the department."

"Alot" does not exist as a word.

You have no idea how popular "alot" and "allot" are when people really mean "a lot". Just remember, "allot" is a verb and "a lot" is made up of two words meaning "many".


14. Alright vs. All Right

The correct form of this phrase has become so rare in the popular press that many readers have probably never noticed that it is actually two words. Whether or not "alright" is correct is debatable, but it has become acceptable in casual usage.

Both words mean "being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition" and are expressions of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence.

Which one to use is up to you. But "alright" is commonly used as non-standard, conversational language. For example, "Are you alright John?"

"all right" is more formal and used in traditional writing. For example, "When the police arrived at the crime scene the family was all right."


15. Another vs. Other

"Another" is written as one word and is followed by a singular noun. For example, "another week" not "another weeks". It can also be followed by few or a number and a noun in the plural. For example, "another two weeks."

"Other", being an adjective, has no plural form. For example, "where are the other cats?" "have you got any other questions?"

"Others" is used as a pronoun with the meaning "other ones" or "other people". For example, "She left the others behind."

"An other" does not exist.


16. Stupider & Stupidest

"Stupider" and "stupidest" are not real words, they do not exist.

The superlative of "stupid" is "more stupid". So before you think of saying "stupider", think about "more stupid" and say that instead. For example, "I think this is one of the stupider threads I've read in a while" - is incorrect. "I think this is one of the more stupid threads I've read in a while" - is correct.

When you think of saying "stupidest", you actually want to say "most stupid" as "stupidest" is not a real word either. For example, "This is the most stupid person I've ever met" - is correct. "This is the stupidest person I've ever met." - is incorrect.


17. Alternate vs Alternative

Although these two words are very similar both in appearance and nature, they must not be confused as both words are not exchangeable in meaning.

"Alternate" means "one after the other" or "back and forth." For example, "The groceries store is only open on alternate days." It could also mean "substitute, backup". For example, "If this road is closed, take an alternate route."

"Alternative", however, is the adjective of "alternate". It means "a choice between more than one option". For example, "I suppose eating my fruits and vegetables is an alternative to going to the doctor."

The two words really have different meanings. To distinguish between them, start with verb "alternate" and try to apply its meaning of "one after the other". Most of the time, "alternative" is the adjective you want.
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Hello everypony,

As most of you know, we had a section split exactly like this one on the old forums, and it worked a bit well. However my instructions were probably a bit unclear or horribly explained, so I'll do my best to explain them here:


  • All story related discussion topics should be posted in the Story Discussion forum, no where else.

  • If you are going to reply to a story. Check to see if there is a discussion post for that story in the Story Discussion forum. If there is not a discussion thread, inform the Author.

  • Fanfiction, or any other stories related to, or unrelated to, Legends of Equestria or the My Little Pony fandom, are to be posted in the Story (main) section of the board with a LINK to your discussion board within the first post.

  • Help me, help you. This pretty much means try to keep this section of the forums as neat and clean as possible without making to much of a mess. By adhering to these points, and keeping these points in mind, this forum will be easy to navigate.

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