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Dude, have you even looked at the other threads on here? The Arena was around waaaayy before all that G4 nonsense came into the picture, and it'll prolly stick around long after G4's gone and all the sites and forums for it are dead.If G4 fans aren't into the previous gens then that's their choice, you know? No point forcing the matter if it's not something they're interested in.
So I guess I would say just because you aren't seeing something being discussed much, or having much creator content, doesn't mean that something is unappreciated or forgotten.
I'm not sure why this is even a discussion point, to be honest. It's like saying "look, there are a lot of Star Wars fans. We're in trouble."You're looking at it from the wrong angle. There isn't a comparison here. You're looking at the negative of what you see right now, but not thinking about the bigger picture of this community and where it has been to where it is now. The G4 community is nothing to do with it. We have G4 fans here too, but they are just newer members of our family, not competition. If the G4 only fandom is as successful after G4 ends, good for them. You said yourself, though, that some G4 sites have also gone. That implies that probably they will transition, too, once their series and toyline is gone. G1 ended more than 20 years ago. Some new pony fans are younger than that. So it's a silly comparison to make. I've been in and out of this community 20 years and so have many people. That community was tiny. This is not a comparison with then. In those 20 years I have seen us go from a place where all trade lists had to be emailed to the TP owner, where there was only one ID site and where there were a total of three UK people in that community. I remember when there were no forums, and just email mailing lists, like ponypeople and dreamvalley, which was the only mode of communication. I remember when MLP was not a category on ebay (although it became one during G3). I remember a time when there were not pony meets, though now people take the Pony Fair and UK Ponycon as a natural part of the year, as well as there being lots of smaller meets. I remember when we didn't know about pony variants from some countries, and now we have members from those countries, like Greece, or Mexico. For every ID site that has closed, another has come in its place. Members have left and members have joined. This community is the product of 20 years of change and development and evolution. The G4 community has nothing to do with that. Fans who want to be here can be here. Fans who don't don't have to be. We're not competing with them. Frankly, and I have to be honest, I don't like that this thread and your other one about creativity seem to be comparing the old and original pony community with the new. We were here first, we built the foundations, and we will be here when G4 ends. I would not be asking the question about G1 love, or even G2 or G3. If we're here now, so long after those ponies ended, we'll be here in the future, too.I frankly don't care what the G4 only community do or don't do. It's their business, it's their community. I have no ill will towards them, nor do I think they should be forced to talk about older gens if they don't want to. There isn't a comparison between that part of online MLP and ours. I have to admit I don't understand your rationale for this post or the one on creativity. The two of them so close together make me somewhat uneasy. I hope they weren't made in an attempt to undermine old MLP generations, because it really doesn't work. And if you are genuinely worried about the old generations, don't be. We've been here a long time. We have roots. We're not going anywhere.Adding in response to what Regenveertje said - this is also very true. G1 retro stuff is really popular right at the moment. Primark has been selling MLP G1 stuff for several years, but only G1 stuff so far. I had forgotten that, but it's a really valid point.It's also true about anime fandoms. Most anime I like are obscure, but even the ones that aren't have a really fickle long term fanbase, apparently. ><
I'm sorry you don't like my topics, but I do have a right to express my fears and concerns. Do I not?