I'm Alecko. I've been lurking here for about six months and finally got the push to register an account. I grew up on ponies and adored the movie although the Smooze freaked me out. I eventually moved onto other toys and as far as I'm aware, my old ponies were all thrown away/donated.
I got sucked into FiM last year when I was unemployed and spending a lot of time on the internet. I bought a couple of ponies (Rainbow Dash and Cheerilee) at the end of the year. I still have them, but they're boxed away at the moment.
I don't have a big urge to collect ponies but I love reading about new items and just looking at collections in general! Same applies to all the post in the Dollhouse. I love any sort of collection forum and this one is so friendly and active.