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I basically printed out most of Dream Valley when I was younger and made my own notebook/check off book. I just loved looking at all the backyard artwork she had posted.
I am sad to read that she didn't accept being at fault at some things and correct what was wrong.
@Snapdragon, by 1997 she was using backcards and inserts predominately. Did she do differently in 1996, or are you thinking of when she updated from the backcard/inserts to photos from her collection?
Hello all! I am an old-timer in online MLP community--I'm basically inactive now though I stopped by to see if there was any new info on the Basic Fun ponies (I . . . just can't w/ the new Collector set w/ the logo from years later . . .). I was active on Dream Valley in the late 90s and communicated with Kim and contributed to the site. Back then there was very little MLP info online. Like her, I had my own encyclopedic memory of MLP from the 1980s, so my occasional emails with her were fun b/c we often had nothing to go on but our own memories of what we got and when. I remembered some of the lyrics to various commercials and contributed those . . . after 15 years I still remembered that the original Rainbow Ponies commercial lyrics went through the names of all six ponies:)One particular gift I had that helped with contributing to Dream Valley was remembering what year and what time of year it was when I first saw certain commercials or when I first saw something in a store.I do remember that Kim said on DV that Year 3 was MLP's "most obscure," which I always thought was funny b/c from seeing lots on eBay it was obvious that Year 3 was incredibly popular and sold very well (think Megan & Sundance, the first baby ponies, the baby sea ponies, Lullabye Nursery, etc.). She was basing this on her difficulty getting the adult sea ponies when they were in stores in 1985. I'm not sure why exactly the adult sea ponies were in short supply but in my own limited experience my friends and I were totally enamored with baby ponies, ponies with curly hair, etc. The adult sea ponies and SHELLS looked quite beautiful in the ads but they were eclipsed by much more exciting sets.Like Kim, I was raised in the US with knowledge based solely on what was available here, in the primary market for Hasbro. Perhaps she got too ambitious with including international sets, and I remember being truly shocked (as I'm sure she was) at the level of variety as more information became available. In the 80s I had known MLPs were sold overseas, but I had assumed they were the same ponies sold at the same time (learning of the existence of Baby Bow-Tie when I was a child would have blown my mind). I never developed an interest in the non-US ponies and I'm guessing Kim's heart, like mine, was with the US sets we knew from childhood.I would be very curious to know how much email she got. She always responded to me, though again we didn't communicate that often. She did correct the few errors I brought to her attention!In unrelated news . . . I am a college professor now and just brought a few G1s to my office . . . I am interested to see how the students respond