tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post4279288749781706716..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: A Long-Delayed AdmissionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-46669693051269755452018-06-01T00:31:43.297-05:002018-06-01T00:31:43.297-05:00Do you think you if you recover from your chronic ...Do you think you if you recover from your chronic condition you may resume this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-3517056642949688662018-03-16T23:27:03.165-05:002018-03-16T23:27:03.165-05:00Super belated (as is my style), but I wanted to jo...Super belated (as is my style), but I wanted to join in on the good wishes and thank you for the years of fond memories. It was awesome working with you on the RCL, of course, but beyond that, First Sentences In Fanfiction (and its ridiculous acronym) was always a joy to read, and your story analyses were always insightful. And I was far too thrilled when you finally reviewed a story of mine without extracting weird moral undercurrents. <br /><br />I hope that both you and your family's health crises pass uneventfully. Whether or not that resolution leads you back toward pony fiction, it's been an honor and a pleasure having you here along the way.Baxilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907968125704747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-16380945572710833652018-03-16T20:29:33.306-05:002018-03-16T20:29:33.306-05:00nonoUnremarkable Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490181982921850794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-14816547333956156802018-03-16T20:17:59.630-05:002018-03-16T20:17:59.630-05:00nooooooooooooooooooo...
I guess this was bound to...<i>nooooooooooooooooooo...</i><br /><br />I guess this was bound to happen. Not <i>now</i>, maybe, but there was always going to be a Last Update of OMPR.<br /><br />I still remember my first time on here. I was googling “best mlp fanfics” out of some combination of idle curiosity and a desire to distract myself, and somewhere between the screaming fanboys of Fallout Equestria and Past Sins I stumbled across this blog.<br /><br />I had never had any noteworthy interest in fanfiction. I only had a passing interest in published fiction. All the same, I wound up finding a lot to love through your reviews. And I learned more from you about what made a story – and what made a story <i>good</i> – than I have from anywhere else. So thank you, for showing me a world I had never appreciated before.<br /><br />And for everything that happened on the way. From reading the well-praised Off the Edge of the Map at your recommendation and loving it, to reading the even-more-praised Apotheosis and <i>hating</i> it. (I just couldn't get past Celestia's actions.) To watching you get so worked up about Brotherly Bond with growing amusement, and also... I don't know... pride? There's just something I admire about people strongly believing that personal tragedies deserve at least an effort to understand. And also to that one time I read An Absolutely, 100% Definitive Comparison of Authorial Quality aloud to a few friends, and we had a riot over some of the stories you managed to randomly pull.<br /><br />But that time I first found the blog, I was near-ish the lowest point in my life so far. A lot has changed since then, if not as fast as I would like, and as life gets more busy I've been less and less diligent at keeping up with everything you post. But it's been something I can come back to, when I need a break, or a pick-me-up. I'm sad to see it go.<br /><br />But yea. Real life. Medical stuff. Perfectly understandable, and I sincerely hope things get better for you.<br /><br />Also, shout out to the other readers, for making this one of the most respectful comment sections on the internet.<br /><br />Fare well, everyone.Unremarkable Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490181982921850794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-45970661063160680582018-03-11T10:48:07.258-05:002018-03-11T10:48:07.258-05:00I've been reading OMPR for 5 years on a weekly...I've been reading OMPR for 5 years on a weekly basis and have learned so much about story, about people and about myself through it. <br /><br />You've taught me literature analysis and helped me grow up into someone who understands this crazy world a little more than they otherwise would have. Thank you.<br /><br />I'm sad to see this labor of love stop, but if necessity calls for it, I'm glad you are making the right choice. Having the strength to follow through on your priorities and give us graceful closure is very admirable. <br /><br />Chris, you've helped so many people. Nobody could have expected this to last forever. I hope you feel as proud as we are thankful.<br /><br />- psychomotorboat<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-86315130046072374832018-03-11T05:11:40.023-05:002018-03-11T05:11:40.023-05:00It's a shame to hear that. I will be praying f...It's a shame to hear that. I will be praying for things to get better. God bless. Remember you aren't alone and there are people that care about you. rexturngohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699898480850722013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-54886666150722910632018-03-10T04:28:29.909-06:002018-03-10T04:28:29.909-06:00I know I haven't been following this blog for ...I know I haven't been following this blog for the past several months — sorry! — but I just wanted to say thank you for being such an important part of my life for over five years. OMPR was one of the first online spaces where I felt comfortable talking to others and not just lurking. I looked forward to reading each post and began to see you and the other regulars as friends. I never would've met Present Perfect, Bad Horse or any of the friends I've met through them if it weren't for you. You really got me into fanfiction for awhile there, and while I haven't been reading much of anything lately, I'll always cherish those days<br /><br />I've really missed this place. I miss Pascoite and I giving you shit about some minor errors — especially those consistent ones that were just so <i>you</i> — as well as the lively discussions. I've missed reading so many wonderful stories and discovering such great authors. Hell, probably my worst reading experience ever was because of your recommendation, but I still kept coming back and I'm even somewhat grateful because it taught me something about myself and instilled in me a greater sense of empathy. I miss how lacuna matata haunted me for an entire year!<br /><br />I don't know why I haven't been able to come here lately, but I just wanted you to know that it wasn't because I ever stopped loving this place. You'll never know what a hugely positive impact you had on my life (I'm only just now beginning to realize it). Thank you<br /><br />Is it silly that I'm actually crying over a pony blog?Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-62145898945047054672018-03-09T23:59:17.040-06:002018-03-09T23:59:17.040-06:00I'm not gonna lie, this hurt to hear. Kind of ...I'm not gonna lie, this hurt to hear. Kind of like when Thirty Minute Ponies closed up shop. But worse, because I've been coming here far longer.<br /><br />Let me just say thanks. For all the great new stories you pointed me to. For making OMPR such an interesting read in its own right. For the care you took in your analysis. Even when I didn't always agree when them—especially when I didn't agree with them—I always respected your even-handedness. <br /><br />I hope life stops kicking you in the teeth soon. I hope one day you can return to pouring your energy into something you love as much as you did OMPR. And I hope before season nine ends you finally get your Carrot Top episode. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-39211489243972420762018-03-07T21:59:14.586-06:002018-03-07T21:59:14.586-06:00Even though we have never spoke and I haven't ...Even though we have never spoke and I haven't even popped my head in to really say hi very much lately, I'm still going to miss you. I enjoyed your analysis much more than I tended to enjoy the works themselves.<br /><br />Something something penises.<br /><br /><3Sessaliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825618257183827711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-25587108681004884712018-03-07T21:41:45.941-06:002018-03-07T21:41:45.941-06:00Long comment accidentally deleted. In summary:
*Ch...Long comment accidentally deleted. In summary:<br />*Chris met and exceeded his goal described in "How Roger Ebert Accidentally Created One Man's Pony Ramblings" of being a reviewer that informs readers whether or not they'll enjoy something regardless of whether or not they recommend it.<br /><br />*Many of Chris's posts (mostly categorized under "ramblings") have had a tangible, nonnegligible impact on my writing or how I live my life.<br /><br />I've read this blog from almost the beginning (either December 2011 or January 2012), and I'm sad to see it go. Hope everything goes well—or at least as well as possible—for you, Chris. Thanks for providing the only venue I've published creative writing on (I usually stick to nonfiction).<br /><br />~RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-996708160795893812018-03-07T21:41:21.373-06:002018-03-07T21:41:21.373-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.zzzyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709888026504796571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-41459733511169828842018-03-07T21:18:17.647-06:002018-03-07T21:18:17.647-06:00Life hits hard.
Hit back just as hard.
Things ge...Life hits hard.<br /><br />Hit back just as hard.<br /><br />Things get worse, then they get better. I'll be sitting here waiting for the wave to peak again. You get better. We'll wait.Georg Felishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550333227450728733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-73648459627539235662018-03-07T18:24:25.993-06:002018-03-07T18:24:25.993-06:00Thank you so much Chris for creating and maintaini...Thank you so much Chris for creating and maintaining this blog for so long! I don't think I've ever commented on one of your posts but rest assured I've read most of them. This blog has been a staple for me in terms of MLP content and has revealed to me so many stories that I otherwise would never have seen. I'm not a writer myself but am in college so it's kind of mandatory and I feel that reading this blog has helped me to do better in that and to get more out of the stories that I read in my personal time; both fanfics and original works.<br /><br />I truly hope that everything ends up working out for you. I'll be keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I hope whatever is ailing you eventually passes and, even if you never come back to the blog, are able to continue pursuing your passions elsewhere with the same love and dedication that you've demonstrated in this blog!<br /><br />Thank you for your work and contributions to the MLP fanfic community over the last 6.5 years! From all the comments above your work has been profound and impacted everyone from casual readers tuning in and developing writers who've no doubt been able to improve thanks to your feedback and critiques! I've been reading your blog for 5.5 years and it's been one of the most informative, thoughtful, and entertaining that I've ever had the pleasure to read! I wish you the best!The Capybarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252371445345369628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-6861631060971100532018-03-07T17:09:44.237-06:002018-03-07T17:09:44.237-06:00Gratitude for running the blog all these years, an...Gratitude for running the blog all these years, and my hopes that all the things in your life blow over soon. You've been regular reading for me ever since I entered the fandom, and you've consistently been one of the best reviewers out there.<br /><br />Best of wishes, best of luck, and dinnae be a stranger.Carabashttps://www.fimfiction.net/user/101038/Carabasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-65129159010073490742018-03-07T13:10:41.838-06:002018-03-07T13:10:41.838-06:00Thanks for writing. I'll see you around.Thanks for writing. I'll see you around.Bad Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735227563256689679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-80099333040365009622018-03-07T12:05:09.133-06:002018-03-07T12:05:09.133-06:00Thanks for all that you did. This was absolutely ...Thanks for all that you did. This was absolutely my favorite pony blog. It was informative and entertaining. It's rare to find something with such consistent quality. I didn't always agree, but I did always learn something from reading the reviews.<br /><br />I hope that whatever is ailing you and your family passes quickly. I would love to see a return of this blog one day, but even if it never returns, it was a shining example of what can be accomplished with love and passion for a product.<br /><br />And thanks for the personal help along the way on a few of my stories. It was greatly appreciated.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-58298108484848976932018-03-07T07:00:58.632-06:002018-03-07T07:00:58.632-06:00Sorry to hear that life is hitting you harder. Thi...Sorry to hear that life is hitting you harder. This blog is the entire reason I'm in the pony fanfic community, so it certainly has had a pretty big impact on my life. I don't even remember how I first ran across it originally. Followed it because of a guest post I think? Basically, the writing advice I got from here, in reviews and guest posts, was better than anyplace else.<br /><br />I'm glad life isn't pressuring you away from pony completely. Hope your health gets better even if you never resume the blog. Glad that you made a clean break rather than just letting it linger and fade into inactive oblivion. Your #2 spot on the Big Master Review List will remain in honor of your reviewing seniority and efforts.<br /><br />- Griffin (Singularity Dream)Griffinhttp://cityofdoors.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-63133701548850091872018-03-07T05:03:28.742-06:002018-03-07T05:03:28.742-06:00It's been a long old ride. OMPR has pretty con...It's been a long old ride. OMPR has pretty consistently been there throughout most of my time with the fandom, and it's going to feel strange without it. I'd dare say I learned a lot from reading this blog, and from all your help and advice that you provided personally for my own writing. I may have never gone to your school, but you're one of the best teachers I ever had, and I'm going to miss your lessons.<br /><br />Regardless of whether you'll review anymore or not, I'm happy that you'll still be around, and I wish you good health and happiness in your life ahead.<br />DannyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273313206696087395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-1032736244732559992018-03-07T03:21:47.606-06:002018-03-07T03:21:47.606-06:00Scratch "one of". This has been the best...Scratch "one of". This has been the best fandom blog I know of.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-42839896783862245972018-03-07T03:08:53.490-06:002018-03-07T03:08:53.490-06:00Even though I don't know you half as well as m...Even though I don't know you half as well as many of the people posting here, I hope it will still count for something if I wish you all the very best. I'm sorry real life has thrown so many difficult things at you. Every time I've spoken to you, you've been good to me. And, of course, thank you <i>so</i> much for the years of publishing one of the fandom's finest blogs all these years. This has been a wonderful achievement.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-10795600782264205102018-03-07T02:20:48.031-06:002018-03-07T02:20:48.031-06:00This blog led me to some truly wonderful stories t...This blog led me to some truly wonderful stories that I will remember for the rest of my life. It changed the way I look at fanfiction, and showed me just how great of a storytelling medium it could be. For all of this, I thank you and wish you well on all your future endeavors.<br /><br />Godspeed, you magnificent bastard, godspeed.Deep Delverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972880472712449855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-71086128491571547752018-03-07T01:47:12.374-06:002018-03-07T01:47:12.374-06:00It's been great, Chris. Ever since I entered t...It's been great, Chris. Ever since I entered the fandom proper, checking this blog three times a week was part of my routine, and I'm sure a lot of people can say the same. This blog has always been a cornerstone of the fanfic community, and I sure hope you're as proud of it as you deserve to.<br /><br />Take care, man. Good luck with everything that's going on IRL, and thank you for these last six years. Aragonhttps://www.fimfiction.net/user/20200/Aragonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-33033191121249180922018-03-07T01:38:34.918-06:002018-03-07T01:38:34.918-06:00You are a wonderful human being, Mister Chris. Ble...You are a wonderful human being, Mister Chris. Bless you and yours; may the hard times ease sooner rather than later.Adrenalatic_Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573171859208209653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-15974228978826085182018-03-07T00:54:29.485-06:002018-03-07T00:54:29.485-06:00I know I'm not the most eloquent with this sor...I know I'm not the most eloquent with this sort of thing, but even if my words are clumsy, I hope you know that I mean them.<br /><br />As silly as it to say, this little slice of the internet has felt like home to me for a pretty long time.<br /><br />I've been reading your blog since I was seventeen (gosh!), which means that your horse-words have been a staple of mine for my entire adult life. I've graduated, found a job, lost it, and then found another and another all to the tune of One Man's Pony Ramblings.<br /><br />I sincerely wish I had left more comments, because I COULD have. Your entries had wit, brain, and soul. I'd read your blogs in the morning and think about them all day. They were special, and I really should have expressed how important they were to me.<br /><br />You might not remember, but I actually emailed you for some advice, all the way back in 2014 when I was writing my first piece of fanfiction ever. Frankly, I was a nervous mess, and the fact that you gave me a thoughtful and helpful response meant the world to me. Because of you, writing is a part of my life, and I'm so grateful for that.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this blog. It has been nothing but a joy for me during the past six years. It has been a definite and undeniable bullet point in the "Good Things" column of my life.<br /><br />I know we've never met, and I know we've never even exchanged very many words online (because it turns out I'm more than a bit of a Fluttershy even on the web). But please know that there is another person out there in the world who wishes NOTHING but the BEST for you.<br /><br />From the bottom of my heart, I hope there will always be a measure of peace with you throughout whatever events or changes life has in store. I know that these clumsy fingers typing on clumsy keys shaping clumsy pixels can't do a thing to actually help, but please know that I wish that they could.<br /><br />And just in case I haven't made it clear enough, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so much for OMPR! You've made the world a better place, at least for me.Bachiavellianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634464927862521090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-51244369020160807272018-03-07T00:36:54.193-06:002018-03-07T00:36:54.193-06:00I'm deeply sorry for all you're going thro...I'm deeply sorry for all you're going through, and wish you the strength to handle all the challenges you're facing now. Thank you so much for an incredible blog run, and generally being a fixture of the community. Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.com