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Spam-B-Gone Anonymous 12/23/2021 (Thu) 05:27:40 Id:fed218 No. 313 [Reply] [Last]

Just a quick thought regarding the regular spam/ad bots... Since they all seem to be Chinese, wouldn't it just be practical to rangeban that region for now? I kind of doubt that we have any genuine regular Chinese visitors that would be affected at the moment, considering how obscure this place still is. Of course, that's just me assuming these are actually coming from China. For all I know it could be US based spam, or India, or somewhere in Europe or any other place.

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mys_elf Board owner 08/03/2022 (Wed) 20:40:22 Id:35c225 No. 438

>>432 >>433 Why would you want a delay if it's something to be removed? Anyway, you could probably look into https://gitgud.io/LynxChan/LynxChanAddon-AutoBan as a starting point. Be aware that this addon was designed for Lynxchan 2.0 so it may need some updating to work with newer versions.

Anonymous 02/02/2023 (Thu) 04:23:43 Id:023eff No. 480

>>438 Can you add file shasum to this https://gitgud.io/LynxChan/ShadowTrashAddon/-/blob/master/index.js

Anonymous 02/02/2023 (Thu) 20:11:17 Id:cd3749 No. 481

>>480 Who the fuck are you and what the fuck you have to do with this board?

Anonymous 10/23/2022 (Sun) 14:42:45 Id:589127 No. 471 [Reply]

can we get a bigger file size limit? maybe 15MB?

mys_elf Board owner 01/16/2023 (Mon) 23:27:37 Id:781790 No. 476

>>471 It's a balance between file size and number of files. Overall I am happy with the current limits. 4mb for >>>/fim/ and >>>/qa/, 6mb for >>>/clop/. If you are looking to share larger files I would highly recommend smutty.horse.

Anonymous 01/28/2023 (Sat) 15:49:16 Id:df82ad No. 477

>>476 The webm thread would be the only ones using a bigger file size limit, and using smutty.horse for most of the files would undoubtedly kill the threads

Anonymous 01/28/2023 (Sat) 17:51:07 Id:bb8f47 No. 478

>>477 Most video files are poorly optimized and could be compressed a lot without a perceptible difference in quality. It's too bad there is no easy to use open source software for making them smaller.

mys_elf Board owner 01/28/2023 (Sat) 21:27:40 Id:781790 No. 479

>>478 I typically use the following ffmpeg options to make webms:


ffmpeg -i "in.mp4" -c:v libvpx-vp9 -vbr on -crf 25 -b:v 0 "out.webm"

Can add -an if you need to strip the audio and increase the crf if you need a smaller file at the expense of quality.

NSFW stories Anonymous 10/21/2022 (Fri) 05:54:45 Id:3402c5 No. 469 [Reply]

I understand that I cannot post NSFW images in /fim/ (it must be in /clop/ instead). However, can I post NSFW greens or stories in /fim/?

mys_elf Board owner 10/21/2022 (Fri) 06:10:18 Id:db1d15 No. 470

>>469 Greens and stories are fine, we've already had some in the past.

Clarification on GR.14 Anonymous 04/07/2022 (Thu) 01:33:52 Id:6f893f No. 394 [Reply]

I was considering making a thread for a simplified pen and paper sort of game meant to be some interactive fun for anons. Make a character, join in, play a loose zap style game set in the world of FIM. Every day would count as one turn and each anon would write in their move which would get processed at a consistent time. I would add pictures to convey aspects of the world. Before creating the thread I checked the rules in case something like this was mentioned and I saw GR.14 "No roleplaying". It seemed clean cut to me at first but I think that this thread could be fun for a small board like this that does not get many posts; it would offer some consistent interactivity without getting too noisy. I figure there is a chance that the rule was not written to stop game threads of the type I described but with the intent to prevent some other sort or roleplay (like for example always roleplaying as a character when you make your posts). Even if it's a small chance it can't hurt to ask.

Anonymous 04/07/2022 (Thu) 02:13:25 Id:54d89a No. 395

>>394 I always thought No RP rule is meant to stop bullshit like I'm a bad filly, bla bla bla, ask me questions Anons! not CYOA-like things or prompts.

mys_elf Board owner 04/07/2022 (Thu) 03:10:11 Id:482edb No. 396

>>394 Sounds to me like basically a CYOA, should be fine. >>395 >I always thought No RP rule is meant to stop bullshit like >I'm a bad filly, bla bla bla, ask me questions Anons! >not CYOA-like things or prompts. Pretty much.

Anonymous 10/21/2022 (Fri) 05:22:01 Id:803cda No. 468

>>394 I like the idea. Like D&D, but with ponies. I guess it's just CYOA like other Anons have said.

Anonymous 06/06/2022 (Mon) 00:25:02 Id:fc0142 No. 411 [Reply] [Last]

So, it turns out the latest wonderful decision by the /mlp/ moderation was to filter the word "barbienigger" in an attempt to discourage FiM fans from speaking out against EqG spammers. It's obvious that the jannies over there are furiously biased in favor of the barbiespammers, so the question is: How can this site become more active? Everything is here for a pony-only haven, but it feels like lots of ponyfags are still wary about switching sites, or don't even know this place exists.

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Anonymous 08/23/2022 (Tue) 23:58:06 Id:e6654d No. 449

>>448 Decent? Fuck no. That is, not unless you speak Russian, but you could probably bypass the range bans with some of the free VPNs that they post on anarchist websites in Onionland.

Anonymous 09/05/2022 (Mon) 09:40:25 Id:416b3e No. 462

>>411 You should be using barbiezigger anyway faggot.

Anonymous 09/05/2022 (Mon) 17:21:05 Id:a6dda0 No. 463

>>462 Tryhard.

The State of This Site Anonymous 08/28/2022 (Sun) 23:17:31 Id:3ec90a No. 450 [Reply]

I hate that I even have to be making a thread like this, but things have been building up, and it's time to have a discussion. I'm feeling very frustrated. I love this place and have been around since the beginning, and have put in a lot of hours and some of my own money trying to help it grow, but I'm quickly losing faith in the future of this site based on the way things are going. First of all, why are blatant troll, schizo and other similar posts designed solely to disrupt and make people mad being left alone? There's been several cases of this in threads now where someone's clearly just trying to stir shit up, leaving a perfectly good thread derailed in the wake. But nothing happens, it's just left there for months, potentially stifling further future growth of that thread. Second, and on a much more serious note, now this sites on the radar of actual, unironic CP bots, and that shit is getting left up for hours. As an artist, I've wanted to help bringing attention to this site through pony art that gets sourced back to here, but now I can't do that anymore. I don't want my name to be associated with somewhere that has a very real possibility of someone clicking a link, only to have some kid getting dicked be the first thing they see. What's the plan of action here? How can these problems be addressed? I really hate this timeline. These last couple of years have really felt like the old fandom surrounding pony is withering away rapidly. G5 is a flop, /mlp/ is as much of a dumpster fire as its ever been, and alternative places to discuss anything related are drying up. >Fansites are dead >Forums are dead >Imageboards are dying What's left, really? Reddit? Discord? It's a bleak outlook. All I want is a place to post and discuss cute poners in peace without all the cancer that has infested the present day internet.

Anonymous 08/28/2022 (Sun) 23:49:51 Id:8d4e14 No. 451

Ignore bait. Disregard spam. Really, this shit has been going on since the Golden Age of 4chan. It ain't no thing.

mys_elf Board owner 08/29/2022 (Mon) 19:37:00 Id:6f019f No. 452

>>450 I think things are exaggerated a fair bit here. While we do have bots from time to time, we take appropriate action against them and will continue to do so. Thread derailment is a pretty rare occurrence around here. It has happened, and we have cleaned it up before. Should Anons be unhappy about the resolution of things, I would hope they would come to /qa/ so we can discuss what would have been a better outcome. And if you see something against the rules, report it, and a staff member will review it. If you have examples feel free to link them here or directly report them.

Anonymous 08/29/2022 (Mon) 22:12:40 Id:222ce7 No. 453

>>452 I thought this was a troll thread at first.

Anonymous 08/29/2022 (Mon) 22:45:48 Id:a03a76 No. 454

Honestly /mlp/ has the same problem. The difference here is that there's less staff to delete threads 24/7. this month alone, actual genital gore was posted on there and it was up for at least 15 minutes.

Quick question about rule #2 Anonymous 03/19/2022 (Sat) 00:58:42 Id:46c69f No. 387 [Reply]

Is watersports considered too extreme? Personally I see watersports as OK but scat and diapers are gross; just wanted to be sure if that's agreed.

mys_elf Board owner 03/19/2022 (Sat) 17:25:36 Id:33770e No. 388

>>387 Should probably be fine, just keep in mind board rules (mainly nsfw vs sfw images depending on whether your posting on /fim/ or /clop/).

In the recent event in /mlp/... Anonymous 02/22/2022 (Tue) 06:36:39 Id:dc5249 No. 361 [Reply]

...I need some answers. 1) What is policy about pride flags? About trannies? Is any critique about trannies deleted? 2) What is policy about Alicorn Twilight? Anonfilly? Diamond Dogs/Teenage Dragons/Parrots (2017 movie)/Abyssinians? Yaks/Nu-changelings/etc? G1, G2, G3, G5? Filly Funtasia? Them's Fightin' Herds? Now that /mlp/ has fallen to PC/LGBT agenda, I'm evaluating potential replacement for us, and if nhnb can be one, or it's just empty place where nothing can be discussed.

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Anonymous 02/26/2022 (Sat) 17:26:35 Id:99618f No. 380

In light of the tumor of /mlgbt/ finally being archived. It's very obvious that it's a discord coal-tranny /qa/ operation. It's no surprise that they picked G5 to shitpost a green and circlejerk with other discord niggers. This isn't the fault of g5 fags, it's coaltrannies using g5 as a fracture point, and doing it to put a wedge in and drive off g4fags. The next target is apparently Aryanne. Tourists who have no idea what they're talking about intend to "take aryanne back" because zigger stripped shitposting wasnt enough. This is specifically about replacing the old fandom culture with their new tumors, just as bad as barbiefags and why it needs to be made known. "This thread was never about politics" A blatant lie, it's entirely about the board culture and mutating it by pouring in outsiders that are incompatible with the old board culture.

Anonymous 02/27/2022 (Sun) 05:58:58 Id:d98b29 No. 381

>>380 Unfortunately, among the evident moderation bias, there is little we can do

Anonymous 02/27/2022 (Sun) 18:26:29 Id:99618f No. 382

>>381 If off-topic /pol/ shit gets deleted then so should /lgbt/ look at this shit. It's literally just /lgbt/ on /mlp/ with occasional pony pictures.

Emergency bunker for foreign language communities? Anonymous 02/25/2022 (Fri) 18:14:24 Id:89c364 No. 371 [Reply]

Just saw this thread on /mlp/, looks like a brony community from China is being taken out for one reason or another. https://boards.4channel.org/mlp/thread/38267127 Some anons there have suggested this place being a potential spot to move to, along with some of the potential challenges that may bring. Could be either as simple as allowing foreign language threads and/or a general on the /fim/ board, or as elaborate as creating a foreign language board. Any thoughts on this?

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Anonymous 02/25/2022 (Fri) 20:09:49 Id:705ff8 No. 377

>>376 Still accessible through a mirror, not the original. But I'm not sure if the link will paste right with chinese symbols in it. https://nimingban.org/f/%E7%BE%8E%E6%BC%AB Try this then follow the arrows for drop down choices till you get to their /co/ https://nimingban.org/ As for the language, both sides of the fandom know how to use googletranslate and there's browser extensions to autotranslate which /mlp/ and chinanons have used to communicate before. Though they suggest DeepL instead for a better translation

mys_elf Board owner 02/25/2022 (Fri) 20:57:31 Id:5bdd6a No. 378

>>377 Seems I am unable to connect from my home ISP. I did manage to somewhat gain access to the site though. >As for the language, both sides of the fandom know how to use googletranslate and there's browser extensions to autotranslate which /mlp/ and chinanons have used to communicate before. Though they suggest DeepL instead for a better translation I'm still not wholly convinced of the effectiveness of autotranslate. There are also some other considerations as well, but let me think on it for a bit and ask other staff what they think.

mys_elf Board owner 02/26/2022 (Sat) 05:40:21 Id:5bdd6a No. 379

Alright, after some discussion I think that we'll give it a try. We'll allow one /int/ thread on >>>/fim/ for languages other than English. Some things to note: >The OP should be in English >Most non-English posting should be contained within >We recommend including screenshots of links to non-English destinations >This is very much an experimental sort of thing >All rules are still expected to be followed

Anonymous 02/08/2022 (Tue) 04:11:43 Id:02d3ca No. 348 [Reply]

Is pic related banned?

Anonymous 02/08/2022 (Tue) 04:45:07 Id:0110a2 No. 349

>>348 I don't see why it would be. After all, it has its roots deep in G4/FiM with Fighting is Magic and all that history. At the very least, none of the current rules mention it. Also, I could have sworn some anon has already posted TFH art in the months past and nobody raised a fuss. Can't remember what thread it may have been in though.

Anonymous 02/08/2022 (Tue) 05:27:23 Id:0110a2 No. 350

Found it. >>>/fim/3018 >>>/fim/4826 >>>/fim/5384 >>>/fim/5428

mys_elf Board owner 02/08/2022 (Tue) 19:27:20 Id:3c0220 No. 351

>>348 It's not banned, but I don't think threads about it would be on topic to FiM.