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        "*": "<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\" id=\"mw-diff-left-l1\">Line 1:</td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\">Line 1:</td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">&lt;strong&gt;MediaWiki </del>has <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">been installed</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">&lt;</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">strong&gt;</del></div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[https://www.ponychan.co Ponychan] is a community-driven My Little Pony imageboard that continues the \"brony\" imageboard legacy started in 2011.\u00a0 Despite leadership changes, cultural shifts, and the eventual closure of its original domain (ponychan.net) in 2024, the Ponychan community </ins>has <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">endured through its user-led efforts to maintain the site\u2019s traditions and open discussion format</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Today, Ponychan retains its role as a hub for creative expression and casual conversation at [https:</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/www.ponychan.co ponychan.co].</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-deleted\"><br></td><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-added\"><br></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Consult the </del>[https://<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">www</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Help:Contents User</del>'s <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Guide] </del>for <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">information </del>on <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">using </del>the <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki software</del>.</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">== History ==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Ponychan was founded on </ins>[https://<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web/20110221134118</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">http</ins>:/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/www.ponychan.net/chan/ February 8, 2011] as a refuge for My Little Pony fans who were banned from 4chan</ins>'s <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/b/ board during what became known as the ''First Great Pony Purge''. Created by Orange Blaze, Ponychan sought to establish a community distinct from 4chan, initially enforcing a culture of \"love and tolerance.\" Over time, the site experienced various internal conflicts leading to staff and user departures.\u00a0 This culminated in multiple community fractures as users left in groups to create their own competing splinter chans.\u00a0 The largest of these, MLPchan, eventually merged back into Ponychan in 2015.\u00a0 Thereafter, Ponychan incorporated aspects of both sites while revitalizing the community </ins>for <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">a time.\u00a0 Following the merger, the site saw various leadership changes. Administrators came and went, each leaving their mark </ins>on the <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">culture and structure of Ponychan</ins>.</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-deleted\"><br></td><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-added\"><br></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>== <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Getting started </del>==</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>== <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Decline (2020-2023) </ins>==</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* </del>[<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">https</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">//www</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]</del></div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>[ <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[[The Decline of Old Ponychan (2020-2023)|Full Article</ins>: <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The Decline of Old Ponychan (2020-2023)]] ]</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* </del>[https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">org</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special:MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ</del>]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* [https</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">//lists</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wikimedia</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">org/postorius/lists/mediawiki</del>-<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">announce</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">lists</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wikimedia</del>.org<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/ MediaWiki release mailing list]</del></div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Under the administration of Toybox starting in 2020, Ponychan experienced a profound cultural shift. The administration's approach to moderation increasingly emphasized personal loyalty over adherence to the site's founding principles. This led to widespread accusations of administrative favoritism, selective enforcement of rules, and a general decline in transparency. Additionally, much of the site\u2019s active user base was funneled into a private Discord server linked to the administration, further diminishing engagement on the imageboard itself.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* [https://www</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki </del>for <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">your language]</del></div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* [https:</del>//<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">www</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/wiki/Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Manual</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki</del>]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Toybox's tenure also saw an erosion of the site's historically open and community-driven ethos. Decisions were made unilaterally, and attempts to solicit feedback from users were largely ignored. This disregard culminated in the controversial decision to permanently shut down Ponychan</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Unlike the numerous administrative transitions of the past, no effort was made to pass the site to capable successors or engage with the community about its future</ins>.</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">On December 8, 2023, an abrupt announcement declared that the site would close in one month. The stated reasons for this decision were widely disputed, with many users viewing it as a betrayal of the community's trust. A </ins>[https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">equestriadaily</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">com</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">2024</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">01</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">ponychan-releases-final-statement-as.html press release</ins>] <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">was sent to Equestria Daily marking what was declared the official end of Ponychan (hereafter</ins>: <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Old Ponychan).\u00a0 The administration promised to maintain an archive of Old Ponychan following the shutdown, but this promise was also broken - arbitrarily erasing years of community history</ins>.</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">== Continuity and Revival ==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Following the announcement of Old Ponychan\u2019s impending closure, community members began organizing efforts to preserve the community and its imageboard format</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Users discovered the open</ins>-<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">source Ponychan repositories while exploring other platforms and alternatives, and they quickly began to establish continuity sites.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">On December 20, 2023, user \u26f5 announced the creation of Not Ponychan, initially hosted at NotPonychan.net. The name Not Ponychan was chosen to emphasize both the complete lack of support from the administration, as well as the resilience of the community in the face of the administration's hostility</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\"> This site faced substantial technical difficulties at launch</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Shortly thereafter, on December 25, 2023, an anonymous user (later going by Kiff) launched a separate instance using the same repositories at Ponychan</ins>.org <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">using a different hosting service, which managed to avoid many of the technical issues faced by NotPonychan.net.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The existence of multiple continuity sites with their legitimacy constantly challenged by the hostile administration led to confusion within the community. The Old Ponychan administration refused to acknowledge these efforts in official statements and instead declared that any sites other than Ponychan.net were unofficial. Additionally, a separate pony imageboard to which the administration had ties was promoted as the preferred alternative, further fragmenting the remaining user base</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\"> To this day, the hostile administration of Old Ponychan pays money annually to retain and hold hostage the domain Ponychan</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">net in a ridiculous attempt to retain exclusive legitimacy </ins>for <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">a site that no longer even exists.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The existence of multiple mirrored continuity sites on different hosts allowed the new administrators to identify and address mismatches between the repositories and the various hosting environments.\u00a0 In this way, the last of the critical technical issues were finally resolved on NotPonychan.net as the dust was settling from the collapse of Old Ponychan.\u00a0 In early February, 2024, Voidchan.net (a splinter-chan of Old Ponychan created in response to Toybox's controversial administration) merged with NotPonychan.net to become the </ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">void</ins>/ <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">board.\u00a0 NotPonychan.net subsequently rebranded as Ponychan and moved to Ponychan.co</ins>. <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Thereafter Ponychan</ins>.org <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">shut down and redirected to Ponychan.co, consolidating what remained of the user bases under one platform.\u00a0  </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==Important articles==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">&lt;gallery position=\"center\" captionalign=\"center\" navigation=\"true\"&gt;</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">File:92EKflBOAlLG0.gif|link=Ponychan_Timeline|Ponychan Timeline</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">File</ins>:<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Discord Exlploding Chocolate Milk.gif|link=The Decline of Old Ponychan (2020-2023)|The Decline of Old Ponychan (2020-2023)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">&lt;</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">gallery&gt;</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[[Category</ins>:<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{SITENAME}}]</ins>]</div></td></tr>\n"
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