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	* '''February 7, 2024: NotPonychan.net moves to Ponychan.co''' Following the total collapse of Old Ponychan, Not Ponychan is renamed to Ponychan and effectively takes its place.		* '''February 7, 2024: NotPonychan.net moves to Ponychan.co''' Following the total collapse of Old Ponychan, Not Ponychan is renamed to Ponychan and effectively takes its place.
	* '''February, 2024: Ponychan.org and Ponychan.co merge''' The two remaining Ponychan continuity sites merge to become the official unified Ponychan.		* '''February, 2024: Ponychan.org and Ponychan.co merge''' The two remaining Ponychan continuity sites merge to become the official unified Ponychan.

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	* '''January 12, 2012''': '''Creation of /ef/''' A more relaxed, 4chan-like board introduced after user complaints about strict moderation.		* '''January 12, 2012''': '''Creation of /ef/''' A more relaxed, 4chan-like board introduced after user complaints about strict moderation.
	* '''July 13, 2012''': '''Creation of MLPchan''' Due to growing dissatisfaction with strict moderation, users from Old Ponychan split off to form MLPchan under Anonthony.		* '''July 13, 2012''': '''Creation of MLPchan''' Due to growing dissatisfaction with strict moderation, users from Old Ponychan split off to form MLPchan under Anonthony.
	* [[File:MLPchanmerger.png\|thumb\|537x537px\|Old Ponychan's front page announcement about the MLPchan merger.]]		* [[File:MLPchanmerger.png\|thumb\|537x537px\|Old Ponychan's front page announcement about the MLPchan merger.]]'''January 24, 2015''': '''Talks of merging with MLPchan''' Initial discussions begin about merging Old Ponychan with MLPchan.
	* '''January 24, 2015''': '''Talks of merging with MLPchan''' Initial discussions begin about merging Old Ponychan with MLPchan.
	* '''April 24, 2015''': '''Old Ponychan and MLPchan merge''' Old Ponychan and MLPchan merge with changes including adoption of MLPchan's software and staff, while retaining the Ponychan name. Fenolio becomes the "Community Administrator" while Macil becomes the "Technical Administrator."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150426192025/http://www.ponychan.net/] Old Ponychan front page after MLPchan merger</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150428012107/http://www.ponychan.net:80/oat/] Fenolio announces staff changes following MLPchan merger</ref>		* '''April 24, 2015''': '''Old Ponychan and MLPchan merge''' Old Ponychan and MLPchan merge with changes including adoption of MLPchan's software and staff, while retaining the Ponychan name. Fenolio becomes the "Community Administrator" while Macil becomes the "Technical Administrator."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150426192025/http://www.ponychan.net/] Old Ponychan front page after MLPchan merger</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150428012107/http://www.ponychan.net:80/oat/] Fenolio announces staff changes following MLPchan merger</ref>
	* '''January 15, 2017''': '''Fenolio steps down''' Fenolio steps down due to conflicts with Macil, with Astra becoming the new co-admin alongside Macil. Astra pushes for a more civil atmosphere following the merger between Old Ponychan and MLPchan. Astra is also responsible for much of the board restructuring during this time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000111/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9111.html] Fenolio steps down, Astra becomes co-admin</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000113/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9154.html] Astra pushes more civil atmosphere</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000109/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9355.html] Astra's site/board changes (a)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000114/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9664.html] Astra's site/board changes (b)</ref>		* '''January 15, 2017''': '''Fenolio steps down''' Fenolio steps down due to conflicts with Macil, with Astra becoming the new co-admin alongside Macil. Astra pushes for a more civil atmosphere following the merger between Old Ponychan and MLPchan. Astra is also responsible for much of the board restructuring during this time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000111/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9111.html] Fenolio steps down, Astra becomes co-admin</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000113/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9154.html] Astra pushes more civil atmosphere</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000109/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9355.html] Astra's site/board changes (a)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000114/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9664.html] Astra's site/board changes (b)</ref>

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* '''February 8, 2011''': '''Ponychan founded''' Created by Orange Blaze as a refuge for My Little Pony fans banned from 4chan’s /b/ board during the ''First Great Pony Purge''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221134118/http://www.ponychan.net/chan/] The Founding of Ponychan</ref>
* '''July 11, 2011''': '''Splitting of /pony/ and /oat/''' The community divides into two boards: /pony/ for pony discussion and /oat/ for off-topic discussion.
* '''January 12, 2012''': '''Creation of /ef/''' A more relaxed, 4chan-like board introduced after user complaints about strict moderation.
* '''July 13, 2012''': '''Creation of MLPchan''' Due to growing dissatisfaction with strict moderation, users from Old Ponychan split off to form MLPchan under Anonthony.
* [[File:MLPchanmerger.png|thumb|537x537px|Old Ponychan's front page announcement about the MLPchan merger.]]
* '''January 24, 2015''': '''Talks of merging with MLPchan''' Initial discussions begin about merging Old Ponychan with MLPchan.
* '''April 24, 2015''': '''Old Ponychan and MLPchan merge''' Old Ponychan and MLPchan merge with changes including adoption of MLPchan's software and staff, while retaining the Ponychan name. Fenolio becomes the "Community Administrator" while Macil becomes the "Technical Administrator."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150426192025/http://www.ponychan.net/] Old Ponychan front page after MLPchan merger</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150428012107/http://www.ponychan.net:80/oat/] Fenolio announces staff changes following MLPchan merger</ref>
* '''January 15, 2017''': '''Fenolio steps down''' Fenolio steps down due to conflicts with Macil, with Astra becoming the new co-admin alongside Macil. Astra pushes for a more civil atmosphere following the merger between Old Ponychan and MLPchan. Astra is also responsible for much of the board restructuring during this time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000111/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9111.html] Fenolio steps down, Astra becomes co-admin</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000113/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9154.html] Astra pushes more civil atmosphere</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000109/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9355.html] Astra's site/board changes (a)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000114/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9664.html] Astra's site/board changes (b)</ref>
* '''January 29, 2017''': '''Complaints about official Discord''' Users express concerns that the then-official Ponychan Discord is siphoning users and activity from the site.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205000119/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/9720.html] Users complain about Discord</ref>
* '''March 17, 2017''': '''Macil no longer listed as admin''' Fenolio returns as co-admin, now alongside Astra.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170403174802/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/11181.html#11181] Macil no longer admin; Fenolio co-admin with Astra</ref>
* '''April 8, 2017''': '''Ponychan becomes open source''' Ponychan’s source code is released to the public, ostensibly promoting open development.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170603071439/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/11512.html#11512] Ponychan becomes open source</ref>
* '''July 16, 2017''': '''Fenolio and Astra step down''' Both co-admins step down due to lack of interest, transferring site administration to Mikie and The Person Who Posts As Fluttershy (TPWPAF). Mikie makes a general attempt to add the "pony" back into Old Ponychan.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170803195917/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/11856.html] Fenolio and Astra step down</ref>
* '''April 12, 2018''': '''TPWPAF steps down''' TPWPAF steps down, leaving Mikie as the sole administrator.
* '''April 24, 2019''': '''Toybox appointed as moderator''' Mikie appoints Toybox as moderator, mistakenly believing him to be the voice of reason, in a decision that Mikie will later come to regret.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190826090819/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/15425.html] Mikie appoints Toybox as moderator</ref>
* '''October 5, 2020''': '''Mikie steps down''' Mikie steps down from site administration, likely due to the stress of managing the site.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201201050158/https://www.ponychan.net/site/res/15722.html#15722] Mikie steps down</ref>
* '''November 21, 2020''': '''Toybox listed as admin''' Toybox takes over as admin, marking the beginning of a period of stagnation and decline.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201121182345/https://www.ponychan.net/] Toybox first listed as admin</ref>
* '''July/August 2021: /ef/ board is removed''' The /ef/ Everfree board, which boasts a "laxer atmosphere and fewer rules," is removed in a highly controversial move.
* '''August 25, 2021: Voidchan created''' Voidchan is launched by (Anon/Void)Cat as a splinter-chan of Old Ponychan in response to the loss of /ef/ as well as Toybox's administration.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211009085258/https://voidchan.net/] Voidchan created</ref>
* '''December 8, 2023''': '''Old Ponychan to shut down''' The official announcement is made that Old Ponychan will shut down in one month, with the site administration refusing to pass Old Ponychan to interested users.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240106090845/https://www.ponychan.net/chat/res/112453.html] Announcement of Old Ponychan shutting down</ref>
* '''December 20, 2023''': '''Creation of NotPonychan.net''' Not Ponychan is announced by user ⛵, hosted at NotPonychan.net, using open-source repositories and initially plagued by technical difficulties.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240106090823/https://www.ponychan.net/chat/res/118236.html] NotPonychan.net announced</ref>
* '''December 25, 2023''': '''Creation of Ponychan.org''' An anonymous user (later going by Kiff) launches Ponychan.org using the same open-source repositories, avoiding many of the technical issues that affected NotPonychan.net.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240106225841/https://www.ponychan.net/chat/res/120843.html] Ponychan.org announced</ref>
* '''February 4, 2024: Voidchan merges with Ponychan''' Voidchan merges with NotPonychan.net to become the /void/ board.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240613223046/https://www.ponychan.co/void/res/1.html#1] Voidchan.net closes, merges with Ponychan</ref>
* '''February 7, 2024: NotPonychan.net moves to Ponychan.co''' Following the total collapse of Old Ponychan, Not Ponychan is renamed to Ponychan and effectively takes its place.
* '''February, 2024: Ponychan.org and Ponychan.co merge''' The two remaining Ponychan continuity sites merge to become the official unified Ponychan.