Hey everyone!  We're swamped with our own stuff and we need help to keep the group going!  Now accepting applications for a Creative Writing Moderator!  Duties are pretty simple - read through the creative writing submissions to determine if it is acceptable to the club.  Extremely poor grammar, adult themes, bad language, and non-pony content are not acceptable, but pretty much anything else goes!

Must be age 16 or over to get this position.  Sometimes we have stuff get submitted that is not appropriate, so please be aware of that.  Also, of course, this is a volunteer position, so love of the genre is needed!

I'm feeling pretty relaxed about this, so, to apply, please note me with the following things:

~ A quick note about why you feel you are a good choice for this spot.  

~ Two pieces of creative writing that you find on this site (doesn't have to be pony-related) that are examples of good grammar skills, cohesive writing ability, and appropriate material (that is, something that does not violate our rules).

~ Two pieces of creative writing that you find on this site that are examples of something we would not accept.  Poor grammar, bad language, inappropriate themes, etc.

My co-mod and I will be reviewing the submissions as we get them and we will move forward from there.  We will be accepting applications until we find the right fit for the group!  And one more thing....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

If you're not writing notes to either mod or the group itself asking why your submission was denied, then feel free to skip to the end of this note.  If, however, you are, then this is for you.  I have a few points to make...

1.  We are not denying your art because we think it's "crap."  We would never try to squash a budding artist's enthusiasm like that.  Nine times out of ten, the submission is denied simply because it was put into the wrong folder, and you should check that first.  We just don't have time to accept and then move art that has been submitted into the wrong folder.  

2.  If your work violates our rules and guidelines, we will deny it without explanation.  If the folder you submitted to is correct and your submission was denied, then review the rules and make sure your art complies.  There is a rule about cleaning up photographed art that you likely violated.  Honestly, that rule is there because we care about our art and want you to care about yours.  You spent hours drawing that pony, why not let people see the care you put into it by cleaning up the eraser marks and scanner shadows in an editing program before you submit?  GiMP is free for download and is almost as nice as Photoshop itself and, if nothing else, MS Paint will work to clean up your images.  If you, for whatever reason, cannot use either of these programs, then please get in touch with us and we will help you out!

3.  If your work was denied, it does not warrant sending a rude or threatening note.  This is nothing short of harassment and if it continues, we will boot you from the club and report you to the deviantART staff.  Harassment is unacceptable and we will not tolerate it from our members.

I apologize if this is coming off as harsh or mean or anything, but we are volunteers and we do the best we can to make this little club something fun, so please respect us as we respect you.

And since I hate to write a note with such a depressing message and nothing fun upbeat to mention, here's your good news:

CONTEST STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!

Have a great weekend all!

Hey pony peeps!

I've been noticing a lot lately that sometimes, if a submission is denied, the artist that submitted it will resubmit it in the same folder, often immediately after denial.  It's pretty uncommon for us to deny a submission on accident, so there's a reason that this has happened.  If we accidentally deny your deviation, we comment to apologize and ask you to resubmit.

The overwhelming majority of the times that deviations are denied are because you've submitted to the wrong folder.  As stated in the rules, we aren't required to respond telling you to submit to the proper folder.  It takes a lot of time to comment to each member that has erroneously submitted to a folder and that is time we don't necessarily have.  First thing you need to do when you see that your deviation was declined is double-check the folder to which you've submitted your piece.

If you feel that your submission has been denied in error,  PLEASE DO NOT RESUBMIT IMMEDIATELY!!  There is a link on the submission notice for comments.  Please use that to ask us why we denied the submission.

I'm not asking this because we're lazy, or mean, or anything else like that.  I'm asking this because this club is a community each member should do his or her part to make our community better.  We love you guys and your awesome art and we want to do our best for you!

In other news...

Do you remember that contest that we ran back in November that ended up flopping?  We got a lot of interest in it, but there just wasn't enough time for everyone to get submissions done.  So we're going to give it another shot here soon.  This time, I figured there's no reason not to give you guys a whole month to get it done!  Keep an eye on the journal for the date for that, and refer to this entry: [link] if you don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

Ciao for now!

she has been oohed and aahed over but not bought. so here she is for raffle to celebrate 7 years of customizing by yours truly.


as of june 15th i will have been enjoying this wonderful and versatile art form for 7 years! i have enjoyed every minute of it! i'm running this a little early because i am looking fwd to buying a house and moving in late spring/early summer, and i'd rather have her shipped before that. please celebrate with me and join this raffle for the stunning tiger lily!


please read the rules carefully:


1. DO NOT MENTION "RAFFLE" IN THE PAYPAL TRANSACTION instead put "celebration" please and leave your arena/deviantart id.
2. 1 ticket for $1, 10 for $5
3. winner will be chosen by random.org
4. all shipping is free, including international
5. my paypal addy is RevRuby @ gmail.com
6. raffle ends april 30th! she will be shipped may 1st
7. if 100 tickets are sold a second pony prize will be added!

updated list of ticket holders here: [link]

The Rules
New Rules

I swear people!

You ALWAYS read the rules before joining a club!

We love you guys, but there is only two of us!  

We are not like most other MLP groups on DA.  We were around before G4 ever came about so this club really was created for G1-G3.  We accept the new generation with open arms though!

What we DON'T ACCEPT is all the new pony pron that's seems to have come around with the new fans.

This particular group is a PG one.

There are plenty of other groups out there that will accept your more PG13 and up art/stories/etc., BUT NOT US.

Please respect that.

If you don't agree, then DON'T TRY TO TELL US WE'RE WRONG.

And all together, don't harass us about any of the decisions we have made for our club.

Thank you.

I hope this clears up a few things.

And we super appreciate those who have cooperated with all of this (which is most of you).