• Nightly Roundup #515


    Today was PK's birthday, so let's all wish him a happy bithday on his special day! Don't worry we'll make sure he gets extra special laundry to munch on tonight in celebration of the event.

    News time folks! Check it out after the break!

    Thanks to Red Pear for the pic!


    Mmmm, Cake



    Christmas and Fic Competition

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    Fresh off the heels of the MLPchan Thanksgiving competition, a larger, Christmas contest has begun. MLPchan's /fic/ and /art/ communities are having another holiday contest open for all pony writers and artists. This competition will include both Fanfiction and Artwork, with a winner for each receiving a copy of the IDW canon FiM comic. If you didn't get a chance to compete for the prize in it, or didn't win and want another shot at glory, or are an artist instead, here's your shot.

    The details of the write & draw-off can be found on the thread here as well as on the competition site, but here's a quick rundown:


    Prompt Submissions:
    open: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:00:00 CST.
    close: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:00:00 CST.

    Drawing will begin immediately after the prompt is chosen, and will end on the 14th - Writing will begin immediately after the Drawing portion is over.

    The prizes (cover as of yet undetermined):
    http://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MLPissue1-363x550.jpg

    The MLPchan /fic/ review community offers an invaluable resource to authors, with numerous review threads and writing help to writers who want assistance in pre-reading, proofreading and critiquing their stories for editing and polishing, either for submission to the various fanfiction repositories or just to help them craft a better fic. Authors who need any help in this area are welcomed to come by and check into the review threads for assistance. 


     Ponies in Real Life - Twilight Sparkle




    Plushie Giveaway

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    Hi, this holiday season I'll be giving away my Twilight Sparkle plushie to one of my watchers/followers. I think it would be great if it could be featured on one of your posts as I would like many people to participate. I'm trying to get the word out! So here is a link to the details and how to enter the giveaway:

    http://dolphinwing.deviantart.com/#/d5llkvv

    and this is a link to the deviation on deviantart: http://dolphinwing.deviantart.com/art/Twilight-Sparkle-Plush-334625331

    Thanks for your help!


    Pony Tattoo





    Podcasts/Vlogs/Ect

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    Ponyville Roundup - Episode 12

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    Cantercast - Episode 19

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    Cantercast 19
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    On Cantercast 19, after a week hiatus, we discuss which of the villains would be the strongest, the crews thoughts about Magic Duel and if the CMC are next in line for the Elements, which one would they be. We also display awesome community art and comics as well as music and animation.
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    Successful Meetups

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    Boston Bronies


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    Over 40 guests from all across New England attended yesterday's Boston Bronies meetup for a Christmas party hosted at Dave & Buster's in Braintree MA. We watched the premiere of "Magic Duel," raffled off MLP-themed gifts to a few lucky guests, and even shared in a MLP-themed Christmas cake! We also collected food donations for a local food shelter just outside of Boston for needy families. After the party we concluded with gaming throughout the night and even ran into an employee at D&B who was a fan of the show. His nametag read "Sonic Rainboom."

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    Groups/Meetups/Guilds Looking for More

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    Washington Meetup

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    On Wednesday, December 19th there is a meetup for bronies at the Puyallup Public Library in Puyallup, Washington (State) from 3pm-5pm PST.

    More information can be found on the Puyallup Public Library website.

    http://www.cityofpuyallup.org/library/index.php

    Direct link to the event's info is http://www.cityofpuyallup.org/library/events/library-events/ppl-teen-group-my-little/
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    Green Bay Meetup

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    Green Bay Bronies 1st year anniversary!
    Saturday December 15th, 2012

    The time has come for the Green Bay Bronies to celebrate their first year anniversary! Now it's time to PAR-TAY and celebrate such an awesome year!!!

    We will be following in the footsteps of the original meet up and will be going to the wildlife sanctuary and the bowling alley.

    Event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/493628003992835/
    Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/GreenBayBrony/


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    International Meetup in Austria

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    We're bronies from Hungary, and yesterday (December 2nd) we had an awesome meetup in Vienna, Austria. With the help of the Austrian bronies, we had a lot of fun, visited beautiful places in the city, and of course we got to know each other. This was our first meetup outside of our country, and even though a lot of us went to Vienna before, we asked our Austrian bros to help in planning the day. I also want to thank them for the navigation in the city, we would've been probably lost without them. Our bus arrived to Vienna in the morning, we walked in the Prater, went to the Hundertwasserhaus, the Stephansdom cathedral, the Hofburg Palace (unfortunately we were too broke and short on time, to go in), and we went two the Christmas Market at the Town Hall in the evening. We had a great time, we enjoyed the trip and we were really happy to meet bronies from other countries. We also made a dozen group photos :D


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    Library Meetup

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    The Puyallup Public Library has lots of bronies visiting every day, so to celebrate, we're going to have a program all about MLP:FiM. Teens (ages 13+) can enjoy pony-related crafts, snacks, and games and share their favorite mashups. All teens are welcome, from the most knowledgeable brony to those who are curious what the fuss is all about. We’ll also be giving away prizes for the best costumes. Registration is strongly suggested - call the reference desk (253.841.5454) or email Young Adult Librarian Bonnie Svitavsky at bsvitavsky@ci.puyallup.wa.us.

    Here's a link to the program:
    https://www.facebook.com/events/386753784738887/

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    Leeds Brony Meetup

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    Leeds Brony Hearth's Warming Eve Mega Meet-up - (Yorkshire Bronies) - 15/12/2012


    Greetings, us at the Yorkshire Bronies team are putting together a large Hearth's Warming Eve
    meet-up in Leeds. We have put together a well thought out plan for the day of the meet-up.
    Let's get down to it then!

    Here are the Details:
    http://ukofequestria.co.uk/threads/leeds-brony-hearths-warming-eve-mega-meet-up-yorkshire-bronies-15-12-2012.6347/

    Discuss the meet-up here:
    http://ukofequestria.co.uk/threads/leeds-brony-hearths-warming-eve-mega-meet-up-yorkshire-bronies-15-12-2012.6274/

    Website:
    http://rainbowdash.net/group/yorkshirebronies

    Any Questions please contact our E-mail or Skype:
    E-mail: Yorkshirebronies@hotmail.co.uk
    Skype: Yorkshire Bronies

    A Yorkshire Bronies chatroom is available through Skype.

    I hope to see you there!
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    Pony Custom Raffle

     http://herdmind.net/art-raffle/

    I'm raffling off 1 custom made (by the winner) brushable pony like the one above from Coin-Operated Customs to 1 lucky contributor to Herdmind.net on December 16th. To gain entries users can add pages representing ponies, places, and other things, add fanfacts (like the one below), and vote on fanfacts - resulting in the line and pie charts shown.

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    Northern Arizona Bronies

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    So the Northern Arizona Bronies needed a meetup, so I decided to
    supply you guys with one.
    Introducing the Bronies of Northern Arizona Meetup Group!:
    http://www.meetup.com/Bronies-of-Northern-Arizona/

    Everyone's invited to join! Especially if your in Flagstaff, Prescott
    or Show Low Arizona!
    also we need some organizers to help plan events in the area as I am
    not able to get up there too often; join up and inquire within.
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