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I had a much more long-winded note here referencing that one xkcd comic about Wikipedia in regards to Twilight, then suggesting Twilight might follow xkcd pretty closely among webcomics. Which led me to two shallow Mane Six matching game questions: “What pony to what website?” “What pony to what webcomic?” I ran out of steam shortly after, so I scrapped it and left it at that.

But wait! One last piece of news about EFNW, I swear. Actually, it’s the same news, but now they’re reporting it [dead link]! The staff like to announce the community guests in batches to avoid clogging up their newsfeed with each individual small-time guest. I was given confirmation right before I went on my Arizona trip and was told it would be officially announced around this time. So in case you feared there was an error or I was being misleading, there it is! Now I’ll shut up about it for a month, for reals.

DM: So you’re serious. You want to make your own event.
Rainbow Dash: Yep. And I already have a great name: The Iron Horse Competition!
DM: Pony.
Rainbow Dash: Aww, really??
DM: If you’re going to call it anything, call it the Iron Pony Competition. Not “horse.”
Rainbow Dash: What’s even the difference, anyway?
Twilight Sparkle: Actually, I was getting lost on Wikipedia a few weeks ago, and it turns out there are distinct but nuanced differences between ponies and horses!
Rainbow Dash: Oh, great. HERE we go!
Applejack: Be nice.
Twilight Sparkle: Pony, referring to the equus ferus caballus, derives from the old French poulenet, which is different from the modern meaning of pony, that being…