I need help!

[Salmonella]

Hi all!
At first: sorry if it's not a good part of forum to write it. And sorry for writing in English. Anyway...
My name is Sara and I'm Polish pegasis. In my country we have fan newspaper for bronies, called Brohoof. It is made by few Polish bronies, it's free, online, monthly magazine with intervievs with famous bronies, stories of meetups, revievs of fanfiction and episodes etc. I'm journalist there and I'm writing series of articles about bronies fandom in other countries. I wrote one for Latin America and one for Africa, now it's time for Europe. That's why I'm here - because to write my article I need informations. I have a short questionnaire and I'm looking for some people who could answer it.

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1. To begin with: tell something about you – just nickname (or real name), age and how long are you a brony. Of course, if you would like to add something, you can.
2. How much bronies is there in your country? Are they teenagers, students or adults? More men or women?
3. How old is fandom? I mean, when it started to grow?
4. Where do you meet? On facebook or some other website?
5. How about ponymeets, meetups or however you call them? Do you have them? If you do – how often and where – just in big cities or in small towns too? How much people come? Do you have something bigger, like conventions, too?
6. Do you have any musicans in the fandom in your country? Are they also popular abroad? How about artists or creators of animations and pony music videos? And, at last, fanficitons – does anyone write it in your fandom? What are the most popular ones?
Does anyone translate fanfictions from English to your native language?
7. Some countries have a pony which symbolized it – like Queen Poland ( http://kocurzyca.deviantart.com/art/Quee...-313347327 ). Do you have one too?
8. How society reacts to bronies? They hate, like or ignore? In some countries there were articles about fandom in newspapers – did it occur in your country too?
9. Are pony gadgets, like plushies or blindbags, avaible in your country?
10. Is there dubbing for MLP in your country? Do you like it? If there is no dubbing – would you like it to exist or not?
11. Do you have some expectations for the future connected with development of fandom?
12. If you want to add something – write here. Thank you so much for help!

I need the answers as soon as possible. If someone could help me - I would be really glad! Send them here or on my private message.

And if you'd like to check our magazine out - here it is: http://brohoof.pl/.

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Why do you write in english?

[Salmonella]

Because I'm not German and I don't speak yoyur language.

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1. To begin with: tell something about you – just nickname (or real name), age and how long are you a brony. Of course, if you would like to add something, you can.

As you can see, I'm ... and 15 years old.

2. How much* bronies is there in your country? Are they teenagers, students or adults? More men or women?

*Many Bronies. It's many Bronies.
Um...
I don't know. I guess more men, but I don't know.

3. How old is fandom? I mean, when it started to grow?

Don't know either.

4. Where do you meet? On facebook or some other website?

I meet other Bronies on this website.

5. How about ponymeets, meetups or however you call them? Do you have them? If you do – how often and where – just in big cities or in small towns too? How much people come? Do you have something bigger, like conventions, too?

I never go to any kinds of meetups and ponymeets.

6. Do you have any musicans in the fandom in your country? Are they also popular abroad? How about artists or creators of animations and pony music videos? And, at last, fanficitons – does anyone write it in your fandom? What are the most popular ones?
Does anyone translate fanfictions from English to your native language?

Yes, we got translators, but I never read any fanfics.
And no, I don't know famous austrian musicians which are bronies.

7. Some countries have a pony which symbolized it – like Queen Poland (http://kocurzyca.deviantart.com/art/Quee...13347327). Do you have one too?
I don't think so.

8. How society reacts to bronies? They hate, like or ignore? In some countries there were articles about fandom in newspapers – did it occur in your country too?
I don't know.

9. Are pony gadgets, like plushies or blindbags, avaible in your country?
Yes, but I don't need them.

10. Is there dubbing for MLP in your country? Do you like it? If there is no dubbing – would you like it to exist or not?
Yes, there are official, german dubs.

11. Do you have some expectations for the future connected with development of fandom?
No, not really.

[Fou Lou]

Really nice Magazine you guys have there. I had a look into the latest issue and it looks like a lot of work ^^.

btw. Your link to the Pilish Pony Princess picture is not functioning. You have 2 characters in the end of the link that are not part of the link.


Here my thought to your questionaire and the german fandom

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1. To begin with: tell something about you – just nickname (or real name), age and how long are you a brony. Of course, if you would like to add something, you can.

Im 25 and im a Brony for about an year or so. I came to the fandom between Season 2 and 3.

2. How much bronies is there in your country? Are they teenagers, students or adults? More men or women?

Werer Probably the non english speaking country with the most bronys. If you can belive in the statistics of EQD, brony census and so on. Bronies.de itself is probably the biggest Forum for geman speakers so its usercount is an estimate

The age Range is the Typical Brony age range. So between like 13 and 30 or something. We still have older members though.

About 80% of the Fandome are male (see brony surveys and stuff). That is refelcted in the German fandom too. So there much more Colts than Fillies.

3. How old is fandom? I mean, when it started to grow?
I have no idea. But i guess that the german fandom isnt much younger compared to the origin since its origin is in the internet and there where probably some germans around at that time.

4. Where do you meet? On facebook or some other website?
Theres a Facebook Group and this forum. Those are the biggest internet meeting places i know of.

5. How about ponymeets, meetups or however you call them? Do you have them? If you do – how often and where – just in big cities or in small towns too? How much people come? Do you have something bigger, like conventions, too?

First conventions: We have the Galacon in Stuttgart which is for al of europe. Last year was the first time and it was pretty small but its starting to grow.

Besides that there some smaller events too.

We have lots of meetups. Usally in bigger citys and somtimes people from all over the Country are coming.

In southern germany you could go to a meetup like every second weekend or so and the size is usally between 10 - 50 people. Today is a regulars table in Augsburg and next weekend is Bronymuc in munich (bigger meetup for the souther region)

We even have som official Brony Associations run by bronys in out country that oarganize meetups and stuff. For Examle Bronys München e.V.

Have a look into the "treffen" section of this forum to get an estimate for the rest of the coutry


6. Do you have any musicans in the fandom in your country? Are they also popular abroad? How about artists or creators of animations and pony music videos? And, at last, fanficitons – does anyone write it in your fandom? What are the most popular ones?
Does anyone translate fanfictions from English to your native language?

To the Musicians:
I dont know of popular ones. But there probably some musicians around even if they arent that popular.

Tranlations:
I never have read a translates Fanfic but i have heard of translations

7. Some countries have a pony which symbolized it – like Queen Poland (http://kocurzyca.deviantart.com/art/Quee...-313347327). Do you have one too?

Yep we have German Dash

But i dunno if shes accepted in all of the german fandom. I like her though.

8. How society reacts to bronies? They hate, like or ignore? In some countries there were articles about fandom in newspapers – did it occur in your country too?

Yeah some articles here and there some where bad some neutral but the reaction is pretty moderate especiall if you compare it to the US.

9. Are pony gadgets, like plushies or blindbags, avaible in your country?
Official: Yeah some. Merch isnt that big in our country because we have a german competitor called "filly" on the marked that is way more popular by the target audience and thus gets more shelvespace.

But we have some nice artisans that do lots of pony related stuff (plushies and co in a very good [and expensive] quality)

10. Is there dubbing for MLP in your country? Do you like it? If there is no dubbing – would you like it to exist or not?

Yes there is. And no i dont really like it. But some of use arent capable of unterstanding english that good that they are able to watch the non dubbed episodes. So its good we have a dub. (everything in our country is dubbed by the way)

11. Do you have some expectations for the future connected with development of fandom?

Not really. I hope it will exist for a long time XD

12. If you want to add something – write here. Thank you so much for help!

A little critique to the questionaire:

It would be better i the questions arent that complex. You have like 3 to five different question under a number. Sometimes even to two different topics. Its easier to answer if you make more numbers with more specific questions.

But i hope i could give some stuff you can use in your article ^-^.

[Salmonella]

Thank you. And thanks Fou Lou for your remarks about my questionnaire - I'll read it again and maybe edit that.

[Somepony]

@7
I think we have German Dash
n1de.deviantart.com/art/German-Dash-323036517

edit: ok, already said ^^

[Blue Sparkle]

I'm always happy if I can help.

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1. To begin with: tell something about you – just nickname (or real name), age and how long are you a brony. Of course, if you would like to add something, you can.

I'm (as you can see) Blue Sparkle, 22 years old, Supermoderator on Bronies.de and president of the Bronies Bayern e.V. I'm Brony since March 2013. I like to write and translate MLP Fanfictions.

2. How much bronies is there in your country? Are they teenagers, students or adults? More men or women?

Quiet a lot. I know several in all areas of Germany, and in all levels of society.

3. How old is fandom? I mean, when it started to grow?

It really startet in 2011 I think.

4. Where do you meet? On facebook or some other website?

We use this Website and the "Treffen" ("Meet Up") Part of the forum.

5. How about ponymeets, meetups or however you call them? Do you have them? If you do – how often and where – just in big cities or in small towns too? How much people come? Do you have something bigger, like conventions, too?

Yes we have plenty of them all over germany. If you want you can go almost every week on a Meet up in your region. Most happens in the bigger cities, but it starts also to spread to the countryside.
Most Meetups have around 20 pariticants. But there are also smaller with around 10 oder bigger like the "Lunafest" with much more than 100 participants.
The biggest one is of course the Galacon at Stuttgart.

6. Do you have any musicans in the fandom in your country? Are they also popular abroad? How about artists or creators of animations and pony music videos? And, at last, fanficitons – does anyone write it in your fandom? What are the most popular ones?
Does anyone translate fanfictions from English to your native language?

Musicians ... i don't know.
But we have lots of artists, writers and producers of customs. I never counted them, but it appears to me, that there are hundreds.
We have a list of all fanfictions written from artists here at the forum.

And yes, there are translaters. For Example, I do so.

7. Some countries have a pony which symbolized it – like Queen Poland ( http://kocurzyca.deviantart.com/art/Quee...-313347327 ). Do you have one too?

Atm we are searching for a mascott for the forum.

8. How society reacts to bronies? They hate, like or ignore? In some countries there were articles about fandom in newspapers – did it occur in your country too?

there are all kinds of reactions. Most ist indifferent, but there are also haters and supporters.

9. Are pony gadgets, like plushies or blindbags, avaible in your country?

Blindbags are available all over the country. For Plushies, wie have some Sewers here at the forum.

10. Is there dubbing for MLP in your country? Do you like it? If there is no dubbing – would you like it to exist or not?

Yes, i think. But i don't know them.

11. Do you have some expectations for the future connected with development of fandom?

No. My expactations were never correct, so I give up to make new ones.


12. If you want to add something – write here. Thank you so much for help!

I'm glad to have the opportunity to tell you my point of view.

[Hagi]

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1. To begin with: tell something about you – just nickname (or real name), age and how long are you a brony. Of course, if you would like to add something, you can.

I'm Hagi, I am 23 years old and I am actually from Austria not Germany. I am a fanfic writer and translator.

2. How much bronies is there in your country? Are they teenagers, students or adults? More men or women?

We have a lot of Bronies in Austria but I do prefer the german ones

3. How old is fandom? I mean, when it started to grow?

2011, I don't know exactly but I joined at Season 1 Episode 6 I think.

4. Where do you meet? On facebook or some other website?

I use this website, skype and occasionally WhatsApp

5. How about ponymeets, meetups or however you call them? Do you have them? If you do – how often and where – just in big cities or in small towns too? How much people come? Do you have something bigger, like conventions, too?

There are a whole bunch of meetups. Nearly every town has one in Germany. The mayor cities have especially big ones like Munich or Hamburg

6. Do you have any musicans in the fandom in your country? Are they also popular abroad? How about artists or creators of animations and pony music videos? And, at last, fanficitons – does anyone write it in your fandom? What are the most popular ones?
Does anyone translate fanfictions from English to your native language?

Music? I have no idea.

Translators? Yes, me and a bunch of others here on the board

7. Some countries have a pony which symbolized it – like Queen Poland ( http://kocurzyca.deviantart.com/art/Quee...-313347327 ). Do you have one too?

Germany is still looking for a mascot

8. How society reacts to bronies? They hate, like or ignore? In some countries there were articles about fandom in newspapers – did it occur in your country too?

Since I am very forward with my appearence and demanor I usually don't get negative reactions. And if I do is simply shrug them off but that happens hardly ever.

9. Are pony gadgets, like plushies or blindbags, avaible in your country?

Course we have Blindbags. We also have some very talented artists on this board that kan manufacture nearly everything.

10. Is there dubbing for MLP in your country? Do you like it? If there is no dubbing – would you like it to exist or not?

There is a german Synchro for the show but I prefer the english show

11. Do you have some expectations for the future connected with development of fandom?

I don't want to make any guesses about our future. I will enjoy it for as long as possible and that's all I can say about that

12. If you want to add something – write here. Thank you so much for help!

I already met one Brony from Poland. Nice guy. Good luck with your survey

[Salmonella]

Okay, thank you all! I actually have enough informations, so this thread can be close or delete.

[MaSc]

as you wish.

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