UPDATES:
February 2025: Bluesky added as an allowed platform. May 2024: Newgrounds, Odysee, Tiktok, and Twitter/X added. March 2024: Vote with video links instead of video titles. Other important rules are the July 2021 version.
1. VOTE FORMATTING
○ 1a. Vote for a minimum of 5 eligible videos and maximum of 10.
○ 1b. Vote by copying and pasting links from allowed platforms.
○ 1c. Currently allowed platforms: Bilibili, Bluesky, Dailymotion, Newgrounds, Odysee, Pony.Tube, ThisHorsie.Rocks, Tiktok, Twitter/X, Vimeo, and YouTube. This list is likely to change over time.
2. VOTING PERIOD
○2a. Vote for last month’s videos based on your own time zone.
○2b. If upload time is uncertain due to time zone differences by one day, the video can be voted for again the next month. The theme of a video may also be an indicator of which month it belongs in. For example, Nightmare Night or Hearth's Warming being October and December respectively, but this exception only applies to videos uploaded on the day before or the day of a new month.
3. VOTER ELIGIBILITY
○ 3a. One vote per person. Voters must be at least 13 years old and use a valid Google account.
○ 3b. If you want to change your vote you can edit the form but this must be done before the voting period ends. If you do not see the option to edit, please do not vote again. The eligibility of your vote may be determined by any of your edits. Do not use placeholder votes.
4. VIDEO ELIGIBILITY
○ 4a. Short length:
Videos must be 30 seconds or longer not including intros/outros/credits/etc.
○ 4b. Unsuitable votes:
The goal is to feature unique and memorable brony videos which will stand the test of time. Videos which are highly derivative, intended for children, or are very low effort, etc. are not eligible.
Examples of unsuitable votes may include but aren’t limited to:
⁃ Unedited reaction videos, compilations of existing work, or simple gameplay.
⁃ Videos which talk down to the audience or otherwise make an effort to appeal to children as a primary audience. [YouTube’s classification is irrelevant.]
⁃ Very low-effort videos or inside jokes intended for a small number of people.
○ 4c. Vote brigading/cheating:
Votes suspected of manipulation/cheating are not eligible. For example: if someone with a large following instructs their followers to vote for more than one video or do anything else that might affect the outcome unfairly. Asking followers to vote for one's own video is perfectly fine, encouraged even, provided the voters also have other eligible votes.
○ 4d. Questionable content:
Videos with a primary focus to offend, disturb, shock, or videos that are overtly sexual/fetishistic in nature are not eligible. Most mature content is fine as long as it's comedic/satirical and/or has significant artistic merit.
○ 4e. "Pony" definition:
Videos must have My Little Pony and/or bronies as the primary focus, or have been widely adopted by the brony community.
○ 4f. "Video" definition:
Votes must be actual, completed videos. Videos must be in a final state with a more-complete version not expected to release. Additionally, if music or audio is the primary focus it is not eligible.
Examples of ineligible "non-video" votes may include but aren’t limited to:
⁃ Non-animated comic dubs or art slideshows [especially if using old art.]
⁃ Music videos with very simple visuals [such as lyrics alongside an image.]
⁃ Previews, trailers, and animatics of upcoming videos.
○ 4g. Reuploads/deleted videos:
Older videos that have been reuploaded are not eligible. This rule may include edits or remakes if the core theme and/or original efforts to create the video are unchanged.
Votes must represent a creator’s “official upload.”
Eligible videos that were available online during the voting month but aren’t online at the time of voting are still eligible to vote for provided a copy can be found somewhere and its removal was not the wish of the uploader.
5. CHANNEL ELIGIBILITY
○ 5a. You must have at least five eligible votes from five different creators.
○ 5b. You can include up to two videos from a creator if the videos are unique and you're including votes for at least five creators total. Don’t vote for multiple parts in a series or very similar videos from the same creator.
○ 5c. Don’t vote for non-community videos. For example: videos made by large companies such as Hasbro are not eligible.
○ 5d. Don't vote for videos from the current host's channel, LittleshyFiM.
