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A Quest of Private Journals [4C, Metacouncil Submission]

Jan 1st, 2014
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  1. We know that arrivals are provided with journals as 'personal diaries'. It was mentioned several times throughout the game that Equestrians who were giving them away were saying that these notebooks are used by Sisters to keep track of everyone's progress similar to 'Dear Princess Celestia...' letters. This, however brings us to an issue of scale...
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  3. If journals -are- indeed being used to keep track of material that's being written it would mean that all notebooks should have some sort of a communication/eavesdropping enchantment put on them. If we'll take our town into consideration, that would mean around 250-500 notebooks with such subtle spell placed on them.
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  5. 250-500 ponies to keep tabs on by Royal Sisters: would Sisters themselves be the ones to keep vigilant track of the material or other ponies (Embassies? Govt. officials? Advisers?) would do it for them? Do they collect and duplicate all material in written form or they simply can eavesdrop on something that currently exists on those pages at any moment of time, taking notes when it is needed? What would be the nature of such spell and why Twilight continues to use Spike for passing notes, if her diary could've been enchanted in a similar way? Were all journals enchanted or just some? In this case, these questions would need to be answered.
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  7. If journals are -not- being used to keep track on us then I assume that the entire 'Diary for Princesses' bit was more of a cultural thing aka 'May the Luna watch over your dreams' and similar. Something to develop discipline and get us closer to Equestrian traditions?
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  9. Both cases bring IC tinfoil if one answer or the other would've been discovered. Not as much for the second one because it might seem more sensible/down-to-earth for some (My IC for example doesn't buys it. Moon's IC might hope for it to be true), but if answer number one stays true >espionage (as some might say).
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  11. So what I'm asking for is to please decide and give your thoughts on the issue if you can.
  12. - Yay for journals are magical
  13. - Nay for journals are just that - journals
  14. - Other for alternative options (Only X number of journals might be magical, perhaps? Though this would fall under 'Yay' category with comments)
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