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> One of which looks like the developer might be a tiny bit of a confusing rabbit hole to go down.
inb4 drama is brought onto the table

> Currently been doing moderate research into Ponychan and its many dead spin offs
MLPChan shut down a few years ago, didn´t it? how many spinoffs exist around there about an imageboard that relies on its off topic board these days?

> trying to establish a basic outline of events could be a very complicated task.
well, there it spoils all their (in)activity

> I have one last trick before I call it quits. 
no magic allowed for this time though.

> Hoping to start studying discourse on the current episodes airing and seeing how it changes in a year.
that requires effort and a lot of passion. Will it be only about season 9 or are you planning to do about season 8?

> I plan to take a look at the various "Brony Analysis" channels on Youtube and their opinions. See how it compares with the fandom as a whole and how big are they in the grand scheme of this fandom. 
I will say for now that youtubers mostly live in their own bubble. The minor ones not so much but the reviewer community from the early days had their own place, as if they were different. I don´t know how they are doing nowadays, they most likely have fallen down to earth considering that it´s harder to thrive with FiM....or maybe not.Eh, who knows...

> Plans to attempt to develop metrics to study different segments of the fandom and how to categorize them.
> it could still be useful
between and the study, they catch my eyes the most out of all the plans you have mentioned. 

Good luck with them.