I agree with you actually. It is the reason why I am against trying to construct a narrative regarding the history of the booru itself. I will readily admit that I have my own bias and agenda when looking through the archive of past booru artwork and fiction. That said, effort is being made into contacting some of the older creators, though yes, they too have their own biases and preferences.
A part of me wishes that an immediate backup of the booru in its entirety remained. I don’t mean just the art and fics, I’m talking about the comments - because in many of the uploads, the author or artists intentions could be found in the comments. Now though, a lot of that context is gone, and has lead to some images to be easily misunderstood.
I still stand by the account of the fandom’s early history as depicted here: From MLP to Fluffy Pony or How Fluffy ponies came to be on 4chan's /co/ and /mlp/ (which is also on the subreddit)
Research into this was easier because an archive of 4chan threads made by the early bronies still exists, and this was something that I had consulted with the aid of people like @BKCatharsis and @meganonymous . Even the article itself has input from LordAnubis, and yes, LordAnubis was one of those early creators, as you would put it.
But as I said earlier, the same cannot be said about the booru. I only have fragments of what happened in the booru’s past, and some conjecture, but I will agree that its not enough to make a conclusive history.