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So I've come across an odd conundrum. I've had a more or less rudimentary idea of what my sona looks like in my head for quite a while now (big thanks to /u/fefsyfusky for being generous enough do the first and only ever rendition of him based on my awful descriptive skills! Note that it's missing details that were finalized: NSFW https://i.imgur.com/y7f7Jep.jpg)

He's a grey coloured wolf, with a white front pelt, and green eyes. He has a rather skinny body type, and a messy head of hair, with the ends of his hair dyed with a smoky blue. The same colour is dyed along the top and the tip of his tail.

Here's where it gets weird. During some casual browsing of e621.net (don't judge me you fools) I came across someone who looked extremely familiar... NSFW: https://i.imgur.com/BHBqYd2.jpg

It was very bizarre, minus some minor details, this was the EXACT image that I had in my head for my sona. I was a little freaked out.

Turns out to be some art by Keihound of Crash Azarel's sona

Doing some more searching, I soon discovered that in most other art depicting this character, he looks nothing like this. Instead he tends to appear bigger and more buff, often lacking the strong blue colour.

So my problem is this: how do I go about getting a commission of my ref, when an image that is almost close to perfect already exists? Would it be poor form to use the image of the doppelganger as a reference for the artist i eventually commission, and simply point out the (very minor) differences?

Help me out guys...

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I've been a fox for a while now, but I've been thinking of switching over to another fursona. Foxes are cool and all, but it just seems that half the furry community is a fox. I'm not sure why but this bothers me. I've always liked being a little unique I guess. I've been thinking a lot about being a coyote or a lynx, but I'm not sure how well they'll fit me. Foxes have always seemed to fit me and my personality; sly and cunning. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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It was going to be an out-in-the-world novel, but I don't think that's a possibility. So, I'll be posting it in DeviantArt. It's going to be a fantasy novel and I'm willing to take in your fursonas as characters.

So, if you want to be a part of my novel, feel free to leave your fursonas and I'll integrate them into my novel. The only rule is that they can't be the heroes (since I've planned these guys since the birth of my novel lol) or the main villain.

I'll definitely use you guys (but only 3 [2 males, 1 female]) as Zael's teachers and then one of you guys as the main villain's assistant.

*edit 1: One master space filled. spacecoreV8 will be Zael's master in magic.

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We've all got horror stories. Let's hear 'em.

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Dear Papa Bear,

As always, the words "thank you" cannot express how grateful myself and many others are to you for reading our letters and giving us some wise advice. :)

I have a shorter but important question today. This came up because relatively recently an online friend of mine has been having a rough time lately. One night, he expressed suicidal thoughts and desires (as I am sure many, if not all of us have felt at one point or another). Unfortunately, he logged off right afterwards, not giving me a chance to talk to him at all. So, naturally I feared the worst. Anyway, he came back online the next day like nothing happened.

It just made me think about a lot of things. In person, you can actually /do things/. You can set a suicide watch, call the police, give hugs, all sorts of things. Perhaps this next part sounds a bit selfish of me, but it wouldn't bother me if I didn't care. The internet allows you to, with relative anonymity, dump all your problems and some vague feeling of responsibility onto a stranger and then vanish. If this friend hadn't come back, in a year I would still be wondering if he was still alive, or if I had made a mistake somewhere. It is just a situation where I feel like I do have some sort of responsibility, but very little actual influence over /anything/.

I guess there wasn't really a question in there, but what can we do if these sorts of things happen? Can we call the police and say "Hello. I am afraid my friend W******0 means to harm himself"?

Braelyn (age 26)

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Dear Braelyn,

This is an important question, and thank you for posing it. The issue here, essentially, is how do you handle a call for help when all you know of the other person is his/her contact name on a social media site or on a chat page. What are your responsibilities in this situation, morally and legally?

Legally, you are under no obligation to report them to police, social services, help lines, or whatever. Morally, one should assume that this person is in trouble, even though it is very true (and I have LOTS of personal experience in this area) that there are a lot of drama queens and trolls out there who really aren’t seriously considering suicide and are just looking for attention or, worse, trying to deliberately upset you.

Let’s assume, though, as we should, that this is a very real cry for help. The police, obviously, do not have time to track down people on social media, find their contact information, and try to rush out an officer or social worker to a place that is, most likely, not even in the same jurisdiction as you are. You could call one of the many suicide help lines out there, but you would run into the same problem as you would with police.

Just for the record and on general principles, here’s a good article to read when you are dealing with a potentially suicidal person: http://psychcentral.com/lib/what-to-do-when-you-think-someone-is-suicidal/0007461.

Back to social media. I have a lot of problems with Facebook, but I do approve of them for having this on their website: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/?id=305410456169423. You can fill in that form, providing the username, and hopefully they can look into it for you.

If it is a Twitter account, go to https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170313-dealing-with-self-harm-and-suicide.

Wordpress? Read this page: http://en.support.wordpress.com/report-blogs/.

Tumblr: Contact the troubled person and send them this link: http://youmatterlifeline.tumblr.com/

FurAffinity: http://www.furaffinity.net/controls/troubletickets/. And, same with other furry sites: try to contact admins.

And, in general, you can reply to their IMs and send them this link: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.

After you have taken the trouble to get them some assistance, if they don’t contact you again, then let it go. There is nothing more you can do. If they do contact you and, as in your experience, act as if nothing happened and everything is hunky dory, I would then gently inquire if they are all right. Chances are they will say something like “I was just having a bad day.” If that’s the case, then know you have a drama queen on your hands and keep that in mind for future correspondence. If they say something snarky like, “LOL, got you all worried, didn’t I?” Then you have a troll on your hands and I would block such a person.

Hope that answers your question, Braelyn!

Papabear

This is a great fursuit music video collaboration between Halla and Kiba Wolf featuring Pepper Coyote.

Damn you guys! These music videos are rather amazing these days!

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Metadata and Credits WagzTail Season 3 Episode 31

Runtime: 30m

Cast: JWingy, Near, Levi, Wolfin

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Podcast image belongs to carterse, used with permission. Furry in the Media - Does the media hate furries? This week we discover the answer is "not really" and discuss how furries shape how they're viewed.

Does the media hate furries? This week we discover the answer is “not really” and discuss how furries shape how they’re viewed.

 

Metadata and Credits WagzTail Season 3 Episode 31

Runtime: 30m

Cast: JWingy, Near, Levi, Wolfin

Editor: Wolfin

Format: 128kbps ABR split-stereo MP3 Copyright: © 2014 WagzTail.com. Some Rights Reserved. This podcast is released by WagzTail.com as CC BY-ND 3.0. If distributed with a facility that has an existing agreement in place with a Professional Rights Organisation (PRO), file a cue sheet for 30:00 to Fabien Renoult (BMI) 1.67%, Josquin des Pres (BMI) 1.67%, WagzTail.com 96.67%. Rights have been acquired to all content for national and international broadcast and web release with no royalties due.

Podcast image belongs to carterse, used with permission. Furry in the Media - Does the media hate furries? This week we discover the answer is "not really" and discuss how furries shape how they're viewed.

Hey, just an average 18 Male Wolf looking for something to do If you wanna RP I have kik so you can message me there. Kik: AleksGuy

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