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submitted by The_Babe
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Hey /r/furry!

I'm a new comp sci major, and one of the ways that I learn is from doing actual programming assignments myself (stuff that'll actually make an impact). My latest project that I've decided to take on is going to be making a furry website.

While the main focus of this will be art, I intend to make it incorporate all things furry, making this site an easy access into the fandom, an making it easier for artisans to share their work and collect feedback on it.

As with any good product, I intend to draw it based on feedback from the consumer, and before I start doing any coding, I'd like to ask for suggestions that you guys would like to see from a new furry site.

Amongst the basics, I'd already like to...

• Create a devalued version of the favorite
• Use this devalued version (the "like", I'll call it for now), as a measurement of what art the user is interested in.
• Present a clean and elegant frontpage of new suggestions of art based on the user's interest.
• Use "like"s as a better gauge of interest for the artists and the works they're generating. (As opposed to favorites, which I feel gives too much value to the favorite, and is used more sparingly than it should, likes will most likely not be public)
• Create a good mobile app, or at least an API.
• Give greater support for transactions (such as auctions, and general buying of commissions, etc.)
• Somehow increase the value of works other than art.
• Give greater support to general open discussions amongst interest groups, integrated into the main site.
• Give greater support to roleplaying.

I want to do all these things, mainly because I need practice, but also because I feel that the community is already fragmented, and has a lot of overhead relating to wanting to interact with others in specific ways, (if I want to chat live with other people, I have to go to this site, where as when I post my artwork it needs to be here, etc.)

I'm open to any and all suggestions, and just wanted to query you guys before I started writing anything. Thanks for your time!

tl;dnr? Making an awesome new furry site, and want suggestions.

submitted by tropicalfroot
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submitted by popgoeskia
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submitted by SomeChickYouDontKnow
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submitted by DonnytheGoat
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submitted by t_j_k
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I'm in a wedding, and they want me to be the "ring bear". I'll be wearing a tux, but need to find a bear head that will have a collar piece that will tuck into the shirt.

Any ideas where I can get a bear head? Preferably a rental, but can buy if needed. I'm in Texas, I have one month from today.

Thanks for any help/suggestions.

submitted by JBBJsAreBest
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submitted by Nobbletops
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I don't have any artwork yet but I'm learning how to draw and I'm saving for a fursuit. I'm hoping of attending a convention before I ship out next year.

submitted by xargonoth
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submitted by JymFox
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submitted by jhnmdn
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And idk i just feel like introducing myself, I dont have any art to introduce myself with or anything quite intresting to say about myself, iv been a furry for awhile, but iv never really done much for it, i like to draw but i just can get ahold of the art style, and i dont really have a fursona or ever really been to any furry conventions, I plan on changing that soon, and yeah i dont really know what else to say, if anyone cares to get to know me ask me anything and i will answer so go ahead

submitted by vats3
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submitted by TheDoctor7777
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Dear Papabear,

I have a problem with fursona-hopping. I have been a furry for at least four years and I've gone through at least four different fursonas in the last year trying to find one that fits me. Every fursona I pick in the beginning seems to be a great choice because I love the animal and I think it fits my personality. In a few months I abandon the fursona and move on to a new one. I always feel unattached and not familiar to a fursona after a month or two. I want to be able to identify with a fursona that is me and will stick with me for years. Is there anything I can do to stop this and finally settle down with a fursona that’s right for me?

Ameru (age 14)

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Dear Ameru,

It’s not uncommon at all for a furry to switch fursonas multiple times before settling on one or more that suits them best. Some people switch more than others. I switched from wolf to dragon and finally to bear. Each animal represented a different phase of my life: wolf as a child, wanting to be part of a pack; dragon as a teenager, wanting to be strong and alone; bear as a man, wanting to be lazy, friendly, and big and hairy LOL. Oh, and briefly, I was a chipmunk as a kid because I really liked Chip & Dale, hee hee.

When I was a wolf and a dragon, though, I didn’t know about the fandom yet. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t so concerned about my fursona selection. Being a bear as an adult was a natural choice for me because the bear is also my primary animal on the Medicine Wheel and because of certain, well, other preferences I have with real people that I won’t get into since you’re only 14.

Your difficulties at your age with fursona selection are completely understandable because they reflect the struggles you and every teen goes through in discovering just who they are. This is why a species of animal fits you one day and not the next. Because you are changing almost daily as well as you discover yourself.

Papabear’s advice to you is to not fret that you are having difficulty with your fursona. Instead of trying to nail it down for eternity, go ahead and change your skin as often as you like. In fact, the more you try, the better off you will be because you will have the advantage of learning the pros and cons of each species (or hybrid) and you will learn a lot.

When the time is right, the perfect fursona will come into being for you. That’s how it was for me and Grubbs. Even the name of my bear side just came to me and I knew it was right.

Be patient, don’t force it, and let it come naturally to you in it’s own time.

Hugs,

Papabear

We just caught wind of True-Tail, a new flash animation furry fantasy series in pre-production from the folks at Skynamic Studios. Can’t tell you much about it yet, other than the fact it takes place in Splitpaw, “… a land of magic, adventure, and fantastical creatures… where six unruly mercenaries must learn to work together or succumb to an ancient dark magic”. You can see their first preview video on YouTube, or find out more about them at their Facebook Page. Also, their main True-Tail page has sign-ups for a newsletter to keep up with progress on the production.

image c. 2013 Skynamic Studios

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