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IamA Co-Admin of SoFurry (AMA)
I am one of several co-administrators of SoFurry, and our site is rapidly approaching the beta release of 2.0. I understand that some of our members are frustrated by the lack of usability and convenience with our current layout, and -- as a member -- I can relate to people's concerns and gripes about the site.
I want to make sure that when SoFurry 2.0 rolls around, we get things right -- and so far, we've made tremendous progress. However, before we launch our open beta, I want your feedback regarding how we can improve the site. Please be as detailed as possible and upvote any preexisting comments that personally appeal to you.
If you are NOT a member of SoFurry, please tell me what kind of incentive would have you consider registering with us.
If you have any questions or comments about SoFurry, I can answer those!
TL;DR - I work for SoFurry, and I appreciate any input you can provide!
UPDATE (10:37 PM PST): I'm really happy that people are contributing to the discussion. FYI: SoFurry has retained the art and stories from Yiffstar, but because we have a content filtering system, you will likely not see a lot of it unless you register and modify your settings to see adult and extreme submissions.
UPDATE (02/3 11:23 AM PST): Toumal, the mastermind behind SoFurry, is checking out this article! Thank you, guys, for your excellent feedback. Keep it coming!
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My Friend & I Were In The Local Newspaper Yesterday!
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Since I operate a mascot service around town, Courtney (Skittlez Southpaw) suggested that I send in a picture of our snow kitty we built in suit, and it made the front page!!
Both suits made & owned by me (Sasha Softpaw).
We're SO excited!
2010 Ursa Major Award nominations open
Author: GreenReaper
Nominations are open for the 2010 Ursa Major Awards, intended to recognize the best works published in the field of anthropomorphics.
Nominations close on February 28; voting starts March 13 and closes April 17. Furry fans may nominate up to five works in each category.
Available awards include Best Motion Picture, Dramatic Short Work or Series, Novel, Short Fiction, Other Literary Work, Graphic Story, Comic Strip, Magazine, Published Illustration, and Game.
Read more: Coverage of last year’s rule changes and award winners. Consider Flayrah’s 2010 articles for Other Literary Work!
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Anthrocon fills Westin doubles, entire Courtyard hotel
Author: GreenReaper
If you hoped to be in the Westin for Anthrocon 2011, you may be in for a surprise. Booking opened today at 9AM ET, and double bedrooms sold out online by 9:25AM.
Anthrocon also reports that the Courtyard hotel is completely booked for Sunday. The next closest with doubles – and also the most expensive – is the Omni William Penn. Meanwhile, the DoubleTree is cheaper but twice as far, and the flood of fans broke their online booking system.
Want to beat the crowds in 2012? Attend the charity auction and bid on a room for next year. You might get a good deal and help out the ToonSeum.
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Get ShareaholicLast chance to see: Anthropomorphic Taxidermy at the Museum of Everything
Author: Higgs Raccoon
An exhibition of the works of Walter Potter, Victorian taxidermist and collector, is being extended at London’s Museum of Everything.
Walter Potter (1835-1918) was a self-taught English taxidermist who created elaborate anthropomorphic tableaux of small mammals and birds. These dioramas, along with various other odd items, were put on display in Potter’s museum in Bramber, Sussex.
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Get ShareaholicRBW Closes Down
RBW (Rather Brilliant Weekend, formerly Red Blue & White) the UK’s first and Europe’s third largest furry convention, announces that it will not host a convention in 2011.
The statement issued today reads:
Obviously the news that a lot of you are waiting to hear is if there will be another RBW this year. We’ve spent the last couple of months thinking about it, weighing up the risks, the time requirements and most importantly what we’re trying to achieve with the event.
There will not be an RBW convention in 2011.
One of the odd things about RBW is that everyone who’s been loves it, but we never seem to get enough interest the following year. Not enough people want a 3-day residential convention in London to make it a sure thing – for the last three years we’ve been left worrying right up until the last month or two whether we’ll have enough attendees to cover the cost of the event.
We’d hoped that the successes of previous years would fix that problem, but the number of attendees hasn’t changed significantly. We suspect that one of the reasons for this is that London’s already very well served by the thriving LondonFurs community, with its own special events that rival some full conventions. In sales speak, the market is saturated. We think that means it’s time to try something different.
According to the release, the organizers of RBW are going to continue their popular Boat Party, and they indicate they have other projects in the works.
You can read the full release here
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Get ShareaholicEpisode 32 – Double Guests all the way - Here is another great episode of UnFurled, this time with 2 Guests at the same time! We welcome Morg and Rather Dashing to our cast for a rather energetic run!
Here is another great episode of UnFurled, this time with 2 Guests at the same time!
Click below to listen:
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We welcome Morg and Rather Dashing to our cast for a rather energetic run! Episode 32 – Double Guests all the way - Here is another great episode of UnFurled, this time with 2 Guests at the same time! We welcome Morg and Rather Dashing to our cast for a rather energetic run!
Episode 31 – FC Live Show - LATE BUT AWESOME! Here is the life recording from FC 2011 starring Tal, Roland and a bunch of you listeners! This was a hell of a time it sounds like so go listen and hear all the fun that UnFurled had!
LATE BUT AWESOME!
Here is the life recording from FC 2011 starring Tal, Roland and a bunch of you listeners!
Click below to listen:
http://www.unfurled.net/episodes/UnFurled_-_Episode_31.mp3Click to download | Open Player in New Window
This was a hell of a time it sounds like so go listen and hear all the fun that UnFurled had! Episode 31 – FC Live Show - LATE BUT AWESOME! Here is the life recording from FC 2011 starring Tal, Roland and a bunch of you listeners! This was a hell of a time it sounds like so go listen and hear all the fun that UnFurled had!
Furries in Kent State's gay magazine
The pandas are coming . . .
Groundhog Day: Shubenacadie Sam predicts early Spring for Nova Scotia
Author: Higgs Raccoon
It is February 2, the day celebrated in the United States and Canada as Groundhog Day. On this day, at several sites in both countries, local celebrations are had whilst groundhogs are observed in order to predict the weather of the next few weeks.
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Get ShareaholicChris Hart to publish ‘Drawing Fantastic Furries’
Author: Higgs Raccoon
Chris Hart, author of several art-instruction books, is to publish Drawing Fantastic Furries: The Ultimate Guide to Drawing Anthropomorphic Characters. The book runs to 144 pages and will be available from March 15, 2011.
Hart’s previous instruction books have dealt with such subjects as manga, cartooning, comics, fantasy art, and anatomy, and have included such titles as How to Draw Cartoon Animals and Manga Mania: Chibi and Furry Characters: How to Draw the Adorable Mini-characters and Cool Cat-girls of Japanese Comics.
This is not the first how-to book for “furry” art to be written. Drawing Fantastic Furries is preceded by Freaks!: How to Draw Fantastic Fantasy Creatures (2004), and Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals (2009).
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Get ShareaholicSPCA investigates slaughter of 100 Whistler sled dogs
The “execution-style” mass cull of 100 sled dogs owned by Whistler-based Outdoor Adventures has sparked an SPCA investigation into allegations of animal cruelty, outrage from animal welfare groups and suspension by Tourism Whistler of reservations for dog sledding excursions by the company.
The cull came to light because of a successful WorkSafeBC claim for post-traumatic stress by the employee who killed the dogs over two days last April.
Read more: The Vancouver Sun
By Kim Pemberton, Vancouver Sun February 1, 2011 12:21 PM
Everyman or hero? Scott J. Fox
01/30/2011
By: Kamden
Everyman or Hero?
Scott J. Fox
Written By: Kamden G. Blackstone
We all know the story. ThunderRoo was tricked and held against his will by his parents. I can only hope they meant well, but were misguided. And Scott J. Fox, a normal, everyman decides to act and help his friend by liberating him from the paternal kidnappers. I don’t really need to re-hash it again. I am not here to do this. I am here to talk about Scott J. Fox. A man the furry fandom has decided to deem as a hero amongst furries.
The term everyman is used in literature to describe a person like everyone else. And I will use this term to describe Scott, because he is like everyone else. I personally believe that at the end of the day, anyone is a normal person, there is nothing that is really special about them, unless they choose to do something remarkable. It is what we do that makes us remarkable, and sets us apart from the masses as heroes or villains. This is one of those choices that made an everyman, no greater then you or I, into a hero.
I have known Scott Fox for some time, and he has been someone that I considered my friend, so getting to do this interview is something that I literally jumped at the opportunity to do. However, I had to put my personal biases for the individual aside and interview Scott as a normal person, not my friend, and certainly not a hero. He would be treated like I strive to treat anyone else, just like a normal person. I must apologize that the interview is not recorded from the audio word for word, this being my first long distance interview, the audio recording is hard to decipher, but I will be able to convey the basic gist of the interview here.
The thing that stuck me the most about this interview with Scott, was the nervousness in his voice. He seemed to be fidgety while he talked to me about this. Often times restating in many different ways his opinions on the questions asked. He even admitted that he wasn’t used to the attention and “how it seemed to come out of nowhere, I really didn’t know how to handle that.” He then continued to say that he had gotten somewhere north of seven thousand mentions and direct messages over Twitter. It forced him to turn off his Twitter account, just to get some peace of mind. I couldn’t help but to feel impressed that he was not making any attempts to puff up his fame in this interview. That at the end of the day, he really is an everyman.
Yet, he was the everyman that stood up to people causing harm to a friend of his. That, is what makes him a hero. He did what others might have been afraid to do out of fear of the repercussions, saying “I wasn’t really worried about that.” He even said that this was part of his nature to help a friend and that he would do this for anyone.
When I continued to ask about why he would do this, he gave me one last bit of advice. He said that we should be the change that we want to see in the world. It was a concept that Ghandi said and practiced throughout his life. A concept and divine idea that still rings true to this day. We are all an everyman, and yet, we have this potential that allows us to reach beyond ourselves, and choice to act as the hero. Scott J. Fox, is a shining example of this story. If we are to gather enough courage, we can change the world. I can only hope, that when fate chooses me to act, that I will answer her call, and go be as much as a hero as Scott is.
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Get ShareaholicKSU’s gay magazine interviews furry students
Author: GreenReaper
Fusion Magazine, published by Kent State University students for the LGBTQ community, has based its latest issue on furries.
The coverage begins with a six-page profile of the fandom featuring Robby Conte (Robbyfox) and other NE Ohio furs.
Robbyfox describes his introduction to the fandom, his trip to Anthrocon 2010, and favourably compares furry fandom to the gay community, which he describes as ‘more intimidating’.
The article then gives an overview of fursuiting and a dismissive mention of Vanity Fair, before diving into quotes from sociological researcher Dr. Kathy Gerbasi, a description of a local furmeet and a sub-interview with ObliviousAlly.
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Get ShareaholicWildCritters divided by policy changes
Author: GreenReaper
What is the nature of a critter? And when the community provides content, who should determine policy – the owner, or the users?
Such questions split WildCritters, an imageboard known for cute feral erotica.
The site distinguished itself from furry competitors like e621 and Fchan by restricting its content to high-quality artwork of ‘critters‘ – minimally anthropomorphic, chibi-like animals.
Now there are two sites: WildCritters.ws and WildCritters.net, both running Danbooru, sharing similar themes and content. How did this come about?
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Get ShareaholicPodcast with Kyell Gold
Author: Red Furros
The following podcast was recorded on Further Confusion, in this podcast we ask Kyell Gold about the release of his new book Isolation Play and about some of his other works like Waterways and Volle.
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Sketchcards of Marvel's Tigra. (Seriously, how did I not know about this character until today?)
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Cartoonist J.P. Morgan passes away
Author: dronon
Sad news from Roy Calbeck: J.P. Morgan, creator of Fission Chicken, has passed away at 53.
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