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| FurBook.nl | |
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 The logo of FurBook | |
| Author(s) | Dennis Harkink, Bob van der Poel. |
| Website | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch date | April 6th 2011 |
FurBook is a website/forum for Dutch people interested in fursuiting and/or furry art. FurBook has been founded by Digitail (Dennis Harkink) and ArcanaTigris (Bob van der Poel) who both are Administrators on the forum and handle all the member requests. FurBook was created on April 6th 2011 and remained dormant after it's creation until TranceCat (Reinout de Vlaming) heard of it's existence and joined the team to give the two founders the last little push to get the website running. TranceCat became a moderator to the forum but later decided to leave the FurBook team.
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[edit] FurBook today
Currently the website only offers a forum for their members to communicate through, but later on a media part will be added to share photos and videos from future FurBook events.
[edit] Differentiation from other Dutch communities
FurBook has been founded after serious disagreements with the doings and members of other dutch fora. Therefore FurBook tries to differ from them by being a "Invitation Only" "friends group". This means that current members can refer a new interested person to the admins or moderators which will then see if the new person fits within the group. This way the founders of FurBook hope to keep a lot of drama outside whilst creating more of a group of friends, and less of a "Furry" community.
[edit] Philosophy on the furry fandom
While a lot of Furry Communities welcome people selected by their age only, FurBook, as a "group", has a different vision on the fandom than most others. The FurBook management (Digitail and ArcanaTigris) share an opinion on the fandom as widely sexually driven and want FurBook to stay out of that area. This explicitly does not mean that FurBook or it's members consider any other group or community based upon this sexual drive. FurBook is against furry pornography and does not allow people to join if they openly post (furry/Anthromorphic)pornographic images or express their interest in it on either FurBook or any other website they can be found on. Even if a new member does not openly post pornographic material he can be denied acces to the group if he/she turns out to be involved or openly interested in any illegal activities such as bestiality or if he/she can be found within fetish groups in or outside of the fandom.
[edit] FurBook Group vs other furry communities
FurBook is not a replacement for any other furry community within The Netherlands, but simply a place for those who share the philosophy of having a hobby instead of a furry lifestyle/fetish. This means that any person who is accepted to join FurBook can still be in any other community and can join any FurBook event as well as attending events from other websites or organizations.