SpinDizzy
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SpinDizzy is a MUCK which is the successor to Toons, Furr, and Fluff (TF&F). It focuses on whimsical interaction, mostly between animal characters of varying levels of anthropomorphism.
- Addresses:
- MUCK server: muck.spindizzy.org, port 7072 (or 7073 for SSL)
- Website: http://www.spindizzy.org/
- LiveJournal: spindizzy_muck
- Ran from/to: 1998 - present
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News[edit]
SpinDizzy has had a regularly published online newspaper for its entire existence, featuring its own characteristic style of reporting.
The original version was titled @Action News, and ran from April 1998 to February 2010. It was edited for many years by Argon Hamilton.
Its successor, SpinDizzy News, is run by the following staff:[1]
- Skyler: Executive Editor
- BunnyHugger: Managing Editor
- Austin Dern: Reporter
According to the News credits page, "Anyone can be a reporter for the News by writing and submitting articles."
Recurring events[edit]
SpinDizzy has a number of recurring events including its own set of holidays. Other non-holiday events include an Artist's Ambush (modeled off the one on FurryMUCK), Christmas Tree ceremonies, a World’s Fair and Olympic games.
Holidays[edit]
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Iceberg Day | 2nd Wednesday of January |
| Hugging Day | February 9th |
| Morality Day | 4th Monday of February |
| Shiny Day | March 17th |
| Love Day | April 10th |
| Day of Remembrance | May 30th |
| Festival of Cuteness | 3rd Tuesday of June |
| Expanding Horizons Day | July 14th |
| Jellicle Ball | August 1st |
| Mecha Day | 3rd Sunday in August |
| Founder's Day | September 28th |
| Groovy Day | 2nd Monday in October |
| National Horizontal Day | 3rd Thursday of November |
| E-Holiday (Everything Day) | December 8th |
Staff[edit]
Wizards[edit]
- Austin - Managing Editor
- Azure - Felicity
- Featherwing - Your average friendly helpdragon
- Morticon - ServerAdmin/RP/Programming/NewChar/Help/Etc
- Ping - Cookie management. No, really!
Former wizards[edit]
- B.J.
- Findra - Server administrator (to October 2011)
- Nicole - MUF
- Peppermint
- Shadow
- Skyler - Helpstaff lead (to July 2013)
- Spaceroo
Helpstaff[edit]
- Beltrami - Building, Tinyplot Scenes, Other, Otherness
- BunnyHugger - Building, MUF, MPI, homes, local culture, etc.
- fluffy - Building, MPI, mad science, laundry
- GreenKai - Building, MPI/MUF, Cheese/Carrots, Hugs/Fuzzles
- Westly - Questions/RP Coaching/Dispute Resolution
Mayors[edit]
| Mayor | Deputy mayor | Vice mayor | Inaugurated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltrami | Portia | N/A | December 19, 2007 | Mayor did not run for reelection. |
| Jaxen | Kefan | N/A | February 18, 2010 | Mayor did not run for reelection. |
| Enkeli | Azure | N/A | February 14, 2012 | Mayor resigned and deputy succeeded. |
| Azure | Chandra | N/A | September 19, 2012 | Mayor promoted to wizard and resigned mayorship; deputy succeeded. |
| Chandra | N/A | N/A | 2012 | Mayor did not run for reelection. |
| None | N/A | N/A | N/A | In January 2013 the electorate voted to vacate the position for one year. |
| Jukka | N/A | Morticon | February 9, 2014 | Current |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Notes on Spindizzy, TF&F, and Dreamtime by Austin Dern, and Spindizzy: A brief social history, by Chanspot, edited by Kinsor - SpinDizzy MUCK, luge n1 e5, op, 2, l list
External links[edit]
- SpinDizzy on Rhal's Furry MU*s Page
- @Action News Archives (old news site)