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FurcoNZ

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'''FurcoNZ''' is an annual gathering of the [[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]] furry community, with a distinctively [[Wikipedia:Kiwi_(people)|Kiwi]] outdoors theme. Since 2007, it has typically been held at the end of the year, around end of November or start of December. Since 2009, the event organizers scheduled FurcoNZ on "back-to-back" weekends with [[MidFur]] (in Melbourne, Australia) to entice overseas attendees to make both events in the same intercontinental trip. Beginning as a small indoor [[furmeet]] often hosted at a private residence until 2007, it has grown into a weekend [[furry camping]] event at a camp or lodge site with scheduled activities and official programming, with a recap DVD being produced since 2007.

== History ==
=== 2002 - 2008 ===
* 2002: Hosted by [[PuppyDog]] in Panmure [[Wikipedia:Auckland|Auckland]], at a private residence.
* 2003: In West Auckland, NZ, at a private residence.
* 2004: At Student Central in [[Wikipedia:Dunedin|Dunedin]]
* 2005: Dec 2005 in [[Wikipedia:Taupo|Taupo]]. Unofficial attendance was 18.
* 2006: Nov 2006 by [[Southpaw (NZ)]] at his three-bedroom house in [[Wikipedia:Wairakei|Wairakei]]. Unofficial attendance was just over 30.

=== 2007 - Present ===
Starting in 2007, FurcoNZ was no longer hosted in private residences, but was rather relocated to a camp or lodge site in New Zealand, creating a change in event programming tailored to outdoor activities.

==== 2007 ====
* Dates: Nov 30 - Dec 3
* Location: 'Kiwanis Camp' in [[Wikipedia:Huia (place)|Huia]], [[Wikipedia:Waitakere City|Waitakere]], [[Wikipedia:Auckland|Auckland]].
* Attendance: Unofficial attendance around 40 people.
* Organizer: [[Lex Cypher]]

==== 2008 ====
* Dates: Nov 21 - 24
* Location: 'Camp Rangi Woods' in [[Wikipedia:Pohangina|Pohangina]], North Island.
* Attendance: Unofficial attendance around 32.
* Organizers: [[DarthMeow]] (Lead) and [[TrojanCentaur]]

==== 2009 ====
In 2009, FurcoNZ began to operate in much the same manner as larger [[convention conventions]] by introducing an online registration system, comprehensive outdoor programming including archery, abseiling, kayaking and hiking, and an indoor event track including board-gaming and dances during the night. In addition, the event produced con badges and an official [[conbook]], and the event was catered with 8 main meals prepared and served by a kitchen team.

* Dates: Nov 27 - 30
* Location: 'Kokako Lodge' at [[Wikipedia:Hunua Ranges|Hunua Ranges]] in Papakura District, [[Wikipedia:Auckland|Auckland]].
* Attendance: Official - 58
* Cost of Registration: NZ$75.00 (including accommodations and food)
* Staff:
** Lead Organizer: [[lyctiger]]
** Security: [[Kaltezar]]
** Website Admin/IT Support: [[Colin]]
** Other general duties: [[Blitz]], [[DarthMeow]], [[Foofox]], [[Lex Cypher]]

==== 2010 ====
This year followed a very similar format and structure introduced last year. Various organized outdoor events and an expanded activities schedule (with 2 streams/instructors) took place: archery, abseiling, high-ropes course, kayaking and hiking. Once again a variety of indoor activities were organized such as board-gaming sessions. A full A/V room setup with consoles, and nightly dances also took place. A "SingStar" tradition has also been started (to the delight/dismay of various attendees). Notable to mention too was the creation of a fully functioning raft, headed by Isengrin, and christened the Hunua Ragebeetle. It was sailed under the waterfall, where it met its untimely demise.

* Dates: Dec 10 - 13
* Location: 'Kokako Lodge' at [[Wikipedia:Hunua Ranges|Hunua Ranges]] in Papakura District, [[Wikipedia:Auckland|Auckland]].
* Attendance: Official - 66
* Cost of Registration: NZ$85.00 (including accommodations and food)
* Staff:
** Lead Organizer: [[lyctiger]]
** Security: [[Kaltezar]] (Lead); [[Ruggs]]
** Kitchen Team: [[Thipher]] (Head-chef); [[Colin]], [[Stepwolf]] (Sous-chef); [[lyctiger]] (Executive-chef)
** Website Admin/IT Support: [[Colin]]
** A/V Technical Lead: [[DarthMeow]]
** General duties: [[Lex Cypher]]

== FurcoNZ 2011 ==
This will likely be the last year FurcoNZ is held at Kokako Lodge, as it has slowly outgrown the location, and will likely follow the format set out from the previous two years. Even as the event grows larger and more traditional convention events such as [[Dealers Den]] may arise, the convention has committed itself to keeping with its outdoor activity tradition it started in 2007.

* Dates: To Be Determined, but most likely the weekend of: Nov 25 or Dec 9 (tentative, pending final scheduling of MidFur 2011)
* Location: 'Kokako Lodge' at [[Wikipedia:Hunua Ranges|Hunua Ranges]] in Papakura District, [[Wikipedia:Auckland|Auckland]].
* Staff:
** Lead Organizer: [[lyctiger]]
** Security: [[Kaltezar]]
** Website Admin/IT Support: [[Colin]]
** A/V Technical Lead: [[DarthMeow]]
** General duties: [[Lex Cypher]]

== FurcoNZ/Alterntiave ==
The organizers of FurcoNZ have identified a potential future, limited attendance event that refocuses on a smaller, more 'back to basics' outdoor experience apart from the primary FurcoNZ event that is approaching a hundred attendees. No specific dates, locations, or staff have yet been chosen for this proposed event.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furconz.org.nz/ Official FurcoNZ Website]
* [irc://irc.furnet.org:6667/Furconz #Furconz] on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]

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Spontoon Island

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'''Spontoon Island''' is a shared univerise which was created by [[Ken Fletcher]]. It exists in [[fanzine]] form (around ten issues as of 2007) and on a website. It takes place on an alternative Earth, where the Pacific Ocean is broken up by an unusually large amount of islands. The theme is “1930’s South Sea Island” and/or “Seaplane Adventures” and the majority of the stories take place in and around Spontoon Island located in the Spontoon Island Archipelago, in the northern Pacific. Contributors are encouraged to use the public domain setting to create their own stories or artwork.

== Back-story ==
The Spontoon Island Atoll is actually the rim of the caldera of a huge volcano that blew its top hundreds of years ago. In 1859, it was colonized by the British, who within the next five years began importing plantation workers from mostly countries around the Pacific. The colony proved to be profitable only in the short-term, but by 1880, unusual crop failures accompanied by the uncertainties of shipping led to its collapse. The British began to abandon the Spontoons, leaving behind the indentured workers, who by around this time, were quite at home on the atoll and began referring to themselves as “natives”.

The natives were very aware of worldly politics, and expected that there would be some sort of war for territories and such among the various small islands when the “Euros” eventually come back. Spontoon Island declared independence in 1895, and the newly formed government looked for ways for their infant country to survive in the world. By 1899, a branch of the trans-Pacific telegraph cable passed through the island, and the royalties were used to build island infrastructure. The government started relegating foreigners to Casino Island, as well as missions and missionaries.

During the early 1900’s, there were a series of skirmishes along the small island states that might have been encouraged by the world powers. After the Gunboat Wars in 1912, many of the island states signed a mutual protection treaty with the Rain Island Naval Syndicate (An Anarchist territory located off the west coast of the United States including Vancouver Island). Rain Island leased a base on Moon Island, as part of the protection agreement.

The 1920’s and 30’s saw tourist boats and flights regularly arriving on Spontoon Island. This was partly due to the popularity of air racing which became an annual event on the island. The other reason was that hula dance competitions had started being held publicly. The treaty with Rain Island brought reliable airplane transport and repair facilities as well as salvaging and warehousing operations.

The majority of the stories take place at this point of prosperity.

== Terms ==
* Euro: Describes a non citizen resident (only on Spontoon Island!) or a visitor/tourist.

*Spont: A derogatory Euro term for a Spontoon Island native.

*Spontoonie: 1) A Spontoon island native. Most natives are born from groups which settled the islands during the late 1800’s. 2) The language of the Spontoons, it is believed to be a mishmash of Polynesian, and other languages.

== The Islands ==
Spontoon Island Atoll: The Spontoon Island Atoll is made up of seven islands surrounding a central lagoon caused by a violent explosion of a huge volcano (the remnants of which are under the lagoon). Main Island is the largest island, and it is only inhabited by the natives; South Island is home to natives and Euros. There are a few hotels there and it is known for being a very quiet place to relax; Casino Island is the main Euro hangout and tourist trap. It is so named for its numerous casinos and luxury hotels, its former name was Accounting Island; Moon Island is aptly named for its crescent shape, it is the location of the seaplane tower and the navy base; Eastern Island is home to the civil seaplane base and the atoll’s only land based airport. It is also the location for the world famous Songmark Academy, where [[Simon Barber]]’s ''[[Spontoon_Tales_-_Extracts_from_a_Diary|Spontoon Tales - Extracts from a Diary]]'' takes place; Meeting Island is where the Spontoonie Government (called the Althing) convenes; Sacred Island is a mysterious place that the Spontoonies take very seriously.

Cranium Island: Not much is known about this island except that it is a place where “mad scientists” are able to conduct their experiments sans interference from the outside world. It is believed to be a very dangerous place to live and there are rumours of monsters roaming around the island.

Gunboat Island: This island was inhabited until 1912, when it was bombarded by battleships during what would be later known as the Gunboat Wars. That incident, accompanied by a troop landing on nearby Spontoon Island; is not openly referred to by the natives as the memory is very unpleasant.

Krupmark Island: A virtual thieves’ bazaar, Krupmark Island is also deemed a very dangerous place to live, while not exactly lawless, it is very unwise to go to the island without a weapon (or two) at the ready. Fort Bob is the capital and the island is run by a committee of the top families. It is unknown exactly how many families comprise of the committee. Much of [[Walter Reimer]]’s [[Luck of the Dragon]] takes place on this island.

== References ==

¹ [http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwMp01.html Maps of The Spontoon Island Atoll, the Archipelago and their placement on the world map.]

² [http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwHi11.html The History of Spontoon Island.]

== External links ==
* [http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwHome1.html Spontoon Island website]

[[Category:Story worlds]]

Simon Barber

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'''Simon Barber''' is a [[furry]] writer from the U.K., who wrote a number of stories taking place in the futuristic universe where normal creatures (almost all of them [[anthropomorphic]] [[animal]]s) with highly developed technology and magic are engaged in perpetual fight across the time and space with the Lovecraftian creatures from beyond. Except where [[wikipedia:Lovecraft|Lovecraft]] has [[demon]]ic beings with tentacles, Simon Barber has immortal [[plushies]], full of cuteness and hunger for the other worlds.

The settings range from many different stages in the future history of the alternate Earth to completely alien locations such as [[Toho Academy]], the String, or other worlds.

Simon Barber also released an adventure computer game, Toho Academy, in 1993.

==External Links==
*[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Authors/Simon-Barber/ Simon Barber on VCL]
*[http://www.wurb.com/if/game/660 Toho Academy (the game) on the IF Archive]

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Category:Story series

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There have been a number of multi-part series of [[:Category:Novels|novels]] or [[:Category:Short stories|short stories]] that center around anthropomorphic animals. This category is intended for articles that describe an entire series; articles on individual works in these series may appear (or may have articles created for them) in the [[:Category:Novels|Novels]] and [[:Category:Short stories|short stories]] sections. This category is also primarily for series that are commercially published, or if web-published, are primarily the work of one author; if a series has many authors and most anyone interested in doing so is invited to contribute stories, it would be better categorized under [[:Category:Story worlds|story worlds]].
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== Story series to add ==
If you can think of a story series that deserves an article, add it in here, and maybe someone will. Don't let that stop '''you''' writing about a series.


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* [[The Chanur series]]
* [[The Doona series]]
* [[The Dragons Of Forest Keep]] [http://www.forestkeep.net/ DOFK website]
* [[The Duncton series]]
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===E-L===
* [[The Journal Entries of Kennet R'yal Shardik]]
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===M-R===
* [[The Man-Kzin Wars]]
* [[The Moreau Series]]
* [[Risico]]
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===S-Z===
* [[The Sah'aaran Series]]
* [[Toho Academy]]
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Hermaphrodite

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: ''This article is about the term '''hermaphrodite''' as used in a furry context. For information on non-furry uses of the term, please see [[Wikipedia:Hermaphrodite|the Wikipedia entry on hermaphrodite]]. For more on real-life humans with both male or female sexual characteristics, please see [[Wikipedia:Intersexed|intersexed at Wikipedia]].

[[Image:LookingToTheFuture-small.jpg|right|thumb|[[Chakats]] are commonly hermaphrodites]]
A '''hermaphrodite''' is a creature that has both [[male]] and [[female]] [[genitalia|sex organs]]. The word is commonly abbreviated as '''herm''' or '''hermaph'''. It is derived from the [[Greek mythology|Greek myth]] about [[Wikipedia:Hermaphroditus|Hermaphroditus]], the son of deities [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]] and [[Wikipedia:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], who was merged with the water nymph [[Wikipedia:Salmacis|Salmacis]] into a hermaphroditic form. ''Hermaphrodite'' is analogous to the Japanese term [[Wikipedia:Futanari|futanari]] used in [[anime]] fandom.

== Common types of hermaphrodites ==

Most herms found in [[furry fandom]] are represented as overtly female figures with both male and female primary sexual characteristics. Often the female characteristics are exaggerated, such as large [[breasts]], hips, and a feminine face.

Some hermaphrodite furs are [[Wikipedia:Androgynous|androgynous]] and lack the explicit female identification of shape and identity; they don't look particularly male or female, although they have both types of reproductive organs. Although rare, there are some male-appearing herms who appear masculine but also have female sex organs.

Furs who are [[Taur|tauric]] in shape may sometimes be hermaphroditic with differing sexual characteristics on their upper and lower bodies. The [[Chakat]] race is an example of a hermaphroditic centaur-like species. Exotic furs such as [[alien]]s, [[demon]]s, [[shapeshifter]]s, or even plants are sometimes hermaphroditic.

Hermaphroditic furs are often portrayed as blatantly sexualized (and sometimes are [[hyper-endowed]]), but not all herms are necessarily overtly sexual. There are many who are either sexually inactive, or have different reasons for portraying a hermaphroditic character than simply sexual fascination.

=== Shemales ===

A '''shemale''' fur is one with a female appearance, but male primary sex organs. Shemales are not hermaphrodites, as they lack female genitals. Conversely, male furs with female sexual organs are rare within the fandom.

== Pronouns ==

The English language lacks a standard set of pronouns sufficient to cover hermaphrodites, and so the proper pronoun for a herm fur can vary considerably and often depends on that fur's personal choice. Some herms whose forms appear primarily female use female personal pronouns, as do many shemales furs, while masculine herms may be inclined to use male pronouns.

Also common are [[Wikipedia:Neologism|neologic]] pronouns such as ''hir'', ''hie'', ''sie'', and ''ze''. Examples of these pronouns are shown on the following table:

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| || [[Wikipedia:Nominative case|Nominative (subject)]] || [[Wikipedia:Accusative case|Accusative (object)]] || [[Wikipedia:Possessive adjective|Possessive Adjective]] || [[Wikipedia:Possessive pronoun|Possessive Pronoun]] || [[Wikipedia:Reflexive pronoun|Reflexive]]
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|'''He''' || ''He'' laughed || I kissed ''him'' || ''His'' head hurts || I am ''his'' || He feeds ''himself''
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|'''She''' || ''She'' laughed || I kissed ''her'' || ''Her'' head hurts || I am ''hers'' || She feeds ''herself''
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|'''Hie''' || ''Hie'' laughed || I kissed ''hem'' || ''Hiz'' head hurts || I am ''hiz'' || Hie feeds ''hemself''
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|'''Sie and hir''' || ''Sie'' laughed || I kissed ''hir'' || ''Hir'' head hurts || I am ''hirs'' || Sie feeds ''hirself''
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|'''Ze and hir''' || ''Ze'' laughed || I kissed ''hir'' || ''Hir'' head hurts || I am ''hirs'' || Ze feeds ''hirself''
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|'''Zie''' || ''Zie'' laughed || I kissed ''zir'' || ''Zir'' head hurts || I am ''zirs'' || Zie feeds ''zirself''
|}

Many sets of pronouns originated as [[Wikipedia:Gender-neutral pronoun|gender-neutral pronouns]], although hermaphrodites are not themselves neuter; a slightly more accurate term is ''androgynous pronoun''.

* The pronoun ''sie'' is often replaced with ''shi'' within the fandom.
* Users of the ''hie'' set often substitute ''him'', or even ''hiem'' in object case.

== Hermaphrodites in artwork ==

Hermaphrodites are not uncommon in [[furry artwork]], and some artists specialize in drawing herm furs. The most prominent artist of hermaphrodites is [[Doug Winger]], whose extreme proportions have spawned terms such as ''Winger Girls'', ''Wingeresque'', and ''[[Wingerized]]''.

Many other artists draw herm furs, including [[FoxxFire]], [[Orena]], [[Marc Leonhardt]], [[AraKaraath]], [[Kaye Darktail]] and countless others who have done works that depict herms ranging from busty babes with manly bulges to truly androgynous creatures.

Herms appear in many art sites such as the [[VCL]], [[FurAffinity]], [[SheezyArt]], and [http://www.futanari.org/ futanari.org].

== Online locations for herm furs ==

Herms can be found in quite a few areas throughout the fandom, including [[hermsyiff]] on [[FurNet (IRC)]] and [[yiffy.net]]. The [[Hermaphrodite Haven]]s on [[FurryMUCK]], [[Tapestries MUCK]], [[SPR]], and [[Second Life]] are social areas devoted to herms and those who enjoy their company.

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Terry Knight

2007-04-30T09:20:14Z

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'''Terry Knight''' (a.k.a [[Mayfurr]]) is an amateur [[furry artist]] and occasional writer residing in [[Wikipedia:Wellington|Wellington]], [[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]].
His cartoon art has been published in several [[fanzines]] including ''[[Fur Visions]], [[YARF!]]'', and ''[[South Fur Lands]]'' as well as being available on the Internet.

Terry is probably best known for his artistic collaboration with writer '''[[John Plunkett]]''' on the furry super-hero adult comedy ''[[Super Collie Adventures]]''. He has been twice to [[Eurofurence]]; [[Eurofurence_3|EF3]] in 1997 and [[Eurofurence_7|EF7]] in 2001.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.furry.org.au/mayfurr/ "Renards Sans Frontières" (Foxes Without Borders)] - Terry Knight's website
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mayfurr/ http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mayfurr/] - FurAffinity account

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