SheezyArt

2006-06-11T01:59:00Z

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[[Image:Dante.png|right|180px|Dante, erstwhile site mascot and President of SheezyArt]]
'''SheezyArt''', started on November 30, 2003, by [[Channel Cat]], is an online [[art archive]] devoted to all types of art, including traditional, digital, photography, writing, pixel art, and [[Macromedia Flash]]. No genre of art are excluded, though works containing explicitly sexual subject matter are forbidden.

SheezyArt's visual template is based on the one used at [[deviantART]], allowing user commentary on artwork, journals, and user pages. SheezyArt also has a set of forums in which the community can gather.

Since the summer of 2005, SheezyArt has been down for most of the time because of server problems. This has resulted in the site being $700 short on its server bills, which are usually paid by ad revenue; however, site members' donations have helped to pay the bill. In April 2006 Channel Cat announced<ref>[http://sheezyart.com/news/214/ Goodbye and Hello :)] - Channel Cat announces his imminent departure (22 April 2006)</ref> that he would be passing the site on to [[Spencer]] with technical assistance from [[Thor]].

* '''Website''': http://www.sheezyart.com/
* '''IRC channel''': [irc://irc.darkmyst.org/sheezy #sheezy on DarkMyst] ([http://www.sheezyart.com/chat/ Java client] - [http://vinyaire.ath.cx/pub/sheezy/ statistics])

== From deviantART to SheezyArt ==

In its original incarnation, SheezyArt permitted all content, including [[pornographic]] imagery. This made it a popular archive for artists who create "adult" works, particularly those in the [[furry fandom|furry]] and [[yaoi]] fandoms. Because deviantART forbids pornography, many artists who liked deviantART's system but scorned its content restrictions migrated to SheezyArt.

Some Flash animators also disdained deviantART's restrictions on including [[copyright]]ed content in animations. Many of these artists also moved to SheezyArt, which permitted Flash animations with borrowed background music, imagery, and other copyrighted material. A user named "Sqeezy" ([[Tim Frommeyer]]) is credited with influencing other Flash animators to move to Sheezy.

== The Great Exodus ==

In January 2005 SheezyArt banned pornographic content and deleted all art and writing tagged as adult, citing a new host's policy restrictions as the reason. However, many adult artists expressed disbelief at the administrators' explanation. They believed the new policies to be unfair and unnecessary at the very least; some even felt that it was a form of intentional persecution.

As a result, most artists specializing in pornographic works left SheezyArt after the ban. A large number migrated to newly-created archives based on SheezyArt's model but specializing in adult artwork. The most popular were [[FurAffinity]] and [[y!Gallery]], both of which are furry-friendly and all-inclusive. FurAffinity's slogan, "Where free expression reigns," is intended to be a jab at SheezyArt's allegedly oppressive policies. (It should be noted that the slogan has dissapeared as of some time in 2006, due to changing polocies at work... such as thier anti-[[wikipedia:lolicon|lolicon]] standings...)

== Trolls on SheezyArt ==

In general, trolling on SheezyArt is perceived differently than on other online communities. Harmless trolling, often involving groups of people playing outrageous characters, is permitted and, to some degree, encouraged. The original set of SheezyArt trolls--[[Fungus]], [[Gene Ternruh]], [[Pitbull]], [[The Krampus]], [[Lobsternaut]], [http://reaganlodge.com Reagan], and [[Tengu (person)|Tengu]]--popularized troll behavior on SheezyArt, but now are largely non-participatory.

Argumentative and aggressive behavior is often frequently seen and tolerated, but outright aggression and harassment is usually reprimanded.

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[VCL]]
* [[Yerf]]
* [[YNA]]
* [[Orlando]]
* [[Wikipedia:SheezyArt|SheezyArt]] on Wikipedia

[[Category:Art archives]]
[[Category:2003 births]]

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2006-03-17T01:11:48Z

216.45.165.99: Why transfer objects

'''Toading''' (an equivalent in [[IRC]] speak is a [[Wikipedia:kickban|kickban]] or [[Wikipedia:akill|akill]]) is the process of termination of a [[character]]'s access to a [[MUCK]]. The character is converted into an [[object]] that can later be [[recycled]]; this process removes the character's ability to login.

It is called such historically in reference to [[Wizard|wizards]] turning people into toads, and has been in various [[TinyMUCK]]s and [[MUD]]s since the early 90s. This is also reflected, for example, in [[Fuzzball MUCK]]'s @toad success message: "You turned <name> into a slimy toad!" The resulting object is named "A slimy toad named ..." (followed by the original name of the player).

In [[ProtoMUCK]], the term is '''frobbing''' and the resulting object is called "The soul of ...".

Toading/frobbing does not delete the objects (things, rooms, programs) owned by the player, so as a second argument, the name of a second character that will inherit these objects should be given; if it is not, the toading wizard gains ownership. This can be used if a player wishes to play one less character, or if the player owned programs vital to the muck. To delete all objects owned by a player, most MUCKs have a '''@purge''' command.

Although wizards have been accused of toading arbitrarily, typically users can be toaded for several reasons:
* By user request. Typically users who no longer plan on visiting the MUD or are quitting due to disagreements will request a toading.
* By inactive purges. In order to reduce the size of the database, users may be toaded over an extended period of inactivity time determined by the MUD administration.
* By abusive actions on the part of the players, not limited to violations of the MUD's [[policies]].

'''Syntax''':
@toad <user>=<new owner>

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