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Ty the Saber

2023-02-03T14:30:18Z

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'''Ty the Saber''', also known as '''Ty''', is a [[furry]] born in 1982 and raised in [[Wikipedia:Long Island, New York|Long Island, New York]], U.S.A. His [[fursona]] is a black [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed]] cat with electric blue striping and mohawk.

==Fandom Involvement==
Ty knew about the fandom and followed the art community since 2000. He started dating [[Warszawa]] in 2017, when they brought him fully into the fandom by inviting him to a local [[furmeet]]. There, he learned about the love and acceptance of the fandom. Since then, Ty frequently attends local events and conventions and is active on Twitter.

===Fursona===
Ty didn't have a set fursona and decided to check around for a fursuit to more fully experience the fandom. He discovered Ty was for sale and fell in love with the suit, figuring it match his personality and complimented Warzy's Raptor (even though they are of different Eras). He adopted him (with rights) from [[Dusky the Husky]] on September 15, 2018. He was a partial (Head, arms sleeves, paws, and nub tail) and came with a reference sheet and badges.

A new fursuit head, referred to as Ty 2.0, was delivered on September 26, 2021. It was created by Mango Wolf Works on a DreamVision base with a more realistic look. The original head will still be used as an artistic choice.

Ty doesn't currently have a backstory. He is playful, funny, and very loving.

===Conventions===
Ty attended [[I-CON]] and regular attends [[Furrydelphia]], [[Furpocalypse]], [[ANE]], [[Anthrocon]] and the local [[OMGWTFBBQ]]

==Interests==
Ty loves [[video game]]s, hiking, firefighting, and works in IT.

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/TyTheSaber/ TyTheSaber] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTaNV2FIb9lsfGVC9QTHi-g Ty The Saber] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://twitter.com/TyTheSaber TyTheSaber] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://meow.social/@TyTheSaber TyTheSaber@meow.social] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://tythesaber.carrd.co/ Ty The Saber]'s Carrd

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Ty the Saber

2023-02-03T14:29:52Z

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'''Ty the Saber''', also known as '''Ty''', is a [[furry]] born in 1982 and raised in [[Wikipedia:Long Island, New York|Long Island, New York]], U.S.A. His [[fursona]] is a black [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed]] cat with electric blue striping and mohawk.

==Fandom Involvement==
Ty knew about the fandom and followed the art community since 2000. He started dating [[Warszawa]] in 2017, when they brought him fully into the fandom by inviting him to a local [[furmeet]]. There, he learned about the love and acceptance of the fandom. Since then, Ty frequently attends local events and conventions and is active on Twitter.

===Fursona===
Ty didn't have a set fursona and decided to check around for a fursuit to more fully experience the fandom. He discovered Ty was for sale and fell in love with the suit, figuring it match his personality and complimented Warzy's Raptor (even though they are of different Eras). He adopted him (with rights) from [[Dusky the Husky]] on September 15, 2018. He was a partial (Head, arms sleeves, paws, and nub tail) and came with a reference sheet and badges.

A new fursuit head, referred to as Ty 2.0, was delivered on September 26, 2021. It was created by Mango Wolf Works on a DreamVision base with a more realistic look. The original head will still be used as an artistic choice.

Ty doesn't currently have a backstory. He is playful, funny, and very loving.

===Conventions===
Ty attended [[I-CON]] and regular attends [[Furrydelphia]], [[Furpocalypse]], [[ANE]], [[Anthrocon]] and the local [[OMGWTFBBQ]]

==Interests==
Ty loves [[video game]]s, hiking, firefighting, and works in IT.

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/TyTheSaber/ TyTheSaber] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTaNV2FIb9lsfGVC9QTHi-g Ty The Saber] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://twitter.com/TyTheSaber TyTheSaber] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://meow.social/@TyTheSaber TyTheSaber@meow.social] on [Mastodon]
* [https://tythesaber.carrd.co/ Ty The Saber]'s Carrd

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Ty the Saber

2023-02-02T16:06:16Z

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'''Ty the Saber''', also known as '''Ty''', is a [[furry]] born in 1982 and raised in [[Wikipedia:Long Island, New York|Long Island, New York]], U.S.A. His [[fursona]] is a black [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed]] cat with electric blue striping and mohawk.

==Fandom Involvement==
Ty knew about the fandom and followed the art community since 2000. He started dating [[Warszawa]] in 2017, when they brought him fully into the fandom by inviting him to a local [[furmeet]]. There, he learned about the love and acceptance of the fandom. Since then, Ty frequently attends local events and conventions and is active on Twitter.

===Fursona===
Ty didn't have a set fursona and decided to check around for a fursuit to more fully experience the fandom. He discovered Ty was for sale and fell in love with the suit, figuring it match his personality and complimented Warzy's Raptor (even though they are of different Eras). He adopted him (with rights) from [[Dusky the Husky]] on September 15, 2018. He was a partial (Head, arms sleeves, paws, and nub tail) and came with a reference sheet and badges.

A new fursuit head, referred to as Ty 2.0, was delivered on September 26, 2021. It was created by Mango Wolf Works on a DreamVision base with a more realistic look. The original head will still be used as an artistic choice.

Ty doesn't currently have a backstory. He is playful, funny, and very loving.

===Conventions===
Ty attended [[I-CON]] and regular attends [[Furrydelphia]], [[Furpocalypse]], [[ANE]], [[Anthrocon]] and the local [[OMGWTFBBQ]]

==Interests==
Ty loves [[video game]]s, hiking, firefighting, and works in IT.

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/TyTheSaber/ TyTheSaber] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTaNV2FIb9lsfGVC9QTHi-g Ty The Saber] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://twitter.com/TyTheSaber TyTheSaber] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://meow.social/@TyTheSaber] on [Mastodon]
* [https://tythesaber.carrd.co/ Ty The Saber]'s Carrd

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Ty

2022-12-30T17:43:04Z

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'''Ty''' may refer to:

* '''[[Tiberius Gravarr]]''', often known as '''Ty''', a [[polar bear]] [[furry]] who lives in Queensland, Australia.
* '''[[Ty Furischer]]''', Head DJ of [[AnthroXtacy]].
* '''Ty Husky''', also known as '''[[DragonKid]]''', a [[fursuiter]] who lives in Hartington, Nebraska, USA.
* '''[[Ty Rufus]]''', a [[male]] [[anthro artist]] and [[fantasy]] fiction [[writer]] who lives in the United States.
* '''[[Ty the Saber]]''', a [[fursuiter]] who lives in Long Island, New York, USA.
* '''''[[Ty the Tasmanian Tiger]]''''', a [[video game]] series of the same name for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.
* '''[[Tygurstar]]''', also known as '''Ty''', a [[tiger]]-[[fox]] furry artist who lives in New Hampshire, USA.

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Mastodon

2022-11-16T16:15:33Z

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'''Mastodon''' is a social networking and microblogging service. While similar to [[Twitter]], it has many different aspects and features, many of which make it attractive to the [[furry]] community.

== History ==

Mastodon and its flagship '''instance''', [http://mastodon.social mastodon.social], were first released on October 5, 2016, with a goal to create and foster an ad-free, community-maintained social media platform.<ref>''[https://joinmastodon.org Join Mastodon]'' Retrieved December 14, 2017.</ref>

The key functional difference between Mastodon and Twitter is that Mastodon is a decentralized network of independently-maintained servers (called "'''Instances'''"), whereas Twitter's servers are all owned and operated by Twitter itself. Mastodon uses an [[W:open-source|open-source]] server platform which allows virtually anyone with sufficient server space and connectivity to join its network. This allows for servers to have domain names that attract various communities, including furry communities.

On December 1, 2017, the total number of user accounts across all instances reached one million.<ref>''[https://lou.lt/@mastodonusercount/99099871022836220 @mastodonusercount@mastodon.social]'' Mastodon User Count account on mastodon.social. Tooted December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref> As of December 13, 2017, there were 1234 active instances, averaging 826 users per instance.<ref>''[https://dashboards.mnm.social/dashboard/db/network-drilldown?orgId=1&from=1513103903795&to=1513190303796] Network drilldown for December 13, 2017.</ref>, and according to a blog post by co-creator Eugen Rochko, these have risen to 1,627,557 users on 3,460 instances by its second anniversary.<ref>''[https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/10/mastodons-2-year-anniversary/] Mastodon's 2 Year Anniversary!''</ref>

Following the purchase and immediate decline of Twitter in October 2022, interest in Mastodon grew significantly.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/mastodon-what-is-it-how-do-i-join-use-find-best-server-list-change-elon-musk-twitter-leaving-social-network-alternative]The Guardian: What is Mastodon? Accessed 14 Nov 2022.</ref> Nearly 500,000 accounts and over 1100 instances were created among the various federated instances on Mastodon between October 27 and November 7, 2022.<ref>''[https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/boosted-by-twitter-drama-mastodon-reaches-1-million-active-monthly-users/] Techcrunch article. Accessed 14 Nov 2022.</ref> <ref>''[https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/109300967725833789]Post by Eugen Rochko. Accessed 14 Nov 2022.</ref>

== Usage ==
=== How Instances work ===

Mastodon instances talk to and verify each other through a process called '''federation'''.<ref>''[https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md#how-exactly-is-it-decentralized "How exactly is it decentralized?"]'' Mastodon FAQ on GitHub. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref> This allows for users of different instances to view, follow, and communicate with each other. The overall network of federated instances is colloquially called '''The [[W:Fediverse|Fediverse]]'''. Like Mastodon itself, the protocol used to communicate across The Fediverse, [[W:OStatus|OStatus]], is also an open standard.

Each Mastodon instance has an administrator (or multiple administrators), who installs and maintains the Mastodon software suite, determines the name of their instance, and set other individual rules and server parameters for their instance. They may also create a distinct theme for their instance, including color schemes, graphics, language settings, and custom [[W:emoji|emoji]]. For privacy and safety concerns, administrators (as well as site moderators) have the right (and, as part of The Fediverse, often an obligation) to suspend or ban users on their instances who are violating the rules of the instance, The Fediverse, or the laws of their locality. Administrators also have the ability to blacklist other instances as a whole that are either out-of-date, poorly administered, have settings undesirable to their users, allow unhidden [[NSFW]] or offensive content, or harbor malicious users or spammers.

=== Users' perspective ===

A prospective user can create a Mastodon account on almost any instance in the Fediverse; however, some instances are open for immediate use after creating an account, while others require that instance administrator's approval before their account is created. Once created, a user will log into their instance's account to post content using their federated username of '''@username@instance.name'''. Users can view and post content either from their instance's website or via one of several community-supported mobile apps.<ref>''[https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md Mastodon App List]'' Mastodon client app list. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref>

A post to Mastodon is usually called a '''toot'''. Like Twitter, Mastodon allows users to toot text, image, audio, and video content, as well as use [[W:hashtag|hashtags]] to allow for tagging of content for easier searching. Mastodon has a limit of 500 characters per toot, as opposed to 280 characters per tweet. Users can, by default, toot up to 8 megabytes of content per toot, but this is adjustable by an instance administrator. Furthermore, each individual toot can have separate privacy settings of public, unlisted (public but not listed on federated timelines), private (followers-only), and direct.

The website view of a Mastodon instance has a similar look and feel to Twitter's Tweetdeck product, where various pieces of content are viewed in columns, such as:

* "Home", a feed of toots of all followed users
* "Notifications", a feed of toots in which the user is mentioned or replied to
* "Local Timeline", a feed of all public toots on the user's instance
* "Federated Timeline", a feed of all public toots across all instances
* "Lists", a feed of certain public toots filtered by the user's criteria

This view changes to a single column and a series of buttons to select columns when viewed on a mobile platform (or if a web browser's width is reduced to a certain amount).

A major feature of Mastodon is that toots can also have hidden content. A built-in [[content warning]] mechanism is available on each toot, where the majority of a toot's content can be hidden behind warning text and a button that requires a viewer to click to read the rest. This is especially useful (and often encouraged) when a user toots content that is sensitive, lengthy, [[spoiler]]-ish, or [[NSFW]]. Pictures and video in a toot can also be marked as sensitive, regardless of whether they are behind a content warning, requiring the viewer to click on that media to view it.

Users can also "favorite" and "boost" toots, which are analogous to "like" and "retweet" on Twitter.

A user's profile has an avatar, header, small biographical field, and four free-form entries called "metadata". The latter are useful for stating one's pronouns, species, location, and other small information.

== Mascot ==

As a whole, the [[mascot]] of Mastodon is the mastodon itself, a non-[[anthropomorphic]] predecessor of the [[mammoth]] and the [[elephant]]<ref>''[https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md#what-is-a-mastodon "What is a Mastodon?"]''. Mastodon FAQ on GitHub. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref>. However, administrators may introduce their own mascots, both anthropomorphic and not, as well as part of their instance's theme.

== Mastodon and furry ==

Because of the level of customization and self-identification of Mastodon instances, as well as the ability to set privacy and visibility per toot, furry groups were among the first to create and populate instances. Current furry-related instances include:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Website !! Users !! Focus
|-
| [https://akko.unix.dog akko.unix.dog] || Down|| Down
|-
| [https://awoo.space awoo.space] || 1,740 || General Furry
|-
| [https://blimps.xyz blimps.xyz] || 280 || [[Inflation]]
|-
| [https://casually.cat casually.cat] || Unlisted || General Furry
|-
| [https://chitter.xyz chitter.xyz] || 790 || General Furry
|-
| [https://cyberfurz.social cyberfurz.social] || Unlisted || Tech and [[VRChat]]
|-
| [https://fellies.social fellies.social] || Unlisted || General Furry
|-
| [https://floofy.tech floofy.tech] || Unlisted || General Furry
|-
| [https://furry.engineer furry.engineer] || 79 || Tech
|-
| [https://fuzzy.zone fuzzy.zone] || Private || [[Hypnosis]]
|-
| [https://gulp.cafe gulp.cafe] || Unlisted || [[Vore]]
|-
| [https://kangaroo.to kangaroo.to] || Unlisted || [[Kangaroo | Kangaroos]]
|-
| [https://macrofurs.social macrofurs.social] || Unlisted || [[Macro]] and [[Micro]]
|-
| [https://mastodon.sergal.org mastodon.sergal.org] || Unlisted || [[Sergal | Sergals]]
|-
| [https://meow.social meow.social] || 8,270 || [[Felines]]
|-
| [https://pawb.fun pawb.fun] || Unlisted || General Furry
|-
| [https://paws.town paws.town] || Unlisted || [[Paws]]
|-
| [https://pettingzoo.co pettingzoo.co] || Unlisted || 18+
|-
| [https://pony.social pony.social] || Unlisted || [[MLP]] and [[Pony | Ponies]]
|-
| [https://redwombat.social redwombat.social] || Unlisted || General
|-
| [https://snagglethooth.life snagglethooth.life] || Down || Down
|-
| [https://social.furryrefuge.com social.furryrefuge.com] || 44 || General Furry
|-
| [https://squawk.avian.space squawk.avian.space] || Unlisted || [[Avian | Avains]]
|-
| [https://thicc.horse thicc.horse] || Unlisted || Body-Positive
|-
| [https://vulpine.club vulpine.club] || 404 || [[Vulpine | Vulpines]]
|-
| [https://yiff.life yiff.life] || 608 || General Furry
|}

== See also ==

* [[W:Mastodon_(software)|Mastodon]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://mastodon.org/ Mastodon.org] - Mastodon's official website
* [https://instances.social/ instances.social], a tool to help decide which instance to join
* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md Mastodon FAQ on GitHub]
* [http://mastodon.social mastodon.social], the original Mastodon instance
* [http://ruthtillman.com/mastodon-overview/ Overview of Mastodon & Why I Like It] by Ruth Tillman

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