PDXFurs

2018-06-20T17:50:40Z

2601:600:967F:D02F:A490:A37C:52CD:E7AE: /* Meets and events */ Ava's Beaverton coffee meet began in 2012

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The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely organized, often ad hoc, [[furry]] community based in the [[W:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], and often includes participants from [[W:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]].

The name PDXFurs, is a [[W:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the [[W:IATA airport code|airport code]] for Portland and "[[furry fandom]]". The portmanteau was created by the late [[Blackberry]].

== History ==
In 1994, Blackberry compiled a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Uriza]] hosted a [[W:LISTSERV|mailing list]] initially populated by users from Blackberry's list. Non-MUCK users soon joined. The mailing list helped locals develop and organize events, such as fursuit walking tours, and park meets. Little from this period is preserved or archived. A second mailing list, hosted by [[W:Yahoo! Groups|Yahoo! Groups]] was created in September 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/info |title=pdxfurs |website=Yahoo! Groups |publisher=Yahoo, Inc. |date=11 Sep 2000 |access-date=10 Sep 2012 |dead-url=yes}}</ref> The Yahoo! Group was the first to use "pdxfurs" as a username.

The "PDXFurs SNARK" Google Group was created in 2009 by users who were banned by the moderators of the "pdxfurs" Yahoo! Group. SNARK remained active until 2014.

As [[Facebook]] became popular, many groups and pages were created on the platform. Some used "pdxfurs" in their titles. Very few remain active today.

== Name ==
Many local events and groups have used the name PDXFurs or "Portland Furs", however this is not exclusive to any particular event or group. No one entity owns or controls the name.

=== Legal name ===
"The PDXFurs Group" was registered as a non-profit public benefit entity in the state of Oregon, by [[Saph]] on 16 October 2012. However, the entity was dissolved 13 December 2013, for failure to submit an annual report.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1604831&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE |title=Business Entity Data |website=Oregon Business Registry |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |date=13 Dec 2013 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref> The name was then registered as an assumed business name by the PDXFURS Association on 13 February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1745770&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE |title=Business Entity Data |website=Oregon Business Registry |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |date=13 Feb 2015 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>.

=== Online presence ===
A PDXFurs website (pdxfurs.com) was registered in 2005 by Blackberry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com |title=Whois Record for pdxfurs.com |website=DomainTools |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref> The domain then passed to [[Sardonis]], until it was acquired by Saph in early 2012. On July 2013, the site went offline due to unknown reasons. An affiliated Twitter account was also deleted. The site returned several weeks later. However, the site was again taken offline in Feb 2017, and now points to a generic page. Saph is no longer the owner of the pdxfurs.com domain.

=== IRC channel ===
<nowiki>#pdxfurs</nowiki> has existed as a registered and unregistered channel on several IRC networks. The most recent iteration is hosted by [[Furnet]], however it has become inactive.

=== Social media ===
The "pdxfurs" username is registered on several platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, LiveJournal and Instagram. The usernames are controlled by the individuals or groups who registered them.

== Meets and events ==
The most well known event was the bi-weekly meet at [http://theroxydiner.com The Roxy Diner] in Portland, create by the SNARK group. A companion event was sometimes hosted the same day at the [http://www.vancouverbrickhouse.com Brickhouse Bar & Grill] in Vancouver, Washington.

A weekly lunch meet, which alternated between [https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-indio-mexican-restaurant-portland-2 El Indio Mexican Restaurant] in Portland and [http://lahaciendarealonline.com La Hacienda Real] in [[W:Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon]] is no longer active. A [[coffee meet]] at [http://www.avaroasteria.com Ava's Roasteria] in Beaverton has been held infrequently since its inception in 2012. An arts & crafts jam, and a weekly women's meet have existed in the past. Other events include: an annual [[W:Thanksgiving dinner|Thanksgiving dinner]] hosted by Serena, [[W:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] visits, camping trips, and carpools to the [[W:Oregon Coast|Oregon coast]] and [[W:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]].

There is no official events board for announcing events. Locals make heavy use of social media to promote their events.

==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website (dead)
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs group] on Facebook
* [https://www.facebook.com/PDXFurs/ The PDXFurs Group page] on Facebook
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs group] on Facebook
* [https://t.me/pdxfurs The PDXFurs Group] on Telegram
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] on Yahoo! Groups (dead)
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs Snark] on Google Groups

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