Rex Wolf

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'''Rex Wolf''' was the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of the planned [[wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]] convention [[FurFest Northwest]], which was cancelled in July 2006.

==Controversy==(controversy?)

In July, 2006 there was a discussion of artists' concerns<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/artists_beware/87990.html Con Beware]</ref> about FurFest Northwest in the [[Artists Beware]] [[LiveJournal]] community. This spurred a debate mostly critical of the con, culminating in Rex Wolf threatening to bring a lawsuit<ref>[http://www.seattlefenix.net/ffnw/lawsuit.html Question for you] - From Furfest Northwest's discussion boards</ref> against the person who originally brought up concerns about the con (edit: this wasn't a threat as you can see, but a question to those who still supported to the con to find out if they wanted FFN to take legal action. Also note, this was NOT a discussion, it was a rumor; the person making the post NEVER consulted any staff member, therefore his claims are unfounded.):

The future of FurFest Northwest is being threatened by a person who is slandering and libling
the event. This means he is saying things that are incorrect with the intent to harm the event.

In otherwords, some person out there is making up lies that are threatening to take away your
ability to have a con this year.

So, my question to you is: should FurFest Northwest take legal action to ensure that this
person cannot further harm your ability to have a convention.

We have already examined the matter, and collected the evidence we need. We know that laws in
WA and ID have been broken. We know that the very future of FurFest Northwest has been
jeopardized because of the things this person has been saying.

On July 24th, 2006, one month before the convention, Rex Wolf announced on the [http://www.furfestnorthwest.com/bb/ FurFest Northwest bulletin boards] that the convention was being cancelled<ref>[http://www.furfestnorthwest.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=15 FurFest Northwest Cancelled due to Drama] - From FurFest Northwest's discussion boards</ref>. Originally, it was blamed on a lack of registration sales, but later revised as cancelled due to "a couple of furries" (correct, it wasn't cancelled because of anything but what it says right here, there was a lack of interest CAUSED by these unjustified rumors, this meant a serious financial risk to the backer/chair of the con; thus cancellation was necessary. To make such a statement as above, a blatent lie, is irresponsible and only contributes to the problem here.):

Sorry folks, but I'm not going to risk my personal financial situation for a con that has been
doomed by a couple of furries who decided to destroy it without even asking a single question,
and by the fans who couldn't step up and support the only con in the area this year that we
tried so hard to put into place.

If we don't get 25 registrants tonight, the show is over.

Period.

Someone said it right. Seattle furs don't deserve a con.

Maybe one day you will, I don't know.

If the con is cancelled, those who wanted to still come out this way are welcome, and we'll do
something more informal, without the expense. We'll go see the wolves. We'll go fursuit. We'll
have fun, and talk about how stupid it is for people to get so caught up in drama as to destroy
something like this.

(Edit: This con was put together at the last minute due to the cancellation of Conifur. With no time to properly advertise, the con had to rely on word of mouth. That word turned sour when the "concerns" of a fur in the area, who refused to work on the con, were translated into vicious and unfounded rumors about the con. Not once did anyone making these public claims about the organization or lack thereof of FFN contact the staff to confirm their claims, much less ask to have them addressed. FFN was put together by caring people who wanted to hold a con where one had been cancelled. The staff did they best they could. How anyone could possibly interpret what the staff of FFN did to be harmful is beyond any possible comprehension. It's terrible to think about how such a service to the furry community through the efforts, hard work, and financial risk by a dedicated bunch of people could be called the things FFN was called.)

==External links==
* ''[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/ Journal of the Great Rexidopholus Beowulf]'' on [[LiveJournal]]

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