PDXFurs

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The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely organized, often ad hoc, [[furry]] regional community based in the [[W:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[W:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern [[W:Oregon|Oregon]], USA.

The name PDXFurs, a [[W:portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the common abbreviation for "Portland" and "[[furry fandom]]", was created by [[Blackberry]].

== History ==

From 1994 to 1995, Blackberry began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Uriza]] was then recruited to host a Unix based [[mailing list]], and from 1995 to 1997, the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop.

Events during this period centered on public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the [[W:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]-based Pdxdfurs group, established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! Group message archive] on [[W:Yahoo! Groups|Yahoo! Groups]]. Retrieved ?.</ref>. This Yahoo! Groups archive is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000.

Several generations of Yahoo! and [[W:Google|Google]] based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the #pdxfurs [[IRC|IRC channel]].

In 2009, three dozen members of the original PDXFurs Yahoo! Group established a mailing list using the new [[W:Google Groups|Google Group]] tool called '''PDXFurs SNARK'''.

As [[Facebook]] became the preferred communication platform for many locals, there's been several generations of communities, pages and/or groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community (such as the '''Portland Area Furs''').

On July 2013, the PDXFurs' website splash page displayed the message "''The PDXFurs is(sic) disbanded until further notice.''" The [[Twitter]] account was deleted by the end of the same month.

== Ownership ==

The '''PDXFurs Group''' is a [[W:501(c) organization|registered non-profit organization]]<ref>[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 "THE PDXFURS GROUP" Business Entity Data] at the [[W:Oregon Secretary of State|Oregon Secretary of State, Corporate Division]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> in the state of Oregon. The license is held by [[Saph]], who moderates and controls liability to the group in a legal and event planning capacity.

While The PDXFurs has been taken to this direction, it does not encompass the entire Portland area, nor does it represent the local fandom as a voice. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

=== Name ===

Many local events have often tag themselves with the name "PDXFurs" or "PDXFurs SNARK", however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, few remain active via the Facebook groups.

While the Saph controlled PDXFurs Group is the dominant social tag within the area, it is not exclusive to the Portland furs, and does not represent the city in a whole.

=== Domain Name ===

The PDXFurs's website (Pdxfurs.com), established in January 2008<ref>[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com Pdxfurs.com WHOIS] at the [http://whois.domaintools.com/ Domain Tools] website. Retrieved ?.</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], it hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, Saph began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. On July 2013, the site went offline due to unknown reasons.

===IRC Channel Name ===

<nowiki>#pdxfurs</nowiki> has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of #pdxfurs since January 2011 is an active channel on [[FurNet]], moderated by Saph. Previous owners of the channel were [[Polybun]] and area locals.

== Meets and events==

PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and [[furmeet|meets]]. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at [http://theroxydiner.com The Roxy Diner] in Portland City center. A companion event sometimes takes place at the [http://www.vancouverbrickhouse.com The Brickhouse Bar & Grill] in Vancouver.

A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between [http://www.menupix.com/Portland/restaurants/909049/El-Indio-Portland-OR el Indio] in [[Halsey]] and [http://lahaciendarealonline.com La Hacienda Real] in [[W:Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon]], is also popular. A [[Coffee Meet|coffee house meet]] at [http://www.avaroasteria.com Ava's Roasteria] in Beaverton has a high participation rate among locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have met mixed success, but following [[Furlandia]], have grown significantly in size.

Other special events include [[W:Thanksgiving dinner|Thanksgiving dinners]], visits to the [[W:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the [[W:Oregon Coast|Oregon coast]] and [[W:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]].

There is no official events board for announcing events. The Portland Area Furs and PDXFurs' Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, [[W:Twitter|tweets]], IRC, [[W:Email|email]], [[W:Skype|Skype]] and [[W:Text messaging|texting]] remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
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==External Links==

* [http://www.pdxfurs.com Pdxfurs.com] official website
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] on Facebook (official)
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] on Yahoo! Groups
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs Snark] on Google Groups

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