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Tensai Nezumi

2007-01-08T03:24:00Z

70.55.3.32: Quit insisting he's a woman. I doubt half these claims are true anyway, so let's have a bit of fact here. I KNOW Nivalis/Tensai; he's a man.

[[Image:Tensainezumi.gif|right|thumb|100px|Tensai Nezumi's user avatar from EAF.]]
Tensai Nezumi (also known as Ranshiin, Nivalis Capistrum, Nogitsune, and Spooky the Love Dragon) is the administrator of 2006 version of the Eat All Furries community. He also maintains the Freya Crescent Shrine, and holds several other diverse accounts on various furry and otherkin communities (such as the user Tecumseh on Draconic.) Formerly of Southeastern Georgia, he currently resides in Michiana, a region in northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan, centered on the city of South Bend.

Tensai Nezumi has an overwhelming affinity for rats, owning dozens at once in an intricate cage that spans many rooms so they can follow him. He also has an intense fascination with dragons; He adorns every surface and wanting space in his home with images of the mythical creatures.

==External links==
{{contributor|Ranshiin}}
*[http://www.eternalrain.net/ Tensai Nezumi's] Freya Crescent Shrine (v. 6.0)
*[http://p202.ezboard.com/featallfurriesfrm12.showMessage?topicID=4.topic Tensai Nezumi's] posting on the 2004 EAF as "Nivalis Capistrum"
*[http://p202.ezboard.com/beatallfurries.showUserPublicProfile?gid=nivaliscapistrum Nivalis Capistrum's] profile on the 2006 EAF
*[http://tensainezumi.deviantart.com/ Tensai Nezumi's] gallery on [[deviantArt]]
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[[Category:People]]

Talk:Fursecution

2007-01-07T15:00:34Z

70.55.3.32: /* Hate Crime */

== Playing both sides of the field ==
''It can be argued that a large amount of the fursecution is due to members of the furry fandom reacting in ways that show oversensitivity. Encyclopædia Dramatica, which pokes fun at various internet phenomena, especially furries, says, "Furries suffer from an acute victim complex. This makes them very easy to torment."''

:Of course, it's not entirely fair to accuse people of oversensitivity here ''as you're making fun of them over at ED''. If you want to criticize, you need to have respect (and preferably an independent viewpoint), and that isn't the way to get it. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 18:30, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

== Hate Crime ==

Could fursecution qualify as a hate crime? Although many hate crimes are because of race (like being black) what people are born with, or they are because of homosexuality (which has disputed causes), it can only be hating to Jewish people or other religions, which is clearly a choice and a choice is what many people consider furry fandom to be. [[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 22:42, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

: According to the Wikipedia article:
:: ''Hate crimes are crimes that are motivated by feelings of hostility against any identifiable group of people within a society, such as violent crime, hate speech or vandalism. If systematic, rather than spontaneous, instigators of such crimes are sometimes organized into hate groups.''
: Has there been a single verifiable incident of physical assault made against a fur specifically because they were a fur? Not that I know of.
: I don't see how we can say "hate crime" when no laws are being broken. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 23:54, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

::They're not hate crimes, they're just stupid. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 02:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

:::We need a pin or a bumper sticker that says that. '''Fursecution is not a hate crime. It's just stupidity.'''
:::Or maybe: '''Fursecution says more about them than it does you.''' --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 04:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I later thought about the no violence thing. Hate speech is protected by the first ammendment. As for wikipedia's definition, I kind of prefer the dictionary to wikipedia for accuracy. Wikipedia says things like George Washington never owned slaves and the African elephant population has been increasing. "hate speech or vandalism" is included and I don't think hate speech counts because of the first ammendment and vandalism happens all the time. The dictionary [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hate+crime&db=*] says the action is a crime, which is vague in one definition. In the other, it says it must be a "a crime that violates the victim's civil rights." Life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness are those. The later is so broad that wiki vandalism could count as a hate crime if done for reasons of fursecution. [[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 06:58, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Okay I found a real hate crime. A furry was constantly harassed in real life. Screenshot of their livejournal entry that they made friends only: <nowiki>http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Image:IrlFurryPwn.jpg</nowiki> [[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 02:52, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

: While a pretty horrible thing, it does not seem to involve "outside elements".
: Also, I find it curious at the name of the accused is not mentioned. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 19:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

It shouldn't be considered a real hate crime, because being a furry is a choice. It's not a religion, and it's not a genetic thing like race. Comparing furries to groups with real problems on their hands, like blacks or Jews, is pretty silly.

== Typo? ==

I emailed Spirou about this as I don't quite know how to fix it. No reply has been sent.

The article states:

"it is the oversensitive reaction (or overreaction) to such attacks that some people would claim qualifies as "Fursecution.""

This does not make sense:

Fursecution = the oversensitive reaction (or overreaction) to such attacks [attack against furries]

[[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 19:58, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

:So...what's the typo exactly? I'm sorry, I can't figure out what you're trying to fix. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 20:04, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
::Fursecution is not "the oversensitive reaction (or overreaction) to" fursecution. Fursecution is the attacks themselves. [[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 09:54, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I didn't see it got fixed. [[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 23:38, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

:::You fail to understand how wikis work; you see something that needs to be changed, you change it yourself. If someone disagrees, they discuss it here on the talk page. Evidently, there is not a lot of disagreement with your statement, so have fun editing! ----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]]) 13:06, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

::::I could not tell at the time what he was talking about. [[User:Tretonin|Tretonin]] 15:54, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Fursecution

2007-01-07T14:57:17Z

70.55.3.32:

'''Fursecution''' is a word coined in the late 1990s that has come to mean either the perceived persecution of [[furries]] from elements outside the fandom, or as a derisive term by [[anti-furries]] to any fur's reaction (or overreaction) to an attack by said outside elements.

==Fursecution's meaning==
A greatly debated subject, with some claiming it to be a legitimate form of discrimination, while others find it a severe overreaction, this term may have originated from the mockery generated by sites like [[Something Awful]], which is often targeted at the [[furry fandom]]. The primary reason for these disagreements is the fact that the term is applied to situations both serious and trivial, predominantly the latter.

It has been suggested<ref>[http://xydexx.livejournal.com/583464.html?thread=4333352#t4333352 Xydexx's suggestion about the origin of the word]</ref> that this word was conceived by members of [[Crush Yiff Destroy]], but use of the term was documented in [[Usenet]] posts as far back as 1998<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.dylan/browse_frm/thread/5569b2c96e682e0/11bffd743b8334d1?lnk=st&q=&rnum=15&hl=en#11bffd743b8334d1 Earliest known use of the word in a Usenet post dated Oct 26, 1998]</ref>.

==Term "validity"==
It can be argued that a large amount of the perceived "fursecution" could be due to certain people's oversensitivity to criticism about the furry fandom (such as claims that many furries may be homosexual or bisexual, or furs are in just for the sexual aspects of the culture.) [[Encyclopædia Dramatica]], which pokes fun at various internet phenomena, especially furries, says, "Furries suffer from an acute victim complex. This makes them very easy to torment."

In other words, while any group that is at least relatively well-known will inevitably draw criticism or mockery, the (oversensitive) reaction (or overreaction) by some individuals to such attacks is what they would claim qualifies as being "Fursecuted."

==Anti-furry "fursecution"==
By 2005, anti-furry groups or people have added an alternative meaning to the word, as it being one signifying an actual "attack" on a furry person, group or site, for the sole purpose to, hopefully, generate furry [[drama]].

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Stereotype]]
*[[Schadenfreude]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/fursecution/ the Fursecution community], an [[anti-furry]] [[LiveJournal]].

[[Category: Terms]]

Talk:Tensai Nezumi

2007-01-07T14:52:56Z

70.55.3.32: /* There has to be some mistake */

I have tried to correct a few errors that were made in several of the previous revisions of this article. I've likely missed the proper way to follow the conventions of Wiki composition, since I am new to writing such articles. A little cleanup by a more experienced user would be appreciated, and I will take note of the standards exhibited during the course of such changes.

The facts in the revision of the article as set forth by user Ranshiin are correct and ironclad. I can vouch for their absolute authenticity since I am the individual who is profiled in the article ([[Tensai Nezumi]]). {{unsigned|Ranshiin}}

== There has to be some mistake ==

I know Nivalis from the Freya shrine, and he's a guy--no one has ever refered to him as a woman. Either someone here made a mistake, or there's two people using the same name.

I have confirmed that there most certainly was a mistake. I have fixed it.

Eat All Furries

2007-01-07T14:43:10Z

70.55.3.32: /* The present */

[[Image:Eaf-logo.gif|right|300px|thumb|EAF logo (Twigfox and Buttbear, and the Purple Monster)]]

'''Eat All Furries''' (also known as '''EAF''') is an [[antifurries|anti furry]] forum hosted on [[Ezboard]] that enjoyed some degree of infamy within the [[furry fandom]] from early 2003 to late 2004. The same name is often used to refer to the collective group of members of the forum.

*'''Addresses''':
**'''Website''': http://p087.ezboard.com/beatallfurries
**'''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/eat_all_furries/ (deleted)
**'''[[Wikipedia:IRC|IRC]]''': ?
*'''Founders''': [[Singing Circus Dog]], [[Tensai Nezumi]]
*'''Administrators''': Singing Circus Dog, Tensai Nezumi (EAF)
*'''Administrators''': Singing Circus Dog, Tensai Nezumi, [[Sean]] (LiveJournal)
*'''Ran from/to''':
**August 9, 2002 - 2004
**October 3rd, 2006 - Present

Like most, if not all, "anti furry" message boards and websites, a great deal of its founders and members are or were associated with the furry fandom, whether as artists or fans. Though the group was frequently accused of being bigoted against furries, EAF claimed to have no agenda apart from making fun of "strange and silly behavior" on the part of furry fans.

==History==
====Eternalrain.net====

The first public appearance of "Eat All Furries" was as a small, single web page filled with ridiculous and outlandish claims about furry fans. Ironically, this page was hosted on [http://www.eternalrain.net/ Eternal Rain], a fansite that was created for [[Freya Crescent]], a demi-human character of furry interest from the [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]] series of video-games. Spawned from an inside joke, the page's title was "EAT ALL FURRIES!" and caused a considerable amount of dramatics on a web forum belonging to the page's owner, Tensai Nezumi, a friend of Singing Circus Dog.

====LiveJournal====
EAF as a standalone entity came to being as a separate community in 2003 when Singing Circus Dog created a [[LiveJournal]] journal intended to make fun of what the EAF group considered to be the less appealing aspects of the furry fandom. In particular, posting links to "furry [[LOLocaust]]s" were favored forms of entertainment. The community was suspended in early 2004 by the LiveJournal's LJ-Abuse team, following complaints from users. When Singing Circus Dog inquired to LJ-Abuse as to the reason behind EAF suspension, she received the following response:

"''At the time of the community's suspension, both the community's user information page and the journal in question contained numerous threatening posts. Communities that are designed specifically to harass or threaten a specific minority, whatever that minority may be, are prohibited by the Terms of Service. While we understand that you may have intended for the community to be a joke, we cannot permit any community whose primary purpose appears to be to incite violence against a particular racial, ethnic, or social minority. As such, the community will not be reinstated.''

''Regards,''
''LiveJournal Abuse Team''"

====Ezboard====
Shortly afterward, EAF reappeared as an ezboard forum, which became popular, defying the attempts of various detractors to have it shut down (one notable attempt being based on the claim that, since it made fun of furries, it was therefore a "gay bashing" board.)

Toward the latter days of EAF, banning (a previously untouched course of action) was employed to dispose of users deemed particularly tiresome, whether furry or anti-furry. In its last few weeks of existence, [[Stiv]] was granted administrative power and proceeded to ban every user in the forum save a few core members. Generally, the assumption was that the forum had been hacked; however, Singing Circus Dog publicly refuted this assertion.

The forum was finally locked down on September 11, 2004 by the administrators themselves, the opening graphic replaced by an animated [[Wikipedia:MS Paint|MS Paint]] image of a crying [[wolf]] flying into the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]]. This appears to have been planned greatly in advance and was likely the result of the administrators getting tired of "serious" anti-furries showing up on the forum.

==Mascots/logo==
[[Image:EAF_Purple_Monster.gif|left|100px|The "Purple Monster"]][[Image:EAFMascot.jpg|right|100px|Singing Circus Dog's avatar]]
Eat All Furries had two flagship characters: the seemingly-spherical "mascot" '''Purple Monster''', and the head administrator's mysterious avatar, the '''Singing Circus Dog'''. Stiv's avatar became another iconic figure in the final days of EAF.

For a short time, the banner image of the EAF forum featured two human figures wearing animal ears and tails. These two human characters with furry costume parts were known as '''Twigfox''' and '''Buttbear'''.

==Aftermath==

Immediately following the closing of EAF, [[Agahnim]], a self-proclaimed enemy of the board, claimed that he and [[Cool Kovu]] had spammed and hacked the forum, causing its fall. This is generally understood to be false.

Most of EAF's core membership were invited to join COTI at some point during EAF's existence. Some EAF members, such as [[rootdown]] and Stiv, were recruited to EAF from COTI. Much of the original COTI/EAF conglomeration remain cohorts to this day.

==The present==

On the 3rd of October, 2006, the EAF forum was reactivated by its original administrator, Tensai Nezumi, under his old EAF handle of '''Nivalis Capistrum'''.

==External links==

*[http://p202.ezboard.com/The-Long-and-Sordid-History-of-quotEat-All-Furriesquot/featallfurriesfrm12.showMessage?topicID=1.topic Singing Circus Dog's] account of the early history of EAF (2002 to 2004)

[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Anti-furries]]

Tensai Nezumi

2007-01-07T14:40:53Z

70.55.3.32: I have received proof that Nivalis/Tensai is indeed male.

[[Image:Tensainezumi.gif|right|thumb|100px|Tensai Nezumi's user avatar from EAF.]]
'''Tensai Nezumi''' (also known as '''Ranshiin''', '''Nivalis Capistrum''', '''Nogitsune''', and '''Spooky the Love Dragon''') is the administrator of 2006 version of the [[Eat All Furries]] community. He also maintains the [[Freya Crescent Shrine]], and holds several other diverse accounts on various furry and [[otherkin]] communities (such as the user '''Tecumseh''' on [[Draconic]].) Formerly of Southeastern [[Wikipedia:Georgia|Georgia]], he currently resides in '''Michiana''', a region in northern [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] and Southwestern [[wikipedia:Michigan|Michigan]], centered on the city of [[wikipedia:South Bend|South Bend]].

Tensai Nezumi has an overwhelming affinity for [[rat]]s, owning dozens at once in an intricate cage that spans many rooms so they can follow him. He also has an intense fascination with [[dragons]]; He adorns every surface and wanting space in his home with images of the mythical creatures.

==External links==
{{contributor|Ranshiin}}
*[http://www.eternalrain.net/ Tensai Nezumi's] Freya Crescent Shrine (v. 6.0)
*[http://p202.ezboard.com/featallfurriesfrm12.showMessage?topicID=4.topic Tensai Nezumi's] posting on the 2004 EAF as "Nivalis Capistrum"
*[http://p202.ezboard.com/beatallfurries.showUserPublicProfile?gid=nivaliscapistrum Nivalis Capistrum's] profile on the 2006 EAF
*[http://tensainezumi.deviantart.com/ Tensai Nezumi's] gallery on [[deviantArt]]
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[[Category:People]]

Talk:Tensai Nezumi

2007-01-05T22:45:40Z

70.55.3.32: There has to be some mistake