Furtopia (forum)

2007-07-25T06:29:50Z

74.166.61.151: Staff Members.

'''Furtopia''' is a grassroots [[furry]] community website that provides web hosting services to [[artist]]s, [[writer]]s and [[:Category:Musicians|musicians]] of the [[furry]] [[fandom]]. It has been doing so at no charge since 2002, under the domain names of furtopia.org and dragoncity.net, with the most recent introduction of Artistsworld.com as a non-furry art gallery. The site is run by Gene Angel ([[WhiteShepherd]]) and Kaycy Ruffer ([[Kada-Ru]]), although several other staff members and moderators also play a prominent role in the upkeep of the site.

* '''Address''': http://www.furtopia.org/
* '''Ran from/to''': 2001 - present

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== Services ==

The community services at Furtopia include a bulletin board, the ''furtopia.org forums'', which host a broad range of furry topics of discussion. Furtopia also broadcasts its own internet radio station called [[Radio Furtopia]], which currently features radio shows hosted by furry DJs up to twelve hours a day, seven days a week. Other services include FurJournal, an online [[MUCK]]ing client, and an [http://irc.furtopia.org/ IRC network].

Furtopia is unusual amongst free hosts in that it offers Server Side Includes, PHP, and MySQL support. Many free hosting services do not offer such resources.

==Staff members==
As of July 2007, the following individuals serve in an amplified role on Furtopia's website and/or forums:

'''Administrators:'''
* [[WhiteShepherd]] - founder, server administrator, web designer
* [[Kada-Ru]] - co-founder, web designer
* [[Benjamin]] - forums administrator, graphic and web designer

'''Webmasters:'''
* [[Mazz]]
* [[Savaaha]]

'''Forum Moderators:'''
* [[Arc]]
* [[blastdav]]
* [[Drake Blackpaw]]
* [[Far_Raptor]]
* [[Kobuk]]
* [[Nocte]]
* [[Oldrabbit|Old Rabbit]]
* [[Prince Karo]]
* [[Streak (person)|Streak]]
* [[Ulario]]

'''Watchers:'''
* [[Baconstrip]]
* [[Ian T. Lopp]]
* [[Mango]]
* [[Tabbicus]]

==History==
On March 21, 2002, Furtopia went live. The first incarnation of Furtopia ran on a Cyrix 133 using OS/2 and Xitami running on a 768 Kbps SDSL line (at an operation cost of about $300/month). The original forums were simple, inadequate scripts in great need of being replaced. It was at this point that [[Benjamin]] had stepped in to help out.

After some discussions between WhiteShepherd and Benjamin, the [http://forums.furtopia.org/ '''furtopia.org forums'''] were initially set up on November 25, 2002. The design that Benjamin had created for the forums was so popular that it was later adopted for the main site's design and even made its way onto the t-shirts used for fundraising for the site.

The server was later upgraded to a K6/2 550 MHz (with the Cyrix becoming a backup server), and this was in turn upgraded to an Athlon 2400 running on a pair of 768 Kbps DSL lines.

Eventually, the server became co-located to where it currently resides in Texas at ThePlanet data center.

==Charity work==
Furtopia is recognized for its charity work. Its parent organization, Two Trees Inc., is registered as a 501(c)3 charity and has made notable donations in computers and art to the underprivileged, most recently through its ''Arts For Kids'' program.

On September 1, 2005, as [http://www.dutchfurs.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=444 reported on the dutchfurs.com newsfeed], Furtopia also [http://cgi.furtopia.org/cgi-bin/ib311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=12640 announced] they would be helping furries affected by Hurricane Katrina by accepting donations of money, clothing, or shelter. All proceeds were to go towards furries in need. Over $750 was donated by members of the furtopia.org forums, most of which went to purchasing clothes for furries affected by the tragedy.

==Spin-off communities==

Furtopia's message boards have come under criticism for the content of its rules and the way they are enforced. The site administrators explain that they view Furtopia as their home, since they pay the bills,<ref>[http://cgi.furtopia.org/cgi-bin/ib311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=15953#entry257698350993 Post about furtopia being a home] by Kada-Ru</ref> and that is why there are some topics that are considered out of bounds.<ref>[http://cgi.furtopia.org/cgi-bin/ib311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=20851 furtopia.org forums posting rules and guidelines]</ref>

As such, several ex-members have created separate boards for discussion that could not take place otherwise. The boards created include [[LOLfurries]] and [[Furmont]] in February 2006. Both communities have posters who post, or used to, at Furtopia. These communities were created for discussion which interested their creators, and at least in one case, not for expression of anti-Furtopia sentiment.

== References ==

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==External links==

* [http://www.furtopia.org Furtopia.org] - furry web hosting
* [http://www.dragoncity.net Dragoncity.net] - Furtopia's 'sister' site
* [http://www.artistsworld.org Artistsworld.org] - general art gallery for furs and non-furs
* [http://www.artistsworld.org/cgi-bin/ib312/ikonboard.cgi/ artistsworld.org forums] - General all around forum - Presently hosting PSP classes
* [http://forums.furtopia.org/ furtopia.org forums] - furry bulletin board for general discussions and topics regarding furry creativity
* [http://irc.furtopia.org/ Furtopia's IRC server]

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2007-06-18T19:46:28Z

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[[Image:-Gift_Art--Aerisyka-ArcbyAeri.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arc, as drawn by [[Aerisyka]].]]
'''Arc''' is a fifteen-year-old [[border collie]] from Georgia, USA. He is a Watcher on [[Furtopia]]. Arc has been actively in the [[furry fandom|fandom]] for approximately a year now.

Arc is probably most well-known on [[Furtopia]]'s message boards for being an avid [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]] player and his rather bizarre sense of humour.

He can be found on Furtopia under the username of Arc, on his Myspace, or on SecondLife under the name of Arc Yohei.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.myspace.com/arcthewolf Arc's Myspace]
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