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Khyle Lupino

2007-03-03T13:50:55Z

86.144.249.154:

'''Khyle Lupino''' is a black demonic wolf played by Luke Butters of the United Kingdom. Khyle has been known around both [[Yiffy.net]] and [[Furgasmic.com]] for his ability to articulate himself better than most in the form of massive outspoken rants, earning him the title "subtle as a nuclear bomb". Rather than be insulted by this though, he wears it as something of a medal of honour, seeing it as a way of venting his own frustrations and providing entertainment at the same time.

Khyle is known to have a very low tolerance of internet drama and so-called "emo" behaviour and this leads him to be either loved or hated depending on which side of the fence people are sitting on.

Khyle Lupino is a long time member of the [[furry]] community, and is mated to [[Neco Kat]]. These days he can be found on Furgasmic.com, or hanging out in Furgasmic's IRC channel. Khyle also sees himself as something of a writer and, while he currently remains unpublished, one of his goals is to gain some credit as an amateur author.

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Furgasmic.com

2007-02-07T17:15:55Z

86.144.249.154: /* Users */

'''Furgasmic.com''' is an adult [[furry]] roleplaying website. Since its initial conception in 2006, it has undergone several changes both in the software used and in the way the forum is run. Its current incarnation features forums, a shoutbox, user image galleries and a chat function plus an offsite IRC chatroom.

Furgasmic.com's administrators are [[Rhianna Ravenclaw]] and [[Taryn]], though recently several forum-specific moderators were appointed to help with the site's evergrowing population.

== History ==
The creation of Furgasmic.com was not a snap decision but rather a attempt to fill a void left, in the opinion of many of the site's members, by other furry websites. Overly-heavyhanded moderation and various controversial decisions on other sites caused the future administrators to strive to create a new community wherein intimidation and favouritism would not take place.

The first incarnation of Furgasmic - essencially still in place as it formed the basis upon which the other features have been built upon - was created on 4th July, 2006 within the space of one afternoon. Within 24 hours of the forum being opened, nearly 75 new users had registered accounts with most of those users still active at the time of writing.

Today, Furgasmic.com has attracted over 600 members in the seven months it has been active with new users joining on a daily basis. As a forum that initially started life with news of its creation only being passed on through word of mouth, Furgasmic.com is growing more and more every single day.

== Users ==
As previously mentioned, within seven months of Furgasmic.com's creation, over 600 users have now registered. Unlike other [[furry]] forums, Furgasmic.com generally does not encourage the creation of multiple user accounts and a unique feature of the site is a user's ability to list various alternate [[fursona]]s played within a single profile. This feature has greatly cut the number of problems that manifest on forums where alternate accounts are more prolific and allows roleplayers to more easily identify characters and their counterparts.

As a forum that doesn't overly advertise itself, Furgasmic.com was originally created to be a close, tight-knit group of dedicated roleplayers. Due to this, a lot of the site and the features within were created through both Rhianna and Taryn working closely with the users to utilise the knowledge and talents they possess. Small surprise then that the site administrators and moderators are seasoned roleplayers themselves and frequently participate in topics within the board.

Recently several new moderators were added to help both Rhianna and Taryn manage the evergrowing number of users. Currently the moderation team, excluding admin, stands as follows including respective forum areas:

*[[Kobura]] - General Discussion
*[[Thalassa]] - Member Creations
*[[Vulpes Proeliator]] - Non-Yiffy Roleplaying
*[[Neco Kat]] - Public Yiffy Roleplaying/Private Yiffy Roleplaying
*[[Dark Claw]] - Other Yiffy Roleplaying

== Features ==
The General Discussion section of the site is arguably also the most active with discussion of various topical issues happening on a daily basis. Unlike many other sites of its type, Furgasmic.com does not consider discussion of potentially contraversial issues as taboo and this has made the site more popular with its users.

In spite of this relaxed approach to forum topics, the moderation team has opted to take a zero-tolerance policy on underage users. Any user reported to the admin team as potentially being underage is required to submit proof that they are legally of age within their country. This proof can include, but is not limited to; passports, driving licenses, etc. Any user who refuses or is unable to submit viable evidence within a 24 hour period is subjected to an immediate ban.

Besides the forums themselves, Furgasmic.com's adult theme has spurred on its creators to include various profile fields to help their users identify traits they find agreeable in a roleplaying counterpart. Some have jokingly argued that the profiles are so concise that it makes the forum's Character Information section slightly unnecessary.

While the site now boasts a new chat system, the furnet-based IRC chatroom still remains by far the most popular way for the forum users to chat in realtime. Currently there are several in-chat ops and the main room for Furgasmic is - surprisingly to some - PG-13. For those who wish to roleplay in a more adult environment, there is another room specifically for that.

The shoutbox is the latest addition to the site and at the time of writing has only been active for 24 hours or so. There are concerns about potential abuse of this feature and it has been pointed out by admin that this will be removed at the first sign of trouble.

== External Links ==

[http://www.furgasmic.com Furgasmic Main Page]

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[[Category:2006 births]]

Yiffy.net

2007-02-04T23:46:57Z

86.144.249.154: /* Controversy */

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'''Yiffy.net''' is an adult [[furry]] website featuring forums, live chat, private and world-viewable image galleries, Flash-based games, voice chat, and an index of yiffy links.

*'''Addresses''': http://www.yiffy.net
*'''Administrators''': Currently: [[Micah Coon]] & [[LadyDarkSphynx]]
Formerly: [[Sniper Fox]]
* '''Ran from/to:''' Jan 2002 - present

== History ==
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Since its creation in 2002, Yiffy.net has undergone several incarnations and feature adds. The latest incarnation (forced into existance on November 2nd due to some security errors with the phpBB) is off-the-shelf Simple Machines Forum software.

Recently, [[Sniper Fox]] stepped down as site administrator, appointing [[Micah Coon]] and [[Taryn]] in his place. There is much speculation as to why, but nobody has come up with a concrete reason why.

Shortly after, it was discovered that the Flash-based, multi-room chat system was causing heavy strain on the server, which was resulting in constant system errors and slowdowns. It was removed at the request of the server owner.

As stated above, a week before November 2nd, Yiffy.net was "hacked", forcing the sever administrator which it exists on to shut down all phpBB forums. It would shut down completely, only to reappear under the Simple Machines Forum software. Reaction to this was mixed, seeing as most members felt that this "new" system was too generic and didn't have the same uniquity as the old software.

Currently, the administrators are scrambling to find something that will come close to, if not meet, phpBB's abilities. As [[Micah Coon]] put it: "
...good luck, guys. We're ALL gonna need it."

== Users ==
Yiffy.net is currently home to over 4,500 furs (including alternate accounts) with 500 to 600 users logging on during an average day. While Yiffy.net is growing every day, the site generally has a ratio of around 3.5 times as many male furs as female furs. Yiffy.net users are tracked by join date, with a star awarded under their avatar images for each year they've been a member.

Yiffy.net strictly enforces a policy of not allowing underage users to visit the site. Any time a user is suspected of being under their legal age to view adult material in their locality, they are immediately suspended until providing proof of age. This is a very unpopular practice, but this hard line stance on preventing children from accessing the site is what seperates Yiffy.net from several newer mature forum sites.

== Controversy ==
As with all things, Yiffy.net has it's fair share of controversy. The primary source of it, however, is the site's extremely hard-lined stance on Netspeak. One of the administrators, [[Micah Coon]], had had this to say about it:

''"Netspeak is something that is flat out unacceptable on the site. It's a childish thing, used by 12 year old AOLers. If this were a game like World of Warcraft, where typing out everything would result in character death, then I can understand it. Here on Yiffy, you don't have to worry about that. There is no rush; there is no reason to use it."''

The site's current netspeak policy is very simple: it's not allowed. Using netspeak is punishable by a 1 day suspension for the first offense, with penalities doubling for each subsequent offense (meaning the second offense would be two days, the third would be four days, and so forth).

Yiffy.net also has come under fire for lack of enforcement of its underager policy. As good as it looks on paper, it is known that several underage users have repeatedly reregistered forum accounts to circumvent any initial bans applied.

[[Category:Mature websites]]
[[Category:Forums]]
[[Category:2002 births]]