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Alex Cross

2011-08-22T01:06:58Z

AlexCross:

2009-05-26T08:01:14Z

AlexCross:

Alex Cross

2009-05-26T08:00:35Z

AlexCross:

YiffChat

2009-05-26T07:57:40Z

AlexCross: /* IGN */

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'''YiffChat''' is a popular web-based furry [http://vochat.com/ VOChat] hosted by [[Yiffstar]]. Unlike many other chats or [[MUCK]]s, YiffChat is aimed at [[yiff]]ing and sexual [[role-play]]. Explicit actions in the lobby are the norm, not the exception.

* '''Address''': http://chat.yiffstar.com

The chat allows profiles with pictures, and is popular with "newcomers" because usage is much easier than that of a [[MUCK]]. However, many of the "newcomers" are ignored and rejected due to the fact that the chat is "seniority friendly," meaning that the users who have been in the chat for four plus years are generally cruel and rude to newcomers.

Rooms such as Twilight Den, Evergreen Forest and Bierce Castle are all used for gatherings and roleplaying. The site recently made the use of private rooms created by the user for private chats and activity. The [[Lobby]] is not yiff-friendly, meaning that if you try to publicly yiff, you will be forced into whisper or another room. The users there do not like public yiffs, unless you're really good and don't suck balls. Even then it's iffy, unless you're one of the "popular kids" doing the text walling, as Equinius does all of the time.

A crash, back in 2006, caused the chat to be completely erased, though it quickly was put back online. Many users, however, were forced to create new usernames and the timeline was thrown off balance.

Many users of the chat argue that the adult theme be removed, due to the fact that every single person on the site is underaged.

Users also argue that while it is named "YIFFchat," it's also "yiffCHAT," a place to talk to a group of people at once. The private room function is helpful to this goal, as adult role-play can be unseen by users outside of said locked room.

Despite many problems within the chat and it's staff, yiffchat is a rather pleasant place and many lovers (such as [[Kiroki]] and [[Graeme]]) have been together for years, owing their relationship to the chat.

=Lobby=

The lobby is where most of the activity in the chat is and where most of the furries reside. Chatting in the lobby can sometimes be confusing for newcomers, since the more popular members of the chat rarely acknowledge them, unless it's as a target for humiliating and condescending remarks. Drama is usually persistent here, though the senior members of the chat (four, five years of regularly attending) tend to avoid it if possible. However, they are often the start of some of the drama that erupts between them and the newer members. The lobby usually moves pretty quickly and is rather "noisy," though there's usually always somebody to talk to. Irritating the older members usually is not a good idea, since many of them have close, personal friendships with the moderators, who have been known to defend their friends first. However, many of them can be rather pleasant, so do not be afraid to approach a moderator with a question.

Senior Members of the chat are usually the ones talking to each other, though background noise (the newer members) can be seen talking, as well. Popularity in the lobby seems to be just like a high school clique, though the more popular users end up as close friends or possibly more. It's based on personality and attractiveness offline. They are mainly less-serious furries, who do it for fun, not as a lifestyle. They do not like the word "yiff" and sometimes complain about "text speak" (examples: "u" "r" "gr8"), insisting on proper grammar and nearly-perfect spelling. Senior members usually call Yiffchat "YC" due to their dislike of the word "yiff." They usually are pretty normal people with no outlandish kinks, and an actual life outside of the computer. They also have a range of talents. While they usually "lol" at the Louvre crowd, some of them tend to interact. They are somewhat like "celebrities."

Trolls are common in the lobby, and these are mainly people who go around spouting off insults to anybody and pretending not to be offended in return when other people try to insult them. Senior members usually laugh at this, knowing what the troll is up to, (sometimes they actually are senior members) though they tend to ignore them most of the time.

==Controversy==

The lobby obviously is a target to many different controversial subjects. Claims such as "elitism" have even spawned a few renegade furs who were either ignored or mistreated by the senior lobby members have even caused additional chatrooms to be created by other websites. These other websites usually center around the "new" chat, though many of them do not last long and the most popular one, "Furrotic Dreams chat," has become a place of lobby-haters. Generally these are furs who weren't socially accepted or whom have longed to be moderators due to an overly-controlling nature. This chat is somewhat of a joke to the senior members, obviously amused that they got such a reaction out of a few newer, less accepted members who could not deal with being socially outcast properly.

The moderators have also had their share of controversy. Ever since the failed "wheel mod" system had permanently created senior mods - a senior user who had become a temporary moderator - and many people assumed that their popularity got them their posts and that they were nothing more than unfair, power-hungry dictators. Their response is usually, "this is a dictatorship, not a democracy." Telorance, a former troll and current moderator, had aggravated Toumal, the owner, so much that "he threw the mod badge at" and "told him never to talk to him again." This has caused a rather negative feeling all around the lobby, seeing as Telorance was banned every other day before his modship due to trolling. He's known to jump the gun and often ban users for no reason. He also is the mod who holds the record for most-complaints. There is a moderator list in the lobby description. It is a known fact that some moderators have more power than others.

Another controversial subject is that of Toumal's hatred of the chat. While this may or may not be true, he has, many times, tried to replace the chat with a generic, no-good version that usually lasted two or three days, tops. It's common knowledge that he loathes messing with VOC's coding, but he seems to have no other choice, as half of yiffstar members came to yiffstar via yiffchat, those same users threatening to leave the website if VOC is replaced. A new chat is in the talks right now, again, which may or may not be the reason Toumal has allowed the chatroom to become so laggy. This is discussed mainly between senior members in the lobby and moderators who have an inside look at the going-ons via the moderator's secret thread on the Forums.

=Louvre - MALE=

Replacing the Tirade Cafe, The Louvre MALE was one of several Louvre rooms that included the ability to post pictures in-chat. However, some contend that the pictures posted, which appeared instead of actual links to the picture source, would cause lag and it would disrupt conversations happening in the chat.

The Male Louvre was intended for posting male-only furry artwork. The room would later become the hang-out spot for mostly homosexual male users. Occasionally, female users would join and interact with users.

Some members feared that members of the Lobby would not accept them socially, so they gathered in the Male Louvre as a means of establishing more intimate relationships. However, drama would often erupt. Sometimes, drama would erupt between new and old members. Other times, drama would involve petty arguments between users who were banned previously for similar misconduct.

Many users violated room policy and uploaded pictures that did not comply with the male furry-only art, which ultimately led to the revocation of the picture posting ability in early May 2009.

After a spike of complaints and instances of drama, the Yiffstar staff decided to remove the Louvre sections entirely to the dismay of several prominent, outspoken members as shown in a [http://www.yiffstar.com/mantis/view.php?id=1230 ticket posted in Mantis, appealing the removal of the Louvre MALE].

=PUB's=

Private User Board is a function of the chat that allows you to send and receive messages between users that nobody, but yourself, can see. These messages are even shielded from moderators, who can read whispers via chat logs, though there are certain ways for moderators to get to them. Some users have a -1% PUB notice, due to a tweak caused by Toumal. It is not an error and the mods do not like to be bugged about it.

=IGN=

Another chat function, the Ignore Button, is located next to the profile and gender symbols. While also controversial between many users, it is used to block out annoying chatter or irritating remarks caused by drama and a general feeling of animosity. Clicking "vis" will take a member off of ignore. Mods often stress that using it will reduce drama.

=Profiles=

A profile in Yiffchat is a way for people to know who you are and what you are. You can code it with HTML however you please, though a basic sense of HTML is needed to do it correctly. Images are popular, as are lengthy descriptions. Many users like to decorate them according to their personality, but mainly people like to keep them simple and clean for the best effect. There are many rules, however, limiting what you may or may not put into a profile.

=Bans=

Bans are given out to those by moderators to users who are not following the rules on the front page or in the "Rules" tab at the top of the page. They range from 10 seconds to 1 year, though permabans have been given out to infamous chat-goers in the past. Bans can be challenged via Mantis.

=Other chat functions=

*Avatars
*Status
*Whisper - Many users will state in their profiles whether they object to being whispered.
*Who's In Rooms function
*Search User function
*Room Booking
*Help
*Admin Contact - Defunct. It's never produced results, so nobody ever uses it.
*The ability to see inside of unlocked rooms from outside of the chat.
*You can ghost into the chat by logging into an empty room, then logging into the lobby in another window/tab. Your username will not be welcomed or announced by Fenrix.

Past chat functions include:

*Idle-kick. Any users idle for more than 30 minutes automatically stopped chat flow.
*Mod hats, to identify moderators.

{{chat-stub}}

[[Category:Mature chat rooms]]
[[Category:VoChats]]

YiffChat

2009-05-26T07:40:29Z

AlexCross: /* Louvre - MALE */

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{{wikify}}
'''YiffChat''' is a popular web-based furry [http://vochat.com/ VOChat] hosted by [[Yiffstar]]. Unlike many other chats or [[MUCK]]s, YiffChat is aimed at [[yiff]]ing and sexual [[role-play]]. Explicit actions in the lobby are the norm, not the exception.

* '''Address''': http://chat.yiffstar.com

The chat allows profiles with pictures, and is popular with "newcomers" because usage is much easier than that of a [[MUCK]]. However, many of the "newcomers" are ignored and rejected due to the fact that the chat is "seniority friendly," meaning that the users who have been in the chat for four plus years are generally cruel and rude to newcomers.

Rooms such as Twilight Den, Evergreen Forest and Bierce Castle are all used for gatherings and roleplaying. The site recently made the use of private rooms created by the user for private chats and activity. The [[Lobby]] is not yiff-friendly, meaning that if you try to publicly yiff, you will be forced into whisper or another room. The users there do not like public yiffs, unless you're really good and don't suck balls. Even then it's iffy, unless you're one of the "popular kids" doing the text walling, as Equinius does all of the time.

A crash, back in 2006, caused the chat to be completely erased, though it quickly was put back online. Many users, however, were forced to create new usernames and the timeline was thrown off balance.

Many users of the chat argue that the adult theme be removed, due to the fact that every single person on the site is underaged.

Users also argue that while it is named "YIFFchat," it's also "yiffCHAT," a place to talk to a group of people at once. The private room function is helpful to this goal, as adult role-play can be unseen by users outside of said locked room.

Despite many problems within the chat and it's staff, yiffchat is a rather pleasant place and many lovers (such as [[Kiroki]] and [[Graeme]]) have been together for years, owing their relationship to the chat.

=Lobby=

The lobby is where most of the activity in the chat is and where most of the furries reside. Chatting in the lobby can sometimes be confusing for newcomers, since the more popular members of the chat rarely acknowledge them, unless it's as a target for humiliating and condescending remarks. Drama is usually persistent here, though the senior members of the chat (four, five years of regularly attending) tend to avoid it if possible. However, they are often the start of some of the drama that erupts between them and the newer members. The lobby usually moves pretty quickly and is rather "noisy," though there's usually always somebody to talk to. Irritating the older members usually is not a good idea, since many of them have close, personal friendships with the moderators, who have been known to defend their friends first. However, many of them can be rather pleasant, so do not be afraid to approach a moderator with a question.

Senior Members of the chat are usually the ones talking to each other, though background noise (the newer members) can be seen talking, as well. Popularity in the lobby seems to be just like a high school clique, though the more popular users end up as close friends or possibly more. It's based on personality and attractiveness offline. They are mainly less-serious furries, who do it for fun, not as a lifestyle. They do not like the word "yiff" and sometimes complain about "text speak" (examples: "u" "r" "gr8"), insisting on proper grammar and nearly-perfect spelling. Senior members usually call Yiffchat "YC" due to their dislike of the word "yiff." They usually are pretty normal people with no outlandish kinks, and an actual life outside of the computer. They also have a range of talents. While they usually "lol" at the Louvre crowd, some of them tend to interact. They are somewhat like "celebrities."

Trolls are common in the lobby, and these are mainly people who go around spouting off insults to anybody and pretending not to be offended in return when other people try to insult them. Senior members usually laugh at this, knowing what the troll is up to, (sometimes they actually are senior members) though they tend to ignore them most of the time.

==Controversy==

The lobby obviously is a target to many different controversial subjects. Claims such as "elitism" have even spawned a few renegade furs who were either ignored or mistreated by the senior lobby members have even caused additional chatrooms to be created by other websites. These other websites usually center around the "new" chat, though many of them do not last long and the most popular one, "Furrotic Dreams chat," has become a place of lobby-haters. Generally these are furs who weren't socially accepted or whom have longed to be moderators due to an overly-controlling nature. This chat is somewhat of a joke to the senior members, obviously amused that they got such a reaction out of a few newer, less accepted members who could not deal with being socially outcast properly.

The moderators have also had their share of controversy. Ever since the failed "wheel mod" system had permanently created senior mods - a senior user who had become a temporary moderator - and many people assumed that their popularity got them their posts and that they were nothing more than unfair, power-hungry dictators. Their response is usually, "this is a dictatorship, not a democracy." Telorance, a former troll and current moderator, had aggravated Toumal, the owner, so much that "he threw the mod badge at" and "told him never to talk to him again." This has caused a rather negative feeling all around the lobby, seeing as Telorance was banned every other day before his modship due to trolling. He's known to jump the gun and often ban users for no reason. He also is the mod who holds the record for most-complaints. There is a moderator list in the lobby description. It is a known fact that some moderators have more power than others.

Another controversial subject is that of Toumal's hatred of the chat. While this may or may not be true, he has, many times, tried to replace the chat with a generic, no-good version that usually lasted two or three days, tops. It's common knowledge that he loathes messing with VOC's coding, but he seems to have no other choice, as half of yiffstar members came to yiffstar via yiffchat, those same users threatening to leave the website if VOC is replaced. A new chat is in the talks right now, again, which may or may not be the reason Toumal has allowed the chatroom to become so laggy. This is discussed mainly between senior members in the lobby and moderators who have an inside look at the going-ons via the moderator's secret thread on the Forums.

=Louvre - MALE=

Replacing the Tirade Cafe, The Louvre MALE was one of several Louvre rooms that included the ability to post pictures in-chat. However, some contend that the pictures posted, which appeared instead of actual links to the picture source, would cause lag and it would disrupt conversations happening in the chat.

The Male Louvre was intended for posting male-only furry artwork. The room would later become the hang-out spot for mostly homosexual male users. Occasionally, female users would join and interact with users.

Some members feared that members of the Lobby would not accept them socially, so they gathered in the Male Louvre as a means of establishing more intimate relationships. However, drama would often erupt. Sometimes, drama would erupt between new and old members. Other times, drama would involve petty arguments between users who were banned previously for similar misconduct.

Many users violated room policy and uploaded pictures that did not comply with the male furry-only art, which ultimately led to the revocation of the picture posting ability in early May 2009.

After a spike of complaints and instances of drama, the Yiffstar staff decided to remove the Louvre sections entirely to the dismay of several prominent, outspoken members as shown in a [http://www.yiffstar.com/mantis/view.php?id=1230 ticket posted in Mantis, appealing the removal of the Louvre MALE].

=PUB's=

Private User Board is a function of the chat that allows you to send and receive messages between users that nobody, but yourself, can see. These messages are even shielded from moderators, who can read whispers via chat logs, though there are certain ways for moderators to get to them. Some users have a -1% PUB notice, due to a tweak caused by Toumal. It is not an error and the mods do not like to be bugged about it.

=IGN=

Another chat function, the Ignore Button, is located next to the profile and gender symbols. While also controversial between many users, it is used to block out annoying chatter or irritating remarks caused by drama and a general feeling of animosity. Clicking "vis" will take a member off of ignore. Mods often stress that using it will reduce drama, <s>though it is rarely used.</s> No one ever uses it.

=Profiles=

A profile in Yiffchat is a way for people to know who you are and what you are. You can code it with HTML however you please, though a basic sense of HTML is needed to do it correctly. Images are popular, as are lengthy descriptions. Many users like to decorate them according to their personality, but mainly people like to keep them simple and clean for the best effect. There are many rules, however, limiting what you may or may not put into a profile.

=Bans=

Bans are given out to those by moderators to users who are not following the rules on the front page or in the "Rules" tab at the top of the page. They range from 10 seconds to 1 year, though permabans have been given out to infamous chat-goers in the past. Bans can be challenged via Mantis.

=Other chat functions=

*Avatars
*Status
*Whisper - Many users will state in their profiles whether they object to being whispered.
*Who's In Rooms function
*Search User function
*Room Booking
*Help
*Admin Contact - Defunct. It's never produced results, so nobody ever uses it.
*The ability to see inside of unlocked rooms from outside of the chat.
*You can ghost into the chat by logging into an empty room, then logging into the lobby in another window/tab. Your username will not be welcomed or announced by Fenrix.

Past chat functions include:

*Idle-kick. Any users idle for more than 30 minutes automatically stopped chat flow.
*Mod hats, to identify moderators.

{{chat-stub}}

[[Category:Mature chat rooms]]
[[Category:VoChats]]

YiffChat

2009-05-26T07:40:05Z

AlexCross: /* Louvre - MALE */

{{cleanup}}
{{wikify}}
'''YiffChat''' is a popular web-based furry [http://vochat.com/ VOChat] hosted by [[Yiffstar]]. Unlike many other chats or [[MUCK]]s, YiffChat is aimed at [[yiff]]ing and sexual [[role-play]]. Explicit actions in the lobby are the norm, not the exception.

* '''Address''': http://chat.yiffstar.com

The chat allows profiles with pictures, and is popular with "newcomers" because usage is much easier than that of a [[MUCK]]. However, many of the "newcomers" are ignored and rejected due to the fact that the chat is "seniority friendly," meaning that the users who have been in the chat for four plus years are generally cruel and rude to newcomers.

Rooms such as Twilight Den, Evergreen Forest and Bierce Castle are all used for gatherings and roleplaying. The site recently made the use of private rooms created by the user for private chats and activity. The [[Lobby]] is not yiff-friendly, meaning that if you try to publicly yiff, you will be forced into whisper or another room. The users there do not like public yiffs, unless you're really good and don't suck balls. Even then it's iffy, unless you're one of the "popular kids" doing the text walling, as Equinius does all of the time.

A crash, back in 2006, caused the chat to be completely erased, though it quickly was put back online. Many users, however, were forced to create new usernames and the timeline was thrown off balance.

Many users of the chat argue that the adult theme be removed, due to the fact that every single person on the site is underaged.

Users also argue that while it is named "YIFFchat," it's also "yiffCHAT," a place to talk to a group of people at once. The private room function is helpful to this goal, as adult role-play can be unseen by users outside of said locked room.

Despite many problems within the chat and it's staff, yiffchat is a rather pleasant place and many lovers (such as [[Kiroki]] and [[Graeme]]) have been together for years, owing their relationship to the chat.

=Lobby=

The lobby is where most of the activity in the chat is and where most of the furries reside. Chatting in the lobby can sometimes be confusing for newcomers, since the more popular members of the chat rarely acknowledge them, unless it's as a target for humiliating and condescending remarks. Drama is usually persistent here, though the senior members of the chat (four, five years of regularly attending) tend to avoid it if possible. However, they are often the start of some of the drama that erupts between them and the newer members. The lobby usually moves pretty quickly and is rather "noisy," though there's usually always somebody to talk to. Irritating the older members usually is not a good idea, since many of them have close, personal friendships with the moderators, who have been known to defend their friends first. However, many of them can be rather pleasant, so do not be afraid to approach a moderator with a question.

Senior Members of the chat are usually the ones talking to each other, though background noise (the newer members) can be seen talking, as well. Popularity in the lobby seems to be just like a high school clique, though the more popular users end up as close friends or possibly more. It's based on personality and attractiveness offline. They are mainly less-serious furries, who do it for fun, not as a lifestyle. They do not like the word "yiff" and sometimes complain about "text speak" (examples: "u" "r" "gr8"), insisting on proper grammar and nearly-perfect spelling. Senior members usually call Yiffchat "YC" due to their dislike of the word "yiff." They usually are pretty normal people with no outlandish kinks, and an actual life outside of the computer. They also have a range of talents. While they usually "lol" at the Louvre crowd, some of them tend to interact. They are somewhat like "celebrities."

Trolls are common in the lobby, and these are mainly people who go around spouting off insults to anybody and pretending not to be offended in return when other people try to insult them. Senior members usually laugh at this, knowing what the troll is up to, (sometimes they actually are senior members) though they tend to ignore them most of the time.

==Controversy==

The lobby obviously is a target to many different controversial subjects. Claims such as "elitism" have even spawned a few renegade furs who were either ignored or mistreated by the senior lobby members have even caused additional chatrooms to be created by other websites. These other websites usually center around the "new" chat, though many of them do not last long and the most popular one, "Furrotic Dreams chat," has become a place of lobby-haters. Generally these are furs who weren't socially accepted or whom have longed to be moderators due to an overly-controlling nature. This chat is somewhat of a joke to the senior members, obviously amused that they got such a reaction out of a few newer, less accepted members who could not deal with being socially outcast properly.

The moderators have also had their share of controversy. Ever since the failed "wheel mod" system had permanently created senior mods - a senior user who had become a temporary moderator - and many people assumed that their popularity got them their posts and that they were nothing more than unfair, power-hungry dictators. Their response is usually, "this is a dictatorship, not a democracy." Telorance, a former troll and current moderator, had aggravated Toumal, the owner, so much that "he threw the mod badge at" and "told him never to talk to him again." This has caused a rather negative feeling all around the lobby, seeing as Telorance was banned every other day before his modship due to trolling. He's known to jump the gun and often ban users for no reason. He also is the mod who holds the record for most-complaints. There is a moderator list in the lobby description. It is a known fact that some moderators have more power than others.

Another controversial subject is that of Toumal's hatred of the chat. While this may or may not be true, he has, many times, tried to replace the chat with a generic, no-good version that usually lasted two or three days, tops. It's common knowledge that he loathes messing with VOC's coding, but he seems to have no other choice, as half of yiffstar members came to yiffstar via yiffchat, those same users threatening to leave the website if VOC is replaced. A new chat is in the talks right now, again, which may or may not be the reason Toumal has allowed the chatroom to become so laggy. This is discussed mainly between senior members in the lobby and moderators who have an inside look at the going-ons via the moderator's secret thread on the Forums.

=Louvre - MALE=

Replacing the Tirade Cafe, The Louvre MALE was one of several Louvre rooms that included the ability to post pictures in-chat. However, some contend that the pictures posted, which appeared instead of actual links to the picture source, would cause lag and it would disrupt conversations happening in the chat.

The Male Louvre was intended for posting male-only furry artwork. The room would later become the hang-out spot for mostly homosexual male users. Occasionally, female users would join and interact with users.

Some members feared that members of the Lobby would not accept them socially, so they gathered in the Male Louvre as a means of establishing more intimate relationships. However, drama would often erupt. Sometimes, drama would erupt between new and old members. Other times, drama would involve petty arguments between users who were banned previously for similar misconduct.

Many users violated room policy and uploaded pictures that did not comply with the male furry-only art, which ultimately led to the revocation of the picture posting ability in early May 2009.

After a spike of complaints and instances of drama, the Yiffstar staff decided to remove the Louvre sections entirely to the dismay of several prominent, outspoken members as shown in a [http://http://www.yiffstar.com/mantis/view.php?id=1230 ticket posted in Mantis, appealing the removal of the Louvre MALE].

=PUB's=

Private User Board is a function of the chat that allows you to send and receive messages between users that nobody, but yourself, can see. These messages are even shielded from moderators, who can read whispers via chat logs, though there are certain ways for moderators to get to them. Some users have a -1% PUB notice, due to a tweak caused by Toumal. It is not an error and the mods do not like to be bugged about it.

=IGN=

Another chat function, the Ignore Button, is located next to the profile and gender symbols. While also controversial between many users, it is used to block out annoying chatter or irritating remarks caused by drama and a general feeling of animosity. Clicking "vis" will take a member off of ignore. Mods often stress that using it will reduce drama, <s>though it is rarely used.</s> No one ever uses it.

=Profiles=

A profile in Yiffchat is a way for people to know who you are and what you are. You can code it with HTML however you please, though a basic sense of HTML is needed to do it correctly. Images are popular, as are lengthy descriptions. Many users like to decorate them according to their personality, but mainly people like to keep them simple and clean for the best effect. There are many rules, however, limiting what you may or may not put into a profile.

=Bans=

Bans are given out to those by moderators to users who are not following the rules on the front page or in the "Rules" tab at the top of the page. They range from 10 seconds to 1 year, though permabans have been given out to infamous chat-goers in the past. Bans can be challenged via Mantis.

=Other chat functions=

*Avatars
*Status
*Whisper - Many users will state in their profiles whether they object to being whispered.
*Who's In Rooms function
*Search User function
*Room Booking
*Help
*Admin Contact - Defunct. It's never produced results, so nobody ever uses it.
*The ability to see inside of unlocked rooms from outside of the chat.
*You can ghost into the chat by logging into an empty room, then logging into the lobby in another window/tab. Your username will not be welcomed or announced by Fenrix.

Past chat functions include:

*Idle-kick. Any users idle for more than 30 minutes automatically stopped chat flow.
*Mod hats, to identify moderators.

{{chat-stub}}

[[Category:Mature chat rooms]]
[[Category:VoChats]]

Alex Cross

2009-05-21T03:07:34Z

AlexCross: /* External Links */

AlexCross:

== Licensing ==
{{fursona}}

2008-06-16T19:26:28Z

AlexCross:

Anthroverse (social network)

2008-06-16T19:14:59Z

AlexCross:

{{Infobox Website
|name = Anthroverse
|logo = [[Image:Image-Anthroverse Logo.gif|225px]]
|screenshot =
|caption = The primary, mature source for furry social networking.
|url = [http://www.anthroverse.com www.Anthroverse.com]
|alexa =
|commercial = Yes
|type = [[Wikipedia:Social network service|Social Networking Service]]
|language = English only
|registration = Required
|owner = Alex Cross
|author = Alex Cross
|launch date = 2007
|current status = active
|revenue =
|slogan =
}}

'''Anthroverse''' is one of the first privately funded social networking sites specifically designated for members of the [[furry fandom]] and those who are interested in [[Anthropomorphism]]. The site is responsible for what founder [[Alex Cross]] calls, "... the integration and social networking of members of the furry world,"{{fact}} implementing changes and features in hopes of providing exposure to mainstream audiences.

The term "Anthroverse" is derived from ''anthro-'', which is a Latin prefix for pertaining to humans but in the furry fandom. It is commonly used as short for ''anthropomorphic'', which pertains to animals with human-like traits. The suffix, ''-verse'', obviously attributed to the word "universe", is also a play on the word, "verse," which has musical connotations. The musical reference was a nod to Alex Cross' appreciation of music and the principles of harmony.

The introductory paragraph on the site reads, "Anthroverse is a social networking site for those who are interested and those who are fans of anthropomorphism. Get in touch with the animal in you by getting in touch with others like you. The interface is easy and joining is as easy as 1-2-3. Take part in the first, most intuitive and original furry social networking community on the web and get your voice heard."

==History==

Anthroverse was originally founded in June 2007 when Alex Cross created a [[Wikipedia:Ventrilo|Ventrilo]] server called ''FurTalk'', which has remained active as of June 2008. Anthroverse was the name of one of the channels found on the voice-chat server. After receiving encouragement from active FurTalk members, Alex Cross created a message board in July 2007, dedicated to FurTalk and its members even though active members averaged at around 12-14 users; most of whom were members of [[Yiffstar]], a site that Alex Cross was also a member of and had previously promoted the Ventrilo server on there for general usage.

The Anthroverse.com domain was registered in August 2007 after Alex Cross felt that limiting communication to topics regarding the Ventrilo server was detrimental to site growth and progress. Alex admittedly created the site in hopes of creating a general furry community, but ultimately, he found that it served no purpose since he had not yet established a mission statement or specific goals for the site.

Anthroverse 1.0 solely consisted of a [[Wikipedia:vBulletin|vBulletin]] message board and it covered a variety of topics of discussion and after spreading the word throughout sites that Alex Cross frequently visited, the message board ultimately bottlenecked at approximately 25 members, but Alex devised a plan to recruit more members.

In September 2007, Anthroverse decided to venture into [[Second Life]] in hopes of taking advantage of the popularity amongst members of furry fandom. Shortly after promoting Anthroverse in Second Life, the site quickly launched a forum section dedicated to Second Life. Tapping into Second Life proved to be a mild success as more members from Second Life joined Anthroverse. Some, most notably [[Zac MacHeel]], would ultimately take the initiative of building a meeting place for members and paying for the land without any funding from the site.

In January 2008, Anthroverse was completely redone with a [[Wikipedia:Drupal|Drupal]] interface and extended profiles under version 2.0. Around the release of 2.0, the site was marketed as a community hub for active furries who wanted to network with others.

The official launch was January 24, 2008 on the day [[Further Confusion]] 2008 started.

Alex decided to reestablish the primary purpose of Anthroverse after reading about the site, [[FURiends]], which was a furry social networking site that was founded in July 2006 by [[RAD Moose]]. Without emulating their site, Alex discovered that furry social networking would potentially be a great investment, but he disapproved of the MySpace.com format, seeing how it appealed to the commercial, trend-based teenage demographic.

Anthroverse was promoted by word of mouth throughout the convention. In only two days after the convention ended, 50 members registered to join the site including members of Second Life.

The site ultimately idled in inactivity and plans were once again scrapped.

On May 23, 2008, Anthroverse was reinvented with the assistance of [[Wikipedia:Social Engine|Social Engine]], which is an open-source social networking script. For the first time, Anthroverse became fully Integrated with a newly redesigned and recoded vBulletin message board.

[[Category:Social networking websites]]

Anthroverse (social network)

2008-06-16T09:39:30Z

AlexCross: Created page with 'Anthroverse.com Logo '''Anthroverse''' is one of the first privately funded social networking sites specifically designated for ...'

[[Image:Image-Anthroverse Logo.gif|thumb|right|Anthroverse.com Logo]]

'''Anthroverse''' is one of the first privately funded social networking sites specifically designated for members of the [[Wikipedia:furry fandom|furry fandom]] and those who are interested in [[Anthropomorphism]]. The site is responsible for what founder [[Alex Cross]] calls, "... the integration and social networking of members of the furry world," implementing changes and features in hopes of providing exposure to mainstream audiences.

The term "Anthroverse" is derived from ''anthro-'', which is a Latin prefix for pertaining to humans but in the furry fandom, it is commonly used as short for ''anthropomorphic'', which pertains to animals with human-like traits. The suffix, ''-verse'', obviously attributed to the word, "universe," is also a play on the word, "verse," which has musical connotations. The musical reference was a nod to Alex Cross' appreciation of music and the principles of harmony.

The introductory paragraph on the site reads, "Anthroverse is a social networking site for those who are interested and those who are fans of anthropomorphism. Get in touch with the animal in you by getting in touch with others like you. The interface is easy and joining is as easy as 1-2-3. Take part in the first, most intuitive and original furry social networking community on the web and get your voice heard."

*'''Site Information'''
**'''Main Site''': http://www.anthroverse.com
**'''Forums''': http://www.anthroverse.com/forum
**'''Chat''': http://www.anthroverse.com/chat.php
*'''Founder:''' [[Alex Cross]]
*'''Founded:''' June 15, 2007
*'''Administrators:''' [[Siarnaq]]
*'''Forum Staff:''' [[ResWolf]] (Super Moderator), Rainsong Gryphon (Super Moderator)

==History==
===FurTalk===
Anthroverse was originally founded in June 2007 when Alex Cross created a [[Wikipedia:Ventrilo|Ventrilo]] server called ''FurTalk'', which has remained active as of June 2008.

Anthroverse was the name of one of the channels found on the voice-chat server.

In July 2007, Alex Cross created a message board dedicated to FurTalk and its members even though active members averaged at around 12-14 users; most of whom were members of [[Yiffstar]], a site that Alex Cross was also a member of and had previously promoted the Ventrilo server on there for general usage.

===Anthroverse 1.0===

The Anthroverse.com domain was registered in August 2007 after Alex Cross felt that limiting communication to topics regarding the Ventrilo server was detrimental to site growth and progress.

Alex admittedly created the site in hopes of creating a general furry community, but ultimately, he found that it served no purpose since he had not yet established a mission statement or specific goals for the site.

Anthroverse 1.0 solely consisted of a [[Wikipedia:vBulletin|vBulletin]] message board and it covered a variety of topics of discussion and after spreading the word throughout sites that Alex Cross frequently visited, the message board ultimately bottlenecked at approximately 25 members.

===Second Life===

Alex decided to venture into [[Second Life]] in hopes of taking advantage of the popularity amongst members of furry fandom. Shortly after promoting Anthroverse in Second Life, the site quickly launched a forum section dedicated to Second Life. Tapping into Second Life proved to be a mild success as more members from Second Life joined Anthroverse. Some, most notably [[Zac MacHeel]], would ultimately take the initiative of building a meeting place for members and paying for the land without any funding from the site.

Currently, the Anthroverse.com group can be found on Second Life and the group is in open enrollment.

File:Image-Anthroverse Logo.gif

2008-06-16T09:02:15Z

AlexCross: Anthroverse 3.0 Logo

== Summary ==
Anthroverse 3.0 Logo
== Licensing ==
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2007-02-08T21:33:49Z

AlexCross:

[[Image:Alexcross-photo.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Character picture of Alex Cross]]

'''Alex Cross''' (born '''Aaron''', December 12, 1984) is a furry writer who has been a member and staff member of several furry communities since 1998. He is known in the furry community as a writer who was the first to pen a writing style that he called "furry realism," which is a unconventional departure from the traditionally flamboyant and eccentric furry stories. His most popular works to date include "Man and Wolf" (2007) and "Tribes" (2007). He is currently working on an epic series called "Ninja Cat" (2008). He has also penned numerous short stories and poems. Coincidentally, he is also a newspaper columnist, novelist and contributor to the [http://www.latimes.com/ Los Angeles Times].

== Additional Biography ==
=== Babyfur ===
At the age of 14, Alex joined the Adult Baby and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaper_Lover/ Diaper Lover] community as a [[babyfur]], which is an area that has been traditionally shunned by the mainstream furry populace. From 1998 to 2001, he had become a member of [http://www.dpf.com/ Diaper Pail Friends] where he eventually befriended other babyfurs including [[Karis]] and his wife, [[Marci McAdam]]. He had contributed several AB/DL short stories to DPF, but they were never published and released since the webmaster was striken with an illness that prevented him from maintaining the site.

In 2003, Alex joined [http://www.aby.com/ ABY.com], which is maintained by BabyDavee. He has an active membership on that site as [http://www.aby.com/apm/display_profile.php?p=2075 Baby Aaron].

In 2007, Alex reemerged as a member of [http://babyfur.livejournal.com/ LiveJournal's babyfur community] and actively contributes short stories.

== External Links ==

* [http://alexcross.livejournal.com/ Alex Cross' LiveJournal] - official website including near-daily commentary

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