WikiFur - User contributions [en]

Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-28T20:08:08Z

Bastique: No, I meant frequently bloody... not frequently encountering... that was right

'''''Happy Tree Friends''''' is a violent, [[Anime|animated]] series of cartoons, produced using Macromedia Flash by Mondo Mini Shows from creators Rhode Montijo and Kenn Navarro. The series features cute forest animals encountering frequently bloody and violent deaths.

[[Image:Happy_Tree_Friends_ani.gif|right|frame|Pink and perky Giggles the [[chipmunk]] and cute and cuddly Toothy the [[beaver]] from ''Happy Tree Friends''.]]

==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Happy_Tree_Friends| Happy Tree Friends]] - on Wikipedia
* [http://mondo.happytreefriends.com/ Happy Tree Friends] - Official Website

{{stub}}
[[Category:Animation]]
[[Category:Television programs]]

User talk:GreenReaper

2006-04-27T13:00:31Z

Bastique: /* Thanks for the Welcome! */ Appreciation and name

{{User talk:GreenReaper/Header}}

== Hi, GreenReaper ==
This is partly a test to see if I've got this editor figured out before I do anything important with it. I notice someone put in an entry for yours truly (in fact that's how I wandered in - I was checking old Other Suns links which led to Nicolai's entry which led to mine) which I may update later; at least I suppose the fact that I was Den Mother of ConFurence for years and am now holding that position in CaliFur is at interesting as anything already there. Also an excuse for putting in a few Ursa Major links inasmuch as I maintain the Recommended List.

Speaking of which, I got your note suggesting the addition of WikiFur to the Recommended Anthropomorphics list for this year - makes sense, though I'll have to discuss where to put it with the rest of the committee. We're currently counting nominations for this year's Ursa Major ballot.
--[[User:Yealurowluro|Yealurowluro]] 00:58, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

:Glad you got my note! I wasn't entirely sure if I should suggest it myself, but I figured it's something that's worth reading. :-)

:It looks like you have the wiki editing figured out. Please do contribute to any articles you find lacking, and good luck figuring out those nominations. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 21:04, 5 April 2006 (PDT)

== Moving assistance. ==

Hey GreenReaper,

Thanks for the help moving the page for my listing. I was woundering if it should have been moved over as you did, but didn't have time IRL to send a message. The dire warning kinda steared me off. (I figured I would mess around with my own page before messing up some one elses =)

:No problem! A lot of people start off in the User: namespace, as that's where you would normally do it on (e.g.) Wikipedia.

Let me know if I'm misplacing anyother articles so we can keep the database as consistant as possable! (Or if you have any other suggestions)

:I'm sure I or another contributor will let you know should that be the case. :-)

I hope the format of the post is accaptable. I wrote the thing in third person as if I was writing about someone else. Thanks again - PG

:That was fine. Feel free to edit your User: page if you want to say something from first-person persepective in addition to that which is already there (but don't feel you have to - most people are just fine with what's on the page about them already). --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 03:02, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Thank you for the kind welcome. Though I've been active on Wikipedia forever (and I'm admin there), I've only just discovered wikifur today. I'm happy to help out in any area that needs it, and I've already added stubs for [[Wild Life]] and [[Wildlifers]]! [[User:Starblind|Andrew Lenahan]] - <b><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">St</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF5500">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF8000">bli</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FFC000">nd</FONT></b> 15:43, 7 April 2006 (PDT)

:Excellent . . . *scoops up some cover pics for those* --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 23:27, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

==View counts==
I've noticed that the view counts in [[:Special:Popularpages]] have not updated at least since last Thursday on several articles I've been following, even though I've viewed some of those articles myself during that time. I've verified this from two different computers and used a couple of other tricks to make reasonably certain it's not a browser cache issue. What gives?

Edit: There are also several hundred articles that currently show 0 views.
--[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 14:23, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

:Yes. I had a chat with the admins and apparently they had to discontinue popular pages updating due to server loads. We can get the same sort of information from the google analytics stats, so it's no ''great'' loss, although it is a pity that people can't access that without talking to me first.

:As this makes the page rather useless, I've removed the link in the main page header and added in links to the article and user talk pages instead. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 16:29, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

== Re my WikiFur entry ==

Just noticed that you had stuck in an unwritten link from the Kay Shapero entry for the Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association. I had deliberately NOT put a link there, because the ALAA exists to produce the Recommended List and present the Ursa Major awards, both of which have links right after the reference. So I figured it would be superfluous. What do you think? I could probably write an entry, but it'd only be a couple of lines long and probably wouldn't contain much you can't find out from the other two links. --[[User:Yealurowluro|Yealurowluro]]

:(I'm not GR, but we never have a shortage of opinions around here! :-) Actually, even the small amount of information you mention would be useful, if only to define the parametes of the organization and to show that it is independent of any other organization out there (when I first saw mention of ALAA, I erroneously conflated it with [[AAE]], which is a different beastie entirely). ----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 00:28, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

:That's basically why I put it in there (also because I rememebered it was linked in [[Ursa Major Awards]]). If you really don't think it should have an entry, take it out, but as Duncan mentions, [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]] seems to do well enough. It's a short page, but it gives a link to the organization, and as it is a separate page it can be put into [[:Category:Organizations]] which helps us keep a tab on all such organizations. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 03:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

==To Stub or Not to Stub?==
Is there a guideline as to when a short article (which just doesn't have much to say) doesn't need to be tagged as a stub? 1000 bytes, etc.? Wouldn't stop anyone from dropping in to make changes anyway. Just curious. --[[User:Frizzy|Frizzy]] 23:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

:I usually go by the rule of whether I feel there's anything that ought to be added (but that I'm not sure about or don't know or don't feel like putting in right now). -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 05:02, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

:The general rule is "if there is probably something that could be added fairly easily by someone who doesn't know much about the topic" (say with a few minutes of google searching) then it is a stub. If not, then it is not a stub, although if you can describe it entirely in a couple of lines, it is probably a strong candidate for merging with another article. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 08:04, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

==Categorization?==
Thanks for the quick feedback! I was looking through WikiFur's [[:Help:Furry_Book_of_Style|style guide]] and had another question: Are there any guidelines on category order at the end of articles? I was going through alphabetically, but it might be helpful to define this in the style guide if there's a prefered order to doing this. --[[User:Frizzy|Frizzy]] 19:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

:Technically any order is fine. In practice, for articles about people I've tended to do People and then subcategories of People (note that we only do this category + subcategory thing with people so as to get a full listing in that category), and then their location and year of birth/death. In general I would put the most important or relevant category first, but that's just a personal style. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 20:44, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

::What you describe is what I've been doing, GreenReaper. I described it in some detail over at [[:Category_talk:Root]]. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:37, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Requesting page protection ==

How do I go about requesting my page to be locked so that only myself and administrators can edit it? --[[Banrai|Banrai]]

:You just did. I'm at work right now so I can't really look that closely to ensure it's appropriate, but I will later this evening.

:Be aware that "your page" is [[User:Banrai]]. [[Banrai]] is "the page about you". As such it is expected to be reasonably complete, and I do find it odd that there is no mention or reference to the actions mentioned in a certain LiveJournal entry that comes up when searching for your name. What's past is past, and it is important not to dwell on it, but it does deserve recording so that people understand how things ended up as they are today (and so we don't get complaints on the talk page from people who think things are being hidden). I will try and see about that tonight as well. I'm not a concerned party other than ensuring the accuracy of the article, and I don't particularly want to raise any drama about it, so fear not - it'll be brief.

:Oh, and just something I noticed glancing over the page - you only need to link to other articles the ''first'' time a linkable name comes up, not every time. It's assumed that people will already have clicked on the link if they want to go to it. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 15:04, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

::I added a small blurb about... that. But feel free to edit it as you see fit. It's a very personal preferance that the article itself not actually be linked, since it IS over and done, but.. yeah, you're the mod. I also went back in and fixed the massive-linking, so it looks a little cleaner now. ;3 --[[User:Banrai|Banrai]]

:::I've not linked it. Instead, I spent a while reading various sources, then tried to give a summary of your actions, the context behind them - part of which was already evident in previous sections - and the response from others, without turning it into a duplicate of that post (or another [[Sibe]]). I think it says all that needs to be said about that without taking up too much of the article. If people really want to know more, I'm sure they can find out for themselves - but I suspect for most it is enough that they will not feel the need to do so.

:::As for your request, the article seems a good one as it stands. I will post a notice on the talk page, and unless there is significant dissent from the WikiFur community I will enable the page protection within a day or so. If at a later point you decide that you no longer want the page protected then any admin can help you remove it at request. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 06:35, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

== Repeated vandalism and blocking ==

I've just blocked an IP for what I now see is repeated vandalism. ([http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:70.180.173.165 Three incidents so far].)
Do we have an understood point where we block for longer periods, or infinitely? -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 03:20, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

:I would say go up by one category per repeated offense - hours, days, weeks, months, years (or forever). If all they do is vandalism feel free to skip a step. We're not Wikipedia, we've not really got time to deal with trouble again and again. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 03:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Vandal IPs found

69.210.142.84 and
68.202.53.196
They were found posting images of the vandalism in /b/

== Questions about Des Lee? ==

Hey there! Thought I'd drop a line and see if I could answer any questions you might have about Desiree. I set up a basic entry for her awhile ago, but I'd noticed you had a question or two concerning her on my page. Anyway, if I can be of assistance, let me know! Thanks!

:Note [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Jim_Hardiman&curid=3935&diff=53558&oldid=50672 my recent edit] and comment on the [[Talk:Jim Hardiman|talk page]], but I'll carry over here and say that I think the question was about those quote-marks around "friend". -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 20:30, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

:Yep, replied on the talk page. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 21:24, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

== Edit patrols ==

It's about this time that I think bringing back the "patrol this edit" marker may be a good idea. It just has to be explained clearly: "These markers are for admin to make rounds of patrols through the various edits," and so forth. I'd also like to suggest a proxy banlist which is shared across Wikia. That way, once a proxy is confirmed, all wikis have the option of automatically banning it. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 06:24, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
:I would support the creation of a shared proxy banlist with all of Wikia. Is there a feature for this currently in mediawiki or would it have to be added through some sort of module? -- [[User:DeVandalizer|DeVandalizer]] 06:33, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

:This might be a good idea. We are getting a lot of edits - certainly more than I manage to have the time to look at, let alone edit. We can probably try enabling it for a time.

:I think there is actually a proxy blacklist. We may be using a service, in which case it probably doesn't get everything. JasonR on the live chat would be the perosn to talk to about that (or he's available via technical at wikia dot com, or the wikia-l mailing list, or the wikia LiveJournal). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 08:12, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks for the Welcome! ==

I was figuring it would come at some point or another. Very much appreciated. :) [[User:Bastique|Bastique]] 13:00, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

User talk:GreenReaper

2006-04-27T13:00:04Z

Bastique: Thanks for the Welcome!

The Lining

2006-04-26T15:39:44Z

Bastique: gay/bi/straight => gay but straight friendly (I understand it's more accurate)

<div style="float:right">__TOC__</div>
'''The Lining''' is a gay, straight friendly, bar in [[Tapestries MUCK]]. It was originally mostly focused on [[BDSM]], this being the initial focus of the [[MUCK]]. The oldest parts of the bar are based on a bar of the same name in [[Wikipedia:Floral Park, New York|Floral Park, New York]] that has since been replaced by a church.

== Overview ==
The Lining was constructed October 15th, 1996 and originally contained only the two bars and a bathroom. Over the years it has expanded with a hottub section, pool, a rooftop bar, and several other attractions. The bar is Adult themed, like the [[MUCK]], and the owner/builder takes great pains to see that things run well, having hired a manager and several bouncers to deal with things when he can not be present.

The Lining contains many firsts for Tapestries, several of which have been copied repeatedly (like the non-consent room), which the owner finds rather flattering.

== History ==
Back in 1996 most [[furs]] on Tapestries tended to congregate in the [[plaza]], and there really were few places, if any, that furs tended to go to and hang out. The plaza at the time tended to be overly crowded and was drawing a fair amount of [[Wikiepdia:twink|twinks]] and obnoxious bashers of many people's personal preferences.

A friend asked if [[Banner]] would build a place for people to hang out, where those who were causing problems could easily be ejected without having to bother the [[wizard]]s, and which would be harder to find not being at the main portal. The Lining officially opened its doors to the public on 15 October 1996, and has maintained a surprisingly high level of success ever since.

== Clientele ==
The Lining is a Gay/Straight/Bi friendly bar, and the owner and the hired staff will not tolerate anyone who discriminates against anyone due to their sexual preference.

== Atmosphere ==
The Lining is a BDSM bar, inline with the original theme of the MUCK. It still sticks to this theme, though the main bar is somewhat mellower than it was when it was first opened. In this light The Lining features the first 'Non-Consent' room every allowed on Tapestries, the construction of which required a great deal of negotiation between the owner/founder of the bar and [[WhiteFire|White Wizard]], in order to be sure that no rules were broken. It has become such a success that many other establishments have copied this feature.

=== Staff ===
The Lining originally had no staff beyond the owner/creator (Banner) for about the first six years of operation. This led to a large amount of work for the owner as there was a lot of policy that needed to be enforced. This was made easier by the help of a few friends, and several (at the time) unique features of the bar.

The front and rear bars, as well as a few other bar locations can be monitored by the owner and a select handful of people if there are complaints about a certain fur's behavior, or should other issues arise. Also the front Bartender, as well as the two Bouncers in the rear bar (the large Black Lion and the large Black Wolf), can be played remotely as well. This combined with the sweep and banish commands allowed the owner to police the bar rules.

=== Bouncers and Manager ===
As time progressed however, in order to maintain the bar's atmosphere and the owner's sanity, a recruitment drive for Bouncers took place. This was fairly successful and the bar currently employs a staff of part time bouncers who assist. Also the orginal group of friends have maintained their priviledges, though they are not on the offical bouncer list.

The Manager (Whoas) of the bar was hired when the owner himself could not devote the necessary time to running the bar, and that has worked out so well that he has been kept on.

=== Philosophy ===
The Bar is popular for several reasons. The theme and the people who hang out there are of course very important. Also important as well is the enforcement of the rules and the owner's personal commitment to an even and fair application of the rules to everyone. He plays no favorites and goes out of his way to treat all patrons the same, even if he has a personal dislike of some of those people.

This at times has been extremely hard, and very time consuming. Over the years there have been repeated attempts by different cliques to take over the bar and run others out. The amount of grief at times has been surprising for a game, and the reactions of furs when they find that in The Lining, you are actually held <I>accountable</I> for your actions (just like in an RL bar), has been educational.

The Bar's layout, the descriptions, the overall 'Karma', have been carefully designed even if it does not appear to be obvious. Some things have been added due to the owner's sense of humor (such as the April Fool's day changes). other things have been added to remember events that took place, or people who were once there: Sunhawk's perch, the waterline from when Kati flooded the bar. And then there is the Bar Wolf (Wolph) and the few odd secrets not mentioned here that you'll just have to find out for yourself.

== Layout ==

The original layout of the bar at the time of opening was as follows:

=== Entrance ===
The is the area of arrival for the Tport pad, and also contains the Bar's bulletin board. From here you can either go into the Bar, or the Alleyway. You can see here that the building is a very plain and austere concrete block with a heavy metal fire door as the entrance.

=== Front Bar ===
The front bar is more of a 'nice' place, almost like an 'old man's bar' of the type found in the northeast. Plush overstuff seats in booths with flormica tables. Food and drink are available here. This room is based exactly on the same room in the RL Lining.

=== Back Bar ===
The back bar is painted all in black, has some junk suspended from the ceilings, loud music, cougar waiters in heavy bondage, and naked vixen bartenders in slave collars. The music is constant, and sometimes loud, it's dark, and two very large bouncers patrol the bar. (Yes the bouncers are modeled after two friends). This room is based almost exactly on the RL lining.

=== Hallway ===
Just a hallway, though some folks do hang out in it. It's main purpose it to join the bar to the bathroom and the Gate.

=== Bathroom ===
Tapestries' first non-consentual play space, one of several inovations in The Lining that has been copied repeated throughout the MUCK. This room was inspired by several events, and one person (names are withheld to protect the guilty). In the Bathroom, remember to read the Sign if you haven't been there before or recently.

This room is based almost exactly on the [[real life]] Lining - the RL one didn't have the pipes, and was a bit smaller, otherwise the stains, etc, were all there.

=== Alley ===
Just a place to play a little basketball, and hold the dumpster. The backdoor to the bar is here, as well as the entrance to the new underage club next door.

=== Gate ===
The gate isn't a room, but for a good many years was a locked barrier that you either had to find a way around, (there was a hidden one), get the combo from someone who knew it, or be on the lock list so you could pass through. The basement areas were originally a series of private play spaces for people who needed one, but in time the lock was taken off and the space was opened to the general bar public.

=== Landing ===
Again, just a place to pause. The entrance to the Office is here, as well as the Hot Tubs, and the stairs continue down to the Basement.

=== Office ===
My Office. Also my rooms and my Mate's rooms are linked off of here, along with some bar functional stuff. The Manager is often seem lounging about here as well.

=== Basement ===
It's pretty far down below the bar, so any noises here don't penetrate to the outside world, and vice versa.

==== North Dungeon ====
Off of the Basement, a standard rock hewn room with chains for restraining those in need of punishment.

==== East Dungeon ====
Off of the Basement, a sort of 'examination' room, with white washed walls, and examination table, and other assorted instruments of 'examination'.

==== Macro Room ====
Off of the Basement, this room is ''Huge!'', and is magically done up to appear as if you're outside in a large open field, unless you're near the door or one of the walls.
Macro and Vore play tend to take place in this area.

=== Additions ===
The following rooms have been added over time, mainly due to requests from the patrons.

==== Leather Bar ====
This room was added to recapture more of the original BDSM play that went on in the bar in its early years. This is an IC only area.

==== Chill-Out Room ====
Also an IC only area, but as the name implies, for 'Chilling out'.

==== Boxing Room ====
A large Boxing Ring is in this room, and there is an attached locker room as well as a shower area off of that.

==== Hot Tub and Pool Area ====
This is a large area featuring a large public Hot Tub and Pool, modeled after those found in the Nexus on FurryMuck. There are also three private Hot Tub rooms with lockable doors for those wishing privacy.

==== Rooftop Bar ====
More of a relaxed area, for general chat and just hanging out. The BDSM theme of the bar is almost invisible here, and the open air bar has a nice view of the weather.

==== Viewing Area ====
This is off of the rooftop bar, and allows you to interact with the furs in the cage, without actually going into the cage.

==== Cage ====
It's a Cage. Careful going in, sometimes the door locks and you can't get out.

==== Voyeur Room ====
This series of new rooms is a recent addition, and depending on use may or may not survive. Performers in one room can be watched and heard by furs in another one. The performers may lock the door to keep out others, but have no idea who is watching.

=== Club Syzygy ===
[[Club Syzygy]] is an underage club built for ageplayers on the Muck, at the request of several Tapestries players. It was built next door to the bar, on bar property, which is why it is mentioned here under additions.

== Rules ==
The rules for The Lining are presented here for reference. Putting a lock on the entries to the bar was not something the owner wanted to do, however he values fairness above all and without forcing people to read them, he was finding it hard to punish violaters. And at the time of the lock being implemented there were an unbeleivable amount of them.

''Note that the rules presented here were current as of October 21, 2005. They may have changed since then.''

<tt>Welcome to The Lining. This is a Gay/Bi/Straight BDSM Bar. It's the oldest bar on Tapestries, but first the RULES.
#If it is discovered that you did not read all of the rules, you will be banned. Permenantly. No excuses.
#Do not debate rules with the owner (Banner) or the Bouncers. You may bring up issues or request clarification via email. But no debates.
#If someone is scening, and you break it up, you are in the wrong. PERIOD.
#The Front bar is for socializing. Sex and scening IS ALLOWED however in ALL parts of the bar.
#The Back Bar is PRIMARILY for BDSM play and scening. The goal is not to have it overrun with OOC debates and arguments. So please try to respect those who are IC
#The Rear Bar is consentual on the whisper and OOC basis, that means that yes, someone can start what 'appears' to be a non-consentual scene with you, if you don't like it you can safeword IC'ly and they must stop. Or tell them in whispers IC or OOCLY to stop, and they MUST stop.
#Good scenes always -appear- non-consentual to those who are watching, that is what scening is about and what makes a good one.
#The Bathroom is a 'non-consentual' space. This means that safewords are IGNORED. You go in there, you get what you get. OOC Safewords STILL APPLY however. But don't go in there if you are not into that kind of thing. Furthermore read the sign in the Bathroom for more details.
#If a room has a sign in it, Read it! There may be special rules for that room. IGNORANCE of the rules is NOT an excuse.
#Punishment for most errors will be 1 week banishment. Repeated infractions will lead to a permanent ban. Severe infractions may lead directly to a permanent ban.
#SAFEWORDS MUST BE HONORED. If not I will talk to the wizards about banning you from the ENTIRE Muck! If you don't know what a safeword is, please find out before entering the bar.
#No BLOOD or violent stuff in the Front, Rear or Rooftop bars. No figthing no nasty physical stuff, no stranglation, no killing, no destruction of bar property.
#NO ANGST! This isn't a pity party, it's a BDSM bar!
#No one under the age of 18 in Real Life is allowed in the Bar! Ever!
#Age Play is allowed in Club Syzygy only! Not in the Bar or Bar environs.
#The Leather Bar area is IC only! No OOC there please! People engaging in ANY ooc behavour will be swept, possibly without warning! Do/ not use the OOC speak or pose command there either.
#Power Idling will not be tolerated and is a bannable offense! (Power idling is using a trigger to make it look like you are not idling when in fact you are). Ignoring questions from the bouncers is considered proof of Power Idling.
#Sometimes I do monitor the bars, there is also a bouncing staff (type 'Bouncers' to get a list). There are also 'puppet' bouncers that can be played remotely.
#Remember: NO prudes! If you walk in and don't like what you see, walk out, they were here first! I reserve the right, ALL of them. Play nice or I -WILL- ban your ass. Your mileage may vary. Leave your ANGST at home And in the Bathroom, ENTER at your OWN risk! (please remove any dead bodies)
-Banner Owner and Proprietor</tt>

[[Category:Tapestries locations|Lining, The]][[Category:1996 births|Lining, The]]
{{featured article}}

WikiFur:This week's featured article/Week 17, 2006

2006-04-26T15:38:53Z

Bastique: a gay/bi/straight bar is...well... a bar.

'''[[The Lining]]''' is a gay, but straight-friendly, bar in [[Tapestries MUCK]]. Founded by [[Banner]] in October 1996, the bar was originally focused on [[BDSM]], but, like its host, has diversified over time. The oldest parts of the bar - the two bars and a bathroom - are based on a bar of the same name in [[Wikipedia:Floral Park, New York|Floral Park, New York]] later replaced by a church.

In 1996 there were few places to go and hang out on Tapestries. At the time, the [[plaza]] tended to be overly crowded and was drawing a fair amount of [[Wikipedia:twink|twinks]] and obnoxious bashers of many people's personal preferences. The Lining was created as a place where such people could be easily removed.

Over the years the bar has expanded with a hottub section, pool, a rooftop bar, and several other attractions. The Lining contains many firsts for Tapestries, several of which have been copied repeatedly (like the [[non-consent]] room). It remains one of the most popular places on the MUCK, with over fifty people present on busy nights.

The bar is adult-themed, like the [[MUCK]], and the owner/builder takes great pains to see that things run well, having hired a manager and several bouncers to deal with things when he can not be present. Discrimination against anyone due to their sexual preference is not tolerated, and various monitoring systems are in place to facilitate this. ('''[[The Lining|more...]]''')

Talk:Something Awful

2006-04-26T12:03:20Z

Bastique: Moved unsigned comment to end (progression). Unsigned.

{{Featured}}
<div style="float:right; border:2px solid #bbbbbb; width:150px;">
<center>'''Discussion Pages'''</center>
*[[/Archive2|Archive 2]]
*[[/Archive1|Archive 1]]
</div>
'''Older conversations have been archived. Please view the links on the right review old threads.'''
----
==Bias Creep==
It was pointed out to me on the chat, and I have to agree, that this article seems to of had its NPOV distorted some what since its original staring as a featured article. Possibly over time and with just little micro-edits the article seems to of turned in to something which seems to get an almost daily blanking. In concentrating on the Furry related events to SA, the article appears biased. I think if we reworded and reworked the article to list a few more of the general non-furry related positive things (I'm sure there are some ;) ) it might make people less prone to wipe it even if it goes a little out of our normal subject remit. Thoughts anyone? --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 16:48, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

:By the chat, I'm assuming you mean [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikia #wikia]. Just clarifying for anyone who might later come on and not know what we're talking about. [[User:Bastique|Bastique]] 16:57, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

:General non-furry related positive things? There was the (attempted) Hurricane Katrina relief fund - $30,000 before PayPal hijacked the charity. $22,000 for body armor sent to US troops in Iraq. $6,000 for children with terminal illnesses. Those are the big ones with dollar values attached. Most of the NPOV-diversion is probably due to committed journaling of groups and individuals with no official connection to SA - terminally unfunny SALJers and other mouthbreathers who think taunting the furries is their ticket to e-stardom in the SA Forums. Not every catchphrase screaming attentionwhore with :10bux: is a member of SA community. --[[User:ShrikeWolf|the Shrike]] 19:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

::this is pretty damn biased if you ask me. "The only negative press is NO PRESS!!! LOLOLOLOO!!!!11!1"

::ugh. At least give a non biased approach to it. <small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:70.23.131.239|70.23.131.239]] ([[User talk:70.23.131.239|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/70.23.131.239|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}.</small>

Template:Unsigned

2006-04-26T12:01:25Z

Bastique:

<small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}.</small><noinclude>
[[Category:Internal link templates|Unsigned]] </noinclude>

User:Bastique

2006-04-25T17:05:22Z

Bastique:

See me at [[commons:User:Bastique|Bastique]].
also becoming involved in [http://para.wikia.com/wiki/User:Bastique Para Wiki].

'''Bastique''' denies ever being involved with any furry-related activity but if you were at Lion's Pride XIV in [[wikipedia:Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington, North Carolina]] in 2003, keep it to yourself.

Talk:Something Awful

2006-04-25T16:58:11Z

Bastique: /* Bias Creep */ linkformatting

Talk:Something Awful

2006-04-25T16:57:42Z

Bastique: "The chat"

Soviet furs

2006-04-25T16:53:30Z

Bastique: (I believe the writer intended this as a redirect)

#REDIRECT [[Soviet Furs]]

User:Bastique

2006-04-25T16:31:21Z

Bastique:

See me at [[commons:User:Bastique|Bastique]].
also becoming involved in [http://para.wikia.com/wiki/User:Bastique Para Wiki].

Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-25T16:16:44Z

Bastique:

'''''Happy Tree Friends''''' is a violent, animated series of cartoons, produced using Macromedia Flash by Mondo Mini Shows from creators Rhode Montijo and Kenn Navarro. The series features cute forest animals encountering frequently bloody and violent deaths.

[[Image:Happy_Tree_Friends_ani.gif|right|frame|Pink and perky Giggles the [[chipmunk]] and cute and cuddly Toothy the [[beaver]] from ''Happy Tree Friends''.]]

{{stub}}

[[Category:Television programs]][[Category:Animations]]

Category:Animations

2006-04-25T16:13:39Z

Bastique: /* Animations to add */

This category contains '''animations''', both traditional and more modern Flash animations. It may be used for short films, music videos, and other works that don't really qualify as [[:Category:Television programs|TV shows]] or [[:Category:Movies|Movies]]
__NOTOC__
== Animations to add ==

If you can think of an animation that deserves writing about, please add it here.

{| width="100%"
|- valign="top"
||
===# & A-D===
*[[Camp Chaos]] / [[Ill-ustrated]]
||
===E-L===
*[[How to draw TEH FURRY]] / [[How to draw MOR FURRY]]
||

===M-R===
''no items''
||

===S-Z===
|}

[[Category:Culture]]

Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-25T16:11:53Z

Bastique: Phrasing...

Talk:Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-25T16:11:18Z

Bastique: /* New article */

This is just an incomplete and unattributed copy of the [[Wikipedia:Happy Tree Friends|Wikipedia article]] with no added furry material. The image is also a copyrighted wallpaper. It isn't even linked from anywhere! I intend to delete it unless there's a good reason presented for its presence. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:45, 3 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== New article ==

Stubby it may be, it's all now original material. [[User:Bastique|Bastique]] 16:10, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

User:Bastique

2006-04-25T16:10:49Z

Bastique:

See me at [[commons:User:Bastique|Bastique]].

Talk:Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-25T16:10:27Z

Bastique: New article

This is just an incomplete and unattributed copy of the [[Wikipedia:Happy Tree Friends|Wikipedia article]] with no added furry material. The image is also a copyrighted wallpaper. It isn't even linked from anywhere! I intend to delete it unless there's a good reason presented for its presence. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:45, 3 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== New article ==

Stubby it may be, it's all original material. [[User:Bastique|Bastique]] 16:10, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-25T16:09:47Z

Bastique:

'''''Happy Tree Friends''''' is a violent, animated series of cartoons, produced using Macromedia Flash by Mondo Mini Shows from creators Rhode Montijo and Kenn Navarro. The series features cute forest animals encountering frequently bloody and violent deaths.

[[Image:Happy_Tree_Friends_ani.gif|right|frame|cute and cuddly Giggles the [[chipmunk]] and Toothy the [[beaver]] from ''Happy Tree Friends''.]]

{{stub}}

Happy Tree Friends

2006-04-25T16:09:36Z

Bastique:

'''''Happy Tree Friends''''' is a violent, animated series of cartoons, produced using Macromedia Flash by Mondo Mini Shows from creators Rhode Montijo and Kenn Navarro. The series features cute forest animals encountering frequently bloody and violent deaths.

[[Image:Happy_Tree_Friends_ani.gif|right|frame|cute and cuddly Giggles the [[chipmunk]] and Toothy the [[beaver]] from ''Happy Tree Friends''.

{{stub}}

File:Happy Tree Friends ani.gif

2006-04-25T16:02:47Z

Bastique: Short clip of Happy Tree Friends cartoon, "Spin fun Knowing You", depicting characters Giggles the chipmunk (front) and Toothy the beaver, who gets slaughtered. == Licensing == {{Animated screenshot}}

Short clip of [[Happy Tree Friends]] cartoon, "Spin fun Knowing You", depicting characters Giggles the [[chipmunk]] (front) and Toothy the [[beaver]], who gets slaughtered.

== Licensing ==
{{Animated screenshot}}

Template:Animated screenshot

2006-04-25T15:58:47Z

Bastique:

<div class="boilerplate" style="margin:0.5em auto;width:80%;background-color:#f7f8ff;border:2px solid #8888aa;padding:4px;font-size:85%;min-height:64px;vertical-align:center" id="imageLicense">

<div style="float:left" id="imageLicenseIcon">[[Image:Red copyright.png|64px|Copyrighted]]</div>

<div style="text-align:left;margin-left:68px" id="imageLicenseText">
This is an animated screenshot of a [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyrighted]] cartoon. It is believed that animated screenshots of reduced quality may be exhibited on WikiFur under the '''[[Wikipedia:fair use|fair use]]''' provision of [[Wikipedia:United States copyright law|United States copyright law]]. See [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|Copyrights]].</div>
</div>

<includeonly>[[Category:Fair use images|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>[[Category:Non-free image copyright tags]]</noinclude>

Better Days

2006-04-25T02:30:51Z

Bastique: rvv vandalism

[[image:Censor_MA.png|right]]
'''''Better Days''''' is a comedy/drama [[:Category:Comics|comic]] written by [[Jay Naylor]]. The strip began on April 18, 2003 and continues through the present. It is updated twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays.

''Better Days'' is about [[Fisk Black|Fisk]] and [[Lucy Black]], two fraternal twin siblings growing up in the U.S. state of [[Wikipedia:Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and their mother, [[Sheila Black|Sheila]]. All of the Blacks are cats. The comic is divided up into "chapters" (story arcs) of varying length, each one portraying a significant and sometimes difficult episode in the life of the Blacks. Fisk and Lucy are also seen in ''[[Badly Drawn Kitties]]'' by [[Mat Sherer]].

The comic is known for its conservative outlook, as well as for featuring controversial and sensitive issues such as incest, the Vietnam war, racial issues (Naylor loosely equates [[species]] with races in as similar way to [[Wikipedia:Art Spiegelman|Art Spiegelman]] - European whites are felines and canines, Semitic people are represented as mice, African-Americans as hyenas, etc.), rape, and sexual abuse. There is profanity and some violence, but the comic is not sexually explicit.

== Chapter Summaries ==

{{spoiler}}

* Chapter 1: "Honest Girls" - Fisk has his sister Lucy deliver a love note to a popular girl, who turns him down after reading it aloud to her friends.
* Chapter 2: "How to Impress" - While Fisk attempts to impress Jenny's parents, Lucy refers him to a Bible verse where David presented foreskins to King Saul in order to marry his daughter.
* Chapter 3: "My Sister's Keeper" - While taking care of his sick sister, Fisk accidentally gives Lucy the wrong medicine, resulting in a family emergency with Lucy's life in the balance and Fisk's guilt issues overwhelming him.
* Chapter 4: "The Bedbutter Chronicles" - An example of one of Naylor's more political arcs, Fisk's mouth gets him in trouble with his Democratic teacher. When Sheila comes in for a parent-teacher conference, she and Mrs. Bedbutter get into a heated argument dealing with feminist issues.
* Chapter 5: "Predators" - Sheila goes on a date with Principal Longfellow, whom she met in the last chapter. He lies about having known Sheila's deceased husband during the war, and when she confronts him about it, he rapes her. Fisk catches him, and knocks him unconscious with a baseball bat. Longfellow dies under suspicious circumstances while undergoing reconstructive surgery (it is hinted that Sheila's dead husband's [[wikipedia:commanding officer|CO]], the friend that alerted her to the lie, is involved in Longfellow's death).
* Chapter 6: "Tough Love" - An 11-year-old female hyena shows her interest in 10-year-old Fisk; the two end up having sex. The FBI discovers that the hyena's father is wanted for murder and rape, and it's implied that he sexually abuses his children, a reason why the girl insisted on sex with Fisk.
* [[Image:BetterDays89-4.png|right|frame|Fisk and Elizabeth]]Chapter 7: "Of Mice and Idiots" - A new year at school, and most of the girls have hit puberty - except for Elizabeth, whom Fisk asks out after Lucy blackmails him.
* Chapter 8: "Chess" - Fisk has a discussion about war and human nature over a game of chess with a family friend.
* Chapter 9: "Lucy's Mom" - Ted, a football player at school, asks Lucy out in order to get closer to her mom.
* Chapter 10: "Brother's Arms" - When Lucy finds out the truth behind Ted dating her, she's an emotional wreck. When Fisk comforts her, things take a turn for the intimate.
* Chapter 11: "Armed and Amorous" - Ready to date again but concerned about safety after the Longfellow incident, Sheila seeks self-defense training from Sam Tobs, a next-door neighbor in a cold marriage. They end up becoming intimate, only giving fodder to the private investigator Tobs' jealous wife hired.
* Chapter 12: "Exemplary Girls" - It's time for the Halloween Dance, and Fisk is hooked up with a cheerleader's sister who turns out to be the polar opposite of her sibling - a Wiccan lesbian. Womanizer Randy asks Lucy to the dance, which turns into nothing short of a drama fest. Lucy also becomes worried she may have caught something when she discovers Randy didn't use a condom while having sex with her after the dance.
* Chapter 13: "Thicker Than Water" - The Black family visits relatives when they hear their grandfather is dying. Fisk decides to join the army.
* Chapter 14: "All the Wrong Places" - Lucy seeks out relationship advice from her roommates while getting used to life at the [[University of Georgia]]. She ends up fooling around with the boyfriend of one of her roommates, whom has been unsuspectingly cheated on for years.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Better Days (webcomic)|Better Days]] at Wikipedia
* [http://www.comixpedia.org/index.php/Better_Days Better Days at Comixpedia]
* [http://sequentialfur.modblog.com/?show=blogview&blog_id=298522 Sequential Fur review of Better Days]
* [http://www.enterthedream.net/webcomicbookclub/full.php?cid=234 Enter The Dream collection of reviews about Better Days]
* [http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/show/bdays Review of Better Days] by [[The New Meat]] at [[Crush! Yiff! Destroy!]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Better Days home page]

[[Category:Mature comics]]
[[Category:2003 births]]

WikiFur:About

2006-04-24T21:31:54Z

Bastique: rv nonsense

{{HelpTOC}}
'''[[WikiFur]]''' is a cooperative attempt to record information of use to the [[furry]] [[:Category:Community|community]]. Yes, that's a broad statement! If it's related in any way to furry community or [[:Category:Culture|culture]], chances are it's worth mentioning on WikiFur. '''You''' are the best judge of that, so [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|be bold in updating pages]]!

The above is a [[Wikipedia:|Wikipedia]] guideline. In general, [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Wikipedia policies and guidelines]] are good things to follow here, too, because they've been tried and tested over time. Many topics here may also be covered to an extent in Wikipedia; we aim to cover furry topics to a greater depth than might be considered appropriate for a general-purpose encyclopaedia.

As such, a few exceptions to Wikipedia customs include:
*Our threshold for [[Wikipedia:Vanity page|vanity pages]] is much lower. If there is anything about a person which might be of interest to the community, it is worth recording. If you are writing about yourself, you might want to put personal activities on your wiki user page, then link to it from the main page about you. For an example, see [[Creatures:User:GreenReaper]] and [[Creatures:GreenReaper]].
*As a generalization of the above, you should not be concerned if what you write is only of interest to a small group of people. Purely personal projects or websites might be best discussed on a page about you, or on your wiki user page, but almost anything has a place ''somewhere''.
<div style="float:right;padding-left:5px;">__TOC__</div>
== Purpose ==

WikiFur is (mostly) a '''collaborative project''' by the [[furry fandom]] to build an [[Wikipedia:encylopedia|encyclopedia]] for and about itself. It is '''freely editable''' and aims for a '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]'''. For more information, see '''[[WikiFur:What WikiFur is|what WikiFur is]]''', and '''[[WikiFur:What WikiFur is not|what it is not]]''', as well as checking out the '''[[WikiFur:Community Central|Community Central]]'''. Please note that while we may make reasonable attempts to ensure the factual basis of articles, we can't check everything, and so [[Wikia:Wikia disclaimers|WikiFur may contain errors or omissions]]. If you see such a problem, the best solution is to fix it yourself!

If you'd like to know a bit about the history of WikiFur, and why and how we differ from similar projects like [[Wikipedia:|Wikipedia]], you could read [[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]'s manifesto, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Furry_fandom#WikiFur_-_a_home_for_the_furry_community WikiFur - a home for the furry community]'', and his subsequent [[LiveJournal]] promotion, ''[http://www.livejournal.com/community/furrtive/338319.html WikiFur - By and for the furry community]''. Please note that though the vision has stayed relatively constant, some details may have changed.

== Request ==

One thing - there has often been and probably always will be conflict between people and groups within our community, as with every community. It would be nice if these conflicts did not spread to here. '''Please do not use the Wiki as a platform for your personal disagreements.''' The policy against [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|personal attacks]] '''does''' apply to WikiFur, as do all [[Wikia:Category:Policy|Wikia policies]].

If you think something you type is likely to be taken as a personal attack, or derogatory to another person in the community, please consider whether you could phrase it in a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|more neutral way]]. If in doubt as to how to do this, ask one of the [[WikiFur:Administrators|administrators]] how to word it, or even to add it in for you. Remember that there are always other pages you could be editing, so if you find yourself in an argument with someone, try writing on another page for a while; after all, you can always come back later!

Thank you for reading. :-)

== Rating ==
[[Image:censor_panda_nyr.png|right|This site is Not Yet Rated]]
This site is not yet rated as a whole. While the majority of content is unlikely to rise above PG, there are several areas that may warrant a higher rating - use common sense while surfing (and editing). Remember that language or content you feel offended by may not be objectionable to others. Please ensure that anything you add is within the law of the United States and the state of Florida - if you have to check, ask yourself if it really needs including!

== Statistics ==

There are several forms of statistics that can be viewed if you're interested:
*The [http://www.wikia.com/wikistatsnew/EN/Sitemap.htm wikistats] give a good idea of how we're doing, both [http://www.wikia.com/wikistatsnew/EN/TablesWikipediaFURRY.htm singly] and [http://www.wikia.com/wikistatsnew/EN/TablesRecentTrends.htm compared to other wikia]
*The [http://furry.wikia.com/webalizer/ web usage statistics] give information on what pages people are going to, and where they're coming from - useful for knowing who has linked to the wiki and how much it is being used (down right now due to server changes)
* The local [[Special:Statistics|statistics]] has information on pageviews and number of pages, among other things - in theory we have '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' pages, but the wikistats above may be more revealing
* The [[WikiFur:Statistics Record|Statistics Record]] and [[WikiFur:Stats in comparison|stats in comparison]] pages show WikiFur's growth over time and its comparison to other major wikis based upon the information on the Statistics pages of each
* WikiFur has a [http://www.google.com/analytics Google Analytics] account, which provides various reports used by the [[furry cabal]], both to measure the results of their promotional activities and as a guide to future development. If you wish to have access to these, please [[User talk:GreenReaper|contact GreenReaper]]. You do not need to be an administrator, you just need a gmail or other google account.

== Linking ==
[[Image:Wikifurmel-vs-1.png|right|WikiFur button]]
[[Image:Search_logo.png|right|WikiFur button (alternative)]]
You might want to use one of these buttons to link to WikiFur, although if you have a design of your own, feel free to use it - and thanks! When linking, use either http://wikifur.com or http://furry.wikia.com

== RSS/Atom newsfeeds ==

Want great links to ever-changing furry content for your websites/news portals? Use WikiFur's newsfeeds! You'll probably want the recent changes feed ([http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss rss], [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=atom atom]), but there are also feeds for new pages ([http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=rss rss], [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=atom atom]) and other dynamic pages - just look for the rss or atom links in the toolbox at the left of these pages.

== Database backups ==

WikiFur is part of [[Wikia:|Wikia]], which runs regular backups to a separate (though not offsite) server. Some [[:Category:Wikifurries|members of the community]] also take copies of these backups from time to time. If you wish to join them, see the [[Wikia:Database download|database download]] page for details and a sample script. You are welcome to use copies of WikiFur database for any purpose covered by our [[WikiFur:Copyrights|license]], including data mining, site mirroring or offline publication, as long as any content copied is covered by the [[Wikia:Wikia copyrights|GFDL]].

[[Category:WikiFur help]]