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2008-07-19T07:31:39Z

Bengaley: Updated for 09

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Bengaley Summercat

2007-12-23T22:32:56Z

Bengaley:

'''Bengaley Summercat''', real name Henry Thiel (born August 28th, 1985)<ref>[http://www.socalfurs.com/members.shtml Bengaley's profile] on [[SoCalFurs]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Southern California|Southern California]], United States.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bengaley Bangaley's profile] on [[Wikipedia]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> His main [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]], however, he is well known for giving people a headache with the large number of various other fursona and persona characters. Bengaley Summercat is his full 'fan' name, and people more commonly call him by either name or nicknames, such as Ben or Summer.

==History==

Bengaley Summercat claims to have been a furry since he was a little kid, but was not introduced to the Furry Fandom until the Fall of 1999, when a friend he met at highschool brought him into the [[Star Fox]] fandom. Bengaley had already created the name Bengaley based on the character Ben Gali from Thundercats, and simply reused the name as his fursona.

Summercat continued to lurk around the edges of the Furry community until 2003, when he attended the furry Christmas party held at the [[The Prancing Skiltaire]] with close friend, [[Vorenth]]. He then attended the last Rick's Cafe party, and has continued to show up at the PS parties for the last four years. Since 2003, Bengaley has further involved himself in the local furry community, and has stated a goal to further the cause of Unporn.

== [[Califur]] ==

In 2006, Summercat attended his first Furry convention, Califur II, where he started his sketchbook (see below.) Afterwards, due to a case of mistaken identity by [[Kurt Miller]], he was volunteered onto Califur's staff to assist with Electronic Gaming for Califur III, and has since become official for Califur IV.

== [[Rowrbrazzle]] ==

At Califur III, Bengaley was introduced to Rowrbrazzle, and became a member of that publication. He's has expressed his elation at being able to join, as the publication was known to him as to have been central in assisting the start of the furry fandom, as well as being older than he is.

== Bengaley's Sketchbook ==

Started at Califur II, Summercat's sketchbook is filled with art from a dizzying variety of sources, with a large portion of which from [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Hobbpanda Hobbpanda], another local furry. Summercat has set two rules for any picture he begs from artists, that the artist draw something, and sign it.

== Presidential Plans ==

Bengaley Summercat, under his real life name Henry Thiel, will be running for President under the Bull-Moose Party in the 2020 Elections. A formal announcement of candidacy will be announced when his campaign website, Thiel2020.com, launches.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Bengaley}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Summercat Summercat] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Bengaley Bengaley] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/BengaleySPage/ Bengaley's] personal website.
* [http://www.neonphoenix.info Neon Phoenix Entertainment], Bengaley's Gaming Company.

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[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:1985 births]]

Rowrbrazzle

2007-12-23T13:35:55Z

Bengaley: /* S-Z */

[[Image:RowrBrazzle-17.jpg|thumb|right|Rowrbrazzle #17. Cover art by [[Mike Kazaleh]]]]
'''''Rowrbrazzle''''', also known as '''''Brazzle''''', is an [[wikipedia:amateur press association|amateur press association]] (APA) magazine devoted to [[wikipedia:funny animals|funny animal]] cartoon illustration, that for a long time was a bulwark for [[furry fandom]]. The word is a misspelling of "rowrbazzle!", an exclamation used at times by the characters in [[wikipedia:Walt Kelly|Walt Kelly's]] comic-strip "[[wikipedia:Pogo|Pogo]]".

==History==
''Rowrbrazzle'' was co-created by [[Marc Schirmeister]] and [[John Cawley]] in 1983 as a result of the cessation of its predecessor, ''[[Vootie]]'', with the first issue being distributed to its first contributors in February 1984. [[Fred Patten]] took over as an official editor five years later, and as served in this position for the last 17 years, until he had to step down in 2005 due to illness. [[Mike Curtis]], [[Edd Vick]], [[Michael Susko]] and others served as interim editors until the new permanent editor, [[William Earl Haskell]] was found.

The first issue was distributed to the association membership in February 1984, it is still published as of July 2007 (with over 90 quarterly issues so far), and it is continuing its uninterrupted 20+ year run. Number 94 is due the Summer of 2007, in a continuing uninterrupted run of 24 years. Rowrbrazzle is always looking for new members. Furry [[writer]]s, [[artist]]s, or journalists are invited to contact Haskell or any of the interim editors.

==Significance==

[[Fred Patten]], onetime editor of ''Rowrbrazzle'', had this view of 'Brazzle's significance:
{{q|My thesis is that furry fandom coalesced out of sf fandom and comics fandom, blending elements from both of them and achieving its own critical mass in 1983/1984. The first clear signs of the independent furry fandom were the creation of its first apa, Rowrbrazzle, and the decision by some fans to self-publish furry comic books because there seemed to be enough fans of stories with talking animals to support them (as distinct from earlier attempts to self-publish comics which had to hope for sufficient sales from the general public alone.)
...
Rowrbrazzle started in February 1984. Since it was specifically an apa for writing and drawing funny animals as a genre and discussing the new fandom that was forming about them, it is a handy landmark to say that "furry fandom existed at this time"[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mglyer/club/page2.html]}}

== Known members ==
*Administrative
** Marc Schirmeister (Editor 1983-1988. Permanent Honorary member since 1989.)
** John Cawley (Co-Editor 1983-1988.)
** Fred Patten (Joined 1984, Editor 1988-2005. Left position in mid 2005 due to illness.)
** Edd Vick (Interim Editor 2005, 2006 (3 issues))
** William Earl Haskell (Editor Summer, 2007 - present)

*Permanent Honorary members
** [[Ken Sample]] (1988-n/a)
** [[Fred Patten]] (2006 on)

*Members

{| width="100%"
|- valign="top"
||
===# & A-F===
* [[Robert Alley]] (2006 - present)
* [[Kaijima Appleseed]] (?-?)
* [[Kjartan Arnorsson|Kjartan "Karno" Arnorsson]] (? - present)
* [[Mark "Th' Mole" D. Ashworth]] (1985 - present)
* [[James "Slim Jim" Edward Babcock]] (?-?, 2006 - present)
* [[Donna Barr]] (?-?)
* [[Greg Bear]] (?-?)
* [[Mitch Beiro]] (? - present)
* [[James W. 'Tibo' Birdsall]] (? - present)
* [[Michael Campbell]] (? - present)
* [[Dan 'Flinthoof' Canaan]] (? - present)
* [[Robert Carspecken]] (?-?)
* [[Jimmy Chin]] (?-?)
* [[Don Chisholm]] (? - present)
* [[Mike Curtis]] (often with Carole Curtis) (? - present)
* [[Darin C. Davis]] (?-?)
* [[David DuPerre]] (?-?)
* [[Will Faust]] (? - present)
* [[Timothy Fay]] (1983 - present)
* [[Bill Fitts]] (? - ?, ? - present)
* [[Bill Fortier]] (?-?)
* [[Brad W. Foster]] (1984 and 1986)
* [[Mark Freid]] (1998 - 2000)
||

===G-L===
* [[Jason Gaffney|Jason "Jagafeh" Gaffney]] (? - ?)
* [[Carl Gafford]] (? - ?)
* [[Charles Garofalo]] (? - present)
* [[Roz Gibson]] (? - ?)
* [[Jim Groat]] (1983-1999)
* [[William Earl Haskell]] (2005 - 2006, editor issue 90)
* [[Rob Haynie]] (? - ?)
* [[Robert Hill]] (? - ?)
* [[Zephery Hughes]] (? - present)
* [[Mike Kazaleh]] (? - ?)
* [[Shawn Keller]] (? - ?)
* [[Mike Kelly]] (? - ?)
* [[Steve Kerry]] (? - ?)
* [[Paul Kidd]] (? - withdrew Oct 1998, #59)
* [[Kris Kreutzman]] (? - present)
* [[Dave Kuhn]] (? - ?)
* [[Tom Linehan]] (? - ?)
* [[Monika Livingstone]] (? - ?)
||

===M-R===
* [[Scott Malcomson]] (? - ?)
* [[Steve Martin]] (1984 - ?)
* [[Jed Gary Martinez]] (? - present)
* [[Michael-Scot McMurry]] (? - ?)
* [[Chuck Melville]] (? - ?)
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] (Oct 1998 - Jan 2002)
* [[Noah Miller]] (? - ?)
* [[Rusty Mills]] (? - ?)
* [[Rudy Minger]] (? - ?)
* [[Carolyn Mitchell]] (? - ?)
* [[Wayne Modjeski]] (? - ?)
* [[JP Morgan]] (? - present)
* [[Per Okerstrom]] (? - ?)
* [[Tom Owens]] (? - ?)
* [[Michael Oxley]] (? - ?)
* [[James Price|James "Q" Price]] (? - ?)
* [[Betty Roget]] (mid 1990s)
||

===S-Z===

* [[Stan Sakai]] (? - ?)
* [[Chris Sanders]] (? - ?)
* [[Chris Sawyer]] (? - ?)
* [[Steven F. Scharff]] (1983 - present)
* [[David Schneberger]] (? - ?)
* [[Bob Scott]] (? - ?)
* [[Axel Shaikman]] (? - ?)
* [[James Smith]] (? - ?)
* [[Terrie Smith]] (? - 2006)
* [[Chris Sobieniak]] (2005 - present)
* [[John Speidel]] (? - ?, 2006 - present)
* [[Joe Strike]] (? - present)
* [[Michael J. Susko]] (? - present)
* [[Bengaley Summercat| Henry Thiel]] (2007 - present)
* [[G. W. Thomas]] (? - ?)
* [[Marc S. Tucker]] (? - ?)
* [[Tom Verre]] (? - ?)
* [[Diana Vick]] (? - ?)
* [[Edd Vick]] (1984 - present)
* [[Wendell Washer]] (? - ?)
* [[Taral Wayne]] (1984 - ?)
* [[Deal Whitley]] (? - ?)
* [[Colleen Winters]] (? - ?)
* [[Jeff Wood]] (? - ?)
|}

==See also==

* [[Wikipedia:Rowrbrazzle|Rowrbrazzle]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==
===Primary sources===
*''[http://www.rootoon.com/rb/ Rootoon.com]'' sample of pages by contributor Timothy Fay.
*[http://www.snowbuni.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1160968822 "Rowrbrazzle Lives!"] message board thread from ''[http://www.snowbuni.com/ SnowBuni.com]''
===Secondary sources===
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mglyer/club/page2.html ''File 770'' Issue 127, November 1998] - section about Fred Patten, "The Fur Frontier"
*[http://www.nnseek.com/e/fur.misc/furry_semi_faq_21884116m.html#21884116 Furry Semi-FAQ at '''''nnseek''''']

===Booksellers===
*[http://www.milehighcomics.com/comicindex/Title-ROWRBRAZZLE--1983--by-Independents--All.html ''Rowrbrazzle'' at Mile High Comics]

[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Fanzines]]
{{Wikipedia|Rowrbrazzle}}

Califur 4

2007-12-20T11:12:21Z

Bengaley: /* Staff */

[[Image:califur4.jpg|right|300px|Califur4]]
{{Califur}}
'''Califur 4''' (aka. '''CaliFur.IV''') is being planned for May 15-18, 2008 by [[FENEC Adventures]]. The "Steampunk" theme for the 2008 gathering was revealed on the last day of [[Califur 3]], when early pre-registration was opened for the following year.

The [http://irvine.hyatt.com/ Hyatt Regency] in [[Wikipedia:Irvine, California|Irvine, California]] is slated to be the new venue of the growing convention.

==Staff==
* [[TigerEyes|Zsanene "Zee" Stevens]] - ''[[Chairman|Co-Chair]]''
* [[Trapa|Tank "Trapa" Winters]] - ''[[Chairman|Co-Chair]]''
* [[Rye Bunny]] - ''[[Con Ops]] Lead''
* [[Chris-|Opaque Kitsune]] - [[Con Ops]] Staff
* [[Verdauga]] - [[Con Ops]] Staff
* [[Bengaley_Summercat]] - Gaming Staff
{{con-stub}}

==External links==
*[http://www.califur.com/2008 Califur 4 official website]
*[http://forum.califur.com/ Califur forums]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/califur/ Califur community] on [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/califur/ Califur Yahoo! group]
*[http://irvine.hyatt.com/ The Hyatt Regency - Irvine]
*{{con resources|Califur|Califur 4 (2008)}}

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User talk:Bengaley

2007-12-20T11:08:27Z

Bengaley: /* Wikifur Entry */

Hi there, Bengaley, and welcome to WikiFur! Thanks for telling us a bit more about yourself - [[User talk:GreenReaper|let me know]] if you need any [[help]] not already provided - though given your experience elsewhere, I'm guessing it's unlikely. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 23:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

== Wikifur Entry ==

Hey, thanks for getting me started! I've been meaning to make an entry for awhile, but *shrug* I've only the question...

Why the heck did you bother to make one of me? I'm not exactly notable aside from small portions of a few sectors of FA, and the Socal Furries... I'm just curious why you bothered and such o.o; [[User:Bengaley|Bengaley]] 23:15, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

:Hi there, Bengaley,
:Why did I make an entry on you? Well, WikiFur doesn't have the Notability standards of Wikipedia, so it can cover all of furry fandom, and that means we can have articles on everyday furries, not just the Big Names. I think I first came across your name when I saw your youtube video about there being (shock, horror) porn on the internet.

:Also, by including articles on a broad cross-section of the fandom, we can, for example, look at the number of people in the different species categories, and estimate which phenotypes are the most common.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 04:47, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

::Well, there's the thing - I didn't think I was notable enough in just the general sense of the word for someone to put up a Wikifur article on me! *chuckles* Nice to know you saw my sucktastic video of doom. Andhow, thanks for your time, [[User:Bengaley|Bengaley]] 11:08, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

User talk:Higgs Raccoon

2007-12-16T23:15:51Z

Bengaley:

Hi there, Higgs, and welcome to WikiFur! Thanks for uploading the image of the ''[[Nature Anthem]]'' video - [[User talk:GreenReaper|let me know]] if you need any [[help]] not already provided. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 19:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

== Recent Vandalism ==

Thanks for reverting last night's vandalism. I've blocked the offending IPs. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 13:19, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks, Giza. --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 20:39, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey Higgs Raccoon, Rvddp2501 here, listen, thanks for repairing the maelstrom page, I appreciate your help - [[User:RVDDP2501|RVDDP2501]] 20:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Rvddp2501. You're most welcome! --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 20:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

so your fairly new to wikifur huh? pardon my asking but what do you think of my [[Extinctioners]] pages, I really like to hear opinions and reviews to help me make them better. P.S. you can reply to me on my userpage discussion section, ok - [[User:RVDDP2501|RVDDP2501]] 22:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

== Welcome to [[WikiFur:Administrators]]! ==

To make it easier for you to revert future vandalism, I've added you to the administrators group. You can learn more about the additional features now available to you in the ''See also'' links on the above page. Be bold! --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 15:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

:One of us! One of us! --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 16:48, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

== User 88.96.32.14‎ and the "Phillip M. Jackson" article==

Hallo, Higgs Raccoon, the user you blocked yesterday ("blocked "User:88.96.32.14" with an expiry time of 3 days: vandalizing with irrelevent links",) while trying to post the "B3ta" link (which is an actual valid link,) may be Mr. Jackson itself.

I forgot to add that link when I created the article, and later contacted him by email to convince him help on his and the "sequential art" article. Whoever he may be, he was trying to post that valid link three times. Just FYI [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 08:57, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

:Dankeshen =) [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 09:11, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

== New articles about people ==

Thanks for creating all these new articles about people! A couple of small points:
* "Soandso is an x who lives in" reads more smoothly, and is more grammatical, than "Soandso is an x living in"
* [[fursona]] should be a WikiFur link, as we do have that article and it may not be a familiar term to readers
-- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 17:13, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

:OK, thanks Sine, I'll start phrasing it as "x who lives in" in future, and make links to "fursona" if it comes up. --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 18:51, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

== How to do bot vandal rollbacks ==

In cases of mass vandalism (page blanking and the like) it is acceptable to use the "bot" rollback method. To do this, go to the user's contribution page by clicking their name or IP address in the userlist, then add &bot=1 to the URL (or ?bot=1 if there is no ? already in the URL). Press enter to reload that URL, and then just open all the rollback links in new tabs. This will give the initial edit a "bot" flag, so that only your revert will be visible in [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 19:04, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

== Recent edit by [[User:70.124.87.218|70.124.87.218]] ==

I believe this is probably [[Jake Gillaspie]], given that the same message is posted on his GreatestJournal and that that IP has edited the article several times before. This being the case, I've unblocked the IP, so he can request exclusion if that is what he wants. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:03, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

== Image:FrizbeeFursuit.JPG ==

Hello Higgs Raccoon,

This is in regards to ''[[:Image:FrizbeeFursuit.JPG]]''. It has not been tagged with a copyright status. This can be a complicated area, so I can try to help if you need any. The Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:WP:IUP|Image use policy]] may give some background, but it isn't policy here.

'''Why <nowiki>{{fursona}}</nowiki> was not a usable tag for this image:'''
:The way I see it is that <nowiki>{{fursona}}</nowiki> is sort of a "fair use" claim; a fursona drawing is a like a "logo" for that furry, so a low-resolution graphic of a fursona drawing is the only way to illustrate what the fursona looks like. Pictures of fursuits are not unique in that way; anyone can take a picture of one.

To deal with this image, there are a few choices:

* If you are the copyright holder, release it under a free license, for example:
** [[Wikipedia:Public domain|Public domain]] <nowiki>{{PDImage}}</nowiki>
** [[Wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] Attribution-ShareAlike <nowiki>{{Cc-by-sa-2.5}}</nowiki>
** [[Wikipedia:GFDL|GFDL]] <nowiki>{{GFDL}}</nowiki>
* If you are asserting that this image is usable under fair use, add an appropriate fair use tag. A very basic summary is that fair use is used for commentary, criticism and review on the image when no free image could be used instead. Some fair use tags are:
** Logos: <nowiki>{{logo}}</nowiki>
** Covers: <nowiki>{{Cover}}</nowiki>
** Comic panels: <nowiki>{{Comic-panel}}</nowiki>
* If the image is already under a free license, provide information on the license, and tag the image if you can.
* If you would like the image to be deleted, ask any [[WikiFur:Administrators|administrator]]

To see a list of current copyright tags available on WikiFur, see [[:Category:Image copyright tags]]
If the copyright status is not resolved, the image may be deleted.

Unless you have a question for me specifically, I'd prefer responses on the page for the image. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 01:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

== Re: Edits to [[AussieHusky]] ==

Hi Simba. I notice you reverted the edits made to the entry on [[AussieHusky]] (and eventually blocked those who made them). Although it could have been written a little better (and was unreferenced), I believe it *was* a legitimate attempt to add to the entry. On the OzFurry mailing list, AussieHusky did claim to have made chocolates for the event, which were going to be given out as prizes at some point. -- [[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 21:32, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
::Well, the reason I blocked the person who made them was that as well as the fact that they created a nonsense article, and when that was deleted, registered an account and recreated the article. The edits to [[AussieHusky]] weren't enough alone (IMHO) to be a problem. It's a little unclear to me what exactly this person is up to as I got an e-mail asking for the ban to be lifted, and I replied saying if they'd stop creating nonsense articles I would lift the ban. I went back and read the deleted article and I don't see any other way to interpret what was there other than as a nonsense article. [[User:Simba B|Simba B]] 21:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

== Thank you! (new award) ==

{{furry treat|all sorts of good stuff, but mostly you were noticed for working on Vanity pages like [[Rask]]}}

happy not a day day! ^. ._^ '''- ''[[user:cchristianTehWazzit|cchristian]]'' [[user talk:cchristianTehWazzit|talk]]'''

:Aww, thankyou! <chomp chomp chomp> Mmmm. Cookies are so much nicer when fresh (as opposed to fished out of the local trashcan).

:BTW, I know it's impolite to find fault with a gift, but is there any reason why "Congratulations" is misspelt? -- [[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 04:06, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks for the WikiFur Stub ==

Hello, Higgs! Just wanted to thank you for the stub entry you gave me (Andy Fox) on WikiFur. I ran into it and was surprised to find me here! The entry was nice, concice, and well-done. Good job!

== 125.23.59.203 : block or warning? ==

Hmm, would you say 125.23.59.203's math edit (to Tristan Thilorn) should result in a block or just a warning? --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 15:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

:I wasn't really sure if it was vandalism, or just an attempt to edit that went wrong, so I was going to wait for a while and see if they tried it again. As they didn't return, I've just added the dontvandalize tag to their talk page. --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 20:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

== 64.246.18.83 ==

64.246.18.83 that you blocked for a only week ( http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ipall.ch?ip=64.246.18.83 ) was an open proxy. [[User:Deafleas|Deafleas]] 12:17, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

How do you tell if an IP is from Tor or not? I refer to ones that don't look like proxies and aren't shown as blacklisted by www.domaintools.com ? [[User:Deafleas|Deafleas]] 14:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

:I don't claim to have the network-fu to implement any of it, but Meatball Wiki has [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?OpenProxy an interesting page] on Tor proxy detection. ----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]]) 14:39, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

::I sometimes look up the IPs on [https://torstat.xenobite.eu/ this page], which appears to give the status of the nodes in the Tor network. -- [[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:10, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

== This morning's vandalism ==

Holy crap. Thanks for being on the ball with the vandals that came by this morning! --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 14:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, seriously appreciate your help :-) - [[User:RVDDP2501|RVDDP2501]] 16:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

== Vandalism on Feb 19 ==

Thanks for being on the ball :) Really appreciate your hard work :) -- [[User:JSharp|JaeSharp]] 10:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== Image:CalafinFursuit.jpg, Image:CFACReadyDog.jpg ==

Hello,

The pictures ''[[:Image:CalafinFursuit.jpg]]'' and ''[[:Image:CFACReadyDog.jpg]]'' should have their copyright status dealt with, same as the earlier message [[#Image:FrizbeeFursuit.JPG]] on this talk page. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 06:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Names . . . ==

Thanks for the catch there - serves me right for trying to spell someone's name right at 3AM! ;-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 15:39, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Image:JRSchnauzerFursuit.JPG ==

The picture [[:Image:JRSchnauzerFursuit.JPG]] should have its copyright status resolved.

'''Why <nowiki>{{fursona}}</nowiki> was not a usable tag for this image:'''
:The way I see it is that <nowiki>{{fursona}}</nowiki> is sort of a "fair use" claim; a fursona drawing is a like a "logo" for that furry, so a low-resolution graphic of a fursona drawing is the only way to illustrate what the fursona looks like. Pictures of fursuits are not unique in that way; anyone can take a picture of one.
--[[User:Rat|Rat]] 07:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

== Image:PerroFursuit.jpg, Image:RingieRaccoonFursuit.jpg ==

These need the copyright status resolved. Previously explained reason for not using "fursona" tag. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 06:33, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

== Image:TonyRingtailFursuit.jpg ==

[[:Image:TonyRingtailFursuit.jpg]] needs copyright status resolved, same as the rest. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 20:45, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Your edit ==

In regards to [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Frizbee&curid=19648&diff=123081&oldid=123078 your edit], we don't totally revert people for good faith edits, even if they aren't familiar with our customs. I know that this editor is the subject of the article. Like [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk%3AEarthFurst&diff=122830&oldid=122827 GreenReaper says], we can discuss it, but just reverting the subject over what could be a reasonable edit can lead to frustration. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 11:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

:I guess it depends on how you define "reasonable". When so much of an article is stripped (and the information is still online for anyone to look up), and done by an anonymous user with no explanation, it starts to look less like a good faith edit and more like subtle vandalism. --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 11:19, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::I understand that. I do know that it is being edited by the subject though, and there may be privacy or accuracy concerns, though I haven't asked about the exact reasoning for the edits. I do think we should roll back to the subject's preferred version, and we can still discuss it after. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 11:27, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::: <shrug> Done. Whatever. If there are accuracy concerns, fair enough, but I don't see what concerns there could have been with links to his homepage or LJ, which require nothing more than quick google searchs. --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 11:41, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Thanks. I can discuss it with him next time he's online. It's possible that we can end up putting some of it back. There's no rush to put it back though. We can have a dialog with the subject and then decide. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 11:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Had a discussion. On request of the subject, removed real name from article, including history. The part about roommate not wanting a dog was reportedly a joke. LiveJournal not used anymore and will go away eventually. Website has changed to new domain. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 02:05, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

== Edits on [[Brushwell Clinton]] ==

Hey. While I appreciate a total stranger making good-faith edits (Community is lovely. :) ) I removed the link to my very-very-old livejournal, as it's rather dead. :)

-Brush (Yup, I'm a rebel - I didn't log in! ;) )

(Ya, update - didn't notice the other edits. I'd ask that you ''ask'' before editing [[Brushwell Clinton]], since it is, after all, about me, and it's also pretty rude.)

:Actually, no permission is necessary. I would direct you to the text that is printed below the text box every time you edit something on WikiFur: "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it here." That is the nature of wikis - they are the product of the community, not of one individual.----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]]) 13:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I honestly don't mind what goes on with the page, just as long as I'm satisfied with the result. While "satisfied" may seem a high standard, trust me, I'm satisfied 99% of the time. :P
Per the editing notice: As the page is of a personal nature, I would gladly move it back to [[User:Brushwell_Clinton]], since it appears all articles in the main namespace are public domain. If need be, I, being the subject of the article, will declare the text within it copywritten to myself. However, I'd much rather not do that. -Brush

== Fe'ath ==

I've trimmed the description of Fe'ath, and added a reference; if you're using information from another source, you should reference that source rather than paraphrasing or quoting without an indication. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 04:21, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

==Some questions for you==
But not from me :-) [[Shiver]] [http://shiver-raccoon.livejournal.com/15869.html?thread=51965#t51965 has some questions] that might be better answered by you, since you seem to be going through and adding (seemingly) random furs to the wiki. Not that that's a bad thing by any means, but it might be good if you could talk about how you choose to add and what your motivations are.----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]]) 15:45, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

==Newspaper Articles==
Hi GR. Just writing wondering if you can clarify the way articles on newspaper pieces should look?

Sine has gone and removed the italicization of the title from two entries I put in today: [[Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My‎]], [[March of the Furries]]. (I'd originally copied the format from an earlier article about a Denver Westword piece: [[Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits]].)

Is Sine's way correct? (It seems to be, I think Sine is using an accepted style, but I thought I'd double-check before spending time going through the list of Media Coverage articles and standardizing them all - there are few in there that italicize the title).

Also, some articles on newspaper/magazine columns have the "(year) events" category whilst others don't. What's the correct thing here?
-- [[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 20:56, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

:I would generally agree with this. The titles of newspaper articles are typically encased in quotes if there is a need to offset them from the text. Given that they are already bolded (being the title of the page) this is probably not necessary. We would italicize the name of the publication.

:It's tempting to suggest that we should use [[:Category:News by date]] for this, but it's probably a good idea to keep the two concepts separate. We do have the [[Timeline of media coverage]] for non-furry media. I don't think the date categorization really adds much in this case, so it could be removed (they're not really an event). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:03, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

== Image:EmejnOtterFursuit.jpg ==

The picture [[:Image:EmejnOtterFursuit.jpg]] needs its copyright status resolved, same as the previous images.

'''Why <nowiki>{{fursona}}</nowiki> was not a usable tag for this image:'''
:The way I see it is that <nowiki>{{fursona}}</nowiki> is sort of a "fair use" claim; a fursona drawing is a like a "logo" for that furry, so a low-resolution graphic of a fursona drawing is the only way to illustrate what the fursona looks like. Pictures of fursuits are not unique in that way; anyone can take a picture of one.
--[[User:Rat|Rat]] 20:08, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Image:GrizzFursuit.jpg ==

[[:Image:GrizzFursuit.jpg]] needs copyright resolved, same as previous image. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 19:20, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

== Some Thanks ==

Thanks for the edits to the [[SilverTail]] article, you untangled my words nicely. For that matter, thank you for creating the article in the first place! Much appreciated! --[[User:SilverTail|SilverTail]] 22:01, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

:Hi SilverTail. You're welcome! :) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== New to the WikiFur system... ==

Even though I was trying to keep the information simple and easy to find about myself, I '''was''' getting frustrated at someone editing the information behind me. ((keyword: "was")) Then after a bit of exploration at what was going on behind-the-scenes on my own information, I decided it was better than what I had and allows someone to see what is relevant to them.

Only one problem persists: In the 'formal' article about me below the link to my page for IMVU, the "This person's stub requires improving" tag still remains. Is there a way to just remove that or do I have to add/edit information in there to get rid of that? --{{Unsigned|Vosur}}

:Hi Vosur, the "This person's stub requires improving" message can be removed by edited out the "person-stub" tag. That tag is routinely put at the end of short articles to encourage people to flesh them out a bit. (For example, you might say a say words about how you discovered furry fandom, what part of the fandom you are involved in (art? costuming? gaming?), what species your fursona is if you have one, stuff like that.) You can remove the tag just by removing it in the article's edit window.

:Oh, and you can sign your posts in Talk pages (like this one) with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 15:25, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you. Im still learning the setup from this place in comparison to those that use BBCode, but I'm not yet ready to make/add signatures for here.{{unsigned|Vosur}}

:::Signatures aren't anything fancy - just put "<nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>" after anything you add on a Talk page and your name, the time, and the date will be automatically appended. (Otherwise it makes it harder to keep track of the conversation.) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:02, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

== Marcus Noble Stub ==

Thanks for creating a stub article about me. I went ahead and added on a link to my podcast novel. If you'd like to contact me, send me an e-mail (skunksmells@gmail.com) and I'll give you my IM info.
{{unsigned|MarcusNoble}}

:Hello Marcus. You're most welcome.
:In reply to what you were wondering on your recent LJ entry, I got your birthday and location from your LJ profile. (I don't go digging too hard for information, and only include birthdays, etc, on wikifur if someone has already happily put that data up in a public profile somewhere.) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 22:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

== page edits.... ==

Mister Higgs Raccoon,

I realize I'm a new user on WikiFur, but do I not have the right to add content to a page that is about me? I attempted to add a link for my Fur Affinity profile, under the name of my second fursona, Atnarko, and you removed it. If I add content and someone comes along to smite it from existence immediately afterward, my already plain description is going to become even more pitiful. Is there a little dance I have to do or a handshake I must learn before my additions will stick?

Yotie / Atnarko
--[[User:Yotie|Yotie]] 08:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

:Hello, Yotie,
:Of course you have the right to edit/add content to a Wikifur page that is about you. (This being a wiki, anyone can edit anything.)
:I undid the pair of edits you made on December 1st as it appeared you weren't sure what you were doing (mysteriously inserting the wikifur logo and making links to your User page that had already been handled by the Contributor tag), and I thought you needed help getting things back to their original state. I hadn't noticed the FA link amidst all your other changes or I'd have retained it.
:Clearly you're getting the hang of editing and are more familiar with wikifur's style now - your edits today (Dec 4th) are much better!--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:19, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

== Wikifur Entry ==

Hey, thanks for getting me started! I've been meaning to make an entry for awhile, but *shrug* I've only the question...

Why the heck did you bother to make one of me? I'm not exactly notable aside from small portions of a few sectors of FA, and the Socal Furries... I'm just curious why you bothered and such o.o; [[User:Bengaley|Bengaley]] 23:15, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Bengaley Summercat

2007-12-16T22:54:03Z

Bengaley:

'''Bengaley Summercat''', real name Henry Thiel (born August 28th, 1985)<ref>[http://www.socalfurs.com/members.shtml Bengaley's profile] on [[SoCalFurs]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Southern California|Southern California]], United States.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bengaley Bangaley's profile] on [[Wikipedia]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> His main [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]], however, he is well known for giving people a headache with the large number of various other fursona and persona characters. Bengaley Summercat is his full 'fan' name, and people more commonly call him by either name or nicknames, such as Ben or Summer.

==History==

Bengaley Summercat claims to have been a furry since he was a little kid, but was not introduced to the Furry Fandom until the Fall of 1999, when a friend he met at highschool brought him into the [[Star Fox]] fandom. Bengaley had already created the name Bengaley based on the character Ben Gali from Thundercats, and simply reused the name as his fursona.

Summercat continued to lurk around the edges of the Furry community until 2003, when he attended the furry Christmas party held at the [[The Prancing Skiltaire]] with close friend, [[Vorenth]]. He then attended the last Rick's Cafe party, and has continued to show up at the PS parties for the last four years. Since 2003, Bengaley has further involved himself in the local furry community, and has stated a goal to further the cause of Unporn.

== [[Califur]] ==

In 2006, Summercat attended his first Furry convention, Califur II, where he started his sketchbook (see below.) Afterwards, due to a case of mistaken identity by [[Kurt Miller]], he was volunteered onto Califur's staff to assist with Electronic Gaming for Califur III, and has since become official for Califur IV.

== Bengaley's Sketchbook ==

Started at Califur II, Summercat's sketchbook is filled with art from a dizzying variety of sources, with a large portion of which from [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Hobbpanda Hobbpanda], another local furry. Summercat has set two rules for any picture he begs from artists, that the artist draw something, and sign it.

== Presidential Plans ==

Bengaley Summercat, under his real life name Henry Thiel, will be running for President under the Bull-Moose Party in the 2020 Elections. A formal announcement of candidacy will be announced when his campaign website, Thiel2020.com, launches.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Summercat Summercat] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Bengaley Bengaley] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/BengaleySPage/ Bengaley's] personal website.
* [http://www.neonphoenix.info Neon Phoenix Entertainment], Bengaley's Gaming Company.

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:1985 births]]

Bengaley Summercat

2007-12-16T22:52:06Z

Bengaley: /* History */

'''Bengaley Summercat''' (born August 28th, 1985)<ref>[http://www.socalfurs.com/members.shtml Bengaley's profile] on [[SoCalFurs]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Southern California|Southern California]], United States.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bengaley Bangaley's profile] on [[Wikipedia]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> His main [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]], however, he is well known for giving people a headache with the large number of various other fursona and persona characters. Bengaley Summercat is his full 'fan' name, and people more commonly call him by either name or nicknames, such as Ben or Summer.

==History==

Bengaley Summercat claims to have been a furry since he was a little kid, but was not introduced to the Furry Fandom until the Fall of 1999, when a friend he met at highschool brought him into the [[Star Fox]] fandom. Bengaley had already created the name Bengaley based on the character Ben Gali from Thundercats, and simply reused the name as his fursona.

Summercat continued to lurk around the edges of the Furry community until 2003, when he attended the furry Christmas party held at the [[The Prancing Skiltaire]] with close friend, [[Vorenth]]. He then attended the last Rick's Cafe party, and has continued to show up at the PS parties for the last four years. Since 2003, Bengaley has further involved himself in the local furry community, and has stated a goal to further the cause of Unporn.

== [[Califur]] ==

In 2006, Summercat attended his first Furry convention, Califur II, where he started his sketchbook (see below.) Afterwards, due to a case of mistaken identity by [[Kurt Miller]], he was volunteered onto Califur's staff to assist with Electronic Gaming for Califur III, and has since become official for Califur IV.

== Bengaley's Sketchbook ==

Started at Califur II, Summercat's sketchbook is filled with art from a dizzying variety of sources, with a large portion of which from [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Hobbpanda Hobbpanda], another local furry. Summercat has set two rules for any picture he begs from artists, that the artist draw something, and sign it.

== Presidential Plans ==

Bengaley Summercat, under his real life name Henry Thiel, will be running for President under the Bull-Moose Party in the 2020 Elections. A formal announcement of candidacy will be announced when his campaign website, Thiel2020.com, launches.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Summercat Summercat] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Bengaley Bengaley] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/BengaleySPage/ Bengaley's] personal website.
* [http://www.neonphoenix.info Neon Phoenix Entertainment], Bengaley's Gaming Company.

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:1985 births]]

Bengaley Summercat

2007-12-16T22:51:19Z

Bengaley:

'''Bengaley Summercat''' (born August 28th, 1985)<ref>[http://www.socalfurs.com/members.shtml Bengaley's profile] on [[SoCalFurs]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Southern California|Southern California]], United States.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bengaley Bangaley's profile] on [[Wikipedia]]. Retrieved December 5th, 2007</ref> His main [[fursona]] is a [[snow leopard]], however, he is well known for giving people a headache with the large number of various other fursona and persona characters. Bengaley Summercat is his full 'fan' name, and people more commonly call him by either name or nicknames, such as Ben or Summer.

==History==

Bengaley Summercat claims to have been a furry since he was a little kid, but was not introduced to the Furry Fandom until the Fall of 1999, when a friend he met at highschool brought him into the [[Star Fox]] fandom. Bengaley had already created the name Bengaley based on the character Ben Gali from Thundercats, and simply reused the name as his fursona.

Summercat continued to lurk around the edges of the Furry community until 2003, when he attended the furry Christmas party held at the [[Prancing Skilltaire]] with close friend, [[Vorenth]]. He then attended the last Rick's Cafe party, and has continued to show up at the PS parties for the last four years. Since 2003, Bengaley has further involved himself in the local furry community, and has stated a goal to further the cause of Unporn.

== [[Califur]] ==

In 2006, Summercat attended his first Furry convention, Califur II, where he started his sketchbook (see below.) Afterwards, due to a case of mistaken identity by [[Kurt Miller]], he was volunteered onto Califur's staff to assist with Electronic Gaming for Califur III, and has since become official for Califur IV.

== Bengaley's Sketchbook ==

Started at Califur II, Summercat's sketchbook is filled with art from a dizzying variety of sources, with a large portion of which from [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Hobbpanda Hobbpanda], another local furry. Summercat has set two rules for any picture he begs from artists, that the artist draw something, and sign it.

== Presidential Plans ==

Bengaley Summercat, under his real life name Henry Thiel, will be running for President under the Bull-Moose Party in the 2020 Elections. A formal announcement of candidacy will be announced when his campaign website, Thiel2020.com, launches.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Summercat Summercat] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Bengaley Bengaley] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/BengaleySPage/ Bengaley's] personal website.
* [http://www.neonphoenix.info Neon Phoenix Entertainment], Bengaley's Gaming Company.

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:1985 births]]

Bengaley Summercat

2007-12-16T22:36:11Z

Bengaley: /* External links */

Talk:Bengaley Summercat

2007-12-16T22:30:46Z

Bengaley: New page: ==I am Bengaley Summercat== And I'm rather intrigued that someone went through the trouble to actually make an entry for me. O.o; I havn't done anything that has been released to the gene...

==I am Bengaley Summercat==

And I'm rather intrigued that someone went through the trouble to actually make an entry for me. O.o; I havn't done anything that has been released to the general public that would really make it worth it... Yet. >.>;

I guess I"ll have to just expand the stub. Eventually.