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Tim Gadd

2007-10-30T19:28:56Z

Braka:

'''Tim Gadd''' is a [[Wikipedia:Tasmania|Tasmanian]]-born [[furry]]. Despite his birthplace, he has little involvement with the Australian Fandom, which he found too conservative for his tastes. His online moniker, commonly used from the late 1990's, is '''Lupercal'''. This refers to the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the She-[[Wolf]] before founding Rome, and also to an early poetry collection by Ted Hughes.

Gadd was largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996, where his libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's.

Gadd has written furry stories for ''[[Katmandu]]'' and his own ''[[Bob's Demented Alsatian]]'' with illustrations by [[Bob Drake]], with whom he has also collaborated musically on several occasions. His non-fiction published work includes analysis of the portrayal of animals in popular culture.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/1403965129/ ''Figuring Animals: Essays on Animal Images in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Popular Culture''] (published by Palgrave Macmillan, December 23, 2004) on amazon.com</ref>

Gadd wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials between 1990 and 1995 ('The Breakfast Machine', 'The Magic Sunfish', The Adventures of Ramsey the Reindeer', 'West' and 'Clutter'), and hosted an FM rock show between 1979 and 2000. A regular [[con]]-goer in the 90's and early 00's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. He has a postgraduate degree in English and his poetry has also been published.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Contributor|Braka}}

[http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/university/222/index2.html] Tim Gadd's Frenzy of Mortar

[http://timgadd.greatestjournal.com/] Tim Gadd's Wode Cannon (blog)

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Tim Gadd

2007-10-30T19:05:22Z

Braka: /* External links */

'''Tim Gadd''' is a [[Wikipedia:Tasmania|Tasmanian]]-born [[furry]]. His online moniker, commonly used from the late 1990's, is '''Lupercal'''. This refers to the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the She-[[Wolf]] before founding Rome, and also to an early poetry collection by Ted Hughes

Gadd was largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996, where his libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's.

Gadd has written furry stories for ''[[Katmandu]]'' and his own ''[[Bob's Demented Alsatian]]'' with illustrations by [[Bob Drake]], with whom he has also collaborated musically on several occasions. His non-fiction published work includes analysis of the portrayal of animals in popular culture.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/1403965129/ ''Figuring Animals: Essays on Animal Images in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Popular Culture''] (published by Palgrave Macmillan, December 23, 2004) on amazon.com</ref>

Gadd wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials between 1990 and 1995 ('The Breakfast Machine', 'The Magic Sunfish', The Adventures of Ramsey the Reindeer', 'West' and 'Clutter'), and hosted an FM rock show between 1979 and 2000. A regular [[con]]-goer in the 90's and early 00's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. He has a postgraduate degree in English and his poetry has also been published.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Braka}}

[http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/university/222/index2.html] Tim Gadd's Frenzy of Mortar

[http://timgadd.greatestjournal.com/] Tim Gadd's Wode Cannon (blog)

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[[Category:Lifestylers]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Tim Gadd

2007-10-30T18:47:10Z

Braka:

'''Tim Gadd''' is a [[Wikipedia:Tasmania|Tasmanian]]-born [[furry]]. His online moniker, commonly used from the late 1990's, is '''Lupercal'''. This refers to the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the She-[[Wolf]] before founding Rome, and also to an early poetry collection by Ted Hughes

Gadd was largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996, where his libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's.

Gadd has written furry stories for ''[[Katmandu]]'' and his own ''[[Bob's Demented Alsatian]]'' with illustrations by [[Bob Drake]], with whom he has also collaborated musically on several occasions. His non-fiction published work includes analysis of the portrayal of animals in popular culture.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/1403965129/ ''Figuring Animals: Essays on Animal Images in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Popular Culture''] (published by Palgrave Macmillan, December 23, 2004) on amazon.com</ref>

Gadd wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials between 1990 and 1995 ('The Breakfast Machine', 'The Magic Sunfish', The Adventures of Ramsey the Reindeer', 'West' and 'Clutter'), and hosted an FM rock show between 1979 and 2000. A regular [[con]]-goer in the 90's and early 00's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. He has a postgraduate degree in English and his poetry has also been published.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Braka}}

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Category talk:Writers

2007-10-30T08:23:20Z

Braka: I'm very confused

Is there a reason this fails to show up as a subcategory of people? It has the right category tag? -- [[User:WhiteFire|WhiteFire]] 21:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:It does. But, perhaps unfortunately, it only does so if you have clicked "next 200" enough times to get to the W's. That is, there is a limit of 200 per page on both subcategory names and regular members of the category, and the alphabetical sorting of each is considered together. That's why we have the box at the top to list all the subcategories instead. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 21:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::Ok, tieing the two listings together for 'next' purposes when one has 2 entries and the other several thousand seems a little... stupid. I'd complain more if I had the urge to actually go FIX this like a good open source programmer, but I've got too many other projects right now. :) --[[User:WhiteFire|WhiteFire]] 02:32, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Comic writers? ==

At what point should there be a Comic writers category? (Since there is a [[:Category:Comic artists|Comic artists category]]) --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 19:14, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Surnames ==

I'm sorry, I come from a dreadful academic background, but to me it's rather weird to index a person by their first/christian name, then have their surname an ancillary word.

If someone uses only a nick, that's ok - use that. But my first name is Tim. Nobody I know would search for me under 'Tim'.

But this isn't my call, and I'll go along with whatever is preferred. I'm just noting that searching by first name is unusual in my terrible old world. If it is customary now, then fair enough.

Braka/Tim Gadd

== I'm very confused ==

Ok, I was originally cited as a writer (not by my own request). It appears I have now been removed as a 'writer' (again, without my knowledge).

In what respect am I not a writer, having written stories for furry comics, my own furry stories, radio serials, poetry, and academic literature about anthropomorphism?

Cheers

Braka/Tim

Talk:Tim Gadd

2007-10-25T07:49:25Z

Braka:

Can I / should I provide footnotes, and if so how?

For example, 'his published non-fiction' - should I link to the name of a book?

Braka

:Hello, Braka. If you think footnotes would improve the article, you can certainly include them with the wiki's Reference tags. I've put a fake reference in the article which should help you can understand the format, and you can fill in the details.

:BTW, are you the subject of the article?--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 12:52, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

:(Actually, I see you have signed yourself Tim Gadd/Braka elsewhere, so the question is redundant.)--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 12:59, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

:Hi. Yes, I am the subject, as you guessed. I use 'Braka' because at least one other person (not furry) has used 'Lupercal', though that is my preferred nick. I'm sorry - I'm a dumbass, but I don't seem able to work out how to add footnotes, even after your example. I experimented, and nothing happened. If you want to do it for me, the (1) reference to non-fiction should lead to 'Figuring Animals' (Palgrave MacMillan). It is on amazon.com and you can link to that page if you like.

If we are working with more than one footnote or <reference> (I assume), how do we do that, or is the numbering simply automatic, corresponding to the successive <reference> tags in the body of the article?

I can also provide links to my homepage, blog, etc, but am uncertain how to do so.

Thanks

Tim/Braka/Lupercal/Loop

[[User:Braka|Braka]] 07:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Tim Gadd

2007-10-25T07:29:03Z

Braka: /* References */

'''Tim Gadd''' is a [[Wikipedia:Tasmania|Tasmanian]]-born [[furry]]. His online moniker, commonly used from the late 1990's, is '''Lupercal'''. This refers to the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the She-[[Wolf]] before founding Rome, and also to an early poetry collection by Ted Hughes

Gadd was largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996, where his libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's.

Gadd has written furry stories for ''[[Katmandu]]'' and his own ''[[Bob's Demented Alsatian]]'' with illustrations by [[Bob Drake]], with whom he has also collaborated musically on several occasions. His non-fiction published work includes analysis of the portrayal of animals in popular culture.<ref>This is a reference about Tim Gadd's published non-fiction</ref>

Gadd wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials between 1990 and 1995, and hosted an FM rock show for over twenty years. A regular [[con]]-goer in the 90's and early 00's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. He has a postgraduate degree in English and his poetry has also been published.

==References==

<i>Figuring Animals</i> (Palgrave Macmillan)

<references/>

{{Contributor|Braka}}

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Category talk:Writers

2007-10-24T05:38:27Z

Braka: Surnames

Talk:Tim Gadd

2007-10-24T04:59:53Z

Braka: New page: Can I / should I provide footnotes, and if so how? For example, 'his published non-fiction' - should I link to the name of a book? Braka

Can I / should I provide footnotes, and if so how?

For example, 'his published non-fiction' - should I link to the name of a book?

Braka

Tim Gadd

2007-10-24T04:57:27Z

Braka:

Tim Gadd

2007-10-24T04:38:34Z

Braka:

Tim Gadd

2007-10-24T04:36:58Z

Braka:

Tim Gadd

2007-10-24T04:35:41Z

Braka:

Lupercal

2007-10-23T02:30:25Z

Braka: New page: Moniker adopted by Tim Gadd from the late 1990's onwards. Refers to the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the She-Wolf before founding Rome, and also to an early poetry coll...

Moniker adopted by [[Tim Gadd]] from the late 1990's onwards. Refers to the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the She-Wolf before founding Rome, and also to an early poetry collection by Ted Hughes.

Tim Gadd

2007-10-23T02:25:53Z

Braka:

Born in Tasmania. Largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996. His libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's. Has written furry stories (e.g. for [[Katmandu]]) and his own [[Bob's Demented Alsatian]] with illustration by [[Bob Drake]] who he has also collaborated with musically on several occaisions. Wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials, between 1990 and 1995. A regular con-goer in the 90's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. Has postgraduate degree in English.

Also wrote this bio. Email him if in doubt.

Tim Gadd

2007-10-23T02:24:49Z

Braka:

Born in Tasmania. Largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996. His libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's. Has written furry stories (e.g. for [[Katmandu]]) and his own [[Bob's Demented Alsatian]] with ilustration by [[Bob Drake]] who he has also collaborated with musically. Wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials, between 1990 and 1995. A regular con-goer in the 90's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. Has postgraduate degree in English.

Also wrote this bio. Email him if in doubt.

Tim Gadd

2007-10-23T02:22:56Z

Braka: New page: Born in Tasmania. Largely responsible for conception and creation of alt.lifestyle.furry in 1996. His libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's. Has w...

Born in Tasmania. Largely responsible for conception and creation of [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] in 1996. His libertarian views made him unpopular with some a.f.f. regulars in the 90's. Has written furry stories (e.g. for [[Khatmandu]]) and his own [[Bob's Demented Alsatian]] with ilustration by [[Bob Drake]] who he has also collaborated with musically. Wrote and co-performed five furry radio serials, between 1990 and 1995. A regular con-goer in the 90's, an inner ear problem now prevents him from traveling. Has postgraduate degree in English.

Also wrote this bio. Email him if in doubt.

Alt.lifestyle.furry

2007-10-13T13:40:06Z

Braka: /* External links */

{{wrongtitle|title=alt.lifestyle.furry}}
'''alt.lifestyle.furry''', also known as '''ALF''', and sometimes as '''The Homestead''', is a [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] newsgroup that discusses the [[furry lifestyle]], and issues pertinent to [[lifestylers]]. Often, issues of [[furry spirituality]] surface, which can make for tense theological and philosphical debates.

== History ==

A.l.f was suggested, virtually simultaneously, as a breakaway group from [[alt.fan.furry]] by [[Tirran]] ([[Ron Orr]]), and [[Tim Gadd]] ([[Lupercal]]) in June 1996. Its impetus was a vitriolic [[flamewar]] on [[alt.fan.fan.furry]], during which the [[furry]] community was largely divided into those who believed the term [[furry]] applied only to art, and those who believed it applied to anything which the individual wanted it to.

The actual origins of alt.lifestyle.furry were in a series of emails on the email-list [[alt.sex.plushies]] in mid 1996, though it soon migrated into a standalone 'ALF' mailing list, whose members numbered between 12 and 14, and who created the charter and FAQ with painstaking attention to detail - not finishing until january 1997.
During this period, however, the concept of the newsgroup was introduced and discussed on [[alt.fan.furry]], particularly in the threads 'What's Furry About Your Lifestyle' and ' In Defence of a Furry Lifestyle Group' (both June-July 1996).

The a.l.f charter<ref>[http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/furry/alf-charter.txt ALF charter] on [[Tigerden]]</ref><ref>[ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/control/alt/alt.lifestyle.furry.Z ALF charter] on UUnet (compressed)</ref>, written largely by [[Tim Gadd]], explains the nature of this conflict in the following paragraphs:

{{q|'Furry lifestyle' as a definition encompasses a broad range of activities, interests and beliefs. Such topics include, but are not limited to animal identities, alter-ego's and spirit guides, the wearing and making of fursuits, collars and other furry clothing, plush toys, theriomorphosis, and general philosophical discussion - and to the personal experience of _being_ furry - socially, sexually, and psychologically}}
{{q|These latter concerns are related only tenuously to artwork, film and literature, and attempts to discuss lifestyle topics on alt.fan.furry have led to ongoing and frequently criticism. For the past several months the debates, and often outright flames on this subject have continued virtually without interruption. Furs interested in discussing lifestyle issues now acknowledge that a.f.f is not a suitable venue; indeed that 'lifestyle' and 'fandom' topics are so semantically distinct as to require seperate newsgroups. alt.lifestyle.furry has therefore been conceived, as an alternative furry forum}}

The newsgroup first appeared after a newgroup message was sent by [[Peter da Silva]] in late august 1996. Peter had no other involvement whatsoever with [[alt.lifestyle.furry]], but was impartially helpful at this point of its creation, as he carried influence in the [[usenet]] community, at a time when it used to matter. Ironically he is the same person who originally started [[alt.fan.furry]] (as [[alt.fan.albedo]]).

At this early stage the group was difficult to read, due to the conventions and architecture of [[usenet]] at the time. At the start of 1997 the 'backbone' servers picked up the group, and the traffic began increasing exponetially, overtaking [[alt.fan.furry]] by the late 90's, though declining by the mid 00's due to political factors and the advent of [[livejournal]] and similar fora.

== Roleplay ==

Unlike alt.fan.furry, roleplaying a [[fursona]] and posting in character is common and many people in the newsgroup make their posts as much interactive [[roleplaying]] as messages. However this has been the source of conflict when flippant roleplaying occurs in a serious debate, resulting in various attempts to separate roleplaying and debate.

== Current status ==

Splintering has started to occur within the newsgroup in the last 3 to 4 years, mostly due to an influx of [[Troll|permatrolls]] and many non lifestyle related posts and threads, mainly political (see [[§ñühw¤£f]]).

This has pushed some of its denizens to give the idea of an [[LiveJournal]] version of a.l.f a try, with the aptly named "'''Homestead'''" LJ community. The name "Homestead" itself derives from a now defunct [[role-play]] section of a.l.f which was popular for a time.

[[Tim Gadd]] sill adheres to the original [[maxims]] of the group, and railed against the direction the group was taking, as long ago as 1997. He no longer considers himself a [[furry]], but a [[socialist libertarian]] who likes animals. In 2007 he commented in his [[blog]]:

"ALF was a product of its time: a bold Usenet experiment which broke or ignored all the rules, and 'believed' that a community's members could really tolerate each other and be non-judgmental. To invoke a soppy metaphor, it was like Woodstock: you had to be there at the time. It might have resulted in a lot of flatulent and nasty posts eventually, but for a few years in the mid to late 90's, and maybe beyond, it made a big, positive difference to many, many people's lives. I can't be bothered with what it's become, but for a time there it mattered, and in a way it achieved its purpose. Nothing lasts forever."

== References ==
<references/>

== See also ==

* [[FIAWOL]]
* [[Furry lifestyle]]

==External links==

*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.lifestyle.furry alt.lifestyle.furry] at [[Google|Google Groups]]
*[http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/furry/lifestyle.txt alt.lifestyle.furry FAQ]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/homestead/ Homestead community] on [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://timgadd.greatestjournal.com/] Tim Gadd journal]]

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