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Karl F. Meyers

2013-11-15T05:07:53Z

CarlFox: /* Conventioneering */ Carl has left the Megaplex staff.

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the similarity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Doctors Inlet, Florida|Doctors Inlet, Florida]], a suburb of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].

Karl's persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons were magical, and gave Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, Karl used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally popped up in his stories.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed. He kept the Storyteller's Circle alive through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur'', as well.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to 2005 - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to 2013 - Chairman, 2002-2008; Operations, 2009-2013

== Other information ==

Karl is a maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* http://www.foxvox.net/ - website

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Megaplex

2013-11-15T05:05:30Z

CarlFox: /* Staff and organization */ moved two former staffers to that paragraph (Carl Fox and EB).

{{Infobox convention
| name = Megaplex
| logo = [[File:Megaplex_Logo.jpg|200px]]
| caption = Megaplex logo
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]}}
| url = http://www.megaplexcon.org/
| status = ongoing
| first = 8-10 March 2002
| final =
| organizer = Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx)
| charity = The CARE Foundation [http://www.megaplexcon.org/charity]
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. The latest edition, [[Megaplex XII]], was held 26-28 July, 2013 in [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://www.megaplexcon.org/about About Megaplex] (22 September 2010)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]], [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five], [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] and [[Rhubarb the Bear]], and a performance of the stage musical [[Julie Bunny Must Die!]].

A variety of factors<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> has caused Megaplex's attendance to fluctuate over the years. The 2013 event had the highest attendance to date with 821 members.

== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honor]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honor [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info'' until 2009.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honor was professional puppeteer [[Wikipedia:John_Kennedy_(puppeteer)|John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip."

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...Teh Horror!" [sic]. Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with{fact}. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honor with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past deals. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honor was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honor, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the traditional live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' (24-26 July, 2009, 425 attending) marked a move away from the traditional March time frame in response to [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s move into March. The convention also returned to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention had a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honor was [[BigBlueFox]]. Popular events for Megaplex 8 included a reprisal of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show," with Matt Ebel as Frank N Furter, a live performance of the Funday Pawpet Show, The Big Blue Fox "Dance till Dawn," and the return of "Fursuit Deal or Big Deal."

'''Megaplex 9''' (23-25 July, 2010, 410 attending) once again took place at the Radisson Worldgate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. The convention featured a Mad Science theme with Guest of Honor [[Wikipedia:Paul Zaloom|Paul Zaloom]], the actor behind [[Wikipedia:Beakman|Beakman]] from [[Wikipedia:Beakman's World|Beakman's World]]. The con expanded its meeting space to include a larger Dealer's Den, an Artist Alley, and lounge area dubbed "The Lair." 81 fursuiters were in the Fursuit Parade and the con raised $2,928 for the CARE Foundation.

'''Megaplex 10''' (29-31 July, 2011, 553 attending) returned to the Worldgate Resort (which dropped the Radisson name) for Megaplex 2011: Retro Arcade. This was the 10th Megaplex, with [[Chad Krueger]] as Guest of Honor. 86 Fursuiters walked in the first Fursuit Parade at the con, and 64 walked in the second Late Night Fursuit Parade. Megaplex raised $1,368 for the CARE Foundation this year.

'''Megaplex XI''' (27-29 July, 2012, 625 attending) was the final year at Worldgate Resort, which they outgrew, with the theme "Steampunk: Turn Back The Gears." The Guests of Honor were Ron Schnieder, also known in Disney circles as EPCOT center's "Dreamfinder" and [[Wikipedia:Noel MacNeal|Noel MacNeal]].

'''Megaplex XII''' (26-28 July, 2013, 821 attending) moved the con to the Marriott Orlando Airport in Orlando proper, with the theme "At The Hop". The Guests of Honor were [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Tirrel]].

'''Megaplex XIII''', to be held over July 25-27, 2014, will have the theme "The Candy Factory". The Guests of Honor will be [[Mary Mouse]] and [[TaniDaReal]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090220180942/http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002; archived)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://www.megaplexcon.org/pastweb/mp7/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.{{fact}}

PLEx, Inc.'s current president is [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], and the vice president is [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]]. Together they currently share the role of [[convention chairman]].

The current Board members are:

* [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]] - President, Hotel Liaison, Registration Director, A/V Director
* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President
* [[JR|Dan "Jackrabbit" Boatright]] - Programming Director, Secretary
* [[skippyfox|Zachary "skippyfox" Friedrich]] - Promotions Director
* [[Wolfpac|Kyle "Wolfpac" Bergeron]] - Security Director

Other staff members include [[Blitz Wolfang]], [[Brejar HowlynStar]], [[Dingoroo]], [[Fafner]], [[Genesis Whitmore]], [[Inukaza]], [[Lynxcat]], [[Johnmutt]], [[Michel Mephit]], [[Mini Zee]], [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]], [[Salen Stormwing]], [[Santa Fox]], [[Sobek Wanikami]], [[Sparky Fox]], [[STiTcH]], [[Takala]], [[Urson]], and [[WildWolf|Wild Wolf]].

The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats. A more comprehensive listing of Megaplex staff and their roles is visible on the convention's website.

Former staff members include [[Antimon]], [[Arix]], [[Brace Bear]], [[Brent "Acidwolf" Scott]], [[Carl Fox]], [[Chilly Mouse]], [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]], [[Ford Shepherd]], [[Hino Pup]], [[JadedFox|Josh "Jaded Fox" Strom]], [[Sasta]], Liesl, [[Mike Russell]], [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick "Mach" Dowden]], [[Ronin Otter]], [[RisuKun]], [[Scott Whitmore]], [[Scott Garron]], [[Tappycat]], [[Terry "Mouse" Sender]] and [[Vector]].

== Innovative Ideas ==

Despite its small size, Megaplex has successfully tried many creative and innovative ideas. Some of these include:

* The giveaway of custom beverage mugs to all full memberships and not just higher paying memberships (as long as supplies last). This has been one of the most popular attributes of Megaplex membership and due to the artwork on them, the mugs have become quite collectible.
* The inception of a very high dollar membership level above supersponsors called the "Megasponsor." Megasponsors were given all the perks of a Supersponsor level, and also received special gifts such as engraved pocketwatches. Megasponsors are credited for funding some of the convention's signature events such as the concerts by [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] and 4:2:Five.
* Introducing new game show concepts such as "Fursuit Deal or Big Deal." Traditionally hosted by [[2 the Ranting Gryphon]], this game allows contestants to be selected from the audience to play and go to the final round. The final round mirrors "Deal or No Deal," but instead of having models, the cases are opened by fursuiters.
* First done in 2005, the convention's main events have been streamed live online.
* Sponsor Lounge. Instead of having a con suite that is open to all attendees, Megaplex offers a well stocked lounge open only to Sponsors and above. The quality of the sponsor lounge has been considered a significant enough perk that many attendees upgrade to the sponsor level just for access to the lounge{fact}. Beginning in 2009, the Sponsor Lounge has provided snow cones to all attendees on Sunday afternoon as a way of saying thanks to the general attendance base.
* Beginning in 2010, the convention offered registration badge number 1 for the 2011 convention in the charity auction. While this badge number is usually reserved for convention chairman, Megaplex opted to let an attendee bid for it in the charity auction. The auctioning of badge number 1 raised over $300 for charity in 2010.
* In 2011, hall prizes called "Achievements" (corresponding with the video game theme of that year) were given out to attendees who accomplished them. Each achievement was kept secret, remaining unrevealed until it was awarded.
* Megaplex is currently the only known furry convention that keeps all of its con books, artwork, badge imagery, and photo/video archives on-line and available for all individuals to view on its web site.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://twitter.com/megaplex_con Megaplex] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Megaplexcon Megaplex] on [[YouTube]]
* {{con resources}}

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User:CarlFox

2013-11-15T04:43:27Z

CarlFox: minor - stepped down from Megaplex staff.

Megaplex

2012-06-02T01:29:51Z

CarlFox: /* Staff and organization */ I'm no longer a director, but still on staff; Wolfpac's joined the Board.

{{Infobox convention
| name = Megaplex
| logo = [[Image:Megaplex2011_banner.gif|200px]]
| caption = 2011 ad banner
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]}}
| url = http://www.megaplexcon.org/
| status = ongoing
| first = 8-10 March 2002
| final =
| organizer = Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx)
| charity = The CARE Foundation [http://www.megaplexcon.org/charity]
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. The latest edition, [[Megaplex 10]], was held 29-31 July, 2011 in [[Wikipedia:Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], part of the [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] metropolitan area. '''Megaplex XI''' will be held 27-29 July, 2012.

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://www.megaplexcon.org/about About Megaplex] (22 September 2010)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]], [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]]. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

A variety of factors<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> has caused Megaplex's attendance to fluctuate over the years. Attendance peaked in 2005 at 387, again in 2009 with 425, and the most recent year at 553.

== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honor]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honor [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info'' until 2009.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honor was professional puppeteer [[Wikipedia:John_Kennedy_(puppeteer)|John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip."

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...Teh Horror!" [sic]. Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with{fact}. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honor with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past deals. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honor was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honor, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the traditional live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' (24-26 July, 2009, 425 attending) marked a move away from the traditional March time frame in response to [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s move into March. The convention also returned to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention had a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honor was [[BigBlueFox]]. Popular events for Megaplex 8 included a reprisal of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show," with Matt Ebel as Frank N Furter, a live performance of the Funday Pawpet Show, The Big Blue Fox "Dance till Dawn," and the return of "Fursuit Deal or Big Deal."

'''Megaplex 9''' (23-25 July, 2010, 410 attending) once again took place at the Radisson Worldgate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. The convention featured a Mad Science theme with Guest of Honor [[Wikipedia:Paul Zaloom|Paul Zaloom]], the actor behind [[Wikipedia:Beakman|Beakman]] from [[Wikipedia:Beakman's World|Beakman's World]]. The con expanded its meeting space to include a larger Dealer's Den, an Artist Alley, and lounge area dubbed "The Lair." 81 fursuiters were in the Fursuit Parade and the con raised $2,928 for the CARE Foundation.

'''Megaplex 10''' (29-31 July, 2011, 553 attending) returned to the Worldgate Resort (which dropped the Radisson name) for Megaplex 2011: Retro Arcade. This was the 10th Megaplex, with [[Chad Krueger]] as Guest of Honor. 86 Fursuiters walked in the first Fursuit Parade at the con, and 64 walked in the second Late Night Fursuit Parade. Megaplex raised $1,368 for the CARE Foundation this year.

'''Megaplex XI''' will be held 27-29 July, 2012 at the Worldgate Resort once again, with the theme "Steampunk: Turn Back The Gears." The Guest of Honor is [[Wikipedia:Noel MacNeal|Noel MacNeal]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://www.megaplexcon.org/pastweb/mp7/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.{{fact}}

PLEx, Inc.'s current president is [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], and the vice president is [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]]. Together they currently share the role of [[convention chairman]].

The current Board members are:

* [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]] - President, Hotel Liaison, Registration Director, A/V Director
* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President
* [[JR|Dan "Jackrabbit" Boatright]] - Programming Director, Secretary
* [[skippyfox|Zachary "skippyfox" Friedrich]] - Promotions Director
* [[Wolfpac|Kyle "Wolfpac" Bergeron]] - Security Director

Other staff members include [[Blitz Wolfang]], [[Brejar HowlynStar]], [[Carl Fox]], [[Dingoroo]], [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]], [[Fafner]], [[Genesis Whitmore]], [[Lynxcat]], [[Johnmutt]], [[Michel Mephit]], [[Mini Zee]], [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]], [[Salen Stormwing]], [[Santa Fox]], [[Sobek Wanikami]], [[Sparky Fox]], [[STiTcH]], [[Takala]], [[Urson]], and [[WildWolf|Wild Wolf]].

The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats. A more comprehensive listing of Megaplex staff and their roles is visible on the convention's website.

Former staff members include [[Antimon]], [[Arix]], [[Brace Bear]], [[Brent "Acidwolf" Scott]], [[Chilly Mouse]], [[Ford Shepherd]], [[Hino Pup]], [[JadedFox|Josh "Jaded Fox" Strom]], [[Sasta]], Liesl, [[Mike Russell]], [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick "Mach" Dowden]], [[Ronin Otter]], [[RisuKun]], [[Scott Whitmore]], [[Scott Garron]], [[Tappycat]], [[Terry "Mouse" Sender]] and [[Vector]].

== Innovative Ideas ==

Despite its small size, Megaplex has successfully tried many creative and innovative ideas. Some of these include:

* The giveaway of custom beverage mugs to all full memberships and not just higher paying memberships (as long as supplies last). This has been one of the most popular attributes of Megaplex membership and due to the artwork on them, the mugs have become quite collectible.
* The inception of a very high dollar membership level above supersponsors called the "Megasponsor." Megasponsors were given all the perks of a Supersponsor level, and also received special gifts such as engraved pocketwatches. Megasponsors are credited for funding some of the convention's signature events such as the concerts by [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] and 4:2:Five.
* Introducing new game show concepts such as "Fursuit Deal or Big Deal." Traditionally hosted by [[2 the Ranting Gryphon]], this game allows contestants to be selected from the audience to play and go to the final round. The final round mirrors "Deal or No Deal," but instead of having models, the cases are opened by fursuiters.
* First done in 2005, the convention's main events have been streamed live online.
* Sponsor Lounge. Instead of having a con suite that is open to all attendees, Megaplex offers a well stocked lounge open only to Sponsors and above. The quality of the sponsor lounge has been considered a significant enough perk that many attendees upgrade to the sponsor level just for access to the lounge{fact}. Beginning in 2009, the Sponsor Lounge has provided snow cones to all attendees on Sunday afternoon as a way of saying thanks to the general attendance base.
* Beginning in 2010, the convention offered registration badge number 1 for the 2011 convention in the charity auction. While this badge number is usually reserved for convention chairman, Megaplex opted to let an attendee bid for it in the charity auction. The auctioning of badge number 1 raised over $300 for charity in 2010.
* In 2011, hall prizes called "Achievements" (corresponding with the video game theme of that year) were given out to attendees who accomplished them. Each achievement was kept secret, remaining unrevealed until it was awarded.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://twitter.com/megaplex_con Megaplex] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Megaplexcon Megaplex] on [[YouTube]]
* {{con resources}}

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Karl F. Meyers

2012-06-02T01:05:23Z

CarlFox: Tightened up the entry a bit; the dA and personal LJ links were defunct/no longer in use, so I removed them.

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the similarity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Doctors Inlet, Florida|Doctors Inlet, Florida]], a suburb of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].

Karl's persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons were magical, and gave Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, Karl used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally popped up in his stories.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed. He kept the Storyteller's Circle alive through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur'', as well.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to 2005 - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to present - Chairman 2002-2008; Operations, 2009 to present

== Other information ==

Karl is a maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* http://www.foxvox.net/ - website

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User:CarlFox

2012-06-02T00:52:10Z

CarlFox: Just a quick update...

Talk:Lynxcat

2011-08-24T01:58:48Z

CarlFox: Personal info still visible when not logged in?

Heh...I'll have to drop Nessa's owner a line about this article. I bet she'd be tickled pi...er, wait, she's already pink. Ah, well... :) [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 13:54, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks for correcting the entry, Carl Fox! I couldn't find much about her online, and I'd assumed the Arend studio description was still accurate for her character. The YouTube video has a tag of "wolf" which only confused matters.

:If you really do know Nessa's owner, it'd be nice if she could add to her entry and tell us more about herself... :) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 14:31, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

::I dropped her an e-mail, so we'll see. :) [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 05:42, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

== Privacy note ==

The real name of this subject was inadvertently revealed on WikiFur, and they have requested that it not be re-added. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 12:43, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

:Lynx contacted me this evening and stated she can still see the version with her personal info; I was able to see it when not logged in (in Internet Explorer), but I see the deletions when I do log in (both in IE and Firefox). Just a cache issue, or something else? She's really admamant that she wants that info gone. [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 21:58, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Charity

2011-08-23T02:22:08Z

CarlFox: /* Official convention charities */ Added Megaplex's charity; minor grammar fix.

[[Image:GRMFF2007CharityBirdInTheHand.jpg|right|thumb|[[Midwest Furry Fandom]] added $10000 to the $5193 raised for [http://www.flintcreekwildlife.org/ Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation] by [[Midwest FurFest 2007]] attendees]]
A '''charity''' can be designated by a [[convention]] as its official charitable organization. For [[furry]] and [[anthopomorphic]] organizations, such charities usually support the welfare of wildlife or domesticated [[animal]]s, but there are exceptions. In 2005, the [[Wikipedia:Memphis|Memphis]]-based [[Mephit Furmeet 9]] collected an unrecorded amount in money and resources for victims of [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Katrina|Hurricane Katrina]], many of whom were staying in the same hotel.

Some conventions may retain an official charity for an extended period of time while others may rotate their designated charity each year.

==Fundraising==

A '''charity auction''' is now held at most [[furry]] [[convention]]s. The convention [[auction]]s off donated items from the attendees at the convention with the proceeds going to a single or group of designated charities. At larger conventions, the total amount raised in a charity auction can approach or exceed $10,000. Long-running European convention [[Eurofurence]] ran their first charity auction [[Eurofurence 13|in 2007]], raising 1814€ (roughly $2628).

:''See also'': [[Art auction]]

As popular as such special events are, they aren't always the best source of cash. Many US furry events are run by non-profit organizations claiming [[Wikipedia:501(c)(3)|501(c)(3) status]], which are both tax-exempt and eligible for tax-deductible donations.<ref>501(c)(3) organizations must be "organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or equipment), or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals", where "no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual" ([http://www.fourmilab.ch/ustax/www/t26-A-1-F-I-501.html 26 USC A 1 F, I 501(c)(3)])</ref> They often run large surpluses, some of which may be donated directly to charity.

Leading such groups is [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]] (organizer of [[Further Confusion]]), which in 2008 made the largest ever recorded donation of $16000. AAE received $41068 in the same year through tax-exempt donations, mostly purchases of [[Convention sponsorship|sponsor]] memberships.<ref>AAE's total revenue for the 2006/7 [[Wikipedia:fiscal year|fiscal year]] (ending January 31) was $136018.</ref> In contrast, [[Anthrocon]] is a non-profit social club<ref>Anthrocon chose 501(c)(7) based on advice from their lawyer, who did not feel that all of Anthrocon's activities would satisfy the "public good" argument.</ref> and does not regularly run a surplus from which grants can be made. Instead, it has run a charity auction for over a decade, raising over $70000 in total.

==Timeline of charity donations==
{{:Timeline of charity donations}}

==Official convention charities==
* '''[[Anthrocon]]''': ''[[Anthrocon#Charities|various]]''
* '''[[ConFurence East]]''' (defunct): [[Wolf Park]] in [[wikipedia:Battle Ground, Indiana|Battle Ground, Indiana]]
* '''[[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]''': ''[[Furry Weekend Atlanta#Charities|various]]''
* '''[[Further Confusion]]''': ''[[Further Confusion#Charities|various]]''
* '''[[Mephit Furmeet]]''': [[Tiger Haven]] in [[wikipedia:Kingston, Tennessee|Kingston, Tennessee]]
* '''[[Megaplex]]''': [http://www.thecarefoundation.org/ The C.A.R.E. Foundation] in [[wikipedia:Apopka, Florida|Apopka, Florida]]
* '''[[Oklacon]]''': [http://www.safariszoo.com/ Safari's Interactive Animal Sanctuary] in [[wikipedia:Broken Arrow, Oklahoma|Broken Arrow, Oklahoma]]

== Interesting charity auction items ==
<gallery>
Image:NutellaAC2006.jpg|[[Nutella]], one pack of 8 jars ($40)
Image:TheGoldenLashPictureAC2006.jpg|A '''clean''' picture of the staff of ''[[The Golden Lash]]'' ($50)
Image:LastBrickOfAdamsMarkAtAuction.jpg|The last brick of the [[Adams Mark]] hotel ($200)
Image:GR MFF2005 kage and 2 first furry con.jpg|[A night with] [[2]] and [[Uncle Kage]] at [[Midwest FurFest|MFF 2005]] ($600)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Charity auction]]
* [[:Category: Charities]]

== References ==
<references />

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User:CarlFox

2011-08-23T01:44:20Z

CarlFox:

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Hi, I'm Karl F. Meyers, better known in some circles as Carl Fox. (Yes, the name is spelled differently between my real and nick names. :)

I'm a native of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida]], and haven't quite escaped yet; I currently make my home in Doctor's Inlet, FL with my wife and son. I work for [http://www.ngahr.com NorthgateArinso] as a business data analyst.

When not dealing with RL concerns, I'm a writer and storyteller, and have had a number of stories published on the fanzine level. I'm also involved with various conventions: I'm a founder and former chairman of [[Megaplex]], I've been a member of the Art Show Staff at [[Anthrocon]] off and on since its inception, I've been staff for [[Further Confusion]] once, and I've been a panelist at several furry cons since 1995.

== More Info ==
* [http://www.foxvox.net FoxVox] - my personal web site
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com My LiveJournal]

{{ContributorU|Carl Fox}}
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Karl F. Meyers

2010-07-18T14:03:18Z

CarlFox:

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the simularity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Doctors Inlet, Florida|Doctors Inlet, Florida]], a suburb of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].

Karl's persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons are magical, and give Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, Karl used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally still pops up in his writing.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

Since 2003, his writing output has declined due to increased demand on his time from real life.

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed.

In later years, he has tried to keep the Storyteller's Circle alive, both through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur''.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to 2005 - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to present - Chairman 2002-2008; Operations Director, 2009 to present

== Other information ==

Karl is an active member of the [[Florida Furs]], and is the maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* http://www.foxvox.net/ - website
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/ Carl Fox] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://carlfox.deviantart.com/ Carl Fox] on [[deviantArt]]

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Karl F. Meyers

2010-07-18T14:02:22Z

CarlFox: Couple of minor updates...

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the simularity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Doctors Inlet, Florida|Doctors Inlet, Florida]], a suburb of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].

Karl's persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons are magical, and give Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, Karl used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally still pops up in his writing.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

Since 2003, his writing output has declined due to increased demand on his time from real life.

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed.

In later years, he has tried to keep the Storyteller's Circle alive, both through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur''.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to 2005 - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to present - Chairman 2002-2008; Operations Director, 2009

== Other information ==

Karl is an active member of the [[Florida Furs]], and is the maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* http://www.foxvox.net/ - website
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/ Carl Fox] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://carlfox.deviantart.com/ Carl Fox] on [[deviantArt]]

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Talk:The Napping Cat's Dream

2009-07-12T01:42:52Z

CarlFox: Note on Lucidia...

{{Featured}}

== Krinele Fullin external link ==

I was tempted to remove the Krinele Fullin external link (profile page) from [[The Napping Cat's Dream]] mainly because that profile page is listed at [[DataBank]] (DataBank is player of Krinele Fullin). --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 11:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

== MUCK ==
There also appears to be a [http://mudconnector.com/mud-bin/simple_search.cgi?Mode=MUD&mud=Napping+Cat's+Dream MUCK] version of this RP, but I'm not familiar enough with it to edit anything. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 19:21, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
:The MUCK isn't run by the forum's admins (who prefer the TagBoard-based chat system they're currently using), and I'm not sure it's still actively in use. I'll poke around in the Dream and see what I can find. [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 19:26, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

== Lucidia Fantasy ==

Lucidia is still a work in progress, so it's too soon to determine if the site should have a WikiFur entry of its own. However, a number of the furry avatars from the NCD have registered with Lucidia, so I wouldn't be surprised to see one up soon. :) [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 01:42, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

The Napping Cat's Dream

2009-07-12T01:39:28Z

CarlFox: NCD closed 6/30/09; changed article to past tense and added section on the closure.

[[Image:MZDM-letterhead.gif|right|frame| The Napping Cat icon (also used for the ENTER forum).]]'''The Napping Cat's Dream''' was a forum-based [[role-playing]] community which grew from one forum dedicated to the [[Master Zen-Dao Meow]] webcomic, to having its own server and thirteen distinct forums.

The forum began as the ''Mystical Messageboard'' in January 2000. In February 2001 it moved to [[The Nice]], expanded to thirteen forums in March 2002, and moved to its [http://www.masterzdm.com current site] in April 2003.

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''Master Zen-Dao Meow'' featured [[anthropomorphic]] [[characters]]; not surprisingly, [[furry]] characters made up a sizable portion of The Dream's population, as well. However, there were many [[human]] characters (as well as other types of fantasy beings) amongst The Dream's denizens.

[http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showflat.php?Number=333372&keyview=yes The Dream Rules] stated that there is to be no excessive profanity, graphic sex talk, or pornography. For the most part, violence was kept at a reasonable level for the thread it occured in. Most threads would merit a "TV-14" rating on television, at worse.

The Dream was administered by [http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showprofile.php?User=433 Karol Luis], [http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showprofile.php?User=19 Furilius Pitch], and [[DataBank|Krinele Fullin]]<ref>[http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showprofile.php?User=2173 The NCD profile for Krinele Fullin]</ref>.

== Premise ==

In game terms, The Napping Cat's Dream was a multiverse of infinite realities inside the mind of a sleeping feline. Each '''player god''' ("PG", the player in real life) was represented by one or more '''avatars''' (characters). Avatars were required to be original creations; they could not be directly taken from other fictional universes - e.g. you could have played a psychic warrior with a sword of light, but not a [[wikipedia:Jedi |Jedi]] with a [[wikipedia:lightsaber|lightsaber]].

A PG could have more than one avatar; this condition was often referred to (tongue-in-cheek) as "MAD", or Multiple Avatar Disorder.

Each thread in The Dream is its own continuum; what happened to an avatar in a given thread did not carry over to other threads, unless the PG wished it to be so. The threads were moderated by the PG who created them, referred to as the '''God Moderator''' (GM); as with any RP session, the GM had overall control of the scenario.

There was no set theme or genre in The Dream's role-playing threads, especially those in the PERFORM forum. Other types of threads were posted to their specific boards; threads with no particular forum set for them often wound up in MEET.

== Forums ==

The main page of The Dream featured, at one time, the ''Master Zen-Dao Meow'' comic, and related side projects, animated in Flash.

The thirteen forums were:

* ENTER - this is where new players came in and learned the rules and customs.
* MEET - general discussion and light role-playing.
* FLIRT - romantic role-playing.
* LEARN - tutorial threads on various subjects, Dream or RL.
* CREATE - artistic endeavours.
* DEBATE - lively debate, mostly on RL subjects.
* PITCH - advertisements from members (webcomics, commissions, etc.)
* REFLECT - personal reflections and emotional discussions.
* FIGHT - never opened for its intended purpose; was to be the home of the "Messageboard War".
* SETTLE - threads detailing the homes folks created in The Dream.
* PERFORM - the main role-playing forum; in-depth role-plays.
* PONDER - featured the ''Master Zen-Dao Meow'' comic in HTML, along with side projects.
* ESCAPE - messages from members leaving The Dream, temporarily or otherwise.

New avatars started their Dream experience in the ENTER forum, often with a personal thread describing how they found their way into The Dream. Once an avatar posted substantially thirty times (in a start thread, or elsewhere in ENTER), they could be sponsored for full access by an already-authorized avatar who has over 100 posts. An authorized avatar was one that had been sponsored ''and'' approved for full access by the administrators.

== Psychedelic Avatars ==

Over the years, the board's administration awarded artwork in the form of "Avatar Cards" to various avatars who made excellent contributions to The Dream as a whole through role-playing, art, or discussion. These avatars were referred to as '''Psychedelic Avatars'''.

Outside of the recognition, and the fact that, at one time, the PA with the lowest number in The Dream's official chat acted as moderator in lieu of one of the administrators or forum moderators, there was no other special functions assigned to Psychedelic Avatars.

The first thirteen cards (#0-12) in the series depicted characters from ''Master Zen-Dao Meow''; the first card awarded to an avatar was for [http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showprofile.php?User=60 Dork Lord], on April 8, 2001.

For the majority of the run, the cards were awarded by [http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showprofile.php?User=17 Val, also known as the "Dancing Yin"], one of the avatars from the comic. Her announcements of new Psychedelic Avatars included a brief description of the avatar who was "ascending" to Psychedelic status, often in well-written verse.

The card series came to an end with Card #500, on December 31, 2004, as the cost of commissioning the artwork had started to become prohibitive. The last forum avatar to receive a PA card was #494, [http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showprofile.php?User=3832 Thalamasa]; the remaining six cards were characters or concepts in ''Master Zen-Dao Meow''.

== Adventure Cards ==

Whole threads are sometimes recognized for exceptional role-playing with the awarding of an "Adventure Card". The first Adventure Card was awarded for [http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/adventures/adventure.php?id=1 Tales of Rhiann], in 2001. This series continued, although not on a set schedule, for the life of the site.

== Crossovers ==

Avatars from other web comics appear in The Dream from time to time; for example, there have been crossovers between The Dream and the [[Gaming Guardians]] in the past, as The Dream is one of the "gaming systems" the Guardians defend.

== The Cat Wakes Up - Site Closure ==

In January 2009, the administrators started moving older, inactive threads to separate archive boards.<ref>[http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showflat.php?Cat=&sigs=&Board=MEETA&Number=641262&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 "Napping Cat Archives", 07 Jan 2009]</ref>

In April 2009, Krinelle Fullin announced a new, upgraded forum structure would be set up.<ref>[http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showflat.php?Cat=&sigs=&Board=MEETA&Number=643158&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 "Where Things Are Going (Plans Thread)", 07 Apr 2009]</ref> During the discussion of the new structure, Furilius Pitch posted the following :

''"The MZDM motif (the icons, the cat's dream premise, the characters, the ENTER-ESCAPE themed forum structure) will not be retained. The hope is that there is enough core participants left here to carry over into the new forums and seed a new RP community. Any current MZDM avatars can be re-registered in the new system (by their original creators only)."''<ref>[http://www.masterzdm.com/NCD/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Board=MEETA&Number=644181&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&keyview=&sigs=&o=0 Furilius Pitch, 19 May 2009]</ref>

As of 31 May 2009, the Dream was closed to new threads, with the remaining active threads copied to the MEET forum to allow for their orderly completion. The Napping Cat Chat was shut down on 15 June 2009, and The Dream as a whole was finally closed to all activity as of 30 June 2009. It is Furilius Pitch's intention to allow the archived Dream to remain up for a time, but the site will eventually be brought down completely.

The successor site to the Napping Cat's Dream, [http://lucidiafantasy.com Lucidia Fantasy], is still a work in progress (as of 11 July 2009); the web chat application is active, as is a character profile system. The message board portion of the site is actively being worked on.

== References ==

<references/>

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Megaplex

2009-03-24T00:21:35Z

CarlFox: Adjusted the article to look forward to Megaplex 8 at the beginning, instead of back at Megaplex 7.

[[Image:Megaplex2009_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. The next edition, [[Megaplex 8]], will be held 24-26 July, 2009 in [[Wikipedia:Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], marking a return to the greater [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] metropolitan area.

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]] compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' will be held 24-26 July, 2009, marking a move away from their traditional March timeframe (and, in turn, allowing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]] to move into March). The convention also returns to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention will have a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honour will be [[BigBlueFox]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Operations Director

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite / Variety Show
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[AnimeCat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming

There are also a number of staffers who do not have a specific function, but work with the various department leads as needed. The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}
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Megaplex 8

2009-03-24T00:09:20Z

CarlFox: m NPOV on the convention's time in Jacksonville.

{{Megaplex}}
'''Megaplex 8''' is the eighth incarnation of the [[Megaplex]] [[furry convention]]. The theme is "Toyland! Christmas in July". The convention will be moving to a new date, occurring on the weekend of July 24-26, 2009.<ref>http://megaplexcon.org/</ref>

The convention will move back to the Orlando area after two years in Jacksonville. The convention hotel will be the Radisson WorldGate in West Kissimmee, located on US 192, one mile to the west of World Drive in the tourism area south of Walt Disney World Resort. The negotiated room fee is $89 per night.<ref>http://www.megaplexcon.org/hotel</ref>

The [[guest of honor]] will be [[BigBlueFox]].<ref>http://www.megaplexcon.org/goh</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{con resources|Megaplex|Megaplex 8 (2009)}}

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Megaplex

2009-03-24T00:03:26Z

CarlFox: /* Staff and organization */ I'm running Ops this go-round...

[[Image:Megaplex2009_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' will be held 24-26 July, 2009, marking a move away from their traditional March timeframe (and, in turn, allowing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]] to move into March). The convention also returns to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention will have a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honour will be [[BigBlueFox]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Operations Director

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite / Variety Show
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[AnimeCat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming

There are also a number of staffers who do not have a specific function, but work with the various department leads as needed. The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}
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Karl F. Meyers

2009-03-24T00:01:18Z

CarlFox: /* Conventioneering */ Running Ops at Megaplex this year...

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the simularity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Doctors Inlet, Florida|Doctors Inlet, Florida]], a suburb of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].

Karl's persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons are magical, and give Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, Karl used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally still pops up in his writing.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

Lately, his writing output has declined due to increased demand on his time from real life. (This includes marriage, career advancement, and fatherhood since the spring of 2003.)

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed.

In later years, he has tried to keep the Storyteller's Circle alive, both through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur''.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003. He remains semi-active both in the Dream and on the [[Gaming Guardians]] forums to date.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to present - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to present - Chairman 2002-2008; Operations Director, 2009

== Other information ==

Karl is an active member of the [[Florida Furs]], and is the maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* http://www.foxvox.net/ - website
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/ Carl Fox] on [[LiveJournal]
* [http://carlfox.deviantart.com/ Carl Fox] on [[deviantArt]]

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Florida Furs

2009-03-23T23:58:45Z

CarlFox: /* External links */ Removed the TallyFur link, since they have their own entry here.

[[Image:floridafurs.jpg|right|frame|Florida Furs logo]]
The '''Florida Furs''' are, as the name suggests, [[furry fandom|furry fans]] located in the state of [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

In past years, most of the furry activity in the state was centered around [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]; as time has gone by, the furry [[fen]] in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], the [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa Bay]] area, and [[Wikipedia:Miami, Florida|South Florida]] have become more organized and active. There are also groups of furs in [[Wikipedia:Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[Wikipedia:Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]], and [[Wikipedia:Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], as well.

The major meets in Florida are the [[Megaplex]] convention in March, and the [[Furloween]] Halloween party in October.

== External links ==

* [http://www.floridafurs.com Florida Furs] -- website maintained by [[Yappy Slyfox]]. It has a directory, event calendar, links to regional group sites, and a sign-up form for the Florida Furs mailing list.
* [http://community.livejournal.com/floridafurs/ FloridaFurs LJ Community] -- maintained by [[Carl Fox]].
* [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/FloridaFurs #FloridaFurs IRC channel] -- one of the most popular on [[Anthrochat]]

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Ratchet & Clank

2008-09-25T19:10:38Z

CarlFox: R&CF:TOD established Ratchet is the last Lombax.

'''Ratchet & Clank''' is an action [[Wikipedia:Platformer|platformer]] game designed by [[Wikipedia:Insomniac Games|Insomniac Games]]. It was originally released for the [[Wikipedia:Playstation 2|Playstation 2]] console in the USA on November 4, 2002 and has since had five sequels plus a spin-off. It has grown into one of the three most popular platformer franchises for the Playstation 2, along with [[Jak and Daxter]] and [[Sly Cooper]].

The game features a character named Ratchet, a member of a fictional furry species called the lombax, which has large pointed ears, stripes, and a tail with a puffball tip. He carries his sidekick, a robot called Clank, on his back. Ratchet can collect a variety of weapons including bombs, a blaster, a flame thrower, and a bazooka. He can also collect a number of gadgets that allow him to perform various stunts and solve puzzles, such as magnetic boots and a grappling hook. It is established in 2007's [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction]] that Ratchet is the last of his race in the universe (clearing up a misconception that Angela Cross, from [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando|Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando]], was also a lombax, as many fans believed); the rest of his race escaped into an alternate dimension to avoid destruction.

While the game features characters that are considered 'furry' by the [[Furry_fandom|fandom]], it is unlikely that they were created with [[furries]] in mind.

== Characters ==

* '''Clank:''' This robot is a pint-size adept generated in an apparent processing error by a factory which produces combat and security robots. He starts the game by slipping out of a dispensing chute and stealing a spaceship. Unfortunately, he is pursued and shot down, crash-landing on planet Veldin near Ratchet's home.

* '''Ratchet:''' Ratchet is a lombax, a self-taught mechanic who dreams of travelling to other worlds in search of fame and fortune; to that end, he is building a ship -- one which needs a robotic starter unit. He rescues Clank, who happens to have that capability, and thus the team is forged.

* '''Chairman Drek:''' Chairman of a company which polluted the Blarg homeworld until it became uninhabitable except by toxic sludge-monsters. He has a plan to replace it, however...

* '''Captain Qwark:''' He is the Hero of the Universe and Savior of the Galaxy -- if you believe his advertising. Ratchet figures that the best way to save his home from Drek is to get Qwark to do it.

== Related games ==

* [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando|Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal|Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ratchet: Deadlocked|Ratchet: Deadlocked]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters|Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction]]
* [[Wikipedia:Secret Agent Clank|Secret Agent Clank]]

== See also ==

* Wikipedia's articles on [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank|the game]] and [[Wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank (series)|the series]]

[[Category:Video games]]

Template:Convention resources/Anthrocon

2008-07-12T04:42:51Z

CarlFox: /* Anthrocon 2002 */

== [[Anthrocon]] ==
* [http://www.anthrocon.org Anthrocon website] - [http://www.anthrocon.org/discussion/ discussion boards] - [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/ LiveJournal community]

====[[Anthrocon 2010]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]]

====[[Anthrocon 2009]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]]
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/node/328 Anthrocon 2008/2009 date announcement] by [[Uncle Kage]]

====[[Anthrocon 2008]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]]
* Attendance: 3390
* Con reports: [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/531377.html Anthrocoon], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/553460.html antixx], [http://blazger.livejournal.com/100054.html Blazger], [http://film2edit.livejournal.com/616506.html Chilly], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/525481.html Clint] (pic-heavy), [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/513265.html Convoy Davenport], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/522366.html devhalena] (pic-heavy), Duncan da Husky ([http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/367620.html 1], [http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/368584.html 2], [http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/368225.html 3], [http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/369025.html 4], [http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/369299.html 5], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/552995.html store/alley]), [http://fenris-lorsrai.livejournal.com/364641.html Fenris Lorsrai], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/521927.html foxfan20], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/548707.html frostcat], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/520029.html Likeshine], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/541361.html mejeep], [http://nothingkat.livejournal.com/124634.html nothingkat], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/534995.html Rigel], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/502146.html Sparf], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/537797.html Sgt. Steve], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/521592.html Suka Huskyboy], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/534242.html sushikitten], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/542910.html Tamarik] (pic-heavy), [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/528527.html Topher Fox], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/503310.html Valdyr Fenrisdottir], WildBillTX ([http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/141167.html 1], [http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/141326.html 2], [http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/141737.html 3], [http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/141829.html 4], [http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/142149.html 5]), [http://xydexx.livejournal.com/681507.html Xydexx], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/533717.html Yappy SlyFox]
* Photos: [http://gallery.furry-tales.com/main.php?g2_itemId=18117 Ace Bearpaws], [http://albums.phanfare.com/2832153/2207582 Brace Bear], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/512867.html Bri], [http://www.matrixcodex.net/gallery/v/furrycons/ac08/ Codex Rau], [http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj145/FoxTailFotos/Anthrocon-2008/ Colin FoxTail], [http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=44728318&albumId=1924348 Diego], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/21881149@N06/sets/72157605963134837/ Fenris Lorsrai], [http://finnish_fox.furtopia.org/galac08.html Finnish Fox], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/535252.html Flamingmoes], [http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/frostnyo/AnthroCon%202k8/ frostcat], [http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/Furball2k/AC%202008/ Furball2K], [http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q142/Furlock/Furry%20Stuff/AC%202008/ Furlock], [http://flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157605978245670/ Giza], [http://hellebore.livejournal.com/209210.html Hellebore], [http://www.fuzzifotos.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1 Fuzzi Fotos / Kai Wulf], [http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v125/markmccloud/Anthrocon/2008/ Markus McCloud], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/28127077@N04/ Moon Mochi], [http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v216/icyhusky/ac2008/ MountainDewHusky], [http://www.furry.ws/gallery/main.php/v/conphotos/ac2008/ Nius], [http://picasaweb.google.com/pandalicious/Anthrocon2008 pandalicious], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/peromyscus/sets/72157605921649118/ Peromyscus], [http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h195/renafox/AC%2008/ renafox], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/516096.html Seux/Zeriara], [http://flickr.com/photos/strredwolf/sets/72157605925122316/ STrRedWolf], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparf/sets/72157605928340611/ Sparf], [http://tamarik.errantventure.org/anthrocon08/gallery/ Tamarik], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/57608039@N00/sets/72157605998899709/ tastyeagle], [http://thedreamerskingdom.org/gallery/f/anthrocon-2008 TK], [http://www.matrixcodex.net/gallery/v/furrycons/ac08/topherac/ Topher Fox], [http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/jangleradio/Anthrocon%2012%202008%20Pittsburgh/ WildBillTX], [http://pics.livejournal.com/yukonwolf/tags/AC+2008/ Yukon Wolf], [http://www.flickr.com/groups/anthrocon/ Anthrocon Flickr community], [http://pics.critter.net/view/ConPics/AnthroCon/AC2008 Critter.net], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2008 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Audio: [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/507137.html Protocollie] (dance set)
* Video: [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/532448.html Beetlejuice] (vs. Jack Sparrow in the [[Zoo]]), [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/516807.html Flash Timberwolf], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/545991.html furball2k], MightyTauren (fursuit parade: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=C-DAFayvybA 1], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=UYDLS1fmgoA 2]), [http://uk.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=SpookyDragon02 Moon Mochi], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1bKmfaBPyM Smack Jackal], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/540586.html Spats Bear], [http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/jangleradio/Anthrocon%2012%202008%20Pittsburgh/VIDEOS/ WildBillTX], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=O_4a8RYUIlU Xerxes Qados]
** Official: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=9geXdSPDmjU Opening ceremonies intro], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=MbF2FnUkWNU Foxes: Know Your Limits]
** News: [http://kdka.com/seenon/Anthrocon.Convention.furries.2.759101.html KDKA], [http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/16723000/index.html WTAE-TV], [http://www.wpxi.com/video/16721148/index.html WPXI]

====[[Anthrocon 2007]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]]

* Attendance: [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-registration-2007 2849]
* Con reports: [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/336915.html Anthrocoon], [http://d-l-leonine.livejournal.com/136746.html D. L. Leonine], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/331601.html Eagle's Flight], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/335325.html FabiFox], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/330493.html firekeeper], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/323800.html FirestormSix], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/345646.html Gusto Gummi], [http://hollyannvix.livejournal.com/1234724.html HollyAnn], [http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_07_08.html#013689 Mark Evanier], [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/337175.html Rakeesh Sorel], [http://strredwolf.livejournal.com/414234.html STrRedWolf], [http://tastyeagle.livejournal.com/161589.html Tasty Eagle]
* Photos: '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/anthrocon/ Anthrocon Flickr community]''', '''[[:Category:Anthrocon 2007 photographs|WikiFur gallery]]''', [http://gallery.furry-tales.com/index.php?cat=8 Ace Bearpaws], Artemis Fur ([http://artemisfur.livejournal.com/442890.html Pittsburgh], [http://artemisfur.livejournal.com/442694.html random], [http://artemisfur.livejournal.com/442510.html parade], [http://artemisfur.livejournal.com/443261.html#cutid1 Saloon]), [http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p269/Blazger3/Anthrocon%2007/ Blazger], [http://www.djnproductions.phanfare.com/album/338357 Brace Bear], [http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Canis_Anubis/AC%202007%20Raw%20but%20Resized/ Canis Anubis], [http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/frostnyo/AnthroCon%202k7/ Frost Cat], [http://dovekie.googlepages.com/anthrocon graydown], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenreaper/sets/72157604280612530/ GreenReaper], [http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/thegreenmooseofdoom/Anthrocon%202007/ Growly], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaanah/sets/72157600752219633/ Kannah], [http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v216/icyhusky/Anthrocon2007/ Kobuk], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/84808397@N00/sets/72157600768763869/ Maggock], [http://good-times.webshots.com/album/559945583snOWql Marauder], [http://pics.livejournal.com/squeakychewtoy/gallery/0000gc0e Squeaky Chewtoy], [http://pics.livejournal.com/syrus_draco/gallery/00014564?page=1 Syrus Draco], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157600750815163/ Giza]
* Audio: [[Wikipedia:Bob Uecker|Bob Uecker]] ([http://www.tindeck.com/audio/my/yequ/ucker_furry_7-4-07 Thursday], [http://www.tindeck.com/audio/my/moqh/uecker_furry_7-5-07 Friday]),
* Videos: '''[http://www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=anthrocon%202007 Anthrocon 2007 at YouTube]''', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjumJSel2Ko&NR=1 anecwolf] (Furry Protestors), [http://www.djnproductions.phanfare.com/album/338899 Brace Bear] (fursuit parade), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZh4eEa0zKk Smack Jackal]

====[[Anthrocon 2006]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]]
* Attendance: [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-registration-2006 2489]
* Con report: [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac06/index.html KTurtle]
* Photos: [http://gallery.furry-tales.com/index.php?cat=2 Ace Bearpaws], [http://www.claws-and-paws.com/pictures/furry/conventions/ac2006 Claws and Paws], [http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/frostnyo/AnthroCon%202k6/ Frost Cat], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenreaper/sets/72157604237419128/ GreenReaper], [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac06/photos/index.html KTurtle], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2006 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzqbHbqq2Zo 2MachIt], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/ids/albums//FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2006/bbf-ac2006_divx.avi BigBlueFox] (over 500Mb - fursuit dance samples: <span class="plainlinks">[http://youtube.com/watch?v=dFKdUVsjUqY 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb82sUmiCq4&NR 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafWQJwQmZ0 3]</span>), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AejkWhoS2Q Smack Jackal], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2006 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 2005]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-398592-wyndham_philadelphia_at_franklin_plaza Wyndham Franklin Plaza] (now [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1776 Sheraton Philadelphia City Center])
* Attendance: [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-registration-2005 2371]
* Con report: [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac05/index.html KTurtle]
* Photos: [http://users3.ev1.net/%7Ecritters/ac_2005/thumbnails.html Chaka], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-2005 The FoxDen], [http://www.lilpup.com/photos/view.php?sid=Furry&cid=AC2005 LilPup], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2005 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2005 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 2004]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[Adam's Mark Hotel]]
* Attendance: [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-registration-2004 2411]
* Con report: [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac04/index.html KTurtle], [http://www.gagneint.com/Final%20site/misc/conventions/Anthrocon/Anthrocon.htm Michael Gagne]
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac2004.html Blue Heel], [http://users3.ev1.net/%7Ecritters/AC_2004/AC_2004_thumbnails.html Chaka], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-2004 The FoxDen], [http://www.lilpup.com/photos/view.php?sid=Furry&cid=AC2004 LilPup], [http://bcfurries.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2808 RainRat], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2004 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2004 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 2003]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[Adam's Mark Hotel]]
* Attendance: 1949
* Con report: [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac03/index.html KTurtle]
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac2003.html Blue Heel], [http://users3.ev1.net/%7Ecritters/AC2K3/AC2K3_thumbnails.html Chaka], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-2003 The FoxDen], [http://www.lilpup.com/photos/view.php?sid=Furry&cid=AC2003 LilPup], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2003 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2003 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 2002]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[Adam's Mark Hotel]]
* Attendance: 1648
* Con report: [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac02/index.html KTurtle],[http://carlfox.deviantart.com/art/Road-Trip-to-AnthroCon-2002-52234052 Carl Fox]
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac2002.html Blue Heel], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-2002 The FoxDen], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2002 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2002 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 2001]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [[Adam's Mark Hotel]]
* Attendance: 1457
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac2001.html Blue Heel], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-2001 The FoxDen], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2001 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2001 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 2000]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [http://www.valleyforgehilton.com/ Hilton Valley Forge]
* Attendance: 1059
* Con report: [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac00/index.html KTurtle]
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac2000.html Blue Heel], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-2000 The FoxDen], [http://kinkyturtle.masemware.com/diaries/ac/ac00/photos/index.html KTurtle], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC2K Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtJrXWq8_Ts furryisthenewedgy], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-CKTHOOkCI Robinhood25], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC2K_video Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Anthrocon 1999]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [http://www.valleyforgehilton.com/ Hilton Valley Forge]
* Attendance: 804
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac1999.html Blue Heel], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-1999 The FoxDen], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AC99 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Anthrocon/AC99 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

====[[Albany Anthrocon 1998]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Albany, New York|Albany]], [[wikipedia:New York|New York]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [http://albany.citysearch.com/profile/36435321/albany_ny/omni_hotel.html Omni Albany Hotel]
* Attendance: ~600
* Photos: [http://www.fsun.net/blue_heel/ac1998.html Blue Heel], [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-1998 The FoxDen], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AAC98 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEdw_PTZQNo furryisthenewedgy] (inc. [[Rapid T. Rabbit]])

====[[Albany Anthrocon 1997]]====
[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[wikipedia:Albany, New York|Albany]], [[wikipedia:New York|New York]], [[wikipedia:USA|USA]] - [http://albany.citysearch.com/profile/36435321/albany_ny/omni_hotel.html Omni Albany Hotel]
* Attendance: ~500
* Photos: [http://thefoxden.com/conpics/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Anthrocon/Anthrocon-1997 The FoxDen], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/AnthroCon/AAC97 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

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OFURS

2008-06-22T04:15:11Z

CarlFox: /* External links */

[[Image:orlandofurs.jpg|150px|right]]
'''OFURS''' is the name of a group founded on December 7th, 2004 by [[Blaze Darkarma]]. Mostly composed of [[Orlando Furs]], it has grown from the original seven members to almost 250 as of March 2007, and has formed relationships with most of the regional groups within Florida, including the [[Jacksonville Furs]], the [[North Central Florida Furs]], [[The Polk County Furs]], and also [[The Palm Beach Furs]]. The organizers of those groups also have a position within the Orlando Furs staff as Orlando Furs Contacts.

== External links ==
* [http://www.orlandofurs.com Orlando Furs Homepage] - unavailable (last check 6/22/2008)
* [http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/orlando_furs Orlando Furs Group]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/~orlando_furs Orlando Furs LiveJournal Community]

[[Category:Social groups]]
[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:2004 births]]

Jacksonville Furs

2008-06-22T04:02:38Z

CarlFox: /* Events */ Megaplex is back in Orlando in 2009.

'''Jacksonville Furs''' are, as the name implies, [[furry fan]]s living in the Northeast Florida area (the "[[Wikipedia:First Coast|First Coast]]"), primarily the greater metropolitan area of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida]]. The group is often referred to as the '''JaxFurs''' for short.

==Founding==
The JaxFurs started out as a small group of friends hanging out on a regular basis. After a while, that group realized there must be a lot of other furs in a city the size of Jacksonville. [[Celestial Fox]] and [[FuzzWolf]] set up a meet at a local [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] which was posted on the [[Florida Furs]] mailing list. The turnout, over 20 people, surprised the two organizers and ended up taking up nearly a quarter of the Denny's restaurant. E-mail addresses were collected from everyone who attended and on April 10th, 2000 Celestial Fox created the first mailing list for the community on eGroups, which later became Yahoo Groups.

==Events==
Jacksonville has a loose-knit group of furry fans, who get together weekly for meets at the area's malls, as well as other informal get-togethers from time to time.

The major get-together for the region is the [[Annual JaxFurs Spring Picnic]], usually held in late-April, at K.A. Hanna Park near Jacksonville Beach.

Jacksonville hosted its first furry [[convention]] in March 2007, when [[Megaplex 6]] was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk downtown. This was the first time one of the major furry events in Florida had been held somewhere other than [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. [[Megaplex 7]] returned to the Wyndham on 28-30 March 2008; however, the convention has announced [[Megaplex 8|a move back to the Orlando area]] in 2009.

===Weekly Mall Meets===
The community has a meet each Saturday at 6pm, the location rotates around the three area malls in Jacksonville. The location for each week's meet is found on the calendar of the group's mailing list.

The mall meets were originally devised by [[FuzzWolf]] and started out as Weekly Coffee Meets where the group would meet in front of Barnie's Coffee every Wednesday (later changed to Tuesday) at 7pm. Due to the Jacksonville area's sprawling size and the far-flung locations of some regular group members, the strategy of moving the meet location to another mall in a clockwise rotation was used to allow furs in different parts of the city to have a meet close to them at least every three weeks. The first Weekly Coffee Meet was held at the Regency Square Mall on 4/14/03. As time went by, the meets became less about meeting for coffee and simply about meeting in the mall for dinner, window shopping and conversation in the food court.

Due to declining interest and a very close poll on the mailing list, the meets were suspended after the 10/11/05 meet at the Avenues Mall. Their planned replacement was to be a series of parties held each Saturday night at an individual fur's home. When the weekly parties failed to become a regular event and several complaints were raised to the current and prior moderators about the lack of activity, the weekly mall meets were reinstated by [[DracoFur]]. The new meet time and day was chosen by popular vote on the mailing list and the first Saturday mall meet took place on 3/11/06 at the Avenues Mall.

Attendance and interest have returned to previous levels and the weekly meets currently average at least 10 to 12 regular attendees.

=== Annual Events ===
*[[Annual JaxFurs Spring Picnic]]

*[[Megaplex]] (2007-2008)

==Mailing List==
The Jacksonville Furs mailing list has served as the primary means of communication and event planning for the group since its founding.

===Primary Moderators===
* [[Celestial Fox]] 4/2000 - 8/2000
* [[FuzzWolf]] 8/2000 - 1/2005
* [[Lace Aurora]] 1/2005 - 5/2006
* [[DracoFur]] 5/2006 - 8/2007
* [[Stitch]] 8/2007 - Present
* [[WindChanneller]] 8/2007 - Present

===Additional Moderators===
* [[Kyrian]] 2007 - Present

===List History===
The first mailing list was created by Celestial Fox in April 2000. Upon his moving to Austin in August of the same year, he appointed [[FuzzWolf]] as the list's moderator. Unfortunately, Celestial Fox later withdrew from the internet and FuzzWolf's moderator status did not allow him to add new moderators to the group. When FuzzWolf moved to Dallas in January 2005 to live with his mate, he moved all his personal mailing lists over to a new Yahoo screenname, changed the password on the mailing list's moderator account and transferred control to his successor, [[Lace Aurora]].

When [[Lace Aurora]] moved to Orlando after graduating college in May 2006, he transferred control of the mailing list to [[DracoFur]] in the same way as he had received it. In order to allow more moderators to assist with the ever-growing group and his decreasing amount of free time, DracoFur did what FuzzWolf had been reluctant to do and created a new mailing list which would allow him full access to the group's moderator options. This allowed him to assign additional moderators to assist with the group's operation and later transfer the group's ownership to new primary moderators.

The new mailing list has the same name as the original with the exception of the "-" in the URL. The original list is still kept active as an archive of information, messages and other files.

In August of 2007, the list's moderator structure changed by moving to having two primary moderators sharing ownership and assigning additional moderators as needed.

==External links==
* [http://www.jaxfurs.com JaxFurs homepage (under construction)]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JacksonvilleFurs/ Jacksonville Furs mailing list]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jacksonville-Furs/ old JaxFurs mailing list, for historical purposes]
* [http://www.fuzzwolf.com/jaxfurs/ JaxFurs Event Pictures Archive]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/jaxfurs/ JaxFurs LiveJournal Community]

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CrssaFox

2008-06-22T03:57:55Z

CarlFox: /* Conventions */

'''CrssaFox''', also known as '''Carissa St. Clair''' (nee '''Haan''') has been a part of the [[furry fandom]] since 1996. What started off as text-based [[roleplaying]] with friends on [[Redwall MUCK]] led to drawing her characters and uploading artwork. Eventually she started taking on [[commission]]s as well. She tends to draw [[anthro]]s with more [[human]] bodies, all five fingers, and [[plantigrade]] feet. At [[Mephit Furmeet 11]], her design was chosen as the winner for the front of the annual convention t-shirt.

== Real life ==

CrssaFox is currently living in Florida, near Jacksonville. She is married to [[Silverdark]], also known as Joe, whom she met on Redwall MUCK in early 1997. She is not very active in the [[Florida Furs]] community, as she keeps busy working full time, but she occasionally attends larger events like [[Furloween]].

== Conventions ==

CrssaFox always attends [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], close to home. She attended [[Mephit Fur Meet]] in 2006 and 2007, and has attended [[Anthrocon]], [[Midwest Furfest]], and [[Megaplex]] in the past. She had art in the art show at Furry Weekend both in 2004 and in 2006.

== Costumes and fursuits ==

CrssaFox has dabbled in [[fursuit]] making, creating:
* Blackout the black [[fox]] (2003)
* iFox the [[red fox]] (2004)
* Groucho the red fox (2004) (sold to [[Swift Fox]] and now known as Safety Fox)
* Wuff the [[wolf]] (2005) (sold to [[Cliff Husky]])
* Skittle the [[Candy Skunk Corps|"candy"]] [[skunk]] (2006)

She has made [[ears]] and [[tail]]s and sold them at various conventions.

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://www.adorablefoxie.com CrssaFox's website] (hosted by [[Gushi]])
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/CrssaFox CrssaFox] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://crssafox.jaxpad.com CrssaFox] on [[JaxPad]]

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Template:Upcoming events

2008-06-16T03:57:02Z

CarlFox: Added Furloween 2008 to TBD...

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'''2008:'''
<br>[[Image:SUI.gif|Switzerland]] June 12-15: [[CH-on]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] June 13-15: [[Duckon|DucKon]] (IL)
<br>[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] June 19-22: [[BerliCon]]
<br>[[Image:GBR.png|UK]] June 20-23: [[ConFuzzled]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] June 26-29: [[Anthrocon]] (PA)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] June 27-30: [[Gathering of the Gargoyles]] (IL)
<br>[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] July 04-06: [[RivFur]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] July 20: [[MAP!]] (MS)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] July 24-27: [[Comic-Con International]] (CA)
<br>[[Image:AUT.gif|Austria]] July 24-27: [[Lakeside Furs]]
<br>[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] July 24-27: [[NEP DustPaws|DustPaws]]
<br>[[Image:RUS.gif|Russia]] July 29-Aug 06: [[Furry Eclipse]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Aug 01-03: [[FA: United]] (NJ)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Aug 01-03: [[ConnectiCon]] (CT)
<br>[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Aug 2-4: [[Furthest North|Furthest North Summer]] (AB)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Aug 09-10: [[Elliott's Summer Celebration]] (FL)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Aug 15-17: [[Mile Zero Mini Con]] (FL)
<br>[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Aug 24-28: [[Feral!|Camp Feral!]] (ON)
<br>[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Aug 27-31: [[Eurofurence]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Aug 29-31: [[Mephit Furmeet]] (TN)
<br>[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Aug 29-31: [[BC FurBQ]] (BC)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Sept 26-28: [[RainFurrest]] (WA)
<br>[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Oct 02-05: [[H-Con]]
<br>[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] Oct 03-05: [[RADFur]] (ADELAIDE)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 04-05: [[Elliott's Fall Festival]] (FL)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 17-19: [[FurFright]] (CT)
<br>[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Oct 23-26: [[HerbstCon|Die HerbstCon Fall Edition]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 23-27: [[Oklacon]] (OK)
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'''2008 (continued):'''
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Nov 14-16: [[Tri-State Furmeet]] (IA)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Nov 21-23: [[Midwest FurFest]] (IL)
<br>[[Image:NZL.gif|New Zealand]] Nov 21-24: [[FurcoNZ]]
<br>[[Image:GBR.png|UK]] Nov 27-30: [[RBW]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Dec 1–5: [[Furry Cruise]] (FL)
<br>[[Image:AUS.gif|AUS]] Dec 12-15: [[MiDFur]] (MELB)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Dec 30-Jan 01: [[New Year's Furry Ball]] (PA)
<br>[[Image:NED.gif|Netherlands]] Dec 30-Jan 01: [[MewYear]]
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<br>'''2008 TBA:'''
<br>[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] June 2008: [[Ausgather III]] (CAN)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] July 2008: [[Califur Diego]] (CA)
<br>[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] Sept 2008: [[FurJAM]] (SYD)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] October 2008: [[Furloween]] (FL)
<br>
<br>'''2009:'''
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Jan 22-26: [[Further Confusion]] (CA)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Feb 20-22: [[Furry Fiesta]] (TX)
<br>[[Image:BRA.gif|Brazil]] Feb 21-24: [[Abando]] (SP)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Mar 19-22: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] (GA)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Apr 24-26: [[Furry Connection North]] (MI)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] July 24-26: [[Megaplex]] (FL)
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<br>'''2009 TBA:'''
<br>[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Feb 14-16: [[Furthest North|Furthest North Winter]] (AB)
<br>[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Mar 2009: [[HerbstCon|Die HerbstCon Spring Edition]]
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Apr 2009: [[I-CON]] (NY)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] May 2009: [[Rocket City FurMeet]] (AL)
<br>[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] May 2009: [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] (CO)
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BigBlueFox

2008-06-16T03:53:18Z

CarlFox:

[[Image:bigbluefox-portrait-2005.jpg|right|250px|thumb|BigBlueFox, as drawn by himself]][[Image:Anthrocon 2007 Big Blue Fox.JPG|right|thumb|[[Big Blue Fox]] at [[Anthrocon 2007]]]]'''BigBlueFox'''  (often just called '''BBF''') is a German [[furry]] artist and [[fursuiter]] who often portrays himself as a blue [[fox]] of varying size. He's also a video, photography and music enthusiast, active staff member of [[Eurofurence]] and loves spicy food.

BBF will be the Guest of Honour at [[Megaplex]] [[Megaplex 8|8]] in July, 2009.

==Art==
In the past, BBF has drawn mostly cartoony art, sketched and inked on paper and then colored digitally. For a brief period he moved on into the world of real-media, producing his cartoony art on [[Wikipedia:bristol board|bristol board]], colored with markers. In the last year, he cut back on classic 2D artwork and began to delve deeper into the world of 3D animation.

==Music==
BigBlueFox has been the resident DJ at Eurofurence and [[Mephit Mini Con]] since 2002. He also made appearances at [[Further Confusion]] 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well as at smaller furry gatherings. He used to produce his own dance music a few years ago, and he still produces megamixes.

==Eurofurence==
Since [[Eurofurence 10]], BBF has been lead of videography and DVD production for Eurofurence. Together with [[Thalian]], he's also organising the [[photoshoot|Fursuit Photo Shooting]]. He has also performed in several other staff positions in the past, including [[Dealer's Den]] manager, webdesigner for the websites of EF 10, EF 12 and EF 13, and [[conbadge]] designer for EF 11 and EF 12.

==Video==
The best way to find BBF is to watch out for big, fancy cameras, as he's an avid photographer and videographer. He has produced several short clips and videos for [[F8K]], the [[DoPE]] show, and Further Confusion, and has helped with camera work at [[Anthrocon]]. He's also known for producing convention videos, mostly from his visits to Anthrocon, Further Confusion and Mephit Mini Con. His works are usually released under the name of a fictional production company, BBF Television.

== External links ==

* [http://www.bigbluefox.com/ The BigBlueFox Experience]
* [http://video.bigbluefox-media.com/ The Convention Video Archive]
* [http://bigbluefox.deviantart.com/ BigBlueFox] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://bigbluefox.sheezyart.com/ BigBlueFox] at [[SheezyArt]]
* [http://yerf.com/uploads/auchkars BigBlueFox] at [[Yerf]]


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BigBlueFox

2008-06-16T03:52:50Z

CarlFox:

[[Image:bigbluefox-portrait-2005.jpg|right|250px|thumb|BigBlueFox, as drawn by himself]][[Image:Anthrocon 2007 Big Blue Fox.JPG|right|thumb|[[Big Blue Fox]] at [[Anthrocon 2007]]]]'''BigBlueFox'''  (often just called '''BBF''') is a German [[furry]] artist and [[fursuiter]] who often portrays himself as a blue [[fox]] of varying size. He's also a video, photography and music enthusiast, active staff member of [[Eurofurence]] and loves spicy food.

BBF will be the Guest of Honour at [[Megaplex]][[Megaplex 8|8]] in July, 2009.

==Art==
In the past, BBF has drawn mostly cartoony art, sketched and inked on paper and then colored digitally. For a brief period he moved on into the world of real-media, producing his cartoony art on [[Wikipedia:bristol board|bristol board]], colored with markers. In the last year, he cut back on classic 2D artwork and began to delve deeper into the world of 3D animation.

==Music==
BigBlueFox has been the resident DJ at Eurofurence and [[Mephit Mini Con]] since 2002. He also made appearances at [[Further Confusion]] 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well as at smaller furry gatherings. He used to produce his own dance music a few years ago, and he still produces megamixes.

==Eurofurence==
Since [[Eurofurence 10]], BBF has been lead of videography and DVD production for Eurofurence. Together with [[Thalian]], he's also organising the [[photoshoot|Fursuit Photo Shooting]]. He has also performed in several other staff positions in the past, including [[Dealer's Den]] manager, webdesigner for the websites of EF 10, EF 12 and EF 13, and [[conbadge]] designer for EF 11 and EF 12.

==Video==
The best way to find BBF is to watch out for big, fancy cameras, as he's an avid photographer and videographer. He has produced several short clips and videos for [[F8K]], the [[DoPE]] show, and Further Confusion, and has helped with camera work at [[Anthrocon]]. He's also known for producing convention videos, mostly from his visits to Anthrocon, Further Confusion and Mephit Mini Con. His works are usually released under the name of a fictional production company, BBF Television.

== External links ==

* [http://www.bigbluefox.com/ The BigBlueFox Experience]
* [http://video.bigbluefox-media.com/ The Convention Video Archive]
* [http://bigbluefox.deviantart.com/ BigBlueFox] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://bigbluefox.sheezyart.com/ BigBlueFox] at [[SheezyArt]]
* [http://yerf.com/uploads/auchkars BigBlueFox] at [[Yerf]]


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[[Category:Eurofurence staff]]
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Megaplex

2008-06-16T03:48:52Z

CarlFox: /* Staff and organization */

[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' will be held 24-26 July, 2009, marking a move away from their traditional March timeframe (and, in turn, allowing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]] to move into March). The convention also returns to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention will have a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honour will be [[BigBlueFox]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (Other functions TBD)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite / Variety Show
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[Animecat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming

There are also a number of staffers who do not have a specific function, but work with the various department leads as needed. The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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Megaplex

2008-06-16T03:47:33Z

CarlFox: /* History */ Updated info for Megaplex 2009

[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' will be held 24-26 July, 2009, marking a move away from their traditional March timeframe (and, in turn, allowing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]] to move into March). The convention also returns to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention will have a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honour will be [[BigBlueFox]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (Other functions TBD<ref name="lasthurrah" />)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite / Variety Show
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[Animecat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming

There are also a number of staffers who do not have a specific function, but work with the various department leads as needed. The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

[[Category:Conventions]][[Category:Florida]][[Category:2002 births]]
[[de:Megaplex]]
{{featured article}}

Megaplex

2008-06-16T03:37:15Z

CarlFox: /* Staff and organization */ Cleaned up staff list a bit.

[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

The date and location of '''Megaplex 8''' were not available as of the end of Megaplex 7, as the con staff mulled a return to the Orlando area. A new website was launched at [http://www.megaplexcon.org www.megaplexcon.org], though work was interrupted when the data center it was stored at [[News:Major furry storage facility suffers downtime, data loss|suffered a major data loss]]. Ultimately, con staff decided to move back to Orlando, securing space at the Radisson WorldGate in the Disney Resort Area in West Kissimmee, and moving the date to July 24-26, 2009.

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (Other functions TBD<ref name="lasthurrah" />)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite / Variety Show
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[Animecat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming

There are also a number of staffers who do not have a specific function, but work with the various department leads as needed. The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

[[Category:Conventions]][[Category:Florida]][[Category:2002 births]]
[[de:Megaplex]]
{{featured article}}

WikiFur:Moving hosts

2008-06-16T03:23:09Z

CarlFox: /* Vote */

[[WikiFur]] is moving hosts in the near future. This page explains why, and explores the various options available to us.

== Summary ==

Since its creation in July 2005, WikiFur has been hosted on [[Wikipedia:Wikia|Wikia]], a full-service wiki hosting provider, or [[Wikipedia:Wiki farm|wiki farm]].

Wikia is not a charity. It is a for-profit company funded by [[Wikipedia:venture capital|venture capital]]. This has many positive aspects - not least the high performance and availability of WikiFur to date. However, over time, the negative effects have become more evident.

On Friday 6 June 2008, Wikia announced that it would be [[Wikia:Wikia's New Style|enforcing a new default skin]] (Monaco) with significantly increased advertising, some of which would [http://communitytest.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page intrude into the content area] (in the top-right position normally occupied by a picture or infobox). Users would still be able use other skins by logging in and selecting them in their preferences, but administrators could not select a non-Monaco default for users. They have also [http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:Wikia%27s_New_Style&diff=next&oldid=154688 discarded] a promise made before WikiFur's arrival to [http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Terms_of_use&curid=968&diff=154683&oldid=147678 never host popup ads].

We believe that this new style and level of advertising negatively impacts our readers to an unacceptable level. We also feel that Wikia is asserting an inappropriate level of ownership over the wikis for which it provides services. They have indicated that they want a more cohesive community of wiki sites than we do. These differences of opinion and needs are not likely to be resolved.

WikiFur is not the only site to have problems with this - it has been the [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style/Archive 1|subject]] [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style/Archive 2|of]] [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style/Archive 3|much]] [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style|discussion]]. Members of Wookieepedia (the Star Wars Wiki) have [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Finding_alternative_hosting come to the conclusion] that they need a "plan B". We concur, and intend to use it as soon as possible.

=== Administrative support for above statement ===

;Support
*I'm [[GreenReaper]], and [[Wikipedia:I approve this message|I approve this message]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 20:07, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
*Agreed. Moving not only frees us from the reigns of Wikia, but opens up numerous new opportunities for WikiFur as a whole. --{{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 21:10, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
* Agreed. I think that a move would help us grow and is in our long-term best interests. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 21:53, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
* With Wikia's intent now clear, both in their desire to increase monetization by advertising alone rather than by sales of services, and in their desire to claim greater ownership over member wikis, I feel that WikiFur will be best served by moving to an independent host. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 15:10, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
* I also am strongly in support. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 01:31, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
* I agree. Establishing independence from this sort of money-grubbing is definitely in WikiFur's long-term interest, especially if Wikia's changes lead to attempts at editorial control - a definite no-no for a wiki. [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 03:13, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

;Neutral

;Oppose

== Things to consider ==

* Wikia may still maintain a site at furry.wikia.com. This is up to them - the [[Wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]] permits it, although certain images uploaded under different licenses (or none) might not be available for their use.
** For this reason, please immediately change links to use '''en.wikifur.com''' rather than '''furry.wikia.com'''. The new domain will work both before and after the move.
* GreenReaper has control over the [[WikiFur:Trade and service marks|WikiFur service mark]], therefore our site will be using it and Wikia will not.
* A full database backup (not just the XML) and image backup should be available to us. User login details may be available.

== Current status ==

Our images currently occupy 1.4GiB of space. The database page table can be compressed if necessary and in that case should take up less than 100MB. Allowing for reasonable expansion over the next year, we will be at 2GiB.

Our total bandwidth use is hard to calculate, but we use about 50GiB a month in CSS and HTML transfer alone. It is not unrealistic to suggest that our total usage might be three times this after images.

== Comparison of options ==

During the administrative discussion, several options were proposed.

Some options that were quickly dismissed:
* Wikia has indicated that while they might consider an offer of money for hosting, it does not really fit into their business model. WikiFur's administrators felt it would not work on a long-term basis.
* Other wiki farms were ignored, as we do not believe they will offer a sufficient level of service to justify the additional cost.

=== Shared hosting (NearlyFreeSpeech.net) ===

[http://nearlyfreespeech.net NearlyFreeSpeech.net] is a shared hosting provider with load-balancing. They provide Linux, PHP 5 and MySQL. They host [[Anthrocon]]'s website (and [[GreenReaper]]'s personal site).

;Pros:
* We only pay for what we use - no more, no less
* Integrated rsync.net option for a low price with no transfer costs
* Should provide good availability and probably sufficient performance
* Competent techs willing to "go the extra mile" for the right people (as certified by Giza)

;Cons:
* The costs provide a disincentive to grow our audience and our site:
** The cost of bandwidth, while great for small sites, becomes uncompetitive quite quickly, even with the [https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/services/hosting.php#pricing long-term bandwith discount]
** Storage costs are high - $10.00 per GiB/month. No bulk discounts (yet).
* Limited control over the environment. We can run CGI scripts manually (remote triggered), and there is ssh and [S]FTP, but we can't add or configure OS-level modules ourselves.
* No ability to run most others kind of servers (no static IP).
* No [[Wikipedia:memcached|memcached]] (in-memory object caching daemon), which ''could'' severely limit MediaWiki performance

;Estimated cost:
*'''Storage:''' 2.0 * $10.00 * 12 = $240
*'''Bandwidth:''' 150 GiB * 12 = 1800 GiB, which [https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/services/bwcalc.php will cost] $479.82. The subsequent year would be $407.12.
*'''MySQL:''' ($0.01 [base process] + $0.01 [InnoDB table support]) * 365 = $7.30
*'''Backup:''' 2.0 * $1.40 * 12 = $33.60 (optional)
*'''Total:''' $760.72 for the first year, with backup (varies significantly depending on accurate estimate of bandwidth usage)

=== Virtual server (Linode.com) ===

[http://www.linode.com/ Linode] offers Linux virtual servers occupying high-powered machines (quad-core Intel Xeons with RAID-1 disk mirroring), with a certain dedicated amount of memory, storage and bandwidth, and a guaranteed (small) percentage of the real computer's CPU which may increase if other sites are not using their share.

;Pros:
* Even the smallest plan should have sufficient storage for us
* Location would likely be in [[Wikipedia:New Jersey|New Jersey]], a good compromise for American and worldwide furs.
* Real IP address, real server inasmuch as we can run what we like on it, full control.

;Cons:
* MediaWiki can be rather CPU-expensive as an application, and may also strain the memory. We are already close to the limits of the lowest plan. We can buy more RAM and bandwidth, but that will also cost more.
* We would have to provide our own server administrator and spend more time running the server - time we could be spending improving or promoting the wiki.

;Estimated cost:
*'''360 plan''' (max sharing: 40, 360MiB RAM, 10/15GiB storage, 200 GiB/month bandwidth: $19.95 * 12 = $239.40 a year
*'''540 plan''' (max sharing: 30, 540MiB RAM, 15/22.5GiB storage, 300 GiB/month bandwidth: $29.95 * 12 = $359.40 a year

=== Use of dedicated server (Timduru) ===

[[Timduru]] (our French WikiFur administrator) has offered the use of his dedicated US server (Conroe 3040 dual-core, 2GB RAM, 750GB+500GB HD, 3TB/month, ~1.8TB free - FreeBSD 7.0) hosted at [http://www.theplanet.com/ ThePlanet] in Texas. This is the same one that hosts a number of [[fursuit]]-related sites (e.g. [[The Fursuit Archive]], [[The Fursuit Database]]). It is also a streaming server for the [[Funday PawPet Show]] and [[FursuitTV]].

;Pros

* Low-latency, relatively high-bandwidth (40MBps+) connectivity with a monthly limit that we are unlikely to max out anytime soon.
* Server facilities appear [http://www.timduru.org/stats/ relatively unused] despite the existing services. There's plenty of CPU and memory available, even during periods of streaming. Initial tests indicate performance would be very good.
* Ability to run daemons as required by the site, and perhaps other servers. SSH access. Our own IP.
* A server administrator who intimately understands both our needs and the server.
* A backup to his French server can be provided, and potentially activated there in an emergency.
* The price is unbeatable.

;Cons:
* Timduru has been a server administrator for 10 years, but the people he has to rely on to fix problems have sometimes been [http://www.lionking.org/~timduru/status-bestof.html less than fully competent]. While the control situation is now improved (a [[Wikipedia:KVM switch#KVM over IP|remote KVM]] is installed) we would still have to act on any low-level problems via Timduru.
* There is the potential for degraded network performance during periods of streaming. This does not actually appear to be the case but it is possible that this will occur as viewership continues to increase.
* Timduru's server is primarily for supporting and promoting fursuiting within the fandom. If push came to shove, WikiFur would be the site to be shoved - gently, with a reasonable time to arrange alternative hosting. (This situation is considered "very unlikely", as increased supply of bandwidth/storage/etc. has outpaced demand in recent years.)

;Estimated cost:
*'''Nothing''', unless we required services with a specific cost. However, as a significant user, we might well chip in now and then, and/or direct user donations to help cover yearly costs, which are currently in the $2000-3000 range.

== Vote ==
Please indicate your preference by adding your vote to this table. If you have no preference between two options, average your vote. For example, if you preferred one option above two others, vote 1 for the first, and 2.5 for the others.

* This vote is of an advisory nature. If there is a clear preference for an option, it will be taken. If not, [[GreenReaper]] will make the final choice.
* The vote is open to all users, but the votes of administrators may be given more weight.

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!Option 2 (Linode)
!Option 3 (Timduru)
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| ''No comment.'' --[[User:Example|Example]] 20:07, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

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| While I feel that Timduru may be our best option, I also feel that Mr. Muth has made a good case for NFSN. Linode is good for monetary cost, but needing our own server admin is an incidental cost we might not be able to afford right away. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 15:36, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
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| [[User:Timduru|Timduru]]: NFSN infrastructure sounds interesting, and based on other sites hosted there it sounds like a good option, it is quite costly though. The main points that worries me about them is that as written in their FAQ, they don't allow processes to run for more than 2 to 5 minutes for shell and 3 minutes for php. Mediawiki maintenance scripts and import / export processes will take more time than that to complete, and we will need to run them on a regular basis. The initial xml import took more than 2.5 hours to complete on my server. Even if we get a DB export, that'll take more than 2 minutes to complete I think. The other aspect written in their FAQ is that it seems they don't expect you to use a lot of ressource as you would do on a dedicated server, otherwise they might cancel your hosting. If these 2 points could be cleared with them so that we are sure we can run a heavy mediawiki there, I think their redundant servers would be better than mine. About Linode I don't think it would be sufficient for wikifur's needs, it's difficult to know what power their virtual servers really have, but that doesn't really sounds enough --[[User:Timduru|Timduru]] 17:53, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
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[[Category:WikiFur]]

WikiFur:Moving hosts

2008-06-16T03:13:48Z

CarlFox: /* Administrative support for above statement */ I support moving WikiFur.

[[WikiFur]] is moving hosts in the near future. This page explains why, and explores the various options available to us.

== Summary ==

Since its creation in July 2005, WikiFur has been hosted on [[Wikipedia:Wikia|Wikia]], a full-service wiki hosting provider, or [[Wikipedia:Wiki farm|wiki farm]].

Wikia is not a charity. It is a for-profit company funded by [[Wikipedia:venture capital|venture capital]]. This has many positive aspects - not least the high performance and availability of WikiFur to date. However, over time, the negative effects have become more evident.

On Friday 6 June 2008, Wikia announced that it would be [[Wikia:Wikia's New Style|enforcing a new default skin]] (Monaco) with significantly increased advertising, some of which would [http://communitytest.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page intrude into the content area] (in the top-right position normally occupied by a picture or infobox). Users would still be able use other skins by logging in and selecting them in their preferences, but administrators could not select a non-Monaco default for users. They have also [http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:Wikia%27s_New_Style&diff=next&oldid=154688 discarded] a promise made before WikiFur's arrival to [http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Terms_of_use&curid=968&diff=154683&oldid=147678 never host popup ads].

We believe that this new style and level of advertising negatively impacts our readers to an unacceptable level. We also feel that Wikia is asserting an inappropriate level of ownership over the wikis for which it provides services. They have indicated that they want a more cohesive community of wiki sites than we do. These differences of opinion and needs are not likely to be resolved.

WikiFur is not the only site to have problems with this - it has been the [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style/Archive 1|subject]] [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style/Archive 2|of]] [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style/Archive 3|much]] [[Wikia:Forum:Wikia's New Style|discussion]]. Members of Wookieepedia (the Star Wars Wiki) have [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Finding_alternative_hosting come to the conclusion] that they need a "plan B". We concur, and intend to use it as soon as possible.

=== Administrative support for above statement ===

;Support
*I'm [[GreenReaper]], and [[Wikipedia:I approve this message|I approve this message]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 20:07, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
*Agreed. Moving not only frees us from the reigns of Wikia, but opens up numerous new opportunities for WikiFur as a whole. --{{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 21:10, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
* Agreed. I think that a move would help us grow and is in our long-term best interests. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 21:53, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
* With Wikia's intent now clear, both in their desire to increase monetization by advertising alone rather than by sales of services, and in their desire to claim greater ownership over member wikis, I feel that WikiFur will be best served by moving to an independent host. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 15:10, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
* I also am strongly in support. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 01:31, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
* I agree. Establishing independence from this sort of money-grubbing is definitely in WikiFur's long-term interest, especially if Wikia's changes lead to attempts at editorial control - a definite no-no for a wiki. [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 03:13, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

;Neutral

;Oppose

== Things to consider ==

* Wikia may still maintain a site at furry.wikia.com. This is up to them - the [[Wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]] permits it, although certain images uploaded under different licenses (or none) might not be available for their use.
** For this reason, please immediately change links to use '''en.wikifur.com''' rather than '''furry.wikia.com'''. The new domain will work both before and after the move.
* GreenReaper has control over the [[WikiFur:Trade and service marks|WikiFur service mark]], therefore our site will be using it and Wikia will not.
* A full database backup (not just the XML) and image backup should be available to us. User login details may be available.

== Current status ==

Our images currently occupy 1.4GiB of space. The database page table can be compressed if necessary and in that case should take up less than 100MB. Allowing for reasonable expansion over the next year, we will be at 2GiB.

Our total bandwidth use is hard to calculate, but we use about 50GiB a month in CSS and HTML transfer alone. It is not unrealistic to suggest that our total usage might be three times this after images.

== Comparison of options ==

During the administrative discussion, several options were proposed.

Some options that were quickly dismissed:
* Wikia has indicated that while they might consider an offer of money for hosting, it does not really fit into their business model. WikiFur's administrators felt it would not work on a long-term basis.
* Other wiki farms were ignored, as we do not believe they will offer a sufficient level of service to justify the additional cost.

=== Shared hosting (NearlyFreeSpeech.net) ===

[http://nearlyfreespeech.net NearlyFreeSpeech.net] is a shared hosting provider with load-balancing. They provide Linux, PHP 5 and MySQL. They host [[Anthrocon]]'s website (and [[GreenReaper]]'s personal site).

;Pros:
* We only pay for what we use - no more, no less
* Integrated rsync.net option for a low price with no transfer costs
* Should provide good availability and probably sufficient performance
* Competent techs willing to "go the extra mile" for the right people (as certified by Giza)

;Cons:
* The costs provide a disincentive to grow our audience and our site:
** The cost of bandwidth, while great for small sites, becomes uncompetitive quite quickly, even with the [https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/services/hosting.php#pricing long-term bandwith discount]
** Storage costs are high - $10.00 per GiB/month. No bulk discounts (yet).
* Limited control over the environment. We can run CGI scripts manually (remote triggered), and there is ssh and [S]FTP, but we can't add or configure OS-level modules ourselves.
* No ability to run most others kind of servers (no static IP).
* No [[Wikipedia:memcached|memcached]] (in-memory object caching daemon), which ''could'' severely limit MediaWiki performance

;Estimated cost:
*'''Storage:''' 2.0 * $10.00 * 12 = $240
*'''Bandwidth:''' 150 GiB * 12 = 1800 GiB, which [https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/services/bwcalc.php will cost] $479.82. The subsequent year would be $407.12.
*'''MySQL:''' ($0.01 [base process] + $0.01 [InnoDB table support]) * 365 = $7.30
*'''Backup:''' 2.0 * $1.40 * 12 = $33.60 (optional)
*'''Total:''' $760.72 for the first year, with backup (varies significantly depending on accurate estimate of bandwidth usage)

=== Virtual server (Linode.com) ===

[http://www.linode.com/ Linode] offers Linux virtual servers occupying high-powered machines (quad-core Intel Xeons with RAID-1 disk mirroring), with a certain dedicated amount of memory, storage and bandwidth, and a guaranteed (small) percentage of the real computer's CPU which may increase if other sites are not using their share.

;Pros:
* Even the smallest plan should have sufficient storage for us
* Location would likely be in [[Wikipedia:New Jersey|New Jersey]], a good compromise for American and worldwide furs.
* Real IP address, real server inasmuch as we can run what we like on it, full control.

;Cons:
* MediaWiki can be rather CPU-expensive as an application, and may also strain the memory. We are already close to the limits of the lowest plan. We can buy more RAM and bandwidth, but that will also cost more.
* We would have to provide our own server administrator and spend more time running the server - time we could be spending improving or promoting the wiki.

;Estimated cost:
*'''360 plan''' (max sharing: 40, 360MiB RAM, 10/15GiB storage, 200 GiB/month bandwidth: $19.95 * 12 = $239.40 a year
*'''540 plan''' (max sharing: 30, 540MiB RAM, 15/22.5GiB storage, 300 GiB/month bandwidth: $29.95 * 12 = $359.40 a year

=== Use of dedicated server (Timduru) ===

[[Timduru]] (our French WikiFur administrator) has offered the use of his dedicated US server (Conroe 3040 dual-core, 2GB RAM, 750GB+500GB HD, 3TB/month, ~1.8TB free - FreeBSD 7.0) hosted at [http://www.theplanet.com/ ThePlanet] in Texas. This is the same one that hosts a number of [[fursuit]]-related sites (e.g. [[The Fursuit Archive]], [[The Fursuit Database]]). It is also a streaming server for the [[Funday PawPet Show]] and [[FursuitTV]].

;Pros

* Low-latency, relatively high-bandwidth (40MBps+) connectivity with a monthly limit that we are unlikely to max out anytime soon.
* Server facilities appear [http://www.timduru.org/stats/ relatively unused] despite the existing services. There's plenty of CPU and memory available, even during periods of streaming. Initial tests indicate performance would be very good.
* Ability to run daemons as required by the site, and perhaps other servers. SSH access. Our own IP.
* A server administrator who intimately understands both our needs and the server.
* A backup to his French server can be provided, and potentially activated there in an emergency.
* The price is unbeatable.

;Cons:
* Timduru has been a server administrator for 10 years, but the people he has to rely on to fix problems have sometimes been [http://www.lionking.org/~timduru/status-bestof.html less than fully competent]. While the control situation is now improved (a [[Wikipedia:KVM switch#KVM over IP|remote KVM]] is installed) we would still have to act on any low-level problems via Timduru.
* There is the potential for degraded network performance during periods of streaming. This does not actually appear to be the case but it is possible that this will occur as viewership continues to increase.
* Timduru's server is primarily for supporting and promoting fursuiting within the fandom. If push came to shove, WikiFur would be the site to be shoved - gently, with a reasonable time to arrange alternative hosting. (This situation is considered "very unlikely", as increased supply of bandwidth/storage/etc. has outpaced demand in recent years.)

;Estimated cost:
*'''Nothing''', unless we required services with a specific cost. However, as a significant user, we might well chip in now and then, and/or direct user donations to help cover yearly costs, which are currently in the $2000-3000 range.

== Vote ==
Please indicate your preference by adding your vote to this table. If you have no preference between two options, average your vote. For example, if you preferred one option above two others, vote 1 for the first, and 2.5 for the others.

* This vote is of an advisory nature. If there is a clear preference for an option, it will be taken. If not, [[GreenReaper]] will make the final choice.
* The vote is open to all users, but the votes of administrators may be given more weight.

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| ''No comment.'' --[[User:Example|Example]] 20:07, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

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| [[User:Timduru|Timduru]]: NFSN infrastructure sounds interesting, and based on other sites hosted there it sounds like a good option, it is quite costly though. The main points that worries me about them is that as written in their FAQ, they don't allow processes to run for more than 2 to 5 minutes for shell and 3 minutes for php. Mediawiki maintenance scripts and import / export processes will take more time than that to complete, and we will need to run them on a regular basis. The initial xml import took more than 2.5 hours to complete on my server. Even if we get a DB export, that'll take more than 2 minutes to complete I think. The other aspect written in their FAQ is that it seems they don't expect you to use a lot of ressource as you would do on a dedicated server, otherwise they might cancel your hosting. If these 2 points could be cleared with them so that we are sure we can run a heavy mediawiki there, I think their redundant servers would be better than mine. About Linode I don't think it would be sufficient for wikifur's needs, it's difficult to know what power their virtual servers really have, but that doesn't really sounds enough --[[User:Timduru|Timduru]] 17:53, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

|}

[[Category:WikiFur]]

Megaplex

2008-04-07T03:19:08Z

CarlFox: /* History */ fixed link to Sue Deer's entry

[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

The date and location of '''Megaplex 8''' were not available as of the end of Megaplex 7; it is known that the convention is looking at returning to Orlando, possibly at a different time of year, and that the convention will have a ''Toy Land'' theme.<ref name="lasthurrah">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/67397.html One last hurrah...and into the future.]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (31 March 2008)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/67746.html An Exhausting Blast!]'' - [[Yappy Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (31 March 2008)</ref> The convention is also changing its web site address to ''www.megaplexcon.org'', dropping another vestige of their "Pawpet Megaplex" origins.

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (Other functions TBD<ref name="lasthurrah" />)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Terry Mouse|Terry Sender]] - Programming, Badge Design
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[Animecat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming
* [[Antimon]] - DJ Coordinator
* [[Jaded Fox]] - Variety Show

The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

[[Category:Conventions]][[Category:Florida]][[Category:2002 births]]
[[de:Megaplex]]
{{featured article}}

Jacksonville Furs

2008-04-05T08:36:34Z

CarlFox: /* Events */ Noted Megaplex 7, and that MP8 may be back in Orlando.

'''Jacksonville Furs''' are, as the name implies, [[furry fan]]s living in the Northeast Florida area (the "[[Wikipedia:First Coast|First Coast]]"), primarily the greater metropolitan area of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida]]. The group is often referred to as the '''JaxFurs''' for short.

==Founding==
The JaxFurs started out as a small group of friends hanging out on a regular basis. After a while, that group realized there must be a lot of other furs in a city the size of Jacksonville. [[Celestial Fox]] and [[FuzzWolf]] set up a meet at a local [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] which was posted on the [[Florida Furs]] mailing list. The turnout, over 20 people, surprised the two organizers and ended up taking up nearly a quarter of the Denny's restaurant. E-mail addresses were collected from everyone who attended and on April 10th, 2000 Celestial Fox created the first mailing list for the community on eGroups, which later became Yahoo Groups.

==Events==
Jacksonville has a loose-knit group of furry fans, who get together weekly for meets at the area's malls, as well as other informal get-togethers from time to time.

The major get-together for the region is the [[Annual JaxFurs Spring Picnic]], usually held in late-April, at K.A. Hanna Park near Jacksonville Beach.

Jacksonville hosted its first furry [[convention]] in March 2007, when [[Megaplex 6]] was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk downtown. This was the first time one of the major furry events in Florida had been held somewhere other than [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. [[Megaplex 7]] returned to the Wyndham on 28-30 March 2008; however, the convention may move back to Orlando in 2009.

===Weekly Mall Meets===
The community has a meet each Saturday at 6pm, the location rotates around the three area malls in Jacksonville. The location for each week's meet is found on the calendar of the group's mailing list.

The mall meets were originally devised by [[FuzzWolf]] and started out as Weekly Coffee Meets where the group would meet in front of Barnie's Coffee every Wednesday (later changed to Tuesday) at 7pm. Due to the Jacksonville area's sprawling size and the far-flung locations of some regular group members, the strategy of moving the meet location to another mall in a clockwise rotation was used to allow furs in different parts of the city to have a meet close to them at least every three weeks. The first Weekly Coffee Meet was held at the Regency Square Mall on 4/14/03. As time went by, the meets became less about meeting for coffee and simply about meeting in the mall for dinner, window shopping and conversation in the food court.

Due to declining interest and a very close poll on the mailing list, the meets were suspended after the 10/11/05 meet at the Avenues Mall. Their planned replacement was to be a series of parties held each Saturday night at an individual fur's home. When the weekly parties failed to become a regular event and several complaints were raised to the current and prior moderators about the lack of activity, the weekly mall meets were reinstated by [[DracoFur]]. The new meet time and day was chosen by popular vote on the mailing list and the first Saturday mall meet took place on 3/11/06 at the Avenues Mall.

Attendance and interest have returned to previous levels and the weekly meets currently average at least 10 to 12 regular attendees.

=== Annual Events ===
*[[Annual JaxFurs Spring Picnic]]

*[[Megaplex]]

==Mailing List==
The Jacksonville Furs mailing list has served as the primary means of communication and event planning for the group since its founding.

===Primary Moderators===
* [[Celestial Fox]] 4/2000 - 8/2000
* [[FuzzWolf]] 8/2000 - 1/2005
* [[Lace Aurora]] 1/2005 - 5/2006
* [[DracoFur]] 5/2006 - 8/2007
* [[Stitch]] 8/2007 - Present
* [[WindChanneller]] 8/2007 - Present

===Additional Moderators===
* [[Kyrian]] 2007 - Present

===List History===
The first mailing list was created by Celestial Fox in April 2000. Upon his moving to Austin in August of the same year, he appointed [[FuzzWolf]] as the list's moderator. Unfortunately, Celestial Fox later withdrew from the internet and FuzzWolf's moderator status did not allow him to add new moderators to the group. When FuzzWolf moved to Dallas in January 2005 to live with his mate, he moved all his personal mailing lists over to a new Yahoo screenname, changed the password on the mailing list's moderator account and transferred control to his successor, [[Lace Aurora]].

When [[Lace Aurora]] moved to Orlando after graduating college in May 2006, he transferred control of the mailing list to [[DracoFur]] in the same way as he had received it. In order to allow more moderators to assist with the ever-growing group and his decreasing amount of free time, DracoFur did what FuzzWolf had been reluctant to do and created a new mailing list which would allow him full access to the group's moderator options. This allowed him to assign additional moderators to assist with the group's operation and later transfer the group's ownership to new primary moderators.

The new mailing list has the same name as the original with the exception of the "-" in the URL. The original list is still kept active as an archive of information, messages and other files.

In August of 2007, the list's moderator structure changed by moving to having two primary moderators sharing ownership and assigning additional moderators as needed.

==External links==
* [http://www.jaxfurs.com JaxFurs homepage (under construction)]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JacksonvilleFurs/ Jacksonville Furs mailing list]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jacksonville-Furs/ old JaxFurs mailing list, for historical purposes]
* [http://www.fuzzwolf.com/jaxfurs/ JaxFurs Event Pictures Archive]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/jaxfurs/ JaxFurs LiveJournal Community]

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Karl F. Meyers

2008-04-05T08:17:58Z

CarlFox: /* Conventioneering */ Minor Edit.

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the simularity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Doctors Inlet, Florida|Doctors Inlet, Florida]], a suburb of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].

Karl's persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons are magical, and give Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, Karl used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally still pops up in his writing.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

Lately, his writing output has declined due to increased demand on his time from real life. (This includes marriage, career advancement, and fatherhood since the spring of 2003.)

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed.

In later years, he has tried to keep the Storyteller's Circle alive, both through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur''.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003. He remains semi-active both in the Dream and on the [[Gaming Guardians]] forums to date.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to present - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to present - Board of Directors (Chairman 2002-2008)

== Other information ==

Karl is an active member of the [[Florida Furs]], and is the maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* [http://www.foxvox.net FoxVox] - Karl's home page (under construction)
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com Karl's Livejournal]
* [http://carlfox.deviantart.com Karl on DeviantArt] - most of his longer stories are now in his gallery.
* [http://www.foxvox.net/ncd/CarlFoxProfile.htm Character Profile] for Carl Fox, as he is found in the Napping Cat's Dream and the Gaming Guardians forums.

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Megaplex

2008-04-05T08:08:54Z

CarlFox: Cleaned up past and future information, and provided some additional history and information at various points.

[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

The date and location of '''Megaplex 8''' were not available as of the end of Megaplex 7; it is known that the convention is looking at returning to Orlando, possibly at a different time of year, and that the convention will have a ''Toy Land'' theme.<ref name="lasthurrah">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/67397.html One last hurrah...and into the future.]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (31 March 2008)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/67746.html An Exhausting Blast!]'' - [[Yappy Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (31 March 2008)</ref> The convention is also changing its web site address to ''www.megaplexcon.org'', dropping another vestige of their "Pawpet Megaplex" origins.

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (Other functions TBD<ref name="lasthurrah" />)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Terry Mouse|Terry Sender]] - Programming, Badge Design
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[Animecat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTch]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming
* [[Antimon]] - DJ Coordinator
* [[Jaded Fox]] - Variety Show

The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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[[de:Megaplex]]
{{featured article}}

Megaplex

2008-04-05T07:12:37Z

CarlFox:

[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], with 255 attending.

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) is comics, with heroes and villains battling it out on paper. The convention later announced (via its official [http://megaplex.livejournal.com/ LiveJournal community] that [[Adam Wan]] would be the guest of honour. The special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live [i]Rocky Horror[/i] event as Frank N Furter. The convention mascot for 2008 was MegaPanther.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08 MegaPanther as posted on Megaplex's home page]</ref>

The date and location of '''Megaplex 8''' was not available as of the end of Megaplex 7; it is known that the convention is looking at returning to Orlando

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun",<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> Megaplex has maintained a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

[[Convention chairman]] [[Carl Fox]] maintains that Megaplex's event rating is appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" /> However, as of 2008, mature work is permitted in the [[dealers room]] if not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref>

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>

Megaplex's Board of Directors is chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7 due to a lack of time, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (chairman emeritus 2002-2008)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Terry Mouse|Terry Sender]] - Programming, Badge Design
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[Animecat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTch]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming
* [[Antimon]] - DJ Coordinator
* [[Jaded Fox]] - Variety Show

The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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User:CarlFox

2008-04-05T06:54:22Z

CarlFox: Status update (I'm no longer chairman of Megaplex, for one.)

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Hi, I'm Karl F. Meyers, better known in some circles as Carl Fox. (Yes, the name is spelled differently between my real and nick names. :)

I'm a native of [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida]], and haven't quite escaped yet; I currently make my home in Doctor's Inlet, FL with my wife and son. I work for [http://www.convergys.com Convergys] HR Management as a business data analyst.

When not dealing with RL concerns, I'm a writer and storyteller, and have had a number of stories published on the fanzine level. I'm also involved with various conventions: I'm a founder and former chairman of [[Megaplex]], I've been a member of the Art Show Staff at [[Anthrocon]] off and on since its inception, I've been staff for [[Further Confusion]] once, and I've been a panelist at several furry cons since 1995.

== More Info ==
* [http://www.foxvox.net FoxVox] - my personal web site
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com My LiveJournal]

{{ContributorU|Carl Fox}}
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Fornax

2007-05-07T03:18:32Z

CarlFox: Cleaned up some links and verbage.

[[Image:Remix cover.jpg|right|frame|The Fornax sisters (and Spotty) from ''[[Fornax Remix]] 1.1''. Art by [[Brian McPherson]].]]
'''Fornax''' refers to the fictional five-piece [[ratel]] musical group who are the cornerstone of a number of short stories created by [[Matt J. McCullar]]. ''Fornax'' is also used to refer to the stories featuring the group.

== Concept ==

The world in which Fornax lives is made up of various [[anthropomorphic]] [[animal]] races, each having many of the traits that their real-world counterparts have. Ratels, in general, are considered to be short-tempered and dangerous, a stereotype that Fornax does not live up to for the most part.

{{spoiler}}

When [[Dalmatian]] music producer and engineer [[Trevor Sarnoff]] travelled to the backwater Saunim province for a business conference, he found more than he bargained for.

Visiting a shopping center shortly before the conference started, he heard a beautiful melody being played on a piano. Finding the music store where the sound was coming from, he discovered a beautiful lady ratel behind the keys. This was his first encounter with [[Pink Fornax]]. It was love at first sight.

Eventually, Trevor (who was almost immediately nicknamed "Spotty" by Pink) would meet her family - she was one of five quintuplets, all of whom were named for colours. His first encounter with [[Yellow Fornax]] almost ended in tragedy when he surprised her, thinking she was Pink. His initial interactions with the other Fornax sisters - [[Green Fornax|Green]], [[Blue Fornax|Blue]], and [[Violet Fornax|Violet]] - were much less stressful, despite having to give Violet the [[Wikipedia:Heimlich maneuver|Heimlich maneuver]] when she choked during dinner.

Trevor found out that the sisters were excellent singers (save for Pink, who had been rendered mute due to a childhood accident) and musicians. The sisters, at first, humoured his suggestions that they perform at the closing of the conference; it took pointing out his name as producer of a number of the recordings they had in their home to get them to take the suggestion seriously.

In that first performance, Fornax wowed the audience to a degree Trevor had never seen before, starting them on a journey that would make them their world's most beloved band. Later stories focus on these later years, and the band's relationships with their fans, their crew, and each other, through good times and bad.

== Stories and Novellas ==

McCullar's original ''Fornax'' stories first appeared in [[APA Castlehome]], and were later collected and republished as ''[[Fornax Remix]]''. A revised version - ''Fornax Remix 1.1'' - was released by [[Fauxpaw Publications]] in 2002.

Fauxpaw has since released the ''Fornax'' novellas ''[[Fornax: You Don't Believe]]'', written by McCullar, and ''[[Outtakes From A Recording Studio]]'', written by [[Gary Akins, Jr.]]. Another novella, ''[[Touch The Sound...Feel The Music]]'' by [[Cirrel|Philip Eggerding]], takes place in the "Fornax Universe", but is not specifically focused on Fornax themselves.

Stand-alone short stories have also been published, mostly in [[Fur Visions]], over the years. One story, "I Remember, I Remember", was published in the 1999 [[Mephit Furmeet]] con book. Another short story, "[http://www.wilderhom.com/stories/FornaxHaulAss.htm Fornax: Hauling Ass]," appeared in the 2006 MFM con book, and is also available on Philip Eggerding's Fornax fan site.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.fauxpaw.com/site/fpp/index.html Fauxpaw Publications Presents] - includes information on the ''Fornax'' novellas currently available.
* [http://www.wilderhom.com/fornax.htm Fornax fan site] by [[Cirrel|Philip Eggerding]]

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Karl F. Meyers

2007-05-07T02:52:59Z

CarlFox:

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the simularity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens. He lives in Doctors Inlet, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville.

His persona is '''Carl Fox''', a [[red fox]]/[[grey fox]] mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons are magical, and give Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, he used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally still pops up in Karl's writing.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in ''[[PawPrints Fanzine]]'', ''[[Fur Visions]]'', and the first issue of ''[[Fantastic Furry Stories]]''.

Lately, his writing output has declined due to increased demand on his time from real life. (This includes marriage, career advancement, and fatherhood since the spring of 2003.)

== Storytelling and roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum [[roleplaying]] came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed.

In later years, he has tried to keep the Storyteller's Circle alive, both through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur''.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003. He remains semi-active both in the Dream and on the [[Gaming Guardians]] forums to date.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has also been staff at various cons:

* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997 to 2002, 2004 to present - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002 to present - Chairman

== Other information ==

Karl is an active member of the [[Florida Furs]], and is the maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* [http://www.foxvox.net FoxVox] - Karl's home page (under construction)
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com Karl's Livejournal]
* [http://carlfox.deviantart.com Karl on DeviantArt] - most of his longer stories are now in his gallery.
* [http://www.foxvox.net/ncd/CarlFoxProfile.htm Character Profile] for Carl Fox, as he is found in the Napping Cat's Dream and the Gaming Guardians forums.

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[[Category:Anthrocon staff]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
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[[Category:1972 births]]

Adam Wan

2007-04-14T19:41:18Z

CarlFox: added info on GoH for Megaplex 7.

'''Adam Wan''' aka '''Zaush''' is an [[furry artist|artist]] who, according to his website, creates "fan art, illustrations and original work mainly based in a manga style." He is working on an animation featuring two of his [[character]]s ([[Kineta]] and [[Zaush]]), and "expect[ed] a teaser to be ready by years end of 2006, hopefully in time for [[Anthrocon]]."<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/429/ What the heck's new with me?] December 13, 2005 post and comments to Fur Affinity journal.</ref>

In February 2007, Adam Wan put up an auction on [[FurBid-SF]] for a digital commission, 8.5" by 11" at 300dpi, two characters with a colored background. The winning bid was $2001.<ref>[http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auction/item.pl?item=27262 Adam Wan - Digital Commission]. Standard auction on [[FurBid-SF]] in Category: Commissions - Mature Audience. Started on February 16, 2007; ended on February 23, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.</ref>

He created the fictitious fox-like species [[citra]].

Adam is the chief organizer of [[Furplz]], which split off from [[Arcturus]]'s [[ArtPlz]] project.

Adam has been named Guest of Honour for [[Megaplex]] [[Megaplex 7|7]] in March 2008.

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zaush/ Zaush] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://zaush.deviantart.com/ Zaush] on [[deviantART]]
* http://www.wangallery.com/ (defunct)

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Animators]]

Megaplex 7

2007-04-14T19:39:25Z

CarlFox: Updated GoH info; noted weekly updates.

{{Megaplex}}
'''Megaplex 7''' is an upcoming [[furry]] [[convention]] that will be held from March 28 to 30, 2008 at the [http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/JAXHT/main.wnt Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk] in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

This seventh [[Megaplex]] will feature a comics theme.

On April 10th, via its official [http://megaplex.livejournal.com LiveJournal community], the convention announced that [[Adam Wan]] will be the guest of honour.

Additional information is forthcoming; convention chairman [[Carl Fox|Karl Meyers]] intends to post up new information to the LiveJournal community on at least a weekly basis<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/38292.html The Chairman's Corner #1, April 2, 2007]</ref>.

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==References==

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==External links==
* [http://ppmp.info/ Megaplex website]
* [http://ppmp.info/phorum/ Megaplex forum]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex community] on [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:2008 events]]

Talk:The Napping Cat's Dream

2007-04-14T19:26:26Z

CarlFox: /* MUCK */

Megaplex

2007-04-14T18:55:03Z

CarlFox: /* History */ Adam Wan is 2008's GoH.

[[Image:Mp6logo.jpg|right|Megaplex 6]]
'''Megaplex''' is a regional furry [[:Category:Conventions|convention]] held in [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]]. The seventh Megaplex will take place in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] from March 28 to 30, 2008.

The convention began in March, 2002, as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''; the convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name with Megaplex 3 in 2004, although it is still referred to by the older name by many attendees, and the official web site is still ''ppmp.info''.

The convention's goal, as stated in its mission, is to "provide for our membership a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy". In this regard, much of Megaplex's programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance. The convention had live performances from acapella groups [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] (in 2003 and 2004) and [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] (in 2006), and hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a regional puppetry event, in 2005.

Megaplex traditionally maintains a "PG-13" limit for all events; the convention does "bend" the rating for specific events such as the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. As noted by the chairman<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html "Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair" - posted by Carl Fox on 24 Dec 2006]</ref>, in general, Megaplex's rating restriction is not that much different than [[Anthrocon]]'s. One notable exception is that the convention requires artwork and other materials to be "PG-rated" at the very most<ref name="security">[http://ppmp.info/mp06/security.php/ Megaplex 6 security policies webpage]</ref>, whereas Anthrocon allows the sale (but not the open display) of adult materials<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/dealerpack#V "Guidelines on appropriate display of wares" from Anthrocon's Dealer's Packet]</ref>.

== History ==
{{Megaplex}}

'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' will be held 28-30 March 2008, and will return to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. Announced at Megaplex 6's closing ceremonies, the next Megaplex will have a comics theme. The convention announced (via its official [http://megaplex.livejournal.com/ LiveJournal community] that [[Adam Wan]] will be the guest of honour.

== Staff ==

Megaplex's Board of Directors is chaired by [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]]. The rest of the Board includes:

* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Programming Director
* [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]] - Hotel Liason, Audio/Video
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book

Other staff members include:

* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Terry Mouse|Terry Sender]] - Programming

The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

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== Galleries ==
* [[Pawpet Megaplex 1]] (2002): [http://thefoxden.com/cp.php3?con=mp2002 The Foxden], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/Megaplex/MP2002 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* [[Pawpet Megaplex 2]] (2003): [http://thefoxden.com/cp.php3?con=mp2003 The Foxden], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/Megaplex/MP2003 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* [[Megaplex 3]] (2004): [http://users3.ev1.net/%7Ecritters/MP3/MP3_thumbnails.html Chaka Wolf], [http://thefoxden.com/cp.php3?con=mp2004 The Foxden], [http://www.lilpup.com/photos/view.php?sid=Furry&cid=MP2004 LilPup], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/Megaplex/MP2004 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* [[Megaplex 4]] (2005): [http://thefoxden.com/cp.php3?con=mp2005 The Foxden], [http://www.lilpup.com/photos/view.php?sid=Furry&cid=MP2005 LilPup]
* [[Megaplex 5]] (2006): [http://thefoxden.com/cp.php3?con=mp2006 The Foxden], [http://www.lilpup.com/photos/view.php?sid=Furry&cid=MP2006 LilPup], [http://ppmp.info/mp05/MP5-PS/ Megaplex (fursuits)], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FurryCon/Megaplex/MP2006 Timduru's Fursuit Archive]
* [[Megaplex 6]] (2007): [http://ppmp.info/mp06/MP6-PS/ Megaplex (fursuits)]
* Video: [http://ppmp.info/video/ Megaplex], [http://fursuit.timduru.org/view/FursuitVideo/Megaplex/ Timduru's Fursuit Archive]

== External links ==
* [http://ppmp.info/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://ppmp.info/phorum/ Megaplex forum]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex weblog] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?a1=DETFIL&n1=P02000002192&n2=NAMFWD&n3=0000&n4=N&r1=&r2=&r3=&r4=PAWPETLIVEEXPERIENCE&r5= Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc.] at the Florida Division of Corporations

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Rowrbrazzle

2007-04-03T05:23:52Z

CarlFox: /* M-R */ Updated my time with 'Brazzle.

[[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 are currently serving as interim editors until a new permanent editor is found.

The first issue was distributed to the association membership in February 1984, it is still published as of July 2006 (with 90 quarterly issues so far), and it is continuing its uninterrupted 20+ year run. Rowrbrazzle is always looking for new members. Furry [[writer]]s and [[artist]]s are invited to contact any of the interim editors.

== 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)

*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)
* [[Canuss]] (?-?)
* [[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)
||

===G-L===
* [[Jason Gaffney|Jason "Jagafeh" Gaffney]] (? - ?)
* [[Carl Gafford]] (? - ?)
* [[Charles Garofalo]] (? - present)
* [[Roz Gibson]] (? - ?)
* [[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)
* [[G. W. Thomas]] (? - ?)
* [[Marc S. Tucker]] (? - ?)
* [[Tom Verre]] (? - ?)
* [[Edd Vick]] (1984 - present)
* [[Wendell Washer]] (? - ?)
* [[Taral Wayne]] (1984 - ?)
* [[Deal Whitley]] (? - ?)
* [[Colleen Winters]] (? - ?)
* [[Jeff Wood]] (? - ?)
|}

==See also==

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

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

Megaplex 7

2007-03-31T04:51:05Z

CarlFox: Venue and theme *have* been announced. :)

Shannon Stuart

2007-03-28T13:43:40Z

CarlFox: Reverted edits by KendricksRedtail (Talk); changed back to last version by CarlFox

'''Shannon Stuart''' is an [[artist]] who is based in California.

Shannon began drawing at an early age. She credits her love of ''[[Wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]'' as the catalyst for improving her skills. She got her start in furry fandom at [[Anthrocon]] and [[Confurence]], where support from other artists and new fans helped her progress.<ref>[http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/sstuart/art.html From Shannon's Artwork page ]</ref>

She has helped staff [[Further Confusion]] from its start, as well.

After graduating high school, she earned a BA in Art from [[wikipedia:Pepperdine University|Pepperdine University]].<ref>''[http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/sstuart/art.html Ibid.]''</ref>

Shannon's [[furry]] artwork has appeared in a number of [[fanzines]], including ''[[Fur Visions]]''. She also has published an illustrated short novella, ''[[Princess Bracelet Snap!]]'', through [[FauxPaw Publications]].

She is the daughter of [[greymuzzle]] and long-time con staffer [[DeWayne Stuart]].

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/sstuart/ Shannon's home page]
* [http://kikuneko.deviantart.com Shannon on DeviantArt]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:California]]

Shannon Stuart

2007-03-28T04:49:07Z

CarlFox: Updated info; added her home pages and DA gallery.

Uncle Kage's Story Hour

2007-03-22T03:01:51Z

CarlFox: /* Conventions */ Kage appeared at Megaplex 2007.

[[Image:Uksh ef 10.jpg|right|thumb|Story hour at [[Eurofurence 10]]]]
'''Uncle Kage's Story Hour''' is a stand up performance that is given by [[Uncle Kage|Dr. Samuel "Uncle Kage" Conway]] at [[Anthrocon]] and many other [[convention]]s. It usually lasts between an hour and an hour and a half.

== Origin ==

[[Uncle Kage]]'s career as a storyteller began at [[ConFurence]] in 1994 when he was idly entertaining some friends with a tale in the lobby of the hotel. Passersby began to congregate to listen, and by the time he finished he had attracted a sizeable crowd. It was then that artist [[Colin Crisanti]] playfully tugged on "Kagemushi's" sleeve and said, "Tell us another story, Uncle Kage!"

The moniker stuck, and the following year Uncle Kage was invited back to tell stories as an official event. For the next few years his Story Hours were held in hotel lobbies for want of large enough rooms, but in recent years he has performed on stage in large ballrooms for audiences as large as 1500 people.

== Conventions ==

The various [[furry]], [[science fiction]], and [[fantasy]] cons that have featured Uncle Kage's Story Hour include:
* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* [[ConClave]] - 2005, 2006
* [[ConFurence]] - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
* [[Conifur Northwest]] - 2003, 2004, 2005
* [[DucKon]] - 2002, 2003, 2004
* [[Eurofurence]] - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* [[Feral!]] - 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001
* [[Further Confusion]] - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
* [[I-CON]] - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
* [[Midwest FurFest]] - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* [[Mephit Furmeet]] - 1999, 2000, 2001

== External links==

* [http://www.unclekage.com/tapes.html Video/DVD ordering page] from [http://www.unclekage.com/ UncleKage.com]

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[[Category:Convention events]]
[[Category:1995 births]]

WikiFur:Colleagues

2007-03-22T02:58:40Z

CarlFox: ...I'm editing again :)

'''[[WikiFur]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]]''' are:
* The founder, [[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]] ([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) - contact via [[WikiFur:IRC|#wikifur chat]], ICQ 33146327 (late evenings/weekends), or [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=GreenReaper private email]

* [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] ([[User talk:CarlFox|talk]]) - contact via [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=CarlFox private email]
* [[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan Da Husky]] ([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]]) - Contact Info: AIM: ''DuncanHusky'', FurryMUCK: ''DuncHusky'', e-mail link on user talk page
* [[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] ([[User talk:EarthFurst|talk]])
* [[User:Frizzy|Frizzy]] ([[User talk:Frizzy|talk]])
* [[User:Dmuth|Giza]] ([[User talk:Dmuth|talk]]) - Contact Info: AIM: ''Dmuth At Home'', Google Talk: ''doug.muth AT gmail.com'', FurryMUCK: ''Giza''
* [[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] ([[User talk:Higgs Raccoon|talk]])
* [[User:JSharp|JSharp]] ([[User talk:JSharp|talk]]) (Previously known as [[User:DeVandalizer|DeVandalizer]])
* [[User:KendricksRedtail|Kendricks Redtail]] ([[User talk:KendricksRedtail|talk]])
* [[User:Markus|Markus]] ([[User talk:Markus|talk]])
* [[User:MKerris|MKerris]] ([[User talk:MKerris|talk]])
* [[User:Mwalimu|Mwalimu]] ([[User talk:Mwalimu|talk]])
* [[User:Osfer|Osfer]] ([[User talk:Osfer|talk]])
* [[User:Rat|Rat]] ([[User talk:Rat|talk]]) - AIM: RainRattie
* [[User:Simba B|Simba B]] ([[User talk:Simba B|talk]])
* [[User:Sine|Sine]] ([[User talk:Sine|talk]])
* [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] ([[User talk:Spaz Kitty|talk]]) - contact via AIM (The Spaz Kitty), or [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=SpazKitty private email]
* [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]])
* [[User:Unci|unci]] ([[User talk:Unci|talk]]) - e-mail ''unci at unci.de'', icq 11606873, occasionally on [[Furnet]], frequently on [[Furscape]] and [[FurryMUCK]]

==Admins who have not made any edits in the past month==

Admins who, for some reason or another, have not made any recent edits on this wiki. That does not necessarily mean that they have left the wiki.

* [[User:MelSkunk|MelSkunk]] ([[User talk:MelSkunk|talk]])
* [[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] ([[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]]) - AIM: ''Nidonocu''
* [[User:Sebkha|Sebkha]] ([[User talk:Sebkha|talk]])
* [[User:Siege|Siege]] ([[User talk:Siege|talk]])
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== See also ==

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* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What adminship is not|What adminship is not]] on Wikipedia
* [[Special:Log|Logs of admin actions]] (as well as other activities)
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Template:Timeline of conventions

2007-03-07T04:51:17Z

CarlFox: Updated Megaplex for2007

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