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User talk:Caroway

2011-03-22T14:38:53Z

Caroway: unapplicable

Forum:Where can I read this paper on the furry fandom?

2010-08-10T06:05:18Z

Caroway:

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I am interested in reading this thesis on the furry fandom, titled <b><u>"CREATURE COMFORT: ANTHROPOMORPHISM, SEXUALITY, AND REVITALIZATION IN THE FURRY FANDOM"</u></b>, published 2008 at Mississippi State University. The [http://en.scientificcommons.org/36183750 Scientific Commons] page on it does not allow (AFAIK) downloading of it outside of campus computers. Does anyone have a copy of the paper they could share, or is there somewhere where I can download it? --[[User:Caroway|Caroway]] 22:03, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

:I suggest you get in contact with his adviser, [http://library.msstate.edu/MSUauthors/jer12/index.html Janet Rafferty]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 22:42, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

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::Thank you, I will contact her, though I'm having to use a US proxy to be able to access *.msstate.edu/* from my country. --[[User:Caroway|Caroway]] 06:05, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Forum:Where can I read this paper on the furry fandom?

2010-08-09T22:03:52Z

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Forum:Who is the Artist?

2010-08-09T21:42:50Z

Caroway: answer

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== Artist ==
:'''''Note:''' This image is NSFW.
Does someone know the name of the artist who has drawn this picture[http://g.e-hentai.org/s/812c9b081fdb8caf6a83641d163ca947af6d47c3-160339-1098-844-jpg/169302-914] (Website http://g.e-hentai.org/, the free hentai and furry yiff site)? Could it be art of Mr. [[Marc Leonheart]]?

Thank you very much for your help <small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:83.79.76.237|83.79.76.237]] ([[User talk:83.79.76.237|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/83.79.76.237|contribs]]) .</small>
<br/>
::The artist is MarcLeonhardt, http://www.furaffinity.net/user/marcleonhardt/ NSFW: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/730266/ --[[User:Caroway|Caroway]] 21:42, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Category talk:Maps

2010-07-11T04:02:09Z

Caroway: added two

{{Cleanup}}

There are a number of '''furry maps''' out there that show where everyone lives, so that furries can find fellow furries nearby or enroute to visit:

* [http://www.furry.de/eisfuchs/mapview.html Furry Map of Germany] by [[Eisfuchs]]
** currently being phased out and replaced by [[FurryMap.net]] by [[Kimura]] based on OpenStreetMap and OpenLayers.
* [[French Furry Map Database]]
* [http://www.lionking.at/furrymap/mapview.php3 Furry map of Austria] by [[Taibu]]
* [[The Furry Map of Denmark]]
* [http://halfdragon.de/furryfinder Furry Finder] by [[FinFarenath]]
* [[Internet Furry Proximity Locator]]
<br />
If you are looking for furry [[convention]]s nearby, you may look at [[Furcon.de]], or in this wiki at [[:Category:Conventions]] and the [http://greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/ConventionMap.html WikiFur convention map].

[[Category:Lists|Maps]]
[[Category:Maps]]

User talk:Caroway

2010-05-05T22:14:22Z

Caroway:

Hi there, Caroway, and welcome to WikiFur! Thanks for adding the article [[Massugu ni Ikou]]. I've fixed up the Infobox template - it was missing a tname= parameter on the template bar. [[User talk:GreenReaper|Let me know]] if you need any [[help]] not already provided. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 15:53, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

==1-minute explanation of <i>Furry</i>==
Furry is a large fandom for those with extraordinary affinity for anthropomorphic animals. 'Anthropomorphic' means <i>with human traits</i>.

Its significance is different to each fan. Furry can be:
*An art æsthetic
*A hobby
*A lifestyle
*A community

Most furries have a fursona. A fursona is a personal fantasy identity that is an animal, most often anthropomorphic. Fursona species is chosen based on favorite animal, or the animal that one most relates to.

What do furries do?
*Observe and make art
*Enjoy movies and shows about animal characters
*Role play
*Attend furry conventions
*Read and write stories about animal characters
*Wear costumes of animal characters

Yiffstar

2009-12-29T08:26:31Z

Caroway:

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{{Infobox website
| title = Yiffstar
| image = [[Image:Yiffstar_logo.svg|160px]]
| caption =
| author = [[Toumal]]
| url = http://www.yiffstar.com/
**'''Forums''': http://forum.yiffstar.com/
**'''Chat''': http://chat.yiffstar.com
**'''F.A.P.''': http://fap.yiffstar.com
**'''Complaints/Bugs''': http://www.yiffstar.com/mantis/
| status =
| began = 19 September 2002
| ended = 19 December 2009
| genre =
| rating = {{rating-nc17-button2}}
}}

'''Yiffstar''', also known as the '''Yiff'''y '''St'''ory '''Ar'''chive, was a privately funded non-commercial archive of erotic [[furry]] fiction, artwork and music. Though focusing on furry stories with adult or sexual content, it also had sections for non-sexual fiction and artwork.

Submitted content is moderated by a crew of volunteer reviewers. There was no censorship for content, other than the requirement of entries to be furry or animal related. Over 25,000 submissions had been accepted as of November 2007.

=== Site relaunch as SoFurry ===

Yiffstar was relaunched as [[SoFurry]] on December 26, 2009.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?pid=111071 SoFurry FAQ - All your questions are answered!] Updated December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.</ref> The site retained its existing database of art and stories and now contains new group features.<ref>''[http://www.yiffstar.com/?pid=109996 Launch Procedures Initiated]'' - [[Toumal]], Yiffstar journal (25 November 2009)</ref>

== History ==

The creation of Yiffstar was triggered by the demise of archives like [[gotfox.com]] and the stagnation of [[Mia's Index of Anthro Stories]]. Unlike Mia's, Yiffstar seeks to actively preserve [[anthropomorphic]] fiction, rather than building a link database.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?pid=16882 About Yiffstar]</ref>. There are over 15,000 approved stories, 9,000 pictures and 150 songs as of 4 November 2007.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/ Yiffstar.com front page]</ref> The site has over 36,000 registered users.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?action=sitestats Yiffstar Site Statistics]</ref> Since its launch on September 19, 2002, Yiffstar has grown to provide a forum, personal furry art and literature galleries, furry music, personal journals, a [[MUCK]], a chat room, and an integrated [[oekaki]] board.<ref>[http://forum.yiffstar.com/index.php?topic=17053.0 Tormal's Yiffstar To-Do List]</ref>. Most of the many upgrades to the site have happened silently without noticeable downtime.
Yiffstar was founded and is run by Toumal Rakesh.

== Services ==
==== Story Archive ====

Literature is grouped by content as either "Male/Female", "Male/Male", "Female/Female", "Male solo", "Female solo", "Other", or "Clean". Subcategories involve the material's content, such as the types of characters, and any [[sexual fetishism|fetishes]] that are involved. Popular locations are also available allowing users to search more easily though the database.

YS features an "opt-out" toggle to filter out keywords for things that a user may find repulsive has been added making things even easier to browse by simply removing from view anything that meets the "offensiveness" criteria set by the user.

A rating system allows users to vote on a scale between 1 and 5 as to the quality of a work. A separate comments system at the bottom of the work lets visitors leave their thoughts. If a user really likes a piece of work they can add it to their favorites list, or watch the creator to see their future work in a separate view.

==== Art Gallery ====

Yiffstar featured two types of visual art: Regular digital art, and an online [[Oekaki]] board.
The art galleries are the main hub of visual art on Yiffstar, featuring all the community functions available for stories: Favorites, Watchlists, Comments, Ratings etc.

Art can be grouped in folders by the artist, allowing them to separate different topics, group their art by year or any other criteria they desire.

The oekaki board is meant to be used as a visual comment, to allow visitors to draw whatever a particular submission inspires them to.

==== Music ====

Following repeated requests by users, Yiffstar adopted music uploads in 2007, again taking all the features available for story and visual art submissions and allowing them to be used for the new content format. Fears of repeated uploads of commercial music have so far been unfounded thanks to the work of the many volunteer reviewers.

==== Journals ====

Also in 2007, users gained the ability to run their own journal on Yiffstar. This feature has only basic functionality right now, with update notification and additional enhancements planned for early 2008.

==== Forums ====

Yiffstar contains a forum with an active furry community of over 32,000 registered users.<ref>[http://forum.yiffstar.com/index.php?action=mlist Yiffstar Forum Users]</ref>. Some of the more popular sub-forums include "The Yiffstar Village" (general talk), "Endless [[Yiff]] [[role playing |role play]]" (adult), "Furry Sexuality", Yiffstar personals, a [[commission]] marketplace, "Story and Art Feedback" and many others.

==== YiffChat ====

Yiffstar has its own web-based chat, centered on sexual [[roleplay]]. Due to [http://chat.yiffstar.com YiffChat]'s availability even through firewalls, and because of its ease of use, it is one of the most popular services of the site. YiffChat has 34 rooms as of 3 March 2007.<ref>Rooms in YiffChat (Accessed 3 March 2007):
*"Lobby (Public)" - Typically has the most users in it
*"The Lobby Gardens (Public)" - The lobby gardens
*"The Black Moon Inn"
*"Shell Beach" - A beach
*"Evergreen Forest" - Forest scenery
*"Play Room" - Self explanatory
*"Lyon's Gym" - A place to work out, with showers
*"Twilight Den" - Basically a cabin with a bookshelf, bed and fireplace
*"Dark Dungeon" - Basically a place made for bondage type roleplay
*"Furopolis Mall" - A mall... what can I say
*"Aerial Plushie Dome" - Basically a room with piles and piles of stuffed animals in it
*"Tirade Cafe (NO YIFF)" - A place where you go to talk to other users without being interrupted by people roleplaying
*"Classroom 101" - Your typical everyday classroom
*"The Doc's Office" - A doctors office
*"The Cellar Nightclub" - A nightclub with lots of rooms in the basement
*"Le'Fay Mausoleum" - A mausoleum
*"Xavier Stables" - A great place to go if you like horses
*"The Tundra" - A cabin out in the snowy wilderness
*"YC-1 Space Station" - A space station with a full programmable room
*"Moonside Drive-In" - A drive-in theater
*"The Nanpralle Alley" - A back alley
*"Dorian's Carnival" - A carnival
*"Quickpaw Saloon (Public)" - A saloon everyone can go to
*"Water Dome" - Basically the pool
*"Louvre - MALE"
*"Louvre - FEMALE"
*"Louvre - HETERO"
*"Louvre - OTHER"
*"The Arena (No Yiff - Discussion Only)" - For group discussion
*"Bierce Castle" - Some old castle ruins
*"The Snake-Eyes Casino" - A casino
*"The Mountain Cave" - A cave up in the mountain with a fire and blankets
*"The Newcomer's Pounceroom" - A place with padded walls....
*"Roleplay Manor (No YIFF)"</ref>

Private chats are possible either by whispering (by clicking the >> sign next to a username), or by creating a private room within the chat.
For more information about another user, clicking ? on the right side of their user name will bring up their profile. Users can also be ignored (thus making their statements invisible to you) by clicking "ign". If present, the gender sign next to a user name tells whether their character is male, female or [[herm]].

==== [[F.A.P (Yiffstar)|F.A.P]] ====

F.A.P initially started out as an image board in the spirit of [[Wikipedia:2chan|2chan]]. Adult furry art was posted in threads with specific topics, often grouping pictures of individual species of anthropomorphic creatures into a single thread.

In 2006, F.A.P switched to a software that provided a filtered, "image only" view of the Yiffstar Forums. Unlike other 2chan-based boards, F.A.P does not have a [[Do Not Post|DNP list]].
The board employs a linking system called "Thumbnailizer". It effectively enables hotlinking to a variety of sites in a way that prevents traffic problems for the sites hosting the images, effectively downloading an image no more often than once every 24 hours regardless of how many people view the image on F.A.P.

F.A.P was down from May to December 2007 due to the forums switching from PHPBB to SMF. It has recently been recoded from scratch.

==== Random gay furry art ====

A small link on the sidebar leads to a simple page that refreshes every thirty-seconds with random images marked "male solo" or "male/male" from Yiffstar's Galleries. Sometimes the pictures that come up are of an erotic [[homosexual]] nature, sometimes they are simply pictures featuring males - it is fully random.

As of December 6th, 2009, the link is still present on the sidebar, but the function has been replaced with the following text:

"Sorry, I had to disable this service because its load cannot be flexibly spread across multiple servers. Please consider asking your favorite artists to upload their art to yiffstar.com!"

== Defunct areas ==

*Furry TS - A [[Wikipedia:TeamSpeak|Teamspeak]] server named 'International Furry community' was geared for furry voice chat, socializing and role-, and gameplay. Connecting to and using the service is free.
*Web-hosting - Though artists used to negotiate with Toumal over web space, this has been fully replaced by the Gallery features of the site.

*InstantMessaging - Yiffstar used to run a free [[Wikipedia:Jabber|Jabber]]-compatible instant messaging server at [http://im.yiffstar.com/ im.yiffstar.com].

*[[YIMU Island]] was Yiffstar's [[MUCK]]. Closed down in 2007 after disagreement between Toumal and several MUCK wizards over Muck ownership. A direct copy of the muck database is now running at "The Library", without authorization by Toumal.

== Trivia ==
*Yiffstar features shortcut URLs for most parts of the site. For example www.yiffstar.com/user/YourUsername takes visitors straight to the user page of a particular user, www.yiffstar.com/gallery/YourUsername goes to the galleries, www.yiffstar.com/stories/YourUsername takes visitors to the story index of that user.
[[Image:Tacoma-yiffstar5.png|right|Yiffstar by Tacoma Tigressfire]]
*Yiffstar's site banner is variable, being composed of a rotating series of user-donated images. Banner contests are held once per year.
*The story archive is loosely based on an open-source content management system that was originally designed for a small, personal webpage. Over the course of five years, the site's code has grown from 20Kb to over 800Kb.
*Yiffstar has moved servers several times, mostly for CPU performance or bandwidth reasons. Custom scripting allows the site to have individual parts run on separate servers, and to be moved around whenever necessary.
*The Yiffchat "Louvre"-rooms allow users to post and share the URLs to images on other websites and have them being displayed in full right in the chat window - like fchan on steroids. This system initially worked for all URLs, but due to heavy abuse in May/June 2006 when the chat was spammed with links to disgusting photos, it has been restricted to pictures on [[FurNation]], [[Fur Affinity]] and [[VCL]].
*A range of Yiffstar-branded merchandise, including clothes, bags, stickers, an umbrella and a baby bib, is sold through [https://www.spreadshirt.com/shop.php?sid=30947 spreadshirt.com (America)] and [https://www.spreadshirt.net/shop.php?sid=140934 spreadshirt.net (Europe)].
*Yiffstar is a member of the "Miscellany" category of the ''Recommended Anthropomorphics List'' published by the [[Ursa Major Awards]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.rdwarf.com/users/mink/muckman/index.html YimuMuck Usage Manual]
{{Media archives}}
[[Category:Yiffstar]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
{{featured article}}

[[es:Yiffstar]]
[[fr:Yiffstar]]
[[ru:Yiffstar]]
[[sv:Yiffstar]]

Yiffstar

2009-12-29T08:24:55Z

Caroway:

{{LinkingSupporter}}
{{merge|YiffChat}}
{{Infobox website
| title = Yiffstar
| image = [[Image:Yiffstar_logo.svg|160px]]
| caption =
| author = [[Toumal]]
| url = http://www.yiffstar.com/
**'''Forums''': http://forum.yiffstar.com/
**'''Chat''': http://chat.yiffstar.com
**'''F.A.P.''': http://fap.yiffstar.com
**'''Complaints/Bugs''': http://www.yiffstar.com/mantis/
| status =
| began = 19 September 2002
| ended = 19 December 2009
| genre =
| rating = {{rating-nc17-button2}}
}}

'''Yiffstar''', also known as the '''Yiff'''y '''St'''ory '''Ar'''chive, was a privately funded non-commercial archive of erotic [[furry]] fiction, artwork and music. Though focusing on furry stories with adult or sexual content, it also had sections for non-sexual fiction and artwork.

Submitted content is moderated by a crew of volunteer reviewers. There was no censorship for content, other than the requirement of entries to be furry or animal related. Over 25,000 submissions had been accepted as of November 2007.

=== Site relaunch as SoFurry ===

Yiffstar was relaunched as [[SoFurry]] on December 26, 2009.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?pid=111071 SoFurry FAQ - All your questions are answered!] Updated December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.</ref> The site is to retain its existing database of art and stories but adding new group features.<ref>''[http://www.yiffstar.com/?pid=109996 Launch Procedures Initiated]'' - [[Toumal]], Yiffstar journal (25 November 2009)</ref>

== History ==

The creation of Yiffstar was triggered by the demise of archives like [[gotfox.com]] and the stagnation of [[Mia's Index of Anthro Stories]]. Unlike Mia's, Yiffstar seeks to actively preserve [[anthropomorphic]] fiction, rather than building a link database.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?pid=16882 About Yiffstar]</ref>. There are over 15,000 approved stories, 9,000 pictures and 150 songs as of 4 November 2007.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/ Yiffstar.com front page]</ref> The site has over 36,000 registered users.<ref>[http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?action=sitestats Yiffstar Site Statistics]</ref> Since its launch on September 19, 2002, Yiffstar has grown to provide a forum, personal furry art and literature galleries, furry music, personal journals, a [[MUCK]], a chat room, and an integrated [[oekaki]] board.<ref>[http://forum.yiffstar.com/index.php?topic=17053.0 Tormal's Yiffstar To-Do List]</ref>. Most of the many upgrades to the site have happened silently without noticeable downtime.
Yiffstar was founded and is run by Toumal Rakesh.

== Services ==
==== Story Archive ====

Literature is grouped by content as either "Male/Female", "Male/Male", "Female/Female", "Male solo", "Female solo", "Other", or "Clean". Subcategories involve the material's content, such as the types of characters, and any [[sexual fetishism|fetishes]] that are involved. Popular locations are also available allowing users to search more easily though the database.

YS features an "opt-out" toggle to filter out keywords for things that a user may find repulsive has been added making things even easier to browse by simply removing from view anything that meets the "offensiveness" criteria set by the user.

A rating system allows users to vote on a scale between 1 and 5 as to the quality of a work. A separate comments system at the bottom of the work lets visitors leave their thoughts. If a user really likes a piece of work they can add it to their favorites list, or watch the creator to see their future work in a separate view.

==== Art Gallery ====

Yiffstar featured two types of visual art: Regular digital art, and an online [[Oekaki]] board.
The art galleries are the main hub of visual art on Yiffstar, featuring all the community functions available for stories: Favorites, Watchlists, Comments, Ratings etc.

Art can be grouped in folders by the artist, allowing them to separate different topics, group their art by year or any other criteria they desire.

The oekaki board is meant to be used as a visual comment, to allow visitors to draw whatever a particular submission inspires them to.

==== Music ====

Following repeated requests by users, Yiffstar adopted music uploads in 2007, again taking all the features available for story and visual art submissions and allowing them to be used for the new content format. Fears of repeated uploads of commercial music have so far been unfounded thanks to the work of the many volunteer reviewers.

==== Journals ====

Also in 2007, users gained the ability to run their own journal on Yiffstar. This feature has only basic functionality right now, with update notification and additional enhancements planned for early 2008.

==== Forums ====

Yiffstar contains a forum with an active furry community of over 32,000 registered users.<ref>[http://forum.yiffstar.com/index.php?action=mlist Yiffstar Forum Users]</ref>. Some of the more popular sub-forums include "The Yiffstar Village" (general talk), "Endless [[Yiff]] [[role playing |role play]]" (adult), "Furry Sexuality", Yiffstar personals, a [[commission]] marketplace, "Story and Art Feedback" and many others.

==== YiffChat ====

Yiffstar has its own web-based chat, centered on sexual [[roleplay]]. Due to [http://chat.yiffstar.com YiffChat]'s availability even through firewalls, and because of its ease of use, it is one of the most popular services of the site. YiffChat has 34 rooms as of 3 March 2007.<ref>Rooms in YiffChat (Accessed 3 March 2007):
*"Lobby (Public)" - Typically has the most users in it
*"The Lobby Gardens (Public)" - The lobby gardens
*"The Black Moon Inn"
*"Shell Beach" - A beach
*"Evergreen Forest" - Forest scenery
*"Play Room" - Self explanatory
*"Lyon's Gym" - A place to work out, with showers
*"Twilight Den" - Basically a cabin with a bookshelf, bed and fireplace
*"Dark Dungeon" - Basically a place made for bondage type roleplay
*"Furopolis Mall" - A mall... what can I say
*"Aerial Plushie Dome" - Basically a room with piles and piles of stuffed animals in it
*"Tirade Cafe (NO YIFF)" - A place where you go to talk to other users without being interrupted by people roleplaying
*"Classroom 101" - Your typical everyday classroom
*"The Doc's Office" - A doctors office
*"The Cellar Nightclub" - A nightclub with lots of rooms in the basement
*"Le'Fay Mausoleum" - A mausoleum
*"Xavier Stables" - A great place to go if you like horses
*"The Tundra" - A cabin out in the snowy wilderness
*"YC-1 Space Station" - A space station with a full programmable room
*"Moonside Drive-In" - A drive-in theater
*"The Nanpralle Alley" - A back alley
*"Dorian's Carnival" - A carnival
*"Quickpaw Saloon (Public)" - A saloon everyone can go to
*"Water Dome" - Basically the pool
*"Louvre - MALE"
*"Louvre - FEMALE"
*"Louvre - HETERO"
*"Louvre - OTHER"
*"The Arena (No Yiff - Discussion Only)" - For group discussion
*"Bierce Castle" - Some old castle ruins
*"The Snake-Eyes Casino" - A casino
*"The Mountain Cave" - A cave up in the mountain with a fire and blankets
*"The Newcomer's Pounceroom" - A place with padded walls....
*"Roleplay Manor (No YIFF)"</ref>

Private chats are possible either by whispering (by clicking the >> sign next to a username), or by creating a private room within the chat.
For more information about another user, clicking ? on the right side of their user name will bring up their profile. Users can also be ignored (thus making their statements invisible to you) by clicking "ign". If present, the gender sign next to a user name tells whether their character is male, female or [[herm]].

==== [[F.A.P (Yiffstar)|F.A.P]] ====

F.A.P initially started out as an image board in the spirit of [[Wikipedia:2chan|2chan]]. Adult furry art was posted in threads with specific topics, often grouping pictures of individual species of anthropomorphic creatures into a single thread.

In 2006, F.A.P switched to a software that provided a filtered, "image only" view of the Yiffstar Forums. Unlike other 2chan-based boards, F.A.P does not have a [[Do Not Post|DNP list]].
The board employs a linking system called "Thumbnailizer". It effectively enables hotlinking to a variety of sites in a way that prevents traffic problems for the sites hosting the images, effectively downloading an image no more often than once every 24 hours regardless of how many people view the image on F.A.P.

F.A.P was down from May to December 2007 due to the forums switching from PHPBB to SMF. It has recently been recoded from scratch.

==== Random gay furry art ====

A small link on the sidebar leads to a simple page that refreshes every thirty-seconds with random images marked "male solo" or "male/male" from Yiffstar's Galleries. Sometimes the pictures that come up are of an erotic [[homosexual]] nature, sometimes they are simply pictures featuring males - it is fully random.

As of December 6th, 2009, the link is still present on the sidebar, but the function has been replaced with the following text:

"Sorry, I had to disable this service because its load cannot be flexibly spread across multiple servers. Please consider asking your favorite artists to upload their art to yiffstar.com!"

== Defunct areas ==

*Furry TS - A [[Wikipedia:TeamSpeak|Teamspeak]] server named 'International Furry community' was geared for furry voice chat, socializing and role-, and gameplay. Connecting to and using the service is free.
*Web-hosting - Though artists used to negotiate with Toumal over web space, this has been fully replaced by the Gallery features of the site.

*InstantMessaging - Yiffstar used to run a free [[Wikipedia:Jabber|Jabber]]-compatible instant messaging server at [http://im.yiffstar.com/ im.yiffstar.com].

*[[YIMU Island]] was Yiffstar's [[MUCK]]. Closed down in 2007 after disagreement between Toumal and several MUCK wizards over Muck ownership. A direct copy of the muck database is now running at "The Library", without authorization by Toumal.

== Trivia ==
*Yiffstar features shortcut URLs for most parts of the site. For example www.yiffstar.com/user/YourUsername takes visitors straight to the user page of a particular user, www.yiffstar.com/gallery/YourUsername goes to the galleries, www.yiffstar.com/stories/YourUsername takes visitors to the story index of that user.
[[Image:Tacoma-yiffstar5.png|right|Yiffstar by Tacoma Tigressfire]]
*Yiffstar's site banner is variable, being composed of a rotating series of user-donated images. Banner contests are held once per year.
*The story archive is loosely based on an open-source content management system that was originally designed for a small, personal webpage. Over the course of five years, the site's code has grown from 20Kb to over 800Kb.
*Yiffstar has moved servers several times, mostly for CPU performance or bandwidth reasons. Custom scripting allows the site to have individual parts run on separate servers, and to be moved around whenever necessary.
*The Yiffchat "Louvre"-rooms allow users to post and share the URLs to images on other websites and have them being displayed in full right in the chat window - like fchan on steroids. This system initially worked for all URLs, but due to heavy abuse in May/June 2006 when the chat was spammed with links to disgusting photos, it has been restricted to pictures on [[FurNation]], [[Fur Affinity]] and [[VCL]].
*A range of Yiffstar-branded merchandise, including clothes, bags, stickers, an umbrella and a baby bib, is sold through [https://www.spreadshirt.com/shop.php?sid=30947 spreadshirt.com (America)] and [https://www.spreadshirt.net/shop.php?sid=140934 spreadshirt.net (Europe)].
*Yiffstar is a member of the "Miscellany" category of the ''Recommended Anthropomorphics List'' published by the [[Ursa Major Awards]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.rdwarf.com/users/mink/muckman/index.html YimuMuck Usage Manual]
{{Media archives}}
[[Category:Yiffstar]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
{{featured article}}

[[es:Yiffstar]]
[[fr:Yiffstar]]
[[ru:Yiffstar]]
[[sv:Yiffstar]]

Dogs Forward

2009-12-28T15:55:58Z

Caroway: Redirect from the alternative English name of the anime to the common, Japanese, name.

#REDIRECT [[Massugu ni Ikou]]

Let's Walk Straight

2009-12-28T15:55:10Z

Caroway: Redirect from the English name of the anime to the common, Japanese, name.

#REDIRECT [[Massugu ni Ikou]]

Massugu ni Ikou

2009-12-28T15:49:21Z

Caroway: Refactoring.

{{Infobox
|name = Infobox/Anime
|title = Massugu ni Ikou
|image = [[File:Massugu ni Ikoi Title.jpg|200px]]
|caption = '''Massugu ni Ikou''' main characters.
|headerstyle = background:#ccf;
|labelstyle = background:#ddf;
|header1 = Alternative Titles
|label2 = English
|data2 = Let's Walk Straight
|label3 = Japanese
|data3 = まっすぐにいこう
|label4 = Chinese
|data4 = 狗狗向前走 ("Dogs Forward")
|header5 = Information
|label6 = Genre
|data6 = Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
|label7 = Director
|data7 = Kiyotaka Isako
|label8 = Episodes
|data8 = 9
|label9 = Original Run
|data9 = September 2003 - <br/> September 2004
|label10 = Seasons
|data10 = 2
|label11 = Language
|data11 = Japanese, English [[wikipedia:fansubs|fansubs]] availible
}}
'''Massugu ni Ikou''' is an [[anime]] featuring [[talking animal|talking]] [[dog]]s as the main characters based on a [[manga]] of the same name.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3626</ref> The anime alternates between [[wikipedia:super deformed|chibi]] and traditional styles.

==Plot==
Massugu ni Ikou follows the adventures of Mametarou, a mixed-breed dog, and his girlfriend, Hanoko, a [[wikipedia:Kishu|Kishu]], in Japan with their owners and other dogs.
{{spoiler}}
===Main Characters===
====Mametarou====
[[File:Mametarou and Hanoko.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mametarou, left. Hanoko, right.]]
A male mixed-breed dog, age 3 years and 7 months (at the beginning of the series). His main preoccupations are the well-being of his owner, Ikuko; his girlfriend, Hanoko; and helping other dogs. He is ashamed to admit his impure lineage to other dogs, though he learns to get over it.

====Hanoko====
A purebred female [[wikipedia:Kishu|Kishu]], the girlfriend of Mametarou. Her love of [[wikipedia:Melonpan|Melonpan]], a Japanese pastry, often gets the better of her. She has a caring, though naïve personality.

====Sora====
[[File:Sora and Sebastian.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Sora, left. Sebastian, right.]]
A female (though her tone would suggest otherwise) [[wikipedia:dachshund|Dachshund]] with a foul mouth and short temper. She is quick to yell at those she doesn't like.

====Sebastian====
A male (though his voice and wardrobe would suggest otherwise) [[wikipedia:Yorkshire Terrier|Yorkshire Terrier]]. His intentions are positively intended, though his lack of experience in the outside world and short stature hinder him.

====Hashibu====
[[File:Hashibu.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Hashibu, right.]]
A male [[Crow_(species)|crow]] whose sole interest is gossip and espionage. Claiming that there is nothing in the universe that he does not know, he is ready to inform anyone who is willing to listen, though sometimes he can be wrong.

====Gen====
[[File:Gen MNI.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Gen.]]
A quiet male [[Siberian Husky]] with one eye darker than the other. An impulse buy by his owner, a new home is found for him in Hokkaido after he grows too big, and his owner's interest in him grows too small. He expressed envy for Mametarou's owner's love.

====Jack====
[[File:Jack MNI.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jack.]]
An egotistic male [[wikipedia:Rough_Collie|Rough Collie]]. Imported from Great Britain for breeding purposes by his owner, he doesn't speaks broken Japanese. He expresses his disdain for mixed breeds, that he doesn't need friends, and his love for Hanoko. He is not particularly liked by his owner, however, as she refers to him as "it".

==External Links==
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2931 Anime News Network]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Anime]]

Massugu ni Ikou

2009-12-28T15:47:31Z

Caroway: Added some images.

{{Infobox
|name = Infobox/Anime
|title = Massugu ni Ikou
|image = [[File:Massugu ni Ikoi Title.jpg|200px]]
|caption = '''Massugu ni Ikou''' main characters.
|headerstyle = background:#ccf;
|labelstyle = background:#ddf;
|header1 = Alternative Titles
|label2 = English
|data2 = Let's Walk Straight
|label3 = Japanese
|data3 = まっすぐにいこう
|label4 = Chinese
|data4 = 狗狗向前走 ("Dogs Forward")
|header5 = Information
|label6 = Genre
|data6 = Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
|label7 = Director
|data7 = Kiyotaka Isako
|label8 = Episodes
|data8 = 9
|label9 = Original Run
|data9 = September 2003 - <br/> September 2004
|label10 = Seasons
|data10 = 2
|label11 = Language
|data11 = Japanese, English [[wikipedia:fansubs|fansubs]] availible
}}
'''Massugu ni Ikou''' is an [[anime]] featuring [[talking animal|talking]] [[dog]]s as the main characters based on a [[manga]] of the same name.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3626</ref> The anime alternates between [[wikipedia:super deformed|chibi]] and traditional styles.

==Plot==
Massugu ni Ikou follows the adventures of Mametarou, a mixed-breed dog, and his girlfriend, Hanoko, a [[wikipedia:Kishu|Kishu]], in Japan with their owners and other dogs.
{{spoiler}}
===Main Characters===
[[File:Mametarou and Hanoko.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mametarou, left. Hanoko, right.]]
[[File:Sora and Sebastian.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Sora, left. Sebastian, right.]]
[[File:Hashibu.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Hashibu, right.]]
[[File:Gen MNI.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Gen.]]
[[File:Jack MNI.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jack.]]
====Mametarou====
A male mixed-breed dog, age 3 years and 7 months (at the beginning of the series). His main preoccupations are the well-being of his owner, Ikuko; his girlfriend, Hanoko; and helping other dogs. He is ashamed to admit his impure lineage to other dogs, though he learns to get over it.

====Hanoko====
A purebred female [[wikipedia:Kishu|Kishu]], the girlfriend of Mametarou. Her love of [[wikipedia:Melonpan|Melonpan]], a Japanese pastry, often gets the better of her. She has a caring, though naïve personality.

====Sora====
A female (though her tone would suggest otherwise) [[wikipedia:dachshund|Dachshund]] with a foul mouth and short temper. She is quick to yell at those she doesn't like.

====Sebastian====
A male (though his voice and wardrobe would suggest otherwise) [[wikipedia:Yorkshire Terrier|Yorkshire Terrier]]. His intentions are positively intended, though his lack of experience in the outside world and short stature hinder him.

====Hashibu====
A male [[Crow_(species)|crow]] whose sole interest is gossip and espionage. Claiming that there is nothing in the universe that he does not know, he is ready to inform anyone who is willing to listen, though sometimes he can be wrong.

====Gen====
A quiet male [[Siberian Husky]] with one eye darker than the other. An impulse buy by his owner, a new home is found for him in Hokkaido after he grows too big, and his owner's interest in him grows too small. He expressed envy for Mametarou's owner's love.

====Jack====
An egotistic male [[wikipedia:Rough_Collie|Rough Collie]]. Imported from Great Britain for breeding purposes by his owner, he doesn't speaks broken Japanese. He expresses his disdain for mixed breeds, that he doesn't need friends, and his love for Hanoko. He is not particularly liked by his owner, however, as she refers to him as "it".

==External Links==
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2931 Anime News Network]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Anime]]

File:Gen MNI.jpg

2009-12-28T15:39:27Z

Caroway: Gen, from Massugu Ni Ikou. A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.

== Summary ==
Gen, from Massugu Ni Ikou.

A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

File:Jack MNI.jpg

2009-12-28T15:38:15Z

Caroway: Jack, right. From Massugu Ni Ikou. A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.

== Summary ==
Jack, right. From Massugu Ni Ikou.

A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

File:Hashibu.jpg

2009-12-28T15:37:22Z

Caroway: Hashibu, right. A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.

== Summary ==
Hashibu, right.

A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

File:Sora and Sebastian.jpg

2009-12-28T15:35:53Z

Caroway: Sora, left. Sebastian, right. A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.

== Summary ==
Sora, left.
Sebastian, right.

A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

File:Mametarou and Hanoko.jpg

2009-12-28T15:34:52Z

Caroway: Mametarou, left. Hanoko, right. A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.

== Summary ==
Mametarou, left.
Hanoko, right.

A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

Massugu ni Ikou

2009-12-28T15:31:42Z

Caroway: Start

{{Infobox
|name = Infobox/Anime
|title = Massugu ni Ikou
|image = [[File:Massugu ni Ikoi Title.jpg|200px]]
|caption = '''Massugu ni Ikou''' main characters.
|headerstyle = background:#ccf;
|labelstyle = background:#ddf;
|header1 = Alternative Titles
|label2 = English
|data2 = Let's Walk Straight
|label3 = Japanese
|data3 = まっすぐにいこう
|label4 = Chinese
|data4 = 狗狗向前走 ("Dogs Forward")
|header5 = Information
|label6 = Genre
|data6 = Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
|label7 = Director
|data7 = Kiyotaka Isako
|label8 = Episodes
|data8 = 9
|label9 = Original Run
|data9 = September 2003 - <br/> September 2004
|label10 = Seasons
|data10 = 2
|label11 = Language
|data11 = Japanese, English [[wikipedia:fansubs|fansubs]] availible
}}
'''Massugu ni Ikou''' is an [[anime]] featuring [[talking animal|talking]] [[dog]]s as the main characters based on a [[manga]] of the same name.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3626</ref> The anime alternates between [[wikipedia:super deformed|chibi]] and traditional styles.

==Plot==
Massugu ni Ikou follows the adventures of Mametarou, a mixed-breed dog, and his girlfriend, Hanoko, a [[wikipedia:Kishu|Kishu]], in Japan with their owners and other dogs.
{{spoiler}}
===Main Characters===
====Mametarou====
A male mixed-breed dog, age 3 years and 7 months (at the beginning of the series). His main preoccupations are the well-being of his owner, Ikuko; his girlfriend, Hanoko; and helping other dogs. He is ashamed to admit his impure lineage to other dogs, though he learns to get over it.

====Hanoko====
A purebred female [[wikipedia:Kishu|Kishu]], the girlfriend of Mametarou. Her love of [[wikipedia:Melonpan|Melonpan]], a Japanese pastry, often gets the better of her. She has a caring, though naïve personality.

====Sora====
A female (though her tone would suggest otherwise) [[wikipedia:dachshund|Dachshund]] with a foul mouth and short temper. She is quick to yell at those she doesn't like.

====Sebastian====
A male (though his voice and wardrobe would suggest otherwise) [[wikipedia:Yorkshire Terrier|Yorkshire Terrier]]. His intentions are positively intended, though his lack of experience in the outside world and short stature hinder him.

====Hashibu====
A male [[Crow_(species)|crow]] whose sole interest is gossip and espionage. Claiming that there is nothing in the universe that he does not know, he is ready to inform anyone who is willing to listen, though sometimes he can be wrong.

====Gen====
A quiet male [[Siberian Husky]] with one eye darker than the other. An impulse buy by his owner, a new home is found for him in Hokkaido after he grows too big, and his owner's interest in him grows too small. He expressed envy for Mametarou's owner's love.

====Jack====
An egotistic male [[wikipedia:Rough_Collie|Rough Collie]]. Imported from Great Britain for breeding purposes by his owner, he doesn't speaks broken Japanese. He expresses his disdain for mixed breeds, that he doesn't need friends, and his love for Hanoko. He is not particularly liked by his owner, however, as she refers to him as "it".

==External Links==
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2931 Anime News Network]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Anime]]

File:Massugu ni Ikoi Title.jpg

2009-12-28T14:10:24Z

Caroway: A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.

== Summary ==
A low-quality screen capture of 1 frame from the Massugu ni Ikou anime. Fair use is assumed.
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}