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Rocket City FurMeet 2005

2009-09-02T19:44:18Z

Copb.phoenix: Reduction of the X-staff member's piece to common English. I would recommend someone else check it for relevancy.

{{RCFM}}
'''Rocket City FurMeet 2005''' ('''RCFM Pi'''), the third [[Rocket City FurMeet]], took place from May 27-29, 2005, in [[wikipedia:Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[wikipedia:Alabama|Alabama]], U.S.A.

* '''Attendance''': 202
* [[Guests of Honor]]: [[2 the Ranting Gryphon]] and [[StickDevil]]
*Panelist of Honor: [[Babs Bunny]]
*[[Staff member X]] during meet: [[Flain Falcon]], who was blamed for everything, despite the fact that he was not actually staff.
*Staff member X during rest of year: [[Fyrefang]]/[[Brody Catsmouth]]

== Notable events ==
2005 marked the first RCFM performances of [[Sublevel 03]], [[2|2 the Ranting Gryphon]] and [[Critical Fail]]. The first Sunday evening events were also held. "A little over $1200" was raised for [http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/pcds.html Parenting Children of a Different Species].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060115092015/http://www.rcfm.net/charity.htm RCFM charity information] (retrieved 15 January 2006)</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
*{{con resources|Rocket City FurMeet|Rocket City FurMeet 2005}}

{{con-stub}}

[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:2005 events]]

WikiFur:What WikiFur is not

2009-09-02T19:38:59Z

Copb.phoenix: Wikia is the *former* host, and I'm noticing this miswrite in several places people have missed so far. (Intentional Major Edit, to call a little attention.)

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WikiFur talk:Community Central

2009-09-02T05:01:41Z

Copb.phoenix: Another response to admin, addition of a header to a section without one according to the original topic. (If I'm wrong, just roll it back or delete it.)

== Editing Protection ==
It's ironic to see that a page inviting users to 'add something here' is protected from editing. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 12:19, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Y'know, I was noticing the same thing. Given that it appears that it was initially protected after the vandalism on 15 Aug and those problems are long past, I'm going to go ahead and unprotect it. --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:30, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
> Not anymore. It seems to be unlocked as of the move. As well, my account was dropped, which is never, ever fun. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:Sorry - we tried to get most of them, but if you registered in the last year and didn't make any edits, we may have missed you. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:48, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::It's fine Reaper - I'm used to places dropping all the time because of inactivity, and the latest contribution would have been more than four months ago. Granted, not a long time in the grand scheme of things, but long in terms of net. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, that's odd - if you've made ''any'' edits it should have required you to login. Are you sure you used that username? Check the history of the articles you edited. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:56, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::::Same one I reregistered for, GreenReaper. User name is copb.phoenix; Sar'ras is my fursona's name. After rotating my passwords, and making sure I didn't use an alt, I've come to the conclusion that there's a failure somewhere in between. That's fine - nothing of personal value was lost, and I make contributions according to standards (mostly spell/grammar structure checking). BTW: Added a heading to this - why not? --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 05:01, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

==Kemono picture==
(This seems to be the WikiFur version of Wikipedia:Tavern, so...)

I'm about to write an article on [[Kemono]], and I'm looking for a particular picture. It's a painting from the 13th century, and it depicts anthropomorphic female foxes, wolves (?), and a third species, as a high-class family out in the country. It looked like a watercolor, and I'm pretty sure it's entered the public domain by now. Does anyone know where a high-quality scan of this painting is? [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:38, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I haven't yet found the scan you're looking for, but what you describe sounds like Toba Sojo's ''Choujuugiga'' ("Animal Scrolls"), [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/aug01/ao_0801_3.shtml depicted here] (scroll halfway down the page). The picture is small, but is that what you're looking for? --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 13:50, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Ah. [http://folk.uio.no/rajahr/skd_og_anime-prosjekt/prosjekt/gfx/Choujuugiga_(animal_scrolls).jpg Here's a bigger version].
::No... totally different art style. But that could go in the Kemono article, too... [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:55, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Neat picture. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:48, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Just so you guys know, you were an Awful link of the day at somethingawful.com.
so... yeah
:We know. That was like an age ago though. At least in the edit history terms. So many vandalism attempts in a short time. It's been written in the [[History of WikiFur|WikiFur history]].

== New version discussion ==

I'm liking this look so far. :) Will wait to see a more complete version. ^^ Should also applogise maybe for withdrawing a little from the community but I still hop on everyday. ^_^; Just with Uni restarting, a recent programming project of my own that I'm working on and NaNoWriMo next month, I'm being a little busy to do more than basic RC monitoring. ^^; --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 08:05, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks! And don't worry, we all have other commitments as well. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 13:51, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I got tired of waiting with an [[WikiFur:Community Portal/Archive|obviously inadequate community portal]], so I decided to replace it now. Commends or just direct changes welcome! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:40, 19 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Help Desk ==

Should [[WikiFur:Help_Desk]] be on this page yet, or is someone waiting until it gets renamed? -- [[User:Siege|Siege]] 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

:Finding a definite name for it could probably take a while, so I don't think we should wait for that to happen first... The fact that it is indeed functional is what matters the most at any rate. :)

:Regarding where to put it though, I guess the 'Get involved!' box would do fine (although it's getting a bit long as it is) - if you don't have a better place in mind. --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 11:39, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Now that we've had a proper forum installed here, shouldn't we perhaps consider archiving and disabling the other help desk? I think it's a bit redundant having two such boards on this wiki, unless the community has exploded overnight or something :)

Thoughts, please? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 21:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

:Probably a good idea. There are already plenty of other ways they can get help if the forum doesn't. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 00:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

::Ok, thanks - I'll just change the links that are currently pointing to it (that do not refer to any specific posts there) to lead to the forum instead, for a start. I'm not entirely sure what to do with the page itself, though, other than removing the header template... should it just be left as it is, or should there rather be some text at the top stating that "this page is no longer in use, and is archived for posterity" or some such? Also; if the latter is the most appropriate alternative, do we have a template to go for that? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

== Popular pages ==

The [[Special:Popularpages|popular pages]] link doesn't seem to be working at this moment. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 10:39, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:No, it does not work, and will not for the foreseeable future. Hit counting has been disabled on Wikia for performance reasons. If we want to know the popular pages, we have to use the [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 analytics stats]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Does this page have a purpose? ==

It seems to me that the Community Central page here is used very little. Nor does it seem to be updated very often (with the possible exception of the new articles/categories bars) - the "latest" news story is from September 2006. We probably don't even need a news section here anymore thanks to the [[News:Front Page]] and overall the page is starting to look pretty outdated.

I personally doubt that many people even use this page that much anymore, preferring the more commonly updated Main Page.

I propose that the Community Central page have a group of people who specifically update it (or, if possible, write some scripts to automatically update parts, as seen on [[Template:WikiFur Central/WikiFur News]]) or - if this is considered a lot cause - to delete the page outright.

Thoughts? {{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 10:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

:Are you volunteering? :-) We have DPL now, which can do all sorts of things. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:52, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

== Ok desu ka? ==

I've noticed that there's a lot of folks with pages here, some members, some not. I wanted to ask: What's the conditionals for having a page for yourself, as opposed to just your User::[user] page? --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:44, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:WikiFur has no notability requirements, nor do we normally restrict people from editing articles about themselves. It is sufficient to merely be a member of the fandom, or of interest to furry fans for some other reason. If you wish to start the page about yourself, you are welcome to do so, though bear in mind that it can and probably will be edited by others. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:46, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::Oy. I'm only notable in a few small circles, but I actually just wanted to get a head start. I'll start at my UP and swap it when I've got together something presentable. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:56, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

WikiFur talk:Community Central

2009-09-02T04:56:21Z

Copb.phoenix: Feedback to admin on question. (Wow, someone's active right now.)

It's ironic to see that a page inviting users to 'add something here' is protected from editing. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 12:19, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Y'know, I was noticing the same thing. Given that it appears that it was initially protected after the vandalism on 15 Aug and those problems are long past, I'm going to go ahead and unprotect it. --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:30, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
> Not anymore. It seems to be unlocked as of the move. As well, my account was dropped, which is never, ever fun. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:Sorry - we tried to get most of them, but if you registered in the last year and didn't make any edits, we may have missed you. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:48, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::It's fine Reaper - I'm used to places dropping all the time because of inactivity, and the latest contribution would have been more than four months ago. Granted, not a long time in the grand scheme of things, but long in terms of net. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, that's odd - if you've made ''any'' edits it should have required you to login. Are you sure you used that username? Check the history of the articles you edited. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:56, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
==Kemono picture==
(This seems to be the WikiFur version of Wikipedia:Tavern, so...)

I'm about to write an article on [[Kemono]], and I'm looking for a particular picture. It's a painting from the 13th century, and it depicts anthropomorphic female foxes, wolves (?), and a third species, as a high-class family out in the country. It looked like a watercolor, and I'm pretty sure it's entered the public domain by now. Does anyone know where a high-quality scan of this painting is? [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:38, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I haven't yet found the scan you're looking for, but what you describe sounds like Toba Sojo's ''Choujuugiga'' ("Animal Scrolls"), [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/aug01/ao_0801_3.shtml depicted here] (scroll halfway down the page). The picture is small, but is that what you're looking for? --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 13:50, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Ah. [http://folk.uio.no/rajahr/skd_og_anime-prosjekt/prosjekt/gfx/Choujuugiga_(animal_scrolls).jpg Here's a bigger version].
::No... totally different art style. But that could go in the Kemono article, too... [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:55, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Neat picture. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:48, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Just so you guys know, you were an Awful link of the day at somethingawful.com.
so... yeah
:We know. That was like an age ago though. At least in the edit history terms. So many vandalism attempts in a short time. It's been written in the WikiFur history.

== New version discussion ==

I'm liking this look so far. :) Will wait to see a more complete version. ^^ Should also applogise maybe for withdrawing a little from the community but I still hop on everyday. ^_^; Just with Uni restarting, a recent programming project of my own that I'm working on and NaNoWriMo next month, I'm being a little busy to do more than basic RC monitoring. ^^; --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 08:05, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks! And don't worry, we all have other commitments as well. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 13:51, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I got tired of waiting with an [[WikiFur:Community Portal/Archive|obviously inadequate community portal]], so I decided to replace it now. Commends or just direct changes welcome! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:40, 19 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Help Desk ==

Should [[WikiFur:Help_Desk]] be on this page yet, or is someone waiting until it gets renamed? -- [[User:Siege|Siege]] 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

:Finding a definite name for it could probably take a while, so I don't think we should wait for that to happen first... The fact that it is indeed functional is what matters the most at any rate. :)

:Regarding where to put it though, I guess the 'Get involved!' box would do fine (although it's getting a bit long as it is) - if you don't have a better place in mind. --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 11:39, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Now that we've had a proper forum installed here, shouldn't we perhaps consider archiving and disabling the other help desk? I think it's a bit redundant having two such boards on this wiki, unless the community has exploded overnight or something :)

Thoughts, please? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 21:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

:Probably a good idea. There are already plenty of other ways they can get help if the forum doesn't. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 00:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

::Ok, thanks - I'll just change the links that are currently pointing to it (that do not refer to any specific posts there) to lead to the forum instead, for a start. I'm not entirely sure what to do with the page itself, though, other than removing the header template... should it just be left as it is, or should there rather be some text at the top stating that "this page is no longer in use, and is archived for posterity" or some such? Also; if the latter is the most appropriate alternative, do we have a template to go for that? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

== Popular pages ==

The [[Special:Popularpages|popular pages]] link doesn't seem to be working at this moment. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 10:39, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:No, it does not work, and will not for the foreseeable future. Hit counting has been disabled on Wikia for performance reasons. If we want to know the popular pages, we have to use the [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 analytics stats]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Does this page have a purpose? ==

It seems to me that the Community Central page here is used very little. Nor does it seem to be updated very often (with the possible exception of the new articles/categories bars) - the "latest" news story is from September 2006. We probably don't even need a news section here anymore thanks to the [[News:Front Page]] and overall the page is starting to look pretty outdated.

I personally doubt that many people even use this page that much anymore, preferring the more commonly updated Main Page.

I propose that the Community Central page have a group of people who specifically update it (or, if possible, write some scripts to automatically update parts, as seen on [[Template:WikiFur Central/WikiFur News]]) or - if this is considered a lot cause - to delete the page outright.

Thoughts? {{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 10:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

:Are you volunteering? :-) We have DPL now, which can do all sorts of things. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:52, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

== Ok desu ka? ==

I've noticed that there's a lot of folks with pages here, some members, some not. I wanted to ask: What's the conditionals for having a page for yourself, as opposed to just your User::[user] page? --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:44, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:WikiFur has no notability requirements, nor do we normally restrict people from editing articles about themselves. It is sufficient to merely be a member of the fandom, or of interest to furry fans for some other reason. If you wish to start the page about yourself, you are welcome to do so, though bear in mind that it can and probably will be edited by others. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:46, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::Oy. I'm only notable in a few small circles, but I actually just wanted to get a head start. I'll start at my UP and swap it when I've got together something presentable. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:56, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

WikiFur talk:Community Central

2009-09-02T04:53:25Z

Copb.phoenix: Response to response to "No editing" comment (It's fine, GreenReaper.)

It's ironic to see that a page inviting users to 'add something here' is protected from editing. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 12:19, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Y'know, I was noticing the same thing. Given that it appears that it was initially protected after the vandalism on 15 Aug and those problems are long past, I'm going to go ahead and unprotect it. --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:30, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
> Not anymore. It seems to be unlocked as of the move. As well, my account was dropped, which is never, ever fun. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:Sorry - we tried to get most of them, but if you registered in the last year and didn't make any edits, we may have missed you. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:48, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::It's fine Reaper - I'm used to places dropping all the time because of inactivity, and the latest contribution would have been more than four months ago. Granted, not a long time in the grand scheme of things, but long in terms of net. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
==Kemono picture==
(This seems to be the WikiFur version of Wikipedia:Tavern, so...)

I'm about to write an article on [[Kemono]], and I'm looking for a particular picture. It's a painting from the 13th century, and it depicts anthropomorphic female foxes, wolves (?), and a third species, as a high-class family out in the country. It looked like a watercolor, and I'm pretty sure it's entered the public domain by now. Does anyone know where a high-quality scan of this painting is? [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:38, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I haven't yet found the scan you're looking for, but what you describe sounds like Toba Sojo's ''Choujuugiga'' ("Animal Scrolls"), [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/aug01/ao_0801_3.shtml depicted here] (scroll halfway down the page). The picture is small, but is that what you're looking for? --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 13:50, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Ah. [http://folk.uio.no/rajahr/skd_og_anime-prosjekt/prosjekt/gfx/Choujuugiga_(animal_scrolls).jpg Here's a bigger version].
::No... totally different art style. But that could go in the Kemono article, too... [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:55, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Neat picture. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:48, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Just so you guys know, you were an Awful link of the day at somethingawful.com.
so... yeah
:We know. That was like an age ago though. At least in the edit history terms. So many vandalism attempts in a short time. It's been written in the WikiFur history.

== New version discussion ==

I'm liking this look so far. :) Will wait to see a more complete version. ^^ Should also applogise maybe for withdrawing a little from the community but I still hop on everyday. ^_^; Just with Uni restarting, a recent programming project of my own that I'm working on and NaNoWriMo next month, I'm being a little busy to do more than basic RC monitoring. ^^; --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 08:05, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks! And don't worry, we all have other commitments as well. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 13:51, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I got tired of waiting with an [[WikiFur:Community Portal/Archive|obviously inadequate community portal]], so I decided to replace it now. Commends or just direct changes welcome! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:40, 19 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Help Desk ==

Should [[WikiFur:Help_Desk]] be on this page yet, or is someone waiting until it gets renamed? -- [[User:Siege|Siege]] 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

:Finding a definite name for it could probably take a while, so I don't think we should wait for that to happen first... The fact that it is indeed functional is what matters the most at any rate. :)

:Regarding where to put it though, I guess the 'Get involved!' box would do fine (although it's getting a bit long as it is) - if you don't have a better place in mind. --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 11:39, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Now that we've had a proper forum installed here, shouldn't we perhaps consider archiving and disabling the other help desk? I think it's a bit redundant having two such boards on this wiki, unless the community has exploded overnight or something :)

Thoughts, please? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 21:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

:Probably a good idea. There are already plenty of other ways they can get help if the forum doesn't. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 00:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

::Ok, thanks - I'll just change the links that are currently pointing to it (that do not refer to any specific posts there) to lead to the forum instead, for a start. I'm not entirely sure what to do with the page itself, though, other than removing the header template... should it just be left as it is, or should there rather be some text at the top stating that "this page is no longer in use, and is archived for posterity" or some such? Also; if the latter is the most appropriate alternative, do we have a template to go for that? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

== Popular pages ==

The [[Special:Popularpages|popular pages]] link doesn't seem to be working at this moment. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 10:39, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:No, it does not work, and will not for the foreseeable future. Hit counting has been disabled on Wikia for performance reasons. If we want to know the popular pages, we have to use the [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 analytics stats]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Does this page have a purpose? ==

It seems to me that the Community Central page here is used very little. Nor does it seem to be updated very often (with the possible exception of the new articles/categories bars) - the "latest" news story is from September 2006. We probably don't even need a news section here anymore thanks to the [[News:Front Page]] and overall the page is starting to look pretty outdated.

I personally doubt that many people even use this page that much anymore, preferring the more commonly updated Main Page.

I propose that the Community Central page have a group of people who specifically update it (or, if possible, write some scripts to automatically update parts, as seen on [[Template:WikiFur Central/WikiFur News]]) or - if this is considered a lot cause - to delete the page outright.

Thoughts? {{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 10:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

:Are you volunteering? :-) We have DPL now, which can do all sorts of things. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:52, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

== Ok desu ka? ==

I've noticed that there's a lot of folks with pages here, some members, some not. I wanted to ask: What's the conditionals for having a page for yourself, as opposed to just your User::[user] page? --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:44, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:WikiFur has no notability requirements, nor do we normally restrict people from editing articles about themselves. It is sufficient to merely be a member of the fandom, or of interest to furry fans for some other reason. If you wish to start the page about yourself, you are welcome to do so, though bear in mind that it can and probably will be edited by others. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 04:46, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

WikiFur talk:Community Central

2009-09-02T04:45:21Z

Copb.phoenix: Response to "No editing" comment.

It's ironic to see that a page inviting users to 'add something here' is protected from editing. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 12:19, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Y'know, I was noticing the same thing. Given that it appears that it was initially protected after the vandalism on 15 Aug and those problems are long past, I'm going to go ahead and unprotect it. --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:30, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
> Not anymore. It seems to be unlocked as of the move. As well, my account was dropped, which is never, ever fun. --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

==Kemono picture==
(This seems to be the WikiFur version of Wikipedia:Tavern, so...)

I'm about to write an article on [[Kemono]], and I'm looking for a particular picture. It's a painting from the 13th century, and it depicts anthropomorphic female foxes, wolves (?), and a third species, as a high-class family out in the country. It looked like a watercolor, and I'm pretty sure it's entered the public domain by now. Does anyone know where a high-quality scan of this painting is? [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:38, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I haven't yet found the scan you're looking for, but what you describe sounds like Toba Sojo's ''Choujuugiga'' ("Animal Scrolls"), [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/aug01/ao_0801_3.shtml depicted here] (scroll halfway down the page). The picture is small, but is that what you're looking for? --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 13:50, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Ah. [http://folk.uio.no/rajahr/skd_og_anime-prosjekt/prosjekt/gfx/Choujuugiga_(animal_scrolls).jpg Here's a bigger version].
::No... totally different art style. But that could go in the Kemono article, too... [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:55, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Neat picture. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:48, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Just so you guys know, you were an Awful link of the day at somethingawful.com.
so... yeah
:We know. That was like an age ago though. At least in the edit history terms. So many vandalism attempts in a short time. It's been written in the WikiFur history.

== New version discussion ==

I'm liking this look so far. :) Will wait to see a more complete version. ^^ Should also applogise maybe for withdrawing a little from the community but I still hop on everyday. ^_^; Just with Uni restarting, a recent programming project of my own that I'm working on and NaNoWriMo next month, I'm being a little busy to do more than basic RC monitoring. ^^; --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 08:05, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks! And don't worry, we all have other commitments as well. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 13:51, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I got tired of waiting with an [[WikiFur:Community Portal/Archive|obviously inadequate community portal]], so I decided to replace it now. Commends or just direct changes welcome! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:40, 19 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Help Desk ==

Should [[WikiFur:Help_Desk]] be on this page yet, or is someone waiting until it gets renamed? -- [[User:Siege|Siege]] 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

:Finding a definite name for it could probably take a while, so I don't think we should wait for that to happen first... The fact that it is indeed functional is what matters the most at any rate. :)

:Regarding where to put it though, I guess the 'Get involved!' box would do fine (although it's getting a bit long as it is) - if you don't have a better place in mind. --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 11:39, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Now that we've had a proper forum installed here, shouldn't we perhaps consider archiving and disabling the other help desk? I think it's a bit redundant having two such boards on this wiki, unless the community has exploded overnight or something :)

Thoughts, please? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 21:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

:Probably a good idea. There are already plenty of other ways they can get help if the forum doesn't. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 00:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

::Ok, thanks - I'll just change the links that are currently pointing to it (that do not refer to any specific posts there) to lead to the forum instead, for a start. I'm not entirely sure what to do with the page itself, though, other than removing the header template... should it just be left as it is, or should there rather be some text at the top stating that "this page is no longer in use, and is archived for posterity" or some such? Also; if the latter is the most appropriate alternative, do we have a template to go for that? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

== Popular pages ==

The [[Special:Popularpages|popular pages]] link doesn't seem to be working at this moment. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 10:39, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:No, it does not work, and will not for the foreseeable future. Hit counting has been disabled on Wikia for performance reasons. If we want to know the popular pages, we have to use the [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 analytics stats]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Does this page have a purpose? ==

It seems to me that the Community Central page here is used very little. Nor does it seem to be updated very often (with the possible exception of the new articles/categories bars) - the "latest" news story is from September 2006. We probably don't even need a news section here anymore thanks to the [[News:Front Page]] and overall the page is starting to look pretty outdated.

I personally doubt that many people even use this page that much anymore, preferring the more commonly updated Main Page.

I propose that the Community Central page have a group of people who specifically update it (or, if possible, write some scripts to automatically update parts, as seen on [[Template:WikiFur Central/WikiFur News]]) or - if this is considered a lot cause - to delete the page outright.

Thoughts? {{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 10:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

== Ok desu ka? ==

I've noticed that there's a lot of folks with pages here, some members, some not. I wanted to ask: What's the conditionals for having a page for yourself, as opposed to just your User::[user] page? --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:44, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

WikiFur talk:Community Central

2009-09-02T04:44:08Z

Copb.phoenix: An honest question - What's required to have more info than just your userpage?

It's ironic to see that a page inviting users to 'add something here' is protected from editing. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 12:19, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Y'know, I was noticing the same thing. Given that it appears that it was initially protected after the vandalism on 15 Aug and those problems are long past, I'm going to go ahead and unprotect it. --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:30, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Kemono picture==
(This seems to be the WikiFur version of Wikipedia:Tavern, so...)

I'm about to write an article on [[Kemono]], and I'm looking for a particular picture. It's a painting from the 13th century, and it depicts anthropomorphic female foxes, wolves (?), and a third species, as a high-class family out in the country. It looked like a watercolor, and I'm pretty sure it's entered the public domain by now. Does anyone know where a high-quality scan of this painting is? [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:38, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I haven't yet found the scan you're looking for, but what you describe sounds like Toba Sojo's ''Choujuugiga'' ("Animal Scrolls"), [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/aug01/ao_0801_3.shtml depicted here] (scroll halfway down the page). The picture is small, but is that what you're looking for? --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 13:50, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Ah. [http://folk.uio.no/rajahr/skd_og_anime-prosjekt/prosjekt/gfx/Choujuugiga_(animal_scrolls).jpg Here's a bigger version].
::No... totally different art style. But that could go in the Kemono article, too... [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 13:55, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Neat picture. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 02:48, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Just so you guys know, you were an Awful link of the day at somethingawful.com.
so... yeah
:We know. That was like an age ago though. At least in the edit history terms. So many vandalism attempts in a short time. It's been written in the WikiFur history.

== New version discussion ==

I'm liking this look so far. :) Will wait to see a more complete version. ^^ Should also applogise maybe for withdrawing a little from the community but I still hop on everyday. ^_^; Just with Uni restarting, a recent programming project of my own that I'm working on and NaNoWriMo next month, I'm being a little busy to do more than basic RC monitoring. ^^; --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 08:05, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks! And don't worry, we all have other commitments as well. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 13:51, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I got tired of waiting with an [[WikiFur:Community Portal/Archive|obviously inadequate community portal]], so I decided to replace it now. Commends or just direct changes welcome! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:40, 19 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Help Desk ==

Should [[WikiFur:Help_Desk]] be on this page yet, or is someone waiting until it gets renamed? -- [[User:Siege|Siege]] 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

:Finding a definite name for it could probably take a while, so I don't think we should wait for that to happen first... The fact that it is indeed functional is what matters the most at any rate. :)

:Regarding where to put it though, I guess the 'Get involved!' box would do fine (although it's getting a bit long as it is) - if you don't have a better place in mind. --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 11:39, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Now that we've had a proper forum installed here, shouldn't we perhaps consider archiving and disabling the other help desk? I think it's a bit redundant having two such boards on this wiki, unless the community has exploded overnight or something :)

Thoughts, please? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 21:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

:Probably a good idea. There are already plenty of other ways they can get help if the forum doesn't. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 00:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

::Ok, thanks - I'll just change the links that are currently pointing to it (that do not refer to any specific posts there) to lead to the forum instead, for a start. I'm not entirely sure what to do with the page itself, though, other than removing the header template... should it just be left as it is, or should there rather be some text at the top stating that "this page is no longer in use, and is archived for posterity" or some such? Also; if the latter is the most appropriate alternative, do we have a template to go for that? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

== Popular pages ==

The [[Special:Popularpages|popular pages]] link doesn't seem to be working at this moment. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 10:39, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:No, it does not work, and will not for the foreseeable future. Hit counting has been disabled on Wikia for performance reasons. If we want to know the popular pages, we have to use the [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 analytics stats]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Does this page have a purpose? ==

It seems to me that the Community Central page here is used very little. Nor does it seem to be updated very often (with the possible exception of the new articles/categories bars) - the "latest" news story is from September 2006. We probably don't even need a news section here anymore thanks to the [[News:Front Page]] and overall the page is starting to look pretty outdated.

I personally doubt that many people even use this page that much anymore, preferring the more commonly updated Main Page.

I propose that the Community Central page have a group of people who specifically update it (or, if possible, write some scripts to automatically update parts, as seen on [[Template:WikiFur Central/WikiFur News]]) or - if this is considered a lot cause - to delete the page outright.

Thoughts? {{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 10:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

== Ok desu ka? ==

I've noticed that there's a lot of folks with pages here, some members, some not. I wanted to ask: What's the conditionals for having a page for yourself, as opposed to just your User::[user] page? --[[User:Copb.phoenix|Sar'ras Fae'lynn]] 04:44, 2 September 2009 (UTC)