Talk:Vixen Vending Machine

2013-07-01T18:44:07Z

Coyote Seven:

Talk:Vixen Vending Machine

2013-07-01T18:42:32Z

Coyote Seven:

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Hello!

Thought I'd make this entry as accurate as possible. Considering I built the thing in the first place, I ought to be the best source of information on it.

Ta! --[[User:Coyote Seven|Coyote Seven]]

:Neat! Thanks for the information. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 03:10, 25 Nov 2005 (UTC)

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I think the picture of the WcotP comic version of this thing would be better positioned at the paragraph that describes it rather than at the beginning. As it looks right now, it is confusing.

Or otherwise, I would say to include a caption along the bottom of the picture indicating what depiction that is. I was actually thinking I'd get a picture drawn of the original VVM to put there, oddly enough. I just hadn't gotten around to that.

Addendum: I'll shrink the image when I get back home and move it to align with the Jim Groat paragraph. Later on I'll get a picture of the actual MUCK VVM and have it positioned where the Groat picture is right now.

--[[User:Coyote Seven|Coyote Seven]]

:Sounds good. I used the image of the comic version because that was the only one available to me. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 14:52, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)

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Why didn't you contact me with regards to Conna Stevenson? After a small e-mail discussion very recently, I discover that someone here gave her a hard time for editing the reference to her picture here? One that I put in only because I remembered it and I wanted to show proof that Groat didn't invent this idea as he tried to claim once while chatting to me. Trust me, if I had known at the time that she was trying to distance herself from Furry stuff, I would have completely understood and removed the link myself.

I hate to think I unwittingly caused her grief. :(

Update: Apparently it was just because she didn't provide a reason for removing it. Granted that she should have probably identified herself. But still if she'd talked to me directly I would have removed it myself.

I would like to note, however, that her removal of the link in this article was unlike any of the vandalism attacks. Maybe sending me a note about the change first before changing it back so I could personally investigate the reason why might have been a better idea?

--[[User:Coyote Seven|Coyote Seven]]

:I'm not sure [[User talk:24.236.77.169|this]] really counts as "a hard time". People try to remove information from WikiFur all the time, and if they don't leave a reason then they're going to get called on it. We don't want to cause people grief, but we also don't really want them removing relevant information without knowing who they are or why they're doing it, either.

:If you want that kind of oversight of an article, you should really watch it and set your email preferences so that it emails you when it changes. We get 300 edits a day, we can't manually tell every majority contributor to every article about changes. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 19:11, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

== Conna Stevenson reference ==

Would it be gauche of me to ask that the reference to me my now-gone artwork be removed?

I bear no one any ill will about this, I'd just like to remove traces from places I no longer frequent as it's not relevant any more. {{unsigned|Connastev}}

:Can you point out where this reference is, please? I just took a look through the article and didn't see anything obvious. Thanks. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 05:11, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

"Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other furry artists, including Conna Stevenson of Yerf, who drew a small comic about it." I will edit it, and if that's unacceptable let me know. {{unsigned|Connastev}}

: I just checked the page, and I think your edit looks just fine to me. :-) --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 19:14, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

:My thanks again. --[[User:Connastev|Connastev]] 23:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

== Display problems ==

Since the last edit, this page is erroneously displaying a slightly mangled older revision when not logged into an account. Is there a way to fix this?

--[[User:Coyote Seven|Coyote Seven]]

:Try refreshing the page (Command+R on Apple, F5 on Windows) - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 03:45, 1 July 2013 (EDT)

:OK this is strange. I need you to look at the page using a different web browser that you normally use. Right now it's showing up correctly for me on FireFox (even though it didn't before I'd logged in, but right now it shows I'm logged out). I've also got it on IE and there it's showing the messed up version that I've been getting for the past couple of days. --[[User:Coyote Seven|Coyote Seven]]

::EDIT -- Just to show exactly what I'm seeing...
:::In Pale Moon, which I normally use (after I'd logged in and then got logged out later): http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/coyoteseven/537318/85372/85372_original.png
:::Meanwhile, in Internet Explorer: http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/coyoteseven/537318/85600/85600_original.png
:::Here's what it looked at right now at work, before I logged into WikiFur: http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/coyoteseven/537318/85995/85995_original.png
::::I should note that even this discussion page was from an older revision and doesn't include the comments I added last night.
::::After logging in, the page looks fine.

Talk:Vixen Vending Machine

2013-07-01T07:13:00Z

Coyote Seven:

Vixen Vending Machine

2013-06-27T21:48:18Z

Coyote Seven: Making images similar width for the sake of balance

[[File:VVM-Unexpected Results by Galago.png|thumb|right|225px|The Vixen Vending Machine as originally conceived.]]
The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' first made its appearance on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1996 as a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] (or '''''TRaM''''') program, which allowed for objects to be created which transformed the user/player for a short period of time (in this case always into a [[vixen]]).

== History ==

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on FurryMUCK at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to [[sweep]] the object back home. Instead, [[furries]] kept having fun using it (and spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

== Purpose ==

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from one to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be [[roleplay]]ed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine before the device was deleted by its creator.

== Artistic interpretations ==
[[File:VixenVendingMachine JimGroat WCOTP.png|right|thumb|225px|The Vixen Vending Machine, WCOTP-style]]
[[Jim Groat]], creator of the ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner of The Park]]'' [[comic|comic strip]], was alerted to this gag device by his friend [[Sean Malloy|Sean "Tcharf" Malloy]], who saw the machine in action on that fateful night. He has since used it as a basis for an ongoing gag in his strip.

His version is different, however. If the user is a "fox", then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, [[The Karl]], etc. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other [[furry artist]]s.

== External links ==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/thread/2634ed2722658ec4/7026b02c59ef044f?rnum=1&hl=en&q=%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.fan.furry%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F2634ed2722658ec4%2F27f9968477886809%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3D%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22%26rnum%3D2%26hl%3Den%26#doc_27f9968477886809 Reference to the Vixen Vending Machine] in [[alt.fan.furry]] (via [[W:Google Groups|Google Groups]])

[[Category:Fictional objects]]
[[Category:Multiplayer world terms]]
[[Category:1996 births]]
{{Featured article}}

Vixen Vending Machine

2013-06-27T18:42:38Z

Coyote Seven:

[[File:VVM-Unexpected Results by Galago.png|thumb|right|The Vixen Vending Machine as originally conceived.]]

The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' first made its appearance on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1996 as a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] (or ''TRaM'') program, which allowed for objects to be created that transformed the user (in this case always a [[vixen]]) for a short period of time.

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from an hour to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be [[roleplay]]ed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine before the device was deleted by its creator.

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on [[FurryMUCK]] at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to [[sweep]] the object back home. Instead, furries kept having fun using it (and spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

== Artistic interpretations ==
[[File:Wcotp19990608-3.png|thumb|upright=0.40|right|The VVM, WCOTP-style]]
[[Jim Groat]], creator of the ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner of The Park]]'' comic strip, was alerted to this gag device by [[Sean Malloy]] (AKA ''[[Tcharf]]''), a friend of his who saw it in action on this fateful night. He has since used it as a basis for an ongoing gag in his strip. His version is different, however. If the user ''is'' a [[fox]], then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, [[The Karl]], etc. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other [[furry artist]]s.

== External links ==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/thread/2634ed2722658ec4/7026b02c59ef044f?rnum=1&hl=en&q=%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.fan.furry%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F2634ed2722658ec4%2F27f9968477886809%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3D%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22%26rnum%3D2%26hl%3Den%26#doc_27f9968477886809 Reference to the Vixen Vending Machine in alt.fan.furry via Google Groups]
* [http://galago.deviantart.com/art/Unexpected-Results-381028836 Artwork of the Vixen Vending Machine], drawn by [[The New Meat]], commissioned by the [[Coyote Seven|creator of the coded device]]

[[Category:Fictional objects]][[Category:Multiplayer world terms]][[Category:1996 births]]
{{Featured article}}

Vixen Vending Machine

2013-06-27T18:36:05Z

Coyote Seven:

[[File:VVM-Unexpected Results by Galago.png|thumb|right|The Vixen Vending Machine as originally conceived.]]

The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' first made its appearance on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1996 as a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] (or ''TRaM'') program, which allowed for objects to be created that transformed the user (in this case always a [[vixen]]) for a short period of time.

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from an hour to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be [[roleplay]]ed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine before the device was deleted by its creator.

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on [[FurryMUCK]] at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to [[sweep]] the object back home. Instead, furries kept having fun using it (and spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

== Artistic interpretations ==
[[File:Wcotp19990608-3.png|thumb|upright=0.40|right|The VVM, WCOTP-style]]
[[Jim Groat]], creator of the ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner of The Park]]'' comic strip, was alerted to this gag device by [[Sean Malloy]] (AKA ''[[Tcharf]]''), a friend of his who saw it in action on this fateful night. He has since used it as a basis for an ongoing gag in his strip. His version is different, however. If the user ''is'' a [[fox]], then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, [[The Karl]], etc. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other [[furry artist]]s.

== External links ==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/thread/2634ed2722658ec4/7026b02c59ef044f?rnum=1&hl=en&q=%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.fan.furry%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F2634ed2722658ec4%2F27f9968477886809%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3D%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22%26rnum%3D2%26hl%3Den%26#doc_27f9968477886809 Reference to the Vixen Vending Machine in alt.fan.furry via Google Groups]

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{{Featured article}}

File:VVM-Unexpected Results by Galago.png

2013-06-27T18:22:38Z

Coyote Seven:

== Summary ==
This depiction of the Vixen Vending Machine is a paid commission, drawn by [[The New Meat]].
== Licensing ==
{{Limited license|[[The New Meat|Galago]]||This image was created specifically for the Vixen Vending Machine WikiFur entry. Please do not redistribute it without proper attribution. Sources: http://galago.deviantart.com/art/Unexpected-Results-381028836 and http://agoutirex.tumblr.com/post/53997554209/coyoteseven-commissioned-a-picture-of-someone}}

File:VVM-Unexpected Results by Galago.png

2013-06-27T18:14:15Z

Coyote Seven:

File:VVM-Unexpected Results by Galago.png

2013-06-27T18:08:08Z

Coyote Seven: This depiction of the Vixen Vending Machine is a paid commission, drawn by The New Meat.

== Summary ==
This depiction of the Vixen Vending Machine is a paid commission, drawn by [[The New Meat]].
== Licensing ==
{{Limited license}}

Coyote Seven

2012-01-03T19:07:09Z

Coyote Seven: some mistakes corrected from the last update

'''Coyote Seven''' is a [[Wikipedia:Mexican American|Mexican American]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]], United States.<ref>[http://coyoteseven.livejournal.com/profile Coyote Seven's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved December 12th, 2007</ref> Part of Coyote Seven's ancestry is part Mexican and part [[Wikipedia:Aztec|Aztec]], when most of them migrated from Mexico in the early 1900's to escape the violence of the Mexican Revolution. The rest is part [[Wikipedia:Hopi|Hopi]] (who were also part Mexican), mostly poor workers who lived in California when it was under Mexican rule.

Coyote Seven is a [[furry artist]] and [[writer]], and attended [[Wikipedia:California State University, Fullerton|Cal State Fullerton]] for a time in the early 1990's, majoring in [[Wikipedia:Electrical Engineering|Electrical Engineering]] until dropping out. It was while attending this university that Coyote Seven learned about [[Furries]] and [[FurryMUCK]] through [[alt.fan.furry]].

The name "Coyote Seven" came in part from a bit of Native American inspiration called "[http://www.native-americans-online.com/native-american-coyote.html The seven coyotes of distraction]."

==Mer'rark==
Coyote Seven's first furry [[character]] was named '''Mer'rark''', and was created on [[FurryMUCK]] in February, 1994. The name was originally created for a [[science fiction]] story that Coyote Seven was dabbling in at the time.

Whilst on FurryMUCK in 1996, Coyote Seven created the infamous [[Vixen Vending Machine]]. Coyote's Mer'rark character was deleted in October, 2005.

As of December, 2011, Coyote Seven spends an inordinate amount of time playing ''[[Wikipedia:City of Heroes|City of Heroes]]''. Particularly on the Virtue server.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://coyoteseven.livejournal.com/ ''Coyote Seven''] - Coyote Siete's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://virtueverse.com/index.php/User:Coyote_Seven ''Coyote Seven''] - Coyote Seven's [http://virtueverse.com/index.php/Main_Page VirtueVerse Wiki] user page

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Coyote Seven

2012-01-03T19:04:19Z

Coyote Seven: minor tweaks

'''Coyote Seven''' is a [[Wikipedia:Mexican American|Mexican American]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]], United States.<ref>[http://coyoteseven.livejournal.com/profile Coyote Seven's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved December 12th, 2007</ref> Part of Coyote Seven's ancestry is part Mexican and part [[Wikipedia:Aztec|Aztec]], and most of them migrated from Mexico in the early 1900's to escape the violence of the Mexican Revolution. The rest is part [[Wikipedia:Hopi|Hopi]] and also part Mexican, mostly poor workers who lived in California when it was under Mexican rule.

Coyote Seven is a [[furry artist]] and [[writer]], and attended [[Wikipedia:California State University, Fullerton|Cal State Fullerton]] for a time in the early 1990's, majoring in [[Wikipedia:Electrical Engineering|Electrical Engineering]] until dropping out. It was while attending this university that Coyote Seven learned about [[Furries]] and [[FurryMUCK]] through [[alt.fan.furry]].

The name "Coyote Seven" came in part from a bit of Native American inspiration called "[http://www.native-americans-online.com/native-american-coyote.html The seven coyotes of distraction]."

==Mer'rark==
Coyote Seven's first furry [[character]] was named '''Mer'rark''', and was created on [[FurryMUCK]] in February, 1994. The name was originally created for a [[science fiction]] story that Coyote Seven was dabbling in at the time.

Whilst on FurryMUCK in 1996, Coyote Seven created the infamous [[Vixen Vending Machine]]. Coyote's Mer'rark character was deleted in October, 2005.

As of December, 2011, Coyote Seven spends an inordinate amount of time playing ''[[Wikipedia:City of Heroes|City of Heroes]]''. Particularly on the Virtue server.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://coyoteseven.livejournal.com/ ''Coyote Seven''] - Coyote Siete's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://virtueverse.com/index.php/User:Coyote_Seven ''Coyote Seven''] - Coyote Seven's [http://virtueverse.com/index.php/Main_Page VirtueVerse Wiki] user page

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Coyote characters]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:1970 births]]

Coyote Seven

2008-06-05T19:47:13Z

Coyote Seven:

2006-07-01T17:55:59Z

Coyote Seven:

Vixen Vending Machine

2006-07-01T17:44:10Z

Coyote Seven: The last edit was by me. It said I was logged in but apparently I wasn't!

[[Image:Wcotp19990608-3.png|right|The Vixen Vending Machine, WCOTP-style]]
The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' was a device that first made its appearence on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1996. It was a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] (or ''TRaM'') program, which allowed for objects to be created that transformed the user (in this case always a [[vixen]]) for a short period of time.

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from an hour to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be roleplayed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine, before the device was deleted by its creator.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to [[sweep]] the object back home. Instead, furries kept having fun using it (and likely spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

[[Jim Groat]], creator of the ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner of The Park]]'' comic strip, was alerted to this gag device by [[Sean Malloy]] (AKA ''[[Tcharf]]''), a friend of his who saw it in action on this fateful night. He has since used it as a basis for an ongoing gag in his strip. His version is different, however. If the user ''is'' a fox, then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, [[The Karl]], etc. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other [[furry artist]]s, including [[Conna Stevenson]] of [[Yerf]], who drew a small comic about it.

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on [[FurryMUCK]] at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

== External links ==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/thread/2634ed2722658ec4/7026b02c59ef044f?rnum=1&hl=en&q=%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.fan.furry%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F2634ed2722658ec4%2F27f9968477886809%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3D%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22%26rnum%3D2%26hl%3Den%26#doc_27f9968477886809 Reference to the Vixen Vending Machine in alt.fan.furry via Google Groups]

[[Category:Fictional objects]] [[Category:MUCK TRaM objects]][[Category:1996 births]]
{{Featured article}}

Vixen Vending Machine

2006-01-08T04:17:02Z

Coyote Seven: Fixed WcotP comic linkup

[[Image:Wcotp19990608-3.png|right|The Vixen Vending Machine, WCOTP-style]]
The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' was a device that first made its appearence on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1996. It was a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] (or ''TRaM'') program, which allowed for objects to be created that transformed the user (in this case always a [[vixen]]) for a short period of time.

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from an hour to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be roleplayed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine, before the device was deleted by its creator.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to [[sweep]] the object back home. Instead, furries kept having fun using it (and likely spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

[[Jim Groat]], creator of the ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner of The Park]]'' comic strip, was alerted to this gag device by [[Sean Malloy]] (AKA ''[[Tcharf]]''), a friend of his who saw it in action on this fateful night. He has since used it as a basis for an ongoing gag in his strip. His version is different, however. If the user ''is'' a fox, then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, [[The Karl]], etc. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other [[furry artist]]s, including [[Conna Stevenson]] of [[Yerf]], who drew a small comic about it.

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on [[FurryMUCK]] at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

== External links ==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/thread/2634ed2722658ec4/7026b02c59ef044f?rnum=1&hl=en&q=%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.fan.furry%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F2634ed2722658ec4%2F27f9968477886809%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3D%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22%26rnum%3D2%26hl%3Den%26#doc_27f9968477886809 Reference to the Vixen Vending Machine in alt.fan.furry via Google Groups]
*[http://yerf.com/archives/stevconn/cuvixen.gif Conna Stevenson's depiction of being a victim of the Vixen Vending Machine]

[[Category:Fictional objects]] [[Category:MUCK TRaM objects]][[Category:1996 births]]

Vixen Vending Machine

2006-01-08T04:10:07Z

Coyote Seven: Included Sean Malloy's alias

[[Image:Wcotp19990608-3.png|right|The Vixen Vending Machine, WCOTP-style]]
The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' was a device that first made its appearence on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1996. It was a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] (or ''TRaM'') program, which allowed for objects to be created that transformed the user (in this case always a [[vixen]]) for a short period of time.

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from an hour to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be roleplayed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine, before the device was deleted by its creator.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to [[sweep]] the object back home. Instead, furries kept having fun using it (and likely spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

[[Jim Groat]], creator of the ''[[West Corner of The Park (comic)|West Corner of The Park]]'' comic strip, was alerted to this gag device by [[Sean Malloy]] (AKA ''[[Tcharf]]''), a friend of his who saw it in action on this fateful night. He has since used it as a basis for an ongoing gag in his strip. His version is different, however. If the user ''is'' a fox, then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, [[The Karl]], etc. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

Besides Groat, the Vixen Vending Machine caught the attention of other [[furry artist]]s, including [[Conna Stevenson]] of [[Yerf]], who drew a small comic about it.

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on [[FurryMUCK]] at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

== External links ==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/thread/2634ed2722658ec4/7026b02c59ef044f?rnum=1&hl=en&q=%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.fan.furry%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F2634ed2722658ec4%2F27f9968477886809%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3D%22Vixen+Vending+Machine%22%26rnum%3D2%26hl%3Den%26#doc_27f9968477886809 Reference to the Vixen Vending Machine in alt.fan.furry via Google Groups]
*[http://yerf.com/archives/stevconn/cuvixen.gif Conna Stevenson's depiction of being a victim of the Vixen Vending Machine]

[[Category:Fictional objects]] [[Category:MUCK TRaM objects]][[Category:1996 births]]

2005-11-18T09:06:37Z

Coyote Seven:

The infamous '''Vixen Vending Machine''' was a device that first made its appearence on [[FurryMUCK]] in 1997. It was a gag device built around the [[Temporary Random Morph]] or [[TRaM]] program, which allowed for objects to be created that transformed the user, in this case always a vixen, for a short period of time.

The machine, which could supposedly vend vixens as one might vend soda or candy, took one [[penny]], a unit of [[MUCK]] currency. The user was then supposed to select one of the buttons on the machine and push it. The machine "vended" a vixen by changing the user into one for a short period of time, anywhere from an hour to three hours. The transformation sometimes implied a change in the victim's personality as well, though of course that had to be roleplayed. The machine failed to work if the user was already a vixen, though sometimes it would fail for no reason at all, a feature meant to frustrate the hapless.

Custom [[MUF]] and [[MPI]] code, along with the [[ExtMPI]] program allowed for the Vixen Vending Machine to keep its library of vixen descriptions (along with scent, hug and even "looked at" messages) all stored on the object itself, and they were not copied. This kept database spamming to a minimum, and made it easier to store descriptions as a [[property based list]].

Several vixen descriptions were made, only some by the creator of the device. Most of them were contributions by other players, and the object itself contained a property that stored the name of the author for each vixen description. In all, there were over a dozen vixen descriptions in the Vixen Vending Machine, before the device was deleted by its creator.

The Vixen Vending Machine became famous (or infamous some might say) when its creator left it sitting out in the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]] on [[FurryMUCK]], and then logged out for the night. No one bothered to sweep the object back home. Instead, Furries kept having fun using it (and likely spamming the park with its use and transformation messages) well into the night and into the next day.

[[Jim Groat]], creator of the [[West Corner of The Park (location)|West Corner of The Park]] comic strip, was alerted to this gag device by a friend of his who saw it in action on this fateful night. He has since used it as basis for an ongoing gag in his strip. His version is different, however. If the user ''is'' a fox, then the machine attacks the victim, through any of a number of methods; hammers, explosions, implosions, et multiple cetera. These were used for quite a large number of the strips.

The original creator of the Vixen Vending Machine was [[Coyote Seven]], who played the character [[Mer'rark]] on [[FurryMUCK]] at the time, and who still has all the original descriptions and code that made it function.

[[Category:Fictional Objects]]