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User:Cubbi

2026-08-11T13:22:38Z

Cubbi: /* Conventions attended */ +2

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]], [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]], [[Anthrocon 2025|2025]], [[Anthrocon 2026|2026]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2024]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2025]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]
* [[NordicFuzzCon|NFC 2025]]
* [[Furrydelphia|Furrydelphia 2026]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2026-08-03T14:55:22Z

Cubbi: /* History */ 226 was the official number of badges printed (as per reg announcement on telegram chat)

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by Warszawa]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:LiFursOMGWTFBBQ-2024.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Group photo at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2024. Photo by [[Indigo the Dragon|Indigo]]]]
'''LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!''', or '''OMGWTFBBQ!'''/'''OMGWTFBBQ''', is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]].

== Overview ==

OMGWTFBBQ has become the largest and longest-running [[furry gathering]] in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], USA.

The BBQ traditionally takes place throughout a two-day weekend at a picnic area of one of the New York State parks on [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[W:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group (accessible through the [[W:Carrd|Carrd]]) for more information, event schedule, and to estimate attendance for logistics.

While the park is closed from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, local furry community sometimes organizes smaller off-site events such as [[room parties]], house parties, or outdoors camping.

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of events
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! # !! Year !! Date !! Location !! Attendence !! Host(s) !! Notes
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| 1 || 2006 || Aug 28 || [[Nekonaru Letao]]'s house || 17 || Nekonaru Letao || Initial OMGWTFBBQ hosted by
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| 2 || 2007 || July 28 || [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] || || [[Warszawa]] ||
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| 3 || 2008 || July 12 || [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]] || || Warszawa ||
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| 4 || 2009 || Aug 22-23 || Sunken Meadow State Park || || [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]] and Warszawa || There was also an "OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike" on June 6, 2009 with Warszawa.
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| 5 || 2010 || Aug 7-8 || Sunken Meadow State Park || || Cubbi and Warszawa || It included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in [[W:Brentwood, New York|Brentwood]].
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| 6 || 2011 || Aug 6, 28 || Sunken Meadow State Park || || Cubbi and Warszawa || It included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in Brentwood.
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| 7 || 2012 || July 21-22 || Sunken Meadow State Park || ~50 || Cubbi and Warszawa || It included a late-night room party at the Residence Inn by Marriott in [[W:Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]].
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| 8 || 2013 || Aug 10-11 || Sunken Meadow State Park || || Cubbi and Warszawa ||
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| 9 || 2014 || Aug 2-3 || Sunken Meadow State Park || || Cubbi and Warszawa ||
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| 10 || 2015 || Aug 22-23 || Sunken Meadow State Park || 82 || Cubbi and Warszawa ||
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| 11 || 2016 || Aug 27-28 || Sunken Meadow State Park || >90 || Cubbi and Warszawa || Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of [[JBadger]]" printed on them
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| 12 || 2017 || Aug 12-13 || Sunken Meadow State Park || >96 || Cubbi and Warszawa || It featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by the [[W:Park Police|Park Police]]. Attendees received commemorative [[W:beer stein|beer stein]]s provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
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| 13 || 2018 || Aug 25-26 || Sunken Meadow State Park || >96 || Cubbi and Warszawa || Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
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| 14 || 2019 || July 27-28 || Sunken Meadow State Park || 94 || Cubbi and Warszawa || Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
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| || 2020 || || || || || Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]]
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| || 2021 || || || || || Cancelled again due to COVID-19
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| 15 || 2022 || Aug 13-14 || Sunken Meadow State Park || >108 || Cubbi and Warszawa ||
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| 16 || 2023 || July 29-30 || Sunken Meadow State Park || >120|| Cubbi and Warszawa ||
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| 17 || 2024 || July 27-28 || [[W:Heckscher State Park|Heckscher State Park]] || 152 || Cubbi and Warszawa || It included overnight outdoor camping, car show, and DJ Set
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| 18 || 2025 || July 26-27 || Heckscher State Park || 190 || Cubbi and Warszawa || It included overnight outdoor camping, car show, DJ Set (with 8 guests), and professional badges
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| 19 || 2026 || Aug 1-2 || Heckscher State Park || 226|| Cubbi and Warszawa || It included overnight outdoor camping, car show, DJs, and professional badges
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== External links ==

* [https://omgwtfbbqli.carrd.co LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[W:Carrd|Carrd]]

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2026-01-19T23:22:24Z

Cubbi: rvv

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Jim Groat

2026-01-11T22:37:13Z

Cubbi: Undo revision 612193 by Nophono (talk)

{{Infobox person
| name = Jim Groat
| realname = James L. Groat
| othernames = Rabbi Tom, Krag Carbine, Elkabong
| image = [[File:Jim Groat.jpg‎|225px]]
| caption =
| born =
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| died =
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| residence = [[W:Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, Wisconsin]], USA.
| spouses = [[Hakeber|Rebekah]] (divorced)
| profession = [[Furry artist]], [[writer]], [[actor]], [[extra]]
| species = [[Goat]], [[horse]]
| gohonor = [[ConFurence 1]], [[Albany Anthrocon 1998]], [[Rocket City FurMeet#2004|Rocket City FurMeet 2004]]
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[[File:ConFURence7jim.jpeg‎|right|thumb|225px|Jim Groat at [[Confurence 7]]. Photo by (???)]]
[[File:Groat and Company.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Jim Groat with [[Peter Laird]] (left) and [[Stan Sakai]] (middle), mid-1980s. Photo by (???)]]
'''Jim Groat''' is an American [[Greymuzzle]] furry artist, writer, actor, and extra.

== Biography ==

Jim has two kids (who are sometimes referred to as the '''Groatlings''') with his former spouse Rebekah (whom he wedded at [[Confurence 5]] [1994]).

== Fandom involvement ==

Jim is known as one of the members of the original [[furry fandom]], a fellow of the [[Fur Affinity group]]s [[GunnerFurs]], [[Equines]], [[Wisconsin Furs]], [[Arizona-Furs]], and [[GreyMuzzles]], and a participant of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]].

For a while at certain conventions, Jim made a tradition of destroying [[plush toy]] versions of [[W:Smurfs|Smurfs]] or of [[W:Barney the dinosaur|Barney the dinosaur]], a practice that became known as a [[Groatish Mauling]].

He was a [[guest of honor]] at ConFurence 1, Albany Anthrocon 1998, and Rocket City FurMeet 2004.

=== Fursona ===

Jim's [[fursona]]s are either a goat or a Jewish [[equine]] wearing a [[W:Kippah|kippah]].

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Albany Anthrocon]] - 1998'''¹'''
* [[Anthrocon]] - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Confurence]] - 1990'''¹'''
* [[FurFright]] - 2009, 2010
* [[Furry Migration]] - 2023
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
* [[FWA]] - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Mephit Furmeet]] - 2009, 2010, 2012
* [[Midwest FurFest]] - 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Painted Desert Fur Con]] - 2020
* [[Rocket City FurMeet]] - 2004'''¹'''

'''1.''' - [[GoH]]

== Art ==

Some of Jim's earlier [[comic]]s, in collaboration with fellow [[artist]] [[Richard Konkle]], was published as far back as 1985, featuring the [[character]]s [[Red Shetland]] and [[Equine the Uncivilized]], which were printed under his independent label [[GraphXPress]]. He has also done commercial art for others, including interior artwork for the [[W:GURPS|GURPS]] version of [[Bunnies & Burrows]].

Jim is known for being a [[W:Caricature|caricaturist]]. In such [[fanzine|furry zine]]s such as ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'' and ''[[YARF!]]'', he would often publish his [[convention]] reports in [[comic book]] format.

=== Webcomic ===

Jim was the creator, writer, and [[W:Line art|line artist]] behind the (now defunct) [[webcomic]] ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]''.

== Media appearances ==
=== Filmography ===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="1"|Title
!rowspan="1"|Year released
!rowspan="1"|Year produced
!rowspan="1"|Company
!rowspan="1"|Genre
!rowspan="1"|Theme
!rowspan="1"|Job/Role
!rowspan="1"|Notes
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| ''[[W:Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]''
| 1993
| ?
| [[W: Hollywood Pictures|Hollywood Pictures]]
| [[W:Feature film|Feature film]]
| [[W:Western|Western]]
| Actor, Extra
| Jim Groat played a patron at the '''Birdcage Theater''': at 26:50 into the film, he is thrown out of his seat by one of the '''Red Sash''' gang.
|}

=== Other media ===

He also appeared in a [[W:WKOW|WKOW]] television news clip in August of 2007 about scouring the University of Wisconsin campus for useful and sellable items.<ref>[http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8476142 ''One family finds treasure in campus' discarded items''] news segment on [[W:American Broadcasting Company|ABC WKOW]]. Retrieved August 25, 2010.</ref>

== Controversy ==

There have been occasional discussions in which he has suggested dire events to encourage others to come to his aid.<ref>[http://forums.macrophile.com/viewtopic.php?t=8302 ''Rabbi Tom in trouble!''] post on [[Macrophile.com]]. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://forums.vivisector.org/index.php?topic=10.0 ''The Many Lost Toys of Jim Groat''] post on [[Vivisector (website)|Vivisector's forum]]. Retrieved November 12, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://forums.vivisector.org/index.php?topic=664.msg7571#msg7571 ''The sound you're about to hear is a 52 year old, unskilled manchild...''] post on Vivisector's forum. Retrieved November 17, 2013.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070218084803/http://www.graphxpress.com/ Graphxpress.com] - Jim Groat's official webpage (cyber squatted. Retrieved via the [[W:Wayback machine|Internet Wayback Machine]])
* [https://www.deviantart.com/rabbi-tom Rabbi Tom] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbi-tom/ Rabbi Tom] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/~rabbitom Rabbi Tom] on [[Weasyl]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Jim-Groat/ Jim Groat] on [[VCL]]
* ''[http://www.livejournal.com/users/krag_carbine/ From the demented mind]'' - Jim's [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://ko-fi.com/rabbitom Rabbi Tom] on [[W:Ko-fi|Ko-fi]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/Elkabong53708 Elkabong] on [[YouTube]]

=== Merchandise ===

* [https://www.teepublic.com/user/atu-and-kupu ''Atu and Kupu''] - Jim Groat on [[W:TeePublic|TeePublic]]

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WikiFur

2026-01-11T22:34:33Z

Cubbi: rvv

'''WikiFur''' is a website dedicated to the collection and preservation of information about the [[furry]] [[:Category:Community|community]] and [[:Category:Culture|culture]]. It is a [[wiki]], built by contributions from readers and built on [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on [[Wikipedia]], which anyone can edit the site, and their changes are reflected immediately. Translation/localization efforts exist in [[:zh:|Chinese]], [[:cs:|Czech]], [[:da:|Danish]], [[:nl:|Dutch]], [[:eo:|Esperanto]], [[:et:|Estonian]], [[:de:|German]], [[:fr:|French]], [[:hu:|Hungarian]], [[:it:|Italian]], [[:ja:|Japanese]], [[:ko:|Korean]], [[:no:|Norwegian]], [[:pl:|Polish]], [[:pt:|Portuguese]], [[:ru:|Russian]] and [[:es:|Spanish]], with affiliates in [[:fi:|Finnish]] and [[:sv:|Swedish]].

WikiFur has been at WikiFur.com since 2009.

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== Mission and content ==
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WikiFur's stated mission is to "record information of use to the furry community", in an attempt to distribute it to others. This mission has been widely interpreted, and WikiFur contains articles on [[art]], [[literature]] and other forms of culture both created by and of interest to members of the [[furry fandom]], as well as the people and [[character]]s within it, their history and interests, the worlds they inhabit, [[:News:Front Page|news]] on events of current interest, and much more besides. It can also offer a good introduction to the [[fandom]], although [[W:Furry fandom|Wikipedia's article]] is considered by WikiFur's founder to remain the best single page on the topic.

Motives for contributors vary. There are those who simply enjoy collecting and organizing information on [[anthropomorphic]] topics. Many are fans of particular topics and wish to help write "the definitive article" on it. Some see WikiFur as a means of "getting the truth out" about contentious subjects like the [[babyfur]] community, while others value it as a source of information which, while not completely without bias, is at least subject to an element of peer review and modification.

== Audience and impact ==

As of March 2012, WikiFur attracted around 7500 visitors and 21,000 page views per day in English, and around 1500 visitors and 4000 page views in other languages.<ref>[[W:Google Analytics|Google Analytics]] figures</ref> Around 3000 edits were made per month (~2000 in English), with 50-60 contributors making five or more edits, and four to eight contributors making 100 or more edits.<ref name=wikistatsen>[[stats:EN/TablesWikiFurEN.htm|English WikiFur statistics]]</ref><ref name=wikistatszz>[[stats:EN/TablesWikiFurZZ.htm|WikiFur global statistics]]</ref> Roughly seven articles are created a day, excluding those which are swiftly deleted.<ref name=wikistatszz />

WikiFur has been referenced by others within and without the fandom, including ''[[Animal Passions]]'', an article on [[Anthrocon 2006]] published in the [[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh City Paper|Pittsburgh City Paper]] and pieces in ''[[Wikipedia:T (New York Times)|T Magazine]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:L Magazine|L Magazine]]'' and [[Wikipedia:20 Minuten|20 Minuten]].<ref>''[http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/digital-ramble-obsession/ The Digital Ramble | Obsession]'' - Rosecrans Baldwin, 15 May 2008)</ref><ref>''[http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/03/15/an-interview-with-a-furry An Interview With a Furry]'' - Audrey Ference, ''[[Wikipedia:L Magazine|L Magazine]]'' (15 March 2012)</ref><ref>''[http://www.20min.ch/ro/life/lifestyle/story/26998226 Ces adultes qui enfilent un costume d'animal]'' - [[Wikipedia:20 Minuten|20 Minuten]] (10 August 2011)</ref> Some fans have mentioned WikiFur as the source of information leading them to attend a furry [[convention]].

WikiFur is linked to by [[WikiFur:Supporters#WikiFur Linking Supporters|several popular sites]], including [[PeterCat]]'s Furry Infopages, [[Wikipedia:TV Tropes|TV Tropes]], [[Inkbunny]], [[Furry News Network]], [[Encyclopædia Dramatica (.se)|Encyclopædia Dramatica]], [[Rabbit Valley]], [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] and the websites of [[Califur]] and [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]. The site has an international reputation, with links from [[Dutchfurs.com]], [[FranceFurs]], [[Furbase.de]] and [[Wolves' Paradise]], and partner agreements with [[TurriWiki]] and [[WikiLurv]].

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Significant authority rests with the founder, [[GreenReaper]], who owns the ''WikiFur'' mark and wikifur.com domain name, handles [[WikiFur:Donations|donations]], and manages the hosting provided by [[Timduru]]. He acts as the public face of the English project — and, by extension, WikiFur as a whole. However, editorial authority is vested in the entire body of colleagues, and his involvement in non-English projects is normally limited to technical, custodial and advisory matters.

Wiki projects not using the [[WikiFur:Trade and service marks|WikiFur marks]] or wikifur.com, but which share a common theme and principles (most notably, [[WikiFur:Copyright|freely licensed]] textual content and the [[metawikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]) are treated as sister sites, and added to the WikiFur [[mw:Manual:Interwiki#Interwiki links to other languages|interlanguage links]] and the international portal.

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WikiFur has engaged in various methods of [[WikiFur:Promotion|promotion]] and [[WikiFur:Advertising|advertising]], the latter being paid for by [[WikiFur:Supporters|site supporters]]. Promotion usually focusses on two goals: increasing readership, and attracting new editors. Emphasis is often made of WikiFur's size, both in terms of articles and audience, and of the importance of its mission. Methods of promotion have included [[conbadge]]-like [[W:Business card|business cards]], [[:File:WikiFurAC2006Flyer.png|flyers]], ribbons, and posts and comments on news sites, forum and [[LiveJournal]]s, along with paid [[conbook]] advertising and [[Wikipedia:Google AdWords|Google AdWords]] coverage.

== Media coverage ==

Three weeks after its foundation, WikiFur was selected as [[Something Awful]]'s Awful Link of the Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awful Link of the Day|work=[[Something Awful]]|date=2005-08-15|url=http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3132}}</ref> Massive vandalism ensued, but the boost in traffic allowed rapid growth.

It was selected by [[Wikia:Wikia|Wikia]] as Featured Wikicity in December 2005.<ref name="Wikia feature">[[Wikipedia:User:GreenReaper/Featured wiki/WikiFur|Wikia features WikiFur as Featured Wikicity]], December 2006</ref>

In May 2009, [[Wikipedia:Cracked.com|Cracked.com]] editor<ref>[http://www.cracked.com/members/David+Wong David Wong's cracked.com member page]. Retrieved 2009 June 12.</ref> David Wong included WikiFur as #4 in a list of "5 Terrifying Bastardizations of the WikiPedia Model". [[Wikipedia:Conservapedia|Conservapedia]] was #5, [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica]] was #3, Pagan Wiki was #2, and [[Wikipedia:Metapedia|Metapedia]] was #1. The WikiFur section included modified excerpts of the WikiFur articles on [[Nazi Furs]], [[Yiff]], and [[The Furry Map of Denmark]]. David went on to call [[Christian Fur]]s especially weird for their depiction of Jesus as a lion.<ref>''[http://www.cracked.com/article_17341_5-terrifying-bastardizations-wikipedia-model.html 5 Terrifying Bastardizations of the WikiPedia Model]'' - David Wong, [[Wikipedia:Cracked.com|Cracked.com]] (11 May 2009)</ref>

== Controversy ==
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As a popular fandom site with avenues of discussion, WikiFur has its share of controversy.

=== Mission misuse ===

There's a belief{{cn}} that WikiFur could provide [[troll]]s and [[critic|other]] people with information that would be used to disparage the image of the furry fandom within mainstream society, by [[W:Disinformation|altering]] or [[:Category:Mature terms|exposing verbatim]] furry data and facts that could confuse people or disgust people, further enhancing the perceived [[stereotype]]s of the fandom.

There is also concern that WikiFur may be co-opted by such above mentioned people to push their own [[W:Wikipedia:NPOV dispute|point of view]] in the name of neutrality, as highlighted when an [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] user edited the same articles on both WikiFur and on ED at the same time.<ref name="j'accuse">[https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SleepAtWork&oldid=70237#J.27accuse.21 Accusation of dubious editing practices] by [[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]] against [[User:SleepAtWork|SleepAtWork]]</ref>

=== Privacy versus information ===

Roughly half of the articles on WikiFur are articles about people.<ref>August 18, 2011 calculation of 51%: 7138 articles in [[:Category:People]], 1900 articles as at [[Special:Statistics]].</ref> Contributors are encouraged to make articles about themselves, other members of the fandom and/or about people who create material of interest to furries, whether or not they consider themselves members of the fandom.{{cn}} But there is a continuing conflict between the goals of both respecting the [[WikiFur:Personal information|privacy of individuals]] and fully documenting the history of the fandom.

While the underlying goal of WikiFur regarding privacy is to do no harm to past or present users with articles in the wiki, this has led to the removal of some factual information from articles (normally by request), which always risks the charge that WikiFur is either failing to preserve furry history{{cn}} or that there are unstated motives for allowing for the removal of such information.{{cn}} Trying not to fall in either of those perceived camps has not been easy, and has led to heated discussion and criticism from both sides of the issue - History preservation conscious individuals accusing Wikifur of compromising its mission or "playing favorites,"{{cn}} or pro-privacy members calling the site a "stalker's heaven"{{cn}}

WikiFur may remove real names from an article that is not specifically about the person when the name is not relevant. For example, the name of [[Talk:Further Confusion/Eyes of the Night|the commissioner who bought a painting for $10,000 at auction]] was omitted because the issue was the price of the painting.

But some requests for private data removal are occasionally refused, specially if historical context{{cn}} or possible continuing repercussion to the fandom{{cn}} is present or possible (for the latter see [[Mitch Beiro]], [[Mozdoc]], [[TORA]], [[Evil Sibe]], [[Frank Gembeck]], [[Ted Sheppard]], [[Alan T. Panda]], [[Mizzyam]], [[Formic Hivemind]], [[Wolfie Stonespirit]], [[Brown Leopard]], [[Keba]], [[Lightpaws]], etc), and making [[WikiFur:No legal threats|legal threats]] to WikiFur has not been effective in having information removed.

This privacy exception also carries over to the full [[WikiFur:Personal exclusion|personal exclusion]] of some user articles under the same guidelines. Furthermore, some notable and extremely notable people (famous or infamous) requesting exclusion are subject to a much stringent review for such by the site's community, and even if [[Karl Jorgensen|exclusion is granted]], some of their personal (not private) furry centric information is normally moved out to [[Hiroshima Cluehammer|relevant pages]], before exclusion is applied.

Although Europe is evolving a legal [[W:Right to be forgotten|right to be forgotten]], WikiFur is not compelled by law to remove any private information. Articles about comics and other public works are not removed even if the author requests it,<ref>[[Talk:Guardian Knights]]</ref> as they are not "personal information" but "public works".

=== Bias ===

As with other Wikis, there is an ever-present danger of bias on WikiFur. The most expected bias would be the simple fact that most contributors and editors are members of the furry fandom, and may be expected to likely have a "positive only" opinion of it. This can lead to accusations that certain articles are biased towards the fandom's position{{cn}} or as a tool against its critics.<ref>[http://forums.furaffinity.net/threads/75030-Rant-WikiFur Rant: WikiFur] by [[Kellie Gator]] on the [[Fur Affinity Forums]]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

Claims that an article is biased (in either direction) are typically resolved by removal of unsourced information, by providing references, or by giving attribution to any statements that are opinions. The decision on what information to include in an article, and in what proportion, may itself put the topic in a [[Wikipedia:False light|false light]]. The usual remedy is to suggest that the person complaining about it fix it by adding the appropriate relevant information or reference material.

=== Untruths ===

As opposed to personal information and opinion, WikiFur actively removes contributions that appear to be untrue. However, an acceptable standard for inclusion is that the contributor believes the information to be true. Actual facts are sometimes harder to determine, and WikiFur has made mistakes.{{cn}}

Despite this, WikiFur is cited as a relatively reliable source on contentious topics that it covers,<ref name="Starfinder_Beware">[http://community.livejournal.com/artists_beware/90313.html?thread=1638089#t1638089 Comment about WikiFur] in regards to [[Starfinder]] by [[Darkwolven]] in [[artists_beware]], 9 August 2006</ref> and it has been praised for its attempts to provide useful information while avoiding bias.<ref name="barona">[http://barona.livejournal.com/6037.html?thread=21653#t21653 Comment on the use of WikiFur] by [[Chris F. Grant]]</ref>

=== Vandalism ===

Like many furry forums and sites which allow comments, WikiFur has its share of vandals. However, since it is a simple matter to return to a previous state, most vandalism is reverted within minutes. The members of [[4chan]]'s ''/b/'' board took particular interest in the site, and regularly organized raids until August 2006.{{fact}}

Despite multiple attempts, no vandalism since Something Awful from any source has succeeded in disrupting WikiFur for more than a few hours{{fact}} - the worst case was a sophisticated account-registering bot that used the [[Wikipedia:Tor|Tor]] proxy system, which has since been blocked.

== Timeline ==
{{main|History of WikiFur}}
WikiFur was conceived in July 2005 by British software developer [[GreenReaper|Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry]] while creating an article for ''[[The Blind Pig]]'' on the English-language [[Wikipedia]]. Founded July 24, 2005 on the Wikicities (later Wikia) wiki hosting service, WikiFur was initially promoted on Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:furry fandom|furry fandom article]] talk page, followed by posts on [[LiveJournal]] and [[alt.fan.furry]]. By August 28, the wiki held over 1000 articles; the count reached 10,000 in 2008.

WikiFur also made inroads into non-English content, beginning in 2006 with an affiliation with the autonomously-administered Finnish-language [[Turriwiki]]; this was furthered with the launch of three Wikia-based language-specific WikiFur projects in 2007. New languages were launched on the wikifur.com domain from mid-2008, hosted on a server provided by [[Timduru]], and the other languages joined them over Summer 2009.<ref>[[WikiFur:Moving hosts]]</ref><ref>{{newslink|WikiFur moves languages to new server}}</ref><ref>
{{newslink|English WikiFur moved to en.wikifur.com}}</ref>

== Interesting facts ==

* What was the first content page? [[Evil Sibe]]! (initially as '''Sibe'''); [[Uncle Kage]] followed three hours later.
** [[File:Censor_panda_nyr_button.png|right|Nyra button]] The first ''non''-content page was the [[WikiFur:About|about page]] ([{{fullurl:WikiFur:About|oldid=2}} initial version]), while the first image was the [[:file:Censor_panda_nyr_button.png|Nyra button]] from [[Mab]]'s [[Censorship Pandas]]. The very first edit was a reduction of [{{fullurl:MediaWiki:Lastmodifiedby|oldid=1}} MediaWiki:Lastmodifiedby].
* WikiFur was not the first time the concept of a wiki for the furry community was raised - one was [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.lifestyle.furry/browse_frm/thread/41d3c0b95e66c60f/d8b09a18e03b8ce8 suggested] by [[David Cooke]] in 2001 on [[alt.lifestyle.furry]]

== Awards and recommendations ==

WikiFur has been in the ''Recommended Anthropomorphics List'' published by the [[Ursa Major Awards]] every year since 2006 (listed under "Recommended Anthropomorphic Miscellany"). It was nominated for ''Best Website'' in the 2011 Awards,<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/3933/2011-ursa-major-awards-voting-now-open 2011 Ursa Major Awards voting now open]'' - [[Fred Patten]], Flayrah (16 March 2012)</ref> coming second to [[Wikipedia:Equestria Daily|Equestria Daily]].

"Somewhere else in this thread somebody posted a link to the furry wiki. As of so far, this is the only even handed thing I have seen posted here regarding Starfinder as it reports the allegations, doesn't claim them as truth and provides information on what to do. How hard is that?"<ref name="Starfinder_Beware" /> -- [[Darkwolven]] comparing WikiFur to [[artists_beware]]

"WikiFur was definitely useful, I would have spent months gathering information without it. Feh on that! I was also glad to see that it seemed to maintain a rather evenhanded point of view overall; considering how factionalized FF can be that can be difficult. One man's fair is another man's controversy..."<ref name="barona" /> -- [[Chris F. Grant]]

== Quotes about WikiFur ==

* ''I first cringed at the thought of a furry Wikipedia roaming on the net. I figured it to be a rather one-sided "don't talk about the bad, only use it as a propaganda site to make furries look good" website. What I found it to be instead was a rather well done unbiased encyclopedia on the fandom.'' -- [[nothingkat]]
*''I had no idea that furry culture was this big! Wow, this is really a nice community. :3'' -- [[User:The LP|The LP]]
*''Wikifur is definitely one of the fix-stars on the furry sky ;)'' -- [[User:Toumal|Toumal]]
*''It's a field crowded with high-quality entries, but WikiFur's emergence and growth after a smear campaign makes it uniquely qualified to receive attention, methinks.''<ref name="Wikia feature" /> -- [[Tom Howling]] voting for WikiFur as a Featured Wikicity
* ''For the furry, by the furry, about furry ? It is the best motto that I have ever heard. :)'' -- [[Alphawolf Kiba]]

== Related terms ==

* The term 'Wikifur' (sometimes inter-capped as WikiFur, also [[:Category:Wikifurries|Wikifurry]]/WikiFurry) is also used to describe a frequent contributor of WikiFur, much like 'Wikipedian' is used to describe a frequent contributor of Wikipedia
* A WikiFur [[:Category:People|page about a person]] is sometimes (incorrectly) referred to as "a wiki" or "my wiki", in the same way, that people refer to "my LiveJournal" or "my MySpace"; this usage is not endorsed by regular editors

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[:Category:WikiFur-specific news|WikiFur-specific news]] (obsolete; see LiveJournal)

== External links ==
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* [http://wikifur.livejournal.com/ WikiFur LiveJournal community]
* [//dumps.wikifur.com/ WikiFur database dumps] and [//dumps.wikifur.com/aarddict/ offline browsing files]

=== Statistics ===
* [[stats:|WikiFur statistics]]
* [[Special:Statistics|Local wiki statistics]] ('''note:''' page views and user count inaccurate)
* [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 Google Analytics reports] ([https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount Google account] and [[User talk:GreenReaper|prior authorization]] required)

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Furry code

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The '''furry code''' is a string of characters similar in structure to the [[Wikipedia:Geek Code|Geek Code]].

== History ==

Originally created in June 1996 by [[Ross Smith]], it was originally used as a [[Usenet]] shorthand of a person's various [[furry]] characteristics, it soon became more popular outside the [[Usenet]] groups often seen in other places, such as online [[blogs]], websites, and appended to emails.

Many of the original characteristics, such as the DOOM or Zine modifiers, show the age of the code and are now somewhat obsolete.

The code has not been significantly updated since version 1.3 released in February 1998.

== Variants ==

Soon after, other furry-related fan groups created their own codes (also refered to as FC), such as the [[Affinity code]], [[Dragon Code]], [[TLK Code]], [[Vore Code]], [[Plush Code]] and [[Yiff code]] (which had a heavier inclination towards the more sexual side of the fandom).

== Sample ==

Example code added by [[GreenReaper]]:
<pre>FG[Kai norn]2admr A C>++ D H+ M++ P R+ T W- Z- Sf+ RLCT a23 cnl++++$ d++ e++ f h+ iwf++ j- p- sm+</pre>

Code found in [[Fel|Fel's]] 2000s Art CD, used for their [[fursona]]:
<pre>FFD[anime style catboy]2f A++++ C+ D+ H+++ M+++ P- R++ T W--- Z++ Sm?RLAT !a c d- e++ f- h++ iwf j+ p* sm--</pre>

[[DataPacRat]]'s furcode:
<pre>FRRmp4/6a/CWpt3fm A-- C->+ D>++++ H+ M+ P~+>++ R+++/--- T+++ W- Z>+ Sh++ RLAT*>CT a20 c++dn d- e-*>+ f+~+++ h* i+ p+ sm</pre>

== See also ==

*[[Template:Furcode]]
*[[:Category:Furcode users|Furcode users]]

== External links ==

* [https://vilaa.neocities.org/art/furcode.htm The Code of the Furries] 14th July 1996 (Version 1.2)
* [http://captainpackrat.com/furry/furcode.htm The Code of the Furries] 7th February 1998 (Version 1.3)
* [https://vlnx.ru/furcode2.html The Code of the Furries v2.0] 10th August 2023 (Version 2.0)
* [https://vilaa.neocities.org/art/furcode2.html FurCode v2.0 Encoder and Decoder]
* [http://winterwolf.co.uk/furcode Furcode decoder and encoder]
* [http://mj.ucw.cz/furry/ Another furcode decoder]
* [http://www.furcode.de/ German furcode decoder and encoder]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071103034300/http://snowlands.ru/en/software/geekcoder.htm GeekCoder] (Windows application for decoding and encoding, supports other codes too) [Archive]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/furrycoder/ FurCoderCXX] (open-source GPL *nix application for decoding and encoding)
* [http://www.furrycode.com The Furry Code, Encoder, Decoder, & The Code] (Single Source for it All)
* [https://sig.codes/furry/ sig.codes/furry] Version history, archived specifications, decoder, list of inspirations and derivative codes, and links to other resources

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Eric W. Schwartz

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[[File:EWSSabrinaOnline.png|thumbnail|350px|Eric portraying himself in "The Sabrina at See-CAD Collection" published by United Publications (2003)]]
'''Eric W. Schwartz''' (a.k.a. EWS) is a freelance illustrator, animator, writer, and [[W:Amiga|Amiga]] enthusiast.

== Fandom involvement ==

Eric is the creator of the famous [[webcomic]] ''[[Sabrina Online]]'', which include the [[character]]s [[Amy the Squirrel]], [[Sabrina|Sabrina the Skunkette]], [[Tabitha]] (Sabrina's little sister), [[R.C. Raccoon]], [[Sheila Vixen]], [[Tammy Vixen]], [[Clarisse Cat]], [[Carli Chinchilla]], [[Darke Katt]] and a few others. He was also one of the most well-known and vocal activists for the [[W:AmigaOS|Amiga operating system]] ('''AmigaOS''').

He was a [[guest of honor]] at [[ConFurence 7]] (1996) and at [[Morphicon]] 2004.

=== Fursona ===

Eric represents himself in [[art|media]] as a [[male]] squirrel.

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Anthrocon]] - ?
* [[ConFurence]] - ?, 1996'''¹''', ?
* [[Further Confusion]] - ?
* [[Morphicon]] - ?, 2004'''¹''', ?

'''⒈''' - [[Guest of Honor]]

== Characters ==

* '''Amy the Squirrel''' is the oldest character developed by Eric. Used in his original Amiga animations, she became known as the "unofficial mascot" of Amiga in 1992.<ref>http://www.animationandvideo.com/2011/08/eric-w-schwartz-cartoonist-animator-and.html</ref> Her first appearance in a full-length animation was in 1993, in a short called [[A Walk in the Park]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm7oNlDlIe8</ref>. Other animations include three [[At the Movies]] shorts. When the Sabrina Online comic was created, Eric toned down her sexuality and made her Sabrina's roommate. She was later married to [[Thomas Woolfe]], a character created by [[Michael Higgs]]. She and Thomas have a child, named [[Timothy Squirrel-Woolfe|Timmy]].

* '''Sabrina''', also called Sabrina the Skunk, is the main character in Eric's ''Sabrina Online'' webcomic. A nerdy skunk, and Amiga enthusiast, she becomes the head web designer for the [[Double Z Studios]], and works under [[Zig Zag]]. She is also the older sister of [[Tabitha]]. She became girlfriend and later wife to [[R.C. Raccoon]] after meeting on an [[IRC]] network and the two later have a child, named [[Danielle Conrad|Danielle]] in the sequel ''Baby Steps''. Sabrina is featured in two of his animations, the first being ''Plight of the Artist'', and the second being ''Remote Possibilities''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxQ_u_AftA</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyrgC6XTp28&index=9&list=PLEAC617B39633201E</ref> Sabrina can be seen in the background of [[At the Movies 3]].

* '''Clarisse Cat''' is yet another of Eric's many characters. In fact, along with Amy the Squirrel, she is one of his originals. She has short blonde hair, mostly orange fur with peach secondary fur, face-to-tummy and slipper-pattern feet, and wears a cerise pink T-shirt (matching her nose).

* '''Tammy Vixen''' is the younger sister of Sheila Vixen, another of Eric's characters. Tammy's boyfriend was based on Eric's pet dog, Tor. When Tor passed away in 1998, Eric stopped drawing Tammy in response. (One of the pictures Eric did to commemorate his pet has [http://rigby-jones.net/es/art/art/Tordog1.jpg Tammy at Tor's grave].)

* '''Flip the Frog''': He has relations with Clarrise in many of Eric's old Amiga animations.

* '''Zig Zag''': Although not his creation, Eric is very fond of Canadian [[furry artist]] [[Max Black Rabbit]]'s character '''Zig Zag''', a [[skunk]]/[[tiger]] hybrid and professional [[W:Porn actress|porn actress]]. She and her creator appear on Eric's webcomic, '''Sabrina Online'''.

== Art ==

Eric's art has been published in multiple publications (beginning with ''[[Sabrina at See-CAD]]''), and he also produces his portfolios. He has also produced several [[furry animation]]s of varying lengths.

== Controversy ==

Eric is believed by some to be the same as the [[sex|erotic]] [[toon]] [[artist]] [[TDK (artist)|TDK]],{{cn}} and at one point during the turn of the 21st century, the struggle to prove the truth or otherwise of this assertion was, for a while, an extensive back-and-forth online fight, involving [[furries]] versus (mostly) [[anti-furries]] ('''critics''') of that period.

== References ==
<references/>

== See also ==

*[[AmiZilla]]
*[[AROS Kitty]]

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171002125538/http://www.coax.net/people/erics/ The Official E.S. Productions Website] (Offilne. Retrieved via the [[W:Wayback Machine|Internet Wayback Machine]])
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ews Eric W. Schwartz] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Eric-Schwartz/ Eric W. Schwartz] on [[VCL]]
* [https://twitter.com/ProductionsEric Eric W. Schwartz] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/ericwschwartz.bsky.social Eric W. Schwartz] on [[BlueSky]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/ES_Productions ''ES Productions''] on [[Patreon]] (NSFW)
* [https://www.patreon.com/c/SabrinaOnline/posts Sabrina Online] on Patreon
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCERNhkTSiM4Cvia3xXeAhMA Feralstorm (Eric W. Schwartz official channel)] on [[YouTube]]

=== Sites and archives ===

* [https://www.sabrina-online.com/index.html ''Sabrina Online'']
* [http://www.furafterdark.com ''Fur After Dark''] (NSFW)
* [http://rigby-jones.net/es/ ''The Unofficial Eric Schwartz Archive'']
* [http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/index.html ''Eric W. Schwartz' Amiga Animations'']

=== Merchandise ===

* [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Eric-W.-Schwartz/author/B0D6GLHHQ5?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1737975219&sr=1-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Eric W. Schwartz] on [[W:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]]

=== Media ===

* [https://www.dfstudios.co.uk/crypt/Online/22/interviewericsch.html ''Interview with Eric W. Schwartz''] article on [https://www.dfstudios.co.uk/ Dreamland Fantasy Studios]

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Babs Bunny (person)

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[[File:Babsfursona.gif|thumb|right|Babs' fursona - Babs]]
:''For the [[Tiny Toons]] character, see [[Babs Bunny (character)]].
'''Babs Bunny''' (real name '''Juliette Magera'''), is an [[artist]].

==Fandom involvement==
[[File:GR AC2007 Lili Fox Surprised.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Lili Fox surprised by a famous mouse]]
Babs has attended many [[conventions]], and was the [[Panelist of Honor]] at [[Rocket City Furmeet 2005]]. She created '''Durabbit Durabbit''', a [[furry]] send-up{{clarify}} of the rock group [[W:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]].

Babs is also a [[fursuiter]] and a [[puppet]]eer. She is the player of '''Bunny Bloom''' (a character from the mind of [[Eric Schwartz]]), '''Money Penny''', '''Lili Fox''', and Cheeto. She loves to perform in [[fursuit parade]]s as well as at [[furry conventions]]/fursuiting functions.

Her puppets have made appearances on the ''[[Funday Pawpet Show]]'' and on ''[[Rapid T. Rabbit and Friends]]''.{{fact}} The most well known of these is '''Nick Rhabbit''', built primarily by Babs herself. Nick is a grey rabbit parody of [[W:Nick Rhodes|Nick Rhodes]] from Duran Duran. In 2006, she debuted a replica of '''Baby Rowlf''' of ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' fame at [[Midwest Furfest]].

=== Fursona ===

Babs' [[fursona]] is '''Babbette Lilias Jackrabbit''' ("Babs Bunny" for short, after the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' character), a fuschia and pink [[rabbit]] with an [[W:Punk_fashion#1980s|early-80s punk look]].

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Further Confusion]] - ?
* [[Midwest Furfest]] - 2004, 2006, 2016
* [[Rocket City Furmeet]] - 2006

== Lili Fox ==

'''Lili Fox''' is a character created by Babs Bunny in 2004. She is an [[arctic fox]], all white except for pale blue markings on her front [[paw]]s, toes, [[tail]] tip, and eartips. She has a pink tuft of hair, adorned with a snow lily flower. In addition to the flower, Lili wears a purple tie with a yellow peace sign on it.

The creation of the character Lili was inspired by a plane trip home from [[Further Confusion]], which took a route over [[W:Jackson Hole|Jackson Hole, Wyoming]].

According to Babs:
{{q|"My mother was an [[animal naturalist]], and spent a lot of time filming [[animal]] documentaries in Jackson Hole. That area was her mecca, and she always wanted me to see it. However, she passed away before that could ever happen. Flying over Jackson Hole was the closest I had ever been, and I wanted to give a heads up to my mother in some form as a result."}}

That 'heads up' came along in May 2004, when Babs doodled up an arctic fox. After working with the design a little, Babs fell in love with the design. She says:
{{q|"I had always thought about creating a fox character. But at the time, ''everyone'' had a fox design. If I was going to create a fox, it had to have some purpose. When I first created Lili, she was something I wanted to work with and really bring to life. Flying over Jackson Hole was also still fresh in my mind...so I decided to make that her hometown."}}

In October 2004, [[Arend Studios]] created the Lili [[fursuit]], where she debuted at Midwest Furfest that same year.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:GR MFF2005 babs and friends.jpg|Babs Bunny and friends
File:Moneypenny1.gif
File:BabsBunnyFursuit.jpg|Babs' character [[Lili Fox]]
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== External links ==
{{Contributor|BabsBunny}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/babsburrow.com www.babsburrow.com] (''Out of Toon''), Babs Bunny's official webpage
* [https://lilifox.deviantart.com/ Babs Bunny] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/lilifox Babs Bunny] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/~Babsiwuff Babs Bunny] on [[Weasyl]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/BabsBunny Babs Bunny] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Babs-Bunny/ Babs Bunny] on [[VCL]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BabsBunnyTTA/about Babs Bunny] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://babsbunny.livejournal.com/ Babs Bunny] on [[Livejournal]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/babsiwuff.bsky.social Babs Bunny] on [[Bluesky]]

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]], [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]], [[Anthrocon 2025|2025]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2024]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2025]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]
* [[NordicFuzzCon|NFC 2025]]

User:Cubbi

2025-07-08T15:48:24Z

Cubbi: /* Conventions attended */ +1

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]], [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]], [[Anthrocon 2025|2025]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2024]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]
* [[NordicFuzzCon|NFC 2025]]

User:Cubbi

2025-02-24T19:42:07Z

Cubbi: /* Conventions attended */ +1

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* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]], [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2024]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]
* [[NordicFuzzCon|NFC 2025]]

New Year's Furry Ball

2025-01-11T22:06:29Z

Cubbi: /* History */ 24-25 charity and attendance numbers (from official tg channel)

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[[File:NewYear'sFurryBall 2012-2013 banner frame11.gif|right|250px]]
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The '''New Year's Furry Ball''', or '''NYFB''', is an annual event hosted by [[The Furst State]] and other local furries in the Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the USA, from December 31 - January 1 each New Year.

==History==

===2005 and 2006 ("Room Con" in Berlin, NJ)===

[[Chrono Otter Coon]] (Chrono) hosted a New Year's party for two years which was playfully dubbed '''Room Con''' at his private home in [[W:Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/49352.html "RoomCon '05-'06 : The Annual Furry New Years Party!!"] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref> The party was followed with a visit to a local restaurant or bowling alley on New Year's Day. There were 23 attendees for the 2005 New Year<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/39628.html "The long journey to recovery..."] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref> and 38 attendees in 2006<ref name="chrono-56wrap">[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/52137.html "ROOM CON: 2005-2006 Wrap Up"] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref>. For the 2006 New Year, '''Room Con''' badges were distributed to partygoers.

Chrono intended to officially move the event to a hotel the following year<ref name="chrono-56wrap" />, but later announced that he was leaving the area<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/56119.html "A series of unusual events..."] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref>. [[Tigra (NJ)|Tigra]] began making plans for a replacement New Year's party, before allowing [[LupineFox]] to take over<ref>[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/50552.html#comments "Plans for the Holidays"] - comments on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal (currently locked)</ref><ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/80447.html "Furry New Year's Eve"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>.

Based on a suggestion by [[Cyril Jackal]]<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81560.html?thread=488600#t488600 Comment by cyriljackal in "Name That Party!"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> that some objected to<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81981.html "We have a name"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> and a compromise suggestion by [[SomaCat]]<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/82234.html?thread=506938#t506938 Comment thread in "Sometimes voting doesn't work"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> the replacement event was officially named the '''New Year's Furry Ball'''.

===2007 to 2010 (Quakertown, PA)===

The event was hosted for 3 consecutive years by [[LupineFox]] with assistance from SomaCat, [[SkippyFox]], Tigra, LittleWolf, Kung Fu Dave and other locals at the [[Wikipedia:Quakertown|Quakertown]] Comfort Inn<ref>[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/52027.html "2007 Bitches!!!!"] on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal</ref>.

[[File:NYFB_Suiters.jpg|right|thumb|Several [[fursuit]]ers at New Year's Furry Ball 2011.]]

For the first two years the event took place entirely within two suites in the hotel, and not in a hotel's actual meeting space. The third year expanded to six independently run themed room parties throughout the hotel. Attendees received badges made to resemble government passports, and each official party had a unique stamp for attendees to collect on their passports.

For the 2010 New Year, the fourth and final year in Quakertown, the event was organized by [[Protocollie]]. There were four con suites next door to each other: registration/raffle, video game room, open bar/dance suite (21+ to enter), pizza/lounge room and one additional open room party serving dinner.

===2011 to present (Newark, DE)===

Now organized by [[Protocollie]], [[Kitt3ns]] and members of [[Furst State]], the event was moved to the Embassy Suites Newark-Wilmington/South in [[W:Newark, Delaware|Newark, Delaware]], and utilized actual hotel meeting space instead of individual suites.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/pa_furry/208522.html The New Year's Furry Ball is back and more 2011 than ever before!]</ref> For the 2011 New Year the event featured music from DJ Protocollie, a Rock Band game area, a buffet-style catered dinner, cash bar and a raffle<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1992371/ "Mission Accomplished"] - Posting by Kitt3ns, on his [[Fur Affinity]] journal</ref>.

[[Furstivus]] was held instead of the New Year's Furry Ball for the 2012 New Year. NYFB 2013 returned to the "doomsday proof" Embassy Suites<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Year's Furry Ball 2013 website</ref> on December 31, 2012 - January 1, 2013.

====2014-15====
New Year's Furry Ball 2015 started on December 31, 2014, at 7pm, at the Embassy Suites.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010419/http://thefurststate.com/newyears New Year's Furry Ball (2014)] website, archived 2015 Jan 8 at archive.org. Retrieved October 21, 2014.</ref>

====2015-16====
New Year's Furry Ball 2016 started on December 31, 2015, at 5pm, with the ballroom to close at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to "remain open until things calm down."<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 20, 2015.</ref> The event was at the Embassy Suites.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182240/http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Years Furry Ball website, archived 2016 Jan 4 at archive.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.</ref>

====2016-17====
New Year's Furry Ball 2017 started on December 31, 2016, at 5 pm, and the ballroom closed at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to "remain open until things calm down."<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 13, 2016.</ref> The event was held at the Embassy Suites.

====2017-18====
New Year's Furry Ball 2018 theme was "Shipwrecked on a Tropical Island"<ref>http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref>. The event was held at the Embassy Suites.

====2018-19====
New Year's Furry Ball 2019 theme was "Masquerade Ball" and it was held again at the Embassy Suites hotel in Newark, Delaware. This was the first year that NYFB was run by [[The Furst State]]'s board and a newly selected staff. $298 was raised for the [[charity]] Mazzoni Center.<ref name="NYFB2019" />

====2019-20====
There were 521 attendees<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212248277535612931 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.</ref> and $1031.20 was raised for [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ the Trevor Project].<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212254434039926784 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.</ref>

====2020-21====
A virtual livestream was held in lieu of a physical gathering. Events included panels, performances by [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Pepper Coyote]], Jackbox, and a stream of the balldrop ceremony.<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/schedule-1 NYFB schedule], retrieved November 13, 2020.</ref> $4,000.69 was raised in donations for the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1346476444273111040 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2021.</ref>

====2021-22====
New Year's Furry Ball returned to an in-person event in 2022. The theme was "Roll into the New Year" or tabletop fantasy.<ref> [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1422970039200894986 NYFB Twitter], posted August 4, 2021.</ref> There were 564 attendees and $1,029.15 was raised for [https://www.nqapia.org/ the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance].<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1478793990019420164 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2022.</ref>

====2022-23====
New Year's Furry Ball 2023 theme was "Monster Movie Madness." The [[guest of honor]] was [[CooperTom]] and the charity was [https://nqttcn.com/en/ The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network]. There were 725 attendees and $1,381.13 was raised for [https://nqttcn.com/ the National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network].<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/]</ref>

====2024-25====
New Year's Furry Ball 2024 theme was "Under Construction." The [[guest of honor]] was [[Kitt3ns]] and the charity was [https://www.iammecorp.org/ I Am Me Inc]. There were 884 attendees and $4512.69 was raised for the charity.

==Attendance==

* NYFB 2007 (2006-2007): 55<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/83397.html "Furry New Years Ball Recap"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>
* NYFB 2008 (2007-2008): 92<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/2008/01/02/ "New Year's Furry Ball Wrap-up"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>
* NYFB 2009 (2008-2009): 122
* NYFB 2010 (2009-2010): 115
* NYFB 2011 (2010-2011): 146
* [[Furstivus]] replaced NYFB for 2011-2012
* NYFB 2012-2013: 175<ref>[https://twitter.com/TFS_Kitt3ns/status/286545089537396736 Tweet] by [[Kitt3ns]]. Dated January 2, 2013</ref>
* NYFB 2013-2014: 211<ref>[https://twitter.com/protocollie/status/418383006995578882 Tweet] by [[Protocollie]] on his [[Twitter]] account. Dated January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.</ref>
* NYFB 2014-2015: 289
* NYFB 2015-2016: 340<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sapphykinz/status/682791809815306240 Tweet] by Sapphykinz</ref>
* NYFB 2016-2017: 350<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/815563118650781696 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2017-2018: 340<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/947709513695678464 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2018-2019: 438<ref name="NYFB2019">[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1080026320342581248 "Final count for attendance for #NYFB2019 is 438! We raised $298.00 for our charity Mazzoni Center!"] - Tweet by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2021-2022: 564
* NYFB 2022-2023: 725
* NYFB 2024-2025: 884

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.newyearsfurryball.com New Year's Furry Ball website] ([http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ old site])
* [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Twitter]] ([http://www.twitter.com/nyfb2013 old account)]
* [https://discord.com/invite/RK8QfhK7rM New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/NewYearsFurryBall Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]

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LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2025-01-03T14:46:08Z

Cubbi: /* Overview */ since we changed parks last year, it's no longer sunken meadow

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by Warszawa]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
'''LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!''', or '''OMGWTFBBQ!'''/'''OMGWTFBBQ''', is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]].

== Overview ==

OMGWTFBBQ has become the largest and longest-running [[furry gathering]] in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], USA.

The BBQ traditionally takes place throughout a two-day weekend at a picnic area of one of the New York State parks on [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[W:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

While the park is closed from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, local furry community sometimes organizes smaller off-site events such as [[room parties]], house parties, or outdoors camping.

== History ==

* 2006 - OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house, and had 17 attendees.
* 2007 - Event takes place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]] and Warszawa. There was also an "OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike" on June 6, 2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in [[W:Brentwood, New York|Brentwood]].
* 2011 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 6 and 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in Brentwood.
* 2012 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and has approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at the Residence Inn by Marriott in [[W:Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]].
* 2013 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and has 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and has over 90 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of [[JBadger]]" printed on them
* 2017 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and has over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu [[fursuiter competition]] requested and judged by the [[W:Park Police|Park Police]]. Attendees received commemorative [[W:beer stein|beer stein]]s provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020 - Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]]
* 2021 - Cancelled again due to COVID-19
* 2022 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 with over 108 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it
* 2023 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 29-30 with over 120 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it
* 2024 - The event takes place in [[W:Heckscher State Park|Heckscher Park]] on July 27-28 with 152 attendees and included overnight outdoor camping.

== External links ==

* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://omgwtfbbqli.carrd.co LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[W:Carrd|Carrd]]

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New Year's Furry Ball

2025-01-03T14:44:27Z

Cubbi: /* Attendance */ 884 attendees according to con ops telegram

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[[File:NewYear'sFurryBall 2012-2013 banner frame11.gif|right|250px]]
[[File:TheFurstState NewYearsFurryBall2012-2013.jpg|right|250px]]
The '''New Year's Furry Ball''', or '''NYFB''', is an annual event hosted by [[The Furst State]] and other local furries in the Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the USA, from December 31 - January 1 each New Year.

==History==

===2005 and 2006 ("Room Con" in Berlin, NJ)===

[[Chrono Otter Coon]] (Chrono) hosted a New Year's party for two years which was playfully dubbed '''Room Con''' at his private home in [[W:Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/49352.html "RoomCon '05-'06 : The Annual Furry New Years Party!!"] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref> The party was followed with a visit to a local restaurant or bowling alley on New Year's Day. There were 23 attendees for the 2005 New Year<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/39628.html "The long journey to recovery..."] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref> and 38 attendees in 2006<ref name="chrono-56wrap">[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/52137.html "ROOM CON: 2005-2006 Wrap Up"] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref>. For the 2006 New Year, '''Room Con''' badges were distributed to partygoers.

Chrono intended to officially move the event to a hotel the following year<ref name="chrono-56wrap" />, but later announced that he was leaving the area<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/56119.html "A series of unusual events..."] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref>. [[Tigra (NJ)|Tigra]] began making plans for a replacement New Year's party, before allowing [[LupineFox]] to take over<ref>[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/50552.html#comments "Plans for the Holidays"] - comments on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal (currently locked)</ref><ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/80447.html "Furry New Year's Eve"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>.

Based on a suggestion by [[Cyril Jackal]]<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81560.html?thread=488600#t488600 Comment by cyriljackal in "Name That Party!"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> that some objected to<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81981.html "We have a name"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> and a compromise suggestion by [[SomaCat]]<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/82234.html?thread=506938#t506938 Comment thread in "Sometimes voting doesn't work"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> the replacement event was officially named the '''New Year's Furry Ball'''.

===2007 to 2010 (Quakertown, PA)===

The event was hosted for 3 consecutive years by [[LupineFox]] with assistance from SomaCat, [[SkippyFox]], Tigra, LittleWolf, Kung Fu Dave and other locals at the [[Wikipedia:Quakertown|Quakertown]] Comfort Inn<ref>[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/52027.html "2007 Bitches!!!!"] on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal</ref>.

[[File:NYFB_Suiters.jpg|right|thumb|Several [[fursuit]]ers at New Year's Furry Ball 2011.]]

For the first two years the event took place entirely within two suites in the hotel, and not in a hotel's actual meeting space. The third year expanded to six independently run themed room parties throughout the hotel. Attendees received badges made to resemble government passports, and each official party had a unique stamp for attendees to collect on their passports.

For the 2010 New Year, the fourth and final year in Quakertown, the event was organized by [[Protocollie]]. There were four con suites next door to each other: registration/raffle, video game room, open bar/dance suite (21+ to enter), pizza/lounge room and one additional open room party serving dinner.

===2011 to present (Newark, DE)===

Now organized by [[Protocollie]], [[Kitt3ns]] and members of [[Furst State]], the event was moved to the Embassy Suites Newark-Wilmington/South in [[W:Newark, Delaware|Newark, Delaware]], and utilized actual hotel meeting space instead of individual suites.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/pa_furry/208522.html The New Year's Furry Ball is back and more 2011 than ever before!]</ref> For the 2011 New Year the event featured music from DJ Protocollie, a Rock Band game area, a buffet-style catered dinner, cash bar and a raffle<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1992371/ "Mission Accomplished"] - Posting by Kitt3ns, on his [[Fur Affinity]] journal</ref>.

[[Furstivus]] was held instead of the New Year's Furry Ball for the 2012 New Year. NYFB 2013 returned to the "doomsday proof" Embassy Suites<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Year's Furry Ball 2013 website</ref> on December 31, 2012 - January 1, 2013.

====2014-15====
New Year's Furry Ball 2015 started on December 31, 2014, at 7pm, at the Embassy Suites.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010419/http://thefurststate.com/newyears New Year's Furry Ball (2014)] website, archived 2015 Jan 8 at archive.org. Retrieved October 21, 2014.</ref>

====2015-16====
New Year's Furry Ball 2016 started on December 31, 2015, at 5pm, with the ballroom to close at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to "remain open until things calm down."<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 20, 2015.</ref> The event was at the Embassy Suites.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182240/http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Years Furry Ball website, archived 2016 Jan 4 at archive.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.</ref>

====2016-17====
New Year's Furry Ball 2017 started on December 31, 2016, at 5 pm, and the ballroom closed at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to "remain open until things calm down."<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 13, 2016.</ref> The event was held at the Embassy Suites.

====2017-18====
New Year's Furry Ball 2018 theme was "Shipwrecked on a Tropical Island"<ref>http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref>. The event was held at the Embassy Suites.

====2018-19====
New Year's Furry Ball 2019 theme was "Masquerade Ball" and it was held again at the Embassy Suites hotel in Newark, Delaware. This was the first year that NYFB was run by [[The Furst State]]'s board and a newly selected staff. $298 was raised for the [[charity]] Mazzoni Center.<ref name="NYFB2019" />

====2019-20====
There were 521 attendees<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212248277535612931 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.</ref> and $1031.20 was raised for [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ the Trevor Project].<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212254434039926784 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.</ref>

====2020-21====
A virtual livestream was held in lieu of a physical gathering. Events included panels, performances by [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Pepper Coyote]], Jackbox, and a stream of the balldrop ceremony.<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/schedule-1 NYFB schedule], retrieved November 13, 2020.</ref> $4,000.69 was raised in donations for the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1346476444273111040 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2021.</ref>

====2021-22====
New Year's Furry Ball returned to an in-person event in 2022. The theme was "Roll into the New Year" or tabletop fantasy.<ref> [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1422970039200894986 NYFB Twitter], posted August 4, 2021.</ref> There were 564 attendees and $1,029.15 was raised for [https://www.nqapia.org/ the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance].<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1478793990019420164 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2022.</ref>

====2022-23====
New Year's Furry Ball 2023 theme was "Monster Movie Madness." The [[guest of honor]] was [[CooperTom]] and the charity was [https://nqttcn.com/en/ The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network]. There were 725 attendees and $1,381.13 was raised for [https://nqttcn.com/ the National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network].<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/]</ref>

==Attendance==

* NYFB 2007 (2006-2007): 55<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/83397.html "Furry New Years Ball Recap"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>
* NYFB 2008 (2007-2008): 92<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/2008/01/02/ "New Year's Furry Ball Wrap-up"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>
* NYFB 2009 (2008-2009): 122
* NYFB 2010 (2009-2010): 115
* NYFB 2011 (2010-2011): 146
* [[Furstivus]] replaced NYFB for 2011-2012
* NYFB 2012-2013: 175<ref>[https://twitter.com/TFS_Kitt3ns/status/286545089537396736 Tweet] by [[Kitt3ns]]. Dated January 2, 2013</ref>
* NYFB 2013-2014: 211<ref>[https://twitter.com/protocollie/status/418383006995578882 Tweet] by [[Protocollie]] on his [[Twitter]] account. Dated January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.</ref>
* NYFB 2014-2015: 289
* NYFB 2015-2016: 340<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sapphykinz/status/682791809815306240 Tweet] by Sapphykinz</ref>
* NYFB 2016-2017: 350<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/815563118650781696 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2017-2018: 340<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/947709513695678464 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2018-2019: 438<ref name="NYFB2019">[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1080026320342581248 "Final count for attendance for #NYFB2019 is 438! We raised $298.00 for our charity Mazzoni Center!"] - Tweet by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2021-2022: 564
* NYFB 2022-2023: 725
* NYFB 2024-2025: 884

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.newyearsfurryball.com New Year's Furry Ball website] ([http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ old site])
* [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Twitter]] ([http://www.twitter.com/nyfb2013 old account)]
* [https://discord.com/invite/RK8QfhK7rM New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/NewYearsFurryBall Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]

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2024-12-24T02:34:19Z

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* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]], [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2024]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-07-25T22:15:09Z

Cubbi: /* History */ typo and also note official camping

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by Warszawa]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
'''LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!''', or '''OMGWTFBBQ!'''/'''OMGWTFBBQ''', is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]].

== Overview ==

OMGWTFBBQ has become the largest and longest-running [[furry gathering]] in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], USA.

The BBQ traditionally takes place throughout a two-day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[W:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

While the park is closed from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, local furry community sometimes organizes smaller off-site events such as [[room parties]], house parties, or outdoors camping.

== History ==

* 2006 - OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house, and had 17 attendees.
* 2007 - Event takes place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]] and Warszawa. There was also an "OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike" on June 6, 2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in [[W:Brentwood, New York|Brentwood]].
* 2011 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 6 and 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in Brentwood.
* 2012 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and has approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at the Residence Inn by Marriott in [[W:Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]].
* 2013 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and has 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and has over 90 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of [[JBadger]]" printed on them
* 2017 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and has over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu [[fursuiter competition]] requested and judged by the [[W:Park Police|Park Police]]. Attendees received commemorative [[W:beer stein|beer stein]]s provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020 - Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]]
* 2021 - Cancelled again due to COVID-19
* 2022 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 with over 108 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it
* 2023 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 29-30 with over 120 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it
* 2024 - The event takes place in [[W:Heckscher State Park|Heckscher Park]] on July 27-28 and includes overnight outdoor camping.

== External links ==

* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://omgwtfbbqli.carrd.co LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[W:Carrd|Carrd]]

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2024-07-14T12:55:34Z

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* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]], [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]

FDCMuck

2024-05-09T17:40:04Z

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'''FDCMuck''' (short for '''F'''uture '''D'''isney '''C'''abinet '''Muck''') was a small [[MUCK]] created in November 1994. It started as a joke when a reader of the [[rec.arts.disney]] [[newsgroup]] added the title "Future CEO of the [[wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Company]]" to his [[wikipedia:Signature block|.sig]]. Other readers joined in the fun, announcing their future positions within the Disney company. Eventually over 300 people were listed as members of the "future cabinet".

FDCMuck started as an online community for members of the "cabinet" to spend time together and [[role-play]] away from other readers of rec.arts.disney who weren't interested in such. The muck had fewer than 100 players when it first opened, and at its peak had over 600 [[character]]s.

FDCMuck was a private community; membership was by application only. It required every character name to be associated with Disney, and it was one of the few mucks which enforce strict G-rating, it tolerated no sexual invitations, IC or OOC, towards any players. Another distinguishing feature was that all [[wizard]]s were elected by popular vote once a year.

The system running FDCMuck was hacked in the year 2000 which resulted in a long unplanned downtime and address change which caused a drastic drop in population and activity. Wizard elections were suspended. A reunion meet was attempted in June 2003, which gathered 39 players, but it did not bring back the muck.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''MUCK server''': muck.fdcmuck.org, port 3333
** '''Website''': http://www.fdcmuck.org/
* '''Ran from/to''': November 1994 - September 2006

== Wizards (last term) ==
[[Image:FDCMuck.png|right|200px|FDCMuck]]
* [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]] - Player relations liaison
* [[Michelle_Latta|Demona]] - Website and FTP site maintenance
* Gusto - Base code [[wizard]]
* Max - [[MUF]] code [[wizard]]
* Sarabi - Casting director
* Toby - Building director

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041014012402/http://www.fdcmuck.org/Casting/Roster.html FDCMuck Cast Roster]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090526180948/http://zenith.homelinux.net/get2know/ FDC Muck Presents: Get to Know]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090601234005/http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/muck/fdc.html Rhal's Furry MU*s Page: FDC MUCK]

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2024-04-01T21:29:19Z

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con|LVFC 2024]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-27T04:04:19Z

Cubbi: hopefully addressing the clarify + historic hotel details + link up jbadger (now that is a nice page)

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by Warszawa]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi]]
'''LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!''', or '''OMGWTFBBQ!'''/'''OMGWTFBBQ''', is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]].

== Overview ==

OMGWTFBBQ has become the largest and longest-running [[furry gathering]] in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], USA.

The BBQ traditionally takes place throughout a two-day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[W:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

While the park is closed from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, local furry community sometimes organizes smaller off-site events such as [[room parties]], house parties, or outdoors camping.

== History ==

* 2006 - OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house, and had 17 attendees.
* 2007 - Event takes place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubi]] and Warszawa. There was also an "OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike" on June 6, 2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in [[W:Brentwood, New York|Brentwood]].
* 2011 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 6 and 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at Wingate by Wyndham in Brentwood.
* 2012 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and has approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late-night room party at the Residence Inn by Marriott in [[W:Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]].
* 2013 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and has 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and has over 90 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of [[JBadger]]" printed on them
* 2017 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and has over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu [[fursuiter competition]] requested and judged by the [[W:Park Police|Park Police]]. Attendees received commemorative [[W:beer stein|beer stein]]s provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020 - Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]]
* 2021 - Cancelled again due to COVID-19
* 2022 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 with over 108 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it
* 2023 - The event takes place in Sunken Meadow State Park on Sunken Meadow on July 29-30 with over 120 attendees. Cubbi and Warszawa hosted it
* 2024 - The event takes place in [[W:Heckscher State Park|Heckscher Park]] on July 27-28.

== External links ==

* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://omgwtfbbqli.carrd.co LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ!] on [[W:Carrd|Carrd]]

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User talk:Cubbi

2024-02-27T00:06:46Z

Cubbi: /* LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ */ re

Hi there, Cubbi, and welcome to WikiFur! Thanks for letting us know a bit about the two Cubbis - [[User talk:GreenReaper|let me know]] if you need any [[help]] not already provided. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 07:36, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

There's a button next to your submit button. Says show preview. What that does is allows you to take a look at what you've already done. Saves your edit history from bloating and saves our recent change page from flooding up with you. Thankies!--[[User:KendricksRedtail|Kendricks Redtail]] 23:18, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
: I know, I didn't realize edits to User: pages are visible to you patrol guys, sorry :) [[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] 04:31, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::We see all! ;-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 05:19, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Rusfurrence 2000 photos ==

Thanks for the link - some of those are very cute. And you got a real lioness! Not sure how that would go over with Kage at Anthrocon. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 04:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

: Do you people ever sleep? And yes, here we'd have to hold a convention in Las Vegas to get close to big cats :) --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] 04:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

::I try not to! --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 04:27, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

== TLK userbox ==
Hey, Mwalimu, we were discussing wikifur with a couple of #tlk-l folks and it ended up with this new userbox: [[Template:User TLK]]. Want it? Want it edited? --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] 17:16, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:I'm not sure what you're asking; Wikifur is open for anyone to edit, so articles and templates don't belong to anyone. I'll add it to my User page, since I was at one time an active Lion King fan. Looking at the template, one thing I might change would be the category name to something shorter. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:36, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:: Thanks, that's exactly what I was asking. --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] 20:14, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== [[:ru:ВикиФур]] ==
Привет, Кабби. Не хочешь про себя в ру-ВикиФуре статейку написать или просто поучаствовать? Ты же много всего интересного знаешь. [[User:OckhamTheFox|OckhamTheFox]] 22:32, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
: Да, надо поучаствовать. Постараюсь. --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] 23:16, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Привет, хотелось бы услышать ваше мнение по поводу статьи Adriannicolas.byethost18.com на странице обсуждения
http://ru.wikifur.com/wiki/Adriannicolas.byethost18.com [[Special:Contributions/87.118.84.194|87.118.84.194]] 21:46, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

== NYFB edit ==

The edit was made in [http://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=List_of_conventions_by_attendance&diff=next&oldid=354103 January 6, 2012]. The change was a GF edit, as the summary indicates that the event was not held the year before. Your edit has now corrected the issue, thanks. =)

== LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ ==

Hallo. The phrase "On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel room parties and other additional local events." is a little bit hard to read, what exactly does it mean?. Thanks in advance (and please give me a few minutes with the [[LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ]] article (making a few changes). cheers. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 18:10, 26 February 2024 (EST)
: sure, that can be reworded/dropped. Trying to make a point that most years it's not a contiguous 2-day event, except where ppl self-organize fun things to do overnight, off-site. --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] ([[User talk:Cubbi|talk]]) 18:25, 26 February 2024 (EST)
::Forgot to ask about the Hotel's name, too, sry. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 18:30, 26 February 2024 (EST)
:::Just gave the article a major edit on a first pass (the term '''OMGWTFBBQ''' made the "History section" a little word-heavy, so I lightened up). Need to drop some pro art freelance jobs right now (on a tight deadline), but I will finish later if you wish (minor eits here and there), also, does the event have an official logo?, danke in advance. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 18:40, 26 February 2024 (EST)
:::: I'll look up which hotels were used for official overnights, it's been a few years and one of them was since demolished. The logo we print on badges was donated by a local artist very early on and is treated as "the bbq logo", but nothing really makes it official other than use. --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] ([[User talk:Cubbi|talk]]) 19:06, 26 February 2024 (EST)

User talk:Cubbi

2024-02-26T23:25:58Z

Cubbi: /* LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ */ re

Talk:LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-26T22:48:32Z

Cubbi: re

== Vandalism Accusations ==
This is a response to [[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]]'s accusations of vandalism. The edit was a [[WF:AGF|good faith]] summarization of "18 years of history". Along with this, there are no citations in the article, including the future date, which is speculatory. It's very hard to be neutral on an article one has significant involvement in, especially running an event since 2009. I don't believe it's appropriate for one who runs an event to significantly contribute to an article, and reverting edits from an outsider as a result only adds to this conflict of interest.
: Your personal conflict of interest w.r.t this event makes it hard to assume good faith, not to mention content removal while name-dropping Wikipedia policies (and no, the ones mentioned above do not apply) fits the common fandom wiki vandalism pattern. --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] ([[User talk:Cubbi|talk]]) 17:07, 26 February 2024 (EST)
:: A third revert was made after I specifically asked to "go to the discussion page for futher [sic] dicussion of the article". This makes it hard for me to believe the edits were being done in good faith. I'm unsure what my personal conflict of interest is in this article, the content wasn't removed but summarized. The policies named are Wikifur's policies, including the [[WF:V|citation policy]]. [[User:Lumin City|Lumin City]] ([[User talk:Lumin City|talk]]) 17:18, 26 February 2024 (EST)
::: You wouldn't be able to verify the references since you were banned last year. --[[User:Cubbi|Cubbi]] ([[User talk:Cubbi|talk]]) 17:48, 26 February 2024 (EST)

Talk:LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-26T22:07:18Z

Cubbi: /* Vandalism Accusations */ re

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-26T21:54:51Z

Cubbi: Undo revision 582952 by Lumin City (talk) rvv

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubi]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to COVID-19
* 2022: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 and had over 108 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2023: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 29-30 and had over 120 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2024: OMGWTFBBQ is scheduled to take place in [[W:Heckscher State Park|Heckscher Park]] on July 27-28.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://omgwtfbbqli.carrd.co LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ info] on carrd.

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-26T21:24:02Z

Cubbi: Undo revision 582948 by Lumin City (talk) rv vandalism, yet again. You're removing 18 years of history of this event and its future dates with no rationale.

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-26T20:54:21Z

Cubbi: Undo revision 582937 by Lumin City (talk) strongly disagree with the change

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2024-02-01T15:49:50Z

Cubbi: /* History */ 2024 planned date/location (based on telegram announcement)

Template:Furpocalypse

2023-10-29T22:35:39Z

Cubbi: +23

{{Convention timeline header|Furpocalypse}}
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Furpocalypse

2023-10-29T22:34:21Z

Cubbi: /* Guests of Honor */ +23

{{Infobox convention
|name = Furpocalypse
|logo = [[File:Furpocalypse Generic.png|300px|Furpocalypse logo]]
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = http://www.furpocalypse.org/
|status = Ongoing
|first = 31 October-2 November, 2014
|final =
|organizer = Furpocalypse, Inc.
|charity = Ongoing
|resources = {{con resources}}
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{{Furpocalypse}}
'''Furpocalypse, Inc.''' is a [[furry convention]] held from 2014-2019 in Cromwell Connecticut, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]], and since 2022 in Stamford, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]]. It was founded by former [[FurFright]] staff in order to continue the tradition of an annual Halloween-themed Connecticut convention, after the dissolution of [[FurFright]].

The Furpocalypse website describes the event as "a Halloween-based [[Anthropomorphic]] convention in Stamford, Connecticut that raises money for local animal and social [[charity|charities]].The 4-day event hosts [[Anthropomorphic]] enthusiasts from all over the world, enjoying a wide variety of classes, discussion groups, and events."<ref>https://furpocalypse.org/faq/ Retrieved May 27, 2020.</ref>

During Closing Ceremonies on October 27, 2019, it was announced the convention will be moving to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut beginning with the next convention, scheduled for October 29 through November 1, 2020. <ref>https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1188599810305265664 Tweet October 27, 2019</ref> Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the physical convention was cancelled with a virtual version to be presented online. In May of 2021 it was
announced that the convention was again
cancelled due to the pandemic, with
plans for an online virtual version.
The Crowne Plaza was renamed The Armon and Furpocalypse was held there in 2022.

==Guests of Honor==

* 2018 - [[Cocadope]] & [[Jib Kodi]]
* 2019 - [[Kenket]] & [[Robo-Shark]]
* 2022 - [[Cyamallo]] & [[DeadlyComics]]
* 2023 - [[PASM]] & [[ZucchiniFuzz]]

==Themes==

* 2014: Research and Development
* 2015: The Dark Carnival Freak Show
* 2016: Night at the Movies
* 2017: The Haunted Asylum
* 2018: Thriller Nights
* 2019: Retro Wasteland
* 2020: A Virtual Halloween
* 2021: "The Clip Show"
* 2022: Horror in Paradise
* 2023: Summercamp Slasher

==Charities==

* 2014: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $3807.60
* 2015: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $5,800
* 2016: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $5,500
* 2017: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $4,282.78
* 2018: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] & [https://ourtruecolors.org/ True Colors] - $10,373
* 2019: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] & [https://ourtruecolors.org/ True Colors] - $7,169<ref>https://youtu.be/hrKnyphhbRs?t=5701 Closing Ceremonies, October 27, 2019</ref>
* 2020: [https://ourtruecolors.org/ True Colors] - $1,861<ref>https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1332398888888659970 Tweet November 27, 2020</ref>
* 2022: [https://www.qplusct.org/ Q-Plus CT] - $10,510<ref>https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1589350916687527936 Tweet November 6, 2022</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

* [https://furpocalypse.org/ Furpocalypse] official website
* [https://twitter.com/furpocalypseinc Furpocalypse] on [[Twitter]]

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[[Category:Stamford]]
[[Category:Connecticut]]
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Furpocalypse

2023-10-29T22:33:26Z

Cubbi: /* Themes */ +23

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|name = Furpocalypse
|logo = [[File:Furpocalypse Generic.png|300px|Furpocalypse logo]]
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = http://www.furpocalypse.org/
|status = Ongoing
|first = 31 October-2 November, 2014
|final =
|organizer = Furpocalypse, Inc.
|charity = Ongoing
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Furpocalypse}}
'''Furpocalypse, Inc.''' is a [[furry convention]] held from 2014-2019 in Cromwell Connecticut, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]], and since 2022 in Stamford, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]]. It was founded by former [[FurFright]] staff in order to continue the tradition of an annual Halloween-themed Connecticut convention, after the dissolution of [[FurFright]].

The Furpocalypse website describes the event as "a Halloween-based [[Anthropomorphic]] convention in Stamford, Connecticut that raises money for local animal and social [[charity|charities]].The 4-day event hosts [[Anthropomorphic]] enthusiasts from all over the world, enjoying a wide variety of classes, discussion groups, and events."<ref>https://furpocalypse.org/faq/ Retrieved May 27, 2020.</ref>

During Closing Ceremonies on October 27, 2019, it was announced the convention will be moving to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut beginning with the next convention, scheduled for October 29 through November 1, 2020. <ref>https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1188599810305265664 Tweet October 27, 2019</ref> Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the physical convention was cancelled with a virtual version to be presented online. In May of 2021 it was
announced that the convention was again
cancelled due to the pandemic, with
plans for an online virtual version.
The Crowne Plaza was renamed The Armon and Furpocalypse was held there in 2022.

==Guests of Honor==

* 2018 - [[Cocadope]] & [[Jib Kodi]]
* 2019 - [[Kenket]] & [[Robo-Shark]]
* 2022 - [[Cyamallo]] & [[DeadlyComics]]

==Themes==

* 2014: Research and Development
* 2015: The Dark Carnival Freak Show
* 2016: Night at the Movies
* 2017: The Haunted Asylum
* 2018: Thriller Nights
* 2019: Retro Wasteland
* 2020: A Virtual Halloween
* 2021: "The Clip Show"
* 2022: Horror in Paradise
* 2023: Summercamp Slasher

==Charities==

* 2014: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $3807.60
* 2015: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $5,800
* 2016: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $5,500
* 2017: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] - $4,282.78
* 2018: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] & [https://ourtruecolors.org/ True Colors] - $10,373
* 2019: [https://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] & [https://ourtruecolors.org/ True Colors] - $7,169<ref>https://youtu.be/hrKnyphhbRs?t=5701 Closing Ceremonies, October 27, 2019</ref>
* 2020: [https://ourtruecolors.org/ True Colors] - $1,861<ref>https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1332398888888659970 Tweet November 27, 2020</ref>
* 2022: [https://www.qplusct.org/ Q-Plus CT] - $10,510<ref>https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1589350916687527936 Tweet November 6, 2022</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

* [https://furpocalypse.org/ Furpocalypse] official website
* [https://twitter.com/furpocalypseinc Furpocalypse] on [[Twitter]]

{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Stamford]]
[[Category:Connecticut]]
[[Category:2014 births]]
[[Category:Furpocalypse]]
[[Category:Cromwell]]

User:Cubbi

2023-10-29T22:31:58Z

Cubbi: /* Conventions attended */ ++

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]], [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2022]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2023]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2023-07-31T14:01:12Z

Cubbi: /* External Links */ +warzy's carrd link

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubi]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to COVID-19
* 2022: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 and had over 108 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2023: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 29-30 and had over 120 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://omgwtfbbqli.carrd.co LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ info] on carrd.

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2023-07-31T14:00:12Z

Cubbi: /* History */ +2023 numbers. Once again ran out of badges, 120+ is a very conservative estimate made by counting the badge-deprived this organizer saw personally

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubi]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to COVID-19
* 2022: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 and had over 108 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2023: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 29-30 and had over 120 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

User:Cubbi

2023-05-12T17:10:39Z

Cubbi: ~

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon|2022]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]

User:Cubbi

2022-10-25T18:48:32Z

Cubbi: /* Conventions attended */ ~

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon|2022]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]

User:Cubbi

2022-10-25T18:46:26Z

Cubbi: /* Conventions attended */ +1

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==Conventions attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: [[Anthrocon 2001|2001]], [[Anthrocon 2003|2003]], [[Anthrocon 2004|2004]], [[Anthrocon 2005|2005]], [[Anthrocon 2006|2006]], [[Anthrocon 2007|2007]], [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]], [[Anthrocon 2009|2009]], [[Anthrocon 2010|2010]], [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]], [[Anthrocon 2012|2012]], [[Anthrocon 2013|2013]], [[Anthrocon 2014|2014]], [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]], [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]], [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]], [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]], [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]]
* [[Further Confusion]]: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]]
* [[FurFright]]: [[FurFright 2003|2003]], [[FurFright 2004|2004]], [[FurFright 2005|2005]], [[FurFright 2006|2006]], [[FurFright 2007|2007]], [[FurFright 2008|2008]], [[FurFright 2009|2009]], [[FurFright 2010|2010]], [[FurFright 2011|2011]], [[FurFright 2012|2012]], [[FurFright 2013|2013]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2014]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2015]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2016]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2017]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2018]], [[Furpocalypse|FP 2019]]
* [[FWA]]: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|2009]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|2011]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]
* [[FA: United]]: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[Rusfurrence]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[I-CON]]: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
* [[Cape May Fur Meet]]: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
* [[New Year's Furry Ball]]: 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012([[Furstivus]]), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
* [[Furry Connection North]]: [[Furry Connection North 2010|2010]], [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]], [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]], [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]], [[Motor City Furry Con|MCFC 2014]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2015|2015]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2016|2016]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2017|2017]], [[Motor_City_Furry_Con#2018|2018]]
* [[Megaplex]]: [[Megaplex 9|2010]]
* [[Anthro New England|ANE]]: [[Anthro New England 2018|2018]]
* [[Camp Tiny Paws|Camp Tiny Paws 2019]]

Long Island Furs

2022-10-05T20:27:45Z

Cubbi: update link to all our telegram chats

[[File:Lifurs logo.jpg|right|Long Island Furs]]
The '''Long Island Furs''' are a social group based on [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. The group was founded in summer 2006.

*'''Addresses''':
**'''Telegram''': (active) https://lifurs.carrd.co/
**'''Web site''': (inactive) http://longislandfurs.org/ (down as of 2018, [http://web.archive.org/web/20180509082559/https://www.longislandfurs.org/ archived])
***'''Old site''': (inactive) http://www.li-furs.com/
**'''Facebook''': (inactive) https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/
**'''LiveJournal''': (inactive) {{lj-comm|li_furs}}

== History ==

The group was initially started as weekly diner runs by the [[Umgotts Studios]] crew, including [[The Kemeeleon]], [[Mitsu]], [[Amadeus]], [[Lunamor]], and their friends, [[Joe Meyer]], [[Thilus]],and the ''Fur Keep'' crew ([[Gushi]], [[Michelle Latta]], and others). Other than that, the only furry activity on the island were occasional [[Eric Kern]]'s furmeets and the annual furry track at [[I-CON]] until [[Nekonaru Letao]] initiated the Long Island Furs LiveJournal Community, officially organizing the group and having their first meetup at [[Nekonaru Letao|Nekonaru]]'s [[LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ|OMGWTFBBQ]] in August of 2006 which continues to this day.

In addition to the BBQ, the group also frequently has bowling meets, public suiting, game nights and house parties. Earlier, meets were coordinated over li-furs.org (by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]]) but has migrated to the Telegram group.

== Long Island Furries ==
{|
|valign="top"|
*[[Acara]]
*[[Adal]]
*[[Amadeus]]
*[[Amethyst Star]]
*[[Armaetus]]
*[[Aros Luther]]
*[[Breeze]]
*[[Brycecakes]]
*[[BioToxicFox]]
*[[Bolt Wolf]]
*[[Bolt the Wagon]]
*[[Cassiopeia]]
*[[Calyx]]
*[[CK]]
*[[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]]
*[[Draganta]]
*[[Dragonfire]]
*[[Fenris (Folf)]]
*[[Flykat]]
*[[Frio]]
*[[Gadas]]
|valign="top"|
*[[Hachi]]
*[[Herr Schakal]]
*[[Jo]]
*[[Joe Meyer]]
*[[JohnnySkunk]]
*[[Kinto]]
*[[KiraWolfess]]
*[[LadyMage]]
*[[Lapris]]
*[[Larry the Tiger]]
*[[Liru]]
*[[Luna C. Tsukario]]
*[[Lupino]]
*[[Lykaios Wolfe]]
*[[Mahigan]]
*Mango
*[[Melvis Barksy]]
*[[Merle]]
*Mitsu
*[[Mitsuki]]
*[[Nalyd FauxPaus]]
|valign="top"|
*[[Nerodae]]
*[[Pistachio]]
*[[PixyVixy]]
*[[Phinnay]]
*[[Quu]]
*[[Radec]]
*[[Roobit]]
*[[Riley (Long Island)|Riley]]
*[[Ritt]]
*[[Saphy]]
*[[Schulo]]
*[[Schizo]]
*[[Scitters]]
*[[SciuCaro|SciuCaro/Skwirl]]
*[[ScullyRaptor]]
*[[Seeth]]
* [[Silver wolf 398]]
*[[SolarFox]]
*[[Stevehusky]]
*[[Sundavar]]
*[[TristenCaracal]]
*Teracat
*[[The Kemeeleon]]
|valign="top"|
*[[TonyMoonhowler]]
*[[Tsuki]]
*[[Ty the Saber]]
*[[Val]]
*[[VC]]
*[[VinVulpis]]
*[[Warszawa]]
*[[Woger Dog]]
*[[Wolx]]
*[[Xeon]]
|}
=== Honorary/Former Long Island Furries ===
{|
|valign="top"|
*[[Bayta]]
*[[Caliosidhe]]
*[[Chilly]]
*[[Cross Hyparu]]
*[[Cubsy]]
*[[Darkpaw Camui]]
*[[Dyne]]
*[[Eric Kern]]
*[[Fossil]]
*[[Fruitcake]]
*[[Gushi]]
*[[Ifritx]]
*[[Jake Bluepaw]]
*[[JBadger]]
|valign="top"|
*[[Jorem]]
*[[Jokond Sarnase]]
*[[Lunamor]]
*[[Kes]]
*[[Marie the Fox]]
*[[Myka]]
*[[Norby]]
*[[Pup Cooper]]
*[[Skylar Siviriko]]
*[[Thilus]]
*Toby (GLDM)
*[[Sharkie]]
*[[Snowhusky]]
*[[Specter]]
*[[Stray (person)|Stray]]
*[[ToolFox]]
|valign="top"|
*[[Xerxes Qados]]
*[[Xerxes Wolf]]
|}

[[Category:Regional groups]][[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:Long Island]][[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2022-08-17T14:17:18Z

Cubbi: "over" is fair, because we ran out of badges at 102, reg confirmed 6 more, but we know there were more late comers than that.

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (except for the park's Vehicle Use Fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to COVID-19
* 2022: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 13-14 and had over 108 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2022-07-07T16:28:20Z

Cubbi: typo

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logistics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]. It was scheduled to take place in Sunken Meadow on August 21-22 if the local infection rate was .5% or below and that metric was not met
* 2022: OMGWTFBBQ is scheduled to take place in Sunken Meadow on August 13-14.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2022-07-07T16:25:12Z

Cubbi: /* History */ 2022 dates posted (on tg)

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]. It was scheduled to take place in Sunken Meadow on August 21-22 if the local infection rate was .5% or below and that metric was not met
* 2022: OMGWTFBBQ is scheduled to take place in Sunken Meadow on August 13-14.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2022-03-28T03:43:28Z

Cubbi: /* History */ add and fix dates (based on http://li-furs.com/meets.html )

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] on August 28 at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]] on July 28.
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa. There was also OMGWTFBBQ Pre-Emptive Strike on 6/6/2009 with Warszawa.
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 7-8. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]. It was scheduled to take place in Sunken Meadow on August 21-22 if the local infection rate was .5% or below and that metric was not met

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

FDCMuck

2021-12-08T21:06:06Z

Cubbi: fix link to me

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'''FDCMuck''' (short for '''F'''uture '''D'''isney '''C'''abinet '''Muck''') was a small [[MUCK]] created in November 1994. It started as a joke when a reader of the [[rec.arts.disney]] [[newsgroup]] added the title "Future CEO of the [[wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Company]]" to his [[wikipedia:Signature block|.sig]]. Other readers joined in the fun, announcing their future positions within the Disney company. Eventually over 300 people were listed as members of the "future cabinet".

FDCMuck started as an online community for members of the "cabinet" to spend time together and [[role-play]] away from other readers of rec.arts.disney who weren't interested in such. The muck had fewer than 100 players when it first opened, and at its peak had over 600 [[character]]s.

FDCMuck was a private community; membership was by application only. It required every character name to be associated with Disney, and it was one of the few mucks which enforce strict G-rating, it tolerated no sexual invitations, IC or OOC, towards any players. Another distinguishing feature was that all [[wizard]]s were elected by popular vote once a year.

The system running FDCMuck was hacked in the year 2000 which resulted in a long unplanned downtime and address change which caused a drastic drop in population and activity. Wizard elections were suspended. A reunion meet was attempted in June 2003, which gathered 39 players, but it did not bring back the muck.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''MUCK server''': muck.fdcmuck.org, port 3333
** '''Website''': http://www.fdcmuck.org/
* '''Ran from/to''': November 1994 - September 2006

== Wizards (last term) ==
[[Image:FDCMuck.png|right|200px|FDCMuck]]
* [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]] - Player relations liaison
* [[Michelle_Latta|Demona]] - Website and FTP site maintenance
* Gusto - Base code [[wizard]]
* Max - [[MUF]] code [[wizard]]
* Sarabi - Casting director
* Toby - Building director

== External links ==

* [http://www.fdcmuck.org/Casting/Roster.html FDCMuck Cast Roster]
* [http://zenith.homelinux.net/get2know/ FDC Muck Presents: Get to Know]
* [http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/muck/fdc.html Rhal's Furry MU*s Page: FDC MUCK]

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[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2021-08-17T13:54:20Z

Cubbi: /* History */ fix decimal point

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] at his house and had 17 attendees
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]]
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 5-6. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative fabric lunch bags with "In Memory of JBadger" printed on them
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]]. It was scheduled to take place in Sunken Meadow on August 21-22 if the local infection rate was .5% or below and that metric was not met

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2021-05-25T16:01:01Z

Cubbi: /* History */ scheduled 2021 dates (ref - tg chat pinned msg)

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ had 17 attendees. It was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] at his house.
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]]
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 5-6. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel.
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]].
* 2021: OMGWTFBBQ is tentatively scheduled for August 21-22 pending low COVID rates.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

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LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2021-04-12T14:03:55Z

Cubbi: more precisely, 96 badges were printed and we ran out

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ had 17 attendees. It was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] at his house.
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]]
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 5-6. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel.
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 96 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]].

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

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[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2021-04-12T14:02:12Z

Cubbi: found approx 2017 attendance in message archive

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ had 17 attendees. It was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] at his house.
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]]
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 5-6. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel.
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to [[COVID-19]].

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

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[[Category:Long Island]]
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LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ

2020-08-28T21:31:43Z

Cubbi: this year is skipped due to covid

[[File:omgwtfbbq-2019.jpg|right|200px|thumb|14th annual LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ attendee badge. Photo by [[Cubbi (person)]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-dealer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dealer table at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2019-fursuiters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fursuiters at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2019. Photo by [[Warszawa]].]]
[[File:Omgwtfbbq-2018-car-show.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-car show at LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ 2018. Photo by Cubbi.]]

The LIFurs '''OMGWTFBBQ''' is an annual [[W:BBQ|BBQ]] [[furmeet|meetup]] hosted by the [[Long Island Furs]], which has become the largest and longest-running [[furry]] gathering in [[W:Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

The BBQ traditionally takes place over the course of a two day weekend at the picnic area of [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow State Park]], centrally located on the north shore of [[W:Long Island|Long Island]]. It is a free event (although you do have to pay a parking fee) filled with food, [[fursuiting]], games, and visits to the beach and boardwalk. Attendees are urged to join the [[w:Telegram (software)|Telegram]] group for more information and to estimate attendance for logestics.

On some years, the time between park close on the Saturday and park open on the Sunday included nearby hotel [[room parties]] and other additional local events.

== History ==
* 2006: OMGWTFBBQ had 17 attendees. It was hosted by [[Nekonaru Letao]] at his house.
* 2007: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Eisenhower Park|Eisenhower Park]]
* 2008: OMGWTFBBQ took place in [[W:Sunken Meadow State Park|Sunken Meadow]] on July 12. It was hosted by [[Warszawa]]
* 2009: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow
* 2010: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 5-6. It was hosted by [[Cubbi (person)]] and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2011: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 6 and August 28th. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel
* 2012: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 21-22 and had approximately 50 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa, and included a late night room party at the nearby hotel.
* 2013: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 10-11. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa.
* 2014: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 2-3. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2015: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 22-23 and had 82 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2016: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 27-28 and had over 90 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa
* 2017: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 12-13. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa and featured an impromptu fursuiter competition requested and judged by Park Police. Attendees received commemorative beer steins provided by [[Val]] and [[AmmyStar]]
* 2018: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on August 25-26. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative T-shirts provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2019: OMGWTFBBQ took place in Sunken Meadow on July 27-28 and had 94 attendees. It was hosted by Cubbi and Warszawa. Attendees received commemorative backpacks provided by Val and AmmyStar
* 2020: OMGWTFBBQ did not take place due to COVID-19.

== External Links ==
* [https://t.me/joinchat/JbUzZxfBuO9BZ9Wf6UQ4EQ LIFurs OMGWTFBBQ Chat] on Telegram
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/325882604169119/ Long Island Furs] on [[Facebook]]

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[[Category:Long Island]]
[[Category:2006 births]]