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2009-04-09T07:51:44Z

Discopika:

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2009-04-09T07:50:22Z

Discopika:

Chairo

2006-08-02T11:43:34Z

Discopika: /* Noteworthy Media */ Added wiki link

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'''Chairo Itazuramono'''

Translated (JP) "Tea colored maker of mischief" - Chairo's Character is a raccoon.

Chairo joined with the organizers of [[Further Confusion]] shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first convention he attended whilst in the Fandom. With several years of project management behind him he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99 they were offered for the first time to fursuit clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of ILDA, the International Laser Display Association. [http://www.laserist.org ILDA] Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Worked with the core 9 individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance" A community dance and social geared towards the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Prop Design and Implementation / Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - Media Relations
* 2007 - Media Relations

==Accomplishments==
{{Contributor|Chairo}}
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
* Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the Sly Cooper games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as Parades, Hospital Visits, Holiday Festivals, Telethons, etc. Too many to list.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "Behind the Mascot / The Mascot Movie" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - [[Successful Meetings]] Magazine (Corporate Industry Magazine revolving around Event Planning)
* - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the Press.

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the [[PafCon]] parody shirts
* Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
* Chairo appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

[[Category:People]] [[Category:Raccoon characters]]

Timeline of media coverage

2006-08-02T11:42:24Z

Discopika: /* 2005 */ Added Successful Meetings piece on Further Confusion

'''Timeline of media coverage''' of [[furry fandom]].

== 1994 ==

'''March'''
* "Johnny Manhattan Meets the Furry Muckers" in [[Wired magazine|''Wired'' magazine]].

== 1996 ==

'''March'''
* [[Furry-Muckity Muck]] in ''The Netly News''.

== 1997 ==

'''October'''
* [[Animal Instincts (news segment)|Animal Instincts]] news segment from WSVN-TV News.
* [[Creature Comforts (article)|Creature Comforts]] in ''Marie Claire'' magazine.

== 1998 ==
'''March'''
* [[The Truth About Furries is ... Well, WE Don't Know]] appeared in the ''New Haven Advocate''.
* [[Heavy Petting]] appeared in ''Loaded'' magazine.

'''August'''
* [[Animal Magnetism (San Francisco Bay Guardian)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian''.

== 1999 ==

'''Summer'''
* ''[[Stay Free!]]'' published the interview "Furry Friends".

'''September'''
* ''[[The Daily Show]] interviewed [[Rapid T. Rabbit]].

'''October'''
* ''[[Eurotrash]]'' segment on [[ConFurence 10]].

'''December'''
* [[Furries of the Valley]] in the Silicon Valley's ''Metro''.

== 2000 ==

'''April'''
* [[Venus in Furs]] in the ''New Times Los Angeles Online''.

'''June'''
* [[Cuddle Time]] at Salon.com

'''August'''
* [[Ladder Trick]] in the ''Greenwich Village Gazette''.

'''October'''
* ''[[Human Furry Animals]]'' documentary on Channel 4.

== 2001 ==

'''March'''
* '''''[[Vanity Fair]]'' article "Pleasures of the Fur".'''
* [[Nightlife]] on ITV.

'''April'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (Montreal Mirror)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the ''Montreal Mirror''.
* [[Finding His Inner Tiger]] in the ''Omaha World-Herald''.

'''May'''
* '''''Fear of Commitment'' episode of ''[[ER]]''.'''
* [[What's kinky now?]] in ''Flare''.

'''July'''
* [[Critter Camp Out]] in ''PitchWeekly Online''
* [[Invasion of the furries]] in the ''Wayne Suburban''.

'''August'''
* [[Fur Out!]] appeared on Xtra.ca.
* "Talk to the Animals: A Foray into Furry Fun" in ''[[Clean Sheets]]''

'''December'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

== 2002 ==

'''January'''
* '''"Plushies and Furries" episode of [[Sex2K]] on MTV.'''

'''February'''
* [[Are you fur real?]] in the ''Orlando Weekly''.

'''April'''
* [[A 'furry' tale for a foxy college student]] in ''Olympian''.

'''July'''
* ''[[Anna in Wonderland]]'' documentary segment about furries.
* [[A wild hobby brings out the beast in them]] in the ''Phillidelphia Inquirer''.

'''August'''
* '''[[Savage Love]] columns "Furry Friends", "Furry Fury", and "Furry Fury II".'''

'''October'''
* ''Mama Told Me I Should Come'' episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.

== 2003 ==

'''January''' ([[Further Confusion 2003]])
* [[Animal Instincts (article)|Animal Instincts]] in the ''Tri-Valley Herald''.

'''April'''
* [[My Life As a Furry]] in the ''Los Angeles Alternative''.

'''June'''
* [[Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry]] in the ''Riverfront Times''.

'''August'''
* [[They've got a warm and fuzzy feeling]] in ''The Globe and Mail''.
* ''[[Animal Imitators]]'' on ''TLC''.
* [['Furry' weekend in Memphis]] published in ''The Commercial Appeal''.

'''October'''
* '''"Fur and Loathing" episode of ''[[CSI]]''.'''

'''December'''
* [[Wild Kingdom]] from Houston Press.

== 2004 ==

'''March'''
* "Fur Factor" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.
* "[[Fur play]]" in ''The Vancouver Courier''.

'''July''' ([[Anthrocon 2004]])
* [[Animal Magnetism (Philadelphia City Paper)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''Philadelphia City Paper''.

'''November'''
* ''[[Tokion]]'' photographs of unidentified furry fans.

'''September'''
* [[Conventional fur for all]] in ''The News Tribune'' (Tacoma).

'''December'''
* Control Tower column by [[Mistress Matisse]] in ''[[The Stranger]]''.

== 2005 ==
'''January'''
* ''[[The Mercury News]]'' published an article about [[Further Confusion]].

'''March'''
* [[Facing the inevitable]] in the ''Toronto Star''.

'''April'''
* "Creature Feature" in ''[[Successful Meetings]]''.
* "Anime fans flock to Midstate convention" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''August'''
* [[All The Rage in the US]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

'''September''' ([[Mephit Furmeet 9]])
* [[My Furry Weekend]] in ''The Memphis Flyer''.

== 2006 ==

'''''Undated'''''
* [[Group Celebrates 'Furry' Lifestyle]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.

'''February'''
* [[Fur Ball In the Works]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.
* [[Warm and fuzzy]] in ''The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Post''.

'''May''' ([[Rocket City Furmeet]] 2006)
* [[Get Furry]] in ''The Corner News'' from Auburn, Alabama.

'''June''' ([[Anthrocon 2006]])
* [['Furries' Descend On Golden Triangle]] from ThePittsburghChannel.com
* [[Furries Descend On Pittsburgh]] broadcast and article from KDKA.
* [[The Furries Are Here]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.
* [[It's a furry weekend]] in the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''.
* [[All about 'furry fandom' at confab]] in the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.
* [[Animal Passions]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.

'''July'''
* [[Furries (CBC radio program)|Furries]] on ''Subcultures'' on CBC Radio One

[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:Media coverage]]

Creature Feature (article)

2006-08-02T11:42:06Z

Discopika: Created

The 1 April, 2005 edition of '''Successful Meetings''' (a trade publication directed at the conferencing industry), featured an article by Sara J. Welch entitled 'Creature Feature'. Welch spoke to [[Further Confusion]] founder [[Chairo|Lee Strom]], who gives a brief explanation of [[furry fandom]]. The article is mainly from a business perspective, discussing Strom's financial success at [[Further Confusion 2004]]. For example, the $32,000 profit from a $50,000 budget, along with the $38,000 raised over the history of the convention for various charities:

::"...Strom's efforts paid off: That year, FurCon turned a profit, something quite rare in the volunteer, fan-based convention world. The following year, the get-together earned $32,000 on a budget of just $50,000 (at presstime, more recent figures were not available). "We're the first anthropomorphic convention to go from losing money to making money," boasts Strom."<ref> 'Creature Feature', Sara J. Welch, ''Successful Meetings'', 1 April 2005</ref>

==Footnotes==

<references/>

==External Links==

* [https://vnusub.com/SM/SM_MPage1.aspx?PubID=SM&PC=YZZDD1 Successful Meetings]

[[Category:Media coverage]]

Timeline of media coverage

2006-07-27T17:30:33Z

Discopika: Added FT Magazine article from Aug 2005

'''Timeline of media coverage''' of [[furry fandom]].

== 1994 ==

'''March'''
* "Johnny Manhattan Meets the Furry Muckers" in [[Wired magazine|''Wired'' magazine]].

== 1996 ==

'''March'''
* [[Furry-Muckity Muck]] in ''The Netly News''.

== 1997 ==

'''October'''
* [[Animal Instincts (news segment)|Animal Instincts]] news segment from WSVN-TV News.
* [[Creature Comforts (article)|Creature Comforts]] in ''Marie Claire'' magazine.

== 1998 ==
'''March'''
* [[The Truth About Furries is ... Well, WE Don't Know]] appeared in the ''New Haven Advocate''.
* [[Heavy Petting]] appeared in ''Loaded'' magazine.

'''August'''
* [[Animal Magnetism (San Francisco Bay Guardian)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian''.

== 1999 ==

'''Summer'''
* ''[[Stay Free!]]'' published the interview "Furry Friends".

'''September'''
* ''[[The Daily Show]] interviewed [[Rapid T. Rabbit]].

'''October'''
* ''[[Eurotrash]]'' segment on [[ConFurence 10]].

'''December'''
* [[Furries of the Valley]] in the Silicon Valley's ''Metro''.

== 2000 ==

'''April'''
* [[Venus in Furs]] in the ''New Times Los Angeles Online''.

'''June'''
* [[Cuddle Time]] at Salon.com

'''August'''
* [[Ladder Trick]] in the ''Greenwich Village Gazette''.

'''October'''
* ''[[Human Furry Animals]]'' documentary on Channel 4.

== 2001 ==

'''March'''
* '''''[[Vanity Fair]]'' article "Pleasures of the Fur".'''
* [[Nightlife]] on ITV.

'''April'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (Montreal Mirror)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the ''Montreal Mirror''.
* [[Finding His Inner Tiger]] in the ''Omaha World-Herald''.

'''May'''
* '''''Fear of Commitment'' episode of ''[[ER]]''.'''
* [[What's kinky now?]] in ''Flare''.

'''July'''
* [[Critter Camp Out]] in ''PitchWeekly Online''
* [[Invasion of the furries]] in the ''Wayne Suburban''.

'''August'''
* [[Fur Out!]] appeared on Xtra.ca.
* "Talk to the Animals: A Foray into Furry Fun" in ''[[Clean Sheets]]''

'''December'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

== 2002 ==

'''January'''
* '''"Plushies and Furries" episode of [[Sex2K]] on MTV.'''

'''February'''
* [[Are you fur real?]] in the ''Orlando Weekly''.

'''April'''
* [[A 'furry' tale for a foxy college student]] in ''Olympian''.

'''July'''
* ''[[Anna in Wonderland]]'' documentary segment about furries.
* [[A wild hobby brings out the beast in them]] in the ''Phillidelphia Inquirer''.

'''August'''
* '''[[Savage Love]] columns "Furry Friends", "Furry Fury", and "Furry Fury II".'''

'''October'''
* ''Mama Told Me I Should Come'' episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.

== 2003 ==

'''January''' ([[Further Confusion 2003]])
* [[Animal Instincts (article)|Animal Instincts]] in the ''Tri-Valley Herald''.

'''April'''
* [[My Life As a Furry]] in the ''Los Angeles Alternative''.

'''June'''
* [[Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry]] in the ''Riverfront Times''.

'''August'''
* [[They've got a warm and fuzzy feeling]] in ''The Globe and Mail''.
* ''[[Animal Imitators]]'' on ''TLC''.
* [['Furry' weekend in Memphis]] published in ''The Commercial Appeal''.

'''October'''
* '''"Fur and Loathing" episode of ''[[CSI]]''.'''

'''December'''
* [[Wild Kingdom]] from Houston Press.

== 2004 ==

'''March'''
* "Fur Factor" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''July''' ([[Anthrocon 2004]])
* [[Animal Magnetism (Philadelphia City Paper)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''Philadelphia City Paper''.

'''November'''
* ''[[Tokion]]'' photographs of unidentified furry fans.

'''September'''
* [[Conventional fur for all]] in ''The News Tribune'' (Tacoma).

'''December'''
* Control Tower column by [[Mistress Matisse]] in ''[[The Stranger]]''.

== 2005 ==
'''January'''
* ''[[The Mercury News]]'' published an article about [[Further Confusion]].

'''March'''
* [[Facing the inevitable]] in the ''Toronto Star''.

'''April'''
* "Anime fans flock to Midstate convention" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''August'''
* [[All The Rage in the US]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

'''September''' ([[Mephit Furmeet 9]])
* [[My Furry Weekend]] in ''The Memphis Flyer''.

== 2006 ==

'''''Undated'''''
* [[Group Celebrates 'Furry' Lifestyle]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.

'''February'''
* [[Fur Ball In the Works]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.
* [[Warm and fuzzy]] in ''The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Post''.

'''May''' ([[Rocket City Furmeet]] 2006)
* [[Get Furry]] in ''The Corner News'' from Auburn, Alabama.

'''June''' ([[Anthrocon 2006]])
* [['Furries' Descend On Golden Triangle]] from ThePittsburghChannel.com
* [[Furries Descend On Pittsburgh]] broadcast and article from KDKA.
* [[The Furries Are Here]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.
* [[It's a furry weekend]] in the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''.
* [[All about 'furry fandom' at confab]] in the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.
* [[Animal Passions]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.

[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:Media coverage]]

All The Rage in the US

2006-07-27T17:30:13Z

Discopika: Created

'''All The Rage in the US''' was an article which appeared in the series 'Of All Things' from ''FT Weekend Magazine'' (a supplement found inside the ''Financial Times''). It was written by Jennifer Fried and was included in the August 20, 2005 edition. Fried presents a brief overview of [[Anthrocon 2005]], as well as discussing [[furry fandom]] in more general terms:

:"...A joke? A mental illness? No and no. Furry fandom is an identity, a lifestyle, and one that appears to be growing in popularity."<ref>'All The Rage in the US', Jennifer Fried, ''FT Weekend Magazine'', August 20, 2005.</ref>

[[Simo]], who quotes the entirety of the article in a piece of his own, believes the existence of this article is of particular importance due to the high reputation of the ''Financial Times'' amongst the business community.<ref>[http://www.furrydolphin.net/furry-coa.html Furry Coming of Age] by Simo, retrieved July 27, 2006.</ref>

==References==

<references/>

==See Also==

*[[The fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)|The fursuit of happiness]]

==External Link==
* [http://www.furrydolphin.net/furry-coa.html All The Rage in the US], quoted in full as part of [http://www.furrydolphin.net/furry-coa.html Furry Coming of Age] by Simo.

User talk:Discopika

2006-07-27T17:07:13Z

Discopika: /* Username Weirdness */ D'oh

{{welcome}}

:Well, it may only be a template welcome, but cheers anyway! :D And thank ''you'' guys for making WikiFur; handy little resource, particularly when I'm looking for a rundown of all the media articles on Furries. Keep up the good work! [[User:Discopika|Discopika]] 17:24, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

== Media coverage contributions ==
Thanks for your contributions to the [[Timeline of media coverage]] and to other media coverage entries, particularly for adding [[Furry-Muckity Muck]]. Nice work! -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 17:39, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

:No problem; this is probably where I'll be concentrating my efforts, as I love reading through old magazines/newspapers etc. I have access to a large newspaper database, so if anyone reading this user page is having trouble finding any articles, I may be able to help out. Thanks for the appreciation - makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. :P [[User:Discopika|Discopika]] 08:30, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

==Username Weirdness==

Hi - I registered as Discopika a couple of days ago, having been unable to register under my usual username of slideyfoot due to the IP being banned (as per [[User_talk:88.106.128.0/17]]). However, when I do the four tildes things, its signing me as 'slideyfoot' rather than 'discopika', which is kinda strange. I don't especially mind, but was wondering if this was indicative of some other problem, like I've accidentally registered twice? Thanks. [[User:Discopika|slideyfoot]] 16:55, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
:I'm not sure - I'll check with someone with Wikia when I finish with lunch. =3 [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 16:57, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
::According to sannse, it's because you've set slideyfoot as your nickname in [[Special:Preferences|preferences]]. If you change that then it will change what is displayed. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 17:05, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Ah - oops, that was silly of me. That would explain what the nickname thing is for. Sorry to bother you, guys! *blush* [[User:Discopika|Discopika]] 17:07, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Spaz Kitty

2006-07-27T16:55:17Z

Discopika: Username probs

* '''[[User talk:SpazKitty/Archive1|Archive: February - July 2006]]'''

'''It isn't necessary to copy a conversation to my talk page as well - I watch for replies on the original talk page.'''

== Internet Room ==

Could you please re-capitalize "Internet Room" on the Anthrocon related articles? I can't speak for outside of Anthrocon, but in the context of Anthrocon, "Internet Room" is considered a proper noun. ([http://www.anthrocon.org/node/68 example]). Thanks, --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 22:32, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:Done. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 22:34, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Works for me, thanks. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 22:47, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Tanabi/Kopa ==
I posted my references (including a book where the first couple of paragraphs blatantly describe Kopa as Simba and Nala's cub) for Kopa being a more canonical version of Tanabi on [[Talk:Tanabi]]. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 03:24, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:Hmmm... I'm still doubtful the most recent changes (both to [[Tanabi]] and [[Kiara]]) are the best or most accurate way to present the material, but I don't want to get into an editing war over it either. The feeling I get from the current version is as if it is trying to describe two separete characters as if they were the same character. Would you be agreeable to creating a separate article for [[Kopa]]? I'm also thinking the "Who was the cub?" section of [[Kiara]] might ought to be broken out into its own article, though we'd have to figure out what to call it and how to categorize it. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 13:12, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::But in some respects, Tanabi and Kopa are the same character. They're both names for the cub at the end of TLK1, as Tanabi was the fan-name used for him before the book with Kopa in it was released. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 02:20, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Most TLK fans I knew when I was involved in the fandom would disagree with that. By that argument, Kiara is also the same character, and she has her own article. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 12:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
::::All right, I separated Tanabi and Kopa into two different articles, each with a "See also" link to the other. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 12:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::Thank you. When I get a little more time today I'll separate out the "Who was the cub?" from Kiara into it's own article. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 12:36, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

== The Lion King cub ==
I've finished an initial attempt at edits to [[The Lion King/Who was the cub?]] and some cleanup to [[Tanabi]], as well as minor edits to [[Kopa]] and [[Kiara]], that I hope covers all the bases. Please take a look and see if you think everything looks okay. I haven't made any changes to [[The Lion King]] or [[Simba's Pride]] (at least not yet) but some may be in order. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 23:41, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

==Username Weirdness==

Hi - I registered as Discopika a couple of days ago, having been unable to register under my usual username of slideyfoot due to the IP being banned (as per [[User_talk:88.106.128.0/17]]). However, when I do the four tildes things, its signing me as 'slideyfoot' rather than 'discopika', which is kinda strange. I don't especially mind, but was wondering if this was indicative of some other problem, like I've accidentally registered twice? Thanks. [[User:Discopika|slideyfoot]] 16:55, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Timeline of media coverage

2006-07-27T16:51:29Z

Discopika: Added 'Conventional fur for all' from Sep 2004, News Tribune (Tacoma)

'''Timeline of media coverage''' of [[furry fandom]].

== 1994 ==

'''March'''
* "Johnny Manhattan Meets the Furry Muckers" in [[Wired magazine|''Wired'' magazine]].

== 1996 ==

'''March'''
* [[Furry-Muckity Muck]] in ''The Netly News''.

== 1997 ==

'''October'''
* [[Animal Instincts (news segment)|Animal Instincts]] news segment from WSVN-TV News.
* [[Creature Comforts (article)|Creature Comforts]] in ''Marie Claire'' magazine.

== 1998 ==
'''March'''
* [[The Truth About Furries is ... Well, WE Don't Know]] appeared in the ''New Haven Advocate''.
* [[Heavy Petting]] appeared in ''Loaded'' magazine.

'''August'''
* [[Animal Magnetism (San Francisco Bay Guardian)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian''.

== 1999 ==

'''Summer'''
* ''[[Stay Free!]]'' published the interview "Furry Friends".

'''September'''
* ''[[The Daily Show]] interviewed [[Rapid T. Rabbit]].

'''October'''
* ''[[Eurotrash]]'' segment on [[ConFurence 10]].

'''December'''
* [[Furries of the Valley]] in the Silicon Valley's ''Metro''.

== 2000 ==

'''April'''
* [[Venus in Furs]] in the ''New Times Los Angeles Online''.

'''June'''
* [[Cuddle Time]] at Salon.com

'''August'''
* [[Ladder Trick]] in the ''Greenwich Village Gazette''.

'''October'''
* ''[[Human Furry Animals]]'' documentary on Channel 4.

== 2001 ==

'''March'''
* '''''[[Vanity Fair]]'' article "Pleasures of the Fur".'''
* [[Nightlife]] on ITV.

'''April'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (Montreal Mirror)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the ''Montreal Mirror''.
* [[Finding His Inner Tiger]] in the ''Omaha World-Herald''.

'''May'''
* '''''Fear of Commitment'' episode of ''[[ER]]''.'''
* [[What's kinky now?]] in ''Flare''.

'''July'''
* [[Critter Camp Out]] in ''PitchWeekly Online''
* [[Invasion of the furries]] in the ''Wayne Suburban''.

'''August'''
* [[Fur Out!]] appeared on Xtra.ca.
* "Talk to the Animals: A Foray into Furry Fun" in ''[[Clean Sheets]]''

'''December'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

== 2002 ==

'''January'''
* '''"Plushies and Furries" episode of [[Sex2K]] on MTV.'''

'''February'''
* [[Are you fur real?]] in the ''Orlando Weekly''.

'''April'''
* [[A 'furry' tale for a foxy college student]] in ''Olympian''.

'''July'''
* ''[[Anna in Wonderland]]'' documentary segment about furries.
* [[A wild hobby brings out the beast in them]] in the ''Phillidelphia Inquirer''.

'''August'''
* '''[[Savage Love]] columns "Furry Friends", "Furry Fury", and "Furry Fury II".'''

'''October'''
* ''Mama Told Me I Should Come'' episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.

== 2003 ==

'''January''' ([[Further Confusion 2003]])
* [[Animal Instincts (article)|Animal Instincts]] in the ''Tri-Valley Herald''.

'''April'''
* [[My Life As a Furry]] in the ''Los Angeles Alternative''.

'''June'''
* [[Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry]] in the ''Riverfront Times''.

'''August'''
* [[They've got a warm and fuzzy feeling]] in ''The Globe and Mail''.
* ''[[Animal Imitators]]'' on ''TLC''.
* [['Furry' weekend in Memphis]] published in ''The Commercial Appeal''.

'''October'''
* '''"Fur and Loathing" episode of ''[[CSI]]''.'''

'''December'''
* [[Wild Kingdom]] from Houston Press.

== 2004 ==

'''March'''
* "Fur Factor" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''July''' ([[Anthrocon 2004]])
* [[Animal Magnetism (Philadelphia City Paper)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''Philadelphia City Paper''.

'''November'''
* ''[[Tokion]]'' photographs of unidentified furry fans.

'''September'''
* [[Conventional fur for all]] in ''The News Tribune'' (Tacoma).

'''December'''
* Control Tower column by [[Mistress Matisse]] in ''[[The Stranger]]''.

== 2005 ==
'''January'''
* ''[[The Mercury News]]'' published an article about [[Further Confusion]].

'''March'''
* [[Facing the inevitable]] in the ''Toronto Star''.

'''April'''
* "Anime fans flock to Midstate convention" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''September''' ([[Mephit Furmeet 9]])
* [[My Furry Weekend]] in ''The Memphis Flyer''.

== 2006 ==

'''''Undated'''''
* [[Group Celebrates 'Furry' Lifestyle]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.

'''February'''
* [[Fur Ball In the Works]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.
* [[Warm and fuzzy]] in ''The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Post''.

'''May''' ([[Rocket City Furmeet]] 2006)
* [[Get Furry]] in ''The Corner News'' from Auburn, Alabama.

'''June''' ([[Anthrocon 2006]])
* [['Furries' Descend On Golden Triangle]] from ThePittsburghChannel.com
* [[Furries Descend On Pittsburgh]] broadcast and article from KDKA.
* [[The Furries Are Here]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.
* [[It's a furry weekend]] in the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''.
* [[All about 'furry fandom' at confab]] in the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.
* [[Animal Passions]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.

[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:Media coverage]]

Talk:Conventional fur for all

2006-07-27T16:50:41Z

Discopika: How much can I quote?

==Quoting from unavailable sources?==

As this article doesn't appear to be publically available (I found it through a newspaper database), how much am I permitted to quote, if any? [[User:Discopika|slideyfoot]] 16:50, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Conventional fur for all

2006-07-27T16:49:16Z

Discopika: Created

'''Conventional fur for all''' was an article about [[Conifur Northwest 2004]], along with more general points about [[furry fandom]]. It was written by Lisa Kremer, and published in the September 28, 2004 issue of ''The News Tribune'' (Tacoma). The article is notable for its fairly positive perspective on furry fandom, such as its depiction of the Ramos family:

:Kathleen Ramos of Bellevue and her husband Nathan got a room at the Sheraton for the weekend so they could attend Conifur with their son Tyler. Tyler, 17, wore a wolf costume he made.

:Kathleen Ramos said she's happy that Tyler's a furry.

:"I think it's good," she said. "It gives him other kids to relate to and it gives him other interests. It seems fun.

:"If this is the worst he's going to do, I'm a happy mom."<ref>'Conventional fur for all', Lisa Kremer, ''The News Tribune'', September 28, 2004.</ref>

==Featured Furs==

[[Matt "Shandower" Romanek]]

[[Mark Merlino]]

== External links ==

* ''The News Tribune'' [http://www.thenewstribune.com/ Official Site]

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[[Category:Media coverage]]

Heavy Petting

2006-07-27T15:58:52Z

Discopika: Added ref, slight cleaning up

'''Heavy Petting''' was an article which appeared in the March 1998 edition of British "[[Wikipedia:Lad_mags#Lad_mags|lad mag]]" [[Wikipedia:Loaded (magazine)|''Loaded'']]. The article was written by Bill Borrows with photographs by Robbie Cooper, and also included a censored image by artist [[TOR]]. The focus was almost entirely upon sexuality, in particular [[zoophilia]]; an interview with three zoophiles featured prominently in in the text.

[[Pressed Fur]] described it as "cruel, scandalous, and very one-sided, but worst of all there's probably not a single actual lie in it."<ref name="pressedfur">'Heavy Petting' at [http://www.pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/index.html Pressed Fur: Press]. Retrieved July 27, 2006.</ref>.

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/loaded/loaded-CF9.html Heavy Petting] at [[Pressed Fur]]

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[[Category:Media coverage]]
[[Category:1998 events]]

WikiFur talk:Tiscali.co.uk vandal

2006-07-27T14:46:48Z

Discopika: Thanks Doug!

I received an email from a user within this range who wants to make legitimate edits and says that he is unable to due to the block we have on this network. Should we consider removing the block so that he can edit, and hope our vandal has grown disinterested in us? What do the folks think? --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 14:47, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

:Is there any way to unblock just his IP? [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 14:50, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

:I say unblock. If the vandal returns we can block it again. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 16:47, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

::I have just unblocked this network on a provisional basis. If the vandalism returns, we'll block the same /17. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 14:15, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Thanks Doug! User in question was me, in case anyone was wondering - I managed to access the Wiki yesterday through my work IP, so if the vandal ever does come back, then I could still access from there. --[[User:discopika|discopika]] 14:46, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

User:Discopika

2006-07-27T12:47:13Z

Discopika: Added pic and a bunch of links; the joys of narcissism!

[[Image:Cocktails.JPG|left]] I wouldn't call myself a furry (though I do enjoy some of the comics and artwork), but find the fandom an interesting topic of research. Hence why I'm here. If I'm ever in the US, those conference thingies look rather fun too.

My main interests are martial arts and poetry, the latter having been my area of academic study since 1999. I also enjoy music, history, film, art and travel, among other things.

I normally post as slideyfoot on internet forums and the main Wikipedia, but thought I'd get into the spirit of things here on WikiFur and pick an animal instead. Why disco? Heh; blame an old CD I made for my gf not long after we got back from Canada. I love disco (hence lovely sideburns), and although we unfortunately failed to see any [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika pika] while out in Banff, I did at least manage to immortalise one on the cover of that disco CD. Without sideburns, unfortunately.

==External Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Slideyfoot My Wiki page]
* [http://warwick.facebook.com/photos.php?id=61300913&l=9ada6 Yet more photos of me]
* [http://www.heathen-hangout.com/forum1/index.php Heathen Hangout forum]

Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry

2006-07-27T10:44:41Z

Discopika: Added article link

'''Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry''' is an article by Mike Seely which was published in the ''Riverfront Times'' on June 11, 2003.<ref>[http://www.lildobe.net/furry/ Furry Media Attention] at Lildobe.net. Retrieved July 10, 2006.</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

==External Links==

*[http://www.riverfronttimes.com/Issues/2003-06-11/news/news_full.html Bowling for Porcupine] at ''The Riverfront Times''
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[[Category:Media coverage]]
[[Category:2003 events]]

User talk:Discopika

2006-07-27T08:30:47Z

Discopika: /* Media coverage contributions */

Talk:Roleplaying game

2006-07-26T17:30:06Z

Discopika: I don't suppose Wizardry counts as furry, considering Felpurr, Rawulf and Rattkin?

I've seen the term "Play by Mail" or "PBM" used in preference to "Play by Post", but it's a long time since I was involved in that.
:Well, here, the term 'play by mail' encompasses both 'play by mail' games, and 'play by email' or 'play by forum' games... hence, play by post. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 19:50, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Role-playing game spelling?==
Wikipedia uses the spelling of "[[Wikipedia:Role-playing game|role-playing game]]" for this genre and even Wikifur uses that spelling for the article [[role-playing]]. Even Google returns significantly more results for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22role-playing+game%22 "role-playing game"] over [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22roleplaying+game%22 "roleplaying game"]. Any thoughts on standardizing? ==[[User:Frizzy|Frizzy]] 17:22, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

==Wizardry==

I was wondering, does [http://www.iosphere.net/~eric/wizardry/wiz8race2.htm''Wizardry''] deserve inclusion somewhere on here? I've not seen it described as a furry RPG (then again, I haven't looked all that hard), but it does contain various anthropomorphic races, both PC (Felpurr are catlike and Rawulf are doglike, for example) and NPC (Rattkin being the most obvious, who unsurprisingly are like...rats). [[User:Discopika|Discopika]] 17:30, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Discopika

2006-07-26T17:24:02Z

Discopika: Yay! Talk page!

Furry-Muckity Muck

2006-07-26T16:55:20Z

Discopika: Created

''''Furry-Muckity Muck'''' is an article that originally appeared in [[The Netly News]] during 1996, written by Chris Stamper (which [[Pressed Fur]] opines may have been a furry, as he signs himself 'Wolfman').<ref>Furry-Muckity Muck at [http://www.pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/index.html Pressed Fur: Press]. Retrieved July 26, 2006.</ref>. It focuses on the impact of the [[Communications Decency Act]] (CDA) on [[FurryMUCK]] and related MUCKs. This is largely through the story of the then-underage user Vulpine, who as a result of the CDA had his account frozen on FurryMUCK and was [[toaded]] on [[FurToonia]].

The commentary on Pressed Fur adds further detail to the story:

:"The story is pretty accurate, and as it indicates, Vulpine was removed for lying about his age after the CDA made it necessary for MUCKs to attempt to keep minors out of adult areas. What it doesn't note is that he not only frequented adult areas, he also ran one or two of his own, which compounded the problem...Vulpine has since soured on the fandom and often posts to furry items on Something Awful, billing himself as a 'reformed furry.'").<ref>Ibid</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

==External link==
* [http://pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/muckity-muck.html Furry-Muckity Muck] on [[Pressed Fur]].

[[Category:Media coverage]]

User:Discopika

2006-07-26T16:25:01Z

Discopika: Expanded; that was a bit boring to start off with. :D

I wouldn't call myself a furry (though I do enjoy some of the comics and artwork), but find the fandom an interesting topic of research. Hence why I'm here. If I'm ever in the US, those conference thingies look rather fun too.

My main interests are martial arts and poetry, the latter having been my area of academic study since 1999. I also enjoy music, history, film, art and travel, among other things.

I normally post as slideyfoot on internet forums and the main Wikipedia, but thought I'd get into the spirit of things here on WikiFur and pick an animal instead. Why disco? Heh; blame an old CD I made for my gf not long after we got back from Canada. I love disco, and we unfortunately failed to see any [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika pika] while out there, but I did at least manage to immortalise one on the cover of that disco CD.

Ladder Trick

2006-07-26T14:42:48Z

Discopika: Added article link

'''Ladder Trick''' is an article which was published in the ''Greenwich Village Gazette'' on August 18, 2000. It describes the [[Burned Fur]] [[Scott Malcomson]] (Roy the balloonicorn on [[FurryMUCK]]).
[[Pressed Fur]] calls this article "unique because this might be the first time a Burned Fur has ever gotten the (mostly negative) public spotlight."<ref>Ladder Trick at [http://www.pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/index.html Pressed Fur: Press]. Retrieved July 3, 2006.</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

== External Links ==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20001212040700/www.nycny.com/columns/mamatas/nick08-18-00.html Article] (retrieved from Internet Archive, so slow to load)

{{Mediac-stub}}

[[Category:Media coverage]]

Timeline of media coverage

2006-07-26T14:41:55Z

Discopika: Oops - repairing inadvertently broken links

'''Timeline of media coverage''' of [[furry fandom]].

== 1994 ==

'''March'''
* [http://www.wirednews.com/wired/archive/2.03/muds_pr.html "Johnny Manhattan Meets the Furry Muckers"] in [[Wired magazine|''Wired'' magazine]].

== 1996 ==

'''March'''
* [http://pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/muckity-muck.html "Furry-Muckity Muck"] in [[The Netly News]].

== 1997 ==

'''October'''
* [[Animal Instincts (news segment)|Animal Instincts]] news segment from WSVN-TV News.
* [[Creature Comforts (article)|Creature Comforts]] in ''Marie Claire'' magazine.

== 1998 ==
'''March'''
* [[The Truth About Furries is ... Well, WE Don't Know]] appeared in the ''New Haven Advocate''.
* [[Heavy Petting]] appeared in ''Loaded'' magazine.

'''August'''
* [[Animal Magnetism (San Francisco Bay Guardian)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian''.

== 1999 ==

'''Summer'''
* ''[[Stay Free!]]'' published the interview "Furry Friends".

'''September'''
* ''[[The Daily Show]] interviewed [[Rapid T. Rabbit]].

'''October'''
* ''[[Eurotrash]]'' segment on [[ConFurence 10]].

'''December'''
* [[Furries of the Valley]] in the Silicon Valley's ''Metro''.

== 2000 ==

'''April'''
* [[Venus in Furs]] in the ''New Times Los Angeles Online''.

'''June'''
* [[Cuddle Time]] at Salon.com

'''August'''
* [[Ladder Trick]] in the ''Greenwich Village Gazette''.

'''October'''
* ''[[Human Furry Animals]]'' documentary on Channel 4.

== 2001 ==

'''March'''
* '''''[[Vanity Fair]]'' article "Pleasures of the Fur".'''
* [[Nightlife]] on ITV.

'''April'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (Montreal Mirror)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the ''Montreal Mirror''.
* [[Finding His Inner Tiger]] in the ''Omaha World-Herald''.

'''May'''
* '''''Fear of Commitment'' episode of ''[[ER]]''.'''
* [[What's kinky now?]] in ''Flare''.

'''July'''
* [[Critter Camp Out]] in ''PitchWeekly Online''
* [[Invasion of the furries|Invasion of the Furries]] in the ''Wayne Suburban''.

'''August'''
* [[Fur Out!]] appeared on Xtra.ca.
* "Talk to the Animals: A Foray into Furry Fun" in ''[[Clean Sheets]]''

'''December'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)|The Fursuit of Happiness]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

== 2002 ==

'''January'''
* '''"Plushies and Furries" episode of [[Sex2K]] on MTV.'''

'''February'''
* [[Are you fur real?]] in the ''Orlando Weekly''.

'''April'''
* [[A 'furry' tale for a foxy college student]] in ''Olympian''.

'''July'''
* ''[[Anna in Wonderland]]'' documentary segment about furries.
* [[A wild hobby brings out the beast in them]] in the ''Phillidelphia Inquirer''.

'''August'''
* '''[[Savage Love]] columns "Furry Friends", "Furry Fury", and "Furry Fury II".'''

'''October'''
* ''Mama Told Me I Should Come'' episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.

== 2003 ==

'''January''' ([[Further Confusion 2003]])
* [[Animal Instincts (article)|Animal Instincts]] in the ''Tri-Valley Herald''.

'''April'''
* [[My Life As a Furry]] in the ''Los Angeles Alternative''.

'''June'''
* [[Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry]] in the ''Riverfront Times''.

'''August'''
* [[They've got a warm and fuzzy feeling]] in ''The Globe and Mail''.
* ''[[Animal Imitators]]'' on ''TLC''.
* [['Furry' weekend in Memphis]] published in ''The Commercial Appeal''.

'''October'''
* '''"Fur and Loathing" episode of ''[[CSI]]''.'''

'''December'''
* [[Wild Kingdom]] from Houston Press.

== 2004 ==

'''March'''
* "Fur Factor" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''July''' ([[Anthrocon 2004]])
* [[Animal Magnetism (Philadelphia City Paper)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''Philadelphia City Paper''.

'''November'''
* ''[[Tokion]]'' photographs of unidentified furry fans.

'''December'''
* Control Tower column by [[Mistress Matisse]] in ''[[The Stranger]]''.

== 2005 ==
'''January'''
* ''[[The Mercury News]]'' published an article about [[Further Confusion]].

'''March'''
* [[Facing the inevitable]] in the ''Toronto Star''.

'''April'''
* "Anime fans flock to Midstate convention" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''September''' ([[Mephit Furmeet 9]])
* [[My Furry Weekend]] in ''The Memphis Flyer''.

== 2006 ==

'''''Undated'''''
* [[Group Celebrates 'Furry' Lifestyle]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.

'''February'''
* [[Fur Ball In the Works]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.
* [[Warm and fuzzy]] in ''The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Post''.

'''May''' ([[Rocket City Furmeet]] 2006)
* [[Get Furry]] in ''The Corner News'' from Auburn, Alabama.

'''June''' ([[Anthrocon 2006]])
* [['Furries' Descend On Golden Triangle]] from ThePittsburghChannel.com
* [[Furries Descend On Pittsburgh]] broadcast and article from KDKA.
* [[The Furries Are Here]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.
* [[It's a furry weekend]] in the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''.
* [[All about 'furry fandom' at confab]] in the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.
* [[Animal Passions]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.

[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:Media coverage]]

Timeline of media coverage

2006-07-26T13:57:43Z

Discopika: Added 'Furry Muckity-Muck' from 1996, added link

'''Timeline of media coverage''' of [[furry fandom]].

== 1994 ==

'''March'''
* [http://www.wirednews.com/wired/archive/2.03/muds_pr.html "Johnny Manhattan Meets the Furry Muckers"] in [[Wired magazine|''Wired'' magazine]].

== 1996 ==

'''March'''
* [http://pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/muckity-muck.html "Furry-Muckity Muck"] in [[The Netly News]].

== 1997 ==

'''October'''
* [[Animal Instincts (news segment)|Animal Instincts]] news segment from WSVN-TV News.
* [[Creature Comforts (article)|Creature Comforts]] in ''Marie Claire'' magazine.

== 1998 ==
'''March'''
* [[The Truth About Furries is ... Well, WE Don't Know]] appeared in the ''New Haven Advocate''.
* [[Heavy Petting]] appeared in ''Loaded'' magazine.

'''August'''
* [[Animal Magnetism (San Francisco Bay Guardian)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian''.

== 1999 ==

'''Summer'''
* ''[[Stay Free!]]'' published the interview "Furry Friends".

'''September'''
* ''[[The Daily Show]] interviewed [[Rapid T. Rabbit]].

'''October'''
* ''[[Eurotrash]]'' segment on [[ConFurence 10]].

'''December'''
* [[Furries of the Valley]] in the Silicon Valley's ''Metro''.

== 2000 ==

'''April'''
* [[Venus in Furs]] in the ''New Times Los Angeles Online''.

'''June'''
* [[Cuddle Time]] at Salon.com

'''August'''
* [[Ladder Trick]] in the ''Greenwich Village Gazette''.

'''October'''
* ''[[Human Furry Animals]]'' documentary on Channel 4.

== 2001 ==

'''March'''
* '''''[[Vanity Fair]]'' article "Pleasures of the Fur".'''
* [[Nightlife]] on ITV.

'''April'''
* [[The fursuit of happiness (Montreal Mirror)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the ''Montreal Mirror''.
* [[Finding His Inner Tiger]] in the ''Omaha World-Herald''.

'''May'''
* '''''Fear of Commitment'' episode of ''[[ER]]''.'''
* [[What's kinky now?]] in ''Flare''.

'''July'''
* [[Critter Camp Out]] in ''PitchWeekly Online''
* [[Invasion of the Furries]] in the ''Wayne Suburban''.

'''August'''
* [[Fur Out!]] appeared on Xtra.ca.
* "Talk to the Animals: A Foray into Furry Fun" in ''[[Clean Sheets]]''

'''December'''
* [[The Fursuit of Happiness (FT weekend magazine)|The fursuit of happiness]] in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine.

== 2002 ==

'''January'''
* '''"Plushies and Furries" episode of [[Sex2K]] on MTV.'''

'''February'''
* [[Are you fur real?]] in the ''Orlando Weekly''.

'''April'''
* [[A 'furry' tale for a foxy college student]] in ''Olympian''.

'''July'''
* ''[[Anna in Wonderland]]'' documentary segment about furries.
* [[A wild hobby brings out the beast in them]] in the ''Phillidelphia Inquirer''.

'''August'''
* '''[[Savage Love]] columns "Furry Friends", "Furry Fury", and "Furry Fury II".'''

'''October'''
* ''Mama Told Me I Should Come'' episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.

== 2003 ==

'''January''' ([[Further Confusion 2003]])
* [[Animal Instincts (article)|Animal Instincts]] in the ''Tri-Valley Herald''.

'''April'''
* [[My Life As a Furry]] in the ''Los Angeles Alternative''.

'''June'''
* [[Bowling for Porcupine: It's not easy being furry]] in the ''Riverfront Times''.

'''August'''
* [[They've got a warm and fuzzy feeling]] in ''The Globe and Mail''.
* ''[[Animal Imitators]]'' on ''TLC''.
* [['Furry' weekend in Memphis]] published in ''The Commercial Appeal''.

'''October'''
* '''"Fur and Loathing" episode of ''[[CSI]]''.'''

'''December'''
* [[Wild Kingdom]] from Houston Press.

== 2004 ==

'''March'''
* "Fur Factor" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''July''' ([[Anthrocon 2004]])
* [[Animal Magnetism (Philadelphia City Paper)|Animal Magnetism]] in the ''Philadelphia City Paper''.

'''November'''
* ''[[Tokion]]'' photographs of unidentified furry fans.

'''December'''
* Control Tower column by [[Mistress Matisse]] in ''[[The Stranger]]''.

== 2005 ==
'''January'''
* ''[[The Mercury News]]'' published an article about [[Further Confusion]].

'''March'''
* [[Facing the inevitable]] in the ''Toronto Star''.

'''April'''
* "Anime fans flock to Midstate convention" in ''[[The Tennessean]]''.

'''September''' ([[Mephit Furmeet 9]])
* [[My Furry Weekend]] in ''The Memphis Flyer''.

== 2006 ==

'''''Undated'''''
* [[Group Celebrates 'Furry' Lifestyle]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.

'''February'''
* [[Fur Ball In the Works]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.
* [[Warm and fuzzy]] in ''The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Post''.

'''May''' ([[Rocket City Furmeet]] 2006)
* [[Get Furry]] in ''The Corner News'' from Auburn, Alabama.

'''June''' ([[Anthrocon 2006]])
* [['Furries' Descend On Golden Triangle]] from ThePittsburghChannel.com
* [[Furries Descend On Pittsburgh]] broadcast and article from KDKA.
* [[The Furries Are Here]] from ''WTAE-TV 4''.
* [[It's a furry weekend]] in the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''.
* [[All about 'furry fandom' at confab]] in the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.
* [[Animal Passions]] in the ''Pittsburgh City Paper''.

[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:Media coverage]]

The fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)

2006-07-26T13:41:40Z

Discopika: Added article link, expansion of article description

:''For an unrelated article by this title, see [[The fursuit of happiness (Montreal Mirror)]]

'''The fursuit of happiness''' is a lengthy article by John-Paul Flintoff, which appeared in the London ''Financial Times'' weekend magazine on December 1, 2001. According to [[Pressed Fur]], it is a "polite British article that is primarily interested in the obsessive dedication (and related spending habits) of furry fans, specifically the fursuiter crowd."<ref>"The Fursuit of Happiness" at [http://www.pressedfur.coolfreepages.com/press/index.html Pressed Fur: Press]. Retrieved June 30, 2006.</ref> It generally focuses on financial and legal issues associated with furries.

== References ==

<references/>

==External Links==

*[http://flintoff.org/article/142/fursuit-of-happiness Article text, from John-Paul Flintoff's site]

[[Category:Media coverage|Fursuit of happiness (FT weekend magazine)]]
[[Category:2001 events]]

User:Discopika

2006-07-26T13:37:21Z

Discopika: Created

I wouldn't call myself a furry (though I do enjoy some of the comics and artwork), but find the fandom an interesting topic of research. Hence why I'm here.