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FishyBoner

2007-10-02T04:09:41Z

Exodite Dragon:

[[Image:fishybonerdramamine.jpg|right|220px|Portrait of Cyrus the gryphon, Graffix the hyena, and Jabsyouintheface the hammerhead]]'''FishyBoner''' is a [[female]] [[furry artist]] native to Wisconson, currently living in Texas around [[Wikipedia:Houston|Houston]]. Her primary [[character]] represents an [[anthropomorphic]] spotted [[hyena]] who favors [[red panda]]s. Other characters of hers include Cyrus (an [[albino]] [[wing]]less [[gryphon]]), and Eternity (a minute [[dragon]]ess who believes she is the largest being in all creation). Fishy Boner is [[mate]]d to [[Exodite Dragon]].

In real life, she enjoys being around [[Wikipedia:Triumph Motorcycles|Triumphs]] and [[Wikipedia:Harley Davidson|Harley Davidsons]], which she airbrushes her designs on occasionally. She dislikes [[art theft]] and those who commit it.

She is also an avid player on [[World of Warcraft]] as an undead warlock.

== External links ==
{{Contributor|FishyBoner}}
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fishyboner/ FishyBoner's most up-to-date gallery] on [[Furaffinity]]
*[http://www.fishyboner.com The Land of The Insane] - FishyBoner's main web site.
*[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/FishyBoner/ FishyBoner's gallery] at the [[VCL]]
*[http://fishyboner.deviantart.com FishyBoner's account] at [[deviantART]]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Hyena characters]][[Category:Texas]]

FishyBoner

2007-10-02T04:07:41Z

Exodite Dragon:

[[Image:fishybonerdramamine.jpg|right|220px|Portrait of Cyrus the gryphon, Graffix the hyena, and Jabsyouintheface the hammerhead]]]'''FishyBoner''' is a [[female]] [[furry artist]] native to Wisconson, currently living in Texas around [[Wikipedia:Houston|Houston]]. Her primary [[character]] represents an [[anthropomorphic]] spotted [[hyena]] who favors [[red panda]]s. Other characters of hers include Cyrus (an [[albino]] [[wing]]less [[gryphon]]), and Eternity (a minute [[dragon]]ess who believes she is the largest being in all creation). Fishy Boner is [[mate]]d to [[Exodite Dragon]].

In real life, she enjoys being around [[Wikipedia:Triumph Motorcycles|Triumphs]] and [[Wikipedia:Harley Davidson|Harley Davidsons]], which she airbrushes her designs on occasionally. She dislikes [[art theft]] and those who commit it.

She is also an avid player on [[World of Warcraft]] as an undead warlock.

== External links ==
{{Contributor|FishyBoner}}
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fishyboner/ FishyBoner's most up-to-date gallery] on [[Furaffinity]]
*[http://www.fishyboner.com The Land of The Insane] - FishyBoner's main web site.
*[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/FishyBoner/ FishyBoner's gallery] at the [[VCL]]
*[http://fishyboner.deviantart.com FishyBoner's account] at [[deviantART]]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Hyena characters]][[Category:Texas]]

BigBadMod

2007-05-30T02:15:53Z

Exodite Dragon: Corrected erroneous information regarding the reason behind the deletion of BBM and the _Horrors communities.

'''BigBadMod''' (often shortened to '''BBM''') was an account that acted as the maintainer of the various _Horrors groups on [[LiveJournal]] (the exception being copy-cat community [[Furbid_Horrors]] which operates independently to this day). It was created shortly after the founding of [[VCL_Horrors]] by [[Iatro]], [[Thrack]] and [[IndigoFox]], who later gave secondary access to [[Exodite Dragon]], [[Jade Sparrow]] and [[Skwerl]].

Because of the sporadic periods of Internet access possessed by each account user, the BBM rarely appeared to play an active role in moderation of the communities it controlled. [[IndigoFox]] appears to have abandoned his use of the journal in early 2005, while [[Thrack]], [[Jade Sparrow|Jade]] and [[Skwerl]] used the journal sporadically, often not logging in for weeks at a time. [[Iatro]] performed basic maintenance, such as controlling flame wars, while [[Exodite Dragon]] was the most vocal, posting to communities and running the e-mail account.

Consequently moderation was choppy, inconsistent, and often abusive in its tone towards members of each _Horrors community. Between September 4 and September 7 2006, [[Kaffawolf]] forced Exodite to delete the account and the associated communities due to their lack of utility and potential to disrupt the [[Furry Fiesta]] and [[AnthroExpressions]] projects. All accounts and information related to BBM were changed and deleted without the approval of any other mods.

== External links ==
* [http://bigbadmod.livejournal.com/profile BigBadMod's LiveJournal profile] (now deleted)

[[Category:People]]

Otherkin

2007-01-29T17:33:13Z

Exodite Dragon: Removed useless links

{{Unreferenced}}

'''Otherkin''' describes those who believe that their physical forms do not define or fully encompass their mental states, personality, psychology, or spiritual nature. The term predates its use on the Internet, and is believed to have been coined in the late 1980's by those who felt an affinity or connection to the ''fae folk'' and/or ''elves'' of traditional mythological culture and folklore. First appearing in use on the Internet in 1996, the word was intended to imply some form of kinship with an 'other' element outside of a person's biological nature, physical mind and experiences, and human life.

==Otherkin beliefs==

Stated simply, Otherkin in general feel they have a sympathetic connection, affinity, or some other form of relation with another animal or being. Traditionally these have tended to be mythological in nature, beginning with fairy and fey folk, elves, and a few other European mythological archetypes. Later, associations with other creatures became common, including unicorns, gryphons, dragons, angelics, and demons; as well as "non-living" types such as golems and other inorganics. In time, some people also began to describe concepts for beings which were derived from mythological archetypes, though having unique qualities. And, the truly undefinable or one-of-a-kind creature appeared as well.

With the unusual nature of the basic Otherkin premises, there has been skepticism directed at it along with the proposal that many people adopt the Otherkin identity to justify social difficulties - the outcast syndrome - or because they have a delusion and are in denial about their biological humanity. The idea that Otherkin believe they are physically non-human in a spectacular way - such as actually being biological dragons - is seen as a pervasive misunderstanding by Otherkin themselves, who point out the spiritual and psychological focus of the concept. It has been postulated within the community that this confusion arises from those unfamiliar with the concept or having only a sketchy and perhaps distorted awareness; comparing it to psychiatric cases such as lycanthropy and dissociative identity disorder, concluding that in order for someone to state that they identify as an elf or gryphon, they must be experiencing a form of hallucination or delusion.

Contrary to stereotypes which have been perpetuated, it appears that most who identify as Otherkin are fully aware of their biology and human existence. Many Otherkin do have particular spiritual and metaphysical beliefs, and as part of those beliefs have discussed elements of a proposed spiritual reality which is not to be confused with the material world. Even if a given person believes, for instance, that on a spiritual plane they may have wings, it is uncommon that they are making a claim about such things that is scientific in nature, or that they exist in what most people might consider the real world.

Despite these points, some dislike the Otherkin concept on the grounds that they feel it is abusable by individuals who wish to present themselves as special and unique without merit, and that making unverifiable spiritual claims is one way to achieve this. Over time, Otherkin has proven to be appealing to a number of people for this reason, and those within the community can be rigorous about screening out 'me too' and 'fluffbunny' adopters of the Otherkin moniker. Some Otherkin themselves do not consider the Internet Kin community to have much or any validity at all, citing that it is very easy for a person to claim almost anything within the realm of online anonymity.

It is important though to observe that within the loosely defined Otherkin community, online or off, there is no consensus as to just what makes a person Otherkin. A variety of phenomena have been observed and theorized about which many feel create some sort of affinity between a person and something else. In this light, some see Otherkin as related to concepts such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totemism Totemism] which have appeared in human culture since ancient times. There has also been some debate over how potential factors such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropy Clinical Lycanthropy] may account for a percentage of the experiences Otherkin believe they have had. While many, and some believe most, Otherkin follow a paradigm of spiritual reincarnation in some form to help explain their state of being, it is worth noting not all Otherkin are reincarnationalist and may view themselves in other spiritual, philosophical, or psychological frameworks. Even among those who might call themselves reincarnationalists, there is wide array of interpretations about what reincarnation means.

Additionally, another viewpoint is that the term Otherkin largely denotes a social network and should not, or can not, be used as a description for individual spiritual beliefs or to describe an particular theory or explanation for phenomenon. Many people use the Otherkin community to find discussion for a variety of subjects and to compare subjective experiences without considering themselves to be Otherkin in a descriptive sense.

==Otherkin and Therianthropy==

Otherkin bears no small resemblance to [[Therianthropy]], and some people consider them the same thing and use them interchangeably - some might feel there is not enough inherent difference between the concepts, while others might be outsiders who are not familiar with the nuances or history of the ideas and communities surrounding them. However, in tradition to date, Otherkin has come to be associated with people who experience an affinity with an animal, creature, or being which might ordinarily be considered mythological, or sometimes entirely unique/alien. By contrast, Therianthropy is heavily connected to the affinity for existing, real-world animals which have been observed to live today in nature or to have lived in the past. Typically, someone who identifies with fairies, elves, dragons, gryphons, unicorns, or even angelic or demonic beings might be seen as Otherkin. While one who identifies with wolves, foxes, bears, cats big and small, or otters might be seen as a Therianthrope.

In some cases, a specific person might consider themselves - if they use a formal term or subculture association at all - a member of either community in spite of their species/entity connection. For example, someone who feels they are a part of the general Otherkin community socially might use the term Therianthropy to describe the mechanics of their own nature.

==Otherkin and Furry Fandom==

Furry fans appear to be generally aware of Otherkin and Therianthropy. The practices and viewpoints of many [[furry_lifestyle|Furry Lifestylers]] have some similarity to these ideas, and because of this some Lifestylers have associated with one or both terms. Likewise, while Furry fandom in general might not have been formed to explore spiritual connections with animals and other creatures, many Otherkin and Therianthropes find the content and subject matter of Furry appealing because of their own interests. In the opposite direction, many Furry fans discover the Otherkin community through the fandom and begin to take part in it as well.

A noticeable number of people within the Otherkin community are also Furry fans in some capacity and frequently attend events such as Furry [[Convention|Conventions]] in addition to Otherkin-specific social events. The philosophy and spirituality tracks at some conventions have hosted Otherkin and Therian speakers. Panels and discussions on mythology have also attracted Otherkin to participate. Otherkin who are artists have used Furry conventions to display their work, and those with an interest in make-up and costuming have attended for masquerade contests and dances.

Some Otherkin also feel that Furry fandom is a more relaxed atmosphere in which to explore ideas of animal and human relations and hybrids, seeing the fandom's lack of core spiritual doctrines as neutral ground. Due to this, some people decide to leave the general Otherkin and Therian communities in favor of Furry. Furry events are sometimes popular as a meeting place with Otherkin who are geographically isolated from kin-specific events.

===Controversy within Furry Fandom===

Opinions vary as to whether or not their association with the fandom is positive, negative, or irrelevant. Some people find the association of Furry with things beyond its base definition of the appreciation of anthropomorphic animals in art and fiction to be inappropriate, ridiculous, or uncomfortable. Because of this, Otherkin and Therian connections or intermingling with the fandom have taken on a pejorative tint for such people. Much as Furry Lifestylers are disliked in some instances, Otherkin might be made to feel unwelcome or derided by some in Furry.

A large degree of fandom awareness has been spread not only by contact with Otherkin within the fandom, but by the adoption of Otherkin as another topic with which to portray elements of Furry in humorous or negative light by websites such as [[Something_Awful|Something Awful]] and [[Crush%21_Yiff%21_Destroy%21|Crush! Yiff! Destroy!]]. Due to such framing, Otherkin has for some people become a generic term to identify Furries who feel there is something more to their animal avatar than role-playing. Some also point out that a good deal of Otherkin awareness has been spread by sardonic humor which often singles out individuals with the most outrageous behavior or controversial opinions, and as a result there appear to be inaccuracies in the knowledge of many furry fans and nonfurs relating to more moderate members of the Otherkin community.

In response, others have said in spite of this confusion, there are those who identify as Otherkin while putting forth dubious claims and questionable behavior. Because of the effect of visibility from the crowd, it is often the most over the top examples that get seen by outsiders, not unlike the problems with publicity that Furry fandom has endured over time.

==Outside Otherkin==

Otherkin is a label to describe personal beliefs, experiences, and traits that occur in a variety of combinations depending on the individual. As there is no consensus on what qualifies as Otherkin, not everyone who shares similar beliefs feels the term is appropriate or useful for themselves.

Some who could describe themselves as Otherkin downplay or conceal those beliefs, citing outbreaks of controversy. Others have observed this to be ironic, with the claim that sometimes those who believe much the same things as Otherkin do are considered by to be "more sane". Other people have confessed to being reluctant of revealing the actual extent of their beliefs for fear of losing status or being ostracized by a particular community.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Otherkin|Otherkin]] on Wikipedia

== External links ==

*[http://www.otherkin.net Otherkin.net]
*[http://z3.invisionfree.com/Otherkin/ An Otherkin Message Board]

[[Category:Culture]]
[[Category:Terms]]

Furry Fiesta

2007-01-24T08:41:13Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Furry Fiesta''' is a furry [[convention]] initially planned to be held in September 2007 in [[Wikipedia:Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]], [[Wikipedia:United States|USA]], now rescheduled for September 2008. Originally, the con was to be chaired by [[Exodite Dragon]], with [[Kaffa Wolf]] providing financial and logistical support as director of [[operations]]. The project is currently headed up by Exodite and [[Evol]]. All three furs are residents of [[Wikipedia:Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas]].

== Proposed location ==

Numerous locations were scouted until the [http://www.radisson.com/austintx/ Radisson Hotel] in downtown Austin was identified as a potential candidate to host the convention.

== Cancellation, Relaunch, and the appeal for help ==

The convention's original start date in September 2007 was initially postponed indefinitely and then cancelled outright. Several scheduled deadlines during the course of the event's initial planning were either late in being met or missed altogether due to conflicts with both Exodite's collegiate coursework and Kaffa's increased workload.

As of January 2007, Exodite Dragon and [[Evol]], a former [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] staffer, are seeking additional volunteers both in and outside of Texas to aid in the relaunch of Furry Fiesta. An official [http://community.livejournal.com/furryfiesta/1552.html post in the convention's LJ] currently lists what general staff positions need filling. Exodite has stated that Furry Fiesta has been tentatively rescheduled for September 2008, barring final confirmation with the selected venue.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furryfiesta.org/ Furry Fiesta] – Official website
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furryfiesta Furry Fiesta LiveJournal Community]

[[Category:Proposed conventions]]
[[Category:Texas]]

Furry Fiesta

2007-01-24T08:37:43Z

Exodite Dragon: /* Cancellation and appeal for help */

'''Furry Fiesta''' was a furry [[convention]] that was once planned to be held in September 2007 in [[Wikipedia:Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]], [[Wikipedia:United States|USA]]. Originally, the con was to be chaired by [[Exodite Dragon]], with [[Kaffa Wolf]] providing financial and logistical support as director of [[operations]]. Both furs are residents of [[Wikipedia:Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas]].

== Proposed location ==

Numerous locations were scouted until the [http://www.radisson.com/austintx/ Radisson Hotel] in downtown Austin was identified as a potential candidate to host the convention.

== Cancellation, Relaunch, and the appeal for help ==

The convention's original start date in September 2007 was initially postponed indefinitely and then cancelled outright. Several scheduled deadlines during the course of the event's initial planning were either late in being met or missed altogether due to conflicts with both Exodite's collegiate coursework and Kaffa's increased workload.

As of January 2007, Exodite Dragon and [[Evol]], a former [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] staffer, are seeking additional volunteers both in and outside of Texas to aid in the relaunch of Furry Fiesta. An official [http://community.livejournal.com/furryfiesta/1552.html post in the convention's LJ] currently lists what general staff positions need filling. Exodite has stated that Furry Fiesta has been tentatively rescheduled for September 2008, barring final confirmation with the selected venue.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furryfiesta.org/ Furry Fiesta] – Official website
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furryfiesta Furry Fiesta LiveJournal Community]

[[Category:Proposed conventions]]
[[Category:Texas]]

Furry Fiesta

2007-01-14T06:19:21Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Furry Fiesta''' is a planned furry [[convention]] based in [[Wikipedia:Austin, Texas|Austin, Texas]]. Originally, the con was to be chaired by [[Exodite Dragon]], with [[Kaffa Wolf]] providing financial and logistical support as director of [[operations]]. Both furs are residents of [[Wikipedia:Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas]].

However, several scheduled deadlines during the course of the convention's initial development were either late in being met or missed altogether due to conflictions with both Exodite's collegiate coursework and Kaffa's increased workload. Some progress was made, with numerous locations in and around the Austin area scouted, until the Radisson hotel within downtown was finally settled upon.

Nevertheless, the con's original start date in September 2007 has been postponed indefinitely. Exodite Dragon and [[Evol]], a former [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] staffer, are currently seeking additional volunteers both in and outside of Texas to aid Furry Fiesta's progression.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furryfiesta.org/ Furry Fiesta] – Official website
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furryfiesta Furry Fiesta LiveJournal Community]

[[Category:Proposed conventions]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:2007 births]]

Sirius

2006-11-28T08:02:09Z

Exodite Dragon: additional category and page links added

'''Sirius''' (aka '''Taufell''', '''Sirius Taufell''', '''Sirius Achamoth''') is a philosopher and political activist who takes the form of an androgynous, sexless Cheshire-purple fuzzy dragon.

It previously posted work as a [[furry artist]] on the [[VCL]], but has long-since abandoned that pursuit in favor of more indirect interactions with the fandom. Sirius believes it is moderately well-known only because of its friendship with [[Exodite Dragon]].

Sirius is most actively involved in the [[Otherkin]] and therian communities.

[[Category:1985 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Sirius

2006-11-28T08:00:05Z

Exodite Dragon: adding preliminary information

'''Sirius''' (aka '''Taufell''', '''Sirius Taufell''', '''Sirius Achamoth''') is a philosopher and political activist who takes the form of an androgynous, sexless Cheshire-purple fuzzy dragon.

It previously posted work as a furry artist on the VCL, but has long-since abandoned that pursuit in favor of more indirect interactions with the fandom. Sirius believes it is moderately well-known only because of its friendship with [[Exodite Dragon]].

Sirius is most actively involved in the [[Otherkin]] and therian communities.

[[Category:1985 births]]

Gryphon's Guild

2006-11-06T18:07:55Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''The Gryphon's Guild''', also known as the '''GryphGuild''' or simply '''The Guild''', was created as an online gathering place for fans of [[gryphon]]s. At the time of its founding, gryphons were not a well known [[Wikipedia:Legendary creature|mythical creature]], and one of the purposes of the Guild was to get the word out and increase their popularity online.

The community has expanded to include a member's art gallery, java and IRC chats, a message board, e-mail lists, and more.

==History==
'''The Gryphon's Guild''' was founded in 1994 by [[Tserisa]] with the support of Alexander the Gryphen and others. It began as a manually distributed e-mail newsletter. Notable members in the early days included Spice Vachon/Poe Frog and Bry. The first GryphBoard, hosted on Inside the Web, was formed on September 29, 1997. It was soon averaging 40,000 hit counts a month, and is really what got the community going. Inside the Web closed down March 5, 2001, and the Board was officially moved to its new EZBoard location Feb. 2001.

==External Links==
*[http://gryphguild.org The Gryphon's Guild Webpage]
*[http://www.guildersgallery.com The Guilder's Gallery]
*[http://www.guildersgallery.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page The GryphonWiki]

[[Category:Forums]][[Category:1994 births]]

Dreamaria

2006-09-13T05:01:06Z

Exodite Dragon: Adding information I'm certain of for Dreamaria to the wiki

'''Dreamaria''' is an artist from the North Hills of Pittsburgh whose character is an electric blue anthropomorphic horse with a neon pink mane and tail which is most often clad in gothic apparel. She currently attends the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Dreamaria is also good friends with [[Quicksilver]], [[MalaikaWolfcat]], and [[Shinigami Girl]], having attended [[AnthroCon]] in 2006 with them. She is also known to make appearances at [[Further Confusion]].

* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Dreamaria/ Dreamaria's] archive on the [[VCL]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/dreamaria/ Dreamaria] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://dreamaria.deviantart.com/ Dreamaria] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://dreamaria.livejournal.com/profile Dreamaria] on [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:Artists]][[Category:Equine characters]][[Category:1987 births]]

SilverWing the Sheltie

2006-09-12T21:11:36Z

Exodite Dragon: Adding what of Silverwing's information I'm certain about into the Wiki

'''Silverwing''' (real name '''Jolyn Ferguson''') is a a female anthropomorphic shetland sheepdog. She is a furry artist and has several galleries on various websites. Rarely going by the name of her character, most refer to her by her first name.

She adores the band [[Wikipedia:Tool (band)|Tool]] and has a deep obsession with [[Wikipedia:Farscape|Farscape]], [[Wikipedia:Beast Wars|Transformers: Beast Wars]], and [[Wikipedia:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]].

* [http://silverwing.deviantart.com/ Silverwing] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/silverwing/ Silvering] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Jolyn-Ferguson/ Silverwing's gallery] at the [[VCL]]
* [http://silverwing.livejournal.com/profile Silverwing] at [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category: Artists]][[Category: Canine characters]][[Category: 1985 births]]

Thrack

2006-09-10T22:43:56Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Thrack''' is a black swamp [[dragon]]. He is close friends with [[Iatro]]. Thrack is known to be an avid gamer and artist - though he has not posted new pieces in several months. His most notable feature is his infatuation with pizza, which borders on near-obsessive levels. He is also responsible for creating an exceptionally difficult mod of the Super Metroid ROM.

{{person-stub}}

==External Links==
*[http://thrack.livejournal.com Thrack's LiveJournal]
* [http://ThrackBlackDragon.deviantart.com/ Thrack] at [[deviantART]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]

BigBadMod

2006-09-09T07:48:12Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''BigBadMod''' (often shortened to '''BBM''') was an account that acted as the maintainer of _Horrors groups on [[LiveJournal]]. It was created shortly after the founding of [[VCL_Horrors]] by [[Iatro]], [[Thrack]] and [[IndigoFox]], who later gave secondary access to [[Exodite Dragon]], [[Jade Sparrow]] and [[Skwerl]].

Because of the sporadic periods of Internet access possessed by the various account users, the BBM account rarely appeared to play an active role in moderation of the communities it controlled. [[IndigoFox]] appears to have abandoned his use of the journal in early 2005, while [[Thrack]], [[Jade Sparrow|Jade]] and [[Skwerl]] used the journal sporadically, often not logging in for weeks at a time. [[Iatro]] performed basic maintenance, such as controlling flamewars, while [[Exodite Dragon]] was most vocal in the account, posting to communities and running the e-mail account.

Consequently moderation was choppy, inconsistent, and often abusive in its tone towards members of each _Horrors community. Eventually, [[Sian Silverhair]] was able to correctly identify Exodite Dragon as one of the faces behind BBM, who had secretly despised both the account and each _Horrors journal since early 2006. Prompted by these circumstances Exodite Dragon obliterated everything remotely related to BBM from the Internet on September 7, 2006 without the approval of any other mods.

== External links ==
* [http://bigbadmod.livejournal.com/profile BigBadMod's LiveJournal profile] (now deleted)

[[Category:People]]

BigBadMod

2006-09-09T07:46:45Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''BigBadMod''' (often shortened to '''BBM''') was an account that acted as the maintainer of _Horrors groups on [[LiveJournal]]. It was created shortly after the founding of [[VCL_Horrors]] by [[Iatro]], [[Thrack]] and [[IndigoFox]], who later gave secondary access to [[Exodite Dragon]], [[Jade Sparrow]] and [[Skwerl]].

Because of the sporadic periods of Internet access possessed by the various account users, the BBM account rarely appeared to play an active role in moderation of the communities it controlled. [[IndigoFox]] appears to have abandoned his use of the journal in early 2005, while [[Thrack]], [[Jade Sparrow|Jade]] and [[Skwerl]] used the journal sporadically, often not logging in for weeks at a time. [[Iatro]] performed basic maintenance, such as controlling flamewars, while [[Exodite Dragon]] was most vocal in the account, posting to communities and running the e-mail account.

Consequently moderation was choppy, inconsistent, and often abusive in its tone towards members of each _Horrors community. Eventually, [[Sian Silverhair]] was able to correctly identify Exodite Dragon as one of the faces behind BBM, who had secretly despised both the account and each _Horrors journal since early 2006. Prompted by these circumstances Exodite Dragon obliterated everything remotely related to BBM from the Internet on 7 September 2006 without the approval of any other mods.

== External links ==
* [http://bigbadmod.livejournal.com/profile BigBadMod's LiveJournal profile] (now deleted)

[[Category:People]]

VCL Horrors

2006-09-09T07:43:37Z

Exodite Dragon: /* Controversy */

{{Cleanup}}
'''VCL Horrors''' was a [[LiveJournal]] community created in 2004 dedicated to critiquing, mocking and generally gaping at the more extreme uploads at the [[VCL]] - extreme either in the sense of an extreme topic, a regular [[fetish]] taken to extremes, or just extremely bad art. Popular topics included [[macro]], [[vore]] and [[hermaphrodite]] pictures, as well as any sort of non-mainstream [[pornography]], or "angsty" and "cutting" pictures.

A standard post consisted of direct links to VCL artwork with separate annotation on just what was horrific about the artwork. The artwork and artists involved were typically derided by members in the comments. Posts about a particular artist sometimes featured links to their gallery or other works, as well as the particular artwork that prompted the post.

However, community rules did, in fact, prohibit snark directed towards amateur art and specifically warned against both bashing artists directly or 'picking on' specific artists by repeatedly posting their uploads..

The community was owned and maintained by [[BigBadMod]], an account controlled by [[Iatro]], [[IndigoFox]], [[Skwerl]], [[Jade Sparrow]], [[Thrack]], and [[Exodite Dragon]].

== Community ==

While the community was mainly composed of teenagers and college students, it includes a handful of [[artist]]s, a few of whom have had their work featured in the group.

The community also suffered an inaccurate "[[anti-furry]]" label. However, most (if not all) of the regular posters were members of the fandom.

== Controversy ==

At one point, VCL administrator [[Ch'marr]] blocked linking to the site from the VCL Horrors community. Some VCL artists posted "hate art" directed at the community.

The community also sparked many arguments about the VCL's art submission policies, and attracted a variety of high-profile artists' (such as [[Chris Sawyer]]) complaints within the community's journal itself.

=== The end of the road ===

On March 18, 2006, the community was deleted by with no warning. Many members were confused, and a "backup" community ([http://vcl_snark.livejournal.com VCL_Snark]) was founded in its place. Many people left comments on [[Karen Hutchins|Sian Silverhair's]] LiveJournal, believing that as a prominent poster, she knew what had happened. However this was not the case, and upon sending an email to the community owner, BigBadMod, her visitors learned that because too many people had broken the rules, the community had been put under a "time-out".

On March 22, 2006, the community was undeleted, but had been put under pre-moderation. No moderation was actually done for an entire week, and the lack of new posts led to more confusion.

For a period of time thereafter, the community was set back to user-moderation. However, on August 28, 2006, it was again placed under permanent pre-moderation review, with BBM citing a clear disdain for the rules by the membership.

Shortly thereafter, on September 7, 2006, the community was permanently deleted along with the other _Horrors communities (and the BigBadMod account) by [[Exodite Dragon|Exodite]].

== See also ==

* [[Yiffsnark]] (previously Furry Horrors/VCL Horrors Wiki)

== External links ==

*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/vcl_horrors/ VCL Horrors Community] at LiveJournal (now deleted)
* The brief deletion, as recorded by Sian Silverhair
** [http://sian-silverhair.livejournal.com/11313.html The initial post]
** [http://sian-silverhair.livejournal.com/11560.html The email from BigBadMod]

[[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:2004 births]][[Category:2006 deaths]]

VCL Horrors

2006-09-09T02:39:48Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''VCL Horrors''' was a [[LiveJournal]] community created in 2004 dedicated to critiquing, mocking and generally gaping at the more extreme uploads at the [[VCL]] - extreme either in the sense of an extreme topic, a regular [[fetish]] taken to extremes, or just extremely bad art. Popular topics included [[macro]], [[vore]] and [[hermaphrodite]] pictures, as well as any sort of non-mainstream [[pornography]], or "angsty" and "cutting" pictures.

A standard post consisted of direct links to VCL artwork with separate annotation on just what was horrific about the artwork. The artwork and artists involved were typically derided by members in the comments. Posts about a particular artist sometimes featured links to their gallery or other works, as well as the particular artwork that prompted the post.

However, community rules did, in fact, prohibit snark directed towards amateur art and specifically warned against both bashing artists directly or 'picking on' specific artists by repeatedly posting their uploads..

The community was owned and maintained by [[BigBadMod]], an account controlled by [[Iatro]], [[Thrack]], and [[Exodite Dragon]].

== Community ==

While the community was mainly composed of teenagers and college students, it includes a handful of [[artist]]s, a few of whom have had their work featured in the group.

The community also suffered an inaccurate "[[anti-furry]]" label. However, most (if not all) of the regular posters were members of the fandom.

== Controversy ==

At one point, VCL administrator [[Ch'marr]] blocked linking to the site from the VCL Horrors community. Some VCL artists posted "hate art" directed at the community.

The community also sparked many arguments about the VCL's art submission policies, and attracted a variety of high-profile artists' (such as [[Chris Sawyer]] complaints within the community's journal itself.

=== The end of the road ===

On March 18, 2006, the community was deleted by with no warning. Many members were confused, and a "backup" community ([http://vcl_snark.livejournal.com VCL_Snark]) was founded in its place. Many people left comments on [[Karen Hutchins|Sian Silverhair's]] LiveJournal, believing that as a prominent poster, she knew what had happened. However this was not the case, and upon sending an email to the community owner, BigBadMod, her visitors learned that because too many people had broken the rules, the community had been put under a "time-out".

On March 22, 2006, the community was undeleted, but had been put under pre-moderation. No moderation was actually done for an entire week, and the lack of new posts led to more confusion.

For a period of time thereafter, the community was set back to user-moderation. However, on August 28, 2006, it was again placed under permanent pre-moderation review, with BBM citing a clear disdain for the rules by the membership.

Shortly thereafter, on September 7, 2006, the community was permanently deleted along with the other _Horrors communities (and the BigBadMod account) by Exodite Dragon.

== See also ==

* [[Yiffsnark]] (previously Furry Horrors/VCL Horrors Wiki)

== External links ==

*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/vcl_horrors/ VCL Horrors Community] at LiveJournal (now deleted)
* The brief deletion, as recorded by Sian Silverhair
** [http://sian-silverhair.livejournal.com/11313.html The initial post]
** [http://sian-silverhair.livejournal.com/11560.html The email from BigBadMod]

[[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:2006 deaths]]

BigBadMod

2006-09-08T22:34:59Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''BigBadMod''' (often shortened to '''BBM''') was an account that acted as the maintainer of _Horrors groups on [[LiveJournal]]. It was created shortly after the founding of VCL_Horrors by [[Iatro]], who later gave secondary access to both [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] and [[Thrack]].

Because of the sporadic periods of Internet access possessed by all three, the BBM account rarely appeared to play an active role in moderation of the communities it controlled. Consequently moderation was choppy, inconsistent, and often abusive in its tone towards members of each _Horrors community. Eventually, [[Sian_Silverhair|Sian Silverhair]] was able to correctly identify [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] as one of the faces behind BBM, who had despised both the account and each _Horrors journal since early 2006. Prompted by both these circumstances [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] obliterated everything remotely related to BBM from the Internet on September 7 2006 without either [[Thrack]] or [[Iatro]]'s approval.

== External links ==
* [http://bigbadmod.livejournal.com/profile BigBadMod's LiveJournal profile]

[[Category:People]]

VCL Horrors

2006-09-08T22:33:59Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''VCL Horrors''' was a [[LiveJournal]] community dedicated to critiquing, mocking and generally gaping at the more extreme uploads at the [[VCL]] - extreme either in the sense of an extreme topic, a regular [[fetish]] taken to extremes, or just extremely bad art. Popular topics included [[macro]], [[vore]] and [[hermaphrodite]] pictures, as well as any sort of non-mainstream [[pornography]], or "angsty" and "cutting" pictures.

A standard post consisted of direct links to VCL artwork with separate annotation on just what was horrific about the artwork. The artwork and artists involved were typically derided by members in the comments. Posts about a particular artist sometimes featured links to their gallery or other works, as well as the particular artwork that prompted the post.

However, community rules did, in fact, prohibit snark directed towards amateur art and specifically warned against both bashing artists directly or 'picking on' specific artists by repeatedly posting their uploads..

The community was owned and maintained by [[BigBadMod]], an account controlled by [[Iatro]], [[Thrack]], and [[Exodite Dragon|Exodite_Dragon]].

== Community ==

While the community was mainly composed of teenagers and college students, it includes a handful of [[artist]]s, a few of whom have had their work featured in the group.

The community is often inaccurately labelled as "[[anti-furry]]". However, most (if not all) of the regular posters are members of the fandom.

== Controversy ==

At one point, VCL administrator [[Ch'marr]] blocked linking to the site from the VCL Horrors community. Some VCL artists posted "hate art" directed at the community.

The community also sparked many arguments about the [[VCL]]'s art submission policies.

=== The end of the road ===

On March 18, 2006, the community was deleted by with no warning. Many members were confused, and a "backup" community ([http://vcl_snark.livejournal.com VCL_Snark]) was founded in its place. Many people left comments on [[Karen Hutchins|Sian Silverhair's]] LiveJournal, believing that as a prominent poster, she knew what had happened. However this was not the case, and upon sending an email to the community owner, [[BigBadMod]], her visitors learned that because too many people had broken the rules, the community had been put under a "time-out".

On March 22, 2006, the community was undeleted, but had been put under pre-moderation. No moderation was actually done for an entire week, and the lack of new posts led to more confusion.

For a period of time thereafter, the community was set back to user-moderation. However, on August 28, 2006, it was again placed under permanent pre-moderation review citing a clear disdain for the rules by the membership.

Shortly thereafter, on September 7 2006, the community was permanently deleted along with the other _Horrors communities (and the [[BigBadMod]] account) by [[Exodite Dragon|Exodite_Dragon]].

== See also ==

* [[Yiffsnark]] (previously Furry Horrors/VCL Horrors Wiki)

== External links ==

*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/vcl_horrors/ VCL Horrors Community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* The brief deletion, as recorded by Sian Silverhair
** [http://sian-silverhair.livejournal.com/11313.html The initial post]
** [http://sian-silverhair.livejournal.com/11560.html The email from BigBadMod]

[[Category:LiveJournal communities]]

BigBadMod

2006-09-08T21:03:34Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''BigBadMod''' (often shortened to '''BBM''') was an account that acted as the maintainer of _Horrors groups on [[LiveJournal]]. It was created shortly after the founding of VCL_Horrors by [[Iatro]], who later gave secondary access to both [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] and [[Thrack]].

Because of the sporadic periods of Internet access possessed by all three, the BBM account rarely appeared to play an active role in moderation of the communities it controlled. Consequently moderation was choppy, inconsistent, and often abusive in its tone towards members of each _Horrors community. Eventually, [[Sian_Silverhair|Sian Silverhair]] was able to correctly identify [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] as one of the faces behind BBM, who had despised both the account and each _Horrors journal since early 2006. Prompted by both these circumstances [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] obliterated everything remotely related to BBM from the Internet on [[7 September 2006]] without either [[Thrack]] or [[Iatro]]'s approval.

== External links ==
* [http://bigbadmod.livejournal.com/profile BigBadMod's LiveJournal profile]

[[Category:People]]

BigBadMod

2006-09-08T21:03:15Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''BigBadMod''' (often shortened to '''BBM''') was an account that acted as the maintainer of _Horrors groups on [[LiveJournal]]. It was created shortly after the founding of VCL_Horrors by [[Iatro]], who later gave secondary access to both[[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] and [[Thrack]].

Because of the sporadic periods of Internet access possessed by all three, the BBM account rarely appeared to play an active role in moderation of the communities it controlled. Consequently moderation was choppy, inconsistent, and often abusive in its tone towards members of each _Horrors community. Eventually, [[Sian_Silverhair|Sian Silverhair]] was able to correctly identify [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] as one of the faces behind BBM, who had despised both the account and each _Horrors journal since early 2006. Prompted by both these circumstances [[Exodite_Dragon|Exodite Dragon]] obliterated everything remotely related to BBM from the Internet on [[7 September 2006]] without either [[Thrack]] or [[Iatro]]'s approval.

== External links ==
* [http://bigbadmod.livejournal.com/profile BigBadMod's LiveJournal profile]

[[Category:People]]

Chimera Synx

2006-04-16T05:59:19Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Chimera Synx''' (or just Synx) is an [[artist]] of unknown gender who draws unusual [[pornographic]] images.

Synx's [[fursona]] is a white creature with red horns. It appears to be a [[hybrid]] of [[goat]], [[snake]], and [[wolf]].

==External Links==

*[http://chimera-synx.livejournal.com Synx's LiveJournal]
*[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Chimera-Synx Synx's VCL Archive]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/chimerasynx/ Synx's FurAffinity Account]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Hybrid characters]]

Thrack

2006-04-16T04:42:13Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Thrack''' is a black swamp [[dragon]]. He is close friends with [[Iatro]]. Thrack is known to be an avid gamer and artist - though he has not created new pieces in several months. His most notable feature is his infatuation with pizza, which borders on near-obsessive levels.

{{person-stub}}

==External Links==
*[http://thrack.livejournal.com Thrack's LiveJournal]
* [http://ThrackBlackDragon.deviantart.com/ Thrack] at [[deviantART]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]

Thrack

2006-04-16T04:40:32Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Thrack''' is a black swamp [[dragon]]. He is close friends with [[Iatro]]. Thrack is known to be an avid gamer and artist. His most notable feature is his infatuation with pizza, which borders on near-obsessive levels.

{{person-stub}}

==External Links==
*[http://thrack.livejournal.com Thrack's LiveJournal]
* [http://ThrackBlackDragon.deviantart.com/ Thrack] at [[deviantART]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Artists]]

Thrack

2006-04-16T04:34:45Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Thrack''' is a black swamp [[dragon]]. He is close friends with [[Iatro]]. Thrack is known to be an avid gamer and artist. His most notable feature is his affection with pizza, which borders on near-obsessive levels.

{{person-stub}}

==External Links==
*[http://thrack.livejournal.com Thrack's LiveJournal]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Furry Artists]]

Furry Fiesta

2006-03-23T03:03:28Z

Exodite Dragon:

'''Furry Fiesta''' is an upcoming furry [[convention]] based in Texas, co-chaired by two Houston area furs, [[Exodite Dragon]] and [[Kaffa Wolf]]. The location and date are yet to be determined although rumors suggest Austin, TX in the first half of 2007.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furryfiesta.org/ Furry Fiesta] – Official website
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furryfiesta Furry Fiesta LiveJournal Community]

[[Category:Conventions]][[Category:Texas]][[Category: 2007 births]]