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E621

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{{Infobox website
| title = e621
| image = [[File:E621Logo.png|right|301px]]
| caption = "''The Tasty Furry Site''"
| author = '''Creator:''' [[Arcturus]]
*'''Owners:''' [[Varka]]
* '''Lead Admin''': [[NotMeNotYou]] <ref name="admins">[https://e621.net/users?commit=Search&search%5Blevel%5D=50&search%5Border%5D=name List of Admins] ''e621.net''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
*'''Advisors''': [[Char (administrator)|Char]] <ref name="Char's Resignation">{{cite web|author=[[Char (administrator)|Char]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/70236|title=Char's Resignation|website=e621|date=May 19, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
*'''Admins''': [[bitWolfy]], [[Dari]], [[DasaDevil]], [[Earlopain]], [[KiraNoot]], [[Knotty Curls]], [[Millcore]], [[Queen Tyr'ahnee]], [[Rainbow Dash]], [[SnowWolf (e621)|SnowWolf]], [[Xch3l]] <ref name="admins"/>
| url = https://e621.net/
* https://e926.net
| status = Online
| began =
'''e621''':
* February 10, 2007
* November 26, 2007
* September 8, 2010
'''e961''':
* July 10, 2009
'''e926''':
* November 1, 2012
| ended =
'''e621''':
* September 17, 2007
* August 30, 2010
* September 8, 2010 - present
'''e961''':
* November 15, 2009
| genre = Ouroboros Image board
| rating = [[File:Censor NC17 button.png]]
}}
'''e621''' is a [[adult|mature]] [[image board]] replacement for the image board [[Sidechan]]. A [[W:general audience|general audience]] image board, '''e926''' (formerly e961) complements this site. E621 runs off of the Ouroboros platform, a [[W:Imageboard#Danbooru-style_boards|danbooru]]-style software specifically designed for the site. It is likely that the site is named for the compound [[W:Monosodium glutamate|monosodium glutamate]], whose [[W:E number|E Number]] is E621.

== History ==

* September 17, 2007 - The site was closed down, citing on its front-page that claims had been made against the site for hosting [[Wikipedia:child pornography|child pornography]] and only the [[Oekaki]] board and the [[IRC]] channel remained active.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917160028/http://e621.net/ e621 offline notice] - Archived by Wayback Machine, Sep 17, 2007.</ref>
* November 26, 2007 - e621 became active again, under the banner e621 2.0. It was forced offline for a few days over Christmas 2007 during the same [[Wikipedia:Distributed Denial of Service|DDoS]] attack that struck [[Fur Affinity]] and [[Fchan]].
* August 2010 - The website ended its operations briefly due to [[David Ross]] ('''Insane Kangaroo'''), lodging accusations of child pornography and copyright infringement with the principle hosting company.<ref name="Takedown Request">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd366/HDSham/Screenshot2010-08-30at105324PM.png|title=Takedown Request Screenshot|website=e621|date=August 30, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref> The site was formally shut down when he threatened [[Arcturus]] with deportation. The site returned to normal operation under a new owner on September 8, 2010.
* August 30, 2010 - The website's main page was replaced with a small note saying that e621 would be permanently shut down due to "numerous threats to our host, false claims of illegal content, harassment and a few things that are much worse."<ref name="Takedown Request"/> This time, only the IRC channel remained active.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.e621.net/|title=e621 is over. sorry.|website=e621|date=August 31, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref>
* August 31, 2010 - It was announced that the site will simply be resuming with a new admin, Varka, after a short downtime.{{fact}} Announced changes to the site include an updated takedown policy to amend some of the issues leading to the threats issued in previous days.{{fact}}
* September 1, 2010 - A website by the same name has appeared in the guise of Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5, as confusing as this is, both are different only due to the WWW prefix. That, or the old one was absolved by Adobe, while the new one is using the WWW prefix. Anonymous of Jacksonville says e621 simply has a messed up DNS record for the base domain, but the WWW subdomain is still correctly configured. Either the record's TTL hasn't yet expired (in the case of hacking or hostile takeover, this is a good thing) or someone somewhere has made a silly mistake. (When the site is typed in with, and without WWW it goes to Varka's page, the site itself depending how you reach it will send you to either by a 50/50 chance, it's easier to just put in WWW with it.) (needs update).
* September 8, 2010 - The website was passed from Arcturus to Varka. Varka has implemented a newer, more artist-friendly takedown policy. There will also be more artist involvement that includes obtaining prints from Inkbunny and going to the artist's chosen website for commissions.<ref name="forum8456">{{cite web|author=[[Varka]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/8456|title=ANNOUNCEMENT: e621 changeover, new policy, next steps|website=e621|date=September 10, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
* January 18, 2012 - e621 joined many other sites in protesting the [[W:PROTECT IP Act|PROTECT IP Act]] (PIPA) and [[W:SOPA|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA), by taking down its page and replacing it with the page that stated for others to write to their congressmen, being entirely generated by user content, e621 was a high risk target under the SOPA legislation, and took the site down with others for the protest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118152135/http://e621.net/ "What? Why can't I use e621?"] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], January 18, 2012.</ref>
* February 2014 - The site hosts over four hundred thousand active posts ranging from non-[[sexual]] images to extreme [[paraphilia|fetishes]],{{fact}} with more than sixty-thousand users.{{fact}}
* August 18, 2014 - The site hosts over 450,000 active posts with over 140,000 users.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140818093004/https://e621.net/stats e621 Stats] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* April 28, 2017 - The site hosts over 1,000,000 active posts with almost 250,000 users.<ref>[https://archive.is/mfi95 e621 Stats] - Retrieved via [https://archive.is/ Archive.is], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* October 24, 2019 - Admin and lead programmer [[KiraNoot]] announces a new version of e621 that has been in the works for months and [https://beta.e621.net a beta version of the new site] is available to use for stress testing.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[KiraNoot|Kira]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/279936|title=Introducing the e621 Beta Site|website=e621|date=October 24, 2019|accessdate=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The new version uses a more modern platform modeled after the current version of Danbooru.
* February 12, 2020 - Lead admin NotMeNotYou announces that the new version of e621 is nearing completion. The new version would include a new "Lore" tag category (which includes "canonical" gender identities) and the ability to search up to 40 tags at once.<ref name="new e6 near-complete">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/283533|title=<nowiki>[Beta]</nowiki> The new e621 is nearing completion|website=e621|date=February 12, 2020|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
* March 5, 2020 - The new version of e621 leaves beta and replaces the old site.

== Policies and content ==

e621 makes use of a [[DNP]] list, and takedown requests are honored when following the guidelines of the Takedown page (https://e621.net/static/takedown). Images that are removed are also blacklisted to prevent posting.

Registration requests for inclusion on the site by artists and users might or might not be moderated by e621's staff, depending on the amount of spammers or trolls they are being hit with.

Uploading of photographic child pornography or bestiality media is not permitted, and uploading of images from pay-sites is discouraged, with the exception of a few images (usually for publicity purposes).

Additionally, any post could be deleted without notice if they fail to meet a standard of quality as determined by the moderators (poorly drawn or badly compressed art), though this is uncommon.

Regarding post tagging, the site uses a "tag-what-you-see" (TWYS) tagging system where posts are tagged based on what is visible in the images and animations. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/twys) Although this system is seen as highly effective for searching and blacklisting, it has caused several conflicts between the site's administration and a number of its user base and various posts' artists, primarily regarding the tagging of genders. The site features a page on its wiki specifying how they tag genders. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/howto:tag_genders) Despite said page featuring a disclaimer stating that the site's gender tagging system is only for the purposes of searches and blacklists, "''Not and '''Never''''' for describing the character" (i.e. not as a personal labeling system), this policy has nevertheless led to a number of artists requesting DNP status{{cn}} solely out of a refusal to accept the site's tagging policies. Eventually, it was announced on February 12, 2020 that the new version of the site would include the introduction of a new "lore" tags category to complement the TWYS system, including canonical (i.e. by what the artist or copyright owner says) gender identity tags.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> However, "Lore" tags will be a locked tag category; only administrators would be able to add tags to the "lore" category after they sanction them first.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> Nevertheless, the site's TWYS, gender tagging, and "minimum quality standards" policies have led to continued criticism among several artists and members of the site (former and current).{{cn}}

On June 22, 2019, after having received several complaints about the vulgar terms "dickgirl" and "cuntboy" as gender tags over time, head admin NotMeNotYou announced that the tags would be aliased to less vulgar terms "gynomorph" and "andromorph". Other tags that incorporate the two vulgar terms would also be aliased to use the less vulgar terms.<ref name="forum274480">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/274480|title={{!(}}Announcement{{!)}} Making our gender tags less vulgar|website=e621|date=June 22, 2019|accessdate=June 22, 2019}}</ref>

== Mascot ==
[[File:Small_Esix_Keishinkae.png|175px|thumb|Esix, one of the site's mascots. Esix was in the top spot in the site redesign planned for 2010.]]
e621 has two [[mascot]]s, both of them being [[feline]] [[character]]s; '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/hexerade Hexerade]''' and '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/esix Esix]'''.

=== Controversy ===

Early in 2010, the owners of e621 were looking for a mascot to adorn the site. After asking the site's users to come up with their own ideas, a poll was opened to decide on which character should be selected. However, a few weeks afterward the poll was closed prematurely as it came to light that one of the contestants had been rigging the contest by signing up many alts through proxies to vote his mascot up.{{cn}}

In response to this, the administrators announced that they would select a mascot among themselves. After deliberation, they selected a five character mascot team from the leaders of the poll, featuring characters by [[Mellis]], [[Chizi]], [[Keishinkae]], [[Darkdoomer]] and [[Manafox]].<ref name="Mascot">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1261051/|title=Mascot Contest Over, Winners Announced!|website=FurAffinity|date=2010|accessdate=8 Jul 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== e961/e926 ==

In July 2009, a work-safe counterpart, e961.net, was brought online. The site was named after the E number of the then-new artificial sweetener, [[W:neotame|Neotame]]. Unfortunately, in November 2009 it was aliased to the original site due to traffic issues caused by the popularity of e621.<ref name="e961 forum565">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/565|title=At work? Nosy family? No problems!|website=e621|date=July 14, 2009|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref> However, users who want to view only safe for work content can use the "rating:safe" tag to exclude all mature content from e621, except banner adverts which will still include adult content. Images can also be filtered by placing ratings (i.e., rating:explicit) on the tag blacklist.

In November 2012, e961 was rebuilt as ''e926'', a joke for it being a "bleached" version of the site, was reinstated along with updates to the main site. It displays content from e621 that strictly has a "Safe" rating. The site's login system shares e621's login database and servers, but requires a separate login, as it has its own cookies. Notably, it also has its own "safe for work" advertising. However, like the main e621 domain, users under 18 years of age are not allowed to visit e926, due to the aforementioned shared database and servers.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://e621.net/wiki e621]'s [[W:Wiki|Wiki]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/E621net e621] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/e621dotnet e621] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/e621 e621] on Yiff-party.com
* [irc://irc.furnet.org/e621 #e621] [[IRC]] channel on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]

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Braeburned

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'''Braeburned''' (born December 22, 1993) is a [[furry]] and [[brony]] [[artist]] from [[Wikipedia:South Dakota|South Dakota]], USA.<ref>[http://braeburned.com/post/25982442226/also "ALSO"] - posting by Braeburned on tumblr. Dated June 27, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013</ref> His [[art]] is often explicit and primarily involves [[sexual orientation|homosexual male]] characters.

Braeburned is a staff member of [[F/F Collective]]<ref name="Bigcart-about">[https://theffcollective.bigcartel.com/about-the-f-f-collective About The F/F Collective | The FF Collective] at BigCartel.com. Retrieved 2019 September 4.</ref> and one of F/F's book designers<ref>[https://twitter.com/braeburned/status/1116475530239520768 Brae! on Twitter: "@PheonixFyr This summer, actually! i'm one of the book designers …] posted April 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019 September 4.</ref> He is an announced [[guest of honor]] at [[Anthro New England 2023]].

== Characters ==
[[File:Braeburned Umber.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Umber]]
; Olli
: An [[alpaca]] that is Braeburned's current main [[fursona|self-representation]] character.
; Ian
: A highland [[cow]].
; Braehorse
: An anthro [[equine]]. Braeburned's "true" [[fursona]].
; Bondi
: A synthetic [[pooltoy]] [[kangaroo]], designed after the "Bondi Blue" Apple [[w:iMac G3|iMac G3]].
; Umber
: A [[pegasus]] [[pony]] used for representation in the [[Brony|''My Little Pony'' fandom]] and formerly Braeburned's primary form of self-representation.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://braeburned.com Braeburned (braeburned.com)] website
* [https://www.patreon.com/braeburned Braeburned] crowdfunding on [[Patreon]] (for Braeburned to create comics and illustrations)
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/braeburned Braeburned] on Yiff-party.com
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* [http://littleivy25.deviantart.com Littleivy25 (Braeburned)] on [[DeviantArt]] (inactive; latest upload 2016, checked 2019 Oct 9)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/braeburned Braeburned] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://furrynetwork.com/braeburned/ Braeburned] on [[Furry Network (art archive)]]
* [https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard/blog/braeburned Braeburned] on [[Tumblr]] (moved by Tumblr from public-view TO dashboard)
* [http://twitter.com/Braeburned Braeburned] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/~braeburned Braeburned] on [[Weasyl]]

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Loona

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'''Loona''' is an [[artist]]. In May 2002, she revamped '''Olivia''' (a [[character]] she uses to represent herself) as a [[lemur]]-[[hedgehog]] [[hybrid]].<ref>http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Loona/Olivia11.jpg Uploaded May 5, 2002 by Loona. Retrieved February 11, 2008.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Loona/ Loona] on [[VCL]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/loona-helluva-boss Loona Helluva-Boss] on [https://yiff-party.com Yiff-party]

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ITOMIC

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'''ITOMIC''' is a [[cartoonist]] who lives in the U.S.A.<ref>[http://itomic.deviantart.com/ ITOMIC] on deviantart.com. Retrieved June 3, 2007.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://itomic.deviantart.com/ ITOMIC] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/itomic ITOMIC] on Yiff-party

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Loona

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Loona

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'''Loona''' is an [[artist]]. In May 2002, she revamped '''Olivia''' (a [[character]] she uses to represent herself) as a [[lemur]]-[[hedgehog]] [[hybrid]].<ref>http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Loona/Olivia11.jpg Uploaded May 5, 2002 by Loona. Retrieved February 11, 2008.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Loona/ Loona] on [[VCL]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/loona-helluva-boss Loona Helluva-Boss] on [https://Yiff-party Yiff-party]

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Spyro the Dragon

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Spyro is a purple Dragon with small wings, large, curved horns, and a spiral-shaped spike on the tip of his tail. He is smaller than most dragons, a characteristic that aids him in the first game. In the original series most dragons are depicted as mainly bipedal but Spyro is depicted as quadripedal.

Spyro is energetic and curious, with little regard for his own safety. He is also described as a courageous hero, despite his small size. Spyro is also known for his cocky attitude. The Legend of Spyro trilogy features an alternate incarnation of Spyro. In the trilogy, he is described as a compasionate young dragon, always willing to help his friends and strangers with whatever problems they may have.

In the first three games Spyro's main moves are charging, gliding and breathing fire. Games 2 & 3 introduced temporary power-ups like full flight, invincibility, and freeze breath. Later games added more moves still.

Insomniac Games, also responsible for Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, created the character, and developed the first three games in the late 90's. However, in search of more independence as developers, they left the franchise in the hands of Universal Interactive. Ever since that step, the production of subsequent Spyro games have never been smooth. ''Season of Ice'' and ''Season of Flame'' (by Digital Eclipse) for Game Boy Advance were well-received by fans, but ''Enter the Dragonfly'' (by Check Six Games) for PS2 got unanimously bad reviews from fans and critics alike, for all sorts of reasons: from gameplay, to graphics, to writing, to game-breaking bugs. ''A Hero's Tail'' released later was better received, but nowhere near the level of the original trilogy.

In 2006 the franchise got renewed with the release of ''The Legend of Spyro: a New Beginning'', which formed the first part of ''The Legend of Spyro'' trilogy. It was followed by ''The Eternal Night'' and ended with ''Dawn of the Dragon''. These games have their own separate continuity. The first two parts were developed by Krome Studios, while the last one by Étranges Libellules.

In 2011 the Spyro franchise got rebooted yet again, with ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure''. Curiously enough, this is the first game in the franchise with Spyro not being the main character, but rather one of the many "Skylanders" in the player's army.

In 2018, the Spyro franchise would receive a rejuvenation in the form of a remaster collection called ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy''. These games are notable for having redesigned characters, with the best example being the dragons Spyro would free in the first game.

==Furry Fandom==

The furry community used to mainly revolve around the Legend of Spyro trilogy but grew to expand into another category once news over Spyro Reignited Trilogy and photos on the redesigns began to spread across the internet.

==Fun Facts==

*Stewart Copeland (drummer and founder of The Police) wrote the soundtracks for the first 3 games, as well as ''Enter the Dragonfly''.

*The original three Spyro games are now available for digital download via Playstation Store.

*''Dawn of the Dragon'' was the first Spyro game to ever be released on PS3.

*The majority of fans of the original Insomniac-developed games do not count anything post-''Season of Flame'' as canon.
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==Links==

[https://yiff-party.com/genre/spyro-the-dragon Spyro Yiff] on Yiff-party

Wolf

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[[File:Prettywolf.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A wolf]]
[[File:Bad guy Jeran Lobo.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jeran Lobo]], a fictional wolf character in ''[[Extinctioners]]'']]
The '''wolf''' (Canis lupus), also known as the '''gray wolf''' or '''grey wolf''', is a large [[canine]] native to [[W:Euroasia|Eurasia]] and [[W:North America|North America]].

These canines are defined as any of several large [[carnivorous]] [[mammal]]s of the genus ''Canis'', of the dog family [[Canidae]], and are one of the [[List of most popular phenotypes|most popular]] [[species]] for [[fursona]]s in the [[furry fandom]].

==Historical views==

In [[W:Ancient Rome|ancient Rome]], wolves were considered symbols of sexual potency as well as good mothers, the latter easily noticeable in the Roman foundation myth of [[wikipedia:Romulus and Remus|Romulus and Remus]], where the twins were raised by a she-wolf. [[Wikipedia:Native_Americans_in_the_United_States|Native Americans]] revere the [[Wikipedia:Animal_worship|Wolf Totem]] in a different light, seeing wolves as Pathfinders and Guardians. This flies in contrast to the place of the wolf in most western history, wolves having been primarily seen as creatures to be feared, a viewpoint even noted in religious texts such as the Bible: "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves."

==Modern perspective==

Though the connotations associated with the wolf from ages past still lingers, the view of the wolf today is constantly evolving. Everything from scientific research and readily available documentaries to books and films has done much to alter the public view of these creatures, one notable such example being the film ''[[Wikipedia:Never Cry Wolf|Never Cry Wolf]]''. As the wild ancestors of domestic [[dog]]s, wolves are both familiar and exotic to [[human]]s, which might explain their continuing fascination. Wolves have almost become cliches in some types of modern historical and [[fantasy]] fiction, shown as noble, savage, or a mixture of both qualities. ''[[The Wolves of Time]]'' duology included wolf characters from nobly self-sacrificing through to unrepentantly evil. In the [[furry fandom]], a mix of both elements is seen: admiration and distrust.

==Species==

*'''[[Wikipedia:gray wolf|gray wolf]]''', also known as the '''timber wolf'''
**[[Wikipedia:Alaskan tundra wolf|Alaskan tundra wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf whose range is parts of the Arctic coastal tundra region
** [[W:Alexander Archipelago wolf|Alexander Archipelago wolf]], a subspecies of the gray wolf
**[[Wikipedia:Arabian wolf|Arabian wolf]], subspecies of gray wolf
**[[Wikipedia:Arctic wolf|Arctic wolf]], also known as the '''white wolf''', a subspecies of gray wolf
**[[W:Baffin Island wolf|Baffin Island wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf living on Baffin Island (the largest island in Canada) and nearby islands, in Nunavut, Canada.
**[[W:Bernard's wolf|Bernard's wolf]], an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf
** [[W:British Columbia wolf|British Columbia wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf
** [[W:Cascade mountain wolf|Cascade mountain wolf]], an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf
**[[Wikipedia:eastern wolf|eastern wolf]], also known as the '''Algonquin wolf''' or '''Great Lakes wolf''' (and sometimes '''eastern Canadian wolf''') (taxonomic classification under review)
**[[Wikipedia:Eurasian wolf|Eurasian wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf
**[[Wikipedia:Great Plains wolf|Great Plains wolf]], an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that lived in the Great Plains from Manitoba and Saskatchewan (Canada) to Texas
**[[Wikipedia:Hokkaido wolf|Hokkaido wolf]] (aka '''Ezo wolf'''), an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that lived in north-east Asia.
**[[W:Hudson Bay wolf|Hudson Bay wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf
**[[W:Indian wolf|Indian wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf whose range is from Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent
**[[Wikipedia:Japanese wolf|Japanese wolf]] (aka '''Honshū wolf'''), an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf that lived on islands in the Japanese archipelago
**[[Wikipedia:Kenai Peninsula wolf|Kenai Peninsula wolf]], extinct subspecies of gray wolf
**[[W:Labrador wolf|Labrador wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf native to Labrador and Quebec (in Canada)
**[[W:Mackenzie River wolf|Mackenzie River wolf]], a subspecies of gray wolf in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
**[[W:Manitoba wolf|Manitoba wolf]], an extinct subspecies of gray wolf.
**[[Wikipedia:Mexican wolf|Mexican wolf]], also known as the '''lobo''', a subspecies of gray wolf
** [[W:Mogollon mountain wolf|Mogollon mountain wolf]], an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that was in Texas and Mexico.
**[[Wikipedia:Newfoundland wolf|Newfoundland Wolf]], extinct subspecies of gray wolf
** [[W:Northern Rocky Mountain wolf|Northern Rocky Mountain wolf]], subspecies of gray wolf.
** [[W:northwestern wolf|northwestern wolf]], also known as the '''Mackenzie Valley wolf''' and other names, a subspecies of gray wolf
** [[W:Southern Rocky Mountain wolf|Southern Rocky Mountain wolf]], an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that lived in various USA states.
**[[Wikipedia:steppe wolf|steppe wolf]], also known as '''Caspian Sea wolf''', is a subspecies of gray wolf
** [[W:Texas wolf|Texas wolf]], an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that was in Texas and Mexico. (Texas red wolf is a different canid, with an unresolved taxonomy)
**[[Wikipedia:Tibetan wolf|Tibetan wolf]], a subspecies of the gray wolf
**[[Wikipedia:tundra wolf|tundra wolf]], also known as the '''Turukhan wolf''', a subspecies of gray wolf
**[[Wikipedia:Vancouver Island wolf|Vancouver Island wolf]], a subspecies of grey wolf

* Dire wolf (various types)
** [[W:dire wolf|dire wolf]], an extinct prehistoric wolf species
** [[W:Dire_animal#Dire_wolf|dire wolf]], fictional species in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] fantasy roleplaying game
** direwolf, a fictional species in fantasy world by George R. R. Martin: [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Direwolf A Song of Ice and Fire novels] and the [https://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Direwolves Game of Thrones television series]
** (Direwolf, a fictional species in other fantasy role-playing games??)

*[[Ethiopian wolf]], which resembles a fox and also known as the '''Abyssinian wolf''', '''red jackal''', '''Simien fox''', '''Simien jackal''' and other names.
*[[W:Florida black wolf|Florida black wolf]], an extinct subspecies
*[[Wikipedia:Himalayan wolf|Himalayan wolf]] (unresolved taxonomy)

*[[Red wolf]], a rare species in Eastern USA (unresolved taxonomic identity)
**[[W:Gregory's wolf|Gregory's wolf]], also known as the Mississippi Valley wolf, and sometimes as the swamp wolf (and other names), a subspecies of the red wolf.

==Fictional wolf characters==

*Sheriff of Nottingham (''[[Robin Hood]]'')
*Boss Wolf (''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'')
*Wolves (''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog]]''/SatAM)
**Lupe the Wolf
**Leeta Wolf
**Lyco Wolf
*Ysengrin (''[[Renart the Fox]]'')
*[[Wolf O'Donnell]] (''[[Star Fox]]'')
*[[Aniu]] ([[Balto (film)]])
*[[Wolf]] (''[[The Bad Guys]]'')
*[[Legoshi]] (''[[Beastars]]'') [https://yiff-party.com/genre/legoshi-beastars Legoshi Yiff]

== See also ==

* [[W:Wolf|Wolf]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Red Wolf|Red Wolf]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Wolf characters|Wolf characters]]
* [[Wolf roleplay forums]]
* [[Wolf (video game)]]
* [[Wolfdog]]
* [[Wolfaboo]]
* [[Dingo]]

==External links==

* [http://furry.de/miavir/stories/key.wolf.html Stories with "Wolf" species keyword] at [[Mia's Index of Anthro' Stories]]
*[http://stalwart.perfectdrug.net/ Wolf Fanlisting]

[[Category:Wolf species]]

[[de:Wolf]]
[[es:Lobo]]
[[it:Lupo]]
[[ja:狼]]
[[no:Ulv]]
[[pl:Wilk]]
[[pt:Lobo]]
[[ru:Волки]]

E621

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{{Infobox website
| title = e621
| image = [[File:E621Logo.png|right|301px]]
| caption = "''The Tasty Furry Site''"
| author = '''Creator:''' [[Arcturus]]
*'''Owners:''' [[Varka]]
* '''Lead Admin''': [[NotMeNotYou]] <ref name="admins">[https://e621.net/users?commit=Search&search%5Blevel%5D=50&search%5Border%5D=name List of Admins] ''e621.net''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
*'''Advisors''': [[Char (administrator)|Char]] <ref name="Char's Resignation">{{cite web|author=[[Char (administrator)|Char]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/70236|title=Char's Resignation|website=e621|date=May 19, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
*'''Admins''': [[bitWolfy]], [[Dari]], [[DasaDevil]], [[Earlopain]], [[KiraNoot]], [[Knotty Curls]], [[Millcore]], [[Queen Tyr'ahnee]], [[Rainbow Dash]], [[SnowWolf (e621)|SnowWolf]], [[Xch3l]] <ref name="admins"/>
| url = https://e621.net/
* https://e926.net
| status = Online
| began =
'''e621''':
* February 10, 2007
* November 26, 2007
* September 8, 2010
'''e961''':
* July 10, 2009
'''e926''':
* November 1, 2012
| ended =
'''e621''':
* September 17, 2007
* August 30, 2010
* September 8, 2010 - present
'''e961''':
* November 15, 2009
| genre = Ouroboros Image board
| rating = [[File:Censor NC17 button.png]]
}}
'''e621''' is a [[adult|mature]] [[image board]] replacement for the image board [[Sidechan]]. A [[W:general audience|general audience]] image board, '''e926''' (formerly e961) complements this site. E621 runs off of the Ouroboros platform, a [[W:Imageboard#Danbooru-style_boards|danbooru]]-style software specifically designed for the site. It is likely that the site is named for the compound [[W:Monosodium glutamate|monosodium glutamate]], whose [[W:E number|E Number]] is E621.

== History ==

* September 17, 2007 - The site was closed down, citing on its front-page that claims had been made against the site for hosting [[Wikipedia:child pornography|child pornography]] and only the [[Oekaki]] board and the [[IRC]] channel remained active.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917160028/http://e621.net/ e621 offline notice] - Archived by Wayback Machine, Sep 17, 2007.</ref>
* November 26, 2007 - e621 became active again, under the banner e621 2.0. It was forced offline for a few days over Christmas 2007 during the same [[Wikipedia:Distributed Denial of Service|DDoS]] attack that struck [[Fur Affinity]] and [[Fchan]].
* August 2010 - The website ended its operations briefly due to [[David Ross]] ('''Insane Kangaroo'''), lodging accusations of child pornography and copyright infringement with the principle hosting company.<ref name="Takedown Request">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd366/HDSham/Screenshot2010-08-30at105324PM.png|title=Takedown Request Screenshot|website=e621|date=August 30, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref> The site was formally shut down when he threatened [[Arcturus]] with deportation. The site returned to normal operation under a new owner on September 8, 2010.
* August 30, 2010 - The website's main page was replaced with a small note saying that e621 would be permanently shut down due to "numerous threats to our host, false claims of illegal content, harassment and a few things that are much worse."<ref name="Takedown Request"/> This time, only the IRC channel remained active.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.e621.net/|title=e621 is over. sorry.|website=e621|date=August 31, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref>
* August 31, 2010 - It was announced that the site will simply be resuming with a new admin, Varka, after a short downtime.{{fact}} Announced changes to the site include an updated takedown policy to amend some of the issues leading to the threats issued in previous days.{{fact}}
* September 1, 2010 - A website by the same name has appeared in the guise of Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5, as confusing as this is, both are different only due to the WWW prefix. That, or the old one was absolved by Adobe, while the new one is using the WWW prefix. Anonymous of Jacksonville says e621 simply has a messed up DNS record for the base domain, but the WWW subdomain is still correctly configured. Either the record's TTL hasn't yet expired (in the case of hacking or hostile takeover, this is a good thing) or someone somewhere has made a silly mistake. (When the site is typed in with, and without WWW it goes to Varka's page, the site itself depending how you reach it will send you to either by a 50/50 chance, it's easier to just put in WWW with it.) (needs update).
* September 8, 2010 - The website was passed from Arcturus to Varka. Varka has implemented a newer, more artist-friendly takedown policy. There will also be more artist involvement that includes obtaining prints from Inkbunny and going to the artist's chosen website for commissions.<ref name="forum8456">{{cite web|author=[[Varka]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/8456|title=ANNOUNCEMENT: e621 changeover, new policy, next steps|website=e621|date=September 10, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
* January 18, 2012 - e621 joined many other sites in protesting the [[W:PROTECT IP Act|PROTECT IP Act]] (PIPA) and [[W:SOPA|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA), by taking down its page and replacing it with the page that stated for others to write to their congressmen, being entirely generated by user content, e621 was a high risk target under the SOPA legislation, and took the site down with others for the protest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118152135/http://e621.net/ "What? Why can't I use e621?"] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], January 18, 2012.</ref>
* February 2014 - The site hosts over four hundred thousand active posts ranging from non-[[sexual]] images to extreme [[paraphilia|fetishes]],{{fact}} with more than sixty-thousand users.{{fact}}
* August 18, 2014 - The site hosts over 450,000 active posts with over 140,000 users.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140818093004/https://e621.net/stats e621 Stats] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* April 28, 2017 - The site hosts over 1,000,000 active posts with almost 250,000 users.<ref>[https://archive.is/mfi95 e621 Stats] - Retrieved via [https://archive.is/ Archive.is], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* October 24, 2019 - Admin and lead programmer [[KiraNoot]] announces a new version of e621 that has been in the works for months and [https://beta.e621.net a beta version of the new site] is available to use for stress testing.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[KiraNoot|Kira]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/279936|title=Introducing the e621 Beta Site|website=e621|date=October 24, 2019|accessdate=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The new version uses a more modern platform modeled after the current version of Danbooru.
* February 12, 2020 - Lead admin NotMeNotYou announces that the new version of e621 is nearing completion. The new version would include a new "Lore" tag category (which includes "canonical" gender identities) and the ability to search up to 40 tags at once.<ref name="new e6 near-complete">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/283533|title=<nowiki>[Beta]</nowiki> The new e621 is nearing completion|website=e621|date=February 12, 2020|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
* March 5, 2020 - The new version of e621 leaves beta and replaces the old site.

== Policies and content ==

e621 makes use of a [[DNP]] list, and takedown requests are honored when following the guidelines of the Takedown page (https://e621.net/static/takedown). Images that are removed are also blacklisted to prevent posting.

Registration requests for inclusion on the site by artists and users might or might not be moderated by e621's staff, depending on the amount of spammers or trolls they are being hit with.

Uploading of photographic child pornography or bestiality media is not permitted, and uploading of images from pay-sites is discouraged, with the exception of a few images (usually for publicity purposes).

Additionally, any post could be deleted without notice if they fail to meet a standard of quality as determined by the moderators (poorly drawn or badly compressed art), though this is uncommon.

Regarding post tagging, the site uses a "tag-what-you-see" (TWYS) tagging system where posts are tagged based on what is visible in the images and animations. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/twys) Although this system is seen as highly effective for searching and blacklisting, it has caused several conflicts between the site's administration and a number of its user base and various posts' artists, primarily regarding the tagging of genders. The site features a page on its wiki specifying how they tag genders. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/howto:tag_genders) Despite said page featuring a disclaimer stating that the site's gender tagging system is only for the purposes of searches and blacklists, "''Not and '''Never''''' for describing the character" (i.e. not as a personal labeling system), this policy has nevertheless led to a number of artists requesting DNP status{{cn}} solely out of a refusal to accept the site's tagging policies. Eventually, it was announced on February 12, 2020 that the new version of the site would include the introduction of a new "lore" tags category to complement the TWYS system, including canonical (i.e. by what the artist or copyright owner says) gender identity tags.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> However, "Lore" tags will be a locked tag category; only administrators would be able to add tags to the "lore" category after they sanction them first.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> Nevertheless, the site's TWYS, gender tagging, and "minimum quality standards" policies have led to continued criticism among several artists and members of the site (former and current).{{cn}}

On June 22, 2019, after having received several complaints about the vulgar terms "dickgirl" and "cuntboy" as gender tags over time, head admin NotMeNotYou announced that the tags would be aliased to less vulgar terms "gynomorph" and "andromorph". Other tags that incorporate the two vulgar terms would also be aliased to use the less vulgar terms.<ref name="forum274480">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/274480|title={{!(}}Announcement{{!)}} Making our gender tags less vulgar|website=e621|date=June 22, 2019|accessdate=June 22, 2019}}</ref>

== Mascot ==
[[File:Small_Esix_Keishinkae.png|175px|thumb|Esix, one of the site's mascots. Esix was in the top spot in the site redesign planned for 2010.]]
e621 has two [[mascot]]s, both of them being [[feline]] [[character]]s; '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/hexerade Hexerade]''' and '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/esix Esix]'''.

=== Controversy ===

Early in 2010, the owners of e621 were looking for a mascot to adorn the site. After asking the site's users to come up with their own ideas, a poll was opened to decide on which character should be selected. However, a few weeks afterward the poll was closed prematurely as it came to light that one of the contestants had been rigging the contest by signing up many alts through proxies to vote his mascot up.{{cn}}

In response to this, the administrators announced that they would select a mascot among themselves. After deliberation, they selected a five character mascot team from the leaders of the poll, featuring characters by [[Mellis]], [[Chizi]], [[Keishinkae]], [[Darkdoomer]] and [[Manafox]].<ref name="Mascot">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1261051/|title=Mascot Contest Over, Winners Announced!|website=FurAffinity|date=2010|accessdate=8 Jul 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== e961/e926 ==

In July 2009, a work-safe counterpart, e961.net, was brought online. The site was named after the E number of the then-new artificial sweetener, [[W:neotame|Neotame]]. Unfortunately, in November 2009 it was aliased to the original site due to traffic issues caused by the popularity of e621.<ref name="e961 forum565">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/565|title=At work? Nosy family? No problems!|website=e621|date=July 14, 2009|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref> However, users who want to view only safe for work content can use the "rating:safe" tag to exclude all mature content from e621, except banner adverts which will still include adult content. Images can also be filtered by placing ratings (i.e., rating:explicit) on the tag blacklist.

In November 2012, e961 was rebuilt as ''e926'', a joke for it being a "bleached" version of the site, was reinstated along with updates to the main site. It displays content from e621 that strictly has a "Safe" rating. The site's login system shares e621's login database and servers, but requires a separate login, as it has its own cookies. Notably, it also has its own "safe for work" advertising. However, like the main e621 domain, users under 18 years of age are not allowed to visit e926, due to the aforementioned shared database and servers.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
{{rating-nc17-button}}
* [https://e621.net/wiki e621]'s [[W:Wiki|Wiki]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/E621net e621] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/e621dotnet e621] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/e621 e621] on Yiff-party
* [irc://irc.furnet.org/e621 #e621] [[IRC]] channel on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]

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{{Media archives}}
{{UMAs for Best Website}}
[[Category:Mature image boards]]
[[Category:Rated NC17]]
[[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]
[[Category:2007 births]]
[[it:E621]]
[[ru:E621]]

E621

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{{cleanup}}
{{lowercase}}
{{Infobox website
| title = e621
| image = [[File:E621Logo.png|right|301px]]
| caption = "''The Tasty Furry Site''"
| author = '''Creator:''' [[Arcturus]]
*'''Owners:''' [[Varka]]
* '''Lead Admin''': [[NotMeNotYou]] <ref name="admins">[https://e621.net/users?commit=Search&search%5Blevel%5D=50&search%5Border%5D=name List of Admins] ''e621.net''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
*'''Advisors''': [[Char (administrator)|Char]] <ref name="Char's Resignation">{{cite web|author=[[Char (administrator)|Char]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/70236|title=Char's Resignation|website=e621|date=May 19, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
*'''Admins''': [[bitWolfy]], [[Dari]], [[DasaDevil]], [[Earlopain]], [[KiraNoot]], [[Knotty Curls]], [[Millcore]], [[Queen Tyr'ahnee]], [[Rainbow Dash]], [[SnowWolf (e621)|SnowWolf]], [[Xch3l]] <ref name="admins"/>
| url = https://e621.net/
* https://e926.net
| status = Online
| began =
'''e621''':
* February 10, 2007
* November 26, 2007
* September 8, 2010
'''e961''':
* July 10, 2009
'''e926''':
* November 1, 2012
| ended =
'''e621''':
* September 17, 2007
* August 30, 2010
* September 8, 2010 - present
'''e961''':
* November 15, 2009
| genre = Ouroboros Image board
| rating = [[File:Censor NC17 button.png]]
}}
'''e621''' is a [[adult|mature]] [[image board]] replacement for the image board [[Sidechan]]. A [[W:general audience|general audience]] image board, '''e926''' (formerly e961) complements this site. E621 runs off of the Ouroboros platform, a [[W:Imageboard#Danbooru-style_boards|danbooru]]-style software specifically designed for the site. It is likely that the site is named for the compound [[W:Monosodium glutamate|monosodium glutamate]], whose [[W:E number|E Number]] is E621.

== History ==

* September 17, 2007 - The site was closed down, citing on its front-page that claims had been made against the site for hosting [[Wikipedia:child pornography|child pornography]] and only the [[Oekaki]] board and the [[IRC]] channel remained active.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917160028/http://e621.net/ e621 offline notice] - Archived by Wayback Machine, Sep 17, 2007.</ref>
* November 26, 2007 - e621 became active again, under the banner e621 2.0. It was forced offline for a few days over Christmas 2007 during the same [[Wikipedia:Distributed Denial of Service|DDoS]] attack that struck [[Fur Affinity]] and [[Fchan]].
* August 2010 - The website ended its operations briefly due to [[David Ross]] ('''Insane Kangaroo'''), lodging accusations of child pornography and copyright infringement with the principle hosting company.<ref name="Takedown Request">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd366/HDSham/Screenshot2010-08-30at105324PM.png|title=Takedown Request Screenshot|website=e621|date=August 30, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref> The site was formally shut down when he threatened [[Arcturus]] with deportation. The site returned to normal operation under a new owner on September 8, 2010.
* August 30, 2010 - The website's main page was replaced with a small note saying that e621 would be permanently shut down due to "numerous threats to our host, false claims of illegal content, harassment and a few things that are much worse."<ref name="Takedown Request"/> This time, only the IRC channel remained active.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.e621.net/|title=e621 is over. sorry.|website=e621|date=August 31, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref>
* August 31, 2010 - It was announced that the site will simply be resuming with a new admin, Varka, after a short downtime.{{fact}} Announced changes to the site include an updated takedown policy to amend some of the issues leading to the threats issued in previous days.{{fact}}
* September 1, 2010 - A website by the same name has appeared in the guise of Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5, as confusing as this is, both are different only due to the WWW prefix. That, or the old one was absolved by Adobe, while the new one is using the WWW prefix. Anonymous of Jacksonville says e621 simply has a messed up DNS record for the base domain, but the WWW subdomain is still correctly configured. Either the record's TTL hasn't yet expired (in the case of hacking or hostile takeover, this is a good thing) or someone somewhere has made a silly mistake. (When the site is typed in with, and without WWW it goes to Varka's page, the site itself depending how you reach it will send you to either by a 50/50 chance, it's easier to just put in WWW with it.) (needs update).
* September 8, 2010 - The website was passed from Arcturus to Varka. Varka has implemented a newer, more artist-friendly takedown policy. There will also be more artist involvement that includes obtaining prints from Inkbunny and going to the artist's chosen website for commissions.<ref name="forum8456">{{cite web|author=[[Varka]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/8456|title=ANNOUNCEMENT: e621 changeover, new policy, next steps|website=e621|date=September 10, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
* January 18, 2012 - e621 joined many other sites in protesting the [[W:PROTECT IP Act|PROTECT IP Act]] (PIPA) and [[W:SOPA|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA), by taking down its page and replacing it with the page that stated for others to write to their congressmen, being entirely generated by user content, e621 was a high risk target under the SOPA legislation, and took the site down with others for the protest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118152135/http://e621.net/ "What? Why can't I use e621?"] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], January 18, 2012.</ref>
* February 2014 - The site hosts over four hundred thousand active posts ranging from non-[[sexual]] images to extreme [[paraphilia|fetishes]],{{fact}} with more than sixty-thousand users.{{fact}}
* August 18, 2014 - The site hosts over 450,000 active posts with over 140,000 users.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140818093004/https://e621.net/stats e621 Stats] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* April 28, 2017 - The site hosts over 1,000,000 active posts with almost 250,000 users.<ref>[https://archive.is/mfi95 e621 Stats] - Retrieved via [https://archive.is/ Archive.is], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* October 24, 2019 - Admin and lead programmer [[KiraNoot]] announces a new version of e621 that has been in the works for months and [https://beta.e621.net a beta version of the new site] is available to use for stress testing.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[KiraNoot|Kira]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/279936|title=Introducing the e621 Beta Site|website=e621|date=October 24, 2019|accessdate=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The new version uses a more modern platform modeled after the current version of Danbooru.
* February 12, 2020 - Lead admin NotMeNotYou announces that the new version of e621 is nearing completion. The new version would include a new "Lore" tag category (which includes "canonical" gender identities) and the ability to search up to 40 tags at once.<ref name="new e6 near-complete">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/283533|title=<nowiki>[Beta]</nowiki> The new e621 is nearing completion|website=e621|date=February 12, 2020|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
* March 5, 2020 - The new version of e621 leaves beta and replaces the old site.

== Policies and content ==

e621 makes use of a [[DNP]] list, and takedown requests are honored when following the guidelines of the Takedown page (https://e621.net/static/takedown). Images that are removed are also blacklisted to prevent posting.

Registration requests for inclusion on the site by artists and users might or might not be moderated by e621's staff, depending on the amount of spammers or trolls they are being hit with.

Uploading of photographic child pornography or bestiality media is not permitted, and uploading of images from pay-sites is discouraged, with the exception of a few images (usually for publicity purposes).

Additionally, any post could be deleted without notice if they fail to meet a standard of quality as determined by the moderators (poorly drawn or badly compressed art), though this is uncommon.

Regarding post tagging, the site uses a "tag-what-you-see" (TWYS) tagging system where posts are tagged based on what is visible in the images and animations. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/twys) Although this system is seen as highly effective for searching and blacklisting, it has caused several conflicts between the site's administration and a number of its user base and various posts' artists, primarily regarding the tagging of genders. The site features a page on its wiki specifying how they tag genders. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/howto:tag_genders) Despite said page featuring a disclaimer stating that the site's gender tagging system is only for the purposes of searches and blacklists, "''Not and '''Never''''' for describing the character" (i.e. not as a personal labeling system), this policy has nevertheless led to a number of artists requesting DNP status{{cn}} solely out of a refusal to accept the site's tagging policies. Eventually, it was announced on February 12, 2020 that the new version of the site would include the introduction of a new "lore" tags category to complement the TWYS system, including canonical (i.e. by what the artist or copyright owner says) gender identity tags.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> However, "Lore" tags will be a locked tag category; only administrators would be able to add tags to the "lore" category after they sanction them first.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> Nevertheless, the site's TWYS, gender tagging, and "minimum quality standards" policies have led to continued criticism among several artists and members of the site (former and current).{{cn}}

On June 22, 2019, after having received several complaints about the vulgar terms "dickgirl" and "cuntboy" as gender tags over time, head admin NotMeNotYou announced that the tags would be aliased to less vulgar terms "gynomorph" and "andromorph". Other tags that incorporate the two vulgar terms would also be aliased to use the less vulgar terms.<ref name="forum274480">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/274480|title={{!(}}Announcement{{!)}} Making our gender tags less vulgar|website=e621|date=June 22, 2019|accessdate=June 22, 2019}}</ref>

== Mascot ==
[[File:Small_Esix_Keishinkae.png|175px|thumb|Esix, one of the site's mascots. Esix was in the top spot in the site redesign planned for 2010.]]
e621 has two [[mascot]]s, both of them being [[feline]] [[character]]s; '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/hexerade Hexerade]''' and '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/esix Esix]'''.

=== Controversy ===

Early in 2010, the owners of e621 were looking for a mascot to adorn the site. After asking the site's users to come up with their own ideas, a poll was opened to decide on which character should be selected. However, a few weeks afterward the poll was closed prematurely as it came to light that one of the contestants had been rigging the contest by signing up many alts through proxies to vote his mascot up.{{cn}}

In response to this, the administrators announced that they would select a mascot among themselves. After deliberation, they selected a five character mascot team from the leaders of the poll, featuring characters by [[Mellis]], [[Chizi]], [[Keishinkae]], [[Darkdoomer]] and [[Manafox]].<ref name="Mascot">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1261051/|title=Mascot Contest Over, Winners Announced!|website=FurAffinity|date=2010|accessdate=8 Jul 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== e961/e926 ==

In July 2009, a work-safe counterpart, e961.net, was brought online. The site was named after the E number of the then-new artificial sweetener, [[W:neotame|Neotame]]. Unfortunately, in November 2009 it was aliased to the original site due to traffic issues caused by the popularity of e621.<ref name="e961 forum565">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/565|title=At work? Nosy family? No problems!|website=e621|date=July 14, 2009|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref> However, users who want to view only safe for work content can use the "rating:safe" tag to exclude all mature content from e621, except banner adverts which will still include adult content. Images can also be filtered by placing ratings (i.e., rating:explicit) on the tag blacklist.

In November 2012, e961 was rebuilt as ''e926'', a joke for it being a "bleached" version of the site, was reinstated along with updates to the main site. It displays content from e621 that strictly has a "Safe" rating. The site's login system shares e621's login database and servers, but requires a separate login, as it has its own cookies. Notably, it also has its own "safe for work" advertising. However, like the main e621 domain, users under 18 years of age are not allowed to visit e926, due to the aforementioned shared database and servers.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://e621.net/wiki e621]'s [[W:Wiki|Wiki]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/E621net e621] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/e621dotnet e621] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/e621/] on Yiff-party
* [irc://irc.furnet.org/e621 #e621] [[IRC]] channel on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]

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Meesh

2022-10-11T13:23:16Z

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'''Meesh''', (born July 31, 1988) is a [[furry artist]] and is among the top 10 of the most popular users on [[Fur Affinity]], according to [[FA Rank]].<ref>[http://popufur.com/?history=meesh Meesh's Profile on FA Rank]</ref> His fursona is a Tabby Cat. He was born in Palo Alto, CA. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Laguna Beach|Laguna Beach]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]], USA.

== Personal life ==
He graduated from [[Wikipedia:Laguna College of Art and Design|Laguna College of Art and Design]] with a Bachelor's in Illustration.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1374837/ "My schoolwork" - Meesh]</ref>

== Works ==
He has worked independently for most of his career in artistic creations, but has also worked with various comic art organizations, such as [[Spooo Presents]] and [[Club Stripes]], the latter of which he still regularly contributes to.

=== Independent work ===
He is known for having independently produced a variety of comics for sale to the fandom, which are:

* ''The Werewolf and the Corgi''
* ''Good Bitch''
* ''The Ordinary Sanctum''
* ''The Coach and the Corgi''

There was also a free comic that he created, released on his [[Fur Affinity]], called ''Rough Riders''.

Meesh is also well known for his sale of image folios of his works and various compiled collections that compile previous images in a new grouping, along with a few new creations as well.

The first folio released, in 2006, was the ''Underwear Portfolio'', of which there was only ten copies (and only 10 images respectively). They were sold at [[Further Confusion 2006]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4032/ "FC!" - Meesh]</ref> However, only seven were sold at the convention, so the last three were then put up for auction on [[Furbid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5546/ "Leftovers" - Meesh]</ref>

The next collection to be sold was the aptly-titled ''Art CD''. A staggeringly large collection, it held over 570 images upon sale. Within those images were contained the original Underwear Portfolio, along with another portfolio that had never been sold individually. Also, a number of pages from his old webcomic, ''Room 42'', were placed on the CD. As the website for the comic had been taken down, the CD was the only thing that still had copies of the pages. This CD was sold through Paypal, as well as at [[Anthrocon 2006]], of which 50 copies were made.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11954/ "Art CD!" - Meesh]</ref> Once again, any leftover CDs were sold on Furbid.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/18783/ "Another AC Report/other stuff" - Meesh]</ref>

He later created two further art collections, which constituted the art he had done since the first Art CD, and all three collections were then sold at Anthrocon 2007. Due to a lack of funds for printing, sales of another folio titled ''Raccoon & Canine'' had to be scrapped, though they were able to be pre-ordered at Anthrocon instead for later shipping.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156449/ "Final AC Info" - Meesh]</ref>

In 2008, Meesh compiled together two new collections, titled the ''Straight Collection'' and the ''Gay Collection''. While none of the art on either of them was new, they both compiled images from all three Art CDs. So, for all intents and purposes, they contained almost all of the straight/gay art that he had ever done.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/202613/ "Shipping folios" - Meesh]</ref>

''Straight Collection vol. 2'' and ''Gay Collection vol. 2'' were created and sold, along with the first ones, at Anthrocon 2008.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/400054/ "AC Meme" - Meesh]</ref>

A ''Tentacles'' folio was also created for sale in 2009 and was sold originally at the online Club Stripes shop.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/514019/ "All my CDs now available at Hot Cider Press!" - Meesh]</ref>

For Further Confusion 2009, a ''Tentacles: Deluxe Edition'' was created for sale, along with the ''Straight Collection vol. 3'',<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/592867/ "Official FC Journal, Cocktails 2, CD news" - Meesh]</ref> containing all of his straight images from 2008, which counted 117 in total.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/638270/ "General Meesh News!" - Meesh]</ref>

The ''Gay Sketch Collection'', a collection of 49 images from 2008, almost all of which were never-before-seen, was also put up on the Club Stripes shop for sale in 2009.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/689153/ "New gay CD for sale" - Meesh]</ref>

=== Spooo Presents ===

Meesh only very shortly worked with [[Spooo Presents]], for the creation of the comic ''Moving In'', which was written by [[Runtt]]. Due to the style that Spooo Presents worked in, which was a back-to-back issue format with two comics in each issue and a cover for each on both sides, ''Moving In'' featured itself as what appeared to be a stand-alone comic, even if it was conjoined with another comic on its opposite side.<ref>[http://www.rabbitvalley.com/item_7032_3859___Spooo-Presents-Issue-Number-11-Moving-In.html Moving In on Rabbit Valley]</ref>

=== Club Stripes ===

Meesh's ongoing work with [[Club Stripes]] has resulted in a number of comics on the pay-to-view site. They are, in sequential order:

* ''Man Love Mocha''
* ''Queers in the Kitchen''
* ''The Valet And The Vixen 1-3''
* ''Eye Candy''
* ''The Uninvited Guest''
* ''Warm-Blooded''
* ''Dorm Dom''
* ''Little Buddy'' (published in Little Buddy comic collection)
* ''Dessert''
* ''Midnight Snack''
* ''Little Buddy 2'' (published in Little Buddy comic collection)
* ''Her Majesty's Messenger Service''
* ''Little Buddy 3'' (published in Little Buddy comic collection)
* ''Short Cut''
* ''Morale'' (published in ''[[Cocktails]]: Hard and Strong'')

=== FurPlanet ===

Meesh did interior illustrations for [[Dangerous Jade]] novella written by [[foozzzball]] and published in 2012 January by [[FurPlanet]] for their [[Cupcakes]] imprint.

== References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://meesh.pandachan.org/ Meesh] online shop
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/meesh/ Meesh] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Meesh Meesh] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://meeshmeat.tumblr.com/ Meesh] on [[W:Tumblr|Tumblr]]
* [https://twitter.com/mushymeesh Meesh] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.weasyl.com/~meesh Meesh] on [[Weasyl]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/MeeshyVids Meesh] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/meesh/ Meesh] on Yiff-party
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131005104338/http://www.rabbitvalley.com/item_8644_4749___Little-Buddy-by-Chestnuts-and-Meesh.html Little Buddy comic] at [[Rabbit Valley]] shop, archived by Wayback Machine on 2013 October 5.

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Meesh

2022-10-11T13:22:53Z

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[[File:Meesh Photo.jpg|200px|right]]
'''Meesh''', (born July 31, 1988) is a [[furry artist]] and is among the top 10 of the most popular users on [[Fur Affinity]], according to [[FA Rank]].<ref>[http://popufur.com/?history=meesh Meesh's Profile on FA Rank]</ref> His fursona is a Tabby Cat. He was born in Palo Alto, CA. He lives in [[Wikipedia:Laguna Beach|Laguna Beach]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]], USA.

== Personal life ==
He graduated from [[Wikipedia:Laguna College of Art and Design|Laguna College of Art and Design]] with a Bachelor's in Illustration.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1374837/ "My schoolwork" - Meesh]</ref>

== Works ==
He has worked independently for most of his career in artistic creations, but has also worked with various comic art organizations, such as [[Spooo Presents]] and [[Club Stripes]], the latter of which he still regularly contributes to.

=== Independent work ===
He is known for having independently produced a variety of comics for sale to the fandom, which are:

* ''The Werewolf and the Corgi''
* ''Good Bitch''
* ''The Ordinary Sanctum''
* ''The Coach and the Corgi''

There was also a free comic that he created, released on his [[Fur Affinity]], called ''Rough Riders''.

Meesh is also well known for his sale of image folios of his works and various compiled collections that compile previous images in a new grouping, along with a few new creations as well.

The first folio released, in 2006, was the ''Underwear Portfolio'', of which there was only ten copies (and only 10 images respectively). They were sold at [[Further Confusion 2006]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4032/ "FC!" - Meesh]</ref> However, only seven were sold at the convention, so the last three were then put up for auction on [[Furbid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5546/ "Leftovers" - Meesh]</ref>

The next collection to be sold was the aptly-titled ''Art CD''. A staggeringly large collection, it held over 570 images upon sale. Within those images were contained the original Underwear Portfolio, along with another portfolio that had never been sold individually. Also, a number of pages from his old webcomic, ''Room 42'', were placed on the CD. As the website for the comic had been taken down, the CD was the only thing that still had copies of the pages. This CD was sold through Paypal, as well as at [[Anthrocon 2006]], of which 50 copies were made.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11954/ "Art CD!" - Meesh]</ref> Once again, any leftover CDs were sold on Furbid.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/18783/ "Another AC Report/other stuff" - Meesh]</ref>

He later created two further art collections, which constituted the art he had done since the first Art CD, and all three collections were then sold at Anthrocon 2007. Due to a lack of funds for printing, sales of another folio titled ''Raccoon & Canine'' had to be scrapped, though they were able to be pre-ordered at Anthrocon instead for later shipping.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156449/ "Final AC Info" - Meesh]</ref>

In 2008, Meesh compiled together two new collections, titled the ''Straight Collection'' and the ''Gay Collection''. While none of the art on either of them was new, they both compiled images from all three Art CDs. So, for all intents and purposes, they contained almost all of the straight/gay art that he had ever done.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/202613/ "Shipping folios" - Meesh]</ref>

''Straight Collection vol. 2'' and ''Gay Collection vol. 2'' were created and sold, along with the first ones, at Anthrocon 2008.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/400054/ "AC Meme" - Meesh]</ref>

A ''Tentacles'' folio was also created for sale in 2009 and was sold originally at the online Club Stripes shop.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/514019/ "All my CDs now available at Hot Cider Press!" - Meesh]</ref>

For Further Confusion 2009, a ''Tentacles: Deluxe Edition'' was created for sale, along with the ''Straight Collection vol. 3'',<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/592867/ "Official FC Journal, Cocktails 2, CD news" - Meesh]</ref> containing all of his straight images from 2008, which counted 117 in total.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/638270/ "General Meesh News!" - Meesh]</ref>

The ''Gay Sketch Collection'', a collection of 49 images from 2008, almost all of which were never-before-seen, was also put up on the Club Stripes shop for sale in 2009.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/689153/ "New gay CD for sale" - Meesh]</ref>

=== Spooo Presents ===

Meesh only very shortly worked with [[Spooo Presents]], for the creation of the comic ''Moving In'', which was written by [[Runtt]]. Due to the style that Spooo Presents worked in, which was a back-to-back issue format with two comics in each issue and a cover for each on both sides, ''Moving In'' featured itself as what appeared to be a stand-alone comic, even if it was conjoined with another comic on its opposite side.<ref>[http://www.rabbitvalley.com/item_7032_3859___Spooo-Presents-Issue-Number-11-Moving-In.html Moving In on Rabbit Valley]</ref>

=== Club Stripes ===

Meesh's ongoing work with [[Club Stripes]] has resulted in a number of comics on the pay-to-view site. They are, in sequential order:

* ''Man Love Mocha''
* ''Queers in the Kitchen''
* ''The Valet And The Vixen 1-3''
* ''Eye Candy''
* ''The Uninvited Guest''
* ''Warm-Blooded''
* ''Dorm Dom''
* ''Little Buddy'' (published in Little Buddy comic collection)
* ''Dessert''
* ''Midnight Snack''
* ''Little Buddy 2'' (published in Little Buddy comic collection)
* ''Her Majesty's Messenger Service''
* ''Little Buddy 3'' (published in Little Buddy comic collection)
* ''Short Cut''
* ''Morale'' (published in ''[[Cocktails]]: Hard and Strong'')

=== FurPlanet ===

Meesh did interior illustrations for [[Dangerous Jade]] novella written by [[foozzzball]] and published in 2012 January by [[FurPlanet]] for their [[Cupcakes]] imprint.

== References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://meesh.pandachan.org/ Meesh] online shop
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/meesh/ Meesh] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Meesh Meesh] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://meeshmeat.tumblr.com/ Meesh] on [[W:Tumblr|Tumblr]]
* [https://twitter.com/mushymeesh Meesh] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.weasyl.com/~meesh Meesh] on [[Weasyl]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/MeeshyVids Meesh] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/meesh/ Meesh] on [Yiff-party]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131005104338/http://www.rabbitvalley.com/item_8644_4749___Little-Buddy-by-Chestnuts-and-Meesh.html Little Buddy comic] at [[Rabbit Valley]] shop, archived by Wayback Machine on 2013 October 5.

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Braeburned

2022-10-11T13:21:40Z

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'''Braeburned''' (born December 22, 1993) is a [[furry]] and [[brony]] [[artist]] from [[Wikipedia:South Dakota|South Dakota]], USA.<ref>[http://braeburned.com/post/25982442226/also "ALSO"] - posting by Braeburned on tumblr. Dated June 27, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013</ref> His [[art]] is often explicit and primarily involves [[sexual orientation|homosexual male]] characters.

Braeburned is a staff member of [[F/F Collective]]<ref name="Bigcart-about">[https://theffcollective.bigcartel.com/about-the-f-f-collective About The F/F Collective | The FF Collective] at BigCartel.com. Retrieved 2019 September 4.</ref> and one of F/F's book designers<ref>[https://twitter.com/braeburned/status/1116475530239520768 Brae! on Twitter: "@PheonixFyr This summer, actually! i'm one of the book designers …] posted April 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019 September 4.</ref> He is an announced [[guest of honor]] at [[Anthro New England 2023]].

== Characters ==
[[File:Braeburned Umber.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Umber]]
; Olli
: An [[alpaca]] that is Braeburned's current main [[fursona|self-representation]] character.
; Ian
: A highland [[cow]].
; Braehorse
: An anthro [[equine]]. Braeburned's "true" [[fursona]].
; Bondi
: A synthetic [[pooltoy]] [[kangaroo]], designed after the "Bondi Blue" Apple [[w:iMac G3|iMac G3]].
; Umber
: A [[pegasus]] [[pony]] used for representation in the [[Brony|''My Little Pony'' fandom]] and formerly Braeburned's primary form of self-representation.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://braeburned.com Braeburned (braeburned.com)] website
* [https://www.patreon.com/braeburned Braeburned] crowdfunding on [[Patreon]] (for Braeburned to create comics and illustrations)
* [https://yiff-party.com/genre/braeburned Braeburned] on Yiff-party
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* [http://littleivy25.deviantart.com Littleivy25 (Braeburned)] on [[DeviantArt]] (inactive; latest upload 2016, checked 2019 Oct 9)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/braeburned Braeburned] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://furrynetwork.com/braeburned/ Braeburned] on [[Furry Network (art archive)]]
* [https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard/blog/braeburned Braeburned] on [[Tumblr]] (moved by Tumblr from public-view TO dashboard)
* [http://twitter.com/Braeburned Braeburned] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/~braeburned Braeburned] on [[Weasyl]]

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