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Yerf (art archive)

2007-08-07T18:34:27Z

Jonas: Adding Yerf Historical Archive project

__NOTOC__[[Image:Yerf.png|right|Yerf]]
'''Yerf''' is probably [[furry fandom]]'s best known exclusively non-adult [[:Category:Art archives|art archive]]. Formerly known as the '''Squeeky Clean Furry Archive''', it has been the [[Wikipedia:benchmarking|benchmark]] in its class for the last ten years, due in part to the rising skill level required for admission.

Lengthy server downtime over 2005-6 and competition from newer archives has resulted in loss of popularity among both viewers and [[artist]]s; it is yet to be seen whether or not this will be permanent. The site remains the best place to find the early works of many well-known artists.

*'''Addresses''':
**'''Website''': http://yerf.com/
**'''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/
**'''[[Wikipedia:IRC|IRC]]''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/Yerf #Yerf] on [[Anthrochat]]
**'''Forums''': http://forums.yerf.com/
*'''Development''':
**'''Resources & Tools''': http://devel.yerf.com/scaa/
**'''Development news''': http://community.livejournal.com/yerfmonkeys/
*'''Administrators''': [[Scott Ruggels]], [[Dingofox]], [[Rat (person)|Rat]], [[Scotty Arsenault]], [[Jedd Marten]]
*'''Developers''': [[User:Locoindigo|Locoindigo]]
*'''Ran from/to''':
**'''Yerf I''' and '''Forums''': 1 April 1996 - 27 December 2004
**'''Forums''': 10 November 2005 - Present
**'''Yerf II''':
***20 January 2006 - July 2006
***October 16, 2006 - (mid-June 2007?)

== History ==

[[Image:SCFA.png|right|SCFA]]
=== SCFA ===

Yerf was founded in 1996 by [[Rat (person)|Rat]] as the ''Squeeky Clean Furry Archive'', and hosted on his site, Rat.org. At that time it was little more than an [[Wikipedia:File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] server, although it developed later.

At one point, a large proportion of the art uploaded to the SCFA was strongly influenced by ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. Eventually, people got sick of so much derivative artwork, and Sonic-based material was banned, to the complaints of some of those who had been uploading it.

By 1998, Rat wanted the site to have its own domain (previously it was at rat.org/yerf). Rat chose Yerf because, being a generic term, the name could stay the same no matter what direction the site took. At that time it was generally accepted to mean "[[Foxish language|a noise foxes made]]", and yerf.com was not taken, so Rat registered it.

[[Image:Yerf_old.png|right|Yerf]]

=== Yerf ===

The name change to Yerf and the re-branding occurred in 1998. When Rat moved to California, he was no longer able to keep his server up, and so it moved to [[Tugrik]]'s purrsia.com server in late September 1998.

On 10 July 1998, Rat handed over front end administration of the site<ref>[http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.lifestyle.furry/msg/fd717a83fdc87c90?dmode=source big changes coming to yerf.com]. July 10, 1998 post by Rat to [[alt.lifestyle.furry]].</ref> to [[Scotty Arsenault]] - it had previously been run in part by [[Jedd Marten]]. In late 2001 Scotty handed administration and the server over to [[Dingofox|Dingo]].

Over time, the quality standards got stricter, and artists who were previously members were [[Wikipedia:Grandfather clause|grandfathered]] in, which became a regular cause of complaint for those who either felt that artwork by the grandfathered artists was inadequate, or (more often) people who had been rejected who looked to this art as an excuse to complain about double standards. Another complaint was the speed of application processing, due in part to the time required to review and the limited pool of reviewers.

=== The crash ===

On 27 December 2004, Yerf's hard disk signaled a failure.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/42523.html Failed Hard Drive]. December 27, 2004 post by Dingofox to Yerf [[LiveJournal]] community.</ref> Initial hopes for a quick fix were soon dashed<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/43652.html Whuh-oh!]. January 4, 2005 post by Dingofox to Yerf LiveJournal community.</ref>, and eventually it became clear that all of the data had been lost,<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/55386.html From Bad To Worse]. January 25, 2005 post by Dingofox to Yerf LiveJournal community.</ref> although over $2500 was raised in donations. Worse, the hard disk contained the only copy of the Yerf archive software.

=== The restoration ===

On August 2005, Yerf was in the process of being rebuilt around a new core, the '''Squeeky Clean Art Archive'''. Members were allowed to post images on the community LiveJournal instead. The forums were also been re-opened. The intention re-post the artwork once the core was back up, as some users had saved copies of the site before the crash.

On 11 November 2005, most of the art from the original archive was reposted in a "read only" database, displaying first artist names, then thumbnail pages in each artist's directory of the art arranged chronologically, and then finally the image. Final page layouts and structure were to be determined while work continued on the new gallery software. A wiki page coordinating the process of restoring the few artists, images, and descriptions which were lost in the crash was put online at the same time.

On 24 November 2005 (American Thanksgiving) the new gallery software's code-base was placed online on a development resource site, and coders of all stripes were sought for further development. Design goals for the new site software were to preserve the clean page layouts and simple navigation of the original layout, avoiding the design excesses of other larger archive sites. One focus of interest was the creation of a strong, speedy peer review system to address previous criticisms of Yerf as being slow to respond to requests for new users.

On 20 January 2006, the site was declared officially open, if not complete. Old artists gained access to the site over the following week.

=== The second crash ===

In July 2006, Yerf went down again, came back up the same month, then back down again. No known hardware issues exist, with software suspected of being the culprit. [[Dingofox|Dingo]] is apparently trying to fix whatever problem may exist alone. People continued to wait in hope of even seeing Yerf up again, but the foundation that made Yerf so great in the past had started to crack, with several artists also demanding<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/159273.html Calling it quits]. October 8, 2006 post by [[Tiina Purin]] to Yerf LiveJournal community.</ref> that their accounts and galleries be taken down<ref>[http://thornwolf.livejournal.com/715920.html Quitting Yerf]. October 8, 2006 post by [[Thornwolf]] to her LiveJournal</ref>, even if Yerf comes back up.

On October 16, 2006, Yerf became operational once again. On March 2, 2007, it went down, with a statement from Dingo that it might be 'the end'.<ref>''[[News:Yerf goes offline; may be 'the end'|Yerf goes offline; may be 'the end']]'' - [[News:Front Page|WikiFur News]] (March 3, 2007)</ref>

=== Archival project ===

On August 4, 2007, [[Seurat]] of [[ArtSpots]] announced the start of the Yerf Historical Archive project, the purpose of which is to create a browsable archive of Yerf (from 1996 to 2004) for posterity.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/yerf/171217.html Yerf Historical Archive project]. August 4, 2007 post by Seurat to Yerf LiveJournal community.</ref> Yerf artists were invited to contact the ArtSpots administration, as the new Yerf archive will not feature any artists who do not give permission for their art to be included.<ref>[http://yerf.artspots.com/ http://yerf.artspots.com]</ref>

== Art policy ==

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As indicated by the name, the SCFA was always distinguished by a strong [[PG]] focus. Around the time it was re-branded as Yerf, new policies were introduced concerning the ''quality'' of artwork. At first, a large proportion of artists might still have qualified to enter, but the bar has been raised over time to a point where even reasonably good artists might face several rejections before being allowed in, if they managed it at all. The long, usually six-month, mandatory wait period to reapply heightened this controversy considerably; some unsuccessful applicants believed this was sometimes applied as a form of punishment for failing to complete an application correctly.

This led to claims of elitism, which were (to an extent) ignored, as the majority of community members supported at least some level of quality filtering. Complaints about the speed of the review process were also frequent, due to the difficulty of getting qualified reviewers who could spare the time and effort to review submissions.

== Controversy ==

Although a user called [[RobinLion]] warned people{{fact}} not to donate any money after the initial crash, as Yerf would "most likely never come back,"{{fact}} and the money would instead "be spent on everything but Yerf,"{{fact}} over $2500 was raised in donations. Just a few dollars where spent on a new hard-disk,{{fact}} the rest disappeared in the current owners pocket.{{fact}}

Volunteers who brought Yerf back up several times never received anything from their efforts, nor was the money ever refunded.{{fact}}

== References ==
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== See also ==
{{WikiFurNews|Yerf goes offline; may be 'the end'}}
*[[Yerfer]]
*[[Yerfday]]
*[[Yerfdom]]
*[[Purrsia.yerf]]
*[[Yerf forums]]
*[[Yerf newsgroups]]

==External links==

*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/msg/fd717a83fdc87c90?dmode=source Official announcement of the 1998 Yerf hand-over from Rat to Scotty Arsenault] on [[alt.fan.furry]]

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:2006 births]]
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Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2007-06-28T20:40:18Z

Jonas: Adding Artspots link & updating other links

LT3M

2007-02-04T01:58:27Z

Jonas: Updates to staff listings

'''LT3M''' (also known as <3m, <3♫, or 'less than three music') is an [[Wikipedia:internet radio|internet radio]] station. It was founded in October of 2005 by a group of friends with the goal of sharing their own brands of music with anyone willing to listen. Since then it has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity, bolstered by an influx of diverse DJs and connections with online communities such as [[Second Life]] and [[FurNation]].

== Name ==
The full name of the station ('less than three music') makes use of the internet [[Wikipedia:emoticon|emoticon]] for love ('''<3'''), which uses a mathematical 'less-than' symbol and a three to form a heart. Hence the station name refers to the love of music. The various abbreviations of the name can be used interchangeably.

== Staff ==
* [[Inaki]] - Founder, Head Admin
* [[Chhaya]] - Security
* [[Amethe]] - PR & Coding
* [[Mauricia]] - Scheduling & Website
* [[Schizzy]] - Coding
* [[Ksilebo]] - Network Administration
* [[Pippin]] - Network Administration
* [[Richek]] - Business Director
* [[Jonas]] - Marketing Coordinator

== Shows ==
* Destination Trance - Trance, featuring DJ CajunFox
* The Enigma Sound Sessions - Trance and drum & bass, featuring [[Genki|DJ Genki]]
* Electric Keet's Game Grid - Video game music, featuring Electric Keet
* Strange Consequences - featuring Richek
* Nightclubbing at Home - featuring DJ Pardus
* The Graveyard Shift - featuring [[Graveyard Greg]]
* Dragon Metal - Power metal, featuring [[Pathia|DJ Pathia]]
* Subject to Change - Eclectic, featuring DJ Cobaltie
* Midnight Oontz - featuring DJ Cap'n Cheese
* The Dropkick Show - featuring DJ MarMar
* Husky's Howling Hour - featuring DJ Rei

== External Links ==
* [http://www.lt3m.com LT3M]
* [http://forums.lt3m.com/ LT3M Forums]
* [http://www.frappr.com/lt3m/ LT3M Frappr Map]

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[[Category:Radio]]

Dume

2007-01-02T04:10:50Z

Jonas: Correcting typos

{{Infobox webcomic
| title = Dume
| image = [[image:Ovalbanner.png]]
| author = [[Jonas]] and [[Rayce]]
| url = http://www.otterdude.com/
| status = Three times a week
| began = September 4, 2006
| ended = Continuing
| genre = ?
| rating = {{Rating-14-button}}
}}

'''Dume''' is a [[furry]] [[webcomic]] created by artist [[Jonas]] and writer [[Rayce]]. While co-written by both, it's illustrated on its entirety by Jonas.

==Premise==

The comic story revolves around the adventures of a surfing [[otter]], '''Dume''', and his chain-smoking [[raccoon]] roommate, '''Rand'''. Dume and Rand attend college in the town of Southpaw, a surfing enclave on the southern California coast.

==Characters==

====Main characters====
[[Image:Profile-dume.gif|left|75px| Dume]]'''Dume'''
<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Profile-rand.gif|left|75px| Rand]]'''Rand'''
<div style="clear:both"></div>

====Secondary characters====
[[Image:Profile-sylmar.gif|left|75px| Sylmar]]'''Sylmar'''
<div style="clear:both"></div>

'''[[Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]'''
Jonas originally created Dume in 1998 to serve as the pseudo-mascot for the [[SoCalFurs]] annual BBQ event. His name is derived from [[Wikipedia:Point_Dume|Point Dume]], a popular surfing spot in [[Wikipedia:Malibu|Malibu]], California, which in turn is was derived from '''Father Francisco Dumetz''', one of the last Spanish missionaries in the state of California.
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==External links==

*[http://community.livejournal.com/dume_comic/ Dume (the comic)'s] [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/dume_comic_ru/ Dume in Russian] [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

Dume

2007-01-02T03:57:17Z

Jonas: Minor updates

{{Infobox webcomic
| title = Dume
| image = [[image:Ovalbanner.png]]
| author = [[Jonas]] and [[Rayce]]
| url = http://www.otterdude.com/
| status = Three times a week
| began = September 4, 2006
| ended = Continuing
| genre = ?
| rating = {{Rating-14-button}}
}}

'''Dume''' is a [[furry]] [[webcomic]] created by artist [[Jonas]] and writer [[Rayce]]. While co-written by both, it's illustrated on its entirety by Jonas.

==Premise==

The comic story revolves around the adventures of a surfing [[otter]], '''Dume''', and his chain-smoking [[raccoon]] roommate, '''Rand'''. Dume and Rand attend college in the town of Southpaw, a surfing enclave on the Southern California coast.

==Characters==

====Main characters====
[[Image:Profile-dume.gif|left|75px| Dume]]'''Dume'''
<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Profile-rand.gif|left|75px| Rand]]'''Rand'''
<div style="clear:both"></div>

====Secondary characters====
[[Image:Profile-sylmar.gif|left|75px| Sylmar]]'''Sylmar'''
<div style="clear:both"></div>

'''[[Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]'''
Jonas originally created Dume in 1998 to serve as the pseudo-mascot for the [[SoCalFurs]] annual BBQ event. His name is derived from [[Wikipedia:Point_Dume|Point Dume]], a popular surfing spot in [[Wikipedia:Malibu|Malibu]], California, which in turn is was derived from '''Father Francisco Dumetz''', one of the last Spanish missionaries in the state of California.
{{comic-stub}}

==External links==

*[http://community.livejournal.com/dume_comic/ Dume (the comic)'s] [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://communtiy.livejournal.com/dume_comic_ru/ Dume in Russian] [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

Talk:Dume

2007-01-02T02:15:31Z

Jonas:

Hey there. Not to make a fuss or anything, but what about Dume merits an MA rating? I thought the strip was within the realm of the '14' rating, but if you guys think there's a specific reason, I won't contest it. -- Jonas

Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2006-09-09T20:23:48Z

Jonas: Adding Dume

Dume

2006-09-09T20:14:27Z

Jonas: Additions to stub

'''''Dume''''' is a [[furry]] [[webcomic]] written by [[Jonas]] and [[Rayce]] and illustrated by Jonas. The plot revolves around the adventures of a surfing [[otter]] (Dume) and his chain-smoking [[raccoon]] roommate (Rand). It premiered on September 4, 2006.

* '''Address''': http://www.otterdude.com/

{{comic-stub}}

[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:2006 births]]

Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2006-09-01T04:50:03Z

Jonas:

2006-09-01T03:54:38Z

Jonas: /* Staff */ Adding Pardus as staff member

Further Confusion 2006

2006-08-19T18:36:00Z

Jonas:

{{Further Confusion}}

'''Further Confusion 2006''' was a [[furry]] [[convention]], the eighth annual [[Further Confusion]]. It was held from January 19 to 23 at the San Jose Doubletree in San Jose, California.
[[Image:FC2006Shirt.JPG|left|thumb|The Further Confusion 2006 t-shirt.]]
* '''Theme''': Renfur: A Knight's Tail
* '''[[Guests of Honor]]''': [[Eric Elliott]] and [[Jane Lindskold]]
* '''Attendance''': 1,911

The [[charity auction]] benefited [http://www.wildlifecompanions.org/ Wildlife Companions] and the [http://www.cbldf.org/ Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]. The total amount donated from the convention to these two charities for FC2006 was $15,000.

208 [[fursuiter]]s participated in the [[fursuit parade]].

== Executive staff ==

* Chair: Jason Thomas ([[Loran]])
* Vice Chair and Business Director: Laura Colton (Squirrel)
* Media Relations: Lee Strom ([[Chairo]])
* Asst. Business Director: Jerry Tien ([[Silene]])
* Events Director: [[Melchar]]
* Events Director Second: Elizabeth French (Genevive)
* IT Director: Michael Graff ([[Skandragon]])
* IT Second: Vince Cardinale ([[Berg Polarbear]])
* Marketing Director: [[Jonas]]
* Operations Director: Vandrav Sheridan
* Operations Second: Simon Wolf
* Executive Secretary: Chris Sturtivant ([[Findra]])
* Hotel Liaison: Chris Bartlett (Bos'n)
* [[GOH]] Liaison, AAE Rep., and AAE Finance: Brent E. Edwards ([[Chip Unicorn]])

== Tracks ==

As well as the continuing activities such as Gaming and the Creators' Lounge, there were several tracks, each with events and panels. The tracks were: Art, Business, Filking, [[Fursuiting]], [[Puppetry]], Tech, Science, [[Species]], Social, Writing.

== Badges ==

There were six, colored [[con badge]] designs, by [[Angel Blaze]], [[Daniel Keller]], [[Dodge!]], [[Kat Vixen]], [[Sidian]], and [[Yippee Coyote]]. The badge designs are reproduced in color in the conbook.

== [[Conbook]] ==

The full-color Further Confusion Program Book is 48 pages, with a front cover by [[Eric Elliott]] and back cover by [[Starfinder]]. There is interior art by:
* [[Adam Wan]]
* [[Kalahari|Chris "Kalahari" Evans]]
* [[Chris McKinley]]
* [[Daniel S. Keller]]
* Eric Elliott
* [[Foxy!]]
* [[Grrrwolf]]
* [[HollyAnn]]
* [[Krahnos]]
* [[Megan Giles]]
* [[Idess|Mindy "Idess" Sherwood]]
* [[MINE CHAOS]]
* [[Monica Meza]]
* [[Pseudo Manitou]]
* [[Ratbat]]
* [[Roy D. Pounds II]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Tani Person]]
* [[Vaughan Greer]]
* [[Zen Migawa]]

In regards to fiction, the story "Squirrel Errant" by [[Michael Payne]] is included, in addition to an excerpt from ''[[Volle]]'' by [[Kyell Gold]].

As well, some pages have heraldic devices as decorative elements; these are based on depictions and descriptions in the 1909 work ''A Complete Guide to Heraldry'' by A. C. Fox-Davies.

== References ==

''Further Confusion 2006: Renfur: A Knight's Tail''. Milpitas, California: Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, 2006.

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[[Category:2006 events]]

Further Confusion 2006

2005-08-24T16:46:09Z

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Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2005-08-24T16:28:15Z

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Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2005-08-24T16:27:56Z

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Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2005-08-24T16:27:36Z

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Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2005-08-24T16:26:59Z

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Jonas (Jonas Silver)

2005-08-24T16:25:29Z

Jonas: