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MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2023-06-11T03:58:05Z

MathueTaxion: Changed scale/

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[[File:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
[[File:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', primarily known as '''Mathue Taxion''', (also a privacy Pseudonym for the person who plays him), is an [[illiop]], (a [[bear (species)|bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throwaway addition required during sign-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's original genesis dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

Mathue Taxion can occasionally be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]] on Second Life, as well as [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] by the same name or the slightly different Mathue_Tax.

He also co-owned a SIM called Lovecraft Forest which was part of the Furry Valleys.

The character's appearance has largely remained the same since creation and the below MUCK desc is an accurate description of how he looks today on SL.

'desc' from TigerMUCK is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4 1/2 feet
high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His
muzzle is blond, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at
you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw
is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It
was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and
foul land robbed of his memory. Unlike all other illiops, he has a short
stubby tail, magicked to him by Kerwin.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The
shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over
his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red
backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

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MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2018-03-17T23:18:35Z

MathueTaxion: Minor tweaks, punctuation and word order.

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[[File:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
[[File:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', primarily known as '''Mathue Taxion''', (also a privacy Pseudonym for the person who plays him), is an [[illiop]], (a [[bear (species)|bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throwaway addition required during sign-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's original genesis dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

Mathue Taxion can occasionally be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]] on Second Life, as well as [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] by the same name or the slightly different Mathue_Tax.

He also co-owned a SIM called Lovecraft Forest which was part of the Furry Valleys.

The character's appearance has largely remained the same since creation and the below MUCK desc is an accurate description of how he looks today on SL.

'desc' from TigerMUCK is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits
high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His
muzzle is blond, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at
you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw
is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It
was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and
foul land robbed of his memory. Unlike all other illiops, he has a short
stubby tail, magicked to him by Kerwin.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The
shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over
his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red
backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

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List of island simulations in Fur Valleys

2013-08-10T08:36:33Z

MathueTaxion: /* Pony Island */

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As each island simulation in [[Fur Valleys]] is owned by different individuals (with a few individuals owning more than one), the theme and purpose of each region differs greatly. Despite this, the Valleys do form a strong community.

Open lines of communication exists between the owners of each sim, both as a safeguard against [[griefers]], as well as determining where and when new sims may be added to the region. In general, the owners whose regions neighbor vacant spaces have the final say regarding new regions in these spaces.

Originally, a rule was implemented regarding naming, such that each region required the last name of "Valley." This rule has since been dropped, being maintained only by older regions, as well as new islands (but not voids) of the Dragon Valley Estate.

The following is a listing of all regions within the Valley chain, organized in the approximate order each joined this island conglomerate.

=== Fox Valley ===

Fox Valley is a mostly residential island sim. Owned by [[Redfox Costello]], it was the first of a series of regions which eventually became Fur Valley.

=== Wolf Valley ===

Wolf Valley was originally owned by [[Kithylin Perth]] and sold to [[Mako Minogue]] in June of 2006. After Fox Valley was created as the first Valley sim by [[Redfox Costello]], "Kithy" ordered a block of 4 sims: Wolf Valley, Tiger Valley, Dragon Valley and (???). These 5 sims formed the nucleus of the entire Fur Valley continent.

Wolf Valley is primarily a residential region featuring a clothing optional beach and the art galleries of [[Ans Zhou]] [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ansdelanofox/] and [[SwiftFur Beaumont]] [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/swiftfur/].

=== Kitsune Valley ===

Kitsune Valley, originally owned by Alynna Vixen, moved out from the Valleys in May 2006 to join [[Furnation Worlds]], becoming Furnation Kitsune. It later left Furnation, becoming a separate island known simply as Kitsune. In August 2007, Kitsune Valley returned to the Valleys, and was sold to [[Snowmeow Soothsayer]]. Alynna retains control over one quarter of the region.

=== Dragon Valley (Estate) ===
{{main|Dragon Valley Estate}}
The Dragon Valley Estate is a series of islands all owned by [[Foxkin Impfondo]], so named because of Dragon Valley, the original region of this estate.

The number of regions in this estate currently number thirty, fourteen islands and sixteen voids, most of which are available for rent.

The islands which make up this estate are described in further detail in a [[Dragon Valley Estate|separate section]], although the void regions are described in [[Fur_Valleys#Void_Simulations|their own section]].

=== Istaria Prime ===

Istaria Prime was once part of the Furnation Worlds conglomerate. For a time, due to the departure of Masquerade Valley, Istaria was not connected to the rest of main portion of the Valley island chain. This has since changed with the addition of Yin Valley. Istaria Prime is owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]].

=== Serenity Woods ===

[[Serenity Woods]] moved into Fur Valley in early June 2006. It features a very large store, as well as residential areas.

Serenity Woods was formally transfered to by [[Ron Overdrive]], a former Forest Guide, by it's original owner, Foxkin Impfondo. It was sold on 25 June 2007 to [[Mako Minogue]] as the manager and financed by [[Kerwin Newall]].

Once the sim's finances were stabilized and certain organizational changes were made, the sim was then offered to the current Guides (Sim Admin) staff for purchase at $0 profit. The Guides led by [[Curt Pascal]] held a number of fund raisers and were successfully able to purchase the sim in November 2007.

[[Curt Pascal]] is now the official Owner of the sim as of this writing.

=== Critter Valley ===

Critter Valley is a region originally owned by [[Kodi Sachs]] and moved to the Fur Valley region at the end of June 2006. It was subsequently sold to [[Snowmeow Soothsayer]] in the spring of 2007.

=== Zeta Valley ===

Zeta Valley provides a friendly area to [[zoophilia|zoophiles]].

Zeta was once connected to the rest of the Valleys via Dragons Void, but due to disagreements between the Zeta Valley residents and the Dragons Void admins, it was separated for almost two years until the arrival of the Equus Beach sim re-connected it in May of 2008.

About half of the island is leased out to groups and people, although there has been little change in the properties since the sim was created.

While the region is zoophilia friendly, any objectionable content is kept in group-only areas with warning signs posted on the ways into the areas. Most ground-level areas are open to the public, although there are many rental areas for people that are differently themed to members, including Stable Stalls.

Zeta Valley includes a club friendly to [[Daryth Kennedy]]'s [[dragon]] [[avatar]]s ([[Isle of Wyrms]]) and a mall.

The casino was closed due to changes in the AUP of SecondLife.

Zeta Valley is owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]. It surfaced 29 July 2006.

*Note: The Zeta Valley described herein is not to be confused with the original ZetaValley, created in 1991, and formally established (and named) in 1992 as an AOL web page. It was then transferred in 1993 to ZetaValley.com, where it resided until mid '96. The site was taken down during a brief hiatus on the part of the owner, and was made available again in early '97. It served as a world-famous link gateway, in its glory serving over 3 million unique visitors a month. The site was, and still remains completely free, not even using ads to support the cost. Several of the "zeta" logos now commonly floating around the internet were originally created on behalf of ZetaValley, either by the owner or as gifts or commissions for the site. Tho it contained no actual content of its own, as by specific design, the owner and sole maintainer made a point to keep track of the hundreds of other sites who, at the time, were changing rapidy; coming and going in days, weeks or months. ZV's rating and usage history kept neck and neck with another famous site of the time, Stasya's. Amazingly enough, both owners share the same first name, tho there has never been a connection between them. The home of the first anthro Rottweiler on the net, Kumba, ZV became known for its frequent updates, providing a much more accurate list of links than any other site thru all those changes. For a short time, ZV did actually host some of those sites itself thru limited hosting contracts with the individual authors. The original web site has long since been archived in the owner's personal files, and is not available online anymore, however the original owner still maintains the ZetaValley.com domain and rights to the name. He intends to keep the .com TLD to prevent the name from ever being defaced by low-quality porn sites, or domain resellers. He has contemplated renting space under the name on ocassion, however, no formal offer of hosting space has ever been produced.

=== Cub Conclave ===

[[Image:CubConclaveFlagpole.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cub Conclave's flags fly proud]]

[[Cub Conclave]] provides a safe area for the [[babyfur]] community. The region features a castle, a mini mall, a marina, a bathhouse, a spaceship and [[Club Softpaws]] among other things. The region was founded and is owned by [[Raven Welesa]].

Cub Conclave (and the associated Kit Estates) was not connected to the main potion of the Fur Valleys for a time, due to the move of Masquerade Valley. This has since changed with the appearance of Yin Sea.

=== Kit Estates ===

[[Kit Estates]], like Cub Conclave, caters to the babyfur community, but is focused more on residential areas. It is owned by Raven Walesa.

=== Jaguar Valley ===

A residential region created on 20 January 2007, located north of Serenity Woods. Owned by [[Mako Minogue]], Jaguar Valley is a rural-themed residential sim. It's most notable resident is [[Allen Harrington]] who builds highly detailed Asian and Ranchero themed homes as well as visually rich nature themed skyboxes.

=== Pony Island ===

Pony Island moved into the Valley chain in early 2007. It was owned by [[Crissa Javelin]] and was mainly used as a [[Wikipedia:sandbox (software development)|sandbox]] sim for people to build new things on. The island is no longer there.

=== Lovecraft Forest ===

[[Image:Lovecraft_4-8-07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lovecraft Forest]]

This region dedicated to [[Wikipedia:HP Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s works was owned by [[Kerwin Newall]] and [[MathueTaxion Theeuwes]]. Located north of Jaguar Valley, it also connected Pony Island sim to the rest of the Valleys for the first time when it came online in February of 2007.

Lovecraft Forest was sold to new non-furry owners in April 2008 , renamed and moved to a new grid location far from the Valley Estates continent.

=== Pony Bay ===

The departure of Lovecraft Forest left Pony Island disconnected from the rest of the Valleys. [[Crissa Javelin]] and [[Mako Minogue]] partnered together to purchase a new OpenSpace (void) sim. They split the sim 50/50 and have rented out each half to other furs.

=== Furry Park ===

Furry Park is owned by Effsey Nelson, as a residential complement to [[FlyinTails Airfield]] (now known as [[Fur_Valleys#Falcon Valley|Falcon Valley]]). This region, along with it's former complement, disconnected from the Valleys, in an attempt to cut down on local lag in the middle of 2007. It currently lies just north of the Valleys.

In September 2007, Furry Park was sold to Equino Faulkland and moved to the Ryder Estates, its currently located off the east edge of Ryder Lake.

=== Horse Valley ===

[[Horse Pony]], who rents a large parcel in Zeta Valley, and [[Phillip Vought]] partnered together to purchase Horse Valley sim in April of 2008.

=== Equus Beach ===

This void (aka water or OpenSpace) sim was purchased by [[Horse Pony]] and [[Phillip Vought]] and placed due west of Zeta Valley on 15 May 2008. It reconnected Zeta Valley to the main continent. Zeta had been an island for almost two years up to this point.

=== Werewolf Sea ===
Snowmeow Soothsayer added this void sim to the Valleys in July of 2008. It is a residential sim rented out in its entirety to one person.

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MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2013-08-10T07:42:57Z

MathueTaxion: Added info on the SIM.

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[[File:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
[[File:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', primarily known as '''Mathue Taxion''', (also a privacy Pseudonym for the person who plays him), is an [[illiop]], (a [[bear (species)|bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throw away addition required during sign-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's original genesis dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue Taxion can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] by the same name or the slightly different Mathue_Tax.

For a time he co-owned a SIM called Lovecraft Forest which was part of the Furry Valleys.

The characters appearance has largely remained the same since creation and the below MUCK desc is an accurate description of how he looks today on SL.

'desc' from TigerMUCK is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits
high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His
muzzle is blond, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at
you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw
is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It
was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and
foul land robbed of his memory. Unlike all other illiops, he has a short
stubby tail, magicked to him by Kerwin.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The
shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over
his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red
backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

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MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2011-11-16T23:52:11Z

MathueTaxion: Just a tweak on wording.

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', primarily known as '''Mathue Taxion''', (also a privacy Pseudonym for the person who plays him) is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throw away addition required during sign-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's original genesis dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue Taxion can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] by the same name or the slightly different Mathue_Tax.

The characters appearance has largely remained the same since creation and the below MUCK desc is an accurate description of how he looks today on SL.

'desc' from TigerMUCK is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits
high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His
muzzle is blond, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at
you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw
is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It
was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and
foul land robbed of his memory. Unlike all other illiops, he has a short
stubby tail, magicked to him by Kerwin.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The
shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over
his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red
backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

[[Image:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

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ConFurence 8

2011-08-29T01:18:38Z

MathueTaxion:

{{ConFurence}}
'''ConFurence 8''' was a 1997 [[furry convention]] in the [[ConFurence]] series, held on January 16-19 at the Buena Park Hotel and Convention Center in Buena Park, California.

The convention had the dual themes of "Music and Mirth" and "Reptiles". There were many dance events, including the Purple Nurple Live! and the costumed Fur Dance. A Minnesota TV station, KARE, sent a press crew to cover the convention. The advance price of three and a half day memberships was $20. By the end of the convention, over 1000 memberships had been sold.

==Events ==

The ConFurence Filk Contest was tied: "Cotillion" by [[Michael Payne]] and
"Loot", lyrics by [[Lee Gold]].<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/cf_fwin.htm ConFurence Filk Contest] on kayshapero.net. Retrieved May 3, 2008.</ref>

==Guests of Honor==
* [[Peter S. Beagle]] (fantasy author, ''[[The Last Unicorn]]'')
* [[Wikipedia:Robert J. Sawyer|Robert J. Sawyer]] ([[science fiction]] author)
* Dr. Jane Robinson ([[filk]]singer/[[dinosaur]] expert)

==Trivia==

* After the convention ended and until its organizers changed, ConFurence gained a reputation as being an event where the staff did little to enforce appropriate public behavior.<ref>[http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.fan.furry/msg/98d6c51938a3b98e?hl=en alt.fan.furry post] by [[Ed Kline]] on Feb. 8, 1997.</ref><ref>[http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.fan.furry/msg/3608cd0e2fbf3ba9?hl=en alt.fan.furry post] by Brad Austin on Dec. 28, 1997.</ref><ref>[http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.fan.furry/msg/052d77fd788b53a9?hl=en alt.fan.furry post] by [[Scott Malcomson]] on Jan. 2, 1998.</ref> However, [[A "Tail" You Won't "Fur"get|media coverage]] was relatively positive, despite noting the event's adult aspects.<ref>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h2IkMXMJXs A "Tail" You Won't "Fur"get]'' - [[Wikipedia:KARE|KARE-11]] (February 1997)</ref>

==Staff==
* '''Directors''': [[Mark Merlino]] (facilities and logistics), [[Rod O'Riley]] (dealer and guest relations), [[Jazmyn Concolor]] (art show and membership)
* '''Director's Assistant''': [[Bob Caron]]
* '''Registration''': [[DeWayne Stuart]], [[Karl Maurer]], [[Johnathan Hartman]]/Gomez, [[Rachet Rosentweig]], [[Daniel Torres]]
* '''Den Mother''': [[Kay Shapero]]
* '''Art Show''': [[Viky Levitin]], [[Darrel Exline]], [[Tim Fitelson]], [[Sheri Mount]]
* '''Show Crew''': [[John|John Geyer]] and [[Amanda Geyer]], [[Lynn Kurtz]], [[Michael Underwood]], [[Cargo]] (Purple Nurple Live!), [[Dean Ricks]] (Club Tekno-Fur)
* '''Information''': [[James F. Mullen]]
* '''Volunteers''': [[drew kitty|Andrew Clark]], [[Carol Higuchi]]
* '''Security''': [[TigerEyes|Zsanene Klinkler]], [[James Patrick Callicot]], [[Steven Bornstein]], [[Tom|Tom McDaniel]] and [[Brandy McDaniel]]
* '''Video Theater''': [[Greg Bilan]]
* '''Event Video''': [[David Bliss]]
* '''Gaming''': [[Kurt Miller]]
* '''Guest & VIP Lounges''': [[Dean Hellerud]], [[Scott Alexander]], [[Ryan Campbell]], [[Brian Tiemann]]
* '''General Staff''': [[Margo Alenikov|Margo]] and [[Nick Alenikov]], [[Eric-Alexander Bitten]], [[George F. Chaney III]], [[Loring Cleavland]], [[Raymond Callazo]], [[Canuss]], [[Eli Harvey]], [[Charles Nezzer]] Jr, [[Ken Nielsen]], [[David Parenteau]], [[Rob Powell]], [[Gary Renaud]], [[Mike Ruppel]], [[Mark Sterling]], [[Shawn Strobel]], [[James Trietsch]], [[Kaycy Ruffer]]
'''Daily Newsletter''': [[Brian Henderson|Brian]] and [[Lori Henderson]]

===Super Sponsors===
[[Andreas Schulmayer]], [[Brian W. Antoine]], [[Brock Hoagland]], [[Bruce Wilhite]], [[Chad Laubach]], [[Charles E. Corprew]], [[Charles Nezzer]], [[Charles G. Lee]], [[Christopher L. Pesl]],  [[Craig Mucket]], [[D. Patrick Garvey Jr]], [[Daniel C. Eloff]], [[David Bliss]], [[Dennis R. Peterson]], [[Gabriel Gentile]], [[Gary Breuckman]], [[James Lenigk]], [[James McMechan]], [[James P. Kelley]], [[James W. Birdsall]], [[Jennifer Brozek]], [[John R. Johns II]], [[Jonah E. Safar]], [[Kayotae Blackwolf]], [[Lyn Thomson]], [[Mark L. Severson]], [[Michael J. Murphy]], [[Norman Fabian]], [[Paul P. McNutt]], [[Ralph Atwood]], [[Rex Chamberlain]], [[Richard F. Thatcher]], [[Rick Duffy]], [[Robert Larson]], [[Ron Johnson]], [[Sarah Wheeler]], [[Stacey Wenkel]], [[T. H. Traubitz]], [[Troy D. Risher]], [[V. T. Hangartner]], [[Veronica Asrouch]], [[Wayne Quick]], [[William Haas]]

===Sponsors===
[[Andrew French]], [[Andrew H. Pidcock]], [[Andy Cullen]], [[Anthony C. Brewer]], [[Brian Kimmes]], [[Bryan Myers]], [[Chatles E. Roe]], [[Chris Torek]], [[Colleen Polak]], [[Dana Uehara]], [[David Buttenshaw]], [[David Green]], [[Earl P. Bacon]], [[Ed Holdwell]], [[Eirc Miyoda]], [[Eli Harvey]], [[Freddy E. Praul]], [[Gary Bridges]], [[Guy Garnett]], [[Jason Short]], [[Jim Rauscher]], [[John C. Williams]], [[John W. Pharr]], [[Johnathan Hammer]], [[Juan F. Lara]], [[Justin Carpenter]], [[Loring Grant Cleaveland]], [[Lionman]], [[Michael T. Danaher]], [[Patil Florian]], [[Paul Polak]], [[Richard Williams]], [[Robert C. King]], [[Robert E. Sanders]], [[Robert Whiteman]], [[Romano Eberwein]], [[Ron Dippold]], [[Shawn Strobel]], [[Steven Bornstein]], [[Sylvain St.-Pierre]], [[Thomas G. Brady]], [[Thomas Riccardi]], [[Will A. Sanborn]]

The souvenir programme book was 56 black-and-white pages with cover art by [[Brian Harp]]. It was produced by [[John Cawley|John]] and [[Rachel Cawley]] and printed by Metropolitan Printing of Costa Mesa, California.

== References ==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.confurence.com/CF8/ ConFurence 8 info page]
* {{con resources|ConFurence|ConFurence 8 (1997)}}

[[Category:1997 events]]

[[es:ConFurence 8]]

Kerwin Newall

2011-08-22T04:13:23Z

MathueTaxion:

'''Kerwin Newall''' is a [[rabbit]][[kangaroo|roo]] and former maintainer and owner of Lovecraft Forest, a [[island (Second Life)|sim]] in the [[Fur Valleys]] area of [[Second Life]]. He gained majority ownership in [[Serenity Woods]] with [[Mako Minogue]] from June 2007 until its sale late October 2007.

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== External links ==
* [http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/ Lovecraft Forest Blog]
* [http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/-/tobias?item=13144 One of Kerwin's non-SL projects.]

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Fur Valleys

2010-12-19T09:06:21Z

MathueTaxion: /* Yin Sea */

Fur Valleys

2010-12-19T09:05:16Z

MathueTaxion: /* Yang Sea */

Fur Valleys

2010-12-19T09:03:30Z

MathueTaxion: /* History */ Tried to make this section more readable. May need additional cleanup.

History of Fur Affinity

2010-12-19T07:57:55Z

MathueTaxion: /* 2010 Dec. Hack */ Corrected a ton of spelling errors and tried to make it more readable. I do not know how accurate the information is however and this needs attention.

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The following is a history of [[Fur Affinity]] and its properties.

==History==
'''[[Fur Affinity]]''' was launched on January 16, 2005 as an alternative to [[SheezyArt]] with the forum going live on that date and the main site being transferred a few days later from [[FurPawz]].<ref>''[http://www.sheezyart.com/journal/view/51100/ Furaffinity.org information]'' - launch of forum on Furaffinity.net. Posted on SheezyArt, 16 January 2005.</ref><ref>''[http://www.sheezyart.com/journal/view/54575/ FurAffinity - note re. transfer of mainsite and 400+ users]''. Posted on [[SheezyArt]], 21 January 2005.</ref> During that time period, Sheezy abruptly changed policies to both remove adult art and take a stronger stance against users and their uploads. Warnings were supposedly issued from the site's service provider, advising SheezyArt that they were not permitted to host adult content on their site.

Much of Sheezy's community was abandoned after the rules change took effect. This migration left many with few alternatives. Many of those burned by SheezyArt went on to sites such as Fur Affinity and [[y!Gallery]]; when the latter decided to ban [[anthro art]] in May 2006 to refocus on its core topic, Fur Affinity gained further traffic.

=== Server problems of 2005 ===

Fur Affinity suffered from major security holes and hacking during Summer 2005. The site was shut down on 1 August due to a disagreement between lead coder [[Jheryn]] and host provider [[Arcturus]], the primary administrators of the site. At that time Fur Affinity had 12,174 user accounts and nearly 100,000 submissions. Arcturus and his supporters went on to found [[ArtPlz]].

Thanks to the community, Fur Affinity was able to build a stronger, faster server than the site originally used for operation. Over the course of 2005, Fur Affinity raised $1,500 in donations towards the purchase of a new primary server, though it did not go online until the middle of 2006.

Fur Affinity returned to operation in December 2005 with a solid backbone and more efficient coding, though full operational status was not reached until December 10 due to a defect in the motherboard which powered the server. Over 10,000 submissions were made in the first 12 hours subsequent to Fur Affinity's official re-opening, including both art from returning users and pieces not previously posted.

=== Fur Affinity: United! ===
{{main|FA: United}}
In August 2007, Fur Affinity held its own [[furry convention]] titled Fur Affinity: United! (commonly abbreviated as FA:U) at the Ramada Newark Airport International (now Wyndham Garden Hotel Newark Airport) in [[Wikipedia:Newark, New Jersey|Newark, New Jersey]]. The convention drew 310 attendees, with 25 fursuiters participating in the fursuit parade. The convention was a success and a hit among con goers, so much that another one followed that next year on August 1-3 2008, meeting with an equal amount of success.

The convention did not come without a flaw:

==== 2007 breach ====
On 11 August 2007, The Dragoneer's admin account was compromised at [[FA: United‎]] when he used the hotel's unencrypted [[Wikipedia:Wi-fi|Wi-Fi]] connection to access it.<ref>http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=11488 Thread by Preyfar on the FA forums about the August 2007 breach</ref><ref>http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=11484&pid=195037#pid195037 Post by Preyfar on the FA forums with a more elaborate account of the 2007 breach</ref>The first sign of trouble was a note left on the front page that announced the following:
{{q|''Administrator notice: We're sorry, our vaginas are currently full of sand. We're makin' pearls here, folks! :D! FA:U rocks. We all got handjobs from [[Glaide]] and [[Damaratus]]. -- hacked by [[jheryn]]''}}
Assurances were made that the password database had not been compromised, and the main site came back online 48 hours later. The FA forums were not affected.

=== 2008 hardware fault ===
On 1 July 2008, the main site of Fur Affinity was taken offline again due to a "server hardware fault",<ref>[http://forums.furaffinity.net/showthread.php?t=22182 "Server Hardware Fault"] (2008, July 1). Dragoneer, Fur Affinity Forum.</ref> to be replaced by an image of Fender angrily stomping his computer followed by a notice about the failure and a link to that forum thread. By 7 July, Fur Affinity's members had donated $16,000-$18,000 to solve the issue,<ref>FA Forums: [http://forums.furaffinity.net/showthread.php?t=22182&page=120 ''Server Hardware Fault''], page 120, post #1786 by [[Artie]] reads ''"$10,477.15 via Amazon, plus over $6,000 via PayPal. So, '''over $16,477.15 total''' so far."'' on July 6th 2008, 5:35PM EST</ref><ref>FA Forums: [http://forums.furaffinity.net/showthread.php?t=22411 ''Public Donation and Expenditures Log, Please.''], page 1, post #15 by [[Seppel]] (based on an official file published by Dragoneer [http://forums.furaffinity.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=3481&d=0 here]) reads ''"I checked the budget Dragoneer posted. $18,000 is more than twice FA has ever had. ''[...]'' $18,000 will go far. Very far."'' (7 July 2008, 9:03AM EST)</ref> and Dragoneer posted on the FA forums that a new server, an HP ProLiant quad-core Opteron code-named ''Trogdor'' had been ordered.

On July 14, the order for ''Trogdor'' was canceled due to confirmed issues with the vendor. The final hardware order was:
*'''Data Server''' - Dell Poweredge 2970 2U Server, 32GB RAM
*'''Storage Array''' - 14 1TB hard drives
*'''DB Server Upgrades''' - 24GB additional RAM
*'''Web Server''' - Sun Fire x4150 1U Server, 4GB RAM

Fur Affinity resumed operation on 5 August 2008 at 11:30pm EST in read-only mode. The site was stable again with all options and features prior to the outage by 9:20am EST the next day. Since the prolonged outage, admins have gone out of their way to assure users that subsequent outages wouldn't be as bad or as lengthy as "the August incident", or "Augustgate". <ref>[http://twitter.com/furaffinity/status/6280557497]</ref>

=== July 2009 outage and IRC bans ===

On 29 July 2009, Fur Affinity suffered a temporary service outage (later found to be due to a power failure caused by lightning<ref>http://forums.furaffinity.net/showpost.php?p=1105765&postcount=3</ref>). During the confusion, FA forum moderator [[Carenath]] accused members of the [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]] [[IRC]] channel #hackfurs of causing the outage, resulting in multiple people residing in both #furaffinity and #hackfurs being banned.<ref><pre>(Chat logs truncated to remove noise. More bans than shown were handed out, but not all shown to maintain readability.)
00:40:24 <Carenath> *points a finger at #hackfurs*
00:41:14 <Carenath> Well, put two and two together... people in that channel,
have axes to grind against FA and if it was an outside cause..
I'd blame them first.
00:41:39 <Carenath> Meredith: they did it before.
00:42:37 * Pi (~pi@fur-9F1E9EA1.tcct.nmt.edu) has joined #furaffinity
00:42:38 * ChanServ sets ban on *!*pi@fur-9F1E9EA1.tcct.nmt.edu
00:42:38 * ChanServ has kicked Pi from #furaffinity (User has been banned from the channel)
00:44:26 <Carenath> Meredith: Im not an FA Admin.
00:44:58 <Carenath> FAF forum mod.
00:46:00 * ChanServ has kicked Meredith from #furaffinity (Requested (Pinkatron))
00:46:02 * Meredith (~arcturus@fur-71797932.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) has joined #furaffinity
00:46:02 * ChanServ sets ban on *!*arcturus@fur-71797932.hsd1.pa.comcast.net
00:46:02 * ChanServ has kicked Meredith from #furaffinity (User has been banned from the channel)</pre></ref> FA admin [[Pinkuh]] is believed to have performed the bans, due to the request notice on Meredith's kick message. Despite an admission that the accusation was mere speculation, Pinkuh did not revoke the bans until the following day. Carenath reported apologized for his remarks later.

Some who questioned the decision were temporarily banned from FurNet by network administrator [[Snowpony]],<ref><pre>23:52 -!- Snowpony [admin@alicorn.furnet.org] has joined #furaffinity
23:54 -!- Pi_ [~pi@u15354709.onlinehome-server.com] has quit [User has been banned from FurNet (Ban Evasion)]
23:56 -!- GHDA [~GHDA@pool-173-79-208-221.washdc.fios.verizon.net] has quit [User has been banned from FurNet (Trolling is bad m'kay?)]</pre></ref> who cited "trolling and previous conduct." These bans were initially made without a reason, a violation of the FurNet code of conduct; those questioning them also received threats of being banned.<ref><pre>01:38 < Snowpony> omiiko: for trolling and previous conduct. That enough for you?
01:39 <+AFKobura> Snowpony apparently someone tried private message with the
specific admin and they were turned away with a threat of being klined themselves
01:39 < Snowpony> AFKobura: and?
01:39 <+omiiko> Snowpony: I'd prefer if the Admins followed their own CoC and
placed the ban reason in the actual *line
01:40 < Snowpony> omiiko: Sure - I'll go update the ban then.
01:44 < Snowpony> Bobbluejay: I've answered your questions - they can log back in 24 hours.</pre></ref>

=== November/December 2009 outage ===

Fur Affinity experienced an outage starting on 30 November 2009, when the site's ISP experienced technical difficulties due to broken fiber optic cables.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furaffinity/211143.html Oh, and you thought your cable outages were annoying?]'' - [[Net-Cat]], {{lj-comm|furaffinity}} (30 November 2009)</ref> By 2 December, the ISP still hadn't responded to FA staff email. The site's Twitter channel noted that staff were to visit the co-location facility later that day to investigate the issue. They also announced tentative plans to switch to a new facility, maybe even in Canada,<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furaffinity/211348.html 02/Dec]'' - [[The Dragoneer]], {{lj-comm|furaffinity}} (2 December 2009)</ref> but eventually settled on a new host offering 25% more bandwidth that is still in Virginia.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furaffinity/211725.html It looks like we're planning to bring the site up Monday night]'' - [[The Dragoneer]], {{lj-comm|furaffinity}} (4 December 2009)</ref> Fur Affinity has since came back online with the forums first on Tuesday, December 8 <ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furaffinity/212707.html 08/Dec]'' - [[thevirtualcat]], {{lj-comm|furaffinity}} (8 December 2009)</ref> and the rest of the site returned to full use at around 12:30 AM EST, Wednesday, December 9. <ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furaffinity/212707.html 09/Dec]'' - [[The Dragoneer]], {{lj-comm|furaffinity}} (9 December 2009)</ref><ref>''[http://twitter.com/furaffinity/status/6489402972 Furaffinity Tweet Announcing the Site is Back]'' - [[The Dragoneer]] - [http://twitter.com/furaffinity Furaffinity Twitter Page] (9 December 2009)</ref>

===2010 features===
In March 2010, [[DeviantART]]-like profile ID images, in which one could post an image as a persistent identification badge (often containing basic information such as a name, date of birth, and likes/dislikes), were enabled for Fur Affinity user profile pages.

On April 17, the embedding of [[YouTube]] and other external [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Adobe Flash]]-based videos within journal posts was enabled. Embeds of videos are visible within post pages but are rendered as their respective URL text links when one sees the most recent journal post in the profile page.

===2010 December Hack===
On the 16th gawker.com was hacked and passwords leaked. FA administrators who had used the same user and password between FA and Gawker then had their accounts compromised on the 17th. When this was discovered administrators closed off FA to prevent damage. After resuming operations the site, more accounts were compromised. Shortly thereafter all the admins and staff had their abilities pulled because they wanted to prevent any further damage. Multiple accounts were vandalized and their galleries deleted, and notes zipped and distributed. When this news was discovered users were asked to permanently delete all sensitive information on their FA account and change their password.

==Controversies==
=== Pornographic cub art ===

August 2006 saw the restart of an internal administrative debate over the presence of [[pornographic]] underage furry artwork (or "[[cub]] art").<ref>''"[http://dragonmyr.deviantart.com/journal/10641590/ DA account reactivated -- FA Truths revealed]"''. Posted by [[Myr]] on November 6, 2006 and deleted several days after.</ref> Such art was forbidden by the site's Terms of Service, which specified that "depictions of sexually immature characters in any sexual situation are not permitted on Fur Affinity", but bans for this rule were not uniformly enforced. As with previous discussions, administrators could not come to an agreement on whether or not to modify site policy.<ref>[http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4335&pid=63174#pid63174 Comment by The Dragoneer on previous attempts to solve the cub debate]. Posted on November 6, 2006.</ref> Over the following months the issue developed into a public debate, with forum polls and discussion suggesting that the site's members were divided on the topic.

On November 5, it was announced that such work would be allowed, with the requirement of mandatory tagging. The main reasons given for this decision were that no actual minors were harmed during the artwork's creation, and that depictions of many other illegal activities, such as rape, murder, and drug use, were permitted. Conversely, work that depicted [[human]] children, including [[anime characters]], in sexual situations was forbidden.<ref>''"[http://forums.furaffinity.net/showthread.php?t=3965 ''FA Policy Notice - "Cub" Art'']"''. Posted by The Dragoneer on November 5, 2006.</ref> Non-photorealistic art depicting minors is no longer forbidden (current policy on this point is merely that submissions "shall not violate the law of the United States of America, be it State or Federal.") Some artists had threatened to leave the site if it was not forbidden, and some of these did so.{{fact}}

On November 24th 2010, [[Dragoneer]] officially changed site policy to: "''FA does not permit content containing minors involved in sexual situations. This applies to humans (Loli, Shota) or otherwise human-like characters (i.e. Cub) who are, without question, under the general legal age (18). ''", due to AlertPay (their funding) dropping them, citing mature cub art as the reason. Artists were given 21 days to clean their galleries, and cub artists were given protection from harassment. A mild riot occurred, with several artists nuking their galleries, and migrating to [[Sofurry]] or [[Inkbunny]]. It even escalated to the point where [[Dragoneer]] and other admins received death threats from disgruntled artists.{{fact}}

=== 2008 Thanksgiving banner ===

[[Image:ThanksgivingFA.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rednef and Fender's Thanksgiving banner]]
The November 2008 Thanksgiving banner featured pictures of community mascots [[Rednef]] and [[Fender]] depicted as immensely obese after a turkey meal, to the point of resembling [[inflation]] art. Some FA users complained about the nature of the image as being "tasteless", "disgusting", a "fucking fetish", "shit", etc...<ref>[http://forums.furaffinity.net/showthread.php?t=31483 "''New Banner is tastless and disgusting''," original 2008 Thanksgiving banner discussion]</ref>, often referencing the fact that the artist's gallery was full of fat fetish pictures.

Counter-arguments against this initial argument, such as "there are fat people in real life", "fat isn't necessarily a fetish", "eating lots is kinda connected with this time of year", "it's just up for a day anyway," had no effect in dissuading the initial users, so after almost a dozen threads with neither the "for" nor "against" sides of the disagreement demonstrating any ability to come to an acceptable decision over the image, FA administrators replaced the image with the initial November Fall themed banner to stem the bad blood running though the archives and forum.<ref>[http://forums.furaffinity.net/showthread.php?t=31532&highlight=removed Thread discussing the banner removal]</ref>

By late Thanksgiving day, The banner was replaced with plain text reading "FurAffinity.net"; however new threads appeared complaining about the ''removal'' of the banner{{fact}} and, a few hours afterwards, it was reinstated and went on to serve its term the rest of the day.{{fact}} After which the November banner was put back in use.

In contrast, the Thanksgiving 2009 banner was a relatively harmless image of a turkey made to look like Fender being placed into an oven. This banner was still complained about, with users going so far as to claim it depicted the cooking or [[vore]] fetishes, though it is unclear how many of them were genuine complaints and how many were simply jokingly referring to the massive amount of complaints resulting from the 2008 banner.

=== Chewfox's appearance on Tyra Banks ===

:''Main article'': ''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' and [[Chew Fox]]

== April Fools Day ==
On [[wikipedia:April Fools Day|April Fools Day]] 2007, the FA banner depicted site mascot Fender as a busty [[female]] [[dragon]], with similar colourations to the original ferrox form and wearing his signature blue tie. The Fender account's avatar displayed the dragoness as well. Fender's appearance returned to normal after about a week, but in May 2007, it was announced that the female dragon form would become a separate character from Fender, and a second mascot for Fur Affinity, named Rednef, "Fender" backwards. Since then, Rednef has appeared on many of the monthly and holiday-based banners, either alone or with Fender.

For April Fools Day 2009, the homepage of Fur Affinity was snowing [[wikipedia:llama|llamas]]. In addition to this, two spoof additions joined the randomly displayed mini-advertisements, which featured [[wikipedia:Rick Astley|Rick Astley]] and [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]]. They linked to a [[wikipedia:Rickrolling|Rickroll]] and the [[wikipedia:Rickrolling#Barack_Roll|Barack Roll]] respectively. The banners were made by [[Hiro Judgement]] and [[Alexander Grey]], although they were not credited for the work.

==References==
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Kerwin Newall

2009-08-13T04:14:25Z

MathueTaxion: Changed one word.

'''Kerwin Newall''' is a [[rabbit]][[kangaroo|roo]] and former maintainer and owner of Lovecraft Forest, a [[island (Second Life)|sim]] in the [[Fur Valleys]] area of [[Second Life]]. He gained majority ownership in [[Serenity Woods]] with [[Mako Minogue]] from June 2007 until its sale late October 2007.

{{person-stub}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/ Lovecraft Forest Blog]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]
[[Category:Rabbit-hybrid characters]][[Category:Kangaroo-hybrid characters]]

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2009-08-13T04:05:11Z

MathueTaxion: Did some minor tweaks.

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue Taxion''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throw away addition required during sign-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's original genesis dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] by the same name or the slightly different Mathue_Tax.

His 'desc' from TigerMUCK is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits
high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His
muzzle is blonde, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at
you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw
is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It
was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and
foul land robbed of his memory. Unlike all other illiops, he has a short
stubby tail, magicked to him by Kerwin.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The
shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over
his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red
backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

[[Image:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

{{person-stub}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Bear characters]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2009-01-02T03:39:00Z

MathueTaxion: Added my old desc text from TigerMUCK.

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue Taxion''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throw away addition required during sing-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's generation dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] as the same character.

His 'desc' from TigerMUCK is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits
high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His
muzzle is blonde, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at
you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw
is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It
was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and
foul land robbed of his memory. Unlike all other illiops, he has a short
stubby tail, magicked to him by Kerwin.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The
shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over
his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red
backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

[[Image:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

{{person-stub}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Bear characters]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]

Kerwin Newall

2009-01-02T02:39:59Z

MathueTaxion: Tweaked one word.

'''Kerwin Newall''' is the [[rabbit]][[kangaroo|roo]] and former maintainer and owner of Lovecraft Forest, a [[island (Second Life)|sim]] in the [[Fur Valleys]] area of [[Second Life]]. He gained majority ownership in [[Serenity Woods]] with [[Mako Minogue]] from June 2007 until its sale late October 2007.

{{person-stub}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/ Lovecraft Forest Blog]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]
[[Category:Rabbit-hybrid characters]][[Category:Kangaroo-hybrid characters]]

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2009-01-02T02:37:43Z

MathueTaxion: Added some data

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue Taxion''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The last name of "Theeuwes" is a throw away addition required during sing-up for Second Life and isn't part of the characters name. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]]. The character's generation dates back to the very late 80's via an unpublished fan fiction story.

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] as the same character.

His 'desc' from MUCK era is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His muzzle is blonde, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It was injured in times past when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and foul land robbed of his memory.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

[[Image:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

{{person-stub}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Bear characters]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2008-10-03T04:26:32Z

MathueTaxion: Added an additional image

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue Taxion''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]].

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] as the same character.

His 'desc' from MUCK era is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His muzzle is blonde, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It was injured in times past when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and foul land robbed of his memory.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

[[Image:Marshmallow_002.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue at the beach]]

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

{{person-stub}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Bear characters]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]

File:Marshmallow 002.png

2008-10-03T04:24:17Z

MathueTaxion: Mathue roasts (or burns) a marshmallow on the beach.

== Summary ==
Mathue roasts (or burns) a marshmallow on the beach.
== Licensing: ==
{{Cc-by-sa-3.0-and-GFDL}}

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2008-10-03T04:12:25Z

MathueTaxion: Tweaked some info about myself. Added my old TigerMUCK desc

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue Taxion''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. He is heavily based on the fictional character Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]].

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's and is still involved in minor ways even today.

On Second Life Mathue can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] as the same character.

His 'desc' from MUCK era is as follows;

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His muzzle is blonde, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It was injured in times past when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and foul land robbed of his memory.
He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

{{person-stub}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Bear characters]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]

File:Lovecraft 4-8-07.jpg

2008-09-04T16:46:10Z

MathueTaxion: /* Summary */ Corrected a spelling error. and reformatted the text description.

== Summary ==
Shot of Lovecraft Forest taken from the South West corner of the SIM looking North East on 4/8/07

On the high Northeastern corner you see the three huge tree houses which were a prominent feature of this heavily forested and dramatic mountainous sim.

On the western side you can see the Lovecraft forest Powerhouse which generated the electricity for the SIM.

Below the camera is the lighthouse, you can see its white light beam and the light keepers house.

To the right you can see above the trees the main stone archway and the obelisk which were on the southern border with Jaguar Valley.

This image was captured by Mathue Taxion.

== Licensing ==
{{Cc-by-3.0}}

Fur Valleys

2008-09-04T16:42:06Z

MathueTaxion: /* Lovecraft Forest */ Adding image of the SIM.

<div style="float:right">__TOC__</div>
[[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Map of the Fur Valleys region, June 2007]]
The '''Fur Valleys''' (often known as "The Valleys") is a group of [[island (Second Life)|island simulations]] (also known as "regions" or inaccurately as "sims") within [[Second Life]]. The Valleys are located in the southwestern area of the island cloud.

== History ==
The first region in this chain, Fox Valley, was created in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]] in order to form a [[furry]] area apart from Dreamland, due to a difference of opinions between RedFox and [[Anshe Chung]].

More regions were added, each typically owned and run by different individuals, until the chain became the Fur Valleys of today. However, the chain is constantly growing, in particular the [[Fur_Valleys#Dragon Valley Estate|Dragon Valley Estate]].

Fae Valley, owned by [[Alynna Vixen]], left in May 2006 and joined with [[Meeting Island]], becoming Raccoon Hill. The region has since vanished.

Masquerade Valley, formerly [[Furnation Worlds|Furnation Tria]], moved out in December 2006 when it was sold, becoming the free-floating island, Masquerade Island. This region no longer contains a furry theme.

Silverymoon, owned by [[Angel Fluffy]], moved out during early 2007 to join with his other regions to form their own small island chain.

== Island simulations ==
As each island simulation in Fur Valley is owned by different individuals (with a few individuals owning more than one), the theme and purpose of each region differs greatly. Despite this, the Valleys do form a strong community.

Open lines of communication exists between the owners of each sim, both as a safeguard against [[griefers]], as well as determining where and when new sims may be added to the region. In general, the owners whose regions neighbor vacant spaces have the final say regarding new regions in these spaces.

Originally, a rule was implemented regarding naming, such that each region required the last name of "Valley." This rule has since been dropped, being maintained only by older regions, as well as new islands (but not voids) of the Dragon Valley Estate.

The following is a listing of all regions within the Valley chain, organized in the approximate order each joined this island conglomerate.

=== Fox Valley ===

Fox Valley is a mostly residential island sim. Owned by [[Redfox Costello]], it was the first of a series of regions which eventually became Fur Valley.

=== Wolf Valley ===

Wolf Valley was owned [[Kithylin Perth]], but was sold to [[Mako Minogue]] in June of 2006. It's primarily a residential region featuring a clothing optional beach and two art galleries. It's become a popular hangout and place to dance to 80's music and tunes spun various guest DJ's.

Sabine's Shiny Sandbox has been relocated to [[Serenity Woods]] and the small mall in the center of the sim decommissioned and replaced with a park-like welcome center created by [[Wolftribe Karura]]. The mall vendors were moved to the large mall located in [[Serenity Woods]].

=== Kitsune Valley ===

Kitsune Valley, originally owned by Alynna Vixen, moved out from the Valleys in May 2006 to join [[Furnation Worlds]], becoming Furnation Kitsune. It later left Furnation, becoming a separate island known simply as Kitsune. In August 2007, Kitsune Valley returned to the Valleys, and was sold to [[Snowmeow Soothsayer]]. Alynna retains control over one quarter of the region.

=== Dragon Valley (Estate) ===

The Dragon Valley Estate is a series of islands all owned by [[Foxkin Impfondo]], so named because of Dragon Valley, the original region of this estate.

The number of regions in this estate currently number thirty, fourteen islands and sixteen voids, most of which are available for rent.

The islands which make up this estate are described in further detail in a [[Fur_Valleys#Dragon_Estates|separate section]], although the void regions are described in [[Fur_Valleys#Void_Simulations|their own section]].

=== Istaria Prime ===

Istaria Prime was once part of the Furnation Worlds conglomerate. For a time, due to the departure of Masquerade Valley, Istaria was not connected to the rest of main portion of the Valley island chain. This has since changed with the addition of Yin Valley. Istaria Prime is owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]].

=== Serenity Woods ===

[[Serenity Woods]] moved into Fur Valley in early June 2006. It features a very large store, as well as residential areas.

Serenity Woods was formally transfered to by [[Ron Overdrive]], a former Forest Guide, by it's original owner, Foxkin Impfondo. It was sold on 25 June 2007 to [[Mako Minogue]] as the manager and financed by [[Kerwin Newall]].

Once the sim's finances were stabilized and certain organizational changes were made, the sim was then offered to the current Guides (Sim Admin) staff for purchase at $0 profit. The Guides led by [[Curt Pascal]] held a number of fund raisers and were successfully able to purchase the sim in November 2007.

[[Curt Pascal]] is now the official Owner of the sim as of this writing.

=== Critter Valley ===

Critter Valley is a region owned by [[kodi Sachs]] which moved in to the Fur Valley region at the end of June 2006. It was subsequently sold to Snowmeow Soothsayer in the spring of 2007.

=== Zeta Valley ===

Zeta Valley provides a friendly area to [[zoophilia|zoophiles]].

Zeta was once connected to the rest of the Valleys via Dragons Void, but due to disagreements between the Zeta Valley residents and the Dragons Void admins, it was separated for almost two years until the arrival of the Equus Beach sim re-connected it in May of 2008.

About half of the island is leased out to groups and people, although there has been little change in the properties since the sim was created.

While the region is zoophilia friendly, any objectionable content is kept in group-only areas with warning signs posted on the ways into the areas. Most ground-level areas are open to the public, although there is many rental areas for people that are differently themed to members, including Stable Stalls.

Zeta Valley includes a club friendly to [[Daryth Kennedy]]'s [[dragon]] [[avatar]]s ([[Isle of Wyrms]]) and a mall.

The casino was closed due to changes in the AUP of SecondLife.

Zeta Valley is owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]. It surfaced 29 July 2006.

=== Cub Conclave ===

[[Image:CubConclaveFlagpole.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cub Conclave's flags fly proud]]

[[Cub Conclave]] provides a safe area for the [[babyfur]] community. The region features a castle, a mini mall, a marina, a bathhouse, a spaceship and [[Club Softpaws]] among other things. The region was founded and is owned by [[Raven Welesa]].

Cub Conclave (and the associated Kit Estates) was not connected to the main potion of the Fur Valleys for a time, due to the move of Masquerade Valley. This has since changed with the appearance of Yin Sea.

=== Kit Estates ===

[[Kit Estates]], like Cub Conclave, caters to the babyfur community, but is focused more on residential areas. It is owned by Raven Walesa.

=== Jaguar Valley ===

A residential region created on 20 January 2007, located north of Serenity Woods. Owned by [[Mako Minogue]], Jaguar Valley is a rural-themed residential sim. It's most notable resident is [[Allen Harrington]] who builds highly detailed Asian and Ranchero themed homes as well as visually rich nature themed skyboxes.

=== Pony Island ===

Pony Island moved into the Valley chain in early 2007. It's owned by Crissa Javelin and is mainly used as a [[Wikipedia:sandbox (software development)|sandbox]] sim for people to build new things on.

=== Lovecraft Forest ===

[[Image:Lovecraft_4-8-07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lovecraft Forest]]

This region dedicated to [[Wikipedia:HP Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s works was owned by [[Kerwin Newall]] and [[MathueTaxion Theeuwes]]. Located north of Jaguar Valley, it also connected Pony Island sim to the rest of the Valleys for the first time when it came online in February of 2007.

Lovecraft Forest was sold to new non-furry owners in April 2008 , renamed and moved to a new grid location far from the Valley Estates continent.

=== Pony Bay ===

The departure of Lovecraft Forest left Pony Island disconnected from the rest of the Valleys. [[Crissa Javelin]] and [[Mako Minogue]] partnered together to purchase a new OpenSpace (void) sim. They split the sim 50/50 and have rented out each half to other furs.

=== Furry Park ===

Furry Park is owned by Effsey Nelson, as a residential complement to [[FlyinTails Airfield]] (now known as [[Fur_Valleys#Falcon Valley|Falcon Valley]]). This region, along with it's former complement, disconnected from the Valleys, in an attempt to cut down on local lag in the middle of 2007. It currently lies just north of the Valleys.

In September 2007, Furry Park was sold to Equino Faulkland and moved to the Ryder Estates, its currently located off the east edge of Ryder Lake.

=== Horse Valley ===

[[Horse Pony]], who rents a large parcel in Zeta Valley, and [[Phillip Vought]] partnered together to purchase Horse Valley sim in April of 2008.

=== Equus Beach ===

This void (aka water or OpenSpace) sim was purchased by [[Horse Pony]] and [[Phillip Vought]] and placed due west of Zeta Valley on 15 May 2008. It reconnected Zeta Valley to the main continent. Zeta had been an island for almost two years up to this point.

=== Werewolf Sea ===
Snowmeow Soothsayer added this void sim to the Valleys in July of 2008. It is a residential sim rented out in its entirety to one person.

== Dragon Valley Estate ==

The Dragon Valley Estate, named such as Dragon Valley, was the first sim to become part of this estate, are all owned by Foxkin Impfondo, and his rental group, [[Foxkin Rentals]] which manages most of the rented land within the estate.

The administrators of the Dragon Valley Estate and Foxkin Rentals include: [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]], [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]], [[SleightOf Hand]], [[Stria_Inbiri|Stria Teazle]], [[Wyvern Sieyes]], [[Kitten Radio]] and [[Cera Watts]].

These regions are listed separately for clarity, in the approximate order in which each joined the Valley chain, rather than the order in which each joined the Dragon Valley Estate.

=== Tiger Valley ===

Tiger Valley is primarily Japanese themed. This region is devoted to land rentals, and is divided into nine rentable sections. It was originally owned by [[Epic Tank]], but was sold to [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]] in early September 2006.

=== Rabbit Valley ===

Rabbit Valley was originally owned by Kithylin Perth, later sold to the [[Kenzo Clan]], and finally now owned by Foxkin Impfondo. The region bears no relationship to the [[Rabbit Valley|publisher of the same name]].

=== Dragon Valley ===

Dragon Valley was the first region to become part of the Dragon Valley Estate. It will also soon contain the central office for Foxkin Rentals, which manages the majority of the rentable land within the Dragon Valley Estate.

Dragon Valley is primarily a residential region, and is divided into four sections, each with its own theme: Japanese (Northeast), Medieval European (Southeast), Rustic (Northwest) and Modern (Southwest).

In addition to land rentals, apartments are also available in Dragon Valley, including: Pagoda Apartments, Treehouse Apartments, Sky Apartments and Dragon Apartments. The Pagoda features a [[kitsune]] shrine in front.

=== Ryu Valley ===

Ryu Valley is primarily a region for visitors rather than residents of the estate. Its main feature is the giant volcano at its center, which constantly spews "lavabombs": harmless objects which leave a streak of lighted particles behind them, but which do often enter neighboring regions.

Ryu Valley includes a large mall called "Moon that Never Sets Mall", so named because it is contained within a large moon floating high above the region.

The floating moon also contains the Macro Room, one of the major draws to this region, which features [[macro]] prim furries, and a variety of situations for normal-sized furs to escape from.

In addition, a mature area is present deep inside the Volcano for Daryth Kennedy's [[dragon]] avatars as well as normal-sized furs.

Ryu was the second region to become part of the Dragon Estate.

=== Falcon Valley ===

Falcon Valley, formerly known as FlyinTails Airfield, is a residential region, available for land rentals. It currently lies North of the Valleys, and is awaiting connection to the Dragon Estate.

[http://www.flyintails.com/ FlyingTails Airfield] was devoted to flying aircraft of all sorts, and was set up like a giant airport, complete with landing and take-off strips. The region was originally owned by [http://foxchange.com/matt Effsey Nelson], but was sold to Foxkin Impfondo on 18 September 2007.

=== Neko Valley ===

Neko Valley came online in November 2006 and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. It is the sister sim of Otter Valley.

=== Otter Valley ===

The sister island of Neko Valley, which emerged at the same time, Otter Valley is also a residential region, available for land rentals.

=== Cheetah Valley ===

Cheetah Valley came online in early 2007. While originally a residential region, it now caters primarily to commercial residents. It is the sister island of Ferret Valley.

=== Ferret Valley ===

The sister island of Cheetah Valley, which emerged at the same time, Ferret Valley is also a residential island available for land rentals.

Unlike Cheetah, Ferret once featured a large mall within a Japanese-style pagoda, as well as containing the visitor center for Foxkin Rentals. The mall has since merged with the Moon that Never Sets Mall in Ryu Valley, and the Foxkin Rentals offices are in the process of moving to Dragon Valley.

=== Ocelot Valley ===

Ocelot Valley came online in early 2007 and is primarily a residential region. It is the sister island of Meerkat Valley.

=== Meerkat Valley ===

Meerkat Valley is the sister island of Ocelot Valley, which emerged at the same time. Like Cheetah Valley, this region was originally residential, but later became devoted to commercial residents. Meerkat Valley became the testing grounds for allowing various new types of new businesses in the Valleys.

=== Cougar Valley ===

Cougar Valley came online in June 2007 and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable for its tall mountains.

=== Lynx Valley ===

Lynx Valley came online in June 2007 and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable for its large river which runs through the middle of the island.

=== Mink Valley ===

Mink Valley came online in June 2007, and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable in that it is shaped like a paw print.

=== Lemming Valley ===

Cougar valley came online in June 2007, and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable for its steep cliffs, paying homage to the 1991 video game "Lemmings."

== Void Simulations ==

Void regions (also known as "voids" or "ocean regions") in the Fur Valleys region are primarily used to add ocean to the surrounding areas, although each has it's own set of unique landforms and most are each rentable as an entire region.

All of the void regions in the Valleys island chain are currently owned by Foxkin Impfondo, but the four original voids are each managed by a different administrator of Foxkin Rentals.

=== Dragons Void ===

Dragons Void was the one of the original four voids in the Valley chain, and the first void which was rentable as a entire unit. This void was originally placed north of Wolf Valley and west of Zeta Valley, but moved south due to disagreements about landforms in the region. It is managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]].

=== Kitsune Sea ===

Kitsune Sea is void region which features a [[fox]]-shaped main island split in three parts, as well as several pawprint shaped islands which serve as rental spaces. This region is managed by Autumnfox Vesperia.

Kitsune Sea features a small mall upon the fox's head, which is home to Dancing Drake Designs, an avatar company which produces [[fantasy]] and furry characters, as well as Fawksie Stuf, Autumnfox's own business which produces a variety of gadgets and fashions. A section for freebie items, including collie avatars by [[Taylor Humby]], is also available.

Other notable visitor spots include a forest in perpetual autumn bloom, a waterfall boats may sail under, a mountain shrine complete with meditation pillows, and a sunken kistune temple where a visitor may be told their fortune.

=== Strianic Ocean ===

Strianic Ocean is an ocean region, named after its original manager, Stria Teazle. [[Nevermint|Nevermint Debs]] also manages this region.

This void is notable in that the island's shape resembles a dragon on the map, and an underwater coral reef, currently under construction.

=== Onyx Ocean ===

Onyx Ocean is a rentable void. It was formerly the private home of [[Fara Heart]], who later transfered management to [[Cera Watts]].

=== BlueRay Sea ===

BlueRay Sea came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. It was named for [[BlueRay Darkes]], a personal friend of djomnifusion Snickerdoodle.

=== Geckos Void ===

Geckos Void came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. The region name played a tribute to the popular gecko mascot of the Geiko car insurance company. The region was formerly named Gecko Void, but was renamed in June 2007 purely for aesthetics.

=== Moonlight Sea ===

Moonlight Sea came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. It was named for the initial crescent moon shape of its island. The original island shape has since changed, but it still maintains a somewhat moon-like shape.

=== Sydney Sea ===

Sydney Sea came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. It was named after the child of one of the Foxkin Rentals administrators. It was formerly named Sidney Sea, but was renamed in June 2007 due to a spelling error.

=== Crocodile Rock ===

Crocodile Rock came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void. The name originated as a joke, bearing the same name of a song by Elton John, but the name stuck.

The region is notable for containing several crocodiles, which have moved about depending upon the current renter. It also contains a giant sculpted mushroom in the center of the island, originally planted as a joke, but which the current renters decided to keep.

=== Dolphin Deep ===

Dolphin Deep came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Drakes Void ===

Drakes Void came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Kitten Cove ===

Kitten Cove came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Raccoon Lagoon ===

Raccoon Lagoon came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Salamander Sea ===

Salamander Sea came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Yang Sea ===

Yang Sea came online in June 2007 and is a rentable region. It is the sister island to Yin Sea. The region is notable for it's island resembling the yang (light) half of the yin-yang symbol.

=== Yin Sea ===

Yin Sea came online in June 2007 and is a rentable region. It is the sister sim to Yang Sea. The region is notable for it's island resembling the yin (dark) half of the yin-yang symbol.

Yin Sea is also responsible for finally reconnecting Istaria Prime, Cub Conclave, and Kit Estates to the rest of the Valleys island chain.

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== Summary ==
Shot of Lovecraft Forest taken from the South West corner of the SIM looking North East on 4/8/07

On the high Northeastern corner you see the three huge tree houses which were a prominent feature of this dramatic sim.

On the western side you can see the Lovecraft forest Powerhouse which generated the electricity for the SIM. Below the camera is the lighthouse, which you can see it's white light beam and the light keepers house. To the right you can see above the trees the main stone archway and the obelisk which were on the souther border with Jaguar Valley.

This image was captured by Mathue Taxion.
== Licensing ==
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[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue Taxion''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) primarily on [[Second Life]]. The character is heavily based on Teddy Ruxpin and could be considered a [[Fan Character]].

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's.

On Second Life Mathue can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]] and [[FurryMUCK]] as the same character.

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

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Illiop

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MathueTaxion: Added information for species.

An illiop is a fictional species of bear. Best known to the public as Ken Forsse's character named [[Wikipedia:Teddy Ruxpin|Teddy Ruxpin]].

Talk:MathueTaxion Theeuwes

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MathueTaxion: Added a little of extra information.

[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue, drawn by [[Wolfpaw Palmer]]]]
'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', also known as '''Mathue''', is an [[illiop]] (a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]]) on [[Second Life]].

Mathue's player has been involved in furry fandom in some way shape or form since the mid 90's.

On Second Life he can often be found somewhere in the [[Fur_Valleys]], in years past he would have been found on [[TigerMUCK]].

{{Contributor|MathueTaxion}}

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Fur Valleys

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[[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Map of the Fur Valleys region, June 2007]]
The '''Fur Valleys''' (often known as "The Valleys") is a group of [[island (Second Life)|island simulations]] (also known as "regions" or inaccurately as "sims") within [[Second Life]]. The Valleys are located in the southwestern area of the island cloud.

== History ==
The first region in this chain, Fox Valley, was created in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]] in order to form a [[furry]] area apart from Dreamland, due to a difference of opinions between RedFox and [[Anshe Chung]].

More regions were added, each typically owned and run by different individuals, until the chain became the Fur Valleys of today. However, the chain is constantly growing, in particular the [[Fur_Valleys#Dragon Valley Estate|Dragon Valley Estate]].

Fae Valley, owned by [[Alynna Vixen]], left in May 2006 and joined with [[Meeting Island]], becoming Raccoon Hill. The region has since vanished.

Masquerade Valley, formerly [[Furnation Worlds|Furnation Tria]], moved out in December 2006 when it was sold, becoming the free-floating island, Masquerade Island. This region no longer contains a furry theme.

Silverymoon, owned by [[Angel Fluffy]], moved out during early 2007 to join with his other regions to form their own small island chain.

== Island simulations ==
As each island simulation in Fur Valley is owned by different individuals (with a few individuals owning more than one), the theme and purpose of each region differs greatly. Despite this, the Valleys do form a strong community.

Open lines of communication exists between the owners of each sim, both as a safeguard against [[griefers]], as well as determining where and when new sims may be added to the region. In general, the owners whose regions neighbor vacant spaces have the final say regarding new regions in these spaces.

Originally, a rule was implemented regarding naming, such that each region required the last name of "Valley." This rule has since been dropped, being maintained only by older regions, as well as new islands (but not voids) of the Dragon Valley Estate.

The following is a listing of all regions within the Valley chain, organized in the approximate order each joined this island conglomerate.

=== Fox Valley ===

Fox Valley is a mostly residential island sim. Owned by [[Redfox Costello]], it was the first of a series of regions which eventually became Fur Valley.

=== Wolf Valley ===

Wolf Valley was owned [[Kithylin Perth]], but was sold to [[Mako Minogue]] in June of 2006. It's primarily a residential region featuring a clothing optional beach and two art galleries. It's become a popular hangout and place to dance to 80's music and tunes spun various guest DJ's.

Sabine's Shiny Sandbox has been relocated to [[Serenity Woods]] and the small mall in the center of the sim decommissioned and replaced with a park-like welcome center created by [[Wolftribe Karura]]. The mall vendors were moved to the large mall located in [[Serenity Woods]].

=== Kitsune Valley ===

Kitsune Valley, originally owned by Alynna Vixen, moved out from the Valleys in May 2006 to join [[Furnation Worlds]], becoming Furnation Kitsune. It later left Furnation, becoming a separate island known simply as Kitsune. In August 2007, Kitsune Valley returned to the Valleys, and was sold to [[Snowmeow Soothsayer]]. Alynna retains control over one quarter of the region.

=== Dragon Valley (Estate) ===

The Dragon Valley Estate is a series of islands all owned by [[Foxkin Impfondo]], so named because of Dragon Valley, the original region of this estate.

The number of regions in this estate currently number thirty, fourteen islands and sixteen voids, most of which are available for rent.

The islands which make up this estate are described in further detail in a [[Fur_Valleys#Dragon_Estates|separate section]], although the void regions are described in [[Fur_Valleys#Void_Simulations|their own section]].

=== Istaria Prime ===

Istaria Prime was once part of the Furnation Worlds conglomerate. For a time, due to the departure of Masquerade Valley, Istaria was not connected to the rest of main portion of the Valley island chain. This has since changed with the addition of Yin Valley. Istaria Prime is owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]].

=== Serenity Woods ===

[[Serenity Woods]] moved into Fur Valley in early June 2006. It features a very large store, as well as residential areas.

Serenity Woods was formally transfered to by [[Ron Overdrive]], a former Forest Guide, by it's original owner, Foxkin Impfondo. It was sold on 25 June 2007 to [[Mako Minogue]] as the manager and financed by [[Kerwin Newall]].

Once the sim's finances were stabilized and certain organizational changes were made, the sim was then offered to the current Guides (Sim Admin) staff for purchase at $0 profit. The Guides led by [[Curt Pascal]] held a number of fund raisers and were successfully able to purchase the sim in November 2007.

[[Curt Pascal]] is now the official Owner of the sim as of this writing.

=== Critter Valley ===

Critter Valley is a region owned by [[kodi Sachs]] which moved in to the Fur Valley region at the end of June 2006. It was subsequently sold to Snowmeow Soothsayer in the spring of 2007.

=== Zeta Valley ===

Zeta Valley provides a friendly area to [[zoophilia|zoophiles]], and for this reason has come under a certain level of controversy from the other Valley regions. The region is not currently connected to the main portion of the Valleys.

Zeta was once connected to the rest of the Valleys via Dragons Void, but due to disagreements between the Zeta Valley residents and the Dragons Void admins, is now separated once again. About half of the island is leased out to groups and people, although there has been little change in the properties since the sim was created.

While the region is zoophilia friendly, any objectionable content is kept in group-only areas with warning signs posted on the ways into the areas. Most ground-level areas are open to the public, although there is many rental areas for people that are differently themed to members, including Stable Stalls.

Zeta Valley includes a club friendly to [[Daryth Kennedy]]'s [[dragon]] [[avatar]]s friendly club ([[Isle of Wyrms]]), a mall, and a money tree.

The casino was closed due to changes in the AUP of SecondLife.

Zeta Valley is owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]. It surfaced 29 July 2006.

=== Cub Conclave ===

[[Image:CubConclaveFlagpole.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cub Conclave's flags fly proud]]

[[Cub Conclave]] provides a safe area for the [[babyfur]] community. The region features a castle, a mini mall, a marina, a bathhouse, a spaceship and [[Club Softpaws]] among other things. The region was founded and is owned by [[Raven Welesa]].

Cub Conclave (and the associated Kit Estates) was not connected to the main potion of the Fur Valleys for a time, due to the move of Masquerade Valley. This has since changed with the appearance of Yin Sea.

=== Kit Estates ===

[[Kit Estates]], like Cub Conclave, caters to the babyfur community, but is focused more on residential areas. It is owned by Raven Walesa.

=== Jaguar Valley ===

A residential region created on 20 January 2007, located north of Serenity Woods. Owned by [[Mako Minogue]], Jaguar Valley is a rural-themed residential sim. It's most notable resident is [[Allen Harrington]] who builds highly detailed Asian and Ranchero themed homes as well as visually rich nature themed skyboxes.

=== Pony Island ===

Pony Island moved into the Valley chain in early 2007. It's owned by Crissa Javelin and is mainly used as a [[Wikipedia:sandbox (software development)|sandbox]] sim for people to build new things on.

=== Lovecraft Forest ===

This region dedicated to [[Wikipedia:HP Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s works is owned by [[Kerwin Newall]] and [[MathueTaxion Theeuwes]]. Located north of Jaguar Valley, it also connected Pony Island sim to the rest of the Valleys for the first time when it came online in February of 2007.

Lovecraft Forest was sold to new non-furry owners in April 2008 , renamed and moved to a new grid location far from the Valley Estates continent.

=== Furry Park ===

Furry Park is owned by Effsey Nelson, as a residential complement to [[FlyinTails Airfield]] (now known as [[Fur_Valleys#Falcon Valley|Falcon Valley]]). This region, along with it's former complement, disconnected from the Valleys, in an attempt to cut down on local lag in the middle of 2007. It currently lies just north of the Valleys.

In September 2007, Furry Park was sold to Equino Faulkland and moved to the Ryder Estates, its currently located off the east edge of Ryder Lake.

=== Horse Valley ===

[[Horse Pony]], who rents a large parcel in Zeta Valley, and [[Phillip Vought]] partnered together to purchase Horse Valley sim in April of 2008.

=== Equus Beach ===

This void (aka water or OpenSpace) sim was purchased by Horse Pony and [[Phillip Vought]] and placed due west of Zeta Valley on 15 May 2008. It reconnected Zeta Valley to the main continent. Zeta had been an island for almost two years up to this point.

== Dragon Valley Estate ==

The Dragon Valley Estate, named such as Dragon Valley, was the first sim to become part of this estate, are all owned by Foxkin Impfondo, and his rental group, [[Foxkin Rentals]] which manages most of the rented land within the estate.

The administrators of the Dragon Valley Estate and Foxkin Rentals include: [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]], [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]], [[SleightOf Hand]], [[Stria_Inbiri|Stria Teazle]], [[Wyvern Sieyes]], [[Kitten Radio]] and [[Cera Watts]].

These regions are listed separately for clarity, in the approximate order in which each joined the Valley chain, rather than the order in which each joined the Dragon Valley Estate.

=== Tiger Valley ===

Tiger Valley is primarily Japanese themed. This region is devoted to land rentals, and is divided into nine rentable sections. It was originally owned by [[Epic Tank]], but was sold to [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]] in early September 2006.

=== Rabbit Valley ===

Rabbit Valley was originally owned by Kithylin Perth, later sold to the [[Kenzo Clan]], and finally now owned by Foxkin Impfondo. The region bears no relationship to the [[Rabbit Valley|publisher of the same name]].

=== Dragon Valley ===

Dragon Valley was the first region to become part of the Dragon Valley Estate. It will also soon contain the central office for Foxkin Rentals, which manages the majority of the rentable land within the Dragon Valley Estate.

Dragon Valley is primarily a residential region, and is divided into four sections, each with its own theme: Japanese (Northeast), Medieval European (Southeast), Rustic (Northwest) and Modern (Southwest).

In addition to land rentals, apartments are also available in Dragon Valley, including: Pagoda Apartments, Treehouse Apartments, Sky Apartments and Dragon Apartments. The Pagoda features a [[kitsune]] shrine in front.

=== Ryu Valley ===

Ryu Valley is primarily a region for visitors rather than residents of the estate. Its main feature is the giant volcano at its center, which constantly spews "lavabombs": harmless objects which leave a streak of lighted particles behind them, but which do often enter neighboring regions.

Ryu Valley includes a large mall called "Moon that Never Sets Mall", so named because it is contained within a large moon floating high above the region.

The floating moon also contains the Macro Room, one of the major draws to this region, which features [[macro]] prim furries, and a variety of situations for normal-sized furs to escape from.

In addition, a mature area is present deep inside the Volcano for Daryth Kennedy's [[dragon]] avatars as well as normal-sized furs.

Ryu was the second region to become part of the Dragon Estate.

=== Falcon Valley ===

Falcon Valley, formerly known as FlyinTails Airfield, is a residential region, available for land rentals. It currently lies North of the Valleys, and is awaiting connection to the Dragon Estate.

[http://www.flyintails.com/ FlyingTails Airfield] was devoted to flying aircraft of all sorts, and was set up like a giant airport, complete with landing and take-off strips. The region was originally owned by [http://foxchange.com/matt Effsey Nelson], but was sold to Foxkin Impfondo on 18 September 2007.

=== Neko Valley ===

Neko Valley came online in November 2006 and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. It is the sister sim of Otter Valley.

=== Otter Valley ===

The sister island of Neko Valley, which emerged at the same time, Otter Valley is also a residential region, available for land rentals.

=== Cheetah Valley ===

Cheetah Valley came online in early 2007. While originally a residential region, it now caters primarily to commercial residents. It is the sister island of Ferret Valley.

=== Ferret Valley ===

The sister island of Cheetah Valley, which emerged at the same time, Ferret Valley is also a residential island available for land rentals.

Unlike Cheetah, Ferret once featured a large mall within a Japanese-style pagoda, as well as containing the visitor center for Foxkin Rentals. The mall has since merged with the Moon that Never Sets Mall in Ryu Valley, and the Foxkin Rentals offices are in the process of moving to Dragon Valley.

=== Ocelot Valley ===

Ocelot Valley came online in early 2007 and is primarily a residential region. It is the sister island of Meerkat Valley.

=== Meerkat Valley ===

Meerkat Valley is the sister island of Ocelot Valley, which emerged at the same time. Like Cheetah Valley, this region was originally residential, but later became devoted to commercial residents. Meerkat Valley became the testing grounds for allowing various new types of new businesses in the Valleys.

=== Cougar Valley ===

Cougar Valley came online in June 2007 and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable for its tall mountains.

=== Lynx Valley ===

Lynx Valley came online in June 2007 and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable for its large river which runs through the middle of the island.

=== Mink Valley ===

Mink Valley came online in June 2007, and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable in that it is shaped like a paw print.

=== Lemming Valley ===

Cougar valley came online in June 2007, and is primarily a residential region, available for land rentals. This region is notable for its steep cliffs, paying homage to the 1991 video game "Lemmings."

== Void Simulations ==

Void regions (also known as "voids" or "ocean regions") in the Fur Valleys region are primarily used to add ocean to the surrounding areas, although each has it's own set of unique landforms and most are each rentable as an entire region.

All of the void regions in the Valleys island chain are currently owned by Foxkin Impfondo, but the four original voids are each managed by a different administrator of Foxkin Rentals.

=== Dragons Void ===

Dragons Void was the one of the original four voids in the Valley chain, and the first void which was rentable as a entire unit. This void was originally placed north of Wolf Valley and west of Zeta Valley, but moved south due to disagreements about landforms in the region. It is managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]].

=== Kitsune Sea ===

Kitsune Sea is void region which features a [[fox]]-shaped main island split in three parts, as well as several pawprint shaped islands which serve as rental spaces. This region is managed by Autumnfox Vesperia.

Kitsune Sea features a small mall upon the fox's head, which is home to Dancing Drake Designs, an avatar company which produces [[fantasy]] and furry characters, as well as Fawksie Stuf, Autumnfox's own business which produces a variety of gadgets and fashions. A section for freebie items, including collie avatars by [[Taylor Humby]], is also available.

Other notable visitor spots include a forest in perpetual autumn bloom, a waterfall boats may sail under, a mountain shrine complete with meditation pillows, and a sunken kistune temple where a visitor may be told their fortune.

=== Strianic Ocean ===

Strianic Ocean is an ocean region, named after its original manager, Stria Teazle. [[Nevermint|Nevermint Debs]] also manages this region.

This void is notable in that the island's shape resembles a dragon on the map, and an underwater coral reef, currently under construction.

=== Onyx Ocean ===

Onyx Ocean is a rentable void. It was formerly the private home of [[Fara Heart]], who later transfered management to [[Cera Watts]].

=== BlueRay Sea ===

BlueRay Sea came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. It was named for [[BlueRay Darkes]], a personal friend of djomnifusion Snickerdoodle.

=== Geckos Void ===

Geckos Void came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. The region name played a tribute to the popular gecko mascot of the Geiko car insurance company. The region was formerly named Gecko Void, but was renamed in June 2007 purely for aesthetics.

=== Moonlight Sea ===

Moonlight Sea came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. It was named for the initial crescent moon shape of its island. The original island shape has since changed, but it still maintains a somewhat moon-like shape.

=== Sydney Sea ===

Sydney Sea came online in early 2007 and is a rentable void. It was named after the child of one of the Foxkin Rentals administrators. It was formerly named Sidney Sea, but was renamed in June 2007 due to a spelling error.

=== Crocodile Rock ===

Crocodile Rock came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void. The name originated as a joke, bearing the same name of a song by Elton John, but the name stuck.

The region is notable for containing several crocodiles, which have moved about depending upon the current renter. It also contains a giant sculpted mushroom in the center of the island, originally planted as a joke, but which the current renters decided to keep.

=== Dolphin Deep ===

Dolphin Deep came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Drakes Void ===

Drakes Void came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Kitten Cove ===

Kitten Cove came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Raccoon Lagoon ===

Raccoon Lagoon came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Salamander Sea ===

Salamander Sea came online in June 2007 and is a rentable void.

=== Yang Sea ===

Yang Sea came online in June 2007 and is a rentable region. It is the sister island to Yin Sea. The region is notable for it's island resembling the yang (light) half of the yin-yang symbol.

=== Yin Sea ===

Yin Sea came online in June 2007 and is a rentable region. It is the sister sim to Yang Sea. The region is notable for it's island resembling the yin (dark) half of the yin-yang symbol.

Yin Sea is also responsible for finally reconnecting Istaria Prime, Cub Conclave, and Kit Estates to the rest of the Valleys island chain.

[[Category:Second Life locations]]
[[Category:2005 births]]

Kerwin Newall

2008-05-26T05:14:37Z

MathueTaxion: Corrected a spelling error.

'''Kerwin Newall''' is the [[rabbit]][[kangaroo|roo]] and former maintainer and owner of Lovecraft Forest, a [[island (Second Life)|sim]] in the [[Fur Valleys]] area of [[Second Life]]. He gained majority ownership in [[Serenity Woods]] with [[Mako Minogue]] from June 2007 to its sale late October 2007.

{{person-stub}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/ Lovecraft Forest Blog]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Second Life characters]]
[[Category:Rabbit-hybrid characters]][[Category:Kangaroo-hybrid characters]]

User talk:Higgs Raccoon

2008-05-26T05:05:05Z

MathueTaxion: /* Some Thanks */

==Archives of old stuff==
[[/Archive 1|Archive 1 (August 26th, 2006 - July 18th, 2007)]]

==Current talks==

== Image:GrizzFursuit.jpg ==

[[:Image:GrizzFursuit.jpg]] needs copyright resolved, same as previous image. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 19:20, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

== Some Thanks ==

Thanks for the edits to the [[SilverTail]] article, you untangled my words nicely. For that matter, thank you for creating the article in the first place! Much appreciated! --[[User:SilverTail|SilverTail]] 22:01, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

:Hi SilverTail. You're welcome! :) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

And thank you for correcting my words on the [[Regandor]] article. [[User:Roo fan|roo_fan]] 11:46, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks fur the tweeks on my page Higgs! [[User:MathueTaxion|MathueTaxion]] 05:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

== New to the WikiFur system... ==

Even though I was trying to keep the information simple and easy to find about myself, I '''was''' getting frustrated at someone editing the information behind me. ((keyword: "was")) Then after a bit of exploration at what was going on behind-the-scenes on my own information, I decided it was better than what I had and allows someone to see what is relevant to them.

Only one problem persists: In the 'formal' article about me below the link to my page for IMVU, the "This person's stub requires improving" tag still remains. Is there a way to just remove that or do I have to add/edit information in there to get rid of that? --{{Unsigned|Vosur}}

:Hi Vosur, the "This person's stub requires improving" message can be removed by edited out the "person-stub" tag. That tag is routinely put at the end of short articles to encourage people to flesh them out a bit. (For example, you might say a say words about how you discovered furry fandom, what part of the fandom you are involved in (art? costuming? gaming?), what species your fursona is if you have one, stuff like that.) You can remove the tag just by removing it in the article's edit window.

:Oh, and you can sign your posts in Talk pages (like this one) with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 15:25, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you. Im still learning the setup from this place in comparison to those that use BBCode, but I'm not yet ready to make/add signatures for here.{{unsigned|Vosur}}

:::Signatures aren't anything fancy - just put "<nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>" after anything you add on a Talk page and your name, the time, and the date will be automatically appended. (Otherwise it makes it harder to keep track of the conversation.) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:02, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

== Marcus Noble Stub ==

Thanks for creating a stub article about me. I went ahead and added on a link to my podcast novel. If you'd like to contact me, send me an e-mail (skunksmells@gmail.com) and I'll give you my IM info.
{{unsigned|MarcusNoble}}

:Hello Marcus. You're most welcome.
:In reply to what you were wondering on your recent LJ entry, I got your birthday and location from your LJ profile. (I don't go digging too hard for information, and only include birthdays, etc, on wikifur if someone has already happily put that data up in a public profile somewhere.) --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 22:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

== page edits.... ==

Mister Higgs Raccoon,

I realize I'm a new user on WikiFur, but do I not have the right to add content to a page that is about me? I attempted to add a link for my Fur Affinity profile, under the name of my second fursona, Atnarko, and you removed it. If I add content and someone comes along to smite it from existence immediately afterward, my already plain description is going to become even more pitiful. Is there a little dance I have to do or a handshake I must learn before my additions will stick?

Yotie / Atnarko
--[[User:Yotie|Yotie]] 08:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

:Hello, Yotie,
:Of course you have the right to edit/add content to a Wikifur page that is about you. (This being a wiki, anyone can edit anything.)
:I undid the pair of edits you made on December 1st as it appeared you weren't sure what you were doing (mysteriously inserting the wikifur logo and making links to your User page that had already been handled by the Contributor tag), and I thought you needed help getting things back to their original state. I hadn't noticed the FA link amidst all your other changes or I'd have retained it.
:Clearly you're getting the hang of editing and are more familiar with wikifur's style now - your edits today (Dec 4th) are much better!--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 16:19, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

== Wikifur Entry ==

Hey, thanks for getting me started! I've been meaning to make an entry for awhile, but *shrug* I've only the question...

Why the heck did you bother to make one of me? I'm not exactly notable aside from small portions of a few sectors of FA, and the Socal Furries... I'm just curious why you bothered and such o.o; [[User:Bengaley|Bengaley]] 23:15, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

:Hi there, Bengaley,
:Why did I make an entry on you? Well, WikiFur doesn't have the Notability standards of Wikipedia, so it can cover all of furry fandom, and that means we can have articles on everyday furries, not just the Big Names. I think I first came across your name when I saw your youtube video about there being (shock, horror) porn on the internet.

:Also, by including articles on a broad cross-section of the fandom, we can, for example, look at the number of people in the different species categories, and estimate which phenotypes are the most common.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 04:47, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

== Seddel Cougar ==

Thanks for creating the article about me, I always used the presence of an article here as a gold standard of when one has arrived as a furry. This is one of the happiest days I have had as a furry. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I was born in Missouri, and now live in Kansas, just to update you. If you would add I am a Film Student, and a Screenwriter, and a Bass player, and a Singer, I would appreciate it.

Plus I have a Youtube. 55seddel is my name there.

Also you can take all my contact info from my LJ page but truncate the emails please, I adore meeting new furs!

You have seriously made my day!

Seddel

:Hi Seddel. You're very welcome, I'm glad getting a WikiFur article made your day.
:Thanks for mentioning the additional information of yourself - I ''could'' add it to your article, but for the moment I'm not going to, in the hope it will encourage you to add it yourself. This *is* a wiki after all, and everyone is allowed (and encouraged) to edit any article they feel they can add to.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 04:47, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

==Personal Exclusion wanted on [[Miles Feral]]?==
Hello, Miles. You should be aware that blanking a page will invariably result in it being restored, even if you're the one the page is about. If you wish to be excluded from WikiFur, you'll need to [[WikiFur:Personal_exclusion|request it]] so the entry can be deleted and locked against further editing. It is your wish to be excluded?--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 23:21, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

:Yes, that is what I would like. - [[User:Miles Feral|Sunshine]] 04:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

::Hello, Miles. I've deleted and locked the article at [[Miles Feral]]. If you ever change your mind and want it unlocked, you only need to ask one of the WikiFur [[Wikifur:Administrators|Administrators]].--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 08:16, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== Adding content ==
I made a comment to your comment on my [[talk:JBadger]] and [[User_talk:JBadger]] pages, not sure if you are watching that. Still need to correct some stuff in there, might move some from my bio stuff from jbadger.org there.
--[[User:JBadger|JBadger]] 22:39, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

:Hi JBadger... I glance over the Recent Changes list every now and then, so I noticed your comment. Thanks for expanding your own article - I've done a little reformatting, removing the bullet-points and changing it from first person to third. I've also removed the Puppeteers and MFF staff tags. You can put them back, but at the same time include something in the article text justifying them (eg explaining about your being on the MFF Puppet staff).--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 22:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

== Article ==

I just discovered that you had started an article of me, and was rather curious on 'Why me'? It's rather suprizing to find an article was already made of me upon going to make one myself :P. I also hope I am doing this right. My luck I'd break something :P--[[User:Axel Zinfandel|Axel Zinfandel]] 19:20, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

:Hi there Axel. As Giza said on your LJ, I tend to add articles on random furs; I think wikifur should record a wide cross-section of the fandom, not just the ultra-famous. As for why you specifically... well, I'm not sure exactly. I probably wandered, by random, into either your LJ pages or online galleries, and wrote an article stub based on what was in your public profiles.
: You shouldn't worry about breaking something, edits can easily be undone/tweaked as necessary. You managed to add your question OK, and you can also read the [[Wikifur:Help|Help]] file if needed. You should feel free to expand on your existing article-stub.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 10:25, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

== My writing ==

Please stop deleting my writing. It doesn't belong on my userpage because it's a separate piece of writing, an alternate history if you will. --[[User:Brushwell Clinton|Brushwell Clinton]] 19:04, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

:Brushwell, I am going to delete your writing at [[Brushwell_Clinton/My_History]] for the following reasons:
:* Any history of your character belongs on your character's page ([[Brushwell Clinton]]). It is not the practise on WikiFur to have a separate page for one's history/back story.
:* The contents of Brushwell_Clinton/My_History don't come close to satisfying the requirements of WikiFur's [[Help:Furry_Book_of_Style|Style Guide]]. WikiFur aims to have its articles read as encyclopaedia entries, not pieces of first-person creative writing. What you've written ''might'' be OK for your (informal) User page, but definitely not your (formal) Article.
:You should either rewrite your history in an appropriate style on your Article page, or host your creative writing elsewhere and add to your page an external link to it. --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 01:26, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

* This is not a history of my character, it is simply a writing piece.
* This is not an encyclopedia entry and does not pretend to be one. This is also why I created it as a subpage of my userpage.
* It's not on my article page, it's on a subpage of my userpage.
* By the way, it's on a subpage of my userpage!
--[[User:Brushwell Clinton|Brushwell Clinton]] 10:34, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
: Wikifur isn't a story-hosting site, so something that is "not a history of (your) character", "simply a writing piece", and "not an encyclopedia entry" is questionable at best. And it was *not* a subpage of your Userpage like you keep saying. You originally created it is a subpage of your Article page where it was not appropriate, and hence it was removed. I hope after your chat with Green Reaper you now understand the difference.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 08:13, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
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:I've had a chat with Brushwell and he mentioned that he always intended to put it at [[User:Brushwell_Clinton/My_History]] and thought that he had done so, even though he did not the first two times. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 19:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:: Next chat you have with him, you might like to discuss the iffy practice of [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Brushwell_Clinton&redirect=no redirecting your Article page to your User page].--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 08:13, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Yeah, that's not on. I've reverted that edit. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 15:10, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

== Balto ==

Wow thank you I wasn't sure how to add stuff here Im sorry if I did it wrong this was my first time posting. Thank you for fixing that for me you are wonderful. You work quick too *hug*. Thank you once again for your help.

Balto 09:17, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Balto

==Aaah, 'nother newb==
Hey there,
I was kinda wondering if theres away to delete images? I uploaded one with wrong info in the file name and wanted to sort it out, so I kinda up loaded another one, now you have a useless image floating about on your server! I did look about on your help pages and stuff but didn't find anything (may have just missed it is all) sorry.
Oooh, you've already cleaned the page up o.o that was fast!
[[User:AlexOtter|AlexOtter]] 13:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

:Hello, Alexender.
:No problems about the image that isn't needed anymore. I'm assuming it was the "AlexOtter-aged-12-by-Anka.png" one, so I've just deleted it.
:Cheers, Higgs.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 13:59, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

== Issues uploading images ==

Hoping you can help.

Myself and [[Hendikins]] have been attempting to upload three photos this evening for the [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]] page but on completion of the upload we keep getting "Error creating thumbnail: Unable to create destination directory" in place of the image.

Any idea what we might be doing wrong?

[[User:Techie Fox|Techie Fox]] 12:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

:Hmmm, I too seem to be getting that error message, so I don't think you're doing anything wrong. It must be a technical problem somewhere. I'll have to drop GreenReaper a note about it, but for the moment all I can suggest is to leave it for now and check a bit later, to see if the problem has corrected itself and your image thumbnails have become visible.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 13:12, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

== Dustykat ==

I don't understand why you yanked the movie info off my page, I can understand the other images if they were against a policy but the movie info could have been left with a link to the YouTube site.

In fact a link to my FA page also could have been left.

Thanks for the help with the clean up but I'll be putting that stuff back in with links. The movie should probably get it's own page too.

Dusty
{{unsigned|67.164.46.46 }}

:Hello, Dusty. I removed the video from your page because it is more appropriately placed on an article dedicated to the production, [[Under the Same Sky|which now exists]].
:Yes, a link to your FA page would have been appropriate ([http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=DustyKat&oldid=189871 it does not appear in the original article])--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 14:04, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== TR_Wolf ==

Regarding TR_Wolf, his IP has been blocked and his user account appears to have been locked or deleted. He gives your name as the admin who banned him citing "repeat vandalism". He states that he has edited WikiFur only once, to change an IRC channel reference in [[NorthernFurs (UK)]]]], an edit which was reverted by an anonymous user.
--<big>''' [[User:Brushwell Clinton|<font color=#663300>Brushwell]] '''</font></big><sup><small>[[User_Talk:Brushwell Clinton|T a l k]] 10:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)</small></sup>

:What is TR Wolf's IP address? I'm guessing it is [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/87.194.8.180 87.194.8.180]? That particular IP address was blocked for a month after someone used it made a frivolous edit to [[Pete Darkfox]], and the contributions list for that IP address show similar non-serious edits to [[Tori Belliachi]] and [[Tungro]]. What is TR_Wolf's user/account name on WikiFur, and do you know when he created the account? --[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 10:52, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

::His IP address is 86.152.70.251, and it's static. His username is TR_Wolf, or TR-Wolf. --<big>''' [[User:Brushwell Clinton|<font color=#663300>Brushwell]] '''</font></big><sup><small>[[User_Talk:Brushwell Clinton|T a l k]] 11:19, 14 May 2008 (UTC)</small></sup>

:::Hmmm, searching the [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist List of Blocked IP addresses and usernames], I don't see any blocks in place for [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&ip=86.152.70.251 86.152.70.251], [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&ip=TR_Wolf TR_Wolf], or [http://furry.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AIpblocklist&ip=TR-Wolf TR-Wolf], from me or anyone else. If this isn't some transient glitch and TR still isn't able to edit, I'm not sure what to suggest except perhaps to drop GreenReaper a note and let him know there's something odd with the Blocking system.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 14:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== Royal Dog ==

Hi Thank you so much for helping me finish my page! *hugs*[[User:Royal Dog|Royal Dog]] 05:10, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

== thx dude ==

<nowiki></nowiki> i apologixe that i am still very much a noob at it, i will try not to be too much of a bother.

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2008-05-25T17:14:22Z

MathueTaxion: Added an image.

'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', aka '''Mathue''', is a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]], an [[illiop]] on [[Second Life]].[[Image:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png|right|thumb|150px|Mathue drawn by Wolfpaw Palmer[http://hwolfpaw.deviantart.com/]]]

{{character-stub}}

[[Category:Bear characters]][[Category:Second Life characters]]

File:MathueWolfpawPalmer.png

2008-05-25T16:53:53Z

MathueTaxion: Image of Mathue drawn by Wolfpaw Palmer July 2007

== Summary ==
Image of Mathue drawn by Wolfpaw Palmer July 2007
== Licensing ==
{{fursona}}

User talk:MathueTaxion

2008-05-24T04:55:33Z

MathueTaxion:

Welcome to [[WikiFur]]! Thank you for registering an account - we look forward to working with you. [[Forum:Help desk|Let us know]] if you need any [[Help:Contents|help]] not already provided. If you would like help creating an article or just editing it, don't hesitate to consult the [[Help:Furry Book of Style|Furry Book of Style]] or just contact an [[WikiFur:Administrator|administrator]]. Have a nice day! :-) To rename a page, click the "move" tab at the top of the article. --[[User:Rat|Rat]] 00:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

:Many thanks Rat! 'ppreciate it. [[User:MathueTaxion|MathueTaxion]] 04:55, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2008-05-22T00:11:31Z

MathueTaxion:

'''MathueTaxion Theeuwes''', aka '''Mathue''', is a [[bear]]-like [[mammal]] i.e. an [[illiop]] on [[Second Life]].

{{character-stub}}

[[Category:Bear characters]][[Category:Second Life characters]]

Talk:MathueTaxion Theeuwes

2008-05-22T00:08:43Z

MathueTaxion: Created page with 'Hey, maybe someone who better knows how to work the Wiki can either tell me how or do it themselves. Anyway, my name is mis-spelled. It's _Theeuwes_, not Theewles. It's not a hug...'

Hey, maybe someone who better knows how to work the Wiki can either tell me how or do it themselves. Anyway, my name is mis-spelled. It's _Theeuwes_, not Theewles. It's not a huge deal since Theeuwes is a tack-on for SL but if someone wanted to search for me it's going to cause problems. [[User:MathueTaxion|MathueTaxion]] 00:08, 22 May 2008 (UTC)