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[[Image:WerewolfRevisedLogo.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Logo for the roleplaying game Werewolf: the Apocalypse]]
'''Werewolf: the Apocalypse''' (or '''W:tA''') was a [[roleplaying game]] published by [[White Wolf]] studios from 1992 to 2004. In it, players play members of the Garou, a race of wolves who, despite being decimated from generations of internal struggles, have become aware that the apocalypse is approaching. The roleplaying game could be called the "[[lifestyler]]'s RPG," in that its major themes include striking a balance between one's human and animal sides, struggling to find friends and live despite a heavy secret, and searching to find a group you could call family. (Of course, lifestylers don't have to deal with fending off the end of the world too often, but a game purely about introspection wouldn't sell very well.)

==System==
WtA uses the Storyteller system, a d10 dicepool system. Characters are rated from 1-5 in nine stats (three each in Physical, Mental, and Social groups), spent various amounts of points among three types of abilities (Talents, Skills, and Knowledges), and could buy extra special abilities, stats, or skills with 'freebies.'

The ''Player's Guide'' added a virtually-required expansion to character creation in which characters could also take "merits" (advantages, usually social) and "flaws" (disadvantages, usually supernatural) with their freebie points.

Resolution was by rolling dice equal to a stat plus a skill, and getting a 'success' for every die that showed up higher than a target number (6 for average rolls, but ranging as high as 9 or as low as 3). Die rolls of 1 were worse than normal failures and rolls of 10 were better than normal successes. The results aren't all black and white: you can have a minor, normal, or superhuman success. This gives more freedom to the storyteller, and only him can decide the results for your character. Some rolls, like a magic-power activation, are precisely documented but what their exact effects were varied between different editions of the system (and indeed, individual groups).

W:tA, in addition to the standard stats of the Storyteller system, added two new stats specific to the Garou: Rage and Gnosis. Rage was the connection to Gaia's anger at her pain, while Gnosis was the connection to the earth and the Umbra. This gave the game the occasional nickname of "Werewolf Wizards & Warriors," since Rage and Gnosis were heavily tied to combat and mystical actions respectively, and characters who had a high score in one could rarely attain a high score in the other.

==Abilities==
In ''W:tA'', all werewolves share some common powers. These include shapeshifting, regeneration (except from silver), the Delirium, and the ability to learn special abilities (known as gifts).

Shapeshifting takes five forms: Pure human (homid), slightly wolf (glabro), mixture (crinos, or wolf-man), slightly human (hispo, or dire wolf), and pure wolf (lupus). Shapeshifting normally takes time, but Rage can force an instant change from one form to another.

The Delirium is a special form of horror; humans who see werewolves are panicked, and lose some or all their memory of seeing the werewolves afterwards. However, the potency of the Delirium is based on the human's willpower; a strongwilled human will be affected less than a weakwilled human.

==Breeds==
All werewolves came from one of three breeds.

'''Homid:''' This breed represents Garou born to humans. Although they were the most civilized of the three breeds, they also lost the most, and are more likely to be hunted -- unlike the lupus, the First Change of homids often happen in front of many witnesses, and frequently with the Black Spiral Dancers attending, violently tearing the homid from his or her human life.

'''Lupus:''' This breed represents Garou born to wolves. In many ways, their life was the easiest -- by the time the lupus had made his First Change, he or she already knew how to hunt, and how to socialize in packs. It was learning how to be human that was difficult...

'''Metis:''' Metis are malformed purebreeds, the result of a forbidden tryst between Garou (by the Litany; see ''Society'', below). To a wolf, the metis are deformed; even the 'benign' changes (such as having horns on your head) made you stand out, and the extreme changes were damning. Choosing to be a Metis gave the character an ''unique'' insight into the Garou world, as they are often singled out for harassment. (The exception to this are the Black Furies and the Children of Gaia -- see ''Tribes'', below.)

==Auspices==
If breeds are a garou's physical phenotype, auspices are a garou's spiritual archetype. There were five auspices, each somehow tied to the [[moon]], and each with their own advantage:

'''Ragabash:''' Born under the new moon, Ragabash are tricksters and rouges. Although their Rage was the lowest, they were also the most flexible, and many of their gifts came in handy in roleplaying situations as well as combat situations.

'''Theurge:''' Born to the crescent moon, Theurges act as shamans, learning the ways of the Umbra (and not occasionally of human mysticism). Although closer to Gaia than the Ragabash, they are more concerned with healing her and watching for her than fighting her battles. Their gifts are the most mystic of all.

'''Philodox:''' From the half moon come the Philodox, the judges, arbitrators, and problem-solvers. Their rage is dead center, as their role is that of balance: there is a time for war and a time for peace.

'''Galliard:''' The Galliard come from the gibbous moon, acting as the teachers and the storytellers of the Garou race. They are full of Gaia's rage, for only they know how acutely she has suffered over the generations. Despite their rage, their gifts are actually similar to the Ragabash.

'''Ahroun:''' Children of the full moon, the ahroun don't ''understand'' Gaia's rage... they ''feel'' it. Although they are the most powerful, with the highest Rage and extremely potent combat gifts, they are also the most straightjacketed as characters.

==Tribes==
In all, there were sixteen tribes: thirteen had survived for the timeline of ''Werewolf: the Apocalypse'', while three more had been killed or subverted.

'''Black Furies:''' They represented the interests of the Wyld, the most powerful but also most dangerous member of the Triat. They were also a feminist tribe, with one exception: Metis of any gender were accepted, as they were symbols of Garou creation.

'''Bone Gnawers:''' Born to poor homids and to lupus whose homes were replaced by cities, Bone Gnawers represented survivors. Where Glass Walkers represented technophilia, Bone Gnawers adapted to mundane, everyday technology -- such as McDonald's.

'''Bunyip:''' One of the Lost Tribes, the Bunyip were the Garou who inhabited Australia. They were a tribe focused on fertility and transformed themselves into marsupial wolves (thylacines). When the European Garou came to Australia, they were tricked into killing their Bunyip kin, believing they were Fera. ''more information needed''

'''Children of Gaia:''' Often depicted as a pacifist tribe, the Children of Gaia called for unity in the face of a common enemy. They could force peace among warring factions, and were the diplomats of the Garou race.

'''Croatan:''' One of the Lost Tribes, the Croatan were one of the Pure Ones, or indigenous American Garou. Where the Utkena were "Older Brother" and the Wendigo were "Little Brother", the Croatan were "Middle Brother" and acted as an intermediary between the other Native American Garou. They sacrificed themselves to keep the Wyrm from taking hold in the New World when the Europeans arrived. ''more information needed''

'''Fianna:''' Celtic, the Fianna were the tribe most connected to things fey, and the primary Galliard tribe. They were also noted as drunkards and playboys, despite being among the best warrior (behind the Get, and on par with the Red Talons and the Wendigo).

'''Get of Fenris:''' Nordic, the Get were a tribe composed almost purely of Ahroun who were tired of waiting and were ready to take the fight to the Wyrm directly. However, they were also hamstrung by their ties to racial supremacists, who often sued to turn the powerful force that was the Get against the 'impurer' non-Nordic Garou.

'''Glass Walkers:''' Early-adopters to the end, Glass Walkers knew of all things technologic, and had their paws on the very pulse of human economics and society. However, they were distrusted due to their ties to the insane Weaver, the Illuminatus, and the Mafia.

'''Hakken:''' A subtribe of the Shadow Lords, these strictly homid Garou are found in the Beast Courts of the East and can be called Shadow Lords with bushido morals. ''More information needed.''

'''Red Talons:''' An all-lupus tribe, the Red Talons resented everything human, and sought to destroy the Wyrm ape-first. Their rage drove them to be fierce warriors; however, in resenting humans, they also resented their own natures, which weakened them.

'''Shadow Lords:''' Once an honorable tribe of the Garou who struck in darkness, the Shadow Lords became consumed with their anger at the Silver Fangs and their lust for more and more power. They were the only tribe with two patrons (Gaia and Grandfather Thunder).

'''Silent Striders:''' Originally Egyptian, now Roma, the Silent Striders have learned of much in their search for a home, and their ability to move from city to city and from world to world is second to none. However, they are also distrusted because it is known that many of the Silent Strider elders still practice forbidden Egyptian arts of necromancy.

'''Silver Fangs:''' Russian, the Silver Fangs claim ancestral rulership over the Garou, but their inbreeding, political infighting, and the introduction of democratic thought have weakened their powerbase.

'''Stargazers:''' Leaving the Garou Nation, the Stargazers and their divinations believed that the infighting among the tribes would lead to the death of Gaia, and so left the Garou Nation (and indeed, for a while, Earth itself), preferring to take the fight to the Umbra.

'''Uktena:''' American mystics, the Uktena understand more about the ways of the spirit world than even the Stargazers, but with only grudging support from their brothers (the Wendigo), they suffered when the European Garou came to the Americas.

'''Wendigo:''' American warriors, the Wendigo bore the brunt of European aggressions, and with that came a deep distrust for all other tribes, their blood brothers (the Uktena) included.

'''White Howlers:''' One of the Lost Tribes, the White Howlers were related to the Picts of Scotland. They were fierce warriors who entered the Wyrm's realm in the Umbra called the Black Spiral. As such, they fell to the Wyrm and became the Black Spiral Dancers, highly mutated and corrupted Garou and one of the Garou's worst foes. ''more information needed''

==Society==
At the uppermost level, Garou life is organized into tribes. However, for most Garou, these are merely "team colors," and your standard Garou does not have a say in their tribe's politics.

Tribes are composed of a number of ''septs'', which are themselves composed of packs. Packs are groups of werewolves with something akin to a familial relationship, although (especially in modern years) blood relations are probably not present.

Garou society is governed by a group of edicts known as the ''Litany''. Somewhat like a constitution, the Litany lays down basic conduct that all Garou must adhere to. However, especially in modern-day games, the Litany is open to interpretation.

Each pack can have its own guardian [[totem]], and individual Garou can have their own personal totems in addition to their pack's. These totems grant special blessings, impose certain restrictions, and may teach special esoteric abilities (known as ''gifts'') to worthy Garou. In addition, in rare cases, the [[Phoenix]] totem will accept a werewolf into what is known as a ''Silver Pack'', a specially-conviened pack created to handle some particularly arduous or dangerous task.

Depending on the Garou in question, a garou may have a group of what might be called living "demi-werewolves," or ''Kinfolk''. Although only 1 in 10 who have lupine blood in them will ever Change and become a full Garou, these Kinfolk (when human) are generally are told of their partial-werewolf heritage -- after all, half a Garou is better than none for those who hunt werewolves. Those lucky few Garou with extended Kinfolk families, homid or lupine, are fortunate indeed; they gain a much-desired social outlet outside of their packs.

==Fera==
Originally, there were a number of other races in the world, all created by Gaia for different purposes. These were collectively known as Fera -- the Changing Breeds. However, the Garou decimated or outright destroyed the many other breeds.

'''Ajaba:''' [[Were]]-[[hyena]]s, the Ajaba were created to defend Africa, where no wolves lived. Decimated by the Garou.

'''Ananasi:''' [[Were]]-[[spider]]s, created to defend the earth from within. Decimated by the Garou. ''More information needed.''

'''Apis:''' [[Were]]-[[bull]]s, the Apis were in charge of the earth and agriculture. Long dead; the last known Apis was the famed [[Minotaur]] in Greece. ''More information needed.''

'''Bastet:''' [[Were]]-[[cat]]s, the Bastet were created to be Gaia's eyes. Quite alive.

'''Camazotz:''' [[Were]]-[[bat]]s. They lost their purpose long ago, and defected to the Wyrm. Long dead. ''More information needed.''

'''Corax:''' [[Were]]-[[raven]]s, created to be Gaia's messengers. Quite alive.

'''Garou:''' [[Werewolf|Werewolves]]. While the Garou were originally created as Gaia's claws, they have had to take up the slack created by the destruction of the other changing breeds. So today, the Garou are jack of all trades, but unfortunately for Gaia, master of none. Quite alive.

'''Gurahl:''' [[Were]]-[[bear]]s, created to heal Gaia. All but extinct.

'''Kitsune:''' [[Were]]-[[fox]]es, created to understand magic. Quite alive. ''(See also [[kitsune]].)''

'''Mokolé:''' [[Were]]-[[reptile]]s, created to serve as Gaia's memory. Decimated by the Garou.

'''Nagah:''' [[Were]]-[[snake]]s, created to judge for Gaia. All but extinct.

'''Nuwisha:''' [[Were]]-[[coyote]]s, so Gaia could laugh. Decimated by the Garou.

'''Ratkin:''' [[Were]]-[[Rat (species)|rat]]s, created to cull humanity. One of the few Fera to be active in Antarctica. Quite alive.

'''Rokea:''' [[Were]]-[[shark]]s, created to protect the seas. Quite alive.

'''Zhong Lung:''' [[Were]]-[[dragons]], the Eastern counterparts to the Mokolé. Quite alive.

==The Triat==
The Tirat is a group of three spirits which most Garou believe to be reality's greatest forces, who once kept existence functioning normally. (Some Garou believe Gaia is above the Triat, some believe her to be equal, and some believe her to be lower.) The Wyld reflects creation; the Weaver represents adaptation; and the Wyrm reflects destruction. In effect, the Triat was a macrocosm of all life: birth, growth and adaptation, and death, as it should be.

The Wyld is served most by the Black Furies. The Weaver is most venerated by the Glass Walkers. Besides the dark Black Spiral Dancers, no group in the Garou Nation openly supports the Wyrm, although some renegade groups in the Silent Striders, Stargazers, and Uktena are searching for a way to restore sanity to the Wyrm.

===The Wyrm===
The main enemy of the Garou is the Wyrm. The Wyrm (which is composed of three lesser aspects, the Eater of Souls, the Defiler, and the Beast of War) uses humans (via pentex), spirits (banes), and other supernaturals (vampires) in an attempt to defile reality. Not even the Garou are safe from the Wyrm's corruption: a tribe from Scotland, once known as the White Howlers, have been perverted into a twisted mockery of their former selves known as the Black Spiral Dancers. The Wyrm's ultimate goal is the creation of an Apocalypse in which all reality ceases to be.

As noted above, the Wyrm was formerly a functioning member of the Tirat. However, it was trapped in a prison (Malfeas) by the Weaver, and in its imprisonment, it went insane. Now, it cannot leave its prison directly, but it can use its many minions to cause destruction.

==The Apocalypse==
Most werewolves believe that the Apocalypse is game over: the Wyrm wins, the Garou loses, Gaia is killed, and eventually all of existence ceases to be. If the Garou can defeat the Wyrm, the Apocalypse will be stopped. The Children of Gaia, Get of Fenris, Red Talons, Shadow Lords, and Silver Fangs hold this belief. However, this belief is not universal.

Some factions believe that the Apocalypse is natural, and automatic -- the natural result of the actions of the Triat. After the final battle, the winners will get to decide who wins. The final battle, then, will be the chance for the nature of reality to be decided... and those Garou do not want the Wyrm to win. Most of these are members of the more mystic tribes, such as the Silent Strider, the Stargazers, and the Uktena.

Finally, others think that, while Gaia is doomed to die, there will be a chance to escape; they plan to use the Apocalypse to fight ''past'' the Wyrm and flee to a land out of reach of Wyrm, Gaia, and other Garou.. Most of these pessimists are Bone Gnawers.

==Spinoffs==
[[Image:GURPS WtA.jpg|200px|thumb|right|GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse.]]
''GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse'' (ISBN 1-55634-276-4, shown) was an adaptation of the Werewolf game to the GURPS system. Although it had promise, the adaptation showed some critical misunderstandings of the Storyteller system (such as treating Rage and Gnosis as just special pools of 'fatigue points'). The book sold only lukewarmly, and a predicted companion was canceled after Steve Jackson Games and White Wolf had a falling out.

''Werewolf: the Wild West'' (ISBN 1-56504-340-5) was a roleplaying game cast in Deadland's mold. Although the setting was well-received (replacing the untouchable Wyrm as the main enemy with a single exceptionally powerful but ultimately defeatable Bane), much text was copied and pasted directly out of the second edition of the original ''Werewolf'' roleplaying game. This caused the book to seem cheaper than it actually was, and ended its run prematurely. Several supplements were produced for Wild West, including a series of crossovers with Deadlands.

''Dark Ages: Werewolf'' (ISBN 1-58846-284-6) was the sequel to the widely successful White Wolf game, ''Dark Ages: Vampire''. It was never received well by the fans of the original, however; it was seen as a quick attempt to cash in on the success on its predecessor. However, it has experienced a minor comeback as it is now available in [http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2675 PDF] format.

''Werewolf: the Forsaken'' was a 'reimagined' version of the original game, covered in fuller detail in ''W:tA and furry gamers'', below.

''Rage'' was actually two different collectable card games (or CCGs) based on Werewolf, but with totally different rules. The first version (Rage: Apocalypse) was produced by White Wolf Game Studios and had five sets. The second version (Rage: Tribal War) was produced by Five Rings Publishing Group which became a division of Wizards of the Coast.

Both versions are currently out of production, but have found new life with fan made cards that White Wolf recognizes for use in tournaments. Many furry artists have worked on the fan made sets for Rage, including artists such as [[Dark Natasha]], [[Roz Gibson]], and [[Ursula Vernon]]. All the fan produced sets are available online from the central Rage website, [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/rage.html River Von]. Rage has also been developed for online play on the [http://www.ccgworkshop.com Gatling Engine].

Rage tournaments have been held at several conventions since 2004, including [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], and [[FurFright]]. More tournaments are planned. See the central Rage website for a tournament schedule, of visit the discussion list at [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rageinfo/ Rageinfo].


''Werewolf: the Apocalypse: Heart of Gaia'' was a short-lived attempt at producing a Werewolf video game by ASC Games. Based on the Quake II engine, the system would have been true to the Storyteller system, while simultaneously answering some of the more common complaints from the first Storyteller games, ''Vampire: the Masquerade: Redemption''. However, ASC closed its doors, taking with it the code to ''Heart of Gaia''. Since this time, White Wolf has not shown interest in licensing out ''WtA'' to another company.

==W:tA and furry gamers==
In 2005, W:tA was nominated as the 'furriest RPG in existence' by an informal study at RPGnet. Ethan Skemp, then line editor for Werewolf, replied by saying: "God ''damn'' it." He then later went on to say that Werewolf could not be a furry roleplaying game "because werewolves don't have breasts," implying he associated "furry" with [[furverts]]

In the sequel to Werewolf, ''Werewolf: the Forsaken'' (or ''WtF''), most of the elements that made it appealing to the [[furry fandom]] were removed. This included changing many aspects of the game; rather than fight against corporate (and mainly human) opression, the main opponents now come from the spirit world, which is described as a Darwinistic nightmare; all werewolves are derived from human stock, to focus on the "human comes to grips with monstrous urges" aspect of werewolf lore; and the focus is now local, with a more realistic (and uncertain) pack mentality.

Further, the primary non-spirit antagonists of werewolves in the new game are the Pure Tribes; wheras the player-characters are Forsaken, a minority among werewolves, the Pure Tribes did not "betray Father Wolf" in the past, and believe themselves to be the "true" werewolves. Ironically, the mother of all werewolves has condemned the Pure Tribes, with the Pure Tribes responding by no longer venerating their creator. The Pure Tribes are depicted as merciless horrors, alternating between violating their own oaths of harmony and enacting rites of gruesome penance. The archetypical Pure Tribe werewolves described in the book have such lurid titles as "Fire-Touched Deacon" and "Elder Man-Eater."

It has to be noted that without actual quotes and specification of the sources involved, the "''WtF'' is less furry than ''WtA'' on purpose" statement can be dismissed as rumour. Many players, among them furries, believe that ''WtF'' was a welcome nerf of the incredibly high-violence high-drama cineastic world of ''WtA''. That said, the great majority of ''WtF'' playing furries seems to indeed come to the conclusion that ''W: the Apocalypse'' just was a lot more fun to play than ''W: the Forsaken''. The same has also been said countless times by non-furries - as has the opposite. Basically, ''WtF'' is a very debatable topic, and rumor freely mingles with fact in most discussions about it.

Some comparisons have been made to (''Vampire: the Requiem''), as the new Werewolf has a much more local focus and is geared towards personal tragedy and noble sacrifice. Ethan Skemp would later go on record as saying that it was the appeal of ''WtA'' to the furry fandom that fueled the changes in ''WtF''. Reactions among the fans of Werewolf have been mixed; it should be noted that many non-furry Werewolf fans prefer Werewolf: The Forsaken, or concider the game equal to its predecesor.

Ironically, though the game's setting is less friendly to furry fandom, its spirit world is technically much more anthropomorphic than the previous edition; ''everything'' has a spirit, even locations, domestic appliances, and concepts like "greed" and "friendship."

==See also==
*[[Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters of the East]]
*[[Roleplaying game]]
*[[Werewolf]]

==External links==
*[[WhiteWolf:Werewolf: The Apocalypse|Werewolf on the White Wolf Wikia]]
*[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/WerewolfTheApocalypse/ GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse]
*[http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_12&products_id=637 PDF purchase link on DriveThruRPG]
*[http://www.white-wolf.com/Games/Pages/Werewolfhome.html Werewolf: the Apocalypse official site]

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[[Image:Furcadia.png|right|Furcadia]]
'''Furcadia''' (also known as '''Furc''') is a furry graphical multiplayer online community developed by [[Felorin]] (Dr. Cat) and [[Talzhemir]] ('Manda), with contributions from [http://www.furcadia.com/credits.html many others]. Furcadia has been running since 1996, and is probably the largest online furry community, with over 60,000 registered users and 3,000 - 4,300 online users active at any given time.

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

== Overview ==
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Furcadia is free to all users. To join Furcadia, the [http://www.furcadia.com/download/ Windows client] can be downloaded and installed. This client connects to the furcadia server, allows for character creation, and provides a graphical environment where a [[furre]] (Furcadia character) can explore [[Dream (Furcadia)|dreams]] (player-made areas) and interact with others.

When one first joins Furcadia, one first creates a character. This involves selecting a name, entering in a contact e-mail address to activate an account, selecting a species, selecting one's colours and writing a personal description that is visible to other furres.

The following species can be selected during the character creation process: [[Rodent]], [[Equine]], [[Feline]], [[Canine]], [[Musteline]], [[Lapine]] and [[squirrel (species)|Squirrel]]. It is also commonplace to use one of these base types to create a specialized species: for example, choosing the colouring on a squirrel to make it look like a skunk. The next update of Furcadia will introduce two new species, [[Bovines]] and [[Bears]].

In addition to the basic species, furres can purchase various add-ons for their character using real-world money. These include four types of wings (Classic Wings, Tri-colour Wings, Butterfly wings and Bat Wings), various alternate species ([[Dragon]], [[Phoenix]] and [[Gryphon]]), flight and fire-breathing effects. All purchases help support the operation and improvements of Furcadia.

Real money is not required to join or use the service, only to add these character features. This business model has been criticised by some for breaking down the isolation between character and player, as those with real money available can use it to improve their in-game status. Dispite this minor critisism, the approach has been quite successful and built up a sizable and mostly satisfied community of players.

== Furcadia Client ==
[[Image:Furcadia_client_jujinka.png|thumbnail|250px|right|Furcadia in action]]

The Furcadia Client is organized into four main areas:
* The upper left section displays the portrait and name of another furcadia within the dream.
* The lower left section contains five tabs that allow the furre to move about and interact with the world around them.
* The upper right section shows the dream that the furre is currently in, including other furres that are nearby.
* The lower right section contains a text window, used to talk with other furres visible above, and to whisper (private message) other furres that are currently logged in.

The Furcadia Client runs on Windows 95 through XP. A Macintosh client has often been requested, but is considered a lower priority development.

=== Third Party Applications ===

Many third-party applications have been written to complement and enhance the Furcadia Client. These applications include:
* Proxies, which sit between the Furcadia Client and the Server and provide additional capabilities. Examples include [[Furnarchy]], [[DogProxy]] and [[Mreow! Proxy]].
* Bots, which allow characters to be controlled by a computer program. Examples include [[FurBot]].
* Editors, which allow the editing of [[Patches]], [[DragonSpeak]] and Dream maps. Examples include [[Dreamer]].

== History ==

* '''1994''': DragonSpires, a predecessor of Furcadia is created by [[Felorin]] and [[Talzhemir]].
* '''1996''': First release of Furcadia
* '''1998''': The Circle Help Guild is chartered
* '''2001''': Phoenix Update
* '''2002''': Furcadia is a finalist at the Fifth Annual [[Wikipedia:Independent Games Festival|Independent Games Festival]]
* '''2003''': Gryffe Update
* '''2004''': Squirrel Update

== Community ==
There are nine main dreams within Furcadia:

* '''Vinca''' is the nexus of Furcadia, allowing access to all of the other main dreams.
* '''Naia Green''' is the central community map, where furres can get assistance, take classes and meet other furres.
* '''Haven''' (Previously [[New Haven]]) is a friendly map for old and new friends to meet and talk.
* '''Challenges''' contains many single and multi-furre games, including chess and checkers.
* '''Acropolis''' is a socializing area where furres can load their own dreams.
* '''Meovanni Village''' is a free-form "persona play"role playing map.
* '''Imaginarium''' is a place where furres can load strict roleplay-oriented dreams.
* '''Allegria Island''' is a socializing area where furres can load their own dreams.
* '''Furrabian Nights''' ([[Furn]]) is a dream for adult role-play.

== Role-playing ==

Many different [[role-playing]] communities exist within Furcadia. As furres can create their own dreams, continuties range from Pirates on the High Seas, to Furres in Spaceships, to Elizabethan Gardens, to Medieval to Fantasy.

The official continuity of Furadia is known as Furre!, and was created by [[Talzhemir]], and is set in the world of [[Kasuria]]. It has a rich history and mythology.

* [http://www.furcadia.com/roleplay/chargen7.html Furre! - The official Furcadia RP Character Generation Rules]
* [http://www.bga.com/~pixel/Fur/history.htm History of the Furcadian World]
* [http://www.bga.com/~pixel/Fur/kasuria2.gif Map of the Land of Kasuria]
* [http://www.furcadia.com/roleplay/primes.html Furcadian Primes]

Many non-continuity Role Playing Guilds also exist within Furcadia:

* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=1 Social Guilds]
* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=2Persona Roleplay Guilds]
* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=3 Strict Roleplaying Guilds]
* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=3 Adult Guilds]

== Dreams ==

Furcadia comes with tools allowing a furre to create their own worlds. This includes '''DreamEd''' for laying out objects, floors and walls, '''DSEditor''' for writing [[DragonSpeak]] code to add interactivity, and '''fsheditor''' to draw new objects, floors, walls and portraits.

== Upcoming Update ==

At the last town hall meeting, held on 2005-04-16, [[Felorin]] indicated that to bring new innovations and improvements to the Furcadia community sooner, [[Dragon's Eye Productions]] is moving over to a system where updates are released on a quarterly basis.

"Instead of waiting till all of a particular set of features and bugfixes are done, we're just going to work on stuff, and when update time comes we'll say "What's done and ready to put in", and release that. This should get you new things to enjoy more often - and make it easier to test each one for bugs, as there won't be as many changes to test at once. We hope you'll enjoy our new update schedule. #SA" -- [[Felorin]]

However, this quarterly system does not seem to have been implemented yet in the manner indicated.

=== Announced Improvements ===

* '''New Avatars''': Bears, Bovines and Kitterwings
* '''Client Improvements''': Buddy Lists, Truetype Fonts, Text Colours, Chat Windows, 24-Bit Color
* '''Dream Improvements''': Dream Banishing, new [[DragonSpeak]]

== Volunteer Community ==

Furcadia has a large and active volunteer community, known as the [[Beekins]]. There are many types of Beekins:

* Bugge Hunters provide technical support and track down bugs
* Dream Masons provide assistance with creating dreams and writing [[DragonSpeak]]
* Guardians enforce rules within Furcadia. Their roles are similar to that of Wizards in other online MUDs/MUCKs
* Helpers provide general assistance, in person and via a help channel
* Pixels provide help with drawing and creating patches
* Scribes maintain the Furcadia web site and moderate the Furcadia Forums
* Welcomers welcome new furres, provide orientation tours and answer questions
* Mentors provide assistance and guidance for furres in the Beekin program
* Teachers provide classes for furres in the Beekins program

== See also ==

* An [[Uncyclopedia:Furcadia|alternate explanation of Furcadia]] at Uncyclopedia
* [[w:c:furcadia|The Furcadia Wikia]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.furcadia.com/download/ Furcadia Client Download]
* [http://www.furcadia.com/beekins/ Furcadia Beekins]
* [http://forums.furcadia.com/ Furcadia Forums]

=== Dreams ===

* [http://simon.greydawn.net/public/ Furcadia Historical Society - Dream Archives]
* [http://dreams.greydawn.net/ Association of Dream Makers - Help Guild]

=== Patching ===

* [http://www.furcadia.com/patches/ Furcadia Patch Archive]
* [http://www.realtime.net/~pixel/patches/ Talzhemir's "The Basics of Patching"]
* [http://www.furry.org.au/kell/ Kell Bengal's Furcadia Patches]

=== Critics ===

* ''[http://www.omgjeremy.com/furcadia.shtml X-1's Guide to Furcadia]'' - A harsh and rather uncivil critique of Furcadia from [[OMGJeremy]]
* ''[http://nothingkat.com/confession/furcadia.htm The Joys Of Furcadia]'' - Another harsh and rather uncivil critique of Furcadia from [[Nothingkat.com]]



[[Category:Multiplayer worlds]][[Category:Furcadia]]
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Help talk:Contents

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Forgive this wiki novice, but I couldn't find any way to add to the discussion page on the "Furry Sprirituality" page. There was no link to add or edit on the discussion page. Nor did I see anything about this on the help page, or in the sandbox.

--[[User:Blackfeather|Blackfeather]] 04:17, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:You just have to click edit on it, like any other page. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}}

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I borrowed some of your excellent Help Content for our so far nonexistent [[RPG:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] on the [[RPG:Main Page|RPG]] Wikia. I hope you don't mind! [[User:KainNiemand|KainNiemand]] 15:11, 4 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Not at all! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 15:15, 4 Sep 2005 (UTC)

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{{HelpTOC}}

It's easy to start editing on WikiFur! Here are some quick tips:

* '''To experiment with editing, go to the [[Project:Sandbox|sandbox]].''' Open that in another window so you can still see this!
* ''You'' can edit any page by clicking '''edit this page''' at the top - do this if you think it could do with more information, or if there's an error in the page. You can also see how the wiki features work by editing existing pages - just make sure you don't save without meaning to!
* Anywhere you see a <font color="red">red link</font>, you can '''create a new page'''. You can also just put it in the search box at the left and press Go (not Search) or type the name of a page into the URL box after the /index.php/ or /wiki/ bit, or create a link to that page in the sandbox and then click it. Why not start with a [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted page]] or [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:stub|stub]]?
* To '''link to a page''' (even if it doesn't exist yet), write it like this: <nowiki>[[article name]]</nowiki>. It is case-sensitive except for the first letter.
* To '''link to a Wikipedia article''', write it like this: <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:ArticleName]]</nowiki>
* To '''link to a page on another site''', write it like this: <nowiki>[http://whatever.com/page.htm Description]</nowiki>. Note:
**Only one pair of brackets, not two.
**Space between URL and description, not | character.
* To '''redirect one page to another''' (useful for different spelling or capitalization), write this: <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Other Page]]</nowiki>. Redirects to a page that is also a redirect will not work correctly.
* To '''revert a page to a previous version''' click on the page's History tab, click a date and time prior to the edit you want to remove, click Edit, then save. You might want to do this after vandalism, of it you make a change and don't like it.
* Write plurals like this unless the article title is plural: <nowiki>[[Agent]]s</nowiki>.
* To display different text for a link, write this: <nowiki>[[article name|description]]</nowiki>.
* ''Italics'' can be done with two single quotes, <nowiki>''like this''</nowiki>; '''bold''' with three, <nowiki>'''like this'''</nowiki>
* '''Numbered lists''' can be created by putting one or more # at the start of each line, with no spaces before
* '''Unnumbered lists''', like this one, have one or more * at the start of each line
* To '''indent text''', place one or more : at the start of each line
* A space at the start of each line will stop the text from wrapping - you can also use the <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tag
* More complicated formatting is possible with the <nowiki><div>, <span> and <font></nowiki> HTML tags, which work here
* You can '''make headers''' like this: <nowiki>== Header text ==</nowiki> - add a = mark on each side for increasing depth of headers
* You can use '''images''' as well, but you need to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] and [[Special:Upload|upload the file]] first. Add an image with <nowiki>[[Image:imagename.png|left or right or none|frame or thumb (if you want a frame or thumbnail - if not, leave this out)|Description]]</nowiki>. Examples:
**<nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|left|frame|This is the [[WikiFur]] logo!]]</nowiki>
**<nowiki>[[Image:Testimage.png|right|This text only shows up when you hover over the image]]</nowiki>
**<nowiki>[[Image:Yourimage.jpg|right|220px|This is will be sized to 220px in width]]</nowiki>
* To put a page into a '''[[Special:Categories|category]]''', write this anywhere in it: <nowiki>[[Category:Whatever]]</nowiki>
**If you do this to a page with a title like Category:Something, it makes that page a subcategory of the category you wrote.
**To ''link'' to a category page, use <nowiki>[[:Category:Whatever|whatever category]]</nowiki>.
* If you need to '''sign your name''', use <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>, or <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to include the date too. You shouldn't normally do this unless talking to someone on a talk page or making a personal note outside the normal flow of the article - wherever you can't avoid saying "I" ;-)
* Please remember to '''click Preview before saving'''. Check all your links!
* Don't forget, every signed in user gets a User Page! If you're signed in, you can also take advantage of your [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]] to keep track of updates on your favorite articles.
* We have a large selections of [[WikiFur:Templates|templates]] that you can use for various purposes. Have a look!
* ''Got a helpful hint? Add it in above this line!''

== Rules of Thumb ==

* Try to be kind and courteous with respect to all people, organizations, ideas, and locations when creating content on WikiFur.
* In order to maintain a good library of all things furry related, it is best to try and use an impartial point of view when you compose your additions and changes. Avoid taking sides in any matter, but simply report on the subject you wish to share; if there ''are'' sides, try to represent them both fairly.
* If there is controversy, make sure to include resources and links to both sides of the issue, and attribute opinion to specific groups of people.
* Double check to make sure what you are adding is not already present somewhere. Make good use of those search buttons.
* Make sure you cite your sources. If the source is else where on WikiFur or on the web, make sure to provide the proper link to the original content.
* Be careful when editing. It is best to first create your content in a text editor and run spell check. This helps avoid some of the simpler errors as well as provides you a back up in case your browser quits unexpectedly.

== Further resources ==

For more technical help, see these detailed resources:

* [[Wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines|Wikipedia's style guidelines]] and [[Wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia how-to|how-to directory]] (note: not all style is applicable)
* The [[MetaWikipedia:Help:Contents|MediaWiki Users' Handbook]]
* The [[Wikia:Help:Tutorial|Wikia tutorial]]

For more details on the non-technical side of editing WikiFur, check out our [[:Category:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] and the [[WikiFur:Community Central|Community Central]].

[[Category:WikiFur help|Editing]]

WikiFur:Colleagues

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'''[[WikiFur]] [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]]''' are:
* [[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]] ([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) - contact ICQ 33146327 (late evenings/weekends), or [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=GreenReaper private email]
* [[User:Markus|Markus]] ([[User talk:Markus|talk]])
* [[User:Osfer|Osfer]] ([[User talk:Osfer|talk]])
* [[User:Verix|Verix]] ([[User talk:Verix|talk]])
* [[User:Wesha|Wesha]] ([[User talk:Wesha|talk]])
* [[User:MelSkunk|MelSkunk]] ([[User talk:MelSkunk|talk]])
* [[User:Dmuth|Giza]] ([[User talk:Dmuth|talk]]) - Contact Info: AIM: ''Dmuth At Home'', Google Talk: ''doug.muth AT gmail.com'', FurryMUCK: ''Giza''
* [[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan Da Husky]] ([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]]) - Contact Info: AIM: ''DuncanHusky'', FurryMUCK: ''DuncHusky'', e-mail address on user talk page
* [[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] ([[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]]) - see talk page for Google Talk details
* [[User:Sebkha|Sebkha]] ([[User talk:Sebkha|talk]])
* [[User:Mwalimu|Mwalimu]] ([[User talk:Mwalimu|talk]])
* [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] ([[User talk:CarlFox|talk]]) - contact via [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=CarlFox private email]
* [[User:Rat|Rat]] ([[User talk:Rat|talk]])
* [[User:Unci|unci]] ([[User talk:Unci|talk]]) - e-mail ''unci at unci.de'', icq 11606873, occasionally on [[Furnet]], frequently on [[Furscape]] and [[FurryMUCK]]
* [[User:MKerris|MKerris]] ([[User talk:MKerris|talk]])
* [[User:Siege|Siege]] ([[User talk:Siege|talk]])
* [[User:Sine|Sine]] ([[User talk:Sine|talk]])

Note that "administrator" is a bit of a misnomer - the people listed above are simply users that have fewer limitations on what they can do, in order to make it easier for them to edit WikiFur, and to enforce community-agreed [[WikiFur:Policies and guidelines|policies]].

'''You''' are expected to make many decisions normally reserved to administrators, including collectively deciding exactly what these policies should be. If in doubt, do what you think is right and leave a note on the discussion page, making sure to write a descriptive edit summary.

On the other hand, if you really do not know how to proceed, don't know how to do something, have a personal conflict which you can't resolve, or need a whole page protected or deleted, you should contact an administrator. Typically the best way to do this is their user talk (discussion) pages. Check [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] to see who's around - failing that, [[User:GreenReaper|talk to GreenReaper]]. If it's a critical matter and there's nobody there, you could also try the [http://irc.wikicities.com/ Wikia Chat].

Wikia staff including [[Uncyclopedia:User:Dawg|Dawg]], [[User:Angela|Angela]], [[User:Mindspillage|Mindspillage]] and [[wikicities:User:Jasonr|Jasonr]] have administrative powers. In addition, [[User:Ingreditur|Ingreditur]], [[User:Phroziac|Phroziac]], [[User:Kelly Martin|Kelly Martin]] and [[User:Splarka|Splarka]] also have administrative powers to assist during rushes of vandalism similar to that caused by [[Something Awful]].

== See also ==

* Wikipedia pages on [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]] and their [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide|administrators' how-to guide]]
* [[Special:Log|Logs of admin actions]] (as well as other activities)

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Could 'Did you knows' include one 'hint' at the end of info about new articles? For example, 'You can use a disambiguation leader when a full disambiguation page isn't called for', or 'You can create an interwiki link by (foo code) to link to pages in other Wikia'. A new hint per day might be nice. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 21:21, 23 Oct 2005 (UTC)

WikiFur:Stats in comparison

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All stats from [http://www.wikicities.com/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm Wikia' central stats page], and are for comparison with other [[Wikia:|Wikia]]. Based on the stats upload of September 29.

==Active: #4==
#Uncyclopedia
#Star Wars
#English Memory Alpha
#<b>WikiFur</b>
#German Uncyclopedia
#German Memory Alpha
#Doom
#Yohoho
#Creatures
#Religion

==Article Count: #10==
#Uncyclopedia
#English Memory Alpha
#Star Wars
#German Memory Alpha
#Trains
#Creatures
#Concord
#Genealogy
#Peize
#<b>WikiFur</b>

==Database size: #7==
#Uncyclopedia
#English Memory Alpha
#Star Wars
#German Memory Alpha
#Geneaology
#Trains
#<b>WikiFur</b>
#Peize
#Religion Wiki
#Creatures (sorry, Greenreaper!)

==Contributors: #4==
#Uncyclopedia (902)
#English Memory Alpha (318)
#Star Wars (142)
#<b>WikiFur</b> (89)
#German Memory Alpha (72)
#Schools (51)
#Creatures (42)
#Doom (34)
#Scratchpad (30)
#Yohoho (26)

==Top 10 Wikifur users (monthly diff)==
#[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]] (no change)
#[[User:Sebkha|Sebkha]] (+43 places)
#[[User:Mwalimu|Mwalimu]] (+4 places)
#[[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] (-1 place)
#[[User:Markus|Markus]] (-3 places)
#[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] (+3 places)
#[[User:Dmuth|Dmuth]] (-2 places)
#[[User:Seanmcelroy|Seanmcelroy]] (-4 places)
#[[User:Wesha|Wesha]] (-1 place)
#[[User:Rat|Rat]] (+7 places)

==Visits Per Day: #5==

Note: The following stats are based on current counts. Average counts place WikiFur 2 positions higher, due to vandalism by Something Awful in WikiFur's early days.

:''Another note: these are known not to be accurate for the last month, as new servers have been added and a method for collacting stats logs for them has not been arranged yet.'' --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 03:15, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

#Protoscience
#Uncyclopedia
#English Memory Alpha
#Star Wars
#<b>WikiFur</b>
#Wikia Central
#Australia
#PG2
#Joinme
#WikiMac

[[Category:WikiFur promotion]]

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<div style="text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0em 0.5em 0em">''Welcome to '''[[WikiFur:About|WikiFur]]!''''' We're making the world's best source for '''[[furry]]''' information, and [[WikiFur:Why help?|we need '''your''' help]].</div>

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== Get involved! ==
* [[Special:Userlogin|Register and login]] ([[Help:Registration|why?]])
* '''[[Help:Editing|Learn how to edit]]'''
* [[Special:Upload|Upload pictures and sounds]]
* [[WikiFur:Featured article candidates|Help choose]] [[WikiFur:Featured articles|featured articles]]
* Expand [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]] / [[Special:Shortpages|short pages]]
* [[Special:Newpages|Clean up new pages]]
* [[Special:Ancientpages|Update old pages]]
* [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Categorize pages]]
* Add to the [[WikiFur:Furpile|WikiFur furpile]]
* Nominate a [[WikiFur:Comic of the Week|Comic of the Week]]
* Help out at the [[WikiFur:Help Desk|Help Desk]]

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== [[WikiFur:News|News]] ==
;[[WikiFur:News/Wikia is now Wikia|Wikia is now Wikia]]
:Domain name changed to furry.wikia.com
;[[WikiFur:News/Add to the furpile!|Add to the furpile!]]
:Got a page that needs improvement? Here's the place!
;[[WikiFur:News/Comics featured weekly|Comics featured weekly]]
:Now you can [[WikiFur:Comic of the Week|nominate]] comics to feature on the main page
;[[WikiFur:News/Rascally raccoons paint WikiFur pink!|Rascally raccoons paint WikiFur pink!]]
:Entire site recoloured by [[conference]] stowaways
;[[WikiFur:News/WikiFur at Midwest FurFest 2005|WikiFur at Midwest FurFest 2005]]
:A warm welcome to all the furs who found us at the con!
;[[WikiFur:News/Suport our hosts by downloading Google Toolbar with Firefox|Support our hosts!]]
:Download Firefox with the Google Toolbar and [[Wikia:|Wikia]] gets $1

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== [[:Category:Policies and guidelines|Policies & guidelines]] ==
* '''[[WikiFur:What WikiFur is|What WikiFur is]]'''
** [[WikiFur:Administrators|Administrators]]
** [[WikiFur:Copyrights|Copyrights]]
** [[WikiFur:Image use policy|Image use]]
* '''[[WikiFur:What WikiFur is not|What WikiFur is not]]'''
** [[WikiFur:No personal attacks|No personal attacks]]
** [[WikiFur:Speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]]

===== '''[[:Category:WikiFur proposals|Proposed policies]]''' =====
* [[WikiFur:Personal information|Personal information]] ([[WikiFur talk:Personal information|discuss]])
* [[WikiFur:Featured article candidates|Featured articles]] ([[WikiFur talk:Featured article candidates|discuss]])
* [[WikiFur:Accuracy dispute|Accuracy dispute]] ([[WikiFur talk:Accuracy dispute|discuss]])
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====[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]]====
[[:Category:History]] - ''[[Mythagoras]]'' - [[Dave Bryant]] - [[Fairbanx]] - ''[[Xanadu]]'' - [[Gabriel Gentile]] - [[Derrick Dasenbrock]] - [[Laura Howell]]

===== Regular updates =====
[http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Template:Newbar&action=edit New] - [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know&action=edit Did you know?] ([[WikiFur:Did you know?|archive]]) - [http://furry.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Template:Upcoming_events&action=edit Upcoming events]

===== Recent discussion =====
* [[Talk:Beginner's Guide to Furry|Beginner's Guide to Furry]]
* [[Talk:FurAffinity|FurAffinity]]
* [[Talk:Fursuit|Fursuit]]
* [[Talk:The Fox and the Mirrior|The Fox and the Mirrior]]

===== WikiFur Projects =====

* [[WikiFur:WikiFur Digest|WikiFur Digest]]
* [[WikiFur:Promotion|Promoting WikiFur]]
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[[Image:Wiki.png|right|WikiFur]]
'''WikiFur''' is a website dedicated to the collection of information about the furry [[:Category:Community|community]] and its [[:Category:Culture|culture]], among other things. It is built by contributions from readers - anyone can edit the site, and their changes are reflected immediately.

:''For more information about how WikiFur works, see '''[[WikiFur:About]]'''''

*'''Addresses''':
**'''Web site''': wikifur.com -> http://furry.wikicities.com/
**'''LiveJournal''': http://www.livejournal.com/community/wikifur/
*'''Founder''': [[GreenReaper]]
*'''Administrators''': [[WikiFur:Administrators|(see list)]]
*'''Contributors''': see the [http://www.wikicities.com/wikistats/EN/TablesWikipediaFURRY.htm#wikipedians site statistics]
*'''Ran from/to''': 24 July 2005 - current
*'''Mottos''': ''WikiFur: By furries, for furries, about furries''; and ''WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia''

The term 'Wikifur' (sometimes intercapped as WikiFur, also [[:Category:Wikifurries|Wikifurry]]/WikiFurry) is also used to describe a frequent contributor of WikiFur, much like 'Wikipedian' is used to describe a frequent contributor of Wikipedia.

== History ==

* '''23 July 2005''': Conceived by [[GreenReaper]] when creating [[Wikipedia:The Blind Pig (fiction)|a Wikipedia article]] on [[The Blind Pig]].
* '''24 July 2005''': WikiFur is founded on [[Wikia:|Wikia]].
* '''31 July 2005''': The first content pages begin to appear.
* '''4 August 2005''': GreenReaper writes ''[[Wikipedia:Talk:Furry_fandom#WikiFur_-_a_home_for_the_furry_community|WikiFur - a home for the furry community]]'' on the talk page of Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:furry fandom|furry fandom]] page. Surprisingly (considering previous edits), there's no discussion, but a few people do join as a result.
* '''13 August 2005''': With editing totalling around 50 pages, WikiFur is promoted with GR's ''[http://www.livejournal.com/community/furrtive/338319.html I Have a Dream]'' message, cross-posted to several [[LiveJournal]] communities (it is, perhaps appropriately, deleted from [[Yerf]]'s ;-). In a deserved burst of [[Wikipedia:Karma|bad karma]], the server goes down and stays down for hours.
* '''14 August 2005''': Trolling [http://www.livejournal.com/community/fursecution/31428.html begins], led by users from the [[fursecution]] [http://www.livejournal.com/community/fursecution/ LJ community] and [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica]].
* '''15 August 2005''': Shortly after midnight UK DST (or 19:00 EDT the day before), [[User:AshMCairo|AshMCairo]] [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1642602 posts about WikiFur] on the [[Something Awful]] forum. WikiFur is subsequently selected for the dubious honour of ''Awful Link of the Day'':
:''It should come as no suprise, but in case you were wondering: "yes". Yes, there is a Wiki for furries. Don't spam it up, if only out of respect for the wikipedia ideal.''
As a result, [http://furry.wikicities.com/webalizer/usage_200508.html a mass of users] hits the WikiFur servers. At its peak one edit is made every 45 seconds.
:''At first we thought it was just an extension of the previous trolling, but as I tried to record the IPs and figure out some sort of pattern, I saw they were all over the place. Our next thought was proxies, but even then, there were just too many edits. Finally a vandal posted the URL while making an edit, and so we found out exactly what happened. Then we got chosen as Awful Link of the Day . . . ''
:''I drafted several sysops from those trying to revert the edits, and we slowly beat back the tide. By about 14:00 EDT we had a reasonable handle on things, although edits were still coming thick and fast. Ironically, it probably helped us far more than it hurt, considering how many users it brought into the site, but it was hectic at the time!'' --{{UT|GreenReaper}}
*'''20 August 2005''': Within the first week of openly promoting WikiFur, it has grown 32 times over, and there are now over 1600 pages and 646 full articles on the site. Statistically, there is a new edit every 2 minutes, and a new page added every 20 minutes.
*'''21 August 2005''': A [[Wikipedia:WikiFur|WikiFur article]] is created on Wikipedia by an anonymous user, and almost [[Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/WikiFur|immediately submitted to Votes for Deletion]] on grounds of non-notability. Nobody actually at WikiFur hears about this until later in the week. The majority of votes (including those by WikiFur admins) are for delete, due to unproven notability.
*'''23 August 2005''': Passed 750 article pages.
*'''25 August 2005''': Passed 850 article pages and 10000 edits.
*'''28 August 2005''': Passed 1000 articles pages in the early hours of the morning, [[:Image:1000 Articles.png|minor celebrations]] are held.
*'''30 October 2005''': The [[WikiFur Furry Central|main page]] and [[WikiFur:Community Central|Community Central]] are redesigned (and the latter renamed) to celebrate the creation of WikiFur's 2000th article page.
*'''18-20 November 2005''': WikiFur is [[User:GreenReaper/Con reports/Midwest FurFest 2005#WikiFur at the con|promoted]] at [[Midwest FurFest]] 2005, using a [http://www.greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/WikiFur%20leaflet.pdf leaflet] written and distributed by GreenReaper, and printed with tweaks by [[Duncan da Husky]]
*'''1 December 2005''': WikiFur pips [[StarWars:|Wookieepedia]] to becoming December's [[w:Featured Wikicity#WikiFur|featured wikicity]]. From the [[StarWars:Wookieepedia talk:Community Portal#Featured Wikicity|Star Wars talk page]]:
:Maybe we can try to vote for Wookieepedia to make it the next month's featured Wikicity? [[w:Featured Wikicity/vote]] [[StarWars:User:Sikon|Sikon]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[StarWars:User talk:Sikon|Talk]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> 18:15, 5 Nov 2005 (UTC)
:* Almost there... Just a few more votes to beat WikiFur, pleease! - [[StarWars:User:Sikon|Sikon]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[StarWars:User talk:Sikon|Talk]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> 15:20, 24 Nov 2005 (UTC)
:**If you only knew the ''power'' of the [[WikiFur Furry Central|furry side]] . . . why not join us, and we can rule together as WookieFur! --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]] 09:40, 27 Nov 2005 (UTC)
:***Nnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! --[[StarWars:User:Azizlight|Azizlight]] 09:41, 27 Nov 2005 (UTC)
:***We...we actually lost? '''''To furries?!''''' God help us. *echos Azizlight* [[StarWars:User:MarcK|--MarcK]] [[StarWars:User talk:MarcK|[talk]]] 05:48, 2 Dec 2005 (UTC)
*'''13 December 2005''': WikiFur passes 2400 articles.
*'''30 December 2005''': The 2500th article page is begun.
*'''15 January 2006''': 2600th article mark reached.
*'''5 February 2006''': 2800th article.
*'''11 February 2006''': [[WikiFur:Advertising|Advertising]] begins with [[Wikipedia:AdSense|Google AdSense]].
*'''21 February 2006''': 2900 articles reached.
*'''27 March 2006''': Because of [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Wikia_relaunches_as_Wikia#Out_of_curiosity confusion around the name (are they wikis about cities?) and a desire for a better name to reflect that they are not just another wiki community], WikiFur's host changes from Wikia to Wikia. WikiFur's URL changes accordingly to http://furry.wikia.com (though the old address still works as well).

== Interesting facts ==

* What was the first content page? [[Sibe]]! [[Uncle Kage]] followed three hours later. :-)
** [[Image:Censor_panda_nyr_button.png|right|Nyra button]] The first ''non''-content page was the [[WikiFur:About|about page]], while the first image was the [[:Image:Censor_panda_nyr_button.png|Nyra button]] from [[Mab]]'s [[Censorship Pandas]].

== Quotes about WikiFur ==

* ''WikiFur? Furry has to take everything and make a down-syndrome version of it.'' -- [[Chuckles]] on [[HLM]]
* ''Furries have the worst case of [[Wikipedia:Manifest Destiny|Manifest Destiny]] ever.'' -- [[Spiral Cut Mink]]
* ''Someone recently told me about the WikiFur Central project. It's a wikicity on furryism, basically. It's pretty crappy and a perversion of what Wikipedia is supposed to be about, but that's not really my point.'' -- [[J]] of [[God Hates Furries]]
* ''Thank you very much, Wiki moderators. As to my drinking, this is indefensible, and you have my abject apologies. I find of late that I have very little choice in the matter of expressing emotions. When I browse WikiFur I can either drink, or I can weep. And drinking is so much more subtle.'' -- [[McGroarty]] in a shout on [[HLM MUCK]]
* ''[[Special:Allpages]] has its pages ranked into sections for listing. They should make the results a slogan. "Wikifur: From [[2]] to [[Zoophilia]]." Eh? EH? :)'' -- [[Crassus]]
* ''I first cringed at the thought of a furry wikipedia roaming on the net. I figured it to be a rather one-sided "don't talk about the bad, only use it as a propaganda site to make furries look good" website. What I found it to be instead was a rather well done unbiased encyclopedia on the fandom.'' -- [[nothingkat]] ([http://www.livejournal.com/users/nothingkat/49215.html?thread=446271 full quote])
* ''Please do not take offence, but this site [[fursuit|featured article]] scares me. It is a person dressed in an animal costume sitting on a couch.'' -- [[Wikia:User:Makon|Makon]], on the WikiFur nomination for [[Wikia:Featured Wikia#WikiFur|Featured Wikicity]]
** ''OOH! Shakespeare wrote about some of them in [[Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|Midsummer Night's Dream]].'' - [[Wikia:User:Robin Patterson|Robin Patterson]], in reply
*''I had no idea that furry culture was this big! Wow, this is really a nice community. :3'' - [[User:The LP|The LP]]
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