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Dracius

2025-08-17T07:45:02Z

Rakuen: Created page with '''Dracius'' was a South African fur with a golden dragon fursona. He was a founding member and administrator of ZA Furries and helped organise t...'

''Dracius'' was a [[W:South Africa | South African]] fur with a golden dragon fursona. He was a founding member and administrator of [[ZAFur|ZA Furries]] and helped organise the first [[South Afrifur meet|South Afrifur]] along with [[Gryph]]<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=216 Big Fur Meet for everyfur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref><ref name="SouthFurricaOrganisation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=284 2008 South Furrica Furmeet: Update] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>. He passed away on 14 April 2024 due to a heart attack.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10846657/ R.I.P Dracius] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved August 17, 2025.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/dracius Dracius] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Rakuen Growlithe

2025-08-17T07:24:35Z

Rakuen:

'''Rakuen Growlithe''' is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] [[furry artist]] and [[writer]].<ref name="RakSofPro">[https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe's profile] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> His [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:List_of_Pokémon_(52–101)#Growlithe|growlithe]].

==Biography==
Outside of the furry fandom, Rakuen is a scientist with a PhD in molecular biology<ref name="RakPhD">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1471596 The doctor is in.] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and a member of [[Wikipedia:Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref name="RakMen">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/413229 I am the 2%] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has a strong interest in animal rights and has been an ethical vegetarian since 2011 after reading [[Wikipedia:Matthew Scully|Matthew Scully's]] book, ''Dominion''.<ref name="RakVeg">[https://www.flayrah.com/3745/review-dominion-power-man-suffering-animals-and-call-mercy Review: 'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy'] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Fandom involvement==
Rakuen has been involved in many creative projects with over 200 submissions on [[SoFurry]],<ref name="RakSofPro" /> including stories, artwork and audio. In addition, he has made several video submissions on YouTube which cover talks, music videos and gaming.

He has been involved in a lot of non-fiction writing for the furry community as well, particularly on Flayrah. He has 100 articles submitted to [[Flayrah]],<ref name="FlaCon">[https://www.flayrah.com/contributors Contributors list] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> making him the 13th most prolific contributor to the site. He has also had one story posted on the Love ◦ Sex ◦ Fur blog of [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]] and has done several reviews for Furry Book Review.<ref name="RakFBR">[https://furrybookreview.wixsite.com/blog/blank/author/Rakuen-Growlithe Rakuen Growlithe's reviews] on Furry Book Review. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Rakuen has twice been a guest on the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]].<ref name="RakPod1">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JBOzV-ArGJ8 South-Afrifur Pawdcast 01 March 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="RakPod2">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ddDb3dwmLjw South-Afrifur Pawdcast 19 July 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has had involvement with a number of furry websites. In 2007, Rakuen Growlithe and [[Keita Haruka]] established Furry SA in partnership with [[Dracius]] and Spike. While Furry SA was a bit of a disaster, it later merged with Anoyomouse's ZAFur blog and become the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] with Rakuen as global moderator.<ref name="RakMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5098 Happy 10th Birthday ZAFur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> In June 2012, he become head moderator<ref name="RakHeaMod">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/390858 Promotion :)] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and, in February 2013, he was promoted to administrator.<ref name="RakAdm">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2039#p29245 Changes in leadership and absence] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He stepped down from leadership roles in March 2021, leaving it in the paws of [[Ivic Wulfe]].<ref name="Rakuen resignation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5432 Time for a change] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> In 2009, Rakuen founded The Petshop, a furry BDSM forum, which shut down three years later.<ref name="PetSho">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/337525 One minute of silence] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has been a longtime member of SoFurry and was a SoFurry Ambassador from May 2012<ref name="RakSofAmb">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/376147 I'm a SoFurry Ambassador!] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> until the programme ended with the closure of SoFurry 2.0 in July 2025. In April 2025, he joined the staff of [[Inkbunny]] as a Community Moderator.<ref>[https://inkbunny.net/usersviewall.php?rid=4b4780bacf&mode=adminsmods&page=1&orderby=&random=yes Admins and Mods] on [[Inkbunny]]. Retrieved August 17, 2025</ref> He has previously donated to both SoFurry<ref name="RakSofPro" /> and Inkbunny.<ref name="InkDon">[https://inkbunny.net/donations.php Inkbunny donors] on [[Inkbunny]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Conventions==
Rakuen has attended several conventions in South Africa and Europe.

* [[Eurofurence]]:
** [[Eurofurence 21|21]] – Presented the panel "Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom."<ref name="RakPanEF21">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=EmDvaqyhB4I Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF21Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6215/con-report-lakeside-furs-9-and-eurofurence-21 Con Report: Lakeside Furs 9 and Eurofurence 21] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 22|22]] – Presented the panel "ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa."<ref name="RakPanEF22">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=LEw7Jej9hLA ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF22Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6689/fledgling-furry-communities-spread-their-wings-eurofurence Fledgling furry communities spread their wings at Eurofurence] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 23|23]] – Sponsor.
** [[Eurofurence 24|24]] – Sponsor. Published a convention report.<ref name="EF24Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7422/con-report-eurofurence-24-aviators-%E2%80%93-conquer-sky Con Report: Eurofurence 24: Aviators – Conquer the Sky] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 25|25]] – Sponsor. Contributed a story to the charity magazine Playfox/Playvixen.<ref name="PlaVixTwe">[https://twitter.com/RakuenGrowlithe/status/1161708553628999680?s=20 Rakuen Growlithe's tweet] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="EncTai">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1480537 Enchanting Tails and how to get them] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF25Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7716/eurofurence-25-fractures-time-%E2%80%93-con-report Eurofurence 25: 'Fractures in Time' – con report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

* [[FURSAverance]]: 2 – Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."<ref name="FURAverence talk">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jndX-8WwmQ Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings.] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>

* [[Gdakon]]: 2025 – Sponsor. Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."

* [[Lakeside Furs]]: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

* [[South Afrifur meet]]: 2008, 2010

==External links==
{{Contributor|Rakuen}}
* [https://rakuengrowlithe.deviantart.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.f-list.net/c/rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[F-List]]
* [https://www.flayrah.com/u/rakuen-growlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Flayrah]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://x.com/RakuenGrowlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCfPL6XoQJlvcFnSbM44BUKw Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]

==References==
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[[Category:People]]
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[[Category:South Africa]]

Talk:WikiFur Furry Central

2025-04-08T18:35:32Z

Rakuen: Undo revision 600101 by Ѕрігоџ (talk)

I have protected [[WikiFur Central]], as it is clear that otherwise it's going to continue to get vandalised. You can still edit each section on this page, and I encourage you to do so (assuming you don't intend to vandalise it! :-). However, you must learn how to use templates, first. This will require reading through the [[Help:Contents|help]] and the guide linked from there. Consider this a small competence test before you can edit the first thing people see when they surf here! If you still can't figure it out and want something changed, let me know on user talk or externally, and I can see what I can do.

If you have an idea for a better layout of this page (one which ''cannot'' be easily changed through the templates), please construct it somewhere first, and then let myself or another [[Project:Administrators|administrator]] know. I'm sorry for tdbnvbhdhe lack of flexibility here, but sometimes protection is a necessary evil.

Happy editing! --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 09:23, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Moving to WikiFur Furry Central ==

I've moved the main page because it turns out that not actually having "Furry" in the name of the main page is a signifcant downer in terms of search optimization strategies. Hopefully this should bring us a little more traffic. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 01:15, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Gotcha! ==

I logged on this morning and thought I was going to have to hunt down and revert a bunch of edits, before I remembered what day it was. Good one! --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 18:26, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

== Help us improve ==
I vote that the "Help us improve" bar be moved to the top of the right column; otherwise, I think it's not as easily seen when sandwiched between two larger articles. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 22:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

:You're right - it's not as easily seen that way. However, I tried that to start with, and I thought that it spoiled the look somewhat when it is was put there, because the Did you know? section gets shifted down one (the uneven headers look bad).

:It does give me an idea, though. Originally, we had a "wanted pages" section below the new bar, and above. It got removed because stuff was staying on there too long and it was a pain to update. Still, it was in a good place for attention.

:How about we put all of the furpile articles into an expanded "To be improved" category (maybe just by asking people to write a very short stub of them and putting it in stubs), and then use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/DynamicPageList DynamicPageList extension] (already installed) and a [http://alistapart.com/articles/taminglists/ modified list style] to display it in a similar way to the other lists? That way there's more chance that people will have something that they can improve on a given day, and articles get more than one chance at improvement. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:38, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

:We might even be able to swing [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/DynamicPageList2 DynamicPageList2], which would remove the need for many of the hacks, allow us to include more categories and allow a better ordering for this particular use. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:43, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

::I considered suggesting that the wanted bar be replaced, heh. And with my OCD tendencies, I'd certainly offer to take updating the wanted bar as one of my "jobs". [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 22:49, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Ideally, this would be something that was self-maintaining (like the newbar ''should'' be). If that doesn't work out then yes, someone updating it would work as well. I want to try and let people spend as much time on writing articles as possible, if possible. '''*grin*''' --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

== New layout? ==
I'm not a terribly big fan of the new layout...but I'm going to assume it's still under construction, seeing as how there are 3 columns on the left and only 1 on the right -- which I have now fixed. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 20:42, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:I would rather have three on the left and both upcoming events and something else that works well in a small width on the right.

:Anything specifically that you don't like about it? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::The 3-1 column right now makes the page lopsided and too long, in my opinion (unless future featured articles/DYK? are going to have less content). I also don't like the shortened bars - with long titles like "Help us improve" and "New categories", you can really only see 2-4 items at the most. But if that's the only way to prevent problems on other browsers, I can deal. ;)
:: Also, should the "Admins - Help" part at the top be centered on the second line, or else the text made smaller so it all fits on one line? [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 23:02, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I put a link to Community Central in the main header, and since the new/newcat bars are featured in full there, perhaps they should be removed from the front page? [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 00:46, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Looks good, GR. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 08:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks. I would still like to get the new pages on there somehow. Do users click them, though? I would have thought so, but I don't know for sure . . . --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 08:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::Personally, I think it mostly served the purpose of showing "Hey, WikiFur's updating new articles all the time" rather than inducing people to click on them (unless they saw something they related to). Plus, most new pages are tagged as stubs, so they'll get picked up on the Furpile bar as well. I think it looks fine without the newbars on the main page. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 09:21, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Article of the ____ ==
Perhaps we should just have "Featured article" and "Featured comic", rather than specifying a time period? [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 05:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed, so long as we don't update them regularly. -- [[User:DeVandalizer|DeVandalizer]] 05:05, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
::I think this just means that we (me? :-) shouldn't be so lazy in featuring stuff! The trouble is I get occupied with other tasks and never seem to get an uninterrupted block of time to choose and write up something. :-/ --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 05:12, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

== Protected talk page ==

Is there a reason this talk page is locked to "users with sysop privileges" only? -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:28, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

:I suspect it was to deal with a past spam or vandal problem. I've lowered it to "registered user" level. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 21:32, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

== Caching ==

Is anyone else finding the recent (July 31) vandalism on the front page coming up instead of the latest (reverted) version? I suspect I'm hitting a caching mechanism somewhere between here and Wikia, Inc. but I wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing this problem. [[User:Simba B|Simba B]] 21:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

:If in doubt, go to [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur_Furry_Central?action=purge this URL] to clear the cache. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:41, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

== Alphabetically by *first* name rather than last? ==

People should only be listed according to their first name if they have no given surname. Basic encylopedia rules. And yet I see Fox McCloud under F, Bucky O'Hare under B, and so on and so forth. Any particular reason for this? - [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]]

:That's their rules. That's not our rules. :-)

:Many people in the fandom are known under one name, or worse, might have a two-word name but only be commonly known under the firest, so people looking for the first name might not see them. There are few cases where people are better known by their second names - in the cases you gave, people know both their first and second names - so why order by them? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 02:09, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

::Um, so, in other words, you're doing it for the benefit of people who don't know how to properly navigate an encyclopedia? - [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]]

:::Eh, my apologies if that sounded harsh. This is just a serious pet peeve of mine. - [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]]

:::We're doing it for the benefit of users generally. As I see it, the main reason for sorting people by their last names in regular encyclopedias is that people are generally better-known by their last name, or their last name is important because grouping people by family is important (really two sides of the same coin - in both cases, the objective is easier searching or browsing by last name).

:::The furry fandom is a community where people tend to be better known to one another by their first names than their last (e.g. [[Deyna T. Otter]], [[Flinthoof Ponypal]], [[Kaijima A. Frostfang]] - and we also have a '''large''' proportion of people with just one name, or with an InterCapped name like my own). Our articles about people tend to be about these people (as opposed to "external" people, like [[memoryalpha:Talk:People|Star Trek]]). A sign of this is that we tend to refer to people by their first names throughout articles, even if they are "real" people (e.g. [[Mark Merlino]], [[Rod O'Riley]]). The number of people with the same last name is very small, and those that are related to one another will usually link to each other (and since wiki is not paper, you don't have to turn lots of pages to get there). Therefore, it seems better to consistently sort by their well-known first name rather than by a last name which they may or may not have, and which people may or may not know.

:::All other categories are sorted in this manner, so that means we have a self-consistent categorization system. It also happens to make the lives of editors easier, as they don't have to add reordering tags to 1500+ pages about people (and you know people would forget, or not know how to do it, resulting in pages that are ordered incorrectly).

:::The main place in which it seems sensible to reorder is when part of their "name" is an honorific, like [[Uncle Kage]] - people would probably expect to find him sorted under Kage rather than Uncle, especially since his "real" nickname is Kagemushi Goro. There are cases (usually with nicknames) in which this might not be the case, like [[Doctor Fennopolis]] or [[Lord Foxhole]]. Again, the ultimate criteria to make it easier to find people, which is the same reason we have the article name be the most common name (especially if people forget to add redirects from alternate names, as often happens).

:::Regarding your specific point: A '''lot''' of people don't know how to "properly" navigate an encyclopedia. Why should we make their lives harder for the sake of a convention that doesn't apply to our group? Being able to tweak the rules to suit our community is one of the benefits of having a separate wiki in the first place, after all. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 09:35, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

== Site display problems ==
It would appear that the new featured wikis strip on the right side of the page is messing up the layout. It's making the navigation strip appear a lot lower than the WikiFur logo, leaving about 400 pixels of space between them. This doesn't happen on all entries, just in some.

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/4934/wikifurb0rkenaf4.png (No ads, all blocked due to Adblock)

At first, I thought it was due to Adblock, but it seems to happen when it's deactivated as well.

http://img445.imageshack.us/img445/6786/wikifurb0rken2gd9.png (Adblock disabled)

Any clue if that can be fixed?--[[User:Kitsune Sniper|Kitsune Sniper]] 22:06, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

:We're discussing the problem on the #wikia IRC channel right now. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 22:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

== Featured article length ==

I think the featured article and comic as displayed on [[WikiFur Furry Central]] should be shorter. On the displays I use (reasonaly large, with a browser window taking up a good portion of the screen) the featured comic is "below the fold" and easy to miss without scrolling. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

:Just raise your resolution. It's never been too far down for me. --[[User:Akir|Akir]] 23:26, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

::Some users are, alas, unable to do that. The situation is improving, but 800x600 users still make up 6.4% of our user base, and 47.4% use 1024x786. We need to consider how the site will look to them. The most obvious improvement would be to remove the "WikiFur Furry Central" at the top, or shift the content up to cover it, as [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia does]]. I will investigate that possibility. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 23:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Have tested, now waiting on a Wikia CSS fix so that the thing I want to do will work on IE7. :-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 03:58, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

::::End result - 3 more lines of content gained removing the header on the front page, so it moves up automatically. This will be possible to do with CSS in MediaWiki 1.9 - for now, it will only work for people with Javascript enabled. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 05:51, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

== It's all broken! ==

The featured article, featured comic and featured image sections are all not appearing correctly. --[[User:Robomilk|Tori Belliachi]] 00:03, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== 21st Century Fox was already featured. ==

Other than that, I before saw the page featuring FA's article. So, any idea what's going on with the main page? --[[User:Shadow Fox|Shadow Fox]]

:It was set back to this time last year because there were no conclusive decisions on front page content. If you are interested in what happens on the main page, I suggest contributing to [[WikiFur:Featured article candidates]], [[WikiFur:Comic of the Week]] and [[WikiFur:Featured picture candidates]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 17:58, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== Laaaaag ==

Is it just me, or has all of WikiFur been unreasonably slow lately? I've noticed very slow load times for a few days now. [[User:Immelmann|Immelmann]] 18:27, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

:There ''have'' been recent performance problems, some due to the [[Special:Version|move to Version 1.12alpha]], and some not. Wikia is working on improving this situation, but I'm afraid that due to the holidays it will probably not be completely solved until January. Should give you plenty of time to write some original content, though. ;-) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 18:34, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

== Megaplex variety show ==

Megaplex has had a variety show since at least 2004 (MP3). The featured article seems to suggest otherwise. The whole ending part of the featured article text seems to have been added on (it is not from the original article) and I question its accuracy. [[User:Wag|Wag!]] 13:39, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

== "Upcoming events" and nationalities ==

Approaching this issue with due apprehension, since it frequently causes huge arguments on Wikipedia... how come, in the "Upcoming events" section, RBW and ConFuzzled are given British flags, but ScotiaCon is given a Scottish one? For consistency's sake, either they should all be given UK flags (which would be my preference) or RBW and ConFuzzled should have English flags. Given that the UK includes Scotland, it's inconsistent to have it as it is at the moment. [[User:Loganberry|Loganberry]] ([[User talk:Loganberry|Talk]]) 20:10, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
:Hey, that's what you get with devolution! ;-)
:My reasoning was that Scotiacon is designed only to attract furs from Scotland, while RBW and ConFuzzled are intended to draw people from the whole of the UK (it wouldn't be RBW with just white and red . . .). However, if you feel the Scottish flag is inappropriate, feel free to change it. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 20:22, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

== I have to refresh every page... ==

Why is it that I have to refresh every page or else it looks like it did the last time I visited it? Sometimes it says I'm not logged in when I really am. Is there a fix for this?... Mrperson777 11:17, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
:Not at the moment, no. Wikifur has had a caching issue for a while that's being worked on, but no fix has been implemented as of yet. [[User:Silver seren|Silver]][[User talk:Silver seren|seren]][[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]] 17:14, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Well that ain't right... ==
Dunno if this is a browser issue or not, but the front page seems to be lacking in pictures. (They're showing up as broken links) [[User:Dreaming|Dreaming]] 23:57, 1 January 2012 (EST)

== Time for a new set of featured stuff? ==

The featured article and featured comic haven't changed for at least as long as I've had an account here, and I've had an account here for a while. Time for a change, maybe? [[User:Fluffy|fluffy]] 00:52, 27 August 2012 (EDT)
:Feel free to change them! --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:24, 8 August 2014 (EDT)

== Template changed, main page didn't? ==

I edited the Upcoming Events template and the update shows on the template page, but not on the main page. I feel like I had this problem with MediaWiki once before and the resolution was that the main page must be edited to re-pull the template pages. Or does it do that automatically on some kind of schedule? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:Timoran|Timoran]] ([[User talk:Timoran|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Timoran|contribs]]) .
:This can happen if the page is cached. Add ?action=purge to the URL and load the resulting page. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:23, 8 August 2014 (EDT)

== UK Furry Convention Flags ==

Relating to what was said about Scotiacon having a Scottish flag while the other UK furry conventions have a UK flag, speaking as a Scottish fur myself I feel that for consistency's sake all the UK fur cons should have the same flag as each other. I think it is inappropriate for Scotiacon to have the Scottish flag instead of the UK flag when many of the convention's attendees come from other parts of the UK as well. Would it be possible to change the flag next to Scotiacon to a UK flag like it is with ConFuzzled and Just Fur The Weekend? - FreyFox.

:Sure, I've made this change, per this and the [[#Upcoming events" and nationalities|prior discussion]]. We can keep that flag around in case it's needed later. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 18:04, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

== Come out loud and proud ==

Some tool over at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Otherkin_%282nd_nomination%29 wikipedia doubts our existence]. Let's show them we're noteworthy and our identities are valid!
[[User:WolfeBanshee|WolfeBanshee]] ([[User talk:WolfeBanshee|talk]]) 22:28, 1 November 2016 (EDT)
:Who's 'we'? This is a furry wiki, not a [[therian]] wiki. That's why articles about people get included in [[:Category:Wolf characters]], not [[:Category:Wolves]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 00:59, 3 November 2016 (EDT)

== Wikifur needs full-time editors ==
I have been on here for several years, and the quality of the content on WikiFur is STILL the same way it was 5 years ago. There are stub articles about people, books, and characters that literally haven't been improved on for quite some time. What would solve this problem is by hiring full-time contributors that are willing to seek out information and add, edit, or clean up articles related to that information.{{unsigned|‎47.197.98.36}}
:[[WikiFur:What WikiFur is|WikiFur is]] a community-driven project by and for furries. We create and enforce policy by [[WikiFur:Consensus|community consensus]]. It's a passion project, and hiring an influx of Ivory Tower outsiders would muddy that. The best way to help fix up stubs is to expand them yourself if you know more, or find someone who does know more. (Typically stubs are created because it contains the sum of all the person who created it knows!)

:Besides, [[WikiFur:Sponsors|many of us are supporting the site out of our own pockets]]. In the past we've had [[User:Rat/Wikifur art drive|paid incentives]] for editors, but where would we get the resources to hire multiple full time employees, with [https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/hire-retain-employees/hire-your-first-employee all that requires? (US-specific link)]. --[[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]] - [[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 10:21, 6 June 2017 (EDT)

:WikiFur derives far more from volunteer effort than it could get through paid effort - and as Equivamp notes, [[Wikipedia:Larry Sanger#Nupedia and Wikipedia|mixing the two can be problematic]], to say the least. Say there were 625 edits - [[stats:EN/TablesWikiFurEN.htm#wikipedians|roughly what we had in the last 30 days]] - and each took an average of ten minutes. One estimate for this level of activity - roughly four months of full-time work - is $9,000/year at minimum wage - but doubling that might be more realistic (it is a skilled role, and there are additional costs to employment over salary). Now, let's not forget the cost of paying the technicians - [[Timduru]] and myself - $9k each ''might'' get a month from us both at contract rates, if you're lucky. Now we're talking close to $40k, to reproduce what we have; only it doesn't - we benefit from the perspective and experiences of the entire community. Best to keep money out of it. The closest to this happening in real life is [[Courtney "Nuka" Plante|Nuka]] (and others) from the [[Anthropomorphic Research Project]] getting a grant to study furries and make a website for it, providing technical information about the fandom which would be hard to obtain otherwise (which may then be summarized here and in news articles). Other than that, if you think topics are under-served, '''be bold''' and make coverage happen! Just remember, you're writing for the benefit of the community, not the subject of the article - so try to temper your enthusiasm with objectivity. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 17:37, 14 April 2018 (EDT)

== Wikifur needs to allow the full synopsis of books to be written ==
Whenever I go on articles about books related to the furry fandom, I see... a plot summary. Nothing else. Why WikiFur seems to be discouraging or even prohibiting the publication of story information beyond the plot summary is beyond me. Whenever I actually tried to add in information about Eric M. Deal's "A Fox Tail", the synopsis section was removed, and that happened every time I tried to add it back in. As a wiki, isn't it the responsibility of WikiFur to actually document these books, instead of just worrying about potential readers being spoiled? Even books documented on Wikipedia and Wikia wikis have complete synopsis information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:Realandyisepic|Realandyisepic]] ([[User talk:Realandyisepic|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Realandyisepic|contribs]]) 11:03, 7 June 2017 (EDT).
:To me, it looks like you were only adding empty synopsis sections, which were removed for being blank rather than because it was a synopsis section. --[[User:V. CA|V. CA]] ([[User talk:V. CA|talk]]) 11:13, 7 June 2017 (EDT)
• I was actually leaving them blank on purpose in the hopes that someone who has actually read the book would fill in the information. Even though those sections were not filled, they should still remain in the article to reduce the amount of time editing.
FURTHER INFO: I'm trying to say that there should be sections in the articles on books that should be required, no matter if there is information or not.
:You might want to try actually discussing the edits with which you take issue on the [[User talk:Spirou|talk page of the person making them]]. We do have [[Template:Empty section|a template]] available for similar situations of sections you feel should be added but don't know enough about to start. It's not really fair for that editor to [[WF:AGF|assume]] their motivations for removing the sections, though.
:Also, the [[Forum:Watercooler|Watercooler]] might be a better place for these discussions in the future. --[[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]] - [[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 11:52, 7 June 2017 (EDT)

== Add some artists? ==

I just wanted to know if someone could add the artists [[fasttrack37d]], [[Oselotti]], and [[Hornbuckle]] if they haven't been already. I'm not good at making pages, so I can't do it. I also don't know if they're good enough to be added. Thanks!
--[[Special:Contributions/216.252.2.78|216.252.2.78]] 13:22, 27 April 2019 (EDT)

== Questions about the Furry Fandom ==

Open questions about the Furry Fandom to the Parents:
If you are in your computer and you have a question, type (CTRL + F) and search your question.

If your answer isn't in this list, try contacting us.
Any other user that want to contribute on this section by doing a question and answering for yourselves, we would really aprecciate it!

Observation: This is a fresh new section on the WikiFur, so a lot of these questions might be not with your answer.

'''What is a furry?'''
A furry is somebody who likes anthropomorphism. That's what it mostly boils down to.

'''Why do furries wear fursuits?'''
Because they want to represent their character physically, they want to share them with other people, and they want to perform as them.
That's only a few of the reasons.

'''Do furries identify themselves as animals?'''
Some furries do; others simply like anthropomorphic animals.

'''What is the fandom about?'''
A lot of things; it depends on who you ask. Some might say it is about fursuiting and having fun, others might say it is about consuming anthro media.

'''What does it mean to be a furry?'''
It means what you want it to mean. Do you like cartoons? Watching them is what you might think of what being a furry means to you. The list is endless!

'''What is a fursona?'''
A fursona is a furry character that somebody might represent themselves or identify this. You could have one, or many!

'''Are mascots furries?'''
Some might be; others might not. If a mascot identifies as a furry, then that's brilliant! Though not all mascots are furries.

'''How can you tell the difference between a mascot costume and a fursuit?'''
A fursuit is handmade, and only made one at a time, but a mascot costume might be made in a factory or in bulk.

'''Is it okay to have two fursonas?'''
Certainly! You can have an infinite number of fursonas, but good luck keeping track of them!

'''What do furries do?'''
The love animals and anthropomorphism, which means they do things like play games and watch films featuring such things.

'''What is the average age of a furry?'''
Furries vary in age, but a lot of them are young in their 20s or 30s.

'''How many furries are there?'''
Estimates vary, but it might be around in the 10,000s.

'''How much does a fursuit cost?'''
A simple fursuit head might cost about 100 dollars or pounds, but really high-quality one will reach into the 1,000s.

'''What is the biggest furry convention?'''
Midwest Fur Fest is at the top with an attendance of 11,019 in 2019, followed by Anthrocon with 9,358 and Biggest Little Fur Con with 5,692.

'''How much does a furry convention costs?'''
The cost to attend a convention will vary, having included the cost to attend, the travel fee and any gifts bought. You can expect it to be in the hundreds.

'''What you need to make a fursuit?'''
Check the [[Fursuit]] article. The materials are too numerous to list here.

'''What is a partial fursuit?'''
A partial fursuit is a suit consisting of only a head, paws or claws and a tail, having human clothes rather than a furry bodysuit.

'''How old do you have to be to go to a furry convention?'''
It varies based on the convention. A lot of conventions are for all ages.

'''What does "anthropomorphic" mean?'''
Simply an animal with human features and intelligence.

'''Do all furries dress up in fursuits?'''
Not all of them. Nowhere near. Don't let that discourage you from getting one of your own!

'''Where can I get a fursuit?'''
You can search for individual creators, or make one yourself. Wikifur has an extensive list of fursuit studios, or you can go on one of many commission sites, also documented by Wikifur, to find the best creator for you.

'''How can I meet other furries?'''
You can go to forums and social networks, or meet some people at a convention. [[Reddit]] is a good site to meet furries on.

'''How many furries own fursuits?'''
About 5%-20% of furries. The figure is disputed.

'''What interests do furries have?'''
Just about anything you might be interested in yourself! The Furry Fandom is special, as it is not bound to a specific genre!

'''Does being in a furry convention dangerous?'''
No. Conventions are safe because most furries are pretty friendly people, and the convention staff are there to help in case anything bad happens.

Answered all the questions. --[[User:SonicFish|SonicFish]] ([[User talk:SonicFish|talk]]) 10:15, 28 May 2020 (EDT)

== Where do I go to view the Furry specific holidays throughout the year? ==

I've been a furry for 5, nearly 6 years, so I'm not new, but I have no clue where to go to view the furry specific holidays that happen throughout the like (as of writing) national vore day.

I'm unsure where to ask, I was wondering if it was on this website, but after some time of searching, it seems to be the case that there is no page about this.

Possibly add and make a page about the holidays?

- Beed

my fursona is a fox-wolf-cat-dog and it looks like a fox but people are alwase asking me of its a cat cus it has a cat tail......but my fursona is named carrot haha....................

== Fix the Did You Know? Section ==

We need to fix the Did You Know? section on the main page. I checked, and I don't think it has been updated or changed since 2017.
As a side note, we may need to update some of our pages. I have noticed that even pretty notable articles, even ones like the Furry Fandom itself, are quite old. Is there a template to denote if an article is Work In Progress or outdated?
--[[User:SonicFish|SonicFish]] ([[User talk:SonicFish|talk]]) 08:49, 27 May 2020 (EDT)

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== [[File:Pawstop.png|25px]] Leaving a comment/request/other ==

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== [[File:Pawstop.png|25px]] Regarding article Personal Exclusion (article removal) from Wikifur ==

* Please consult the [[Wikifur]]'s page about "''[[WikiFur:Personal exclusion|article exclusion]]''" first.
* The request must be made by the article's user '''ONLY''', with some exceptions (next of kin, lawyer/barrister, etc...).
* The exclusion will delete the ability for others to edit it any further, plus a protection layer is added by Wikifur's [[curator]]s so is no longer searchable on such sites such as [[W:Google|Google]].
* NOTE: [[WikiFur:Personal information|Removal of personal information]] is normally not the same as exclusion, and it can be done without needing curator assistance.
* The request can be made in a myriad of ways (Email, [[Bluesky]], or [[Fur Affinity]]'s DM), but the best way is to send me a DM via BlueSky at "SpirouWikifur” (Requests via [[Twitter]] ['''X'''] is no longer possible as the account is no longer operational).

👇🏼"'''MESSAGES START AFTER THIS-PARAGRAPH. AGAIN, PUT NEW ENTRIES AT THE >BOTTOM< OF THE PAGE'''”. 👇🏼
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==Edits==
Heyo, I am Super New to doing wikifur edits of any kind. Thank you for taking the time to fix up our article for us! super appreciated!- {{unsigned|Relz}} (gcfm)
:No problems. The [[Furry Book of Style]] will help you further, and a little trick is to find another related article like the one you are working on, and see how its edit syntax is used. Cheers. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 11:38, 20 February 2025 (EST)

==IP banned friend==

Meow! My friend Wayon was trying to make edits to his own page and forgot to log in to his account. He sent me a DM just now saying that he got IP banned from Wikifur so I looked and looks like you reversed all the edits and said it was "pos sus vandalism" - He's now quite annoyed because he can't see or edit his own page on here anymore even though it was a legitimate use. If you want to verify this, may I suggest sending Wayon a DM on telegram @Goatrificus and discus s it with him directly? Just being a messenger here but I do understand how a new account created right after an IP ban can look rather suspicious as well. My telegram is @novarlynx if you want to DM me too. Anyway the page in question is here: https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Wayon_Oransky. Thanks! - Novar Lynx
:I'm still on the road home, but I can remove the ban via iPhone. There were sus like edits (removing the day and month of birth, replacing with birth year only, listing "Planet Earth" where he resides, and removing all working exterior links that were still working... normal vandal behavior, he needs to understand that [with some trolls using user's names to accomplish this]).

:I haven't checked my FA or Blue account yet to see if he responded to yesterday's queries, but you are doing it on his behalf anyway. In the meantime, the article was given a major update from top to bottom anyways updated for 2025), and I will given access right after I finish this post. Thanks a mil for explain to us the ongoing situation, and cheers. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 01:56, 16 March 2025 (EDT)

::And done!. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 01:59, 16 March 2025 (EDT)

:::Hey, thanks for taking care of that. I let Wayon know and showed him a screenshot of my inquiry and your response. As for his FA and Bluesky, he's been taking a break from social media this past week so that's why you didn't get a response. - Novar (meow) - {{unsigned|64.135.129.51 }}

== State of the wiki ==

Hey there Spirou!

I'm a wandering wiki enjoyer from other platforms (currently mostly doing stuff on minecraft.wiki). I looked at RC and saw that you daily ban plenty of spamming accounts which surprised me. Perhaps you know a bit more about state of the wiki, I guess I'm just curious, because I feel like plenty of that spam could be thwarted by some abuse filters/perhaps using some MediaWiki blacklists (like perhaps copying some used by Wikimedia Foundation hosted wikis). I suppose a lot of limitations may come from the fact wiki is still on very old MediaWiki version, though the wiki has Abuse Filters and SpamBlacklist/Titleblacklist extensions installed so perhaps they could be utilized to some extent. MediaWiki wikis sadly are an easy target for spam bots and every wiki has to deal with them to some extent.

Thus my question, were there attempts to use Abuse Filters and Spam/Title blacklists to contain the spam? I feel like it could pay off in less whack-a-mole game. And please, I really don't want it to sounds like I'm telling anyone what to do, just trying to figure out if there is something that could be improved spam account wise. [[User:Frisk|Frisk]] ([[User talk:Frisk|talk]]) 18:49, 22 March 2025 (EDT)

:No prob with the query; in short, I'm not high enough on [[Wikifur]]'s staff ladder to handle spam filter-wise. The highest curator that handles this matter is Curator [[Greenreaper]]. As you noted, the most I can do is block the spammer themselves and remove their spam articles (reverts can be done by everybody). I have/use Mac software (Safari extensions/apps/scripts) that makes these bans/reversals very easy to accomplish almost instantly (no more bans or deletions typed one time at a bloody time). Sry I could answer all your questions overall. Cheers. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 23:03, 22 March 2025 (EDT)
::Hah, interesting. Well, I did check and you have technical powers to do so on [[Special:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] page, the [[Special:ListGroupRights]] makes it pretty clear that the group you have is a renamed administrator/sysop from regular MediaWiki installations so you technically can both edit the SpamBlacklist ([[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]) as well as create/edit existing AbuseFilters - meaning that you have technical means to edit both. But maybe you are referring to "permission to do so" which is added in requirement. I guess I'll contact Greenreaper in regards to that then. Thanks :) [[User:Frisk|Frisk]] ([[User talk:Frisk|talk]]) 05:40, 23 March 2025 (EDT)

::It is actually more of ”a full plate” situation. I got voluntary work here to be done that is gonna last years, so other curators can take a bit of the load off in the mean time,… plus that is without counting with my animation pro work, plus real life, etc, etc. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 00:34, 26 March 2025 (EDT)

== New request ==

thank you <3

https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Aquarius_Crystalwave - {{unsigned|Aquarius_Crystalwave}}

:No prob, will start Personal Exclusion. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 00:34, 26 March 2025 (EDT)

::And done. Image removed, article deleted, everything search protected overall. If you need anything in the future, don’t hesitate to contact us again. Cheers. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 00:45, 26 March 2025 (EDT)

== Edits to Furg ==

Can you breakdown why you keep making edits like that to the Furgeddaboutit page? I'm not looking to get into some sort of editing war here. The page seemed fine as is. This all seems wholly unnecessary. {{unsigned|Toofy}}

:(???)... Because the article is not finished editing, it will never be, is a "living document" that needs to be updated constantly, the first time I started to work on it needed to match[[Anthrocon]]'s prime convention edit format, plus all sections need to be updated for future information, and many more edits than have been (or yet to) applied to it, just like all [[Wikifur]]'s [[fur con]]s since 2005.

{{q|The page seemed fine as is. This all seems wholly unnecessary.}}
:(...)
:'''''The page seemed fine as is.''''' No, it wasn't, hence the further edits. Welcome to wiki 101.
:''''' This all seems wholly unnecessary.''''' Well, you are not quite correct there. Hang around, there is lots to learn and enjoy the ride. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 19:43, 28 March 2025 (EDT)

::We do not intend to track individual statistics like amount of artists or fursuiters at this time. Is it required that we do so for our page by WikiFur standards? {{unsigned|Toofy}}

:::We are starting to track artists and fursuiters, an item that is years in the implementation stage; lots of furry cons track fursuiters, but only one carries artists at the moment. Most, if not almost all, worldwide comic/fandom cons carry the artists' figure, as the artists and dedicated fans are the ones who created this fandom. Fantasy cons is mostly writers; SCIFI is a mix of writers of novelists and illustrators. The first furry cons it was the artist(s) that brought people to the con ([[Steve Martin]], [[Taral Wayne]], or [[Ken Sample]] and his ideas of [[fursona]]s, etc...). Fursuiter numbers were added in mid-2020, and there has always been talk about implementing artists, too, until now.

:::'''''We do not intend to track individual statistics like amount of artists or fursuiters '''''. Good for you, so what will happen is that '''Furg''' "Attendee" section will read:

:::* 2025 - 1032 attendees (??? artists, ??? fursuiters)

:::...As some 2025 and prior furry cons now read too. You are welcome not to acknowledge these people (your con, your rules), but it will read like these here (Wikifur's rules). It is expected that eventually, like most worldwide cons, fursuiters, AND artists will be recognized in the Wikifur furry conventions articles as the very important building blocks of the fandom they were from day one. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 20:13, 28 March 2025 (EDT)

GreenReaper

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{{Infobox person
|name = GreenReaper
|image = [[File:GreenReaperProfile2.jpg|150px]]
|caption = Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry
|image2 = [[File:Greenreaper vantid 100px.jpg|150px]]
|caption2 = GreenReaper by [[Vantid]]
|born = 19 September 1982<ref>[http://greenreaper.livejournal.com/profile GreenReaper's LiveJournal profile]. Accessed 12 January 2015.</ref>
|profession = Software developer, website administrator, editor, photographer, journalist
|species = [[Creatures:Kai Norn|Kai]] [[Creatures:Norn|norn]] ([[Creatures:Creatures series|''Creatures'']])
|url = http://greenreaper.co.uk
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'''Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry''' (born 19 September 1982) is the founder of [[WikiFur]], lead administrator of [[Inkbunny]], and editor-in-chief of ''[[Flayrah]]''.
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==Fan activities==

GreenReaper spends much time researching and writing news and articles on [[furry fandom]]. He leads furry encyclopedia WikiFur,<ref>''[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/18/what-are-furries_n_6342184.html Furries Set The Record Straight: There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of]'' - Joseph Erbentraut, [[Wikipedia:The Huffington Post|The Huffington Post]] (18 December 2014)</ref> which he founded in July 2005, and online furry news magazine ''Flayrah'', which he took over in January 2010.<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/c/flayrah-relaunches-new-software-editor-chief Flayrah relaunches with new software, editor-in-chief]'' - GreenReaper, ''[[Flayrah]]'' (11 January 2010)</ref> He also edits [[W:Portal:Furry|furry articles at Wikipedia]] and [[W:Wikinews|Wikinews]],<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/GreenReaper GreenReaper's contributions] - Wikipedia</ref><ref>''[[WikiNews:Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007|Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007]]'' - GreenReaper et. al., Wikinews (6 February 2007)</ref><ref>''[[WikiNews:Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend|Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend]]'' - GreenReaper et. al., Wikinews (17 July 2007)</ref> advises the [[Anthropomorphic Research Project]],<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/anthropomorphicresearch/advisory-board Advisory Board] - Anthropomorphic Research Project</ref> and runs the [[W:Open Directory Project|Open Directory]]'s furry and [[MUCK]] categories.<ref>[http://www.opendirectoryproject.org/Society/People/Furry/ Society/People/Furry], [http://www.opendirectoryproject.org/Adult/Arts/Genres/Furry/ Adult/Arts/Genres/Furry], [http://www.opendirectoryproject.org/Games/Video_Games/Roleplaying/Massive_Multiplayer_Online/Furcadia/ Games/Video Games/Roleplaying/Massive Multiplayer Online/Furcadia] and [http://www.opendirectoryproject.org/Games/Online/MUDs/By_Codebase/MUCKs/ Games/Online/MUDs/By Codebase/MUCKs] at the Open Directory Project</ref>

GreenReaper was made a moderator for [[furry art]] community Inkbunny before its launch,<ref>''[https://inkbunny.net/journalview.php?id=177 Tips for success on Inkbunny]'' - GreenReaper's journal, Inkbunny (10 June 2010)</ref> and became its owner and lead administrator in November 2013.<ref>''[https://inkbunny.net/journalview.php?id=109707 Site ownership change]'' - [[Starling]], Inkbunny (19 November 2013)</ref> He also maintains the [[Yerf Historical Archive]]<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/3769/artspots-close-january-2-yerf-archive-preserved ArtSpots to close January 2; Yerf archive preserved]'' - GreenReaper, ''[[Flayrah]]'' (17 December 2011)</ref> and takes [[convention]] photographs<ref name="Anthro">''[http://anthrozine.com/itvw/itv.greenreaper.html The Record of the Archivist]'' - interview of GreenReaper by [[Phil Geusz]], ''[[Anthro]]'' #28 (26 April 2010)</ref> – releasing them as [[W:Free content|free content]].<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furrymedia/182568.html Furries - soon to be the latest UK teen fashion craze?]'' - GreenReaper, {{lj-comm|furrymedia}} (28 March 2009)</ref>
[[File:Greenreaper angel.jpg|left|thumb|160px|GreenReaper by [[Creatures:angel51431|angel51431]]]]
===Conventions===

GreenReaper worked in [[Con Ops]] at [[Anthrocon]] 2007–9 and [[Furry Connection North]] '09, but no longer staffs conventions due to conflicts of time and interest. He has attended:
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* [[Midwest FurFest 2005]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2006|06]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2007|07]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2007|08]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2009|09]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2010|10]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2011|11]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2012|12]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2013|13]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2015|15]]/[[Midwest FurFest 2016|16]]
* [[Anthrocon 2006]]/[[Anthrocon 2007|07]]/[[Anthrocon 2008|08]]/[[Anthrocon 2009|09]]/[[Anthrocon 2010|10]]/[[Anthrocon 2011|11]]/[[Anthrocon 2012|12]]/[[Anthrocon 2013|13]]/[[Anthrocon 2014|14]]
* [[Further Confusion 2007]]/[[Further Confusion 2011|11]]/[[Further Confusion 2012|12]]/[[Further Confusion 2013|13]]/[[Further Confusion 2014|14]]
* [[Furry Connection North 2008]]/[[Furry Connection North 2009|09]]/[[Furry Connection North 2010|10]]/[[Furry Connection North 2011|11]]
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008]]/[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009|09]]/[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2010|10]]/[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2011|11]]
* [[RainFurrest 2009]]/[[RainFurrest 2013|2013]]
* [[IndyFurCon 2010]]/[[IndyFurCon 2011|11]]/[[IndyFurCon 2012|12]]/[[IndyFurCon 2013|13]]
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* [[Furry Fiesta 2012]]/[[Furry Fiesta 2013|13]]/[[Furry Fiesta 2014|14]]
* [[Califur 8]]/[[Califur 9|9]]/[[Califur 10|10]] (2012-14)
* [[Oklacon 2013]]
* [[Wild Nights 2014]]
* [[Eurofurence 20]]/[[Eurofurence 21|21]]
* [[NordicFuzzCon 2015]]/[[NordicFuzzCon 2017|17]]/[[NordicFuzzCon 2018|18]]/[[NordicFuzzCon 2019|19]]
* [[ConFuzzled 2015]]/[[ConFuzzled 2016|16]]/[[ConFuzzled 2017|17]]/[[ConFuzzled 2018|18]]/[[ConFuzzled 2019|19]]
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At conventions, GreenReaper is often accompanied by a [[puppet]]; historically a [[raccoon]]<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenreaper/4381311680/in/set-72157623491097964 Photo of GreenReaper's nameless raccoon at a Michigan furmeet] - GreenReaper (31 October 2009)</ref> but now more commonly a [[red panda]] (Wah)<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/greenreaper/9278713224/ Photo of GreenReaper's red panda puppet with a dog bowl sold during [[Anthrocon 2013]], signed by [[Folkmanis|Judy Folkmanis]]] - GreenReaper (13 July 2013)</ref> or a [[ferret]] (Lindt).<ref>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/948617167469150208 Picture of Lindt] (3 January 2018)</ref>

===Roleplaying===

GreenReaper participates in furry [[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|multiplayer worlds]],<ref>''[http://web.archive.org/web/20081207213642/http://furry101.com/?p=31 The GreenReaper Interview]'' (archived) - [[Furry 101]] (3 December 2008)</ref> including [[FurryMUCK]], [[Tapestries MUCK|Tapestries]] and [[SpinDizzy]], as a [[Creatures:Kai Norn|Kai]] [[Creatures:Norn|norn]], from the [[Creatures:Creatures series|''Creatures'']] [[W:Artificial life|a-life]] games.<ref name="Anthro" />
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==Character profile==
[[File:GreenReaperMarcMFF2008-25pct.jpg|right|200px|thumbnail|GreenReaper by [[Marci McAdam]].]]
GreenReaper's [[fursona]] is a happy-go-lucky explorer who likes [[Creatures:Cheese|cheese]] and [[Creatures:Carrot|carrots]]. The norn has a natural affinity for [[Pokémon]], and is sometimes mistaken for a [[Bulbapedia:Simisage (Pokémon)|Simisage]].

GreenReaper resides in a scale model of [[Creatures:Albia|Albia]] on the rim of SpinDizzy, and maintains a shared cave on [[Isle Timat]] in the oceans south of [[Layleaux]].

The creature often carries a ''CrayolaPad'', a device resembling an electronic [[W:Etch A Sketch|Etch A Sketch]] which runs [[Bulbapedia:Lum Berry|LumOS]], a berry-themed operating system.

==Personal life==

GreenReaper is British, and grew up in [[W:Maidstone|Maidstone]], [[W:Kent|Kent]] and [[W:Caterham on the Hill|Caterham Hill]], [[W:Surrey|Surrey]]. He graduated from the [[W:University of Bath|University of Bath]] in 2004 with a [[W:British undergraduate degree classification#First-class honours|first]] in [[W:Computer Science|Computer Science]], and student awards for being "Most Geeky", "Worst Dressed" and "Most likely to become a [[W:serial killer|serial killer]]".<ref>''[http://greenreaper.livejournal.com/18455.html And the winners are . . .]'' - {{lj-user|greenreaper}} (15 May 2004)</ref><ref>''[http://greenreaper.livejournal.com/20703.html So yeah . . .]'' - {{lj-user|greenreaper}} (2 July 2004)</ref> While there, he participated in the [http://people.bath.ac.uk/su4jugle/ juggling club], and acted as a [[W:Radio producer|producer]] for [[W:1449AM URB|University Radio Bath]].

GreenReaper spent almost a decade in the [[Creatures:Creatures Community|''Creatures'' fan community]]. His [[Creatures:MNGPlayer|final university project]] revolved around the game's music,<ref>''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mngedit/files/Dissertation/MNGTools%20Dissertation/Dissertation.pdf/download A Scripted Sample-Based Music System for Game Environments using .NET]'' - GreenReaper (May 2004)</ref> and in 2005 he co-founded the [[Creatures:|Creatures Wiki]].<ref>''[http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB111196673261990485 From Wikipedia's Creator, A New Site for Anyone, Anything]'' - Vauhini Vara, ''[[W:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' (28 March 2005)</ref><ref>[http://creatures.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiStats/breakdown Editor activity - Creatures Wiki], Wikia (accessed 26 January 2014)</ref>

===Employment===

While in [[W:Bath|Bath]], GreenReaper worked for [[W:Motorola|Motorola]] as part of a [[W:Bursary|bursary]]; after university he moved to the USA<ref>''[http://greenreaper.livejournal.com/32724.html Letter from USAia]'' - {{lj-user|greenreaper}} (8 July 2005)</ref> to work as a [[W:Software developer|software developer]] for [[W:Stardock|Stardock]] in [[W:Plymouth, Michigan|Plymouth, Michigan]], with whom he had a long history as a [[W:Skin (computing)|software skinner]],<ref>[http://greenreaper.wincustomize.com/ GreenReaper] on [[W:WinCustomize|WinCustomize]]</ref> beta tester, support volunteer, and utility coder. In breaks from programming and testing, he founded the [[Wikia:c:galciv|Galactic Civilizations Wiki]].

In August 2011, GreenReaper began working for [[W:GameStop|GameStop]] in [[W:Irving, Texas|Irving, Texas]] after their acquisition of [[W:Impulse (software)|Impulse]] from Stardock.<ref>''[http://greenreaper.livejournal.com/119796.html Moving to Texas]'' - {{lj-user|greenreaper}} (4 April 2011)</ref> As of October 2013, he is taking a [[W:Career break|career break]] to further develop the websites he maintains, and [[Metapix]], an online gallery management program targeted towards the needs of furry fans. He returned to the UK in August 2014.

== Hosted works ==

* ''[[User:GreenReaper/WikiFur - A home for the furry community|WikiFur - A home for the furry community]]''
* ''[[User:GreenReaper/WikiFur: By and for the furry community|WikiFur: By and for the furry community]]''
*''[[User:GreenReaper/On Making History|On Making History]]'' - accepted submission for the Anthrocon 2006 [[con book]]
*''[[User:GreenReaper/Coming of Age|Coming of Age]]'' - submission for the [[Anthrocon 2007]] con book
* Con reports: [[User:GreenReaper/Con reports/Midwest FurFest 2005|Midwest FurFest 2005]], [[User:GreenReaper/Con reports/Midwest FurFest 2006|2006]] and [[User:GreenReaper/Con reports/Midwest FurFest 2007|2007]]

== Controversy ==

In December 2013, GreenReaper mentioned that he "has a different opinion... as to the proper use of pronouns",<ref>[http://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/416734447782744064 @coyoteseven It's true that I have a different opinion to neolucky as to the proper use of pronouns. I also spell colour with a u."] - GreenReaper, Twitter (27 December 2013)</ref> and might not use the preferred [[W:Personal pronoun|pronouns]] of some [[transgender]] individuals. Discussion with those who considered his opinion to be [[W:Transphobia|transphobic]] revealed instead that, to him, pronouns implied [[W:Sex|sex]], not [[W:Gender|gender]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/417077498485030912 @MizDanaClaire Not true. When someone says "he" to me, I expect that person to be physically male. That is what the word means, to me.] - GreenReaper (28 December 2013)</ref> and using 'he' or 'she' to refer to those who had not undergone [[W:sex reassignment surgery|sex reassignment surgery]] could "[convey] an inaccurate fact",<ref name=PronounUseThey>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/417431286194515969 "@Brefin My concern is using a term which I think conveys an inaccurate fact about a person. I'm happy to use "they" or their name instead."] - GreenReaper, Twitter (29 December 2013)</ref>. despite typical convention regarding pronouns in the [[wikipedia:English language|English language]].<ref>Quirk, Randolph; Greenbaum, Sidney; Leech, Geoffrey; Svartvik, Jan (1985). A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow: Longman. pp. 314–316. ISBN 978-0-582-51734-9.</ref>

When pointed out to him that misgendering a transgender person can be a disservice to them<ref>[https://twitter.com/Brefin/status/417452521435590656 "@WikiNorn From their point of view, their fact is what they believe in their heart and mind. Anything else is a horrible disservice to them."] - Brefin, Twitter (29 Decemeber 2010)</ref> and other negative consequences that accompany trans visibility,<ref>[http://americantransman.com/2012/04/18/14-reasons-why-its-not-okay-to-out-someone-as-trans-a-public-service-announcement-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-trans-person/ ''American Trans Man'' - "14 Reasons Why It Is Not Okay To Out Someone As Trans: A Public Service Announcement From Your Friendly Neighborhood Trans Person".] Written April 18, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.bilerico.com/2010/05/the_catch-22_of_trans_activism.php ''The Bilerico Project'' - "The Catch-22 of Trans Activism"]. Written May 10, 2010 by Kassandra Keenan. Retrieved August 5, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.liminalis.de/2009_03/TMM/tmm-englisch/Liminalis-2009-TMM-report2008-2009-en.pdf ''Liminalis – a Journal for Sex/Gender Emancipation
and Resistance'' - "Every 3rd day the murder of a trans person is reported.
Preliminary results of a new Trans Murder Monitoring Project show more than
200 reported cases of murdered trans people from January 2008 to June 2009"]. Written July 2009 by Carsten Balzer. Retrieved August 5, 2014.</ref> GreenReaper responded, "Ultimately your wish to feel safe does not trump my wish to feel honest."

While engaging with those experienced with the impact of such usage on transgender individuals,<ref>Such as [[Dana Simpson]], [[Egypt Urnash]], and [[Fluffy (busybee_ comics)|Fluffy]]</ref> GreenReaper maintained his wish to avoid "what I believe to be false factual statements",<ref>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/417062858887684096 "@MizDanaClaire I will not make what I believe to be false factual statements about someone, even a friend who is FTM or MTF."] - GreenReaper, Twitter (28 Decemeber 2010)</ref> but said he was "willing to make accommodations"<ref>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/417109884555898881 "@randomfox @ribnose @MizDanaClaire I'm willing to make accommodations for people's feelings which do not require me to say something untrue."] - GreenReaper, Twitter (28 December 2013)</ref> by avoiding use of gendered pronouns for those in [[W:Transitioning (transgender)|transition]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/418135752468217856 "@silvermink That's why I try to avoid using 'he' or 'she' in relation to transgender people. Not going out of my way to be aggravating. :-/"] - GreenReaper, Twitter (31 December 2013)</ref> in favour of their name, or the [[W:Singular they|singular they]].<ref name=PronounUseThey /> He also said that, [[W:Postgenderism|if anything]], he identified as female gender-wise.<ref>[https://twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/416768898206154752 "@the_macbean The irony is that if anything I identify as female gender-wise. But I am physically male, so have no problem being called "he"."] - GreenRepaer, Twitter (27 December 2013)</ref>

In March 2014, GreenReaper once again doubled-down on his belief that gender pronouns relate only to sex in an article by [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]],<ref>[http://adjectivespecies.com/2014/03/03/why-pronouns-are-important/ Why Pronouns Are Important], written by [[JM]]. Retrieved March 6, 2014</ref> this time also making comments with regards to WikiFur.{{clarify}} Though [[Help:Furry_Book_of_Style#Articles_about_people|WikiFur's policy about pronouns]] is to use those of the subject of the article, GreenReaper stated, "Consider one practical problem: We have over 10,000 articles about people at WikiFur. We want these articles to be accurate, as far as possible. If you base pronouns on a person’s gender identity, then at any moment an article may need to be rewritten throughout to account for a change in that identity. If you base them on third-party observations of gender, they’re subject to differing opinions as to what is masculine/feminine...."<ref>[http://adjectivespecies.com/2014/03/03/why-pronouns-are-important/#comment-70564 Comment by GreenReaper] made March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.</ref>

== See also ==

*''[[User:GreenReaper/A Tale of Two Wikis|A Tale of Two Wikis]]'' ([http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:LP1/Full_text full text]) - presentation at [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/ Wikimania 2006]
* GreenReaper at the [[Creatures:GreenReaper|Creatures Wiki]], [[Uncyclopedia:User:GreenReaper|Uncyclopedia]] and [[W:User:GreenReaper|Wikipedia]] (with more information on wiki-based activities)

== References ==
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*[https://inkbunny.net/GreenReaper GreenReaper] on [[Inkbunny]]
*[//www.flayrah.com/user/1/stories GreenReaper's stories and features] on ''[[Flayrah]]''
*[//www.flickr.com/photos/greenreaper/sets/ GreenReaper's photo sets] on [[W:Flickr|Flickr]]
*[//www.furaffinity.net/user/greenreaper/ GreenReaper] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*''[http://www.livejournal.com/users/greenreaper/ GreenReaper's Bibble]'' on [[LiveJournal]]
*[//www.linkedin.com/in/greenreaper GreenReaper's profile] on [[W:LinkedIn|LinkedIn]]
*[//twitter.com/WikiNorn GreenReaper] on [[Twitter]]
*[//www.facebook.com/GreenReaper GreenReaper] on Facebook
*[//greenreaper.deviantart.com/ GreenReaper] on [[W:deviantART|deviantART]]
*[//www.weasyl.com/~greenreaper GreenReaper] on weasyl
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===Interviews===
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20230530045624/http://anthrozine.com/itvw/itv.greenreaper.html The Record of the Archivist]'' - interview by [[Phil Geusz]] in ''[[Anthro]]'' #28 (26 April 2010)
*''[//web.archive.org/web/20081207213642/http://furry101.com/?p=31 The GreenReaper Interview]'' (archived) by [[Furry 101]] (3 December 2008)
*[//greenreaper.livejournal.com/131028.html Interview] (translation; [http://files.rusfur.net/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=HUGS_2%2Epdf%26amp%3Bdirectory%3DBooks%2FHUGS%26amp%3B original, p.6]) in ''[[Hugs]]'' #2 by [[Pillgrim]] (Russian)
*[http://furcast.fm/archive/fc-76 Radio interview] ([http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=3c6cc&t=3c6cc.61 questions]) on [[FurCast]] #76 (3 March 2012; 73:16 onwards)
*[[South Afrifur]] podcast - [http://mixlr.com/south-afrifur/showreel/south-afrifur-on-mixlr-9/ Part 1] - [http://mixlr.com/south-afrifur/showreel/south-afrifur-on-mixlr-10/ Part 2]
*''[https://tech-news.wikimedia.de/2023/09/05/wikifur-a-testimony-of-loyalty-and-passion/ WikiFur: a testimony of loyalty and passion]'' - [[m:User:Valerie Wollinger (WMDE)|Valerie Wollinger]], [[w:Wikimedia Deutschland|WMDE]] (5 September 2023)
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Valerion

2025-03-22T18:25:54Z

Rakuen: Added reference to him being South African and added a short description of his positions in ZAFur and SAFC.

'''Valerion''' is a [[W:South Africa | South African]] fur whose [[fursona]] is a [[werewolf]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/valerion Valerion's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved September 29, 2023.</ref>

He was active on the [[ZAFur|ZAFur forum]] for many years, serving first as a moderator and, from June 2011<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1210 Welcome to the new Admin] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> until December 2018<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5228 Valerion stepping down as administrator] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref>, as an administrator. He was a founding member of the [[South Afrifur (convention) | South Afrifur Furry Convention]].<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3372#p65448 Re: Where are we standing on the con now?] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/valerion Valerion] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Anoyomouse

2025-03-22T18:07:03Z

Rakuen: Changed tense of Anoyomouse's position at ZAFur. Removed purged LiveJournal page. Added Fur Affinity and SoFurry pages.

'''Anoyomouse''' (born November 1, 1983)<ref name="AnoyomouseLJP">[http://anoyomouse.livejournal.com/profile Anoyomouse's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved July 12, 2008</ref> is a [[furry]] and programmer who lives in [[Wikipedia:Springs, Gauteng|Springs, Gauteng]], South Africa.<ref name="AnoyomouseLJP"/>

Anoyomouse was a founding member and administrator of [[ZAFur]].

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://anoyomouse.deviantart.com/ Anoyomouse] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/anoyomouse Anoyomouse] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://anoyomouse.sofurry.com/ Anoyomouse] on [[SoFurry]]

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Scratch17

2025-03-22T16:16:29Z

Rakuen: Created the initial stub.

'''Scratch''' is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] fur. He was a presenter on the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]] and founding member of the [[South Afrifur (convention)|South Afrifur fur Con (SAFC)]].

==External links==
* [https://www.deviantart.com/scratch17 Scratch17] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/Scratch17 Scratch17] on [[Furaffinity]]

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South Afrifur (convention)

2025-03-22T14:35:23Z

Rakuen: Corrected Scratch to use the same link as in the South Afrifur Pawdcast article.

{{Infobox convention
|name = South Afrifur Fur Con
|logo = [[File:SouthAfrifur2017Logo.jpg|225px]]
|South Afrifur Fur Con]]
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|zaf|[[Wikipedia:Johannesburg, Gauteng|Johannesburg]], [[Wikipedia:Gauteng|Gauteng]], [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South Africa]]}}
|url = http://www.south-afrifur.co.za
|status = Ongoing
|organizer = South Afrifur Organizing Committee Team
|first = July 14-17, 2017
|resources = {{con resources|South Afrifur Fur Con}}
}}

'''South Afrifur Fur Con''' ('''SAFC''') is a [[furry convention]] which takes place in [[W:Johannesburg, Gauteng|Johannesburg, Gauteng]], South Africa, that is run by '''South Afrifur Organizing Committee Team'''

== History ==

[[Ivic Wulfe]] posted a poll on the '''[[ZAFur]]''' forum in early 2015 asking whether furs were interested in a South African furry convention.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3151 RE:Interest in a South African Convention] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> The community was receptive to the idea with 32/38 respondents expressing some level of willingness to attend. The decision was made to use the established name of '''South Afrifur'''.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3274#p61865 Re: Updates and suggestions.] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> This was the name of the [[South Afrifur meet|former string of conventions]] which had been attempted from 2008-2012, although only two (2008 and 2010) actually occurred.

Ivic formalised the convention planning by establishing a non-profit to manage the upcoming convention, at that time scheduled for 1-3 July 2016, with a five-person directorate consisting of himself (as acting chairman), [[Valerion]], [[Yukon]], [[Inpw]] and [[Scratch (person)|Scratch]].<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3372#p65448 Re: Where are we standing on the con now?] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> Although technically separate from [[ZAFur]], both Ivic and Valerion were staff members and the forum provided a dedicated space for the convention discussions until 2020.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewforum.php?f=71 South Afrifur Convention] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> Due to unforeseen circumstances, the planned 2016 convention was postponed until the following year.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3198&start=60#p79425 Re: Convention Q&A] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref>

== Events ==

The first SAFC was held July 14-17, 2017. It had an attendance of around 28. And held at the '''Magalies Retreat''' in Krugersdorp, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Had multiple charities: R4280 to donate to '''The Garden Route Wolf Sanctuary in Knysna''', R1000 to '''Awesome Whacky Whiskers''', R1000 to '''Wollies Animal Rescue'''.

The second SAFC was held July 13-16, 2018. Attendance grew to around 43. And held at '''Getaway Coaches''' in Cullinan, Gauteng Province, South Africa. And the charity raising R12,000 for '''Husky Rescue Johannesburg'''.

The third SAFC was held July 12-15, 2019, and saw around 52 attendees, And held at '''Ekudeni Exclusive Country Venue''' in Muldersdrift, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Raising R17,000 for '''Husky Rescue KZN'''.

The fourth SAFC was held July 8-11, 2022 with around 52 attendees. Held at the '''Valverde Eco Hotel''' in Gauteng, South Africa and was the convention's first event since the beginning of the '''[[W:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]'''. The convention's founder and chairman, Ivic Wulfe passed away (unrelated to COVID-19) two months before the start of this event, and this iteration was described by staff as being "challenging to pull off". A total of R22,000 was raised, and split between three charities: R8,580 was donated to '''Phoenix Animal Care & Treatment''', R6,820 was donated to '''Cheetah Experience''', R6,600 was donated to '''Jugomaro Predator Park'''

SAFC 2023 took place July 7-10, 2023 at the '''Valverde Eco Hotel''' in Gauteng, South Africa. Which attracted over 100 attendees (becoming the first time reaching attendees in the hundreds), and raised around R20,000 to '''Imagine Animal Dreams'''

SAFC 2024 took place September 13-16, 2024 at the '''Valverde Eco Hotel''' in Gauteng, South Africa (becoming the first time the con was held in the warmer season), bringing in 125 attendees.

== Themes ==

SAFC's themes throughout the years:

* '''2017''' - ''Gladiator's''
* '''2018''' - ''Wild Wild West''
* '''2019''' - ''1980's''
* '''2022''' - ''Cyberpunk''
* '''2023''' - ''Magic Unleashed''
* '''2024''' - ''Midnight's Edge''

== Charities ==

SAFC raised money for multiple charities throughout the years.
As of 2024, the convention has been raising money to put back into itself.

Giving the convention the availability to pay for things (venues, decorations, Equipment, etc.) in advance, which gives the con staff more time and opportunities.

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block; margin: 1 25px;"
|+South Afrifur Fur Con Attendance
|Year

|Attendees

|-
|2024
|125
|-
|2023
|101
|-
|2022
|52**
|-
|2019
|52**
|-
|2018
|43**
|-
|2017
|28**
|-
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |* 2017-2022 are estimates.
|}

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://www.south-afrifur.co.za/ South Afrifur] - Website
* [https://twitter.com/southafrifurcon South Afrifur] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/southafrifur South Afrifur] on [[Telegram]]
* [http://discord.gg/sgzdu5T South Afrifur] on [[W:Discord | Discord]]

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South Afrifur (convention)

2025-03-22T14:30:49Z

Rakuen: Added two paragraphs describing the origins of the convention. Moved the actual events to an events section.

{{Infobox convention
|name = South Afrifur Fur Con
|logo = [[File:SouthAfrifur2017Logo.jpg|225px]]
|South Afrifur Fur Con]]
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|zaf|[[Wikipedia:Johannesburg, Gauteng|Johannesburg]], [[Wikipedia:Gauteng|Gauteng]], [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South Africa]]}}
|url = http://www.south-afrifur.co.za
|status = Ongoing
|organizer = South Afrifur Organizing Committee Team
|first = July 14-17, 2017
|resources = {{con resources|South Afrifur Fur Con}}
}}

'''South Afrifur Fur Con''' ('''SAFC''') is a [[furry convention]] which takes place in [[W:Johannesburg, Gauteng|Johannesburg, Gauteng]], South Africa, that is run by '''South Afrifur Organizing Committee Team'''

== History ==

[[Ivic Wulfe]] posted a poll on the '''[[ZAFur]]''' forum in early 2015 asking whether furs were interested in a South African furry convention.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3151 RE:Interest in a South African Convention] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> The community was receptive to the idea with 32/38 respondents expressing some level of willingness to attend. The decision was made to use the established name of '''South Afrifur'''.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3274#p61865 Re: Updates and suggestions.] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> This was the name of the [[South Afrifur meet|former string of conventions]] which had been attempted from 2008-2012, although only two (2008 and 2010) actually occurred.

Ivic formalised the convention planning by establishing a non-profit to manage the upcoming convention, at that time scheduled for 1-3 July 2016, with a five-person directorate consisting of himself (as acting chairman), [[Valerion]], [[Yukon]], [[Inpw]] and [[Scratch_(South Africa)|Scratch]].<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3372#p65448 Re: Where are we standing on the con now?] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> Although technically separate from [[ZAFur]], both Ivic and Valerion were staff members and the forum provided a dedicated space for the convention discussions until 2020.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewforum.php?f=71 South Afrifur Convention] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref> Due to unforeseen circumstances, the planned 2016 convention was postponed until the following year.<ref>[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=3198&start=60#p79425 Re: Convention Q&A] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref>

== Events ==

The first SAFC was held July 14-17, 2017. It had an attendance of around 28. And held at the '''Magalies Retreat''' in Krugersdorp, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Had multiple charities: R4280 to donate to '''The Garden Route Wolf Sanctuary in Knysna''', R1000 to '''Awesome Whacky Whiskers''', R1000 to '''Wollies Animal Rescue'''.

The second SAFC was held July 13-16, 2018. Attendance grew to around 43. And held at '''Getaway Coaches''' in Cullinan, Gauteng Province, South Africa. And the charity raising R12,000 for '''Husky Rescue Johannesburg'''.

The third SAFC was held July 12-15, 2019, and saw around 52 attendees, And held at '''Ekudeni Exclusive Country Venue''' in Muldersdrift, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Raising R17,000 for '''Husky Rescue KZN'''.

The fourth SAFC was held July 8-11, 2022 with around 52 attendees. Held at the '''Valverde Eco Hotel''' in Gauteng, South Africa and was the convention's first event since the beginning of the '''[[W:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]'''. The convention's founder and chairman, Ivic Wulfe passed away (unrelated to COVID-19) two months before the start of this event, and this iteration was described by staff as being "challenging to pull off". A total of R22,000 was raised, and split between three charities: R8,580 was donated to '''Phoenix Animal Care & Treatment''', R6,820 was donated to '''Cheetah Experience''', R6,600 was donated to '''Jugomaro Predator Park'''

SAFC 2023 took place July 7-10, 2023 at the '''Valverde Eco Hotel''' in Gauteng, South Africa. Which attracted over 100 attendees (becoming the first time reaching attendees in the hundreds), and raised around R20,000 to '''Imagine Animal Dreams'''

SAFC 2024 took place September 13-16, 2024 at the '''Valverde Eco Hotel''' in Gauteng, South Africa (becoming the first time the con was held in the warmer season), bringing in 125 attendees.

== Themes ==

SAFC's themes throughout the years:

* '''2017''' - ''Gladiator's''
* '''2018''' - ''Wild Wild West''
* '''2019''' - ''1980's''
* '''2022''' - ''Cyberpunk''
* '''2023''' - ''Magic Unleashed''
* '''2024''' - ''Midnight's Edge''

== Charities ==

SAFC raised money for multiple charities throughout the years.
As of 2024, the convention has been raising money to put back into itself.

Giving the convention the availability to pay for things (venues, decorations, Equipment, etc.) in advance, which gives the con staff more time and opportunities.

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block; margin: 1 25px;"
|+South Afrifur Fur Con Attendance
|Year

|Attendees

|-
|2024
|125
|-
|2023
|101
|-
|2022
|52**
|-
|2019
|52**
|-
|2018
|43**
|-
|2017
|28**
|-
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |* 2017-2022 are estimates.
|}

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://www.south-afrifur.co.za/ South Afrifur] - Website
* [https://twitter.com/southafrifurcon South Afrifur] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/southafrifur South Afrifur] on [[Telegram]]
* [http://discord.gg/sgzdu5T South Afrifur] on [[W:Discord | Discord]]

{{Conventions Southern Hemisphere}}

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[[Category:South Afrifur Fur Con]]
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Ivic Wulfe

2025-03-22T13:40:06Z

Rakuen: Included a link to the Flayrah article covering his death.

[[File:Ivic Wulfe Convention Badge.png | right]]
'''Ivic Wulfe''' (real name '''Conrad Albertyn''') (born April 23, 1988 - died May 22, 2022) was a furry from [[W:South Africa | South Africa]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ivic_Wulfe Ivic Wulfe] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

==Fandom Involvement==

===ZA Furries===

Ivic joined the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] late in its first year. He was an active participant and soon became involved in many leadership roles. He first became a topic moderator in September 2014<ref name="IvicTopicMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2911 New moderator] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>, a global moderator in February 2016<ref name="IvicGlobalMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3801 Management reshuffle] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> and eventually a full administrator in January 2018. Following the resignation of [[Rakuen Growlithe]] in March 2021, he was the sole administrator of the forum until his passing.<ref name="IvicAdmin">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5022 Welcome to Ivic!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>

===South Afrifur Pawdcast===

Ivic was a founder, and one of the hosts of the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]], a weekly talk/interview podcast that ran from October, 2014 until his death in May, 2022.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@SouthAfrifur/ South Afrifur Pawdcast] on [[W:Youtube | YouTube]]. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

In 2015, Ivic and the South Afrifur Pawdcast team became part of the [[Furry.FM]] broadcast team and were responsible for English-language broadcasts and articles on the station's website.

===South Afrifur===
Ivic was among the founding members of [[South Afrifur (convention) | South Afrifur]], the first and currently the only [[furry convention]] on the African continent. He served as the [[Convention chair | convention's chairman]] from 2017 until 2022. Since its debut in July, 2017 the convention has grown steadily and played an important role in organizing and uniting the furry community of South Africa.<ref>[https://south-afrifur.co.za/about-us/ About Us] on the South Afrifur Official website. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

===Convention Attendance===
* [[South Afrifur (convention) | South Afrifur]] - 2017*, 2018, 2019
(*) - Panelist

==Death==
Ivic passed away on May 22, 2022 after a prolonged battle with cancer.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221005215624/https://furry.fm/en-gb/news/south-afrifur/in-memory-of-ivic In Memory of Ivic] Furry.FM website via the [[W:Wayback Machine | Wayback Machine]]. Last Updated May 23, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/8643/ivic-wulfe-host-south-afrifur-pawdcast-passes-away Ivic Wulfe - Host of South Afrifur Pawdcast, passes away] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 22, 2025</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ivicwulfe Ivic Wulfe] on [[Furaffinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/Ivic_Wulfe Ivic Wulfe] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]
* [https://furry.fm/en-gb/ Furry.FM Homepage]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@SouthAfrifur South Afrifur Pawdcast] on [[W:YouTube | YouTube]]

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South Afrifur meet

2025-03-22T13:35:05Z

Rakuen: Added context to organisation.

'''South Afrifur''' (previously '''South Furrica meet''') was originally conceived as a national [[furmeet]] and opportunity for all South African furs to get together.<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=216 Big Fur Meet for everyfur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> It was organised by various [[ZAFur]] members but, despite having broad appeal, the event suffered from the small number of furs in South Africa and large distances. In addition, many furs were young students without a lot of disposable income. All these problems made it difficult to organise events and only two events, the 2008 and 2010 meets, ever took place. After 2012, '''South Afrifur''' was on hiatus until its [[South Afrifur (convention)|revival in 2017]].

==Naming==

The first iteration was tentatively named the '''South Furrica meet'''<ref name="SouthFurricaOrganisation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=284 2008 South Furrica Furmeet: Update] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> but the possibility of changing the name came up when disucssing the 2009 iteration.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2009Planning">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=467 2009 Furmeet Planning thread] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> The [[ZAFur]] users were polled and it was chosen to use a permanent name (16 votes to 5) and '''South Afrifur''' won with 16 votes.<ref name="SouthAfrifurName">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=481&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&view=viewpoll What should we call the meet?] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> The other names up for consideration were '''South Furrica''' (7 votes) and '''South Afurica''' (2 votes).

Despite being referrred to as a furmeet, '''South Afrifur''' was a furry convention, featuring registration, overnight stays on location and scheduled activites.

==Events==

'''2008''': The 2008 event, using the name '''South Furrica meet''' was organized by [[Dracius]] and [[Gryph]] and held from 12-16 December 2008 at ''At Cheryls'', a guest house in [[Wikipedia:Table View|Table View]], just north of [[Wikipedia:Cape Town|Cape Town]], with 16 attendees.<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=216 Big Fur Meet for everyfur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref><ref name="SouthFurricaOrganisation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=284 2008 South Furrica Furmeet: Update] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

'''2009''': The 2009 meet was tentatively scheduled by [[Denim]] and [[Valerion]] for 25-29 November 2009 in Johannesburg,<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=711 Date For 2009 Meet Confirmed (sort of)] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> but did not occur.

'''2010''': The 2010 furmeet was arranged by [[Nanukk]] in [[Wikipedia:Port Elizabeth|Port Elizabeth]] and ran from 07-15 January 2011.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2010">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=938 South Afrifur Port Elizabeth 2010 Fees and Bookings] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> There were approximately 14 furs attending, though this number changed as local furs joined just for short periods, and events included fursuiting as well as visits to a karaoke bar, a lion park, a museum, a snake park and an aquarium.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2010Report">[https://www.flayrah.com/3396/south-afrifur-2010-report South Afrifur 2010 report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

'''2011''': The 2011 furmeet was being arranged by [[Rakuen Growlithe]] for Cape Town and scheduled for 10-16 December 2011 but did not occur due to a lack of registered attendees.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2011">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1208 2011 South Afrifur - Information and News] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

'''2012''': The 2012 furmeet to be organised by [[Durosuka]] for [[Wikipedia:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]] but did not occur due to difficulties finding a suitable venue that was affordable.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2012">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=1330 South Afrifur 2012 - Planning] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

After a five year hiatus, '''South Afrifur''' was relaunched as in 2017 as '''[[South Afrifur (convention)|South Afrifur Fur Con (SAFC)]]'''.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://south-afrifur.co.za/ South Afrifur Fur Con (SAFC)]

{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Events]][[Category:South Africa]]
[[Category:2008 births]]

South Afrifur meet

2025-03-08T09:03:00Z

Rakuen: Complete rewrite of the article

'''South Afrifur''' (previously '''South Furrica meet''') was originally conceived as a national [[furmeet]] and opportunity for all South African furs to get together.<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=216 Big Fur Meet for everyfur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> Despite having broad appeal, the event suffered from the small number of furs in South Africa and large distances. In addition, many furs were young students without a lot of disposable income. All these problems made it difficult to organise events and only two events, the 2008 and 2010 meets, ever took place. After 2012, '''South Afrifur''' was on hiatus until its [[South Afrifur (convention)|revival in 2017]].

==Naming==

The first iteration was tentatively named the '''South Furrica meet'''<ref name="SouthFurricaOrganisation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=284 2008 South Furrica Furmeet: Update] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> but the possibility of changing the name came up when disucssing the 2009 iteration.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2009Planning">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=467 2009 Furmeet Planning thread] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> The [[ZAFur]] users were polled and it was chosen to use a permanent name (16 votes to 5) and '''South Afrifur''' won with 16 votes.<ref name="SouthAfrifurName">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=481&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&view=viewpoll What should we call the meet?] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> The other names up for consideration were '''South Furrica''' (7 votes) and '''South Afurica''' (2 votes).

Despite being referrred to as a furmeet, '''South Afrifur''' was a furry convention, featuring registration, overnight stays on location and scheduled activites.

==Events==

'''2008''': The 2008 event, using the name '''South Furrica meet''' was organized by [[Dracius]] and [[Gryph]] and held from 12-16 December 2008 at ''At Cheryls'', a guest house in [[Wikipedia:Table View|Table View]], just north of [[Wikipedia:Cape Town|Cape Town]], with 16 attendees.<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=216 Big Fur Meet for everyfur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref><ref name="SouthFurricaOrganisation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=284 2008 South Furrica Furmeet: Update] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

'''2009''': The 2009 meet was tentatively scheduled by [[Denim]] and [[Valerion]] for 25-29 November 2009 in Johannesburg,<ref name="NationalFurmeet">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=711 Date For 2009 Meet Confirmed (sort of)] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> but did not occur.

'''2010''': The 2010 furmeet was arranged by [[Nanukk]] in [[Wikipedia:Port Elizabeth|Port Elizabeth]] and ran from 07-15 January 2011.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2010">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=938 South Afrifur Port Elizabeth 2010 Fees and Bookings] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref> There were approximately 14 furs attending, though this number changed as local furs joined just for short periods, and events included fursuiting as well as visits to a karaoke bar, a lion park, a museum, a snake park and an aquarium.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2010Report">[https://www.flayrah.com/3396/south-afrifur-2010-report South Afrifur 2010 report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

'''2011''': The 2011 furmeet was being arranged by [[Rakuen Growlithe]] for Cape Town and scheduled for 10-16 December 2011 but did not occur due to a lack of registered attendees.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2011">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1208 2011 South Afrifur - Information and News] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

'''2012''': The 2012 furmeet to be organised by [[Durosuka]] for [[Wikipedia:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]] but did not occur due to difficulties finding a suitable venue that was affordable.<ref name="SouthAfrifur2012">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=1330 South Afrifur 2012 - Planning] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 8, 2025</ref>

After a five year hiatus, '''South Afrifur''' was relaunched as in 2017 as '''[[South Afrifur (convention)|South Afrifur Fur Con (SAFC)]]'''.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://south-afrifur.co.za/ South Afrifur Fur Con (SAFC)]

{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Events]][[Category:South Africa]]
[[Category:2008 births]]

Rakuen Growlithe

2025-03-07T21:08:57Z

Rakuen: wording improvement

'''Rakuen Growlithe''' is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] [[furry artist]] and [[writer]].<ref name="RakSofPro">[https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe's profile] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> His [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:List_of_Pokémon_(52–101)#Growlithe|growlithe]].

==Biography==
Outside of the furry fandom, Rakuen is a scientist with a PhD in molecular biology<ref name="RakPhD">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1471596 The doctor is in.] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and a member of [[Wikipedia:Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref name="RakMen">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/413229 I am the 2%] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has a strong interest in animal rights and has been an ethical vegetarian since 2011 after reading [[Wikipedia:Matthew Scully|Matthew Scully's]] book, ''Dominion''.<ref name="RakVeg">[https://www.flayrah.com/3745/review-dominion-power-man-suffering-animals-and-call-mercy Review: 'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy'] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Fandom involvement==
Rakuen has been involved in many creative projects with over 200 submissions on [[SoFurry]],<ref name="RakSofPro" /> including stories, artwork and audio. In addition, he has made several video submissions on YouTube which cover talks, music videos and gaming.

He has been involved in a lot of non-fiction writing for the furry community as well, particularly on Flayrah. He has 99 articles submitted to [[Flayrah]],<ref name="FlaCon">[https://www.flayrah.com/contributors Contributors list] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> making him the 13th most prolific contributor to the site. He has also had one story posted on the Love ◦ Sex ◦ Fur blog of [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]] and has done several reviews for Furry Book Review.<ref name="RakFBR">[https://furrybookreview.wixsite.com/blog/blank/author/Rakuen-Growlithe Rakuen Growlithe's reviews] on Furry Book Review. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Rakuen has twice been a guest on the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]].<ref name="RakPod1">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JBOzV-ArGJ8 South-Afrifur Pawdcast 01 March 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="RakPod2">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ddDb3dwmLjw South-Afrifur Pawdcast 19 July 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has had involvement with a number of furry websites. In 2007, Rakuen Growlithe and [[Keita Haruka]] established Furry SA in partnership with Dracius and Spike. While Furry SA was a bit of a disaster, it later merged with Anoyomouse's ZAFur blog and become the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] with Rakuen as global moderator.<ref name="RakMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5098 Happy 10th Birthday ZAFur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> In June 2012, he become head moderator<ref name="RakHeaMod">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/390858 Promotion :)] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and, in February 2013, he was promoted to administrator.<ref name="RakAdm">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2039#p29245 Changes in leadership and absence] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He stepped down from leadership roles in March 2021, leaving it in the paws of [[Ivic Wulfe]].<ref name="Rakuen resignation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5432 Time for a change] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> In 2009, Rakuen founded The Petshop, a furry BDSM forum, which shut down three years later.<ref name="PetSho">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/337525 One minute of silence] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has been a longtime member of SoFurry and became a SoFurry Ambassador in May 2012.<ref name="RakSofAmb">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/376147 I'm a SoFurry Ambassador!] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has previously donated to both SoFurry<ref name="RakSofPro" /> and Inkbunny.<ref name="InkDon">[https://inkbunny.net/donations.php Inkbunny donors] on [[Inkbunny]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Conventions==
Rakuen has attended several conventions in South Africa and Europe.

* [[Eurofurence]]:
** [[Eurofurence 21|21]] – Presented the panel "Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom."<ref name="RakPanEF21">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=EmDvaqyhB4I Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF21Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6215/con-report-lakeside-furs-9-and-eurofurence-21 Con Report: Lakeside Furs 9 and Eurofurence 21] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 22|22]] – Presented the panel "ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa."<ref name="RakPanEF22">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=LEw7Jej9hLA ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF22Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6689/fledgling-furry-communities-spread-their-wings-eurofurence Fledgling furry communities spread their wings at Eurofurence] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 23|23]] – Sponsor.
** [[Eurofurence 24|24]] – Sponsor. Published a convention report.<ref name="EF24Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7422/con-report-eurofurence-24-aviators-%E2%80%93-conquer-sky Con Report: Eurofurence 24: Aviators – Conquer the Sky] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 25|25]] – Sponsor. Contributed a story to the charity magazine Playfox/Playvixen.<ref name="PlaVixTwe">[https://twitter.com/RakuenGrowlithe/status/1161708553628999680?s=20 Rakuen Growlithe's tweet] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="EncTai">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1480537 Enchanting Tails and how to get them] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF25Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7716/eurofurence-25-fractures-time-%E2%80%93-con-report Eurofurence 25: 'Fractures in Time' – con report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

* [[FURSAverance]]: 2 – Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."<ref name="FURAverence talk">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jndX-8WwmQ Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings.] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>

* [[Gdakon]]: 2025 – Sponsor. Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."

* [[Lakeside Furs]]: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

* [[South Afrifur meet]]: 2008, 2010

==External links==
{{Contributor|Rakuen}}
* [https://rakuengrowlithe.deviantart.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.f-list.net/c/rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[F-List]]
* [https://www.flayrah.com/u/rakuen-growlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Flayrah]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://x.com/RakuenGrowlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCfPL6XoQJlvcFnSbM44BUKw Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Pokémon characters]]
[[Category:South Africa]]

Ivic Wulfe

2025-03-07T19:42:08Z

Rakuen: Added section on his involvement in ZAFur

[[File:Ivic Wulfe Convention Badge.png | right]]
'''Ivic Wulfe''' (real name '''Conrad Albertyn''') (born April 23, 1988 - died May 22, 2022) was a furry from [[W:South Africa | South Africa]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ivic_Wulfe Ivic Wulfe] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

==Fandom Involvement==

===ZA Furries===

Ivic joined the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] late in its first year. He was an active participant and soon became involved in many leadership roles. He first became a topic moderator in September 2014<ref name="IvicTopicMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2911 New moderator] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>, a global moderator in February 2016<ref name="IvicGlobalMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3801 Management reshuffle] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> and eventually a full administrator in January 2018. Following the resignation of [[Rakuen Growlithe]] in March 2021, he was the sole administrator of the forum until his passing.<ref name="IvicAdmin">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5022 Welcome to Ivic!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>

===South Afrifur Pawdcast===

Ivic was a founder, and one of the hosts of the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]], a weekly talk/interview podcast that ran from October, 2014 until his death in May, 2022.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@SouthAfrifur/ South Afrifur Pawdcast] on [[W:Youtube | YouTube]]. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

In 2015, Ivic and the South Afrifur Pawdcast team became part of the [[Furry.FM]] broadcast team and were responsible for English-language broadcasts and articles on the station's website.

===South Afrifur===
Ivic was among the founding members of [[South Afrifur (convention) | South Afrifur]], the first and currently the only [[furry convention]] on the African continent. He served as the [[Convention chair | convention's chairman]] from 2017 until 2022. Since its debut in July, 2017 the convention has grown steadily and played an important role in organizing and uniting the furry community of South Africa.<ref>[https://south-afrifur.co.za/about-us/ About Us] on the South Afrifur Official website. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

===Convention Attendance===
* [[South Afrifur (convention) | South Afrifur]] - 2017*, 2018, 2019
(*) - Panelist

==Death==
Ivic passed away on May 22, 2022 after a prolonged battle with cancer.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221005215624/https://furry.fm/en-gb/news/south-afrifur/in-memory-of-ivic In Memory of Ivic] Furry.FM website via the [[W:Wayback Machine | Wayback Machine]]. Last Updated May 23, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ivicwulfe Ivic Wulfe] on [[Furaffinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/Ivic_Wulfe Ivic Wulfe] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]
* [https://furry.fm/en-gb/ Furry.FM Homepage]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@SouthAfrifur South Afrifur Pawdcast] on [[W:YouTube | YouTube]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:South Africa]]
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]

Rakuen Growlithe

2025-03-07T19:15:50Z

Rakuen: Minor addition of information.

'''Rakuen Growlithe''' is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] [[furry artist]] and [[writer]].<ref name="RakSofPro">[https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe's profile] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> His [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:List_of_Pokémon_(52–101)#Growlithe|growlithe]].

==Biography==
Outside of the furry fandom, Rakuen is a scientist with a PhD in molecular biology<ref name="RakPhD">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1471596 The doctor is in.] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and a member of [[Wikipedia:Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref name="RakMen">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/413229 I am the 2%] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has a strong interest in animal rights and has been an ethical vegetarian since 2011 after reading [[Wikipedia:Matthew Scully|Matthew Scully's]] book, ''Dominion''.<ref name="RakVeg">[https://www.flayrah.com/3745/review-dominion-power-man-suffering-animals-and-call-mercy Review: 'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy'] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Fandom involvement==
Rakuen has been involved in many creative projects with over 200 submissions on [[SoFurry]],<ref name="RakSofPro" /> including stories, artwork and audio. In addition, he has made several video submissions on YouTube which cover talks, music videos and gaming.

He has been involved in a lot of non-fiction writing for the furry community as well, particularly on Flayrah. He has 99 articles submitted to [[Flayrah]],<ref name="FlaCon">[https://www.flayrah.com/contributors Contributors list] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> making him the 13th biggest contributor to the site. He has also had one story posted on the Love ◦ Sex ◦ Fur blog of [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]] and has done several reviews for Furry Book Review.<ref name="RakFBR">[https://furrybookreview.wixsite.com/blog/blank/author/Rakuen-Growlithe Rakuen Growlithe's reviews] on Furry Book Review. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Rakuen has twice been a guest on the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]].<ref name="RakPod1">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JBOzV-ArGJ8 South-Afrifur Pawdcast 01 March 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="RakPod2">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ddDb3dwmLjw South-Afrifur Pawdcast 19 July 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has had involvement with a number of furry websites. In 2007, Rakuen Growlithe and [[Keita Haruka]] established Furry SA in partnership with Dracius and Spike. While Furry SA was a bit of a disaster, it later merged with Anoyomouse's ZAFur blog and become the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] with Rakuen as global moderator.<ref name="RakMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5098 Happy 10th Birthday ZAFur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> In June 2012, he become head moderator<ref name="RakHeaMod">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/390858 Promotion :)] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and, in February 2013, he was promoted to administrator.<ref name="RakAdm">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2039#p29245 Changes in leadership and absence] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He stepped down from leadership roles in March 2021, leaving it in the paws of [[Ivic Wulfe]].<ref name="Rakuen resignation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5432 Time for a change] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> In 2009, Rakuen founded The Petshop, a furry BDSM forum, which shut down three years later.<ref name="PetSho">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/337525 One minute of silence] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has been a longtime member of SoFurry and became a SoFurry Ambassador in May 2012.<ref name="RakSofAmb">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/376147 I'm a SoFurry Ambassador!] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has previously donated to both SoFurry<ref name="RakSofPro" /> and Inkbunny.<ref name="InkDon">[https://inkbunny.net/donations.php Inkbunny donors] on [[Inkbunny]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Conventions==
Rakuen has attended several conventions in South Africa and Europe.

* [[Eurofurence]]:
** [[Eurofurence 21|21]] – Presented the panel "Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom."<ref name="RakPanEF21">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=EmDvaqyhB4I Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF21Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6215/con-report-lakeside-furs-9-and-eurofurence-21 Con Report: Lakeside Furs 9 and Eurofurence 21] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 22|22]] – Presented the panel "ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa."<ref name="RakPanEF22">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=LEw7Jej9hLA ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF22Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6689/fledgling-furry-communities-spread-their-wings-eurofurence Fledgling furry communities spread their wings at Eurofurence] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 23|23]] – Sponsor.
** [[Eurofurence 24|24]] – Sponsor. Published a convention report.<ref name="EF24Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7422/con-report-eurofurence-24-aviators-%E2%80%93-conquer-sky Con Report: Eurofurence 24: Aviators – Conquer the Sky] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 25|25]] – Sponsor. Contributed a story to the charity magazine Playfox/Playvixen.<ref name="PlaVixTwe">[https://twitter.com/RakuenGrowlithe/status/1161708553628999680?s=20 Rakuen Growlithe's tweet] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="EncTai">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1480537 Enchanting Tails and how to get them] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF25Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7716/eurofurence-25-fractures-time-%E2%80%93-con-report Eurofurence 25: 'Fractures in Time' – con report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

* [[FURSAverance]]: 2 – Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."<ref name="FURAverence talk">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jndX-8WwmQ Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings.] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>

* [[Gdakon]]: 2025 – Sponsor. Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."

* [[Lakeside Furs]]: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

* [[South Afrifur meet]]: 2008, 2010

==External links==
{{Contributor|Rakuen}}
* [https://rakuengrowlithe.deviantart.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.f-list.net/c/rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[F-List]]
* [https://www.flayrah.com/u/rakuen-growlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Flayrah]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://x.com/RakuenGrowlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCfPL6XoQJlvcFnSbM44BUKw Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Pokémon characters]]
[[Category:South Africa]]

Rakuen Growlithe

2025-03-07T19:11:17Z

Rakuen:

'''Rakuen Growlithe''' is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] [[furry artist]] and [[writer]].<ref name="RakSofPro">[https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe's profile] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> His [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:List_of_Pokémon_(52–101)#Growlithe|growlithe]].

==Biography==
Outside of the furry fandom, Rakuen is a scientist with a PhD in molecular biology<ref name="RakPhD">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1471596 The doctor is in.] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and a member of [[Wikipedia:Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref name="RakMen">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/413229 I am the 2%] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has a strong interest in animal rights and has been an ethical vegetarian since 2011 after reading [[Wikipedia:Matthew Scully|Matthew Scully's]] book, ''Dominion''.<ref name="RakVeg">[https://www.flayrah.com/3745/review-dominion-power-man-suffering-animals-and-call-mercy Review: 'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy'] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Fandom involvement==
Rakuen has been involved in many creative projects with over 200 submissions on [[SoFurry]],<ref name="RakSofPro" /> including stories, artwork and audio. In addition, he has made several video submissions on YouTube which cover talks, music videos and gaming.

He has been involved in a lot of non-fiction writing for the furry community as well, particularly on Flayrah. He has 99 articles submitted to [[Flayrah]],<ref name="FlaCon">[https://www.flayrah.com/contributors Contributors list] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> making him the 13th biggest contributor to the site. He has also had one story posted on the Love ◦ Sex ◦ Fur blog of [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]] and has done several reviews for Furry Book Review.<ref name="RakFBR">[https://furrybookreview.wixsite.com/blog/blank/author/Rakuen-Growlithe Rakuen Growlithe's reviews] on Furry Book Review. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Rakuen has twice been a guest on the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]].<ref name="RakPod1">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JBOzV-ArGJ8 South-Afrifur Pawdcast 01 March 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="RakPod2">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ddDb3dwmLjw South-Afrifur Pawdcast 19 July 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has had involvement with a number of furry websites. In 2007, Rakuen Growlithe and [[Keita Haruka]] established Furry SA in partnership with Dracius and Spike. While Furry SA was a bit of a disaster, it later merged with Anoyomouse's ZAFur blog and become the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] with Rakuen as global moderator.<ref name="RakMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5098 Happy 10th Birthday ZAFur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> In June 2012, he become head moderator<ref name="RakHeaMod">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/390858 Promotion :)] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and, in February 2013, he was promoted to administrator.<ref name="RakAdm">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2039#p29245 Changes in leadership and absence] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He stepped down from leadership roles in March 2021.<ref name="Rakuen resignation">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5432 Time for a change] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref> In 2009, Rakuen founded The Petshop, a furry BDSM forum, which shut down three years later.<ref name="PetSho">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/337525 One minute of silence] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has been a longtime member of SoFurry and became a SoFurry Ambassador in May 2012.<ref name="RakSofAmb">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/376147 I'm a SoFurry Ambassador!] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has previously donated to both SoFurry<ref name="RakSofPro" /> and Inkbunny.<ref name="InkDon">[https://inkbunny.net/donations.php Inkbunny donors] on [[Inkbunny]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Conventions==
Rakuen has attended several conventions in South Africa and Europe.

* [[Eurofurence]]:
** [[Eurofurence 21|21]] – Presented the panel "Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom."<ref name="RakPanEF21">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=EmDvaqyhB4I Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF21Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6215/con-report-lakeside-furs-9-and-eurofurence-21 Con Report: Lakeside Furs 9 and Eurofurence 21] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 22|22]] – Presented the panel "ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa."<ref name="RakPanEF22">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=LEw7Jej9hLA ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF22Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6689/fledgling-furry-communities-spread-their-wings-eurofurence Fledgling furry communities spread their wings at Eurofurence] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 23|23]] – Sponsor.
** [[Eurofurence 24|24]] – Sponsor. Published a convention report.<ref name="EF24Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7422/con-report-eurofurence-24-aviators-%E2%80%93-conquer-sky Con Report: Eurofurence 24: Aviators – Conquer the Sky] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
** [[Eurofurence 25|25]] – Sponsor. Contributed a story to the charity magazine Playfox/Playvixen.<ref name="PlaVixTwe">[https://twitter.com/RakuenGrowlithe/status/1161708553628999680?s=20 Rakuen Growlithe's tweet] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="EncTai">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1480537 Enchanting Tails and how to get them] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF25Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7716/eurofurence-25-fractures-time-%E2%80%93-con-report Eurofurence 25: 'Fractures in Time' – con report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

* [[FURSAverance]]: 2 – Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."<ref name="FURAverence talk">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jndX-8WwmQ Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings.] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved March 7, 2025</ref>

* [[Gdakon]]: 2025 – Sponsor. Presented the panel "Dispelling a misconception: Non-human animals as intelligent, cultured and moral beings."

* [[Lakeside Furs]]: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

* [[South Afrifur meet]]: 2008, 2010

==External links==
{{Contributor|Rakuen}}
* [https://rakuengrowlithe.deviantart.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.f-list.net/c/rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[F-List]]
* [https://www.flayrah.com/u/rakuen-growlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Flayrah]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://x.com/RakuenGrowlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCfPL6XoQJlvcFnSbM44BUKw Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Pokémon characters]]
[[Category:South Africa]]

ZA Furries

2020-11-15T05:48:13Z

Rakuen: Added forum category

{{Infobox website
| title = ZA Furries
| image = [[File:ZAFurries site-logo-small.png]]
| author = '''Owners/Admistrators:''' [[Rakuen Growlithe]], [[Ivic Wulfe]]
* '''Moderators''': Adagio, Trace
| url = https://www.zafur.co.za
| status = Active
| began = 31 March 2008
| ended =
| genre = Furry forum
}}
'''ZA Furries''' (also known as '''ZAFur''') is a South African furry regional group. The group has a website that was established in March 2008 and an associated IRC channel. The website is effectively a combination of two websites that originally used two different methods to unify the South African furry community. The elder of the sites, which was called ZAFur, comprised a community blog and [[IRC]] channel. The younger of the sites was a forum. By themselves, neither site was very successful.

*'''Addresses''':
**'''Web site''': https://www.zafur.co.za
**'''Twitter''': https://twitter.com/ZAFur
**'''IRC''': irc://irc.furnet.org/zafur

== History ==
The original ZAFur site was established a number of years ago and went through numerous ownerships, finally ending up in the paws of [[Anoyomouse]]. The site focussed on community blogging, but didn't attract much active participation. The associated IRC channel, #ZAFur on the [[FurNet (IRC)|Furnet IRC network]], was established by [[TigerTael]] and was quite popular at one point. It is still associated with the ZA Furries/ZAFur site.

In 2007, [[Rakuen Growlithe]] and [[Keita Haruka]] established another South African furry site independent of Anoyomouse in partnership with [[Dracius]] and Spike. This site was plagued with technical difficulties and was almost abandoned before even officially launching. The persistence of Rakuen Growlithe and the intervention of [[Kad Foxwolf]] opened lines of communication between Keita and Anoyomouse and a new site using the registered domains of both original sites was born. Where the original ZAfur site tried a blog approach, Rakuen Growlithe originally suggested a simple page with contact details while Keita was in favour of a forum. At present, the forum is the main part of the site with additions planned for launch at a later stage.

== The site: Reason for being ==
ZAFur was established to unify South African furs, who have traditionally tended not to keep in touch with each other. ZA Furries aims to rectify this by offering as many options for staying in touch as possible, from IRC, through blogging to forum interaction and [[Wikipedia:Instant messaging|instant messaging]], serving as a centralised hub for arranging furmeets and networking.

== Administration and ownership ==
Anoyomouse is the main site benefactor, although Keita and Dracius both contribute to expenses. The forum itself is administered by Anoyomouse, Keita, Dracius and Kad Foxwolf, with Rakuen Growlithe as Super Moderator. Although neither Rakuen Growlithe nor Kad Foxwolf contributes to the site finances, they each assist with the site, with Kad as Admin to facilitate and arrange furmeets.

== Membership ==
As of October 8, 2013, the site is home to over 200 furs, with some participation from as far afield as Canada, Poland and Australia. Although the site is South African, and most members are South African, the site is open to any that wish to join, in accordance with the South African tradition of hospitality.

== External links ==
* [http://irc.netsplit.de/channels/details.php?room=%23zafur&net=FurNet #zafur, FurNet IRC statistics] on irc.netsplit.de.

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Forums]]
[[Category:IRC channels]]
[[Category:South Africa]]

ZA Furries

2020-11-15T04:37:09Z

Rakuen: Added a site infobox and Twitter link

Rakuen Growlithe

2020-08-22T13:00:01Z

Rakuen: Completely rewrote and expanded the entire page.

'''Rakuen Growlithe''' is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] [[furry artist]] and [[writer]].<ref name="RakSofPro">[https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe's profile] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> His [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:List_of_Pokémon_(52–101)#Growlithe|growlithe]].

==Biography==
Outside of the furry fandom, Rakuen is a scientist with a PhD in molecular biology<ref name="RakPhD">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1471596 The doctor is in.] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and a member of [[Wikipedia:Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref name="RakMen">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/413229 I am the 2%] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has a strong interest in animal rights and has been an ethical vegetarian since 2011 after reading [[Wikipedia:Matthew Scully|Matthew Scully's]] book Dominion.<ref name="RakVeg">[https://www.flayrah.com/3745/review-dominion-power-man-suffering-animals-and-call-mercy Review: 'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy'] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Fandom Activities==
Rakuen has been involved in many creative projects with over 200 submissions on [[SoFurry]],<ref name="RakSofPro" /> including stories, artwork and audio. In addition, he has made several video submissions on YouTube which cover talks, music videos and gaming.

He has been involved in a lot of non-fiction writing for the furry community as well, particularly on Flayrah. He has 83 stories submitted to [[Flayrah]],<ref name="FlaCon">[https://www.flayrah.com/contributors Contributors list] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> making him the 14th biggest contributor to the site. He has also had one story posted on the Love ◦ Sex ◦ Fur blog of [[Adjective species|[adjective][species]]] and has done several reviews for Furry Book Review.<ref name="RakFBR">[https://furrybookreview.wixsite.com/blog/blank/author/Rakuen-Growlithe Rakuen Growlithe's reviews] on Furry Book Review. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Rakuen has twice been a guest on the [[South Afrifur Pawdcast]].<ref name="RakPod1">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JBOzV-ArGJ8 South-Afrifur Pawdcast 01 March 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="RakPod2">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ddDb3dwmLjw South-Afrifur Pawdcast 19 July 2015] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has had involvement with a number of furry websites. In 2007, Rakuen Growlithe and [[Keita Haruka]] established Furry SA in partnership with Dracius and Spike. While Furry SA was a bit of a disaster, it later merged with Anoyomouse's ZAFur blog and become the [[ZAFur|ZAFur Forum]] with Rakuen as global moderator.<ref name="RakMod">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5098 Happy 10th Birthday ZAFur!] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> In June 2012, he become head moderator<ref name="RakHeaMod">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/390858 Promotion :)] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> and, in February 2013, he was promoted to administrator.<ref name="RakAdm">[https://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2039#p29245 Changes in leadership and absence] on [[ZAFur]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> In 2009, Rakuen founded The Petshop, a furry BDSM forum, which shut down three years later.<ref name="PetSho">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/337525 One minute of silence] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

Rakuen has been a longtime member of SoFurry and became a SoFurry Ambassador in May 2012.<ref name="RakSofAmb">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/376147 I'm a SoFurry Ambassador!] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> He has previously donated to both SoFurry<ref name="RakSofPro" /> and Inkbunny.<ref name="InkDon">[https://inkbunny.net/donations.php Inkbunny donors] on [[Inkbunny]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

==Conventions==
Rakuen has attended several conventions in South Africa and Europe.

[[Eurofurence]]:
 21 – Presented the panel "Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom."<ref name="RakPanEF21">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=EmDvaqyhB4I Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF21Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6215/con-report-lakeside-furs-9-and-eurofurence-21 Con Report: Lakeside Furs 9 and Eurofurence 21] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
 22 – Presented the panel "ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa."<ref name="RakPanEF22">[https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=LEw7Jej9hLA ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF22Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/6689/fledgling-furry-communities-spread-their-wings-eurofurence Fledgling furry communities spread their wings at Eurofurence] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
 23 – Sponsor.
 24 – Sponsor. Published a convention report.<ref name="EF24Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7422/con-report-eurofurence-24-aviators-%E2%80%93-conquer-sky Con Report: Eurofurence 24: Aviators – Conquer the Sky] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>
 25 – Sponsor. Contributed a story to the charity magazine Playfox/Playvixen.<ref name="PlaVixTwe">[https://twitter.com/RakuenGrowlithe/status/1161708553628999680?s=20 Rakuen Growlithe's tweet] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref><ref name="EncTai">[https://www.sofurry.com/view/1480537 Enchanting Tails and how to get them] on [[SoFurry]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref> Published a convention report.<ref name="EF25Rep">[https://www.flayrah.com/7716/eurofurence-25-fractures-time-%E2%80%93-con-report Eurofurence 25: 'Fractures in Time' – con report] on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 22, 2020</ref>

[[Lakeside Furs]]: 9, 10, 11, 12

[[South Afrifur meet]]: 2008, 2010

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://rakuengrowlithe.deviantart.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[deviantART]]
* [https://www.f-list.net/c/rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[F-List]]
* [https://www.flayrah.com/u/rakuen-growlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Flayrah]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Rakuen Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [https://rakuen-growlithe.sofurry.com/ Rakuen Growlithe] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://twitter.com/RakuenGrowlithe Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCfPL6XoQJlvcFnSbM44BUKw Rakuen Growlithe] on [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]