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Furlandia

2020-02-21T06:51:50Z

Saphykitten: Updated Percentages

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle chaired Furlandia from 2017 to 2018. [[Rex]] was chairman for 2019. [[Saph]] is chairman for 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws/ Bappy Paws!] on Twitter. Retrieved July 02, 2019.</ref>

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rainanthro.org |title=@RainAnthro |author=RainAnthro |website=RainAnthro |publisher=RainAnthro |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]
* 2020: [[Meesh]]

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

==Charities==
* 2013 - Portland PAW Team - $1000+
* 2014 - ???
* 2015 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - ?
* 2016 - ???
* 2017 - ???
* 2018 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - $3419.36
* 2019 - ???
* 2020 - MarrowPDX

==Attendance & Fursuiters==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Percentage change
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | Percentage change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2013]]
| 280
| -
| 29
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2014]]
| 348
| 24.29%
| 64
| 120.69%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2015]]
| 463
| 33.05%
| 112
| 75%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2016]]
| 763
| 64.79%
| 142
| 26.79%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2017]]
| 975
| 27.79%
| 200+
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2018]]
| 1,133
| 16.20%
| 250
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2019]]
| 1,205
| 6.35%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2020]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

== Additional Attendance Information ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2020-02-08T02:55:37Z

Saphykitten: /* Attendance & Fursuiters */ Correction on numbers

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle chaired Furlandia from 2017 to 2018. [[Rex]] was chairman for 2019. [[Saph]] is chairman for 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws/ Bappy Paws!] on Twitter. Retrieved July 02, 2019.</ref>

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rainanthro.org |title=@RainAnthro |author=RainAnthro |website=RainAnthro |publisher=RainAnthro |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]
* 2020: [[Meesh]]

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

==Charities==
* 2013 - Portland PAW Team - $1000+
* 2014 - ???
* 2015 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - ?
* 2016 - ???
* 2017 - ???
* 2018 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - $3419.36
* 2019 - ???
* 2020 - MarrowPDX

==Attendance & Fursuiters==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Percentage change
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | Percentage change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2013]]
| 280
| -
| 29
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2014]]
| 348
| 24.29%
| 64
| 120.69%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2015]]
| 463
| 33.05%
| 112
| 75%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2016]]
| 763
| 64.79%
| 142
| 26.79%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2017]]
| 975
| 27.79%
| 200+
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2018]]
| 1,133
|
| 250
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2019]]
| 1,205
|
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2020]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

== Additional Attendance Information ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2020-02-08T02:54:17Z

Saphykitten: /* Charities */ update from Furlandia twitter

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle chaired Furlandia from 2017 to 2018. [[Rex]] was chairman for 2019. [[Saph]] is chairman for 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws/ Bappy Paws!] on Twitter. Retrieved July 02, 2019.</ref>

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rainanthro.org |title=@RainAnthro |author=RainAnthro |website=RainAnthro |publisher=RainAnthro |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]
* 2020: [[Meesh]]

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

==Charities==
* 2013 - Portland PAW Team - $1000+
* 2014 - ???
* 2015 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - ?
* 2016 - ???
* 2017 - ???
* 2018 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - $3419.36
* 2019 - ???
* 2020 - MarrowPDX

==Attendance & Fursuiters==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Percentage change
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | Percentage change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2013]]
| 280
| -
| 29
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2014]]
| 348
| 24.29%
| 64
| 120.69%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2015]]
| 463
| 33.05%
| 112
| 75%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2016]]
| 763
| 64.79%
| 142
| 26.79%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2017]]
| 975
| 27.79%
| 200+
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2018]]
| 1,333
| 36.72%
| 250
| 76.06%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2019]]
| 1,205
| -9.6%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2020]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

== Additional Attendance Information ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2020-02-08T02:53:43Z

Saphykitten: /* Guests of Honor */ update from Furlandia twitter

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle chaired Furlandia from 2017 to 2018. [[Rex]] was chairman for 2019. [[Saph]] is chairman for 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws/ Bappy Paws!] on Twitter. Retrieved July 02, 2019.</ref>

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rainanthro.org |title=@RainAnthro |author=RainAnthro |website=RainAnthro |publisher=RainAnthro |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]
* 2020: [[Meesh]]

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

==Charities==
* 2013 - Portland PAW Team - $1000+
* 2014 - ???
* 2015 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - ?
* 2016 - ???
* 2017 - ???
* 2018 - [http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid] - $3419.36
* 2019 - ???
* 2020 -

==Attendance & Fursuiters==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Percentage change
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | Percentage change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2013]]
| 280
| -
| 29
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2014]]
| 348
| 24.29%
| 64
| 120.69%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2015]]
| 463
| 33.05%
| 112
| 75%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2016]]
| 763
| 64.79%
| 142
| 26.79%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2017]]
| 975
| 27.79%
| 200+
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2018]]
| 1,333
| 36.72%
| 250
| 76.06%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2019]]
| 1,205
| -9.6%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Furlandia 2020]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

== Additional Attendance Information ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Saph

2020-02-08T02:51:40Z

Saphykitten: Not known as BappyPaws

:''The contraction "Saph" is also used by the costumer [[Sapphire (costumer)|Sapphire]].''
[[File:Emperor Saph.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy]]
[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
'''Saph''', also known as '''Saphykitten''', '''Saphron''', and '''Saphy''' (real name '''Richard Thomas'''; born January 30, 1986 in [[W:Osage City, Kansas|Osage City, Kansas]], USA),<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saphy's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20, 2007.</ref> is a [[furry fan]] who lives in [[W:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/saphykitten Saphy's profile] on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref> They are the father of '''Bennett Thomas''', born April 9, 2019. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pandactivity/status/1115678657362575360 Princess Shasta] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/pandactivity/status/1116422602170322944 Princess Shasta] on Twitter. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Saphy has been involved in the [[furry fandom]] since 1999, and they are the main [[administrator]] and event planner for [[PDXFurs|The PDXFurs Group]] since 2010,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs The PDXFurs Group profile] on Facebook. Retrieved May, 2019.</ref> and a strong influence in the Portland [[furry community]]. They are the current [[chairman]] for [[Furlandia]] and [[vice president]] for the [[RAIn Anthro Board of Directors]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws Saphy's Twitter] on Twitter. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>

Saphy was formerly active on [[IRC]], participating on [[FurNet]]'s channels [[#PDXFurs]], [[#seattlefurs]], and [[#eugeneorfurs]], and a former player on [[Furcadia]] under the username '''Saph'''. Their primary form of communication is [[Telegram]] where they manage The PDXFurs Group channel<ref>[https://www.t.me/pdxfurs The PDXFurs Group profile] on [[Telegram]]. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref> as well as several of the larger unofficial convention chats.<ref>[https://fur.chat/mff CFCI MFF Chat] on Telegram. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://fur.chat/FWA CFCI FWA Chat] on Telegram. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>

=== Fursona ===

Saphy's [[fursona]] is a [[cougar]].

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Anthro Northwest]] - 2017, 2019
* [[Arizona Fur Con]] - 2013
* [[Biggest Little Fur Con]] - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* [[Campfire Tails]] - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
* [[Central Plains Fur Con]] - 2013
* [[Furlandia]] - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] - 2016
* [[Midwest FurFest]] - 2015, 2016, 2019
* [[RainFurrest]] - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
* [[Furvana]] - 2019

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/saphykitten/ Saphykitten] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten Saphykitten] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws Bappypaws] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saphykitten] on [[Livejournal]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Saphykitten Saphykitten] on [[YouTube]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Furlandia staff]]
[[Category:Cougar characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

RainFurrest

2019-07-03T02:47:16Z

Saphykitten: /* Organization */ updated president/vice president.

{{Infobox convention
|name = RainFurrest
|logo = [[File:RF-2016-Logo.jpg|225px]]
|caption = Detail from letterhead, ca. 2007. Artist unknown.
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]], [[Wikipedia:Washington (State)|Washington]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://www.rainfurrest.org/
|status = Defunct
|first = August 24-26, 2007
|final = September 24-27, 2015
|organizer = Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International (RAIn)
|charity =
|resources = {{con resources|RainFurrest}}
}}
{{RainFurrest}}
[[File:RainFurrest2007-Photo-OpeningCeremonies.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Monika Livingstone]], [[Gene Armstrong]], [[Trapa]], [[Stalking Cat]], and [[Phil Geusz]] welcome attendees during the opening ceremonies of RainFurrest 2007.]]
'''RainFurrest''' was a [[furry convention]] first held August 24-26, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Seattle-[[Wikipedia:Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Sea-Tac Airport]] hotel in Washington state, U.S.A.

== About ==
RainFurrest was conceived by a group of individuals in the Pacific Northwest region who wished to start a new furry convention in the absence of [[Conifur Northwest]]. [[Gene Armstrong]] was one of those amongst the group who was asked to help coordinate and lead the efforts as he had experience working with of convention development within the [[sci-fi]] and [[fantasy]] [[W:Fandom|fandom]]s.{{fact}}

== Attendance ==
370 furs attended the inaugural event. For its second year, RainFurrest was held on September 26-28, 2008 at the Seattle Airport Marriott, with an attendance of 599.<ref name="official">{{Cite web |title = RainFurrest |url = http://www.rainfurrest.org/ |access-date = 2008-10-11 }}</ref> The 2009 event was held September 18-20 at the same hotel, and had 911 attendees.

In 2010, RainFurrest attracted 1045 attendees, making it the sixth convention worldwide to surpass 1000 attendees. For 2011, RainFurrest had 1420 Attendees, a 36% growth over 2010. Attendance for 2012 was 1705, a 20% growth over 2011; in 2013 there were 2202 attendees, an increase of 29% on 2012; and in 2014 there were 2,586 attendees, or an increase of 17% on 2013. There were 2,704 attendees in 2015, or an increase of 4.5% on 2014.

== Cancellation and Closure ==
{{Details|RainFurrest 2016#Cancellation}}
In February 2016, Rainfurrest announced the cancellation of the 2016 event, citing an inability to secure a venue. On February 28, 2017, the board of directors and convention staff announced that RainFurrest 2016 was cancelled, and referred attendees to [[Furlandia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/rainfurrest/status/836820628049178625 |title=Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts |author=@RainFurrest |website=Twitter |date=2017-02-28 |access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

RainFurrest website and social media channels shared the following message:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rainfurrest.org/2017/ |title=Hello, Rainfurs. |author=RAIn |date=2017-02-28 |website=RainFurrest |publisher=RAIn |access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>
{{q|Hello, Rainfurs.

It is with sad hearts that we have to tell you that we are closing RainFurrest as a convention. The RainFurrest Anthropomorphics International (RAIn) board of directors has been working hard to secure a venue, but we have exhausted all of our options. Right now, we can't make it happen. We thank all of you for waiting and standing with us, and we are sorry to let you down.

Even though RainFurrest the convention is being closed, RAIn will continue to hold Furlandia in Portland, as well as the summer BBQ and the winter holiday party in Seattle. We will also continue to support and promote the furry fandom in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide, because we want everybody to see the great things that our community, our colleagues, and our supporters accomplish every day.

Thank you, everybody who helped us run RainFurrest—staff or volunteer, many years or few. Thank you, everybody who came together with us to celebrate the wonderful things our fandom brings to life and the amazing community we can create by working together. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

We hope to see you at other RAIn events, and we look forward with you to the arrival of Furvana in Seattle in the near future.

— The RAIn Board of Directors}}

== Themes ==
{| width="50%"
|- valign="top"
||
* 2007: Rainforest
* 2008: Flight
* 2009: Zombie Attack!
* 2010: Furst on the Moon!
* 2011: Camp RainFurrest!
||
* 2012: Warehouse Furteen
* 2013: Dancing in the Moonlight
* 2014: Cyberpunk - Fur Meets Chrome
* 2015: Swords and Sorcery
* 2016: The Search for Kaldera (Cancelled)
||
|}

== Organization ==
'''Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International''' (RAIn) is a [[W:501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3) exempt organization]] founded in the state of Washington<ref>[https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/691014307723632640 Tweet from Furlandia (event under RAIn's umbrella) announcing non-profit status]</ref>, which "exists primarily for the purpose of holding events to facilitate education in anthropomorphic literature, art and culture, and to facilitate the donation of funds to non-profit institutions that the board decides are worthy."<ref>[https://www.rainfurrest.org/downloads/RAIn_Bylaws.pdf Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International By-Laws]</ref>

RAIn's other events include [[Furlandia]], [[SpokAnthro]], [[RustyCon]], and annual meetups in the summer and fall.

The current board president is [[Rex Wolf]]
The current vice president is [[Saph]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.rainfurrest.org/ RainFurrest] - convention website
* [https://www.rainfurrest.org/forums/ RainFurrest Community Discussion]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rain_furrest_public/ RainFurrest Public List] on [[Yahoo! Groups]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/rainfurrest/ RainFurrest Public Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.rainfurrest.org/wiki/ RainFurrest wiki] (staff-only)
* [https://twitter.com/rainfurrest RainFurrest] and [https://twitter.com/RFDealers RF Dealers' Den] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/RainFurrest FainFurrest] on [[Facebook]]
* {{con resources}}

{{Washington State}}
{{Discontinued Conventions}}

[[Category:Washington]]
[[Category:2007 births]]
[[Category:2017 deaths]]

[[de:RainFurrest]]
[[it:RainFurrest]]

Rex Wolf

2019-07-03T02:45:53Z

Saphykitten: Formatting

'''Rex Wolf''' was the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of the planned [[wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]] convention [[FurFest Northwest]], which was planned for August 2006, and canceled in July 2006. He appeared as a representative of furry fandom in an August 2006 newspaper article "[[The furries are ready for some fun]]".

Rex Wolf stated in April 2007 that "I joined the fandom because it seemed to me to be a group consisting of peope who (I thought all) shared my feelings about being less comfortable around people than animals and were there for the same reason."<ref>[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/106294.html On "Furry"]. LiveJournal entry posted April 14, 2007, by rex_beowulf. Retrieved July 1, 2007.</ref>
One of his motives for FurFest Northwest was "to create a convention that catered to those people who were more in touch with (or more comfortable with) animals than humans; and FFN was to involve a great many people in the community who weren't in the fandom."<ref>[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/106294.html?thread=514102#t514102 Comment] posted April 16, 2007, by rex_beowulf on LiveJournal. Retrieved July 1, 2007.</ref>

Rex Wolf was the Chairman for [[Rainfurrest]] 2015 and for [[Furlandia]] 2019. He is the current President of [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* ''[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/ Journal of the Great Rexidopholus Beowulf]'' on [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Convention staff]]
[[Category:Wolf characters]]
[[Category:Idaho]]

Rex Wolf

2019-07-03T02:45:19Z

Saphykitten: Updated convention association

'''Rex Wolf''' was the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of the planned [[wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]] convention [[FurFest Northwest]], which was planned for August 2006, and canceled in July 2006. He appeared as a representative of furry fandom in an August 2006 newspaper article "[[The furries are ready for some fun]]".

Rex Wolf stated in April 2007 that "I joined the fandom because it seemed to me to be a group consisting of peope who (I thought all) shared my feelings about being less comfortable around people than animals and were there for the same reason."<ref>[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/106294.html On "Furry"]. LiveJournal entry posted April 14, 2007, by rex_beowulf. Retrieved July 1, 2007.</ref>
One of his motives for FurFest Northwest was "to create a convention that catered to those people who were more in touch with (or more comfortable with) animals than humans; and FFN was to involve a great many people in the community who weren't in the fandom."<ref>[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/106294.html?thread=514102#t514102 Comment] posted April 16, 2007, by rex_beowulf on LiveJournal. Retrieved July 1, 2007.</ref>

Rex Wolf was the Chairman for [[Rainfurrest 2015]] and for [[Furlandia]] 2019. He is the current President of [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* ''[http://rex-beowulf.livejournal.com/ Journal of the Great Rexidopholus Beowulf]'' on [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Convention staff]]
[[Category:Wolf characters]]
[[Category:Idaho]]

Furlandia

2019-07-03T02:42:58Z

Saphykitten: /* About */ Updated list of chairmen

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle chaired Furlandia from 2017 to 2018. [[Rex Wolf]] was chairman for 2019. [[Saph]] is chairman for 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws/ Bappy Paws!] on Twitter. Retrieved July 02, 2019.</ref>

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rainanthro.org |title=@RainAnthro |author=RainAnthro |website=RainAnthro |publisher=RainAnthro |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Attendance ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2019-07-03T02:35:36Z

Saphykitten: /* Joining RAIn */ updated additional events

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle has chaired Furlandia since 2017.

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rainanthro.org |title=@RainAnthro |author=RainAnthro |website=RainAnthro |publisher=RainAnthro |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Attendance ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2019-07-03T02:32:39Z

Saphykitten: /* Joining RAIn */ edited citation for other RAIn events

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle has chaired Furlandia since 2017.

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rainanthro.org |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Attendance ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2019-07-03T02:29:47Z

Saphykitten: /* Joining RAIn */ updated additional events

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle has chaired Furlandia since 2017.

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia had been RAIn's sole convention level event, being joined by Rustycon and Spokanthro for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rainanthro.org |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Attendance ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Oregon}}
{{Conventions}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:2013 births]]

Furlandia

2019-07-03T02:26:50Z

Saphykitten: /* Themes */ updated 2020 theme title

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle has chaired Furlandia since 2017.

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia has been RAIn's sole convention.

== Attendance ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"
* 2020: "Episode 8"

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}

== References ==
<references/>

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Furlandia

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{{Infobox convention
|name=Furlandia
|logo=[[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption=Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject=Furry
|location={{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA}}
|url=https://furlandia.org/
|status=Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity=[https://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid PDX]
|resources={{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], USA. It was first held over May 10-12, 2013, but for subsequent years has moved to Memorial Day weekend.

== About ==
The convention was founded in 2013 by a group of people from the Portland area, prompted by the local community's desire for a convention of their own going back several years. The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and GEAR Con founder and Rose City Steampunk Film Festival director Stephen Couchman.

Chairmanship for 2014 fell to Triss. [[Lumio Draco]] was chair from 2015 to 2017. Demi Gargoyle has chaired Furlandia since 2017.

== Joining RAIn ==
Furlandia organizers had been in talks with [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as co-chair for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia and RainFurrest were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia has been RAIn's sole convention.

== Attendance ==
* 2013: 280 attendees,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491/ |title=Congratulations! |author=~Furlandia (Member) |website=FurAffinity |publisher=FurAffinity |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013. |quote=… We had over 270 registered attendees at the convention this year …}}</ref> with 29 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 |title=Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade |author=ZealotDemon5 (channel) |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: 348 attendees, with 64 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |quote=… 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year. 64 fursuiters in the parade …}}</ref>
* 2015: 463 attendees, with 112 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |quote=… Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112 … }}</ref>
* 2016: 763 paid attendees, and 142 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2016 |quote=… Total attending: 763. Total fursuiters: 142 … }}</ref>
* 2017: 975 paid attendees, and "nearly 200" fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2016 |quote=… 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!}}</ref>
* 2018: 1,133 paid attendees, and 250 fursuiters in the parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=20 Jun 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: 1,205 paid attendees<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 |title=@Furlandia |author=Furlandia |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=02 July 2019 |access-date=02 July 2019}}</ref>

== Themes ==
* 2013: "Put a Tail on It"
* 2014: "300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age"
* 2015: "Adventure on the High Seas"
* 2016: "1850: Age of Industry"
* 2017: "1929: Age of Prosperity"
* 2018: "1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails"
* 2019: "1967: Summer of Fluff"

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2013: [[Tojo the Thief]], [[Soki]]
* 2014: [[NitroShep]], [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015: [[Kitsumi]], [[Ognas]]
* 2016: [[Fablefire]], [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]] and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017: [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018: [[WerePuppy]], [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Mischief Makers]], and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019: Frances "Yote" McKeever, Frances Pauli, DJ Trishy, and [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]]

== External links ==
* https://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://vine.co/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Vine]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ FurlandiaPDX] on [[Tumbr]]
{{Fur Affinity|Furlandia}}
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== References ==
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List of in-person furry conventions by attendance

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{{TOCright}}The following is a list of [[furry fandom|furry]] [[convention]]s and [[furmeet]]s from around the world, listed by officially announced attendance figures from the most recent year available. Each convention is listed only once. Historical North American convention figures are available from the [[Anthro Fandom Convention Infosheet]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/2015/www.mustelid.com/otterhall/afcis.html Anthro Fandom Convention Infosheet] (Updated 2002; archived March 2016)</ref>. Other information was found on respective convention websites or reports, where available, or entered by attendees.

==Ongoing events==



{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank !! Country !! Convention !! Year !! Location !! Size !! Notes
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Midwest FurFest]] || [[Midwest FurFest 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]] || 10,989<ref>https://twitter.com/FurFest/status/1076190725711245312</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Anthrocon]] || [[Anthrocon 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || 8,407<ref>https://twitter.com/anthrocon/status/1016066000918401025</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Biggest Little Fur Con]] || [[Biggest Little Fur Con 2019|2019]] || [[wikipedia:Reno, Nevada|Reno, Nevada]] || 5,692<ref>https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1133215684811341824</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] || [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]] || 5,645 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furry Fiesta]] || [[Furry Fiesta 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Dallas, Texas|Dallas, Texas]] || 4,844<ref>https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1112492840498724864?s=09</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Further Confusion]] || [[Further Confusion 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:San Jose, California|San Jose, California]] || 3,850 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ger|Germany}} || [[Eurofurence]] || [[Eurofurence 24|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin, Germany]] || 2,911 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Megaplex]] || [[Megaplex XVII|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]] || 2,602 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Anthro New England]] || [[Anthro New England 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]] || 2,251 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[Furnal Equinox]] || [[Furnal Equinox 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Toronto|Toronto]], [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]] || 2,242 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[DenFur]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]] || 2,086 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|gbr|United Kingdom}} || [[ConFuzzled]] || [[ConFuzzled 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Birmingham|Birmingham, UK]] || 1,908 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Motor City Furry Con]] || [[Motor City Furry Con 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Novi, Michigan|Novi, Michigan]] || 1,611 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|phl|Philippines}} || [[FurryPinas]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Manila, Philippines|Manila, Philippines]] || 1,542 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Fur the 'More]] || [[Fur the 'More 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Tysons Corner, Virginia|Tysons Corner, Virginia]] || 1,487 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[IndyFurCon]] || [[IndyFurCon 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis, Indiana]] || 1,412<ref>https://twitter.com/IndyFurCon/status/1033854210671079430</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furpocalypse]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell, Connecticut]] || 1,391 || peaked at 1,455 in 2016
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|jpn|Japan}} || [[Japan Meeting of Furries]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan]] || 1,332<ref>https://twitter.com/JMoF_PR/status/1086957340803313664</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Golden State Fur Con]] || [[Golden State Fur Con 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Irvine, California|Irvine, California]] || 1,230 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furlandia]] || [[Furlandia 2019|2019]] || [[wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]] || 1,205<ref>https://twitter.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440</ref>||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Arizona Fur Con]] || [[Arizona Fur Con 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] || 1,196 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|swe|Sweden}} || [[NordicFuzzCon]] || [[NordicFuzzCon 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Upplands_Väsby|Upplands Väsby, Sweden]] || 1,149 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Painted Desert Fur Con]] || [[Painted Desert Fur Con|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] || 1,135<ref>https://painteddesertfc.com/announcements/all-posts/Announcements/207-fursuiters.html</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[VancouFur (convention)|VancouFur]] || [[VancouFur 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, BC|Vancouver, BC]] || 1,121 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Fur Squared]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Brookfield, Wisconsin|Brookfield, Wisconsin]] || 1,120 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furry Migration]] || [[Furry Migration 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, Minnesota]] || 1,107 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Anthro Northwest]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington]] || 1,051 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Alamo City Furry Invasion]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]] || 1,006 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furrydelphia]] || 2018 || [[w:King_of_Prussia,_Pennsylvania|King of Prussia, Pennsylvania]] || 903 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[AnthrOhio]] || [[AnthrOhio 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, Ohio]] || 862 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|twn|Taiwan}} || [[Infurnity]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Taipei, Taiwan|Taipei, Taiwan]] || 807 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[Fur-Eh!]] || [[Fur-Eh! 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton, Alberta]] || 743<ref>https://twitter.com/fureh/status/1008821474722025472</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Galactic Camp]] || [[Galactic Camp 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Alameda, California|Alameda, California]] || 742<ref>https://twitter.com/galacticcamp/status/1100696358053281792</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:San Jose, California|San Jose, California]] || 723 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Itty Bitty Fur Con]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Mesa, Arizona|Mesa, Arizona]] || 613<ref>https://twitter.com/IttyBittyFurcon/status/1021200895328088065</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Anthro SouthEast]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, Tennessee]] || 605<ref>https://twitter.com/AnthroSouthEast/status/1051649562044243969</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Anthro Weekend Utah]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Layton, Utah|Layton, Utah]] || 603 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furry Siesta]] || 2018 || [[w:Richardson, Texas|Richardson, Texas]] || 575<ref>https://twitter.com/furrysiesta/status/1020860144941518848</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Mephit Fur Meet]] || [[Mephit Fur Meet 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Olive Branch, Mississippi|Olive Branch, Mississippi]] || 544 || peaked at 650 in 2008
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|mex|Mexico}} || [[Confuror]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara, Jalisco]] || 541<ref>https://twitter.com/ConFuror/status/1052756650191413248</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Fur Reality]] || [[Fur Reality 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] || 538<ref>https://twitter.com/Furrealitycon/status/1051821651317403648</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[FA United]] || [[FA United 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Herndon, Virginia|Herndon, Virginia]] || 528<ref>https://twitter.com/faunited/status/1033842760787349505</ref> || peaked at 707 in 2014
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ger|Germany}} || [[EAST]] || 2018 || [[wikipedia:Suhl|Suhl, Germany]] || 503 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|jpn|Japan}} || [[Kemoket]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan|Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan]] || 500 || number of dealers (''circles'') peaked at 604 in 2017
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Gateway FurMeet]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:St. Louis|St. Louis]], [[Wikipedia:Missouri|Missouri]] || 484 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[AquatiFur]] || 2018* || [[Wikipedia:Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin]] || 463<ref>https://twitter.com/TheBryantFox/status/1084615203495571457</ref> || peaked at 533 in 2017
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[CanFURence]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]] || 457 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|jpn|Japan}} || [[Kemocon]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Ōsanbashi Pier|Osanbashi Hall, Yokohama, Japan]] || 454<ref>https://www.kemocon.com/report</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|bra|Brazil}} || [[Brasil FurFest]] || [[Brasil FurFest 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Santos, Brazil|Santos, São Paulo]] || 431<ref>https://twitter.com/BrasilFurFest/status/1032508976720760834</ref> ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[FursonaCon]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia: Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach, Virginia]] || 424 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Pine Fur Con]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:South Portland, Maine|South Portland, Maine]] || 406 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|rus|Russia}} || [[Rusfurence]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Moscow|Moscow, Russian Federation]] || 404 || peaked at 424 in 2016
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Western PA Furry Weekend]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || 368 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|tha|Thailand}} || [[Thaitails]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Bangkok|Bangkok]] || 358 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[Howloween]] || [[Howloween 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, British Columbia]] || 357 || peaked at 367 in 2017
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|gbr|United Kingdom}} || [[Scotiacon]] || [[Scotiacon 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Livingston, West Lothian|Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland]] || 348 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|esp|Spain}} || [[Furrnion]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Madrid|Madrid, Spain]] || 341 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|gbr|United Kingdom}} || [[Furcation]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Combe Martin|Combe Martin]], [[Wikipedia:North Devon|North Devon]] || 341 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Foxtrot Club]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]] || 329 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Camp Tiny Paws]] || [[Tiny Paws Con 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Danbury,Connecticut|Danbury, Connecticut]] || 294 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|mex|Mexico}} || [[Furry Summer Mexico]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Mexico City|Ciudad de México, CDMX]] || 290** ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|cze|Czechia}} || [[ČeSFuR]] || [[ČeSFuR 2018|2018]] || [[w:Bystřice nad Pernštejnem|Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Czechia]] || 289 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|mys|Malaysia}} || [[Furs Upon Malaysia|FURUM]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Selangor|Selangor]] || 287 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|aus|Australia}} || [[NeonFur]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Coolangatta|Coolangatta]], [[Wikipedia:Queensland|Queensland]] || 286 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Anthro Crossroads East]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia: Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, North Carolina]] || 282 || peaked at 295 in 2018
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|aus|Australia}} || [[FurJAM]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney, New South Wales]] || 275 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Wild Nights]] || [[Wild Nights 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Robbers Cave State Park|Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma]] || 273 || peaked at 275 in 2018
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|sui|Switzerland}} || [[Golden Leaves Con]] || 2018 || [[w:Hasliberg, Switzerland|Hasliberg, Switzerland]] || 271 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|fra|France}} || [[Furry BlackLight]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Maurepas, Yvelines|Maurepas, Yvelines]] || 265 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|chn|China}} || [[Super Furry Fusion]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Shanghai|Shanghai]] || 253 || minimum from con photo
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|pol|Poland}} || [[Gdakon]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Gdańsk|Gdańsk, Poland]] || 247 || peaked at 252 in 2017
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|bra|Brazil}} || [[Furboliche]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:São_Bernardo_do_Campo|São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo]] || 242 || peaked at 261 in 2016
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Emerald's Fur Summit]] || [[Emerald's Fur Summit 2018|2018]] || [[Wikipedia:Pensacola,Florida|Pensacola, Florida]] || 235 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|arg|Argentina}} || [[Argentina FurFiesta]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires, Argentina]] || 234 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ger|Germany}} || [[Furvester]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Stuttgart|Stuttgart, Germany]] || 212 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ukr|Ukraine}} || [[WUFF]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Kiev|Kiev, Ukraine]] || 209 || peaked at 260 in 2014
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|gbr|United Kingdom}} || [[Just Fur The Weekend]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Bristol|Bristol, England]] || 203 || peaked at 317 in 2017
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[Wild Prairie Fur Con]] || 2018 || [[w:Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]] || 181 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Arvada Tails]] RMFC Tribute || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Arvada|Arvada, Colorado]] || 180 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|bel|Belgium}} || [[Flüüfff]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Blankenberge|Blankenberge, Belgium]] || 180 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[The Menagerie]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, Kentucky]] || 179 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[Camp Feral!]] || [[Feral! 2015|2015]] || [[Wikipedia:Algonquin Provincial Park|Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario]] || 163 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Fangcon]] || [[Fangcon 2019|2019]] || [[Wikipedia:Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, Alabama]] || 155 || peaked at 427 in 2015
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|fin|Finland}} || [[FinFur Animus]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Tuusula|Tuusula, Finland]] || 152 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|sgp|Singapore}} || [[Little Island FurCon]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Singapore|Singapore]] || 150 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|aus|Australia}} || [[Melbourne Fur Con]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] || 150 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Micro Fur Con]] 5 || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Northborough, Massachusetts|Northborough, Massachusetts]] || 150 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Campfire Tails]] || 2015 || [[Wikipedia:La Pine, Oregon|La Pine, Oregon]] || 143 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|pol|Poland}} || [[Futerkon]] || [[Futerkon 2017|2017]] || [[Wikipedia:Bocheniec,_Świętokrzyskie_Voivodeship|Bocheniec, Poland]] || 126 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Howler's Eve]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, North Carolina]] || 124 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|nld|Netherlands}} || [[Dutch Furcon]] 5 || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Someren|Someren, Netherlands]] || 120 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|aus|Australia}} || [[Fur Out West]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Mandurah|Mandurah]], [[Wikipedia:Western Australia|Western Australiaho]] || 110 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|bra|Brazil}} || [[Furstrike]] 4 || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Rio de Janeiro city|Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro]] || 107 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ger|Germany}} || [[CastleCon]] || 2016 || [[Wikipedia:Horb am Neckar|Horb am Neckar, Germany]] || 103 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[ArkConsas]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, Arkansas]] || 103 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|nzl|New Zealand}} || [[FurcoNZ]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Taupo|Taupo, North Island]] || 102 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|idn|Indonesia}} || [[PAWAI]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Jakarta, Indonesia|Jakarta, Indonesia]] || 90 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|mex|Mexico}} || [[FurCan]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Puebla City|Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla]] || 85** ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|cze|Czechia}} || [[KRAZ]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Boskovice|Boskovice]] || 85 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[New Year's Eve Con]] || 2018-19 || [[Wikipedia:Oak Brook|Oak Brook, Illinois]] || 77 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|jpn|Japan}} || [[Kigukemo]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Nagoya|Nagoya]], [[Wikipedia:Aichi Prefecture|Aichi Prefecture]] || 68 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Furry Ski Weekend]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Copper Mountain, Colorado|Copper Mountain, Colorado]] || 65 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ita|Italy}} || [[Zampacon]] || [[Zampacon '15|2015]] || [[Wikipedia: Bellaria-Igea Marina, Italy|Bellaria-Igea Marina, Italy]] || 58 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ger|Germany}} || [[H-Con]] || 2018 || [[wikipedia:de:Grasellenbach|Grasellenbach, Hesse, Germany]] || 57 || peaked at 64 in 2015
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|mex|Mexico}} || [[Furloween Mexico]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Monterrey, Nuevo León|Monterrey, Nuevo León]] || 56 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[Big Sky Paw Camp]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Hamilton, Montana|Hamilton, Montana]] || 56 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|mex|Mexico}} || [[Camping Paws]] || 2019 || [[Wikipedia:Jilotzingo|Jilotzingo, State of Mexico]] || 54 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|tha|Thailand}} || [[FurSquare]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Bangkok|Bangkok]] || 45 || number of dealers (''circles'')
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|cze|Czechia}} || [[MiniCon]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Hlavatce|Hlavatce]] || 45 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|cze|Czechia}} || [[Minifurr]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Polnička|Polnička]] || 43 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|rsa|South Africa}} || [[South Afrifur]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Krugersdorp|Krugersdorp, South Africa]] || 43 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ukr|Ukraine}} || [[LvivFur]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Kamianka-Buzka Raion|Kamianka-Buzka Raion]], [[Wikipedia:Lviv Oblast|Lviv Oblast]] || 37 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|aut|Austria}} || [[Zillercon]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Lermoos|Lermoos, Austria]] || 33 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|ukr|Ukraine}} || [[Kharcon]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Kharkiv|Kharkiv]] || 28 || peaked at 44 in 2016
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|usa|USA}} || [[FURconsin]] || 2017 || [[Wikipedia:Necedah, Wisconsin|Necedah, Wisconsin]] || 28 ||
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|can|Canada}} || [[SSC Furry New Year's Eve Event]] || 2016-17 || [[Wikipedia:Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham, Ontario]] || 27 || peaked at 34 in 2012
|-
| {{#vardefineecho:n|{{#expr:{{#var:n}}+1}}}} || {{flagdiv|rus|Russia}} || [[SibFyr]] || 2018 || [[Wikipedia:Berdsk|Berdsk]], [[Wikipedia:Novosibirsk Oblast|Novosibirsk Oblast]] || 12 ||
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> These events typically rotate to a new location each year. 
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Attendance numbers are estimated. Feel free to add more accurate data if available.

==Recent events with no data available==
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Annual JaxFurs Spring Picnic]] 2016; [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida]] (186 in 2013)}}
*{{flagdiv|nor|[[CabinCon]] 2012; [[Wikipedia:Vinstra|Vinstra, Oppland]] (11 in 2010)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Central Midwest Furmeet]] 2012; [[Wikipedia:Clinton Lake (Kansas)|Clinton Lake]], [[Wikipedia:Kansas|Kansas]] (33 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|aus|[[ConFurgence]] [[ConFurgence 2017|2017]]; [[Wikipedia:Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne, Victoria]] (681 in 2016)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Delaware Furbowl]]; [[Wikipedia:Wilmington Delaware|Wilmington Delaware]] (215 in Jul. 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Elliott's Live Events]] 2012; [[Wikipedia:Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee, Florida]] (695 in Spring 2011)<ref>https://elliottsliveevents.org/node/268#comment-318</ref>}}
*{{flagdiv|jpn|[[Fur-st]] 2013; [[Wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato, Tokyo]], Japan (144; peaked at 270 in March 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|aus|[[FurDU]] [[FurDU 2015|2015]]; [[Wikipedia:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast, Queensland]] (490) (peaked at 563 in 2014)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furloween]] [[Furloween 2014|2014]]; [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]] (180){{cn}} (peaked at 196 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[FurryCon (New York)|FurryCon]] 2015; [[Wikipedia: Rochester, New York|Rochester, New York]] (294) (peaked at 313 in 2014)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furry Cruise]] 2013; [[wikipedia:Liberty of the Seas|Liberty of the Seas]] sailing out of [[Wikipedia:Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] (27 in 2012) (peaked at 37 in 2005)}}
*{{flagdiv|pol|[[Furstock]] 2016; [[Wikipedia:Kostrzyn nad Odrą|Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland]] (45)}}
*{{flagdiv|den|[[Furtastic]] 2013; [[Wikipedia:Copenhagen|Copenhagen, Denmark]] (27 in 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[Furthest North]] Summer 2012; [[Wikipedia:Deer Creek Provincial Recreation Area|Deer Creek Provincial Recreation Area]], [[Wikipedia:Alberta|Alberta]] (52 in 2008)}}
*{{flagdiv|aus|[[FurWAG]] [[FurWAG 2014|2014]]; [[Wikipedia:Perth|Perth]], [[Wikipedia:Western Australia|Western Australia]] (177)}}
*{{flagdiv|ger|[[HerbstCon|Die HerbstCon]] 2012; [[wikipedia:Phillipsthal|Phillipsthal, Hesse]] (20 in 2008)}}
*{{flagdiv|jpn|[[Kemono Square]] 2017; [[Wikipedia:Shizuoka|Shizuoka]], [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[LAFF Bowling]]; [[Wikipedia:Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove, Illinois]] (~100)}}
*{{flagdiv|aut|[[Lakeside Furs]] 2013; [[Wikipedia:Grundlsee|Grundlsee, Styria]], [[Wikipedia:Austria|Austria]] (44 in 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Maine's Annual Furry BBQ]] 2019; [[Wikipedia:Casco, Maine|Casco, Maine]] (~50)}}
*{{flagdiv|ger|[[Mephit Mini Con]] 21 (2018); [[Wikipedia:Freusburg|Freusburg, Siegen]] (200 in 2008)**}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Midwest FurBowl]]; [[Wikipedia:Hoffman Estates, Illinois|Hoffman Estates, Illinois]] (~100)}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[Surfur]] 2018; [[Wikipedia:Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District|Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia]](81 in 2016)}}
*{{flagdiv|aus|[[West Aussie Fur Frenzy]] 2018; [[Wikipedia:Cormo, West Australia|Cormo, West Australia]]}}
*{{flagdiv|cze|[[ZodiaCon]] 2013; [[wikipedia:Pardubice|Pardubice]], [[Wikipedia:Czechia|Czechia]] (74)}}

==Discontinued events==
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[RainFurrest]] 2007-2015; [[Wikipedia:SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac, Washington]] (2,704 in 2015)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2007-2016; [[Wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]] (1,677 in 2016)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[FurFright]] 2003-2013; [[Wikipedia:Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell, Connecticut]] (1,500 in 2012/2013)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furry Connection North]] 2008-2013; [[Wikipedia:Novi, Michigan|Novi, Michigan]] (1,259 in [[Furry Connection North 2013|2013]])}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Califur]] 2004-2017; [[Wikipedia:Pomona, California|Pomona, California]] (1,451 in [[Califur 2016|2016]])}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[ConFurence]] 1989-2003; [[Wikipedia:Burbank, California|Burbank, California]] (1,250 in [[ConFurence 9|1998]])}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[ConFurence East]] 1995-1996; [[Wikipedia:Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland, Ohio]] (estimates for [[ConFurence East 1996|1996]] vary from 500 to 1,100)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Conifur Northwest]] 1998-2006; [[Wikipedia:SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac, Washington]] (525 in [[Conifur Northwest 2005|2005]])}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[What The Fur]] 2010-2017; [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Wikipedia:Quebec|Quebec]] (439 in 2016)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[NakamaCon]] 2010; [[Wikipedia:Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, Wisconsin]] (~390)**}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furlaxation]] 2012-2014; [[Wikipedia:Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, Ohio]] (384 in [[Furlaxation_2013|2013]])}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Antheria]] 2010-2011; [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]] (~370 in 2010)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Rocket City FurMeet]] 2003-2012; [[Wikipedia:Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville, Alabama]] (355 in [[Rocket City FurMeet 2009|2009]])}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Oklacon]] 2003-2014; [[wikipedia:Watonga, Oklahoma|Watonga, Oklahoma]] (peaked at 352 in [[Oklacon 2013|2013]])}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Duckon]] 1991-2015; [[wikipedia:Wheeling, Illinois|Wheeling, Illinois]] (Unknown in 2015 - 350 in furry track in 1999)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Great Lakes Fur Con]] 2014-2016; [[Wikipedia:Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids, Michigan]] (323 in 2015)}}
*{{flagdiv|gbr|[[RBW]] 2006-2010; [[Wikipedia:London|London, UK]] (290 in [[RBW 2008|2008]])}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[Condition]] 2010-1014; [[Wikipedia:London, Ontario|London]], [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]] (~270 in 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[FurIdaho]] 2013; [[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise, Idaho]] (253 in 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[CritterConDiego]] 2000-2002; [[Wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego, California]] (240 in 2001)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furstivus]] 2011+; [[Wikipedia:Philadephia|Philadelphia]], [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] (238)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furry Unlocked]] 2015; [[Wikipedia:Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] (232)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furtasticon]] 1994; [[Wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (estimates vary from 230 to 300)}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[C-ACE]] 2002-2007; [[Wikipedia:Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa, Ontario]] (224 in 2005)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[The Maltese Fur-Con]] 2014; [[Wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]] (197)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[All Fur Fun]] 2007-2009; [[Wikipedia:Spokane, Washington|Spokane, Washington]] (195 in [[All Fur Fun 2009|2009]])}}
*{{flagdiv|jpn|[[TransFur (convention)|TransFur]] 2005-2007 (5x); [[Wikipedia:Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki, Kanagawa]] (180 in December 2007)}}
*{{flagdiv|aus|[[RivFur]] [[RivFur 2013|2013]]; [[Brisbane]], [[Wikipedia:Queensland|Queensland]] (~180)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Fur-Xoticon]] 2016-2017; [[Wikipedia: Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, Massachusetts]] (180 in 2017)}}
*{{flagdiv|mex|[[Furmeet Guadalajara]] 2008-2017; [[wikipedia:Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara, Jalisco]] (170 in 2017)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furry Spring Break]] 2001; [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]] (150)}}
*{{flagdiv|phl|[[Philippine Anthro Festival]]; [[Wikipedia:Manila, Philippines|Manila, Philippines]] (134 in 2014)}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[Anthrofest]] 2006-2007; [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]] (111 in 2007)}}
*{{flagdiv|swe|[[FurryCon (Sweden)|FurryCon]] 2009; [[Wikipedia:Karlstad|Karlstad]] (110)}}
*{{flagdiv|mex|[[Halloween Furro]] 2009-2015; [[Wikipedia:Mexico City|Ciudad de México, CDMX]] (102 in 2011)**}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Texas Furry Con]] 2004; [[Wikipedia:Austin, Texas|Austin, Texas]] (100)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Central Plains Fur Con]] 2013-2015; [[Wikipedia:Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, Kansas]] (97 in 2013)}}
*{{flagdiv|ger|[[BerliCon]] 2012; [[wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin]] (89 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|bra|[[Abando]] 2008-2016; [[Wikipedia:Itirapina|Itirapina]], [[Wikipedia:São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] (87 in 2016)}}
*{{flagdiv|pol|[[Futrzakon]] 2008-2011; Dzierżązna, [[wikipedia:Łódź Voivodeship|Łódź Voivodeship]], [[Wikipedia:Poland|Poland]] (77 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Cape May Fur Meet]] 2000?-2014?; [[Wikipedia:Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May, New Jersey]] (peaked at 73 in 2004)}}
*{{flagdiv|nld|[[Furs on Fire]] 2009-2013; [[Wikipedia: Evertsoord|Evertsoord, The Netherlands]] (66 in 2012-2013)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Califur Diego]] 2006-2007, 2009; [[Wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego, California]] (65 in 2006)**}}
*{{flagdiv|ita|[[Italian Fur Haven]] 2014; [[Wikipedia: Reggio Emilia, Italy|Reggio Emilia, Italy]] (60)}}
*{{flagdiv|mex|[[ConFurtiva]] 2008; [[wikipedia:Cuernavaca, Morelos|Cuernavaca, Morelos]] (28 in 2008)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[ZonieCon]] 1998-2001; [[Wikipedia:Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, Arizona]] (57 in 2001)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[F3 Convention]] 2012-2014; [[wikipedia:Branson, Missouri|Branson, Missouri]] (55) (peaked at 123 in 2012)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Furnival]] 2009; [[Wikipedia:Akron, Ohio|Akron, Ohio]] (53)}}
*{{flagdiv|aus|[[Aussie Gather]] 2002, 2004; [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], [[Wikipedia:New South Wales|New South Wales]] (42 in 2004)}}
*{{flagdiv|arg|[[Animales Sueltos]] 2005-2011; [[Wikipedia:Mar del Plata|Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina]] (41 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|fra|[[FranFurence]] 2003-2004, 2006-2007; [[wikipedia:fr:Chambord (Eure)|Chambord, Haute-Normandie]]* (37 in 2006)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Fur Weekend Camping & BBQ]] 2006-2008 (5x); [[Wikipedia:Gordonsville, Virginia|Gordonsville, Virginia]] (37 in Fall 2007)}}
*{{flagdiv|arg|[[UFACon]] 2004-2009; [[Wikipedia:Rosario|Rosario, Argentina]] (36 in 2009)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Central Midwest Furmeet]] 2012; [[Wikipedia:Topeka, Kansas|Topeka, Kansas]] (33 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|can|[[ConWild]] 2006; [[Wikipedia:Calgary, Alberta|Calgary, Alberta]] (30)**}}
*{{flagdiv|nld|[[TreeCon]] 2003-2004; [[Wikipedia:Zandvoort|Zandvoort, Nederland]] (25 in 2004)}}
*{{flagdiv|ger|[[Tropicon]] 2006-2009; [[wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin]], [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] (25 in 2009)}}
*{{flagdiv|usa|[[Camp Furst State]] (2013); [[Wikipedia:Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware|Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware]] (16 in 2012) (peaked at 25 in 2011)}}
*{{flagdiv|ger|[[NEP DustPaws]] 2007-2008; [[wikipedia:Solingen|Solingen]] (13 in 2007)}}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]] by [[Flint Otterhall]]
*[[List of furry convention resources]]
*[[Template:Upcoming events|List of upcoming events]]
*[[:Category:Events]]
*[//en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Map of active furry conventions] ([[List of conventions by attendance/Map script|edit]])

{{Conventions}}
{{Discontinued Conventions}}
[[Category:Lists|Conventions listed by attendance]]
[[Category:Conventions| ]]

[[es:Lista de convenciones por asistencia]]

Saph

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:''The contraction "Saph" is also used by the costumer [[Sapphire (costumer)|Sapphire]].''
[[File:Emperor Saph.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy]]
[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
'''Emperor Saphy of Portland''', also known as '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' (real name '''Richard Thomas'''; born January 30, 1986 in [[W:Osage City, Kansas|Osage City, Kansas]], USA),<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saphy's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20, 2007.</ref> is a [[furry fan]] who lives in [[W:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/saphykitten Saphy's profile] on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref> They are the father of a Bennett Thomas, born April 9th 2019. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pandactivity/status/1115678657362575360 Princess Shasta] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/pandactivity/status/1116422602170322944 Princess Shasta] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Saphy has been involved in the [[furry fandom]] since 1999, they are the main administrator and event planner for [[PDXFurs|The PDXFurs Group]] since 2010,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs The PDXFurs Group profile] on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved May, 2019.</ref> and a strong influence in the Portland [[furry community]]. They are the current chairman for [[Furlandia]] and Vice President for the RAIn Anthro Board of Directors.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bigolbappypaws Saphy's Twitter] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref>
Saphy was formerly active on [[IRC]] participating on [[FurNet]]'s channels #PDXFurs, #seattlefurs, and #eugeneorfurs, and a former player on [[Furcadia]] under the username Saph. Their primary form of communication is [[Telegram]] where they manage The PDXFurs Group channel<ref>[https://www.t.me/pdxfurs The PDXFurs Group profile] on [[Telegram]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref> as well as several of the larger unofficial convention chats.<ref>[https://fur.chat/mff CFCI MFF Chat] on [[Telegram]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://fur.chat/FWA CFCI FWA Chat] on [[Telegram]]. Retrieved May 21st, 2019.</ref>

=== Fursona ===

Saphy's [[fursona]] is a Cougar.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/saphykitten/ Saphykitten] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten Saphykitten] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/Saphykitten Saphykitten] on [[Twitter]] (Suspended May 2019)
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saphykitten] on [[Livejournal]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Saphykitten Saphykitten] on [[YouTube]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Furlandia staff]]
[[Category:Cougar characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

Evil Sibe

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{{cleanup}}

[[File:Ross_Herbert_Reddick_Mugshot_07-15-2011.jpg|right|thumb|Ross Herbert Reddick (Sibe)]]
'''Sibe''', also known as '''EvilSibe''', or '''Sibe Roo''' on [[FurNation Worlds]] (real name: '''Ross Herbert Reddick''') is a member of the [[furry]] community who has participated in various [[Newsgroup|newsgroups]], [[Image board|image boards]], and [[Multiplayer worlds|multiplayer worlds]].

He is a moderator at [[Lulz.net]], while his chosen avatar is a [[Siberian Husky]], the [[dog]] breed from which he derived his name.

== Controversy ==

==== Trolling, wares and bans ====

Sibe gained widespread infamy in the [[furry fandom]] through his uncivil demeanor towards other fandom members, and his illegal distribution of the copyrighted works of several [[:Category:Artists|furry artists]] through the early 2000s. He has been been banned by [[Further Confusion]] and [[All Fur Fun]]. This apparently did not prevent him from continuing to attend, and allegedly, "cause more problems" for Further Confusion and other conventions. He was present with the knowledge of con staff at [[Conifur Northwest 2004]].

Sibe has also been [[Toading|toaded]] from [[Tapestries MUCK]] on numerous occasions, initially due to harassment and advertisement of his pirated CDs, later compounded by organizing a [[Wikipedia:Distributed Denial of Service|DDoS]] on the MUCK server. According to [[WhiteWizard]], "Nobody comes close to Sibe [on toading]. Sibe is how we find out about all the new free-mail sites."<ref>[http://www.fur.com/tapestries/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=7150&rid=&S=032610e07d6e92af23206b06dc0f9525 Tapestries MUCK forum discussion on Sibe and "Toading"] (retrieved [date unknown])</ref>
[[File:Sibe.jpg|right|thumb|Sibe: "Big snugly husky dog that luvs everyone. <3"]]
[[File:PafSibeBadge.jpg|right|thumb|Sibe, by [[Chris Goodwin]]]]
==== Trolling ====

*'''8 September 1998''': Sibe makes his first post onto the [[alt.lifestyle.furry]] newsgroup. The posting was about the first [[Conifur]] that occurred at the SeaTac Clarion Hotel in SeaTac, Washington. Claims were made in regards to Sibe's perceived discrimination against him for not wearing enough furry related things at Conifur. The truthfulness of the postings is in dispute.
*'''19 January 1999''': Sibe makes his first post in [[alt.fan.furry]], again critical of the furry fandom for his treatment and launching attacks on furry lifestylers.
*'''3 October 2001''': [[Killen]] alleges that Sibe's disagreements with him resulted in the flooding of [[northUKfurs (IRC)|#northUKfurs]] on [[Yiffnet]] by Sibe's associates.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011025103610/http://nuk.ufuria.org/031001_sibe.txt Log of the attack alleged to be by Sibe on #northUKfurs] (retrieved [date unknown])</ref> Sibe has stated that although he has attacked other IRC channels in the past, he did not attack this one. Some instances of IRC downtime have been misattributed to Sibe in the past, for example an attack on #dragonyiff on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]] that was led by [[Something Awful]] [[goon]]s.
*'''16 June 2005''': Sibe was featured on ljdrama.org for "[[Sibeing]]" Munchie the kitsune after he traveled cross country to find what he thought was an older woman, who turned out to be a 14 year old boy. Sibe made a prank call with all of the parties involved.

==== Bans ====

*'''13 September 2004''': Sibe (as EvilSibe and any other identity he will ever create for the purpose) is permanently banned from the [[Something Awful]] Forums. His ban was due to his sarcastic comments to [[Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka|LowTax]] (The Something Awful SysAdmin) during the [[Brian Sek]] and [[The Kadaitcha Dancers]] "I'm being stalked by furries" thread.
*'''18 July 2005''': Sibe (as ''evilsibe'') was suspended from LiveJournal.com for posting an image from the website thepiratebay.org which linked to the ''"fxc" encyclopedia 2004'', a [[Wikipedia:Bittorrent|torrent]] that had 9.55 gigs of [[furry art]] in it, including the works of [[Ken Sample]], [[Karabiner]], [[Grimal]], [[FoxxFire]] and many more. When he created a new journal to circumvent the suspension, he was permanently banned. He later moved to GreatestJournal.com, where his tag-line was ''sibeing the fandom one wag at a time''.
*'''28 May 2007''': Sibe is permanently banned from the [[Fur Affinity]]'s forums.
*'''17 August 2007''': Sibe reports that he is banned from [[FurJAM]] 2007 - possibly due to his promotion of a pirated copy of ''[[Softpaw Magazine|Softpaw]]'' #2 - despite having no intention to go to Australia for the event. This ban turned out to be fake, the e-mail being a doctored version of one the organisers of FurJAM sent to Australian fur [[Timon b]]. Who forwarded the mail to Sibe, and at what point Sibe's name appeared on it, are unclear, but Sibe's publicising of it had the effect of flooding the FurJAM forums and polls. The number of votes in the polls went from fifteen to over 100 in a period of 2 days, and as such sections of the site were closed.{{fact}}
*'''26 June 2008''': Sibe is placed on the "Omega" list at Anthrocon, effectively banning him from registering from the con. Sibe is now on a revolving ban with the two largest conventions in the country Further Confusion in California and Anthrocon in PA.{{fact}}
*'''9 May 2009''': Sibe is banned from [[All Fur Fun]] in Spokane, Washington. The reason for this ban appears to be due to him mistaking [[Lupercus]] as head of security for All Fur Fun for someone else he has had issues with in the past, and then defaming the head of security as that other person. This was done without apparent verification of the true identity of the head of security for the con. These events occurred after Tora Kiyoshi, one of the convention co-chairs, convinced other members of the AFF staff to let him attend.

==== Warez ====

*'''9 November 2001''': [[Nexxus]] temporarily closed [[FurNation]],<ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=490 ''Furnation down, pending copyright violation investigation''] - Flayrah News, published 8 November 2001 (retrieved [date unknown])</ref>allegedly as the result of Sibe's pirating actions (which may have been based on FurNation archives). These were centered around [[yiffnetbeats (IRC)|#yiffnetbeats]] on [[Yiffnet]], where Sibe and others offered files for download. The channel was initially designed to be a furry theme MP3 sharing channel. Ironically, Nexxus' post about the channel caused a spike in traffic, with over 50 users in one night and 5GB distributed in 8 hours by one serving user.
*'''9 November 2003''': One of [fxc]'s (Furries Exchanging Comics), the furry [[wikipedia:Warez|warez]] group that Sibe founded, had a home at irc.rizon.net #furryxdcc. Shortly after this date they released their first releases, including ''[[Furnation Magazine]]'' 1-4 , [[Fred Perry]]'s folios and [[Max The Black Rabbit]]'s ''Canine Portfolio''. The group proclaimed that they were the premier group for scanning in commercial furry content. At one point there was a furry [[Wikipedia:BitTorrent|BitTorrent]] tracker up at www.f-x-c.net, which saw 3,000 individuals sign up world wide to download packs of scanned furry comics, retail art CD's and portfolios of the top [[furry artist|artists]] in the fandom.
[[File:WhiteWolfSibeBadgeforweb.jpg|right|thumb|Sibe, by [[WhiteWolf]]]]
*'''30 August 2004''': [[Rabbit Valley|Rabco Publishing (Rabbit Valley)]] files a claim against Sibe in Waltham, MA small claims court for $2,000 in damages for replication and distribution of copyrighted material. These damages are awarded on '''14 December 2004''', and the defendant is ordered to pay a total of $2,109.70 including legal fees and interest.{{fact}}
*'''24 January 2005''': A warrant is issued for Sibe's arrest by the trial court of Waltham, Massachusetts for failure to appear to the payment hearing from his default judgment against him by Rabbit Valley Publishing.

==== Other (furry) ====

*'''9/10 September 2005''': "EvilSibe," with the opening paragraph:
{{q|As of right now the Bellevue Police department is outside of my house serving a search warrant on my home, I cannot go anywhere and at any moment I could be arrested}}
announces the possibility of his possible imminent "arrest."

In the post, he suggests that Rabco Publishing is behind this development, takes some jabs at [[Nexxus]], and ends it by professing his love for his family and thanking his friends for being there for him. The reactions of his friends are mixed, with a few{{who}} believing the post is a prank, to those{{who}} who believed it to be factual, wondering what they can do to help.

It is this last reaction that forces Sibe to admit that the whole thing was ''"a gag and Im allright.''<nowiki>[</nowiki>sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>''"'' Again, reaction to this admission is mixed: from the "I knew it, Lol!," to the "How dare you deceive your friends that care for you!." For the last ones, Sibe had a simple response:
{{q|Fuck em if they cant take a joke then}}

*'''13 January 2006''': Sibe was verbally served with a [[Wikipedia:Restraining order|restraining order]] through [[AAE]], the parent non-profit corporation of Further Confusion, which effectively made all grounds of the Hotel hosting FC 2006 off limits to Sibe, under penalty of immediate arrest. The timing of the restraining order (starting on the 20th) was such that he was not able to contest it until 2 February 2006, well after the convention was over. The result was that he did not attend the convention, despite suggestions from others that he was present, and in contrast to previous years (in which Sibe had been banned, but still attended).
[[File:Darknatashasibebadgelowres5km.jpg|right|thumb|Sibe, by [[Dark Natasha]]]]

*'''07 July 2008''': Sibe announced that he is going to file charges against "[[WikiFur|Wikifur]]" and [[GreenReaper]] for violating breach of privacy laws and refusing to remove fraudulent defamatory and damaging remarks about him.<ref>[Statement entered by article user]</ref>

*'''11 May 2013''': Sibe attended [[Furlandia]] a convention in Portland, Oregon his home town. He ran a Q&A Panel for those who wished to attend. The panel had the highest attendance of any panel the weekend of the convention.<ref>[Statement entered by article user]</ref>

== References ==
<references/>
* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_frm/thread/976ed1874bd7f212 The latest on Sibe]'', an [[alt.fan.furry]] posting from 2002 by Brian Floyd about Sibe's actions.
* [http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&num=20&c2coff=1&q=author%3Arreddi60%40hotmail.com&safe=off&qt_s=Search Various newsgroup postings by Sibe] (not a complete archive)
* [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_frm/thread/cf36a8715d11e5e5/dd808e8f2f0ea7b1 Sibe's criminal record] 
* ''[http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=734 Rumors spread - Sibe behind bars?]'' at [[Flayrah]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_frm/thread/a3448f750f043334 An interview of Sibe] by [[RuheMaus]]
* ''[http://groups-beta.google.com/group/fur.artwork.erotica/browse_frm/thread/cf337a53011d6eea My conifur 2004 experience]''
*The [http://www.furryfandom.com/fc06sibe.mp3 first audio message] of the intent of serving Sibe with an restraining order through AAE on behalf of Further Confusion.

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Sibe}}
* [http://twitter.com/#!/evil_sibe Evil Sibe] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.reddit.com/user/evilsibe/ Evilsibe] on [http://www.reddit.com/ Reddit]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMGIUME4orE Sibe's video interview] with [[Fredryk Phox]], late 2004
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1085115341022161983&hl=en Google video of Sibe and friends] discussing his ban from [[Further Confusion 2005]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.lifestyle.furry/browse_thread/thread/1d3ecabc4f948b29/5e7ebe37bf896975?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#5e7ebe37bf896975 Sibe's] first post on [[alt.lifestyle.furry]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_thread/thread/1beb4306a6581045/3f6123536f89e30c Sibe's] first post on [[alt.fan.furry]]

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{{Featured article}}

Saph

2013-04-26T19:27:44Z

Saphykitten: /* Fursona */

{{unref}}
[[File:Emperor Saph.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy]]
[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
'''Saph''', also known as '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' (real name '''Richard Thomas'''; born January 30, 1986 in Osage City, Kansas),<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's profile information] on [[LiveJournal]] (Retrieved November 20, 2007)</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon]], USA.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/saphykitten Saph's profile information] on Facebook (Retrieved January 22, 2013)</ref> He does not like to be called "Saph".{{fact}}

He is a small claims litigator, and his hobbies include [[W:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]], [[W:Theater|live action theater]], [[W:Performance|stage performances]], [[W:Theatrical makeup|makeup art]], and [[writing]]. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.{{fact}}

== Fandom involvement ==

Saph has been involved in the furry fandom since 1999, as of 2010 he is the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland [[furry community]]. He is also a key player in Portland, Oregon's furry convention [[Furlandia]] and is involved with Seattle, Washington's convention [[Rainfurrest]]{{fact}}

You can find Saph on [[FurNet]] on the IRC channels #PDXFurs, #seattlefurs, and #eugeneorfurs. You can also find him on [[Furcadia]] under the username Saph. His primary form of communication is Facebook and e-mail.

=== Fursona ===

Saph's [[fursona]] is a Florida Panther.

== Controversy ==
{{Unreferenced-section}}
Saph is loud, outspoken, and rarely has a filter. In recent years, since placed in a position of authority, he has done well to cast a positive light on the furry community to the public, as well as those who are not open about their interest in the fandom. Despite these positive traits, stigma from his previous outbursts and his wild opinions leave a sour taste for some people.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten ''Ramblings of a mad man''] - Saph's on [[Facebook]]

{{person-stub}}

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Saph

2013-04-26T19:27:13Z

Saphykitten:

{{unref}}
[[File:Emperor Saph.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy]]
[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
'''Saph''', also known as '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' (real name '''Richard Thomas'''; born January 30, 1986 in Osage City, Kansas),<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's profile information] on [[LiveJournal]] (Retrieved November 20, 2007)</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon]], USA.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/saphykitten Saph's profile information] on Facebook (Retrieved January 22, 2013)</ref> He does not like to be called "Saph".{{fact}}

He is a small claims litigator, and his hobbies include [[W:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]], [[W:Theater|live action theater]], [[W:Performance|stage performances]], [[W:Theatrical makeup|makeup art]], and [[writing]]. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.{{fact}}

== Fandom involvement ==

Saph has been involved in the furry fandom since 1999, as of 2010 he is the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland [[furry community]]. He is also a key player in Portland, Oregon's furry convention [[Furlandia]] and is involved with Seattle, Washington's convention [[Rainfurrest]]{{fact}}

You can find Saph on [[FurNet]] on the IRC channels #PDXFurs, #seattlefurs, and #eugeneorfurs. You can also find him on [[Furcadia]] under the username Saph. His primary form of communication is Facebook and e-mail.

=== Fursona ===

Saph's [[fursona]] is a Florida Panther, with dark ears.

== Controversy ==
{{Unreferenced-section}}
Saph is loud, outspoken, and rarely has a filter. In recent years, since placed in a position of authority, he has done well to cast a positive light on the furry community to the public, as well as those who are not open about their interest in the fandom. Despite these positive traits, stigma from his previous outbursts and his wild opinions leave a sour taste for some people.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten ''Ramblings of a mad man''] - Saph's on [[Facebook]]

{{person-stub}}

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File:Furcsaph1.jpg

2013-04-26T19:25:51Z

Saphykitten:

Portrait of Saph on [[Furcadia]]
{{fursona}}

Saph

2013-04-26T19:24:57Z

Saphykitten:

{{unref}}
[[File:Emperor Saph.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy]]
[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
'''Saph''', also known as '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' (real name '''Richard Thomas'''; born January 30, 1986 in Osage City, Kansas),<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's profile information] on [[LiveJournal]] (Retrieved November 20, 2007)</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon]], USA.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/saphykitten Saph's profile information] on Facebook (Retrieved January 22, 2013)</ref> He does not like to be called "Saph".{{fact}}

He is a small claims litigator, and his hobbies include [[W:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]], [[W:Theater|live action theater]], [[W:Performance|stage performances]], [[W:Theatrical makeup|makeup art]], and [[writing]]. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.{{fact}}

== Fandom involvement ==

Saph has been involved in the furry fandom since 1999, as of 2010 he is the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland [[furry community]]. He is also a key player in Portland, Oregon's furry convention [[Furlandia]] and is involved with Seattle, Washington's convention [[Rainfurrest]]{{fact}}

=== Fursona ===

Saph's [[fursona]] is a Florida Panther, with dark ears.

== Controversy ==
{{Unreferenced-section}}
Saph is loud, outspoken, and rarely has a filter. In recent years, since placed in a position of authority, he has done well to cast a positive light on the furry community to the public, as well as those who are not open about their interest in the fandom. Despite these positive traits, stigma from his previous outbursts and his wild opinions leave a sour taste for some people.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten ''Ramblings of a mad man''] - Saph's on [[Facebook]]

{{person-stub}}

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File:Emperor Saph.jpg

2013-04-26T19:24:14Z

Saphykitten: Emperor Saph of Portland telling others what he thinks of their actions and lack of responsibility.

== Summary ==
Emperor Saph of Portland telling others what he thinks of their actions and lack of responsibility.
== Licensing ==
{{fursona}}

Saph

2013-04-26T19:22:49Z

Saphykitten:

{{unref}}
[[File:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy]]
[[File:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saph]]
'''Saph''', also known as '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' (real name '''Richard Thomas'''; born January 30, 1986 in Osage City, Kansas),<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's profile information] on [[LiveJournal]] (Retrieved November 20, 2007)</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon]], USA.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/saphykitten Saph's profile information] on Facebook (Retrieved January 22, 2013)</ref> He does not like to be called "Saph".{{fact}}

He is a small claims litigator, and his hobbies include [[W:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]], [[W:Theater|live action theater]], [[W:Performance|stage performances]], [[W:Theatrical makeup|makeup art]], and [[writing]]. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.{{fact}}

== Fandom involvement ==

Saph has been involved in the furry fandom since 1999, as of 2010 he is the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland [[furry community]]. He is also a key player in Portland, Oregon's furry convention [[Furlandia]] and is involved with Seattle, Washington's convention [[Rainfurrest]]{{fact}}

=== Fursona ===

Saph's [[fursona]] is a Florida Panther, with dark ears.

== Controversy ==
{{Unreferenced-section}}
Saph is loud, outspoken, and rarely has a filter. In recent years, since placed in a position of authority, he has done well to cast a positive light on the furry community to the public, as well as those who are not open about their interest in the fandom. Despite these positive traits, stigma from his previous outbursts and his wild opinions leave a sour taste for some people.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten ''Ramblings of a mad man''] - Saph's on [[Facebook]]

{{person-stub}}

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Furlandia 2013

2013-04-26T18:43:35Z

Saphykitten:

'''Furlandia''' is a [[furry convention]] proposed for May 10-12 2013 in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], U.S.A. Pre-registration opened January 27.<ref>http://furlandia.org/registration-is-open/ posted January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.</ref> The artist [[Guest of Honor]] is [[Tojo the Thief]].<ref>[http://furlandia.org/artist-guest-of-honor-tojo-the-thief/ Artist Guest of Honor: Tojo the Thief!] posted March 3, 2013 to furlandia.org. Retrieved March 16, 2013.</ref> The fursuit Guest of Honor is Soki

==Staff==
The staff of Furlandia are:<ref>http://furlandia.org/about/staff/ Retrieved April 1, 2013.</ref>
* [[Atso Fox]] – 2013 [[Convention Chair]]
* [[Chase B.]] – Game Room Coordinator
* [[Saph]] – Marketing & Publicity Manager
* [[Ley Hazard|Hazard]] – Creative Director; Forum Admin
* [[Jaden]] – Tech Department Lead
* [[Jaeli]] – Publications; Registration Desk Lead
* [[Smurf]] – [[Dealer’s Den]] Coordinator
* [[Signet]] – Hospitality Manager
* [[Sumanitu Taka]] – Community Ambassador
* [[Triss Winterdusk]] – Volunteer Coordinator

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* http://furlandia.org/
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]]

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Saph

2013-01-22T09:41:45Z

Saphykitten: /* External links */

{{cleanup}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured draconic [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. He stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses. His usual attire consists of skin tight black silk pants, along with a skin tight black silk tank top, complimenting his slender but toned body.

==History==
[[File:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occasional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the online game of Furcadia. During his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a brief encounter with people of lesser intelligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the [[Gay Forest Inn]], for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious. He's also known for being one of the premier associates in charge of drama within the Furrabian Nights realm, where people often attempt to boot him from groups and parties for being overly obnoxious and hypocritical, but fail at doing so.

In more recent history, Saph has become the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland, Oregon furry community.

==Real Life==
Formerly Saph frequented the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Small Claims Litigator for a hospital in Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performances, makeup art, and writing. Saph currently runs The [[PDXFurs]] Group in the Portland, Oregon community, and is one of several furries to have held this role.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[MySpace]] (discontinued)
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten ''Ramblings of a mad man''] - Saph's [[Facebook]] (Current)
* [http://pdxfurs.com ''The PDXFurs Group''] - The Portland, Oregon furry group (Current)

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Saph

2013-01-22T09:41:25Z

Saphykitten: /* External links */

{{cleanup}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured draconic [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. He stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses. His usual attire consists of skin tight black silk pants, along with a skin tight black silk tank top, complimenting his slender but toned body.

==History==
[[File:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occasional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the online game of Furcadia. During his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a brief encounter with people of lesser intelligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the [[Gay Forest Inn]], for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious. He's also known for being one of the premier associates in charge of drama within the Furrabian Nights realm, where people often attempt to boot him from groups and parties for being overly obnoxious and hypocritical, but fail at doing so.

In more recent history, Saph has become the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland, Oregon furry community.

==Real Life==
Formerly Saph frequented the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Small Claims Litigator for a hospital in Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performances, makeup art, and writing. Saph currently runs The [[PDXFurs]] Group in the Portland, Oregon community, and is one of several furries to have held this role.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[MySpace]] (discontinued)
* [http://facebook.com/Saphykitten ''Ramblings of a mad man''] - Saph's [[Facebook]] (Current)
* [http://pdxfurs.com ''The [[PDXFurs]] Group''] - The Portland, Oregon furry group (Current)

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

Saph

2013-01-22T09:39:32Z

Saphykitten: /* Real Life */

{{cleanup}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured draconic [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. He stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses. His usual attire consists of skin tight black silk pants, along with a skin tight black silk tank top, complimenting his slender but toned body.

==History==
[[File:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occasional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the online game of Furcadia. During his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a brief encounter with people of lesser intelligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the [[Gay Forest Inn]], for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious. He's also known for being one of the premier associates in charge of drama within the Furrabian Nights realm, where people often attempt to boot him from groups and parties for being overly obnoxious and hypocritical, but fail at doing so.

In more recent history, Saph has become the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland, Oregon furry community.

==Real Life==
Formerly Saph frequented the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Small Claims Litigator for a hospital in Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performances, makeup art, and writing. Saph currently runs The [[PDXFurs]] Group in the Portland, Oregon community, and is one of several furries to have held this role.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[MySpace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

Saph

2013-01-22T09:37:57Z

Saphykitten: /* Controversy */

{{cleanup}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured draconic [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. He stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses. His usual attire consists of skin tight black silk pants, along with a skin tight black silk tank top, complimenting his slender but toned body.

==History==
[[File:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occasional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[File:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the opinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the online game of Furcadia. During his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a brief encounter with people of lesser intelligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the [[Gay Forest Inn]], for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious. He's also known for being one of the premier associates in charge of drama within the Furrabian Nights realm, where people often attempt to boot him from groups and parties for being overly obnoxious and hypocritical, but fail at doing so.

In more recent history, Saph has become the main administrator and event planner for The [[PDXFurs]] Group, and a strong influence in the Portland, Oregon furry community.

==Real Life==
Saph frequents the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Support Supervisor in an office on the outskirts of Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performances, makeup art, and writing.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[MySpace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

PDXFurs

2013-01-22T09:35:23Z

Saphykitten: /* History */

{{time}}
[[File:pdxfurs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Current logo of the PDXFurs website which was created via an open thread on Facebook.]]
The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely-organized, often ad hoc, developing community based in the [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern Oregon. The name PDXFurs, a portmanteau of the common abbreviation for Portland and furry fandom, was created by [[Blackberry]] while collating a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1995.

==History==
From 1994 to 1995, [[Blackberry]] began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Ursidae]] was then recruited to host a Unix based mailing list, and from 1995 to 1997 the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop. Events during this period centered around public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the Yahoo!-based [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>"[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! group message archive]"</ref>. The Yahoo! Groups archive for the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] mailing list is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000. Several generations of Yahoo! and Google based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] IRC channel followed. Three dozen members of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] Yahoo! group established a mailing list using the new Google Groups tool called [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK] in 2009.

As Facebook became the preferred communication platform for many locals there have been several generations of Facebook-based profiles, pages and groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community. The active official group is [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs].

==Ownership==
The PDXFurs Group is a registered non-profit organization<ref>"[http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1604831&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE]"</ref> in the state of Oregon. Licensing is held by [[Saph]], who moderates and controls liability to the group in a legal and event planning capacity. While The PDXFurs has been taken to this direction, it does not encompass the entire Portland area, nor does it represent the local fandom as a voice. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

===Usage===
Many events often tag themselves with the name PDXFurs or PDXFurs SNARK, however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, few remain active via Facebook. While The PDXFurs Group is the dominant social tag within the area, it is not exclusive to the Portland furs, and does not represent the city in a whole.

===Domain Name===
Established in January 2008<ref>"[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com WHOIS record/history]"</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], the [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, [[Saph]] began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. This concept continues to be discussed.

===IRC Channel===
[[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has been an active channel on FurNet, moderated by [[Saph]], since January 2011, previous ownership of the Channel was to Polybun, and previous locals in the area.<ref>"[http://gogloom.com/Furnet/pdxfurs/ GoGloom IRC chat room statistics]"</ref>.

==Events==
Currently PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and meets. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at The Roxy Diner in Portland city center. A companion event at the The Brickhouse Bar & Grill in Vancouver has recently been promoted. A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between El Indio in Halsey and La Hacienda Real in Beaverton, is also exceptionally popular. A new coffee house meet at Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton has recently broken participation records according to many locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have met mixed success.

Recent special events have included a Thanksgiving dinner, visits to the [[Wikipedia:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the Oregon coast{{Citation needed}} and [[Wikipedia:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]]{{Citation needed}}.

In 2012, the group attempted to host a large monthly recurring event, however social differences and financing prevented gatherings between September and December of 2012, leaving a gap to be filled with limited success by others in the area.

There has been no official events board for announcing events. The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, IRC, email and phone trees remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxfurs Yahoo! Group]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs]

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Facebook groups]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

PDXFurs

2013-01-22T09:35:13Z

Saphykitten: /* History */

{{time}}
[[File:pdxfurs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Current logo of the PDXFurs website which was created via an open thread on Facebook.]]
The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely-organized, often ad hoc, developing community based in the [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern Oregon. The name PDXFurs, a portmanteau of the common abbreviation for Portland and furry fandom, was created by [[Blackberry]] while collating a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1995.

==History==
From 1994 to 1995, [[Blackberry]] began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Ursidae]] was then recruited to host a Unix based mailing list, and from 1995 to 1997 the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop. Events during this period centered around public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the Yahoo!-based [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>"[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! group message archive]"</ref>. The Yahoo! Groups archive for the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] mailing list is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000. Several generations of Yahoo! and Google based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] IRC channel followed. Three dozen members of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] Yahoo! group established a mailing list using the new Google Groups tool called [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK] in 2009.

As Facebook became the preferred communication platform for many locals there have been several generations of Facebook-based profiles, pages and groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community. The active official group is[https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs].

==Ownership==
The PDXFurs Group is a registered non-profit organization<ref>"[http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1604831&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE]"</ref> in the state of Oregon. Licensing is held by [[Saph]], who moderates and controls liability to the group in a legal and event planning capacity. While The PDXFurs has been taken to this direction, it does not encompass the entire Portland area, nor does it represent the local fandom as a voice. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

===Usage===
Many events often tag themselves with the name PDXFurs or PDXFurs SNARK, however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, few remain active via Facebook. While The PDXFurs Group is the dominant social tag within the area, it is not exclusive to the Portland furs, and does not represent the city in a whole.

===Domain Name===
Established in January 2008<ref>"[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com WHOIS record/history]"</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], the [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, [[Saph]] began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. This concept continues to be discussed.

===IRC Channel===
[[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has been an active channel on FurNet, moderated by [[Saph]], since January 2011, previous ownership of the Channel was to Polybun, and previous locals in the area.<ref>"[http://gogloom.com/Furnet/pdxfurs/ GoGloom IRC chat room statistics]"</ref>.

==Events==
Currently PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and meets. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at The Roxy Diner in Portland city center. A companion event at the The Brickhouse Bar & Grill in Vancouver has recently been promoted. A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between El Indio in Halsey and La Hacienda Real in Beaverton, is also exceptionally popular. A new coffee house meet at Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton has recently broken participation records according to many locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have met mixed success.

Recent special events have included a Thanksgiving dinner, visits to the [[Wikipedia:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the Oregon coast{{Citation needed}} and [[Wikipedia:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]]{{Citation needed}}.

In 2012, the group attempted to host a large monthly recurring event, however social differences and financing prevented gatherings between September and December of 2012, leaving a gap to be filled with limited success by others in the area.

There has been no official events board for announcing events. The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, IRC, email and phone trees remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxfurs Yahoo! Group]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs]

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Facebook groups]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

PDXFurs

2013-01-22T09:34:08Z

Saphykitten: /* Ownership */

{{time}}
[[File:pdxfurs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Current logo of the PDXFurs website which was created via an open thread on Facebook.]]
The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely-organized, often ad hoc, developing community based in the [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern Oregon. The name PDXFurs, a portmanteau of the common abbreviation for Portland and furry fandom, was created by [[Blackberry]] while collating a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1995.

==History==
From 1994 to 1995, [[Blackberry]] began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Ursidae]] was then recruited to host a Unix based mailing list, and from 1995 to 1997 the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop. Events during this period centered around public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the Yahoo!-based [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>"[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! group message archive]"</ref>. The Yahoo! Groups archive for the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] mailing list is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000. Several generations of Yahoo! and Google based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] IRC channel followed. Three dozen members of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] Yahoo! group established a mailing list using the new Google Groups tool called [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK] in 2009.

As Facebook became the preferred communication platform for many locals there have been several generations of Facebook-based profiles, pages and groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community. The most active of the surviving Facebook communities are [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs].

==Ownership==
The PDXFurs Group is a registered non-profit organization<ref>"[http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1604831&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE]"</ref> in the state of Oregon. Licensing is held by [[Saph]], who moderates and controls liability to the group in a legal and event planning capacity. While The PDXFurs has been taken to this direction, it does not encompass the entire Portland area, nor does it represent the local fandom as a voice. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

===Usage===
Many events often tag themselves with the name PDXFurs or PDXFurs SNARK, however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, few remain active via Facebook. While The PDXFurs Group is the dominant social tag within the area, it is not exclusive to the Portland furs, and does not represent the city in a whole.

===Domain Name===
Established in January 2008<ref>"[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com WHOIS record/history]"</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], the [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, [[Saph]] began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. This concept continues to be discussed.

===IRC Channel===
[[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has been an active channel on FurNet, moderated by [[Saph]], since January 2011, previous ownership of the Channel was to Polybun, and previous locals in the area.<ref>"[http://gogloom.com/Furnet/pdxfurs/ GoGloom IRC chat room statistics]"</ref>.

==Events==
Currently PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and meets. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at The Roxy Diner in Portland city center. A companion event at the The Brickhouse Bar & Grill in Vancouver has recently been promoted. A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between El Indio in Halsey and La Hacienda Real in Beaverton, is also exceptionally popular. A new coffee house meet at Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton has recently broken participation records according to many locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have met mixed success.

Recent special events have included a Thanksgiving dinner, visits to the [[Wikipedia:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the Oregon coast{{Citation needed}} and [[Wikipedia:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]]{{Citation needed}}.

In 2012, the group attempted to host a large monthly recurring event, however social differences and financing prevented gatherings between September and December of 2012, leaving a gap to be filled with limited success by others in the area.

There has been no official events board for announcing events. The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, IRC, email and phone trees remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxfurs Yahoo! Group]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs]

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Facebook groups]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

PDXFurs

2013-01-22T09:30:39Z

Saphykitten: /* Events */

{{time}}
[[File:pdxfurs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Current logo of the PDXFurs website which was created via an open thread on Facebook.]]
The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely-organized, often ad hoc, developing community based in the [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern Oregon. The name PDXFurs, a portmanteau of the common abbreviation for Portland and furry fandom, was created by [[Blackberry]] while collating a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1995.

==History==
From 1994 to 1995, [[Blackberry]] began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Ursidae]] was then recruited to host a Unix based mailing list, and from 1995 to 1997 the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop. Events during this period centered around public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the Yahoo!-based [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>"[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! group message archive]"</ref>. The Yahoo! Groups archive for the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] mailing list is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000. Several generations of Yahoo! and Google based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] IRC channel followed. Three dozen members of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] Yahoo! group established a mailing list using the new Google Groups tool called [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK] in 2009.

As Facebook became the preferred communication platform for many locals there have been several generations of Facebook-based profiles, pages and groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community. The most active of the surviving Facebook communities are [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs].

==Ownership==
There is no direct ownership or established lineage of owners of the PDXFurs name or brand. Any one entity or organization claiming ownership of the name, or attempting to exert any formal control, have frequently placed themselves contrary among the local fandom. Online conversations regarding ownership and usage often result in threads of several hundred posts with no real agreement gained regarding the status of the PDXFurs as a name, whole or in part. Efforts to organize a not-for-profit association using the PDXFurs name have been openly castigated online. However, recent efforts to establish the PDXFurs Team as an events planning committee have met with less vehement resistance. Yet, there remains rancorous conversation either for and against this prospect. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

===Usage===
Many events often tag themselves with the name PDXFurs or PDXFurs SNARK, however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, few remain active via Facebook. While The PDXFurs Group is the dominant social tag within the area, it is not exclusive to the Portland furs, and does not represent the city in a whole.

===Domain Name===
Established in January 2008<ref>"[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com WHOIS record/history]"</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], the [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, [[Saph]] began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. This concept continues to be discussed.

===IRC Channel===
[[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has been an active channel on FurNet, moderated by [[Saph]], since January 2011, previous ownership of the Channel was to Polybun, and previous locals in the area.<ref>"[http://gogloom.com/Furnet/pdxfurs/ GoGloom IRC chat room statistics]"</ref>.

==Events==
Currently PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and meets. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at The Roxy Diner in Portland city center. A companion event at the The Brickhouse Bar & Grill in Vancouver has recently been promoted. A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between El Indio in Halsey and La Hacienda Real in Beaverton, is also exceptionally popular. A new coffee house meet at Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton has recently broken participation records according to many locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have met mixed success.

Recent special events have included a Thanksgiving dinner, visits to the [[Wikipedia:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the Oregon coast{{Citation needed}} and [[Wikipedia:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]]{{Citation needed}}.

In 2012, the group attempted to host a large monthly recurring event, however social differences and financing prevented gatherings between September and December of 2012, leaving a gap to be filled with limited success by others in the area.

There has been no official events board for announcing events. The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, IRC, email and phone trees remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxfurs Yahoo! Group]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs]

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Facebook groups]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

PDXFurs

2013-01-22T09:28:50Z

Saphykitten: /* Usage */

{{time}}
[[File:pdxfurs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Current logo of the PDXFurs website which was created via an open thread on Facebook.]]
The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely-organized, often ad hoc, developing community based in the [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern Oregon. The name PDXFurs, a portmanteau of the common abbreviation for Portland and furry fandom, was created by [[Blackberry]] while collating a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1995.

==History==
From 1994 to 1995, [[Blackberry]] began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Ursidae]] was then recruited to host a Unix based mailing list, and from 1995 to 1997 the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop. Events during this period centered around public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the Yahoo!-based [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>"[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! group message archive]"</ref>. The Yahoo! Groups archive for the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] mailing list is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000. Several generations of Yahoo! and Google based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] IRC channel followed. Three dozen members of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] Yahoo! group established a mailing list using the new Google Groups tool called [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK] in 2009.

As Facebook became the preferred communication platform for many locals there have been several generations of Facebook-based profiles, pages and groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community. The most active of the surviving Facebook communities are [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs].

==Ownership==
There is no direct ownership or established lineage of owners of the PDXFurs name or brand. Any one entity or organization claiming ownership of the name, or attempting to exert any formal control, have frequently placed themselves contrary among the local fandom. Online conversations regarding ownership and usage often result in threads of several hundred posts with no real agreement gained regarding the status of the PDXFurs as a name, whole or in part. Efforts to organize a not-for-profit association using the PDXFurs name have been openly castigated online. However, recent efforts to establish the PDXFurs Team as an events planning committee have met with less vehement resistance. Yet, there remains rancorous conversation either for and against this prospect. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

===Usage===
Many events often tag themselves with the name PDXFurs or PDXFurs SNARK, however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, few remain active via Facebook. While The PDXFurs Group is the dominant social tag within the area, it is not exclusive to the Portland furs, and does not represent the city in a whole.

===Domain Name===
Established in January 2008<ref>"[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com WHOIS record/history]"</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], the [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, [[Saph]] began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. This concept continues to be discussed.

===IRC Channel===
[[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has been an active channel on FurNet, moderated by [[Saph]], since January 2011, previous ownership of the Channel was to Polybun, and previous locals in the area.<ref>"[http://gogloom.com/Furnet/pdxfurs/ GoGloom IRC chat room statistics]"</ref>.

==Events==
Currently PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and meets. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at The Roxy Diner in Portland city center. A companion event at the The Brickhouse Bar & Grill in Vancouver has recently been promoted. A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between El Indio in Halsey and La Hacienda Real in Beaverton, is also exceptionally popular. A new coffee house meet at Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton has recently broken participation records according to many locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have been well received.

Recent special events have included a Thanksgiving dinner, visits to the [[Wikipedia:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the Oregon coast{{Citation needed}} and [[Wikipedia:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]]{{Citation needed}}.

There has been no official events board for announcing events. The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, IRC, email and phone trees remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxfurs Yahoo! Group]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs]

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Facebook groups]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

PDXFurs

2013-01-22T09:27:45Z

Saphykitten: /* IRC Channel */

{{time}}
[[File:pdxfurs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Current logo of the PDXFurs website which was created via an open thread on Facebook.]]
The '''PDXFurs''' is a loosely-organized, often ad hoc, developing community based in the [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland metropolitan area]], including [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and southwestern Washington, as well as northeastern Oregon. The name PDXFurs, a portmanteau of the common abbreviation for Portland and furry fandom, was created by [[Blackberry]] while collating a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1995.

==History==
From 1994 to 1995, [[Blackberry]] began compiling a list of Portland-based users of [[FurryMUCK]]. [[Baloo Ursidae]] was then recruited to host a Unix based mailing list, and from 1995 to 1997 the PDXFurs community and identity began to develop. Events during this period centered around public, often free, gatherings or outdoor activities. There is little preserved or archived from this era. The second mailing list to bear the PDXFurs name was the Yahoo!-based [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] established on or prior to September 11, 2000<ref>"[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/message/1 PDXFurs Yahoo! group message archive]"</ref>. The Yahoo! Groups archive for the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] mailing list is incomplete. The oldest message in the list archive is dated September 11, 2000. Several generations of Yahoo! and Google based groups followed, as well as numerous iterations of the [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] IRC channel followed. Three dozen members of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxdfurs] Yahoo! group established a mailing list using the new Google Groups tool called [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK] in 2009.

As Facebook became the preferred communication platform for many locals there have been several generations of Facebook-based profiles, pages and groups known to have existed which focused exclusively on the PDXFurs community. The most active of the surviving Facebook communities are [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs].

==Ownership==
There is no direct ownership or established lineage of owners of the PDXFurs name or brand. Any one entity or organization claiming ownership of the name, or attempting to exert any formal control, have frequently placed themselves contrary among the local fandom. Online conversations regarding ownership and usage often result in threads of several hundred posts with no real agreement gained regarding the status of the PDXFurs as a name, whole or in part. Efforts to organize a not-for-profit association using the PDXFurs name have been openly castigated online. However, recent efforts to establish the PDXFurs Team as an events planning committee have met with less vehement resistance. Yet, there remains rancorous conversation either for and against this prospect. To summarize: ''The PDXFurs remains a developing concept''.

===Usage===
Many events often tag themselves with the name PDXFurs or PDXFurs SNARK, however this is not exclusive to one group or cadre of locals. Other groups based in the Portland area have adopted similar portmanteaus. However, only [https://www.facebook.com/groups/252627878189403/ GreshamFurs] remains active, via Facebook.

===Domain Name===
Established in January 2008<ref>"[http://whois.domaintools.com/pdxfurs.com WHOIS record/history]"</ref> and financially supported by [[Sardonis]], the [http://pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com] website hosted forums, pages for members, announcements and local history. Recently, [[Saph]] began financing the domain, including website hosting, with the intent of producing an open communication hub for the local furry fandom. This concept continues to be discussed.

===IRC Channel===
[[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has existed as an official and unofficial mod-less channel on virtually all known furry-centric IRC networks. The most recent iteration of [[pdxfurs (IRC)|#pdxfurs]] has been an active channel on FurNet, moderated by [[Saph]], since January 2011, previous ownership of the Channel was to Polybun, and previous locals in the area.<ref>"[http://gogloom.com/Furnet/pdxfurs/ GoGloom IRC chat room statistics]"</ref>.

==Events==
Currently PDXFurs is home to dozens of regular/recurring events and meets. The most well known is the bi-weekly event at The Roxy Diner in Portland city center. A companion event at the The Brickhouse Bar & Grill in Vancouver has recently been promoted. A weekly lunch meet, which alternates between El Indio in Halsey and La Hacienda Real in Beaverton, is also exceptionally popular. A new coffee house meet at Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton has recently broken participation records according to many locals. Arts & crafts jam, an art/drawing meet, and long-running women's meet have been well received.

Recent special events have included a Thanksgiving dinner, visits to the [[Wikipedia:Oregon Zoo|Oregon Zoo]] and camping trips to the Oregon coast{{Citation needed}} and [[Wikipedia:Mount Hood|Mount Hood]]{{Citation needed}}.

There has been no official events board for announcing events. The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs] Facebook groups have grown into active hubs for planning events, however word of mouth, IRC, email and phone trees remain effective tools for locals to organize events.

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.pdxfurs.com pdxfurs.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxfurs/ pdxfurs Yahoo! Group]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/pdxfurs_snark PDXFurs SNARK]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/238078386276346/ Portland Area Furs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdxfurs/ PDXFurs]

[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category:Facebook groups]]
[[Category:Mailing lists]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

Saph

2007-12-17T03:46:42Z

Saphykitten: Corrected Spelling Mistake

{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. He stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses.

==History==
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the oppinion of others, as he feels superior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the onlne game of Furcadia. Durring his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a breif encounter with people of lesser inteligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the Gay Forest Inn, for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious.

==Real Life==
Saph frequents the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Support Supervisor in an office on the outskirts of Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performaces, makeup art, and writing. He holds significant knollege in the feilds of european history, and historical politics, and speaks three languages which are Russian, French, and English.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[Myspace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

Saph

2007-11-21T18:45:48Z

Saphykitten: Fixed some spelling errors, corrected a few misconceptions, and included a few key peices of information

{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. He stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses.

==History==
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the oppinion of others, as he feels supperior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the onlne game of Furcadia. Durring his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a breif encounter with people of lesser inteligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the Gay Forest Inn, for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious.

==Real Life==
Saph frequents the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Support Supervisor in an office on the outskirts of Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performaces, makeup art, and writing. He holds significant knollege in the feilds of european history, and historical politics, and speaks three languages which are Russian, French, and English.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[Myspace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

Saph

2007-11-21T18:44:26Z

Saphykitten:

{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed with the shimmer of scales on his underside. HE stands roughly 6' tall, and 190lbs, and wears a pair of Violet tinted glasses.

==History==
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. He cares nothing for the oppinion of others, as he feels supperior to them on a regular basis.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the onlne game of Furcadia. Durring his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a breif encounter with people of lesser inteligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the Gay Forest Inn, for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious.

==Real Life==
Saph frequents the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Support Supervisor in an office on the outskirts of Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performaces, makeup art, and writing. He holds significant knollege in the feilds of european history, and historical politics, and speaks three languages which are Russian, French, and English.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[Myspace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

User talk:Sine

2007-11-21T18:38:54Z

Saphykitten: Edit?

It may take me a day or three to respond, and I am unlikely to respond to what I perceive as rhetorical questions. Please assume I have a reason for the edits I make, and be courteous in what you write here.

I usually copy discussion to the other user's talk page as well as here.

== Archive ==

* [[/FebMar2006|February - March 2006]]
* [[/AprMay2006|April - May 2006]]
* [[/June2006|June 2006]]
* [[/July2006|July 2006]]
* [[/AugSept2006|August - September 2006]]
* [[/Oct2006|October 2006]]
* [[/NovDec2006|November - December 2006]]
* [[/2007|January - March 2007]]
* [[/Apr2007|April 2007]]

== References ==

Please don't put a small tag around references; it makes them nigh-unreadable and references are there for a reason! They are sufficiently set off from the rest of the article by being in their own section. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 05:16, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, I'm just accustomed to the "references-small" style class being built into the '''<nowiki>{{reflist|2}}</nowiki>''' template at Wikipedia, but if that's your preference, I have no problem with that. =^_^= --[[User:Frizzy|Frizzy]] 07:26, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

== #foxie ==

Since i'm new i'm asking before I just do something: in the section of "#Foxie Channel", would it be more appropriate/acceptable if it was changed to something like "#Foxie channel description"? [[User:Waya|Waya]]([[User_Talk:Waya|Talk]])([[Special:Contributions/Waya|C]]) 11:15, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

== Article cleanup ==

How come the rest of the info in my article was splotched out? I thought it was important for me to leave out some of my shortcomings just like the rest of the articles do. --[[User:Kitetsu|Kitetsu]] 16:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

==Location tags==
Regarding placing birthplace tags, I've never seen it done before. Personally, I think it's confusing. I think we should focus on current location only when it comes to tags. -- [[User:KendricksRedtail|Kendricks Redtail]] 05:58, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

:The birthplace location category exists in many articles; I'm surprised you haven't come across it before. Feel free to bring up discussion (over in the Forum, I suppose, or maybe on [[Category talk:Geography]], but I for one support the use. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 06:06, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

== Cleanup ==
I appreciate that you put info where it belonged, and cleaned it up, but, not to sound rude, I do not understand where further cleanup is needed. If you could point it out, I would gladly fix it. [[User:Nekonaru Letao|Nekonaru Letao]] 04:52, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

:I will add details on the talk page of the article. Thank you for contributing information and your willingness to tweak things! -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 04:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

== Clean up attempt ==

Thank you for the heads up about my article needing clean up. I gave it a try, I hope things work a bit better now. I'm still rather new to wikis. Thank you again and please let me know if there is anything else I can do to make the article better. --[[User:Darc|Darc]] 13:30, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

== Twisted Kingdoms ==

I'm sorry for the mess, Sine. I'm Turael from the muck, and we had someone who hadn't been active for years come in and edit the page with some inaccurate information and a few things we felt were uunnecessary. The background blurb is what we use to describe the muck, it's supposed to not make a lot of sense as the muck itself is random and strange. I can replace it with something a bit more ccoherent if you'd prefer, but we're really fond of the description Sedna wrote for us. {{unsigned|72.188.167.235}}

:No need to apologise! You adding information is much appreciated, and tweaking things into the usual style and format can be done later. (Tidying articles is a task I often find enjoyable.) A bit of a source for the background blurb would be good, maybe just "Written by Sedna". It can stay strange if marked as a quotation, and I think it's not too long to be included in full in the article. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 18:19, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

== Tena Maisha Reversion? ==
Uh, why did you revert my edit? Listing groups is generally done in a list form rather than paragraph, and Kovu will be the king - he just hasn't been cast yet. o.O [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 05:07, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

:Listing a total of two groups as bullets rather than sentences seems awkward to me, and I'm not a fan of bullet-points to begin with. Also your changing to list form removed the information of that other pride being a warrior pride. Perhaps a note that Kovu is not cast as of such and such a date--I don't think jsut having the character listed when he does not (I presume) yet exist as a roleplayed character is the way to go. I reverted rather than making a manual edit because of speed and because your own edit didn't have a summary. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 17:28, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

== Brendan's edit ==

Just fixed one small grammatical error on Brendan's edit. No hard feelings. [[User:ironbladeblah|ironbladeblah]] 12:00 5/05/2007
Delete this after you read it.

== Edit? ==

I appreciate some of the editing. Feel free to trim up the fat. Try not to delete important information about my fursona, I wouldnt like it if the wikifur article explained something about me that is completely off base from reality.

Saph

2007-11-21T18:35:12Z

Saphykitten:

{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured [[panther]], usually [[wing]]ed.

==History==
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
He is in [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the onlne game of Furcadia. Durring his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a breif encounter with people of lesser inteligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the Gay Forest Inn, for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious.

==Real Life==
Saph frequents the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Support Supervisor in an office on the outskirts of Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performaces, makeup art, and writing.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[Myspace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

User:Saphykitten

2007-11-20T22:32:29Z

Saphykitten:

== Contact me ==

Saphykitten - AIM, I am usually on in the evenings.

Saphykitten@hotmail.com - My e-mail address. I check from my phone.

http://myspace.com/saphykitten - Contact me on myspace, it will get the fastest response

{{ContributorU|Saph}}

Saph

2007-11-20T22:25:55Z

Saphykitten: /* Controversy */

[[Image:Saphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Saphy.]]
'''Saph''' (born January 30th, 1986)<ref>[http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/profile Saph's Profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 20th, 2007</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], United States. He goes by the names '''Saphron''' and '''Saphy''' and does not like to be called "Saph".

Saph's [[fursona]] is a cream-coloured [[panther]]. He shouldn't be confused for a [[cheetah]], though he sometimes likes to play dress-up to confuse other people. He has [[claw]]s, and is not afraid to use them.

There have been hints of [[scale]]s on his underside, and hidden beneath his fur, but those who have gotten close enough to find out aren't willing to speak about it. He usually, but not always, has [[wing]]s.

He likes to think that he is better than everyone else, and most often times it is true. He is not afraid to show it, nor prove it to those in doubt. Saph follows a very conservative thought process, often times voicing his oppinion on the abomination of Gay Marrage, the culture of other countries, and the stupidity of people around him. Though it may seem that he is a hippocrite, Saph has the ability to rationalize almost anything within reason.

==History==
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
From the ages of sixteen to nineteen, Saph identified himself as furry in public, as well as on the internet. In early 2005, going through an identity crisis, Saph renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast-paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Throughout that time he ignored his furry alter-ego, but in 2007 Saph began to show his furry side again, and began to socialize with other like-minded people.

== Personality ==
[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
You can find Saph, in his most offensive form, in the online game of [[Furcadia]]. There, he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. In person, Saph has a very powerful personality, and is very outgoing. Generally the dominant one in a social group, Saph has no trouble making friends or destroying others.

== Controversy ==
Saph has in the past stirred up a little bit of trouble in the community, mostly limited to the onlne game of Furcadia. Durring his earlier years, Saph ran the first chartered dream to have a gay theme to it, in the area of Furrabian Nights. After a breif encounter with people of lesser inteligence, it became obvious that competition was required in order to keep a healthy consumer base. With the advent of many other themed areas, Saphs dream eventually died out when his personal life picked up, and he lost interest in the furre community. Saph now frequents his successor state, the Gay Forest Inn, for a little bit of drama and mayhem. His previous dream, the Gay Isle, now sits abandoned on the outskirts, ran by former associate Ambrose Ignatious.

==Real Life==
Saph frequents the night life of Portland, Oregon. Currently working as a Support Supervisor in an office on the outskirts of Portland, his hobbies include Dungeons and Dragons, Live action theater, Stage performaces, makeup art, and writing. He is quite proud of his book collection, and enjoys a good game of Wii sports. Saph does not beleive in the concept of a mate, as he beleives all furres only want one thing, and that is to yiff around, and isnt willing to deal with the maitnence it would take to keep one under control.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Saphykitten}}
* [http://saphykitten.livejournal.com/ ''The many notes of Saphron...''] - Saph's [[LiveJournal]] (discontinued)
* [http://myspace.com/Saphykitten ''Enter the Panthers Den''] - Saph's [[Myspace]] (Current)
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Feline characters]]
[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

Saph

2007-11-20T16:21:00Z

Saphykitten:

Saph

2007-11-20T07:19:02Z

Saphykitten: /* Personality */

Saph. He lives in Portland, Oregon. He is 21. He owns you.[[Image:Saphy.jpg]]

== Summary ==

He goes by Saphron and Saphy. He does not like to be called "Saph"

From the ages of 16 til 19, Saph was a rather large furre. Identifying himself as such with the public, as well as in multiple interfaces throughout the internet. In early 2005, through an idenity crisis, renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Through that time, of ignoring his alter ego, Saph let the monster within fester and grow until recently, where he began to let his furre side out, allowing himself to socialize with other people who share a like mind.

== Personality ==

You can find Saph in his most offensive form, through the online game of Furcadia. Where he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. Saph is most powerful in person, where personalities and ackward situations have no effect on his ability to outshine all those around him.

[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg]]

== The Furre ==

Saph is a Cream coloured panther. Dont confuse him for a cheetah, as he sometimes likes to play dress up to confuse other people. He does have claws, and is not afraid to use them. There have been hints of scales on his underside, and hidden beneith his fur, but those who have gotten close enough to find out arent willing to speak about it. Usually has wings, not always.
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg]]

== Physical Location ==

Saph lives on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. He can be found downtown at the bars and dance clubs, and is generally hidden from venues that furres would come together at. Though really easy to recognize, approaching Saph while he is in a group of his peers would be a dangerous choice to make, as he is most likley 5 times them person you will ever be.

== Contact me ==

Saphykitten - Aim
Saphykitten@hotmail.com - email
myspace.com/Saphykitten - myspace

Saph

2007-11-20T07:18:30Z

Saphykitten: /* Personality */

Saph. He lives in Portland, Oregon. He is 21. He owns you.[[Image:Saphy.jpg]]

== Summary ==

He goes by Saphron and Saphy. He does not like to be called "Saph"

From the ages of 16 til 19, Saph was a rather large furre. Identifying himself as such with the public, as well as in multiple interfaces throughout the internet. In early 2005, through an idenity crisis, renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Through that time, of ignoring his alter ego, Saph let the monster within fester and grow until recently, where he began to let his furre side out, allowing himself to socialize with other people who share a like mind.

== Personality ==

You can find Saph in his most offensive form, through the online game of Furcadia. Where he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. Saph is most powerful in person, where personalities and ackward situations have no effect on his ability to outshine all those around him.
[[Image:furcsaph1.jpg]]

== The Furre ==

Saph is a Cream coloured panther. Dont confuse him for a cheetah, as he sometimes likes to play dress up to confuse other people. He does have claws, and is not afraid to use them. There have been hints of scales on his underside, and hidden beneith his fur, but those who have gotten close enough to find out arent willing to speak about it. Usually has wings, not always.
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg]]

== Physical Location ==

Saph lives on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. He can be found downtown at the bars and dance clubs, and is generally hidden from venues that furres would come together at. Though really easy to recognize, approaching Saph while he is in a group of his peers would be a dangerous choice to make, as he is most likley 5 times them person you will ever be.

== Contact me ==

Saphykitten - Aim
Saphykitten@hotmail.com - email
myspace.com/Saphykitten - myspace

File:Furcsaph1.jpg

2007-11-20T07:17:44Z

Saphykitten:

Saph

2007-11-20T06:48:54Z

Saphykitten: /* The Furre */

Saph. He lives in Portland, Oregon. He is 21. He owns you.[[Image:Saphy.jpg]]

== Summary ==

He goes by Saphron and Saphy. He does not like to be called "Saph"

From the ages of 16 til 19, Saph was a rather large furre. Identifying himself as such with the public, as well as in multiple interfaces throughout the internet. In early 2005, through an idenity crisis, renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Through that time, of ignoring his alter ego, Saph let the monster within fester and grow until recently, where he began to let his furre side out, allowing himself to socialize with other people who share a like mind.

== Personality ==

You can find Saph in his most offensive form, through the online game of Furcadia. Where he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. Saph is most powerful in person, where personalities and ackward situations have no effect on his ability to outshine all those around him.

== The Furre ==

Saph is a Cream coloured panther. Dont confuse him for a cheetah, as he sometimes likes to play dress up to confuse other people. He does have claws, and is not afraid to use them. There have been hints of scales on his underside, and hidden beneith his fur, but those who have gotten close enough to find out arent willing to speak about it. Usually has wings, not always.
[[Image:Saph-1-.jpg]]

== Physical Location ==

Saph lives on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. He can be found downtown at the bars and dance clubs, and is generally hidden from venues that furres would come together at. Though really easy to recognize, approaching Saph while he is in a group of his peers would be a dangerous choice to make, as he is most likley 5 times them person you will ever be.

== Contact me ==

Saphykitten - Aim
Saphykitten@hotmail.com - email
myspace.com/Saphykitten - myspace

Saph

2007-11-20T06:47:50Z

Saphykitten: /* The Furre */

Saph. He lives in Portland, Oregon. He is 21. He owns you.[[Image:Saphy.jpg]]

== Summary ==

He goes by Saphron and Saphy. He does not like to be called "Saph"

From the ages of 16 til 19, Saph was a rather large furre. Identifying himself as such with the public, as well as in multiple interfaces throughout the internet. In early 2005, through an idenity crisis, renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Through that time, of ignoring his alter ego, Saph let the monster within fester and grow until recently, where he began to let his furre side out, allowing himself to socialize with other people who share a like mind.

== Personality ==

You can find Saph in his most offensive form, through the online game of Furcadia. Where he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. Saph is most powerful in person, where personalities and ackward situations have no effect on his ability to outshine all those around him.

== The Furre ==

Saph is a Cream coloured panther. Dont confuse him for a cheetah, as he sometimes likes to play dress up to confuse other people. He does have claws, and is not afraid to use them. There have been hints of scales on his underside, and hidden beneith his fur, but those who have gotten close enough to find out arent willing to speak about it. Usually has wings, not always.
[[Image:Saph[1].jpg]]

== Physical Location ==

Saph lives on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. He can be found downtown at the bars and dance clubs, and is generally hidden from venues that furres would come together at. Though really easy to recognize, approaching Saph while he is in a group of his peers would be a dangerous choice to make, as he is most likley 5 times them person you will ever be.

== Contact me ==

Saphykitten - Aim
Saphykitten@hotmail.com - email
myspace.com/Saphykitten - myspace

Saph

2007-11-20T06:46:41Z

Saphykitten:

Saph. He lives in Portland, Oregon. He is 21. He owns you.[[Image:Saphy.jpg]]

== Summary ==

He goes by Saphron and Saphy. He does not like to be called "Saph"

From the ages of 16 til 19, Saph was a rather large furre. Identifying himself as such with the public, as well as in multiple interfaces throughout the internet. In early 2005, through an idenity crisis, renounced his furdom and proceeded to live a fast paced life of drinking, exotic dancing, and the occassional party.

Through that time, of ignoring his alter ego, Saph let the monster within fester and grow until recently, where he began to let his furre side out, allowing himself to socialize with other people who share a like mind.

== Personality ==

You can find Saph in his most offensive form, through the online game of Furcadia. Where he is racist, vulgar, and offensive to all five senses. Saph is most powerful in person, where personalities and ackward situations have no effect on his ability to outshine all those around him.

== The Furre ==

Saph is a Cream coloured panther. Dont confuse him for a cheetah, as he sometimes likes to play dress up to confuse other people. He does have claws, and is not afraid to use them. There have been hints of scales on his underside, and hidden beneith his fur, but those who have gotten close enough to find out arent willing to speak about it. Usually has wings, not always.

== Physical Location ==

Saph lives on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. He can be found downtown at the bars and dance clubs, and is generally hidden from venues that furres would come together at. Though really easy to recognize, approaching Saph while he is in a group of his peers would be a dangerous choice to make, as he is most likley 5 times them person you will ever be.

== Contact me ==

Saphykitten - Aim
Saphykitten@hotmail.com - email
myspace.com/Saphykitten - myspace