YIFF

2023-10-28T16:56:26Z

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'''YIFF''' is a [[Second Life]] [[furry community]] [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Sim Sim].

YIFF is a very popular destination for Second Life [[furries]], and holds one of the top 3 furry clubs rankings on the grid,<ref>http://imgur.com/YQUWTjx</ref> and for the majority of its existence ranked #1 on average.{{fact}} YIFF is the premiere furry event destination, often playing exclusive host to numerous top/popular furry [[avatar]] creator's release premiere events.

== Purpose ==

YIFF is a social hangout for bringing furries together to meet and greet with a more adult approach in mind. It welcomes all through it's doors regardless of their [[species]], [[gender]], and [[sexual orientation]].

== History ==
[[File:YIFF3.png|right|thumb|175px|YIFF (2013) main lounge]]
[[File:YIFFV1.jpg|right|thumb|175px|YIFF, 2011]]
[[File:YIFFV2.jpg|right|thumb|175px|YIFF, early 2012]]
[[File:YIFFV3.jpg|right|thumb|175px|YIFF, late 2012]]
YIFF was founded on October 24, 2011, by Leopard Adored, three years after founding the [[IYC]] ('''International Yiff Center'''), under the name [[TP Fizzle]], along with co-founder [[SorrowDragon Resident]] as YIFF's general manager.

Within 3 weeks of opening it's doors to the public, YIFF has become the first and only furry club to grow to reach over 25,000 in such a short time span, and by its 2nd month it became one of the top three Furry clubs, holding the #1 top spot consecutively month after month from February 2012 to February 2013 until stricken with a serious simulation glitch which was patched on June 2013.

=== Timeline ===

* On October 22, 2011, the YIFF sim was purchased by [[Leopard Adored]]
* October 24, 2011 - The YIFF club opens silently to the public
* October 29, 2011 - Official Grand Opening
* January 1, 2012 - SorrowDragon becomes co-owner
* January 26, 2012 - YIFF claims the top SL furry club ranking, and holds it for one year
* February 2012 - The YIFF club (V.2) gets a total redesign.
* July 15, 2012 - The YIFF club (V.3) becomes the first furry club in Second Life to incorporate Linden Labs' [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh Mesh] 3D rendering technology into more than 50% of its build and appearance, thanks to Leopard Adored and [[Shronin Wolfenhaut]], developed in [[W:AutoCAD|AutoCAD]] and [[W:Zbrush|Zbrush]]
* September 8, 2012 - The YIFF sim expands, and opens a mall and marketplace section
* January 1, 2013 - SorrowDragon becomes the sole owner of the YIFF sim, club, and groups
* January 2013 - YIFF gets a sim-wide total redesign
* July 1, 2013 - The YIFF club becomes the first club to adopt Linden Labs' [[Materials]]{{clarify}}]] feature into more then 50% of its build and appearance
* May 5, 2014 - Scoobysnax Biscuit becomes the sole owner of the YIFF club, and groups
* Sep 20, 2023 - YIFF member group hits over 10,000 members
* Oct 24, 2023 - The YIFF club (V.4) gets a total redesign.A new build of YIFF Special Thanks to Diana Blakewell and Nala Blep

== Management ==

* Owner/General Manager: [[Scoobysnax Biscuit]]
* [[DJ]] Manager: [[DD Otoole]]
* DJ Manager: [[SSDKel Resident]]
* Security Manager: [[Nala.Blep]]
* Security Manager: [[Skyler.Blep]]

== Statistics ==

* Average daily traffic: 38,000 to 48,000
* Highest peak traffic to date: 74,634
* Current staff employed: 66
* Current active YIFF fan group members: 3,500+ (as of September 2016)
* Current active YIFF fan group members: 11,000+ (as of October 2023)

== External links ==

* [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/YIFF/192/48/22 YIFF Second Life] [http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/SLURL SLurl]
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