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Hedon

2009-01-12T04:14:01Z

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[[Image:Hedon.jpg|right|thumb|Candice, and Michelle approaching the Domed Colony of Hedon]]
'''Hedon''' is a colony located on a small planetoid in the asteroid belt. In the '''Gals Gone Wild''' comics. '''Candice Greene''', and '''Michelle Flores''' were heading there for the job of their life, only to become an experiment for some [[Furry]] experiment, that would send them to [[Feralus]],

'''Hedon''' is called the Devils Guest home. It's population is geared to Adult Entertainment including Gambling, prostitution, escorting, and public orgies. The residents in the main city are usually [[female]], and [[Herm]] between the ages of 18, and 35. The Government is ran by the Hedon Corporation. There has not been a case of murder in Hedon since it opened in 2111.

Chakat (species)

2008-11-17T03:28:09Z

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[[Image:LookingToTheFuture-small.jpg|right|thumb|Chakat by [[User:Goldfur|Goldfur]]]]
'''Chakats''' are a [[feline|felinoid]] [[taur]] [[species]] once described as "Everybody's favourite over-perfected cat". They are the creations of [[Bernard Doove]], inspired by some ideas brought forward by other people for their own characters, most notably: [[Mike Higgs]]' [[Kendarii]], [[Roy Pounds]]' [[Garetta]], [[Mary Lynn Skirvin]]'s snow cats and other similar characters.

Chakats are extremely social creatures, needing both physical and emotional contact regularly. Due to their empathic nature, this is frequently more intimate than most. It also means that they try to be friendly with everyone, but when crossed, can be dangerous enemies.

In the [[Chakona Space]] universe, chakats were [[genetic engineering|designed]] as first-landing colonizers and ideal organisms of high intellect and great physical capacity; in space, their extra limbs allow them extra maneuverability, and when their colony ships land, they can act as their own heavy equipment. In addition, being hermaphroditic allows their population to expand quicker than a normal colony.

==Physiology==
[[Image:Redtailsfamily.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A typical chakat family]]
Chakats have the lower body of any of the big [[cat]]s, a [[humanoid]] torso, and [[anthro]]-feline faces. They have prehensile [[tail]]s, are all functional [[hermaphrodite]]s, and all have [[feminine]] [[breasts]]. Adult heights range from about 1.5 to 1.7 metres (5' to 5' 8"), while their weight is between 160 to 200kg (350 to 440lb). Life-span is around 150 years.<ref>[http://www.chakatsden.com/chakat/Intro.html An Introduction To Chakats]</ref>

Though Chakats were designed to be "ideal organisms", Chakats have four major disadvantages. First, they are large, which means they are unwieldy in cramped areas. Second, they have increased life support requirements, including air, food, and water. Thirdly, they are very sensitive to high temperatures making their inhabitable range more limited. Finally, they can suffer from mild [[atavism]].

==Family life==
Chakats enjoy a very open and active [[polyamorous]] lifestyle, with each member of the family supporting each other in the upkeep of the family as a whole, whether it is by providing or helping to raise the cubs.

Chakats have a complex [[mate|mating]] system, including (in ascending order):
* ''Companions'' - somewhere between best friend and lover
* ''Denmates'' - those one formally brings into the family
* ''Lifemates'' - those one wants to live with, grow old with, and die with

Additionally, a ''mateship of the heart'' denotes an unconsummated mateship, based on emotions entirely without any physical drive behind them.

==Other==
* "[[Tail High!]]" is a chakat version of "goodbye"; it means "Be happy!"
* Chakats are main characters in the comic ''[[Apollo 9]]''. In this variant universe, chakats naturally evolved in Australia.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Chakat characters|Chakat characters]]
* [[Chakasa]]
* [[Skunktaur (Chakat-kin)]]
* [[Wemic]]

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
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*[http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/key.chakat.html "Chakat" at Miavir's]
*[http://www.chakatsden.com/chakat/ The Chakat's Den] - All about Chakats
*[http://www.frappr.com/chakats Map] showing location of chakat players and fans

[[Category:Feline species]]
[[Category:Taur species]]

Phsuke

2008-10-25T01:41:17Z

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[[Image:ceph.png|thumb|right|200px|Phsuke's fursona, Ceph]]

'''Phsuke''',is a [[furry artist]] whom draws both clean and adult art. Their [[fursona]] is a [[raccoon]] with pink hair called '''Ceph''', named after the star [[wikipedia:VV Cephei|VV Cephei]].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Grapha}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/phsuke/ Phsuke] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://phsuke.deviantart.com/ Phsuke] on [[deviantART]]

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[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

KorZak Fox

2008-10-24T02:10:24Z

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[[Image:Babyfur1copy.jpg|right|thumb|176px]]'''KorZak Fox''' or '''Zak Fox''' (real name '''Ian Anderson''', born August 7th, 1991) is a male [[furry artist]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Waco, Texas|Waco, Texas]], USA. His [[fursona]] is a [[wikipedia:corsac fox|Corsac Fox]] with red [[anime]]-style hair. He is also a member of the [[babyfur]] community and is a [[babyfur]] artist. Korzak Fox is very happily [[mated]] to [[Ky]] who is also his son/daddy.

==External Links==
*[http://korzakfox.deviantart.com KorZak Fox] on [[deviantART]]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/korzakfox/ KorZak Fox] on [[FurAffinity]]

{{Contributor|KorZakFox}}

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KorZak Fox

2008-10-24T02:09:03Z

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[[Image:Babyfur1copy.jpg|right|thumb|176px]]'''KorZak Fox''' or '''Zak Fox''' (real name '''Ian Anderson''', born August 7th, 1991) is a male [[furry artist]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Waco, Texas|Waco, Texas]], USA. His [[fursona]] is a [[wikipedia:corsac fox|Corsac Fox]] with red [[anime]]-style hair. He is also a member of the [[babyfur]] community and is a [[babyfur]] artist. Korzak Fox is very happily [[mated]] to [[Ky]] who is also his son/daddy.

==External Links==
*[http://korzakfox.deviantart.com KorZak Fox] on [[deviantART]]

{{Contributor|KorZakFox}}

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Xavious

2008-10-24T02:07:45Z

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'''Xavious Aleckzander Wolffe''' (born 1989) is a furry whose fursona is a black and white [[Wolf (species)|wolf]]. Xavious discovered furry from the therian community around the year 2002 at the age of thirteen. From an even younger age he has held a respect of, and strong association with, wolves.

==Activities==

Xavious sporadically uploads videos to youtube of the [[Funday PawPet Show]]. Among other uploaded videos are two Bunny Death videos for the Funday Pawpet Show's Easter episodes and special events in his life.

Xavious loves chemistry and electronics. Multiple times he has attempted homemade electric circuits but has met limited success in his endeavors. He does however hope to complete a fully operational [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauss_Cannon Single Stage Gauss Cannon] for his 2009 bunny death video. As a comical effect, many of his projects have either long winded names or are portmanteaus of words that describe the device. For example, the name of his gauss cannon project is the Electromagnetic Ferromagnetic Projectile Driver Mark II (E.F.P.D. Mk. II).<ref>http://www.alchemyx.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=576&p=4735#p4735</ref> In this case, it can be broken down to more simply saying that this is the second attempted device that uses magnetism to shoot iron (or similar metal) projectiles.

Beginning in early 2007 Xavious began the construction of a fursuit head of his fursona. However the rest of the suit will likely be bought from other makers. It is still currently under construction and the project has as of late become stagnant.<ref>http://board.alchemyx.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=780</ref>

On January 7th, 2006, Xavious joined an internet community known as AlchemyX and has since risen to the status of moderator of several forums. Information on his science projects, art, fursuit progress, etc can be found there.

[[Image: Sarah-wufsky.PNG|left|thumb|200px|Picture of Sarah at night. Circa 2006.]]

Xavious is the owner of a black and reddish-brown wufsky (wolf-husky hybrid) named Sarah.

==Arts==
Xavious considers himself to be a multifaceted artist utilizing multiple forms of art. His early poems and drawings can be found at [[deviantART]]. Newer creations can be found within the Artists Gallery of AlchemyX.

More recently Xavious has taken up learning music and has written a single composition titled Darkness.<ref>http://board.alchemyx.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1182</ref>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Xavious Wolffe}}
*[http://youtube.com/user/Jackalwolffe Xavious] on [[Youtube]]
*[http://wolven0110.deviantart.com/ Xavious] on [[deviantART]]
*[http://board.alchemyx.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=77 Xavious] on AlchemyX
*[http://xavious-wolffe.livejournal.com/ Xavious] on [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://myriadic-mind.blogspot.com/ Xavious] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger_(service) Blogger]
==References==
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YouTube

2008-10-24T02:06:46Z

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[[image:Youtube_logo_plus_tagline.png|125px|right]]
'''YouTube''' is a well known [[Wikipedia:Video sharing|video sharing]] internet company which allows users to view, upload, and share net-ready [[Wikipedia:Video clip|video clips]]. Its extensive media content includes [[Wikipedia:Movie|movie]], [[Wikipedia:television program|TV]] clips, [[Wikipedia:Music videos|music videos]] and [[Wikipedia:Viral videos|viral videos]], as well as amateur content such as [[Wikipedia:videoblogging|videoblogging]], [[Wikipedia:Video podcast|Video podcasts]], and short original videos and animations.

Videos can be rated, and the average rating and the number of times a video has been watched are both publicly displayed.

== YouTube and furry ==

YouTube holds a significant place in the [[furry fandom]]. There are literally thousands of [[furry]] videos, clips, animations, artwork slide shows, films, and TV and pawpet shows on it, and the fact that its easy to upload and share videos makes Youtube a very valuable resource to [[furries]].

== Furry groups ==
{{main|List of furry YouTube groups}}

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] on [[Wikipedia]]

==External link==
*[http://www.youtube.com YouTube's] official website

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[[Category:Video and animation archives]]

Furry convention

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A furry '''convention''', also known as just a '''con''', is a gathering of [[furries]], [[artist]]s, and (usually) [[vendor]]s at a central location. Conventions are usually held in midsize to large cities with airport access and stretch for three days or longer, typically over a weekend or holiday.

The cost to register for a convention is typically less than $50, but once one figures in the costs of transportation, lodging, and meals, attendees are likely to spend upwards of $400 to attend a convention. Some furries do not attend any conventions, while others may attend several each year.

==Features==
Conventions vary, but typically one might expect to find several of the following:
* Some form of ''accommodation'' (which may or may not be included in the convention fee)
* A ''[[Dealer's Den]]/[[Artists Alley]]/gallery'' where [[:Category:Artists|artists]] display and sell their work
* Tutorials and workshops for those interested in [[:Category:Arts and Crafts|arts and crafts]]
* Special events, such as a ''[[fursuit]] parade'', [[dance]]s/disco, [[masquerade]]s, special interest panels, live animal demonstrations or a ''[[charity auction]]''

Although it is not usually billed as one of the attractions, conventions are also a great way to get to know other members of the community, for varying levels of "get to know". Some furries have compiled a list of what they believe is [http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/furry/con-tips.txt essential] to take to a convention.

==Non-profit status==
Many of the larger conventions are organized as [[Wikipedia:non-profit organizations|non-profit organizations]], usually with a view to achieving [[Wikipedia:Tax exemption|tax-exempt status]]. Depending on the type of non-profit and the activities that they undertake, part of an attendee's memberships may or may not be deductible from their own income taxes as well. For example, Midwest Furry Fandom ([[Midwest FurFest]]) is a 501(c)(3) public charity, as is [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]] ([[Further Confusion]]). Conversely, [[Anthrocon]], Inc. and the [[Oklahoma Association of Anthropmorphic Arts]] ([[Oklacon]]) are a 501(c)(7) social and recreation clubs, and do not qualify.<ref>[http://www.guidestar.org/ GuideStar]</ref>

Regardless of status, the largest conventions regularly sponsor [[charity|charities]], either through provision of fundraising opportunities or outright donations of surplus funds.

==[[Template:Timeline of conventions|Timeline of conventions]]==
Partially derived from the [[Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]]:
{{Timeline of conventions}}

==References==
<references/>

==See also==
{{WikiFurNewsCategory|Convention|Conventions}}
*[[Wikipedia:Furry convention|Furry convention]] at Wikipedia
*[[Coffee meet]]
*[[Con Crud]]
*[[Furmeet]]
*[[Mini-meet]]
*[[List of conventions by attendance]]
*[[List of conventions by theme]]

==External links==

* [http://www.conrunner.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ConRunner] - a how-to wiki for convention organizers
* [[Wikipedia:Foamy the Squirrel|Foamy the Squirrel]]'s [http://www.friendsoffoamy.com/index.php?id=140 Rules for The Masses] - flash movie with advice for con-goers
* <span class="plainlinks">[http://greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/ConventionMap.html Map of active conventions] ([[List of conventions by attendance/Map script|edit]])
* [http://www.claws-and-paws.com/furry/non-fiction/tips-on-strict-budgets.html Tips for Congoers on Strict Budgets]
* [http://www.vcn.bc.ca/rsn/conrung.htm Various perspectives on how (and how not to) run a con] - mostly from the science-fiction community
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Second Life

2008-10-24T02:02:01Z

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[[Image:SecondLife.png|right|Second Life]]
'''Second Life''' is an online [[Wikipedia:Virtual world|virtual world]] consisting of hundreds of interconnected large-scale areas populated by interactive [[avatar]]s, whose players may choose to take any form they can create or purchase. The major form of short-distance transportation is flight, while transportation between areas is typically performed through teleportation; both abilities are innate. The "main grid" is restricted to those 18 or over, as some regions contain strong violence or sexual content. A teen version for those 13 to 17 is also available.

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

Second Life has over 8,268,883 registered users and 1,548,131 active users as of july 21, 2007; logged-in users range from 20,000 to 60,000 at any one time. The system is funded through a combination of account subscriptions and "tier" (a form of [[Wikipedia:Land value tax|land value tax]]). Users have the option to own or rent land parcels in a variety of sizes - as in [[real life]], some owners may zone their land to restrict certain activities, such as commercial development. Business in the world's virtual currency (exchangeable for real-world funds) is encouraged by the ''[[Wikipedia:Linden Lab|Linden Research]]'', and a variety of content vendors have sprung up to meet demand.

==Second Life and furry==

The [[furry fandom]] has a major presence in Second Life, with multiple areas devoted to providing accommodation, entertainment and creative services specifically for members of the furry community. Themes range from the pedestrian to the bizarre, although trees are common in furry haunts. Each user can create their own objects from the inbuilt primitives, but the majority of users rely in part on objects created and sold by others. These include body parts for avatars, accessories, vehicles (which may be purely aesthetic or provide extra functionality), toys, [[pose ball]]s for avatar animation, and scripts to provide extra features (like "push" and "shield" defensive/offensive capabilities).

==Controversy==

On September 8th 2006, Linden Lab reported via a security bulletin (which was also emailed to all SL users) that the servers holding player account information had been attacked using a zero-day exploit. According to Linden Lab, this attack on the servers may have begun as early as September 3rd and they only noticed an increase in activity on the 6th which they then quickly locked out. Their investigation showed that the attack allowed a significant amount of customer account information to be downloaded such as credit card numbers, PayPal transaction ID's, real life names, Second Life names, account passwords, and contact information.

As part of their effort to improve the security of their servers, Linden Lab had invalidated the passwords (assuming they were already compromised) of all Second Life users and has required said users to reset their passwords. Linden Lab further mentioned that while the compromised payment information was encrypted, no encryption is unbreakable given enough time and computing power. They had thus stated that if any SL user believed themselves to be the victim of credit card fraud, they (the user) should contact their credit card company.

The short form of the bulletin in available at http://secondlife.com/corporate/bulletin.php

== Outline ==
[[Image:SecondLifeCarrot.png|right|thumb|150px|Second Life lets you create your own objects]]
Second Life was started in 2003 as a project by "Linden Research, Inc." doing business as "Linden Lab".
Second Life's primary attraction has always been the level of customization; from the ground under your feet to the clouds in the sky. This was quite literal since the world's developers intended for the user to be able to create the world to their desire, as is quoted in the Second Life overview on its site:

:''"Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine, in real time and in collaboration with others."''

Second Life is considered by some to be a variant of the ''Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game'', or ''[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]]'' for short. The true answer to the question "is it such a game?" is "yes and no" - Second Life is technically not a [[role-playing|role-playing game]] by itself.
Also, unlike other role playing games, there is no goal to reach, no levels to gain, no enemies to defeat, therefore it isn't a game at all. It is more a MUSE: Multi User Simulated Environment.
Rather, it is a platform that allows games and worlds to be built within its framework. It is better classified as a richly graphical multiple user chat kingdom ([[MUCK]]) rather than an MMORPG. Some go so far as to just call it a [[Wikipedia:Metaverse|metaverse]], which isn't that far of a stretch. Membership requires a credit card or [[Wikipedia:Short message service|SMS]]-capable cellphone, both for security reasons and because each region has its own content rating, from PG to Mature (which can be very mature at times), though as of April 2007, both of these appeared to no longer be required.

Second Life has become one of the popular forms of online entertainment for members of the furry fandom; at last count there were over 500 furries registered as Second Life users, and the true number is probably several times that by now. This arose out of the fact that the avatars, humanoid objects representing the user, are very customizable and the world's disposition for allowing users to create anything has made the concept of a virtual "[[fursuit]]" possible. Many furries of Second Life don't like to be considered to be wearing fursuits. Instead, they pretend it is their real body. These consist of a variety body parts which are attached to the user's avatar. These parts include [[tail]]s, [[wing]]s, legs, and so on - some have even made complete sets that resemble mythical beasts such as [[dragon]]s, complete with scripted flame effects. Such avatar add-ons can be sold by their creators, who retain the ability to control distribution of their objects as part of their copyright, enforced by inbuilt copy restrictions. Some choose to give works away for free, for apparently [[Wikipedia:altruism|altruistic]] or promotional purposes.

The high interactivity is also a plus for online social networks - as a result, various [[furry]] communities began to pop up in the world and are now a sizable force in the virtual world. In the October 2005 issue of ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', "Furries" (used as a proper noun) were noted as a major user-base in Second Life in an article about the use of MMOs for self-actualization.<ref>Liu, Johnny. "Waking Dreams." ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', October 2005; pp. 58-59</ref>

Signing up for a new account no longer requires a credit card or an SMS-capable cell phone. Also, current members have the option of changing their billing information in the members area so their membership fees can be deducted through [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]].''

== Age policy ==
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As with most social environments on the Net, there is no way to tell inside the world how old someone really is. The world's Terms of Service state quite clearly you must be over the age of 18 to enter the "main grid" of Second Life. If anyone is found to be under 18 in the main grid, they will be banned from the world and all money and inventory will be forfeit. It is generally assumed that almost all players in the main grid are over the age of 18.

Second Life rates the individual sections of the world as Mature, or PG, with other possible ratings. These ratings help moderate the behavior of people that populate the various sections of the world, as they won't tolerate someone breaking the PG rating by performing a Mature-rated act in a PG-rated zone. The rating system is not in place to keep children out of areas in SL; it is there because many adults don't want to be exposed to [[:Image:SecondLifePenisVendor.jpg|adult material]] during their time in the world or to take a break from it for a time by visiting a PG sim. [[Luskwood]] is a prime example of a furry PG sim, safe from displays of sexuality and nudity unlike a mature furry sim like [[FurNation Worlds]].

=== Teen Grid ===
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Late in 2005, Second Life created a separate version of its world designed with teens in mind, strictly separating those 18 years of age or greater from those 17 and under. Server-side tracking differentiates teen users from adult users, sending teens to the Teen Grid instead of the main grid. The Teen Grid has different rating policies than the main version; being made for teenagers, none of the regions are rated Mature and nothing may exceed the general PG13 to PG17 rating spans.

* '''Website:''' http://teen.secondlife.com/

== Environment and Economy ==

=== Costs and land ownership ===

Membership of Second Life falls into one of two categories: "Basic" and "Premium". Basic accounts are free to create and incur no monthly fee. If you wish to have more than one account however, secondary accounts ([[Alt|Alts]]) incur a one-off fee of US$9.95, which may be paid with a credit card, or a positive [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]] balance.

Basic accounts are subdivided into "verified" and "unverified". A verified account means that the user has submitted a credit card, PayPal account, or telephone number to verify their identity. However, users may create an account without any verification of their identity. This was a highly unpopular move that sparked protests<ref>PierceP, {{youtube|TfV1DrrY2r4|The Protest}}</ref>. In response to this, Linden Lab added the ability to prevent unverified users from entering a parcel of land, and introduced an option to the LSL function [http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llRequestAgentData llRequestAgentData()] to return an agent's payment status as one of:

* No Payment Info on File
* Payment Info on File
* No Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used (Only Beta/Lifetime users fall under this status)
* Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used

The fears of "open registration" were that it would lead to an influx of minors on the main grid - both opening Linden Lab to potential lawsuits and its users; and allow [[griefer]]s to quickly and freely create a new account as soon as one account is banned for their misdeeds.

Premium accounts come at a rate of US$9.95 each month, with discounts for paying quarterly or annually -- $22.50, and $72, respectively. The premium accounts come with the privilege of owning 512 square meters of land, known as 'First Land'. This is approximately 1/256 of 1 simulator, or "not much". They also come with a weekly stipend of L$300. The ability to acquire additional amounts of land bring an additional charge, called ''land tier''.

* US$195.00/month: 65,536 square meters - Entire Region
* US$125.00/month: 32,768 square meters - 1/2 Region
* US$75.00/month: 16,384 square meters - 1/4 Region
* US$40.00/month: 8,192 square meters - 1/8 Region
* US$25.00/month: 4,096 square meters - 1/16 Region
* US$15.00/month: 2,048 square meters - 1/32 Region
* US$8.00/month: 1,024 square meters - 1/64 Region
* US$5.00/month: 512 square meters - 1/128 Region

These are the official Linden rates - it is possible to find island owners (see below) who will sell or rent land for lower rates, usually with some restrictions as to its use. It is also possible to get low-cost rented accommodation with no specific land ownership, and to own land without a premium account through a "group" to which the land is deeded. Many users own no land or accommodation at all - it is not required for object ownership, although object creation can be another matter.

Land, once purchased, may be traded between users at market rates. Large contiguous plots of land (or even relatively small plots of land in a busy place) can often sell at a hefty premium. Linden's tier remains the same whatever the selling price.

=== Referrals ===

Each user who joins Second Life gets an unique referral link. Giving this link to people who have yet to sign up, and getting them to do so used to credit the user with a certain amount of Linden Dollars -- the in-world currency. Since late January 2006, only premium account signups will result in a bonus, of L$2500, staggered over a three month period, where you get L$500 on the spot, another L$500 after one month, another L$500 after two months, and the final L$1000 after three months, to prevent gaming of the premium account referral bonus.

=== Currency ===

Users can buy or sell their Linden Dollars (L$) from within the world using the Lindex money market run by Linden Research. There are also third-party exchange services.

Exchanges can be performed with any number of Linden Dollars. The Lindex calculator will give you an idea of what you'll be receiving as a result of your sale. The amount that you receive as a result of your sale gets placed into your account, where you may have it applied to anything you owe for your account if you are a premium user, or may have it sent to you via PayPal for a US$1 charge. For larger amounts, you may also have a check mailed to you for a fee - US$5 if you're inside the United States, or US$15 for locations outside of the United States.

There are some furs who extract do this with the earnings from their businesses (custom avatar creation, generic avatar vending, etc.), turning it into profit that allows them to do whatever they want to pay for, up to, and including starting their own islands. Historically-speaking, the L$ is a relatively volatile currency prone to bouts of inflation. It can therefore be a good idea to remove any significant sums from the world, unless they are to be spent quickly in-world.

=== Objects ===

Objects in Second Life are constructed from [[Wikipedia:geometric primitive|geometric primitives]] known as "prims" which are combined, manipulated and textured with images. A variation on this is the "flexiprim", which allows for more realistic movement of flexible objects like [[tail]]s and hair.

== Sandbox ==

A '''sandbox''' in [[Second Life]] is a place in the universe that allows public building of virtual objects. In many areas of Second Life, building of virtual objects is limited outside these sandboxes. They also tend to be gathering places where people can socialize and mentor others as they build. One such sandbox is located in [[FurNation Worlds]].

Many sandboxes have a longer "return rate". In other words, building in the sandbox area is more beneficial for the builder because their items will be returned to them at a less frequent rate than if they were to take it out into other areas of the sim. In some sims it is common that any area outside of the sandbox has a return rate of around 2 minutes.

Sandboxes can often become crowded in the midst of newbies or players that are generally inconsiderate about "picking up after themselves". While it is less of a hindrance than if this were to happen outside of the sandbox area, it can still become rather cumbersome if done to often, too frequently or the landowners simply lack enough staff to prevent this sort of thing. To solve this some sandboxes are set to automatically "clean out" at a set time.

== Islands and other locations ==
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Members can purchase whole regions called Islands from Linden Lab, effectively renting a whole processor for the sim.

Prior to the creation of islands, every region belonged to a large land mass (sometimes called Mainland). Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.

== "Second Life Furry" logo ==
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In (early 2006?), a "furry admin" meeting for all furry and/or furry-friendly sims' administrators or owners was held to discuss several unifying strategies regarding the fandom population in world ([[Inferniel Solvang]] was the lead fur for this particular encounter.) Of the many proposals, one was the creation of a common, official symbol or logo for identifying purposes for sim or fur.

The final design, a SL logo inspired image, came to be thanks to the design of SL [[furry artist]], [[Yiffy Yaffle]]. The logo can be viewed on most of the older furry sims, with propagation to newer ones going at a slow, but steady rate.

== Video ==
[[Image:SecondLifeFundayPawPetShow.png|right|thumb|200px|Furs watching the Funday PawPet Show in Second Life]]
As of version 1.6.0, Second Life now hooks [[Wikipedia:Quicktime|Quicktime]] for Mac and Windows, or gstreamer for Linux, if it is installed on the user's system, to provide an interface that allows one to watch movies within the client itself. A '''very''' fast connection is suggested in this case, as you will be streaming world data ''and'' a video at the same time. If Quicktime is not installed on a Windows system, the user will be reminded that Quicktime is needed to watch video within the client when they enter a parcel with video.

A number of furs use the video feature to watch the [[Funday PawPet Show]] on their land.

Some users have taken advantage of this new feature to bring forward a new business: Movie Rentals. One may rent adult movies from a couple of the businesses in Second Life, for the express purpose of being able to watch pornography on their land for a couple of hours.

== Beta Client and Preview Grid ==
As Linden Lab draws closer to a potential release, be it a sub-version upgrade, or a full point-release jump, they release beta versions (previously called Release Candidate) of the client, to allow all interested parties to test the new client and its features, and report bugs. This is extremely important to builders, scripters, and texturers, as knowing how the new software will handle their works is very important.

First Look viewers are client branches that contain experimental functionality. They are designed to connect to the main grid.

The Preview Grid (previously called the Beta Grid) is a cluster of machines running new versions of server software that is about to be deployed to the Main grid. The Preview Grid is a separate grid from the main grid, which means there are less people to interact with. Most of the people available are there to test their wares, making sure they won't have to do a full rebuild or rescript for the next version, as well as finding and reporting simulator bugs.

Currently, [https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-1685 Teen Grid users are unable to connect to the Preview Grid].

== Technical advice ==

Due to the amount of data that is sent between the client (you) and the servers, Second Life requires a fast internet connection, at least 128kbps, though more (768kbps or better) is highly recommended, at least 512MB of RAM (preferably at least 1024), and a CPU faster than 800MHz, though the bare minimum will not be as pleasant an experience. Linden Lab suggests that you invest in hardware that will exceed the minimum specs. There are also specific graphics card requirements due to the world making use of a certain OpenGL standard. The system requirements for interested people is listed at the Second Life website partially, and more exact requirements can be found inside its technical support area.

Although it is not impossible to use a dial-up connection with Second Life, nearly every option of the world requires serious cutting back; close to the bare minimum. This makes the experience flatter and less pleasant, with lag so heavy that movement is difficult and awkward with occasional stop-frame style "clipping" animation. Walking forward one step, for example, might occasionally result in sliding forward more then a yard or two before being snapped back to your intended position in a rather sudden jerk, or scenery change. Sometimes, said movement could make you sink through the ground or pass through other objects (like a wall) before the snap-back occurs. Then you find you need another of the regular 24MB to 25[[Wikipedia:Megabyte|MB]] updates to play. There aren't many dial-up users on Second Life as a result. ISDN provides a usable experience, but only just. Mobile broadband solutions such as UMTS or HSDPA are usually good enough, however.

Second Life has been dealing with issues over ATI's video card drivers for quite a while. It has become practice on the forums to suggest to ATi users to pick up the [http://www.omegadrivers.net/ Omega Drivers], a set of user-modified drivers recognized by ATi (according to their author) as "''the best-modded drivers in the Internet''". These Omega Drivers enable features that Second Life can use which aren't easily enabled in the default drivers.

== Fan-sites ==

Linden Lab's policies regarding the use of trademarks on Second Life fansites are loose, provided the following stipulations are met.

* There is no attempt to pass off a fan site as Second Life or Linden Lab itself.

* The following legal text is present on all Second Life related pages: "Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. No infringement is intended." this must include the ® circles though can be any size the website creators see fit.

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Second Life|Second Life]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Second Lifers|Second Lifers on WikiFur]]
* [http://secondlife.com/movies/secondtake.wmv Second Life Promotional Video] -- This file is directly available on the Second Life Home page. The video is linked to an image titled "watch the video" that will alternate with the free trial promotional image link. There is also a [http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/secondlife/ Quicktime version] of the video.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/secondlife_furs/ Second Life Furry Community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* ''[http://www.alphavilleherald.com/archives/000505.html The Second Life Herald: Miravoir Meets The Furries]'' — Article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://secondlife.blogs.com/nwn/2005/04/furry_like_me.html New World Notes: Furry Like Me]'' — Another article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories My Virtual Life]'' — Business Week reporter examines Second Life in detail
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982009.htm Virtual Land, Real Money]'' — An interview with [[Anshe Chung]]
* {{youtube|1LlMZjCBJhE|Beatfox and his flexy foxy tail}} - an video example of flexiprims in furry avatars
* [http://jolie.silentshadows.net Jolie Grant: SL Furry Model] - a website with models created by [[Jolie]], a furry who made it into the human modeling world with her avatar
* ''[http://www.graphxpress.com/cgi-bin/wcotp.cgi?date=20060702 Second Life]'' - ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'' strip about [[FurryMUCK]] players who spend time in both worlds
*[http://www.news.com/2300-1026_3-6204587-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg Furries, pirates, drag queens at 'Second Life' ball], page 3 of coverage (credited to Caroline McCarthy) of 2007 Second Life Community Convention.

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The Listener

2008-07-22T19:21:56Z

Talon Lardner: Updating with new name

'''The Listener''' is a Michigan resident born on June 30, 1985. While he recognizes himself both in mind, body, and spirit as [[human]], he feels a odd kinship to the [[Mouse]] and [[Rat]]. A frequent visitor of [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]] and [[Second Life]], he is often found chatting and hanging out with various friends, both online and off.

An avid fan of [[role-playing]], he often creates new characters to play as. His favorite character, [[Talon Lardner]], is based on and named after his primary [[Rat|Ratling]] avatar in Second Life. He also has two [[Dragon|Draconic]] characters, ''TeLister Ryu'' and ''Elementh Ryu'', and numerous supporting characters that he adopted on various role-plays of his. He has also tried his hand in writing and drawing, and maintains a small line of clothes for sale in Second Life. He also dabbles in art and writing on occasion.

Currently, he is a full time student, hoping to earn a degree in Networking.

== External links ==
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*[http://thelistener.deviantart.com/ The Listener] at [[deviantART]]
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/thelistener/ The Listener] at [[FurAffinity]]
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User:Talon Lardner

2008-07-22T19:17:23Z

Talon Lardner: Unifying my wikifur account with my other wikia accounts, I wish I knew wikia shared accounts with all other wikia wikis.

Well, I figure I should put SOMETHING up for my userpage...

Anyways, I am TheListener, a Michigander who frequents random websites on the internet. While I do not have one true [[persona]], my primary [[character]] is a [[Rat (species)|rat]] named Talon Lardner. That name is also my [[Second Life]] name.

Also, the user [[User:TheListener]] is also me, but apparently I accidentally created this account, which I perfer the spelling of this name anyway, so it all works out in the end.

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