Volf

2024-05-11T15:55:59Z

Wazbat: Updated website to archive, as the current website fails to load

[[File: Volf-HeadTilt.jpg|thumb|right|Volf fursuiting in Aylesbury. Photographer unknown.]]
'''Volf''', also known as '''Mech-arc''' and '''Volfmech''' (born July 13, 1985) is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[W:Buckinghamshire|Aylesbury]], England. He's in a relationship with fellow British furry [[Statiksam]].

== Fandom involvement ==

Volf was a [[guest of honour]] at [[ConFuzzled 2017]].<ref>[http://2017.confuzzled.org.uk/attending/guests-of-honour/ Guests of honour] on the ConFuzzled 2017 website. Retrieved July 5, 2017.</ref>

=== Fursona ===

Volf's [[fursona]] is a grey [[anthropomorphic]] [[W:Gray Wolf|Timber Wolf]] with blue head hair, a blue tip on his tail, and a blue goatee under his chin.

=== Fursuit ===

Volf's current [[fursuit]] (his third) was built by [[Lacy]], and was first shown at [[ConFuzzled 2010]].<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=2890 Volf] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved September 15, 2011.</ref>

==Fundraising==

Volf has taken part in many charity fundraising events and as of March 2014, had raised over £1000 for charity, with an article about him appearing in his local newspaper.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180516092635/https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/meet-the-wolfman-of-aylesbury-1-5921100 Meet the wolfman of Aylesbury] ''The Bucks Herald'', 8 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://mech-arc.deviantart.com/ Volf] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/volf/ Volf] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/VolfMech Volf] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/volfmech Volf] on [[YouTube]]

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FurcoNZ

2024-04-27T11:03:55Z

Wazbat: Fixed website, as with the www. prefix it 404's

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{{Infobox convention
| name = FurcoNZ
| logo = [[File:FurcoNZLogo.png|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|nzl|[[Wikipedia:New_Zealand|New Zealand]]}}
| url = https://furconz.org.nz/
| status = Ongoing
| first = December 2002
| final =
| organizer = FurcoNZ Organizing Committee Team
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''FurcoNZ''' is an annual gathering of the [[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]] furry community, with a distinctively [[Wikipedia:Kiwi_(people)|Kiwi]] outdoors theme. Since 2007, it has typically been held at the end of the year, around end of November or start of December. From 2009 to 2012, the event organizers scheduled FurcoNZ on "back-to-back" weekends with [[MiDFur]] (in Melbourne, Australia) to entice overseas attendees to make both events in the same intercontinental trip. From 2014 to 2020, FurcoNZ was held over or near [[Wikipedia:Waitangi Day|Waitangi Weekend]]. Beginning as a small indoor [[furmeet]] often hosted at a private residence until 2007, it has grown into a weekend [[furry camping]] event at a camp or lodge site with scheduled activities and official programming.
{{FurcoNZ}}
[[File:FurcoNZBanner.png|thumb|right|300px|FurcoNZ banner]]

== History ==
=== 2002-2006 ===
From 2002-2006, FurcoNZ was hosted in private residences areas.

=== 2007-2018 ===
Starting in 2007, FurcoNZ was no longer hosted in private residence areas, but was rather relocated to a camp or lodge site in New Zealand, creating a change in event programming tailored to outdoor activities.

=== 2018-Present ===
Beginning in 2018, FurcoNZ began operating on a semi-annual rotation along with new convention [[Southern Paws]] located in the South Island. Starting in 2024, a new event was created under the FurcoNZ brand named "FurcoNZ Hotel", renaming the existing event to "FurcoNZ Camp". The new event is a larger, hotel based convention, similar to most large conventions.

==Staff==
* Director: MJ DRGN
* Operations & Activities: Tsubaki Smith
* Security: Fenric Fox
* AV: Dashie
* Logistics: Alurik (Hoski)
* Youth, Culture & PR: Nae
* Lead Medic: Danny

==Themes==
* 2017: Pirates of Lake Taupo
* 2018: FurCoNZ 1998
* 2020: The Roaring 20s
* 2022: Post-Apocalyptic Punk
* 2024: Spies and Secret Agents

==Attendance==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Percentage change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2002]]
| ?
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2003]]
| ?
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2004]]
| ?
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2005]]
| 18
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2006]]
| 30+
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2007]]
| 40+
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2008]]
| 32
| -20%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2009]]
| 58
| +81.25%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2010]]
| 66
| +13.79%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2011]]
| 50
| -24.24%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2012]]
| 50
| 0%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2013]] (Postponed)
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2014]]
| 52
| +4%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2015]] (Cancelled)
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2016]]
| ?
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2017]]
| 86
| +65.38%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2018]]
| 102
| +18.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2020]]
| 117
| +14.71%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ 2022]]
| 181
| +54.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ Camp 2024]]
| ?
| ?
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[FurcoNZ Hotel 2024]]
| ?
| ?
|-

|}

== External links ==
* [https://furconz.org.nz/ Official FurcoNZ Website]
* [irc://irc.furnet.org:6667/Furconz #Furconz] on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]
* [https://twitter.com/furconz FurcoNZ] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://t.me/furconz Official chat group] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furconz/ FurcoNZ] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/FurCoNZ/ FurcoNZ] on [[Facebook]]

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