https://en.wikifur.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=WilliamYamagoshi 2026-10-09T17:06:24Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.23.16 //en.wikifur.com/wiki/LAFF 2008-04-07T15:19:38Z

<p>WilliamYamagoshi: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:LAFFLogo.jpg|right|175px|Lake Area Furry Friends, or LAFF]]<br /> '''Lake Area Furry Friends''' (also known as '''LAFF''') is a regional social group and [[:category:mailing lists|mailing list]] focused on the northern [[Wikipedia:Illinois|Illinois]], southern [[Wikipedia:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], and northwestern [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]], including the [[Wikipedia:Chicagoland|Chicago]], [[Wikipedia:Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], and [[Wikipedia:Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] metropolitan areas.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> LAFF came into being in 1996 as a more regionally-oriented [[Wikipedia:mailing list|mailing list]] than its predecessor, the ChiFur mailing list, which was focused around Chicago. It has since become the dominant [[furry]] group in the region and has branched off into cyberspace to [[LiveJournal]] and [[MySpace]] communities, moderated by [[Artemis]] and [[User:AshMCairo|Ash M. Cairo]] respectively, to the [[Second Life]] group, founded by [[Sema JayHawk]] and helped moderated by [[Blazger]] and [[Steel the Warrior]]. Its main website was created in 1998 by [[Aureth]] on his [[Cornwuff Press]] site. Artemis took over as webmaster in 1999; he revamped and ran the site on [[Catbox|catbox.com]] until 2007 when, under the direction of Ash M. Cairo, [[Ken Redtail]] and [[Laff:User:Infinity Squared|Zel]], a new website was created using a wiki format, that was later redesigned and reformatted by [[Timoran]].<br /> <br /> ==The present==<br /> Currently, the community is based around the &quot;LAFF mailing list,&quot; which is hosted at catbox.com by [[Puma (person)|puma]]. The mailing list is primarily used to organize social functions, including two monthly [[LAFF Bowling|bowling]] outings (organized by [[Timoran]], [[Rayven Wolffe]] and [[Blazger]]), which features karaoke and followed by multiple after-bowling parties, including [[SliderCon]] (organized by [[Blazger]]), as well as monthly [[laff:softball|softball]] games in the summer (organized by [[Stevie Maxwell]]), and the annual trip to [[Wikipedia:Noah's Ark Waterpark|Noah's Ark Waterpark]] in the [[Wikipedia:Wisconsin Dells|Wisconsin Dells]] (organized by [[Hakeber]]). The year culminates in a grand [[LAFF New Years Eve|New Year's Eve party]] in [[Wikipedia:Northern Illinois|northern Illinois]]. In past years, that's been organized by various furries, including [[Linnaeus]] and [[Riley West Wolf]], but in 2007, the party split up into various parties, including two main parties located in northern and western Chicagoland. Numerous weekly events also take place, as well as one-off outings organized by community members. Many members of LAFF also volunteer their time for [[Midwest FurFest]] as staff members, gophers, or support their hometown convention by being a [[sponsor]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[:Category:LAFFurs]]<br /> * [[LAFF Bowling]]<br /> * [[LAFF New Years Eve]]<br /> * [[SliderCon]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> * [http://lafflist.org/wiki/Main_Page Lake Area Furry Friends Wiki], the LAFF official web-page<br /> * [http://laffboards.muux.org/ Lake Area Furry Friends Forum], newly sprung and kinda unofficial <br /> * [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/LAFF #LAFF,] an [[IRC]] channel on [[Anthrochat]]<br /> * [http://www.livejournal.com/community/lafflist LAFF's] LiveJournal community<br /> * [http://www.livejournal.com/communtiy/laffdrama LAFF's] drama discussion group on LiveJournal<br /> * [http://www.frappr.com/laff LAFF's] [[Frapper]] community<br /> * [http://groups.myspace.com/lakeareafurryfriends LAFF's] MySpace community<br /> * [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osondoson/207/56/61 LAFF's] Second Life Headquarters<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups]][[Category:Mailing lists]][[Category:Illinois]][[Category:Wisconsin]][[Category:Indiana]][[Category:1996 births]]<br /> {{LinkingSupporter}}<br /> {{featured article}}</div>

WilliamYamagoshi //en.wikifur.com/wiki/William_Yamagoshi 2008-02-01T04:26:07Z

<p>WilliamYamagoshi: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:LAFFurs]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon_characters]]<br /> [[Category:1988_births]]<br /> [[Category:Illinois]]<br /> [[Category:People]]</div>

WilliamYamagoshi //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:WilliamYamagoshi 2008-02-01T03:19:17Z

<p>WilliamYamagoshi: Redirecting to William Yamagoshi</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[William Yamagoshi]]</div>

WilliamYamagoshi //en.wikifur.com/wiki/William_Yamagoshi 2008-02-01T03:16:52Z

<p>WilliamYamagoshi: William Yamgoshi moved to William Yamagoshi: wrong name</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:LAFFurs]]</div>

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