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Talk:SimFoxes

2005-10-03T04:20:34Z

Xax:

Any thoughts on what category this should go in? [[:Category:Video games|Video games]], or perhaps [[:Category:Video game characters|Video game characters]]? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 03:41, 22 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Given that I know you can get furry skins for a couple of different games, maybe a new category, Video Game Mods? Otherwise, I'd go with just plain Video Games.--[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:04, 22 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::I went ahead and gave it the video games category, and came fairly close to also giving it 'arts and crafts', as that seems to be the closest we've got for creations like this. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 04:20, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

SimFoxes

2005-10-03T04:19:29Z

Xax: +cat +stub

A series of anthopomorphic foxes designed for The Sims by [[Charles Caffrey]].
They can be downloaded at http://www.geocities.com/sim_raccoons/
{{stub}}

[[Category: Video games]]

Talk:HTML

2005-10-03T04:09:54Z

Xax: articles that exist just to point people to their Wikipedia couterpart

You know, re: articles that exist just to point people to their Wikipedia couterpart, don't you think it might make a bit more sense to just remove all the links to (or replace them with a link to the Wikipedia article, if the link is needed for context but not furry-related at all) the page and then delete it?
Either that or copy the content of the Wikipedia page over to here, but that would lower the furry:[[mundane]] ratio, if that's something anyone cares about. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 04:09, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Out Of Character

2005-09-01T20:57:59Z

Xax: +cat +link

'''Out Of Character''' is a term used in role playing games, and is used to mean that a player is speaking as the real life player instead of the character they are playing, as opposed to [[In Character]]. Some games require players to make it obvious when they're talking out of character, for example by prefixing the sentence with "(OOC)".

It can also mean actions inconsistent with the established behavior for a character. For example, a wizard suddenly taking a sword and running into battle would be out of character in most settings.

[[Category: Terms]]

In Character

2005-09-01T20:56:59Z

Xax: +cat

'''In Character''' is a term used in role playing games to refer to things done in accordance with the game that's being played. By extension, it can mean actions consistent with the established situation.

For example, a player in a RPG talking in character will speak as the character they're playing, and not as the real life person. Some games require players to speak in character, so [[Out Of Character]] actions such as discussing the game's interface should be done in some other way.

[[Category: Terms]]

Talk:Mix (person)

2005-09-01T20:54:40Z

Xax: formatting

This article's tone needs to be improved. It's fine for a user page, but not a main article. I know what you're trying to say, Mix, but that's best put on your user page, not the article page. I'll leave it as is, but please, work on the tone a bit.[[User:Redcard|Redcard]] 20:11, 1 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:I've marked for SpD as there is little to extract from this article if it was cleaned up. And since the writer is not registered, it can't be moved to a user page. --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 20:14, 1 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::Well, I figured we could have at least given him the oppurtunity to create and transfer this to a user page.. that's what I was suggesting. But yeah, SpD is just as safe a bet as this is likely a drive by.[[User:Redcard|Redcard]] 20:16, 1 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::I gave it a once-over and snipped out the worst of it, and my edit is as follows. I placed it here because I am not quite sure what you're supposed to do when editing pages with delete templates on them. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup>

== 'NPOV' revision, first draft ==
Mix is a retired furry and SA good, friends with [[Verix]] and [[Fredryk Fox]]. He still loves to hang out with the group in Chicago, meet new friends in the furry fandom, but he is a [[were]] not a [[furry]]. A [[werehyenataur]], to be exact. Part [[thylacine]] as well.

Mix has stated that he has issues with organized religion, most importantly Christianity. His hatred towards all religion has had him to believe in a philosophy of spirits and polar energy, though still open-minded towards all other philosophical debates. He then relates his own philosophy to transformations and physical shifting, though he has his doubts.

Mix has a knack for his sketchbook, stating that no one may draw in it if they intend to 'sign' their work. He says, "Artwork is supposed to capture a person's soul, '''not''' their signature," claiming that signatures make the work totally abstract.

Mix claims to be more of a Communist/Fascist sort of mind-set. Though he is more of a white-supremacist, he gives every person he meets a chance to prove themselves to him as being a well established, mannered, or cool character. His opposing views quote Mix in saying, "If they act like one, I'll call them one..." He blames racial-stupidity-creating-stereotypes on genetics and improper parenting and surroundings.

Mix is a very generous person. He's been a [[super-sponsor]] for the past years that he attended [[Anthrocon]], volunteering as well.

[[Category: People]]

Talk:Mix (person)

2005-09-01T20:53:56Z

Xax:

This article's tone needs to be improved. It's fine for a user page, but not a main article. I know what you're trying to say, Mix, but that's best put on your user page, not the article page. I'll leave it as is, but please, work on the tone a bit.[[User:Redcard|Redcard]] 20:11, 1 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:I've marked for SpD as there is little to extract from this article if it was cleaned up. And since the writer is not registered, it can't be moved to a user page. --[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 20:14, 1 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::Well, I figured we could have at least given him the oppurtunity to create and transfer this to a user page.. that's what I was suggesting. But yeah, SpD is just as safe a bet as this is likely a drive by.[[User:Redcard|Redcard]] 20:16, 1 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::I gave it a once-over and snipped out the worst of it, and my edit is as follows. I placed it here because I am not quite sure what you're supposed to do when editing pages with delete templates on them. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup>

Mix is a retired furry and SA good, friends with [[Verix]] and [[Fredryk Fox]]. He still loves to hang out with the group in Chicago, meet new friends in the furry fandom, but he is a [[were]] not a [[furry]]. A [[werehyenataur]], to be exact. Part [[thylacine]] as well.

Mix has stated that he has issues with organized religion, most importantly Christianity. His hatred towards all religion has had him to believe in a philosophy of spirits and polar energy, though still open-minded towards all other philosophical debates. He then relates his own philosophy to transformations and physical shifting, though he has his doubts.

Mix has a knack for his sketchbook, stating that no one may draw in it if they intend to 'sign' their work. He says, "Artwork is supposed to capture a person's soul, '''not''' their signature," claiming that signatures make the work totally abstract.

Mix claims to be more of a Communist/Fascist sort of mind-set. Though he is more of a white-supremacist, he gives every person he meets a chance to prove themselves to him as being a well established, mannered, or cool character. His opposing views quote Mix in saying, "If they act like one, I'll call them one..." He blames racial-stupidity-creating-stereotypes on genetics and improper parenting and surroundings.

Mix is a very generous person. He's been a [[super-sponsor]] for the past years that he attended [[Anthrocon]], volunteering as well.

[[Category: People]]

User:Dmuth/PeopleWhoDon'tWantToBeOnAWiki

2005-08-29T19:25:06Z

Xax:

==Disclaimer==

I need to vent a little, so this is going under my user page. None of what I say here is to be considered official policy of WikiFur.

==People who don't want to be listed on a Wiki==

Since this Wiki was started, I've seen a few complaints from people who don't want to be listed on here. Here are some of the complaints we've gotten, and my feelings on them:

* '''"I don't want to be listed here, delete my entry!"''' - Sure, we ''could'' delete your entry, but there will still be links to it. It would only be a matter of time before some other well meaning person clicks on a link for your name, gets the edit screen, and writes an entry.

* '''"How dare you violate my privacy by writing about me"''' - Chances are, whatever information was put here about you was freely available via Google. If you don't wan't things about you making their way to this or other websites, then don't put them on the Internet in the first place.

* '''"Don't link to my Live Journal, that's private!"''' - If you are writing entries in your [[Live Journal]] that are public, then it is ''far'' from being private. In fact, anyone in the world can read your journal. If you really want privacy, then I suggest that you start locking down your journal entries. Don't get pissed at us because ''you'' do not understand how the web works.

* '''"Don't like to my Live Journal / Website, that's illegal!"''' - No, it's not. I suggest you read [http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35306,00.html this article from Wired] where a judge ruled ruled that linking to other websites is not illegal. I also recommend reading the judge's ruling from the case of [http://www.gigalaw.com/library/ticketmaster-tickets-2000-03-27.html Ticketmaster Corp., et al. v. Tickets.Com, Inc.] for further details. Get a clue before you start making baseless legal threats.

* '''"There's inaccurate information here, I demand you correct/remove it!"''' - Clearly you have never used a Wiki before. See that link at the top that says "Edit"? Click it and fix the problem. Jesus.

* '''"I have a long history of being a jerk/ripping people off/being a pain in the ass. I don't want my entry to mention that"''' - I'm still undecided on this one. On one hand, I would like to see people who are jerks have it documented and pointed out so that the rest of the community knows about them. On the other hand, do we really want to call attention to people who misbehave, when our time can be spent on more productive things? For now, I think the best solution is to resolve individual issues on the talk pages of any such articles. I'd like to hear what others think on this.

To sum up my feelings, I think that really irks me is when people show up and scream about an entry that was made about them, seemingly unaware of the issues pointed out above.

Now, as for constructive solutions, we have created a template called <nowiki>{{Protected-Excluded}}</nowiki>. If there is a page about you that you would like to see removed, we can cut out the existing contents, drop that template in, and protect the page so that no one else may edit it. That will effectively prevent anything from being written about you on this Wiki.

--[[User:Dmuth|Dmuth]] 14:51, 24 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Leave your comments==

Comments are welcome. Please leave them on this page's Talk page. If you are replying to someone else's comment, remember to use a colon (:) for each level of indenting.
:Just my 2¢: I think that "be complete" and "be bold" should be left behind at Wikipedia, in favor of "be considerate" and "be accepting." [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 15:33, 24 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I disagree, we should be as complete as possible, we need to document this fandom, so when it goes in a new direction, we can keep an eye on the past. --[[User:Alohawolf|Alohawolf]] 00:11, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::I agree (with [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] though, it doesn't hurt to be considerate. In cases where it's "I want to hide this bad thing I did in the past"... well, maybe said things shouldn't have been done in the first place. However, when it's "They're linking to my work's site" or "They posted my real life address" (or even name in some cases) I don't see why there has to be an all-or-nothing approach. I read on the discussion of the subject here that User pages may be locked so that only one person can edit them. That to me seems quite fair; maybe I do want to share my furry side with the world, yeah, but there should be a way to avoid sharing the part of my life that doesn't concern Furry, if I don't want to. --[[User:Tundu|Tundu]] 14:02, 29 Aug 2005 (CST)

I think it's dependant on if the wiki wants to be /about/ furry fandom, which would mean documenting everything, even the stuff some people don't want to be known about them or their stuff (multipule usernames, backstory in which they were a total drama magnet, etc), or /for/ furries, in which case "I don't want you writing about me" is a valid, if stupid, complaint.

I'm pretty obviously for the former. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 19:25, 29 Aug 2005 (UTC)

User:Xax

2005-08-29T05:49:16Z

Xax:

omg xax suks

your a looser

Yeah seruously guys, what kind of stupid ass name is Xax?

UNLEASH THE FROG

== self-important egotistical plugging ==
Taharial on [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1389477 Everything2], Itrasbiel on [http://www.livejournal.com/users/itrasbiel LiveJournal], Xax everywhere else ([http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/authors.php?no=15675 AFFN], FFN, [http://xax.sheezyart.com/ Sheezy], FA, Y!Gallery, etc)

== Quick Links ==

*[[Special:Shortpages|Short pages]] (short) -- one of my goals is to get every single article to at least a kilobyte in size. also a problem: the number of one-line autobiographies written by people who think they are important enough for other people to write their article for them. here is a hint: they are not.
*[[Special:Lonelypages|Orphaned pages]] (no links to)
*[[Special:Deadendpages|Dead-end pages]] (no links from)
*[[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]] (no <nowiki>[[[Category:...]]</nowiki> tag)

User talk:Almafeta/Newbie's formatting guide

2005-08-29T03:52:04Z

Xax:

==Name==
I named it "Newbie's formatting guide", but that seems condescending and rude... and it's not WikiFur related. Can anyone think of a good name for this page? [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 17:37, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Wa hey, creating this talk page was my 500th edit. Woo! [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 19:17, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)
==Formatting==
It could help if you used wiki formatting syntax like <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> for '''bold''' and <nowiki>''italics''</nowiki> for ''italics''. In simple explination, using html tags on a wiki isn't a good idea. Nor is it recommended. Using wiki markup is better. Just thought to say so. --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 03:29, 29 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I was also going to mention this. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 03:52, 29 Aug 2005 (UTC)

User talk:Astolpho

2005-08-26T02:47:54Z

Xax:

Hi there, Rootdown - welcome to WikiFur! Let me know on my [[User talk:GreenReaper|user talk]] page if you need any [[help]] not already provided. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:29, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

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<nowiki>:o</nowiki> --[[User:Verix|Verix]] 07:46, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:<nowiki>D:</nowiki> --[[User:Rootdown|Rootdown]] 18:02, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Hay its rootdown :) --{{UT|ToyDragon}}

Yo hey there man --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 02:47, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

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Also, just FYI, guys, I'm new to the wiki editing thing and I'm still picking up the style conventions and tags and so on. If I make any flubs in my formatting please do correct them.--[[User:Rootdown|Rootdown]] 22:52, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Deer

2005-08-20T13:14:38Z

Xax: +cat +stub

A cervine, or cervid is a being, generally considered anthropomorphic, possessed of features usually ascribed to terrestrial deer and related creatures. The more conventional meaning is a reference to such features in terrestrial lifeforms.
{{stub}}
[[Category:Species]]

Centaur

2005-08-20T13:13:37Z

Xax: +cat +wiki

A Centaur is a creature from [[Greek]] Myth, generally portrayed as a being with the full body of a large [[horse]] with the upper torso, arms and head of a human located approximately where the horses' head should have been. They were considered barbarians, but certain Centaurs, notably [[Chiron]] were viewed as unhumanly wise. Some earlier images of Centaurs show them with four human legs rather than the horsebody.

There are few mythological tales of female Centaurs, and there are other Centaurs found in different cultures. In [[Anthropomorphic]] or [[Furry fandom]], there are many variant types of Centaur, often with greater or lesser amounts of animistic appearance. In this case, Centaur becomes a more generalized term referring to a hexapedal creature possesed (usually) of two manipulative appendages and four locomotive limbs, though even this can vary significantly.

[[Category: Species]]

The Flagon's Tale

2005-08-20T12:24:48Z

Xax: +cat +wiki

[[Image:Censor NC17.png|right]]
'''The Flagon's Tale''' is a meeting location in the muck [[SPR]]. Although originally intended as an adult-only location for "herms, taurs, and <nowiki>[their]</nowiki> friends," the location has changed to a generic PG-13 place where there is rarely a herm or taur in sight.

The theme is generially archaic, although how it is archaic varies: English, American, French, and Japanese features are freely combined in the descriptions. Although it was once the most popular location on SPR, it has now been replaced once more by [[Knuth Park]].

==In-setting background==
The 'setting' of the Flagon's Tale is an alternate-reality Earth. The building that the Tale is currently in was built as a kiln in late 19th century. The builders -- a [[beaver]] and his [[herm]] wife -- were not approved of by the community.

A few generations after the building was abandoned, it was renovated and turned into a tavern.

==Directions==
To get to The Flagon's Tale in SPR, use the command ''bus tft'', and then read the rules befor entering.

[[Category: Multiplayer worlds]]

Category:Radio

2005-08-20T12:21:25Z

Xax:

There are several radio shows (mostly internet based) that are run by furries. Here is a listing of the ones written about.

Time Machine Show

2005-08-20T12:19:48Z

Xax: +cat - "more info to come soon", it's kind of assumed...

The Time Machine Show is an online radio broadcast hosted by [[Sonicblu]] which plays old-time music favorites from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and early 80's. The show's broadcast itself is hosted by PlanetFurry Radio and is accessible through http://radio.planetfurry.com:8000/ in your favorite streaming media player (we recommend [http://www.winamp.com WinAmp] for this).

===External Links===
* [http://www.planetfurry.com/users/sonicblu/ Official Website] of the Time Machine Show
* [http://sonicblu.efurry.com/forum/ Official Forums] of the Time Machine Show

[[Category: Radio]]

Talk:Transgender

2005-08-19T12:12:18Z

Xax:

It is getting to the point where I think every factual terminology article here is horribly skewered because the people who wrote it have never heard the word used outside the fandom. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 11:21, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:I agree that this entry is broken, but I'm kind of up in the air as to where to go with it. I had considered copying the opening section of the Wikipedia entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/transgender transgender], but that contains a lot of wiki links for terms that aren't (and probably shouldn't be) included in WikiFur. I need to think about this a bit more. Anyone have other ideas? --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 12:10, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::It'll go on my mental list of "articles to make less bad," and I'll hopefully get around to it in a few days or something. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 12:12, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

SMOFFing

2005-08-19T11:33:54Z

Xax: ...blanked, made into redir to SMOFF... content was really not destinct enough to warrant two articles.

#REDIRECT [[SMOFF]]

SMOFF

2005-08-19T11:33:43Z

Xax: +cat -link to SMOFFing...

'''SMOFF''' is an acronym for '''S'''ecret '''M'''asters '''o'''f '''F'''urry '''F'''andom, a [[furry]] variant on the term [http://fanac.org/Fannish_Reference_Works/Fan_terms/Fan_terms-06.html#009 SMOF] from science fiction fandom. It is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the people who operate behind the scenes to get things done: running conventions, organizing events, etc. A person who does these things is calls a '''SMOFF'''. Conversation filled with technical details about organizing and running events or conventions is called SMOFFing.

[[Category: Terms]]

User:Xax

2005-08-19T11:28:12Z

Xax:

omg xax suks

your a looser

Yeah seruously guys, what kind of stupid ass name is Xax?

UNLEASH THE FROG

== Quick Links ==

*[[Special:Shortpages|Short pages]] (short) -- one of my goals is to get every single article to at least a kilobyte in size.
*[[Special:Lonelypages|Orphaned pages]] (no links to)
*[[Special:Deadendpages|Dead-end pages]] (no links from)
*[[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]] (no <nowiki>[[[Category:...]]</nowiki> tag)

Cassie Vulpine

2005-08-19T11:25:13Z

Xax: +cat +stub

'''Spazfox''' is a character who used to be a regular on the Wolffox radio webcast. He then joined [http://furry.wikicities.com/wiki/2 2] to be a regular contributor to the '2 Sense' show, until it ceased production. His 'DVD of the Week' reviews were humorous.
{{stub}}
[[Category: People]]

The Suburban Jungle

2005-08-19T11:24:42Z

Xax: +cat +formatting

'''The Suburban Jungle''' is a webcomic written by John "[[The Gneech]]" Robey. It is currently hosted on [http://www.keenspot.com Keenspot]. The strip is Robey's second effort, and his most successful to date. Robey lives in the Northern Virginia area, and is a frequent guest at [[AnthroCon]].

SJ is set in a fictional community and centered around the life of it's star, Tiffany Tiger (a model/TV pesonality), and her circle of friends and associates. Currently, Tiffany is believed to be involved with the owner of her favorite bar, '[[The Watering Hole]]', one Leonard Lion.

Robey is also known for being the originator of the '[http://www.suburbanjungle.com/proud_furry.html Proud To Be A Furry]' web campaign, aimed at encouraging members of the [[fandom]] to be open about being furry.
[[Category: Comics]]

Keanon Woods

2005-08-19T11:23:11Z

Xax: +cat +stub

Also known as Black-Rat. An artist with extensive talent in the field of furry [[transformation]] and [[lycanthropy]].

== External Links ==
[http://fanamorphs.cyoc.net/ Keanon Woods' homepage]<br>
[http://black-rat.deviantart.com/ DeviantArt Gallery]
{{stub}}
[[Category: People]][[Category: Artists]]

Talk:Transgender

2005-08-19T11:21:47Z

Xax:

User:Xax

2005-08-19T11:15:26Z

Xax:

omg xax suks

your a looser

Yeah seruously guys, what kind of stupid ass name is Xax?

UNLEASH THE FROG

== Quick Links ==

*[[Special:Shortpages|Short pages]] (short)
*[[Special:Lonelypages|Orphaned pages]] (no links to)
*[[Special:Deadendpages|Dead-end pages]] (no links from)
*[[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]] (no <nowiki>[[[Category:...]]</nowiki> tag)

Template:WikiFur Central/Sections

2005-08-18T20:35:33Z

Xax: revert

<table style="background:#f0f0ff;"><tr valign=top><td>
== [[:Category:Community|Community]] ==

* [[:Category:People|People]]
* [[:Category:Websites|Websites]]
* [[:Category:Newsgroups|Newsgroups]]
* [[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|Multiplayer worlds]]
* [[:Category:Conventions|Conventions]]

</td><td>

== [[:Category:Culture|Culture]] ==

* [[:Category:Arts and crafts|Arts and crafts]]
* [[:Category:Comics|Comics]]
* [[:Category:Stories|Stories]]
* [[:Category:Publications|Publications]]
* '' . . . ''
</td><td>

</td></tr></table>

User talk:Verix

2005-08-18T20:34:02Z

Xax:

== About "admin" status. ==

I feel kind of weird for now noticing this, and even weirder for bringing it up, but I'll throw this out there anyway:

WikiFur:Administrators lists me as an admin, and you've also done it on the community LiveJournal which proves that it wasn't just a misclick or anything like that, but after looking up what I'd be able to do with this status, I notice that... well, none of it's there. :) I confirmed this by looking at the literal special page and notice that, while Osfer's name is on there, mine isn't.

Not harping on you to get '''right on this''' so I can go willy nilly on this here Internet Wikipedia machine, because that would be stupid, but can you double-check to see if you did add me to the actual admin database? Thanks. -- [[User:Verix|Verix]] 06:17, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:*scratches head* - I certainly ''thought'' I put you in there . . . I was on wireless, though, so maybe it didn't take . I was in a bit of a rush adding new admins at the time, so I didn't check. Sorry! Should work now. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 06:21, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

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Heh. It's pretty nifty that we each banned 64.252.199.143 at the same time. :-)
--[[User:Dmuth|Dmuth]] 23:58, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah. I think I've been monitoring the site since I woke up at like 12:30PM PST. I'm so addicted to this fucking site. D: -- [[User:Verix|Verix]] 23:59, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

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Verix, the Anthrochat article needs to update 'Memphis Fur Meet' to read 'Mephit Furmeet'. It's locked, so I can't do it. Gawd, I'm addicted to this too. :_(
[[User:Seanmcelroy|Seanmcelroy]] 14:49, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Doing it now. Give it like five seconds and it should be done.
:edit: Huh? Looking at the Anthrochat article, there's no mention of MFM... --[[User:Verix|Verix]] 22:08, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

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Verix, what does "mark this article as patrolled" mean? I noticed this link today but aren't sure what happens if I click it.
[[User:Seanmcelroy|BlueOtter]] 01:15, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Honestly, I have no clue. I think it means if you click it, admins are watching it, but then again it appears that regular users have that link enabled... Check [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], they might have something on it. --[[User:Verix|Verix]] 01:27, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Changes on the Recent changes page have little exclamation points next to them. If you look at the change and see that it not vandalism, click Mark as Patrolled and it will remove the little ! on Recent Changes. This means that multiple users can keep track of changes easily. You can't patrol changes if you are not signed in and it is considered good form I think to not mark your own changes as patrolled.. if you can. I've never tried this though. Hope that helps. :) -[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 15:32, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Person pages vs. Personal pages ==

Since this is going unanswered in the Category talk:People section, I'm going to take this here. :>

I'd like to take initiative to start removing information that's too personal-- such as the likes and dislikes of a person, who they're friends with-- in order to make the people pages sound more informational and less like the person is advertising themselves to other possible friends or love interests. Not saying that these are bad, but inapropriate for something like this wiki, which is supposed to be an online encyclopedia.

Thoughts? --[[User:Verix|Verix]] 19:35, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Answered on [[Category talk:People]]. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 19:47, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== GNAA ==

So yeah maybe you should consider locking up those templates. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 20:34, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Template:WikiFur Central/Sections

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Welcome to '''[[Project:About|WikiFur]]''', a freely-editable encyclopaedia for the [[furry]] community. We're just starting up now, so we only have '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]]''' article pages, but if the [[Creatures:|Creatures Wiki]] could get almost 2000 in half a year, we can too!

We? Yes, '''you''' can change most pages on this website - just click ''edit'' at the top. You can also make new pages; see the '''[[Help:Contents|help]]''' to find out how, and check out the '''[[WikiFur:Community Portal|Community Portal]]''' for more information. '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|Be bold]]''', as anything you do can be reverted if necessary! If you want to experiment, try the [[Project:Sandbox|Sandbox]]. Busy? Come back later! ('''Ctrl+D''')

User:Xax

2005-08-18T19:54:15Z

Xax:

omg xax suks

your a looser

Yeah seruously guys, what kind of stupid ass name is Xax?

UNLEASH THE FROG

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Otter

2005-08-18T19:40:10Z

Xax: fixed cat

{{Wikipedia|Otter}}

'''Otters''' are aquatic or marine [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammal]]s, members of the large and diverse family [[Mustelidae]], which also includes [[weasel]]s, [[polecat]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s and others. There are 13 [[species]] of otter in 7 [[genera]], with a distribution that is almost worldwide.

Otters represent a relatively small percentage of [[fursona]]s in the [[Furry Fandom|fandom]].

==Physical characteristics==
Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm², 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long [[guard hair]]s, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. Unlike most marine mammals (seals, for example, or [[whale]]s), otters do not have a layer of insulating [[blubber]], and even the marine [[sea otter]] must come ashore regularly to wash its coat in fresh water.

All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the paws are webbed. Most have sharp claws to grasp prey but the short-clawed otter of southern Asia has just vestigal claws, and two closely related species of African otter have no claws at all: these species live in the often muddy rivers of Africa and Asia and locate their prey by touch.

==Species==

===Northern River Otter===
The '''[[northern river otter]]''' (''Lontra canadensis'') was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for [[fur]] in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They are 3 to 4 feet (1 m) in length and weigh from 10 to 30 pounds (5 to 15 kg). They were once found all over North America, but are rare or extinct in most places, although flourishing in some locations.

Otters are a protected species in some areas and some places have otter sanctuaries. These sanctuaries help sick and hurt otters to recover.

===Sea Otter===
The '''[[sea otter]]''' ''Enhydra lutris'' is found along the Pacific coast of North America. Their historic range included shallow waters of the Bering Strait and Kamchatka, and as far south as Japan. Sea otters have 1 million hairs per square inch of skin, a rich fur for which they were hunted almost to extinction. By the time they were protected under the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty, there were so few sea otters left that the fur trade had become unprofitable.

They eat shellfish and other invertebrates, and are frequently observed using rocks as crude tools to smash open shells. They are 2.5 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) in length and weigh 25 to 60 pounds (30 kg). Although once near extinction, they have begun to spread again starting from the California coast.

===Maxwell's Otter===
A sub-species otter ''Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli'' (Maxwell's otter - named after British naturalist Gavin Maxwell) is thought to have lived in the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh of Iraq. It has been suggested that this may have become extinct as a result of the large scale drainage that has taken place since the 1960s.

===[[European Otter]]s===
Otters are also found in Europe. In the [[United Kingdom]] they were common as recently as the 1950s, but are now rare due to the former use of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides and as a result of habitat loss. Numbers reached a low point in the 1980s, but with the aid of a number of initiatives, by 1999 numbers were estimated to have recovered to just below 1,000 animals. Under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan it is hoped that by 2010 the otter will have been reintroduced to all the UK rivers and coastal areas that it inhabited in 1960. [[Roadkill]] deaths are now one of the significant threats to their reintroduction.

==See also==
*[http://www.otter.org/ International Otter Survival Fund]
*[http://www.otternet.com/index.htm Otternet]
* #otters on [[Anthrochat]]

[[Category: Species]]

FIAWOL

2005-08-18T17:19:53Z

Xax: +cat +wiki

FIAWOL is an acronym for ''''F'''andom '''I'''s '''A''' '''W'''ay '''O'''f '''L'''ife. Originating in [[Science Fiction]] Fandom, it has been handed down to other [[fandom]]s as they were born. As opposed to FIJAGH, ('''F'''andom '''I'''s '''J'''ust '''A''' '''G'''oddamn '''H'''obby), FIAWOL has been a way for trufen to identify each other.

[[Category: Terms]]

DMFA

2005-08-18T16:25:49Z

Xax: +cat

Dan & Mabs Furry Adventures is an online comic by [[Amber Panyko]].

DMFA is about the adventures of Dan, Mab, and other residence of [[lost lake]], with occasional comics and appearances including a secondary pair of characters (Amber and Fluffy), and rarely (usually on special occasions) a third set of characters from Mab's Land.

Residence of Lost Lake include (in order of appearance on the DMFA cast page); Dan, Mab, Pip, Jyrras, Lorenda, Wildy, Alexsi, Merlitz, Pyroduck, Azlan, Aaryanna, Kria, Biggs, Basement Rats, Matilda, Dark Pegasus, Abel, Aliyka, Regina and the Gods Amber and Fluffy.

[[Category: Comics]]

Trolling

2005-08-18T16:25:33Z

Xax: ...uh what. Made into redirect to Troll

#REDIRECT [[Troll]]

Template:Specialbar

2005-08-18T16:08:31Z

Xax: fixed link to Special:Specialpages (was Special:Specialpage)

<div style="text-align: left; background: #D8FFD8; border: 1px solid #B9E8ff; padding: 2px 0px 4px 5px;">'''[[Special:Specialpages|Special]]''': [[Special:Longpages|Longest pages]] - [[Special:Newimages|Newest images]] - [[Special:Ancientpages|Oldest pages]] - [[Special:Popularpages|Popular pages]] - [[Special:Lonelypages|Orphans]] - [[Special:Statistics|Statistics]] - [[Special:Allpages|All pages]] - [[Special:Log|Logs]]</div>

Category:People

2005-08-18T16:05:39Z

Xax: -made articles

'''Scroll down for the list of people, and for categories of people.'''

Know about someone? Write a page and add it to this category! In general, it is best to use the name by which people go in the community - either a nickname or their real name. Be as specific as possible, to avoid nickname collisions.

If both are publicly used, write the nickname and use a redirect (<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[NickName]]</nowiki> on its own) to point the real name to it.

It's probably not a good idea to link a real name to a person that only goes by their nickname, even if you know it. Some people prefer to be anonymous - please respect that! :-)

If people fit in a subcategory like [[:Category:Artists|Artists]], please put them in the People category ''and'' the subcategory, so we can have a complete list of people. This probably shouldn't apply to lower-down layers, so if someone is well known as a [[:Category:Comic artists|comic artist]], don't put them in Artists as well.

== People to add ==

If you can think of someone that deserves writing about, add them in here, and maybe someone will. Don't let that stop '''you''' writing about someone, including yourself!
<table valign="top">
<tr><td> A-D</td><td> E-L</td><td> M-R</td><td> S-Z</td>
<tr valign="top"><td>
* [[A. C. Gmork Labyrinthian Kadran X. H.]]
* [[AtamaKatJazz]]
* [[Butterscotch]]
* [[Captain Packrat]]
* [[Chip_Unicorn]]
* [[Chris Foxx]]
* [[Diogu]]
* [[Kaa Bakensobek]]
</td><td>
* [[Eric W Schwartz]]
* [[Evil T. Rex]]
* [[Faora Meridian]]
* [[Feenixfire]]
* [[FireEyes]]
* [[furrykef]]
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Gene Catlow]]
* [[Hervystia]]
* [[Ian "The Fox" Martyn (MooglePower)]]
* [[Ian R Soulfox]]
* [[Jay Naylor]]
* [[JJCoolJ]]
* [[Kittiara]]
* [[Kryphos Adanthios]]
</td><td>
* [[Manawolf]]
* [[Maus Merryjest]]
* [[mwalimu]]
* [[Noogy|Noogy (Dean Dodrill)]]
* [[PostVixen]]
* [[Potoroo]]
</td><td>
* [[Shane Nelson]]
* [[Skippyfox]]
* [[Snap E. Tiger]]
* [[Spazfox]]
* [[Tremaine]]
* [[Vitae]]
* [[Wookie]]
* [[Xirtam]]
* [[Yami_Griffin]]

</td></tr></table>
[[Category:Community]]

Talk:Nutella

2005-08-18T16:01:34Z

Xax:

Um.. do you have a source for the liking of this perticular product? I personally hate the stuff. ;) -[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] - [[User talk:Nidonocu|talk]] [[Image:Trans 168.png|16px|Nidonocu]] 15:47, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I have no clue. The anon who wrote the article probably won't be coming back, but... whatever, it's not like it's bringing down the wiki's high standard of quality or anything. --[[Image:xaxtiny.png]]<sup>[[User:Xax|?]]</sup> 16:01, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

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Nutella

2005-08-18T15:38:26Z

Xax: +cat

Chocolatey hazelnut spread that comes in a jar, much like [[peanut butter]] but about 10 million times tastier. Tastes great on just about everything, even inedible items like pebbles and currency, and fun to spread on the human body.

Very popular among [[furs]] for some reason.

[http://www.nutellausa.com/ Nutella's official website]

[[Category: Culture]][[Category: Food]]

Lapine (language)

2005-08-18T15:36:12Z

Xax: +cat +wiki formatting

'''Lapine''' was a language created by [[Richard Adams]] for his novel, [[Watership Down]]. It was intended as a naming language, primarially to name characters, but also to help give human readers properly [[rabbit]]y connotations to concepts when reading the novel.

The language, itself, was created in 1972. It was based on Adams's experience with the Arabic language. Many furs have given themselves names based on the Lapine language.

Many of the words are uniquely adapted to the lapine existance. For example, ''narn'' means pleasant to eat, ''silflay'' means to go aboveground to eat, and ''tharn'' means to be hypnotized with fear.

==External Links==
*[http://www.langmaker.com/featured/lapine.htm Lapine at Langmaker]
*[http://www.loganberry.furtopia.org/bnb/lapine/overview.html Naylte Hyao]

[[Category: Culture]]

The Unicorn and Gryphon

2005-08-18T15:32:44Z

Xax: +cat +wiki

'''The Unicorn and Gryphon''', also known as the '''U&G''', or The Unicorn and Gryphon Pub, was started by [[HeavyHorse]]. It's a Christian Furry mailing list on [[Yahoo]], in which people are open to discuss Christianity, the [[furry fandom]], as well as [[role-playing]] the mailing list to be an actual pub, in which many silly things have been known to take place. Posters to the U&G are discouraged from posting anything that is considered hateful, or may result in [[flame wars]]. Patrons to the U&G are very friendly and very welcoming to newcomers. The U&G also holds a gathering at [[Anthrocon]], usually on a Friday night, to hang out with furs of the Christian fellowship.

'''For more information about the U&G:'''
*[http://www.angelfire.com/pa/cloewen/UGMain.html HeavyHorse's U&G Page]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/unicorngryphon The U&G LiveJournal]

[[Category: Culture]]

Category talk:NPOV disputes

2005-08-18T15:31:16Z

Xax:

So what category should this go in?

Do we need a "things about the wiki" category? --[[User:Xax|Xax]] 15:31, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Category:Video game characters

2005-08-18T15:29:56Z

Xax: +cat

Self-explanitory.

[[Category: Video games]]

Template:WikiFur Central/Wanted

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Xax: updated

<div style="text-align: left; background: #FFFFD8; padding: 2px 0px 4px 5px;">'''[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted]]''': [[Coriander Danton]] - [[2chan]] - [[Salaster Halstead]] - [[Mark Merlino]] - [[Gene Breshears]] - [[Lion]] - [[Talzhemir]] - [[Duckon]]</div>

Aureth

2005-08-18T15:24:46Z

Xax: +cat

Jim Doolittle (aka Aureth) is a native of northern Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a major in agronomy and currently works in the agricultural support inductry. He is the founder and owner of [[Flayrah]] and also formed the now-dormant Cornwuff Press, which published the writing anthology [[Morphic Tales]], as well as [[Micah]]'s short story collection [[Alysha's Fall]] in 2000. Jim was chairman of [[Midwest FurFest]] from 2002-2003 and remains on the board of Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc.

Jim currently resides in central Iowa with his wife, [[JenneWoulphe]].

[[Category: People]]

Ursula Vernon

2005-08-18T15:23:06Z

Xax:

'''Ursula Vernon''' is a professional artist who lives in North Carolina. She is 27 years old and has been drawing for the latest ten of those.

Her art uses both traditional and digital mediums, with most of her art going through several stages of planning both on paper and on the computer before being painted (or inked, or sculpted, etc).

She currently produces an online comic, called '''Digger''', which features a wombat, dead gods, white peacocks, and other misfits and ne'er d'wells. The comic is hosted online at [[GraphicSmash]], and there is a [[paper|dead tree]] version for sale at [[Sofawolf Press]].

{{stub}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.metalandmagic.com/ Metal and Magic], her website
*[http://www.graphicsmash.com/series.php?name=digger Digger], her in-progress webcomic
*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/ursulav/ Her LiveJournal]

[[Category: People|Vernon, Ursula]][[Category: Artists|Vernon, Ursula]]

Fox fursona

2005-08-18T13:44:54Z

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The fox is a common [[fursona]] chosen by furries. This may be due to the frequent anthropomophization of the fox in literature such as in Aesop's Fables, and movies such as Disney's Robin Hood. In addition, the fox is part of popular figures of speech, such as "the fox guarding the henhouse", "crazy as a fox", "she's a fox", etc. Whatever the reason, according to [[Pounced.org]], the [[fox]] is the second [[List of most popular phenotypes|most popular phenotype]] (after the [[wolf]]).

As the fox is portrayed frequently and in a myriad of ways, this may give it broader appeal, and make it easier for people to associate with; hence, its popularity as a fursona.

In the aforementioned media, the fox is portrayed as mischevious and cunning (Aesop), or heroic (Robin Hood), but in furry fandom, the fox is such a universally popular character that it is in no way restricted to those traits. In fact, furries choosing the fox as their fursona typically fall into one of the following three categories:

'''I. Realistic''' -- Often chosen by those who desire a quiet, introspective, and perhaps shy persona. This is likely due in part from observing the mannerism of the fox in its natural habitat, and observing its quiet beauty in photographs.

'''II. Toony''' -- Although the fox is seldom portrayed as a buffoon in popular media, many furries choose to portray the fox in a silly manner. Toony fox fursuits are popular, as is playful online roleplaying. Furries may run over a fox with a steamroller, whilst chatting on [[Anthrochat]]. Furries who carry their affinity for sports over into their character would fall into this category as well.

'''III. Yiffy''' -- As with any other species, a percentage of furries wish to emphasize an adult sense of playfulness in their character, and the fox is no exception. Often foxes are chosen by those who consider themselves submissive as well.

Since the fox enjoys such widespread popularity as a fursona, occasionally multiple furries with fox fursonas will choose the same name, which causes confusion. Indeed, on popular servers with many users, a fox furry may be unable to obtain the user name of choice, and may be forced to add one or more numbers after the username to differentiate from other users. This is probably the source of the assertion that "foxes are numbered", but in reality, they are not yet identified by sequential enumeration.

Foxes, in old religions, were associated with gender changes. (For example, [[kitsune]] were traditionally depicted as being able to turn into an old man, a young woman, or a mature fox, as desired.) It may not be coincidental, then, that (according to Pounced) the fox is the most common phenotype among [[transgender]]ed furs, with almost 1 in 6 being vulpine.

==See Also==
* [[Vulpines]]

[[Category: Culture]][[Category: Community]]

List of most popular species

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Xax: reformatted table, linked entries

This list is derived from a list on [[Pounced.org]]. This list assumes that that of Pounced.org is a good representative sample of the furry fandom at large.

For brevity's sake, this is a list of the 30 most popular phenotypes reported on Pounced.org. For the full list, see the link below.

{| border=1
|-
|'''Species''' ||'''Rank''' || ||'''Species''' ||'''Rank'''
|-
|[[Wolf]] ||1 || ||[[Horse]] ||16
|-
|Other ||2 || ||[[Otter]] ||17
|-
|[[Fox]] ||3 || ||[[Cheetah]] ||18
|-
|[[Dragon]] ||4 || ||[[Cougar]] ||19
|-
|[[Cat]] ||5 || ||[[Coyote]] ||20
|-
|[[Tiger]] ||6 || ||[[Mouse]] ||21
|-
|[[Dog]] ||7 || ||[[Ferret]] ||22
|-
|[[Lion]] ||8 || ||[[Bat]] ||23
|-
|[[Raccoon]] ||9 || ||[[Kangaroo]] ||24
|-
|[[Leopard]] ||10 || ||[[Dinosaur]] ||25
|-
|[[Rabbit]] ||11 || ||[[Gryphon]] ||26
|-
|[[Panther]] ||12 (tie) || ||[[Jackal]] ||27
|-
|[[Skunk]] ||12 (tie) || ||[[Squirrel]] ||28
|-
|[[Bear]] ||14 || ||[[Lizard]] ||29 (tie)
|-
|[[Were]] ||15 || ||[[Rat]] ||29 (tie)
|}

==External Links==
*[http://www.pounced.org/stats/stats.html Stats for Pounced.org]

Anthropomorphic

2005-08-18T11:53:29Z

Xax: Rewrote (-horrifying factual innaccuracies)

Anthropomorphicism is a well-known and oft-used concept, used in ages past to provide a human face to (most oftenly) the divine. Fairly recently (from a geologic standpoint), the [[furry fandom]] has co-opted the word for their own use.

While "anthropomorphic" covers a wide ground of possible uses, (you can make anything that is not human anthropomorphic, including inanimate objects) in the fandom it is used solely for one thing: [[linking for emphasis|bipedal animals]].

Visually, there are several trends that are often used in "anthropomorphicism-lite," including, but not limited to:
* Human form
* Human mental capacity
* Animal trappings (fur, paws, [[digitigrade]] or [[unguligrade]] legs, vaguely animal sex organs)

A more proper word for "a human in animal form" (or vice versa) would be [[zoomorphic]], but most furries do not know that word even exists.

[[Category: Terms]]