https://en.wikifur.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=XerxesQ 2026-10-08T05:48:01Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.23.16 //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurFright 2014-03-27T00:17:14Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* History */ Added link to Furpocalypse as successor convention</p> <hr /> <div>{{wikify}}<br /> [[Image:FurFrightLogo.jpg|right|300px|FurFright logo]]<br /> {{FurFright}}<br /> <br /> '''FurFright''' was a Halloween-themed [[anthropomorphic]] [[convention]] in Cromwell, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]] that was founded in [[FurFright 2003|2003]] and ran until [[FurFright 2013|2013]].<br /> <br /> The convention offered three days of attractions and programming for anthropomorphic/furry fans, and worked to benefit animal and environmental charities, primarily the [http://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> FurFright was started in [[FurFright 2003|2003]] by [[Belic Bear]] and [[K'gra Leopard]] as a one day mini-convention, which took place at a cabin in [[Wikipedia:Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]], [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]]. Originally 30-50 attendees were anticipated, but more than 160 people registered, and the event turned into an annual convention. FurFright, now in its 10th year, hosts 1500 attendees from all over the world.<br /> <br /> FurFright has been held at the Falcon's Grove at Crystal Lake in Middletown, CT (2003); The Sheraton Bradley Hotel in Windsor Locks, CT (2004-06); The Holiday Inn Waterbury in Waterbury, CT (2007-09). In 2010, FurFright moved to The Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]].<br /> <br /> In 2007 FurFright hosted a total of 717 attendees. In 2008 FurFright had 873 attendees, making it the 5th most attended anthropomorphic/furry convention in the world. It retained this position in 2009, with 979 attendees. Due to the constant growth of the convention, and a desire to preserve the intimate, social feel their attendees desire, FurFright instituted a 1500 person attendance cap in 2011; however, there were 50 one-day passes available for each of the convention's three days, making the maximum possible cap 1650.&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/wagtehdog/status/447854246009249792 &quot;quick #Furfright note: there were 50 one-day passes available for each day - fri, sat, and sun, for a total of 150 one-day and 1650 total&quot;] - [[Wag|wagtehdog]], Twitter (23 March 2014)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> On December 1, 2013, the convention chairs announced that they were cancelling FurFright due to &quot;a devastating turn of events in their personal/family life&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Email, 1 December 2013, as well as [http://furfright.livejournal.com/495312.html LiveJournal entry]: &quot;Since that time the Con Chairs have experienced a devastating turn of events in their personal/family life, making it impossible for the convention to continue. All our time, energy, and resources need to be spent healing and coping with the challenges we face. So due to circumstances beyond our control, FurFright has come to an end. 2013 was our final year.&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; Other staff announced that they would attempt to restart the convention under a new name,&lt;ref&gt;''[http://www.flayrah.com/5474/news-furfright-closure-emerges-through-leaked-email News of FurFright closure emerges through leaked email] (1 December 2013)&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Furpocalypse]] was announced in March 2014.<br /> <br /> ==Typical events/attractions==<br /> * [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br /> * [[Dealers' Room]]<br /> * [[Masquerade]]<br /> * [[Charity Auction]]<br /> *Movie Morgue<br /> *Torture Chamber Arcade (Video Gaming)<br /> *Game Room Of Death (Table Top Gaming)<br /> *Draw or Die! (Artists' Challenge)<br /> *Fursuit Massacre (Fursuit Games)<br /> *FrankenFursuit Competition<br /> *Trick-or-treating<br /> *Costume Contest<br /> *Dance Competition<br /> *Panels, Classes, and Discussion Groups<br /> *Guest Of Honor<br /> *Attendee GOH<br /> *FrankenSponsor/Dealer Social<br /> *Friday Furpocalypse (physical challenges and gameshows)<br /> *Fursuit/Costume Photo Shoot<br /> *[[Fursuit Parade]] (2)<br /> *[[Fursuit Dance]]<br /> *[[80's Dance]]<br /> *[[Furry Rave]]<br /> *Dead Fur Party<br /> <br /> ==Guests of Honor==<br /> * 2006 - artists [[Taurin Fox]] and [[Cybercat]]<br /> * 2007 - artist Sara &quot;[[Caribou]]&quot; Palmer<br /> * 2008 - actor/comedian/performer [[Mac Dragon|Beetlejuice]] and artist [[Likeshine]]<br /> * 2009 - [[Tod Wills]] and [[Tilt Longtail]]<br /> * 2010 - [[RedCoatCat]], [[Louve]], and [[Flare Starfire]]<br /> * 2011 - [[JD Puppy]] and [[Keto]]<br /> * 2012 - [[D. Walker]] and [[Skulldog]]<br /> * 2013 - [[Tygurstar]] and [[Wallaby]]<br /> <br /> ==Charities==<br /> Each year FurFright worked to benefit a local and national charity through its [[charity auction]].<br /> <br /> Past charities:<br /> <br /> *2003: $400 between [http://www.theanimalhaven.com/ Animal Haven] and [http://www.vitalground.org/ Vital Ground]<br /> *2004: $500 between [http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CT104.html CATALES] and [http://www.vitalground.org/ Vital Ground] &lt;ref&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furfright/15348.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2005: $1059 between [http://www.horizonwings.org/ Horizon Wings] and the ASPCA of Louisiana &lt;ref&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furfright/57757.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2006: $1631.64 between [http://www.bigcatsanctuary.org/ EARS (Endangered Animal Rescue Sanctuary)] and the [http://www.regapct.com/about.html Retired Greyhounds as Pets of Connecticut, Inc (REGAP)]. &lt;ref&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furfright/111837.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2007: $3000 [http://www.moonridgezoo.org Moonridge Animal Park]&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furfright/178073.html The Con Bear Report] on {{lj comm|furfright}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2008: $4000 [http://www.geocities.com/newleashonlife/ New Leash On Life] &amp; [http://www.paysdelours.com/ Pays De L'ours]. A community effort not sponsored or organized by the convention raised an additional $547.26 for Da-fox whose fursuit head was stolen by a hotel guest during the convention.&lt;ref&gt;[http://bearknight.livejournal.com/122976.html Bear’s FurFright ’08 Con Report]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2009: $7770.00 [http://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association]&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furfright/342207.html Final War Dogs Charity Total] on {{lj-comm|furfright}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2010: $12456.60 [http://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] &lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furfright/405958.html THANK YOU!!!] on {{lj-comm|furfright}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2011: $12850.23 [http://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association] &lt;ref&gt;[http://furfright.livejournal.com/449436.html FurFright's 2011 Charity Total] on {{lj-comm|furfright}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *2012: $15445.15 [http://www.uswardogs.org/ United States War Dog Association]<br /> <br /> ==Organization==<br /> <br /> '''FurFright, Inc.''' was a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(3)]] non-profit organization based in [[Wikipedia:Durham, Connecticut|Durham, Connecticut]]. First filing in 2004,&lt;ref&gt;[http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/201/201155167/201155167_200812_990EZ.pdf FurFright, Inc. - Form 990] (2008)&lt;/ref&gt; its directors as of 2009 were [[Belic Bear]], [[K'gra Leopard]], [[Sedge Hare]], [[Zero Fox]], and [[Silverpaw]].<br /> <br /> The FurFright &quot;dripping blood&quot; logo became a federally registered trademark on 13 September 2005. However, the trademark was cancelled on 5 October 2012.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78398228 ''FurFright'' trademark registration] - [[Wikipedia:United States Patent and Trademark Office|USPTO]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{flayrah|node1=5474|title1=News of FurFright closure emerges through leaked email}}<br /> * [http://www.furfright.org/ FurFright] website<br /> * [https://twitter.com/FurFright FurFright] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/FurFright/396948207011416 FurFright] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [https://plus.google.com/u/0/115424357827728324123/posts FurFright] on [https://plus.google.com/ Google+]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/furfright FurFright] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/user/FurFright FurFright] on [[YouTube]]<br /> * {{con resources}} (includes official scrapbooks)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Conventions]]<br /> [[Category:Connecticut]]<br /> [[Category:2003 births]]<br /> [[Category:2013 deaths]]<br /> <br /> [[cs:FurFright]]<br /> [[it:FurFright]]<br /> [[de:FurFright]]<br /> [[es:FurFright]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Template:Upcoming_events 2014-03-27T00:13:14Z

<p>XerxesQ: Added Furpocalypse</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;padding:.25em .75em .05em .1em;margin:-.05em;border:1px solid #ffc9c9;color:#000;background-color:#fff3f3&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;padding:.2em .4em .2em .2em;margin:.15em -.15em 0em .15em;background:#ffe3e3;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:120%;border:1px solid #bfa3a3;text-align:left&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot; style=&quot;float:right;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;width:2em;text-align:right&quot;&gt;''[{{fullurl:Template:Upcoming events|action=edit}} edit]''&lt;/div&gt;Upcoming events&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;<br /> {| width=100% style=&quot;background-color:#fff3f3&quot; |<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|&lt;!-- Flags are from http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/flags/ and use the CSS sprite File:Flags.gif --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- When removing an event that has already occurred, please add the event for next year if it is planned, and update http://pool.wikifur.com/wiki/Convention_map_script --&gt;<br /> ;2014:<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Mar 28-30: [[Biggest Little Fur Con]] (NV)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Mar 28-30: [[FurDU]] (QLD)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ned|Mar 28-31: [[Furry Weekend Holland]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Apr 11-13: [[Motor City Furry Con]] (MI)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Apr 18-20: [[Gateway Fur Meet]] (MO)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Apr 24-28: [[Wild Nights]] (OK)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|May 1-4: [[Mephit Mini Con]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|May 1-4: [[Morphicon]] (OH)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|May 2-4: [[Fur-Eh!]] (AB)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ukr|May 7-11: [[WUFF]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|May 8-11: [[FurryCon (New York)|FurryCon]] (NY)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|May 9-11: [[Elliott's Spring Gathering]] (NV)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|May 22-25: [[Central Plains Fur Meet]] (KS)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|May 23-25: [[What The Fur]] (QC)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|gbr|May 23-27: [[ConFuzzled]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|May 23-25: [[Furlandia]] (OR)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|May 30-Jun 1: [[Califur]] (CA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|cze|May 30-Jun 2: [[ZodiaCon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|Jun 12-15: [[BerliCon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Jun 13-15: [[Rocket City FurMeet]] (AL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Jun 19-22: [[Ardent Furvour]] (VIC)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|cze|Jun 25-29: [[ČeSFuR]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Jul 3-6: [[Anthrocon]] (PA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|den|Jul 10-13: [[Furtastic]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aut|Jul 19-26: [[Lakeside Furs]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|Jul 24-27: [[EAST]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Jul 25-27: [[Megaplex]] (FL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Jul 31-Aug 4: [[Campfire Tails]] (OR)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Aug 1-3: [[Condition]] (ON)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Aug 1-3: [[The Maltese Fur-Con]] (MA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Aug 8-10: [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] (CO)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Aug 15-17: [[FA: United]] (NJ)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|Aug 20-24: [[Eurofurence]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Aug 21-25: [[Feral!|Camp Feral!]] (ON)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Aug 28-31: [[Mephit Furmeet]] (MS)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Aug 29-31: [[IndyFurCon]] (IN)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ita|Sep 3-7: [[Zampacon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Sep 12-14: [[Furlaxation]] (OH)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Sep 12-14: [[Furry Migration]] (MN)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Sep 25-28: [[RainFurrest]] (WA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Oct 3-5: [[FurWAG]] (WA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 3-4: [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend]] (PA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 10-12: [[Fur Reality]] (OH)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|gbr|Oct 18-19: [[Great Furscape]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 23-26: [[Oklacon]] (OK)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 25-26: [[Elliott's Fall Festival]] (FL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 25: [[Furloween]] (FL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 30-Nov 1: [[Unthrocon]] (UT)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|gbr|Oct 31-Nov 3: [[Fur Isle]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 31-Nov 2: [[Furpocalypse]] (CT)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Nov 6-10: [[Central Plains Fur Con]] (KS)}}<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> ;2014 (cont.):<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Nov 7-9: [[Fangcon]] (TN)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|sco|Nov 7-9: [[ScotiaCon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Nov 20-24: [[F3 Convention]] (MO)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|jpn|Nov 22-23: [[Kemocon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Dec 5-7: [[Midwest FurFest]] (IL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Dec 31: [[New Year's Eve Con]] (IL)}}<br /> ;2014 TBA:<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Apr 2014?: [[Furbraskon]] (NE)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Jun 2014?: [[BunFur]] (QLD)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Jun 2014?: [[Campfur]] (BC)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|sui|Jun 2014?: [[CH-on]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|Jun 2014?: [[Cologne Furdance]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|nor|Jun 2014?: [[Desucon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|fin|Jul 2014?: [[FinFur Summer Camp]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|gbr|Jul 2014?: [[LondonFurs]] Summer Weekender}}<br /> {{flagdiv|pol|Aug 2014?: [[Furstock]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Aug 2014?: [[Furthest North|Furthest North Summer]] (AB)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|pol|Aug 2014?: [[Futerkon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Aug 2014?: [[RivFur]] (QLD)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Sep 2014?: [[FurJAM]] (NSW)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 2014?: [[Arizona Fur Con]] (AZ)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|Oct 2014?: [[HerbstCon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|esp|Oct 2014?: [[Ibercamp]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 2014?: [[KCFur Howl]] (MO)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|ger|Nov 2014?: [[Cologne Furdance]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|sui|Nov 2014?: [[Golden Leaves Con]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Nov 2014?: [[Howloween]] (BC)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Dec 2014?: [[Furry Cruise]] (FL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Dec 2014?: [[New Year's Furry Ball]] (DE)}}<br /> ;2015:<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Jan 15-19: [[Further Confusion]] (CA)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Feb 20-22: [[Furry Fiesta]] (TX)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|swe|Feb 26-Mar 1: [[NordicFuzzCon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Feb 26-Mar 1: [[Fur Squared]] (WI)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Mar 20-22: [[Furnal Equinox]] (ON)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Apr 9-12: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] (GA)}}<br /> ;2015 TBA:<br /> {{flagdiv|aus|Jan 2015?: [[ConFurgence]] (VIC)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Jan 2015?: [[Elliott's Winter Carnival]] (FL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|aut|Jan 2015?: [[Zillercon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|gbr|Feb 2015?: [[Frantic Eufuria]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|nzl|Feb 2015?: [[FurcoNZ]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Feb 2015?: [[Furthest North Winter]] (AB)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|pol|Feb 2015?: [[Gdakon]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Feb 2015?: [[Great Lakes Fur Con]] (MI)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|rus|Feb 2015?: [[Rusfurrence]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Feb 2015?: [[VancouFur]] (BC)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|bra|Mar 2015?: [[Abando]] (SP)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Mar 2015?: [[Fur the 'More]] (MD)}}<br /> |}<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; margin-top:-.5em&quot;&gt;[[List of conventions by attendance|Conventions by attendance]] - [[List of furry convention resources|Reports, photos, videos]] - [[Template:Timeline of conventions|Timeline]] - [http://en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Map] ([[List of conventions by attendance/Map script|edit]])&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:WikiFur templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> <br /> [[cs:Template:Nadcházející akce]]<br /> [[de:Vorlage:Termine]]<br /> [[fr:Template:Évènements prochains]]<br /> [[pt:Predefinição:Próximos eventos]]<br /> [[it:Template:Prossimi eventi]]<br /> &lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furpocalypse 2014-03-27T00:11:40Z

<p>XerxesQ: Created page with '{{Infobox convention |name = Furpocalypse |logo = Furpocalypse logo |subject = Furry |location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Cromwell, Connectic...'</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox convention<br /> |name = Furpocalypse<br /> |logo = [[File:FurpocalypseLogo.png|300px|Furpocalypse logo]]<br /> |subject = Furry<br /> |location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]], [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br /> |url = http://www.furpocalypse.org/<br /> |status = Ongoing<br /> |first = 31 October - 2 November, 2014<br /> |final = <br /> |organizer = Furpocalypse, Inc.<br /> |charity = TBD<br /> |resources =<br /> }}<br /> '''Furpocalypse''' is an upcoming [[furry convention]] in Cromwell, [[Wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]]. It was founded by former [[FurFright]] staff in order to continue the tradition of an annual Halloween-themed Connecticut convention, after the departure of FurFright founders [[Belic Bear]] and [[K'gra Leopard]].<br /> <br /> Furpocalypse 2014 will take place October 31st through November 2nd.</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:FurpocalypseLogo.png 2014-03-27T00:08:09Z

<p>XerxesQ: Logo for Furpocalypse</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Logo for [[Furpocalypse]]<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{logo}}</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Long_Island_Furs 2014-01-22T03:20:46Z

<p>XerxesQ: Updated website</p> <hr /> <div>The '''Long Island Furs''' are a social group based on [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. The group was founded in summer 2006.<br /> <br /> *'''Addresses''':<br /> **'''Web site''': http://longislandfurs.info/<br /> **'''LiveJournal''': {{lj-comm|li_furs}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> The group was initially started as weekly diner runs by the [[Umgotts Studios]] crew, including [[The Kemeeleon]], [[Mitsu]], [[Amadeus]], [[Lunamor]], and their friends, [[Joe Meyer]], [[Thilus]],and the ''Fur Keep'' crew ([[Gushi]], [[Michelle Latta]], and others). Other than that, the only furry activity on the island were occasional [[Eric Kern]]'s furmeets and the annual furry track at [[I-CON]] until [[Nekonaru Letao]] initiated the Long Island Furs LiveJournal Community, officially organizing the group and having their first meetup at [[Nekonaru Letao|Nekonaru]]'s ''OMGWTFBBQ'' in August of 2006. A multitude of meets have followed since, in addition to a companion website (li-furs.org) by [[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]].<br /> <br /> == Long Island Furries ==<br /> {| <br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[AlphaOmega]]<br /> *[[Amadeus]]<br /> *[[Beta Link]]<br /> *[[Caliosidhe]]<br /> *[[Glaice]]<br /> *[[Cliff Husky]] (Renegade)<br /> *[[Cubbi (person)|Cubbi]]<br /> *[[Draganta]]<br /> *[[Dragonfire]]<br /> *[[Dyne]]<br /> *[[Flykat]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Fossil]]<br /> *[[Fruitcake]]<br /> *[[Gadas]]<br /> *[[JBadger]]<br /> *[[Joe Meyer]]<br /> *[[JohnnySkunk]]<br /> *[[Jorem]]<br /> *[[Kes]]<br /> *[[KiraWolfess]]<br /> *[[LadyMage]]<br /> *[[Luna C. Tsukario]]<br /> *[[Marie the Fox]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Merle]]<br /> *[[Mitsu]]<br /> *[[Mitsuki]]<br /> *[[Myka]]<br /> *[[Nalyd FauxPaus]]<br /> *[[PixyVixy]]<br /> *[[Quu]]<br /> *[[Riley]]<br /> *[[Schulo]]<br /> *[[Schizo]]<br /> *[[Scitters]]<br /> *[[SciuCaro|SciuCaro/Skwirl]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[ScullyRaptor]]<br /> *[[Stray (person)|Stray]]<br /> *[[Vinvulpis]]<br /> *[[Teracat]]<br /> *[[The Kemeeleon]]<br /> *[[TonyMoonhowler]]<br /> *[[ToolFox]]<br /> *[[Warszawa]]<br /> *[[Xerxes Qados]]<br /> *[[Xerxes Wolf]]<br /> |}<br /> === Honorary/Former Long Island Furries ===<br /> *[[Chilly]]<br /> *[[Cubsy]]<br /> *[[Darkpaw Camui]]<br /> *[[Eric Kern]]<br /> *[[Gushi]]<br /> *[[Lunamor]]<br /> *[[Norby]]<br /> *[[Thilus]]<br /> *Toby (GLDM)<br /> *[[Snowhusky]]<br /> *[[Specter]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Regional groups]][[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:Long Island]][[Category:2006 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Meet_the_%22Furries%22 2011-12-27T05:03:33Z

<p>XerxesQ: We should probably say that it's a hoax in the intro.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Meetfurries.jpg|240px|thumb|Newspaper article from [[CYD]]]]<br /> '''Meet the &quot;Furries&quot;''' is a hoax newspaper article purportedly scanned from the August 10th 2005 issue of the '''''Oregon Free-Times'''''. <br /> <br /> It involved drama involving the city of Richmond's high school [[wikipedia:baseball|baseball]] [[mascot]] and [[furry fandom]]. The alleged publication's clipping was first brought to general attention on [[Foxid]]'s [[LiveJournal]] on January 18, 2006.<br /> <br /> == Article's premise ==<br /> <br /> The article described the banning of the baseball team's [[tiger]] mascot '''Tig the Tiger''' after a child discovered inappropriate pictures of [[furry sexuality]] on the internet while trying to join the mascot's online club. <br /> <br /> == Hoax? ==<br /> <br /> Threads posted on [[Usenet]]'s [[alt.fan.furry]] on January 20, 2006 pointed out that the probability that the whole affair and article may had been an [[wikipedia:hoax|hoax]] to begin with.&lt;ref&gt;[http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_frm/thread/e39bf704fea84754?scoring=d&amp;hl=en The AFF thread debunking the article]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[Image:MT&quot;Furries&quot; screengrab.png|right|240px|thumb|Foxid's hoax comment]]<br /> ==== Article's flaws ====<br /> <br /> There are two telltale signs of this article being a hoax. First, that the only town named Richmond in Oregon is listed as a [http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/richmond.html ghost town]. <br /> <br /> Secondly, U.S. periodicals reference sites, such as the [http://www.usnpl.com/ USNPL], does not lists any publication under the name of the &quot;''Oregon Free-Times''&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==== Foxid's involvement ====<br /> <br /> The premise of the article's hoax status was confirmed on April 13th of that same year, when Foxid commented on a LJ thread about the article&lt;ref&gt;[http://srcosmo.livejournal.com/557593.html '''Meet the &quot;Furries&quot;''' thread on LJ user '''srcosmo''''s journal]&lt;/ref&gt; that he had indeed written the whole thing on a lark.&lt;ref&gt;[http://srcosmo.livejournal.com/557593.html?thread=1731353#t1731353 Foxid's comment about the origin of 'Meet the &quot;Furries'&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Furban legend continuance ==<br /> <br /> Despite the article having been thoroughly debunked, new people, primarily from outside the fandom, continue to fall for the hoax right up to the present day.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/frontpage/index.php?blog=1&amp;title=internet_discovery_leads_to_mascot_ban_r Further sightings of the hoax via CYD]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References == <br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://angrylittlefox.livejournal.com/28479.html First post about the article on Angrylittlefox's LJ] (protected - November 08, 2008)<br /> * [http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/frontpage/index.php?blog=1&amp;p=79&amp;more=1 ''Internet Discovery Leads to Mascot Ban'' ] - [[CYD]] blog entry about the hoax.<br /> {{net-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Hoaxes]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:XerxesQ 2010-10-28T05:41:50Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU|Xerxes Qados}}</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2010-08-27T02:06:32Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''' (ZERK-seez KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]); [[RL|IRL]] '''Zacqary Adam Green'''), is a [[Wikipedia:Filmmaker|filmmaker]] and [[fursuiter]] with a purple [[fox]] [[fursona]]. He has been a [[furry]] and an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] since 2006, and regularly attends [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. <br /> <br /> He was the community relations manager at [[MyFursona]] from September 2007 to May 2009.<br /> <br /> ==Character==<br /> Xerxes' fox fursona has purple fur, short blue headfur, and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is usually depicted wearing bright yellow UFO-brand pants. His identity is interchangeable with that of his player, and is used as a straightforward [[avatar]]; Xerxes predominantly refers to his character in the first person.<br /> <br /> ===Fursuit===<br /> [[Image:XQFursuit.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados' fursuit]]<br /> Xerxes' fursuit, modeled after his fursona, was constructed by [[Lacy]]. His performance style is bouncy and hyper, exclusively non-verbal, and physically comedic. He often exaggerates his clumsiness for laughs, and to compensate for the limited visibility in his fursuit head while wearing fogged-up glasses.<br /> <br /> ==Personal Life==<br /> Xerxes was born February 8th, 1990, on [[Wikipedia:Long Island, New York|Long Island, New York]], where he currently lives. His non-furry name, Zacqary Adam Green, is legally &quot;Zachary,&quot; but spelled differently in his public web presences to make his name, as he claims, &quot;more Googleable.&quot;<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with his fursona, Xerxes has repurposed the Plankhead name as the company under which he releases his film and video work. As can be seen on the Plankhead website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to publicly separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados;&quot; he is, by contrast, forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work of furry interest, such as his short film &quot;Goliath&quot;, which was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is a [[Wikipedia:Free Culture movement|Free Culture]] and [[Wikipedia:File sharing|file sharing]] activist. While much of his work is licensed under [[Wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]], he donates some to the [[Wikipedia:public domain|public domain]]; e.g, his widely-publicized protest video &quot;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBO5dh9qrIQ Hitler reacts to the Hitler parodies being removed from YouTube]&quot;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.twitter.com/xerxesqados XerxesQados] and [http://www.twitter.com/omgpurplefox omgpurplefox] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]<br /> *[http://drop.io/xqfursuit Xerxes Qados' fursuit album]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Animators]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2010-08-27T02:05:59Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''' (ZERK-seez KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]); [[RL|IRL]] '''Zacqary Adam Green'''), is a [[Wikipedia:Filmmaker|filmmaker]] and [[fursuiter]] with a purple [[fox]] [[fursona]]. He has been a [[furry]] and an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] since 2006, and regularly attends [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. <br /> <br /> He was the community relations manager at [[MyFursona]] from September 2007 to May 2009.<br /> <br /> ==Character==<br /> Xerxes' fox fursona has purple fur, short blue headfur, and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is usually depicted wearing bright yellow UFO-brand pants. His identity is interchangeable with that of his player, and is used as a straightforward [[avatar]]; Xerxes predominantly refers to his character in the first person.<br /> <br /> ===Fursuit===<br /> [[Image:XQFursuit.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados' fursuit]]<br /> Xerxes' fursuit, modeled after his fursona, was constructed by [[Lacy]]. His performance style is bouncy and hyper, exclusively non-verbal, and physically comedic. He often exaggerates his clumsiness for laughs, and to compensate for the limited visibility in his fursuit head while wearing fogged-up glasses.<br /> <br /> ==Personal Life==<br /> Xerxes was born February 8th, 1990, on [[Wikipedia:Long Island, New York|Long Island, New York]], where he currently lives. His non-furry name, Zacqary Adam Green, is legally &quot;Zachary,&quot; but spelled differently in his public web presences to make his name, as he claims, &quot;more Googleable.&quot;<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with his fursona, Xerxes has repurposed the Plankhead name as the company under which he releases his film and video work. As can be seen on the Plankhead website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to publicly separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados;&quot; he is, by contrast, forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work of furry interest, such as his short film &quot;Goliath&quot;, which was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is a [[Wikipedia:Free Culture movement|Free Culture]] and [[Wikipedia:File sharing|file sharing]] activist. While much of his work is licensed under [[Wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]], he donates some to the [[Wikipedia:public domain]]; e.g, his widely-publicized protest video &quot;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBO5dh9qrIQ Hitler reacts to the Hitler parodies being removed from YouTube]&quot;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.twitter.com/xerxesqados XerxesQados] and [http://www.twitter.com/omgpurplefox omgpurplefox] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]<br /> *[http://drop.io/xqfursuit Xerxes Qados' fursuit album]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Animators]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2010-08-27T02:05:12Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''' (ZERK-seez KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]); [[RL|IRL]] '''Zacqary Adam Green'''), is a [[Wikipedia:Filmmaker|filmmaker]] and [[fursuiter]] with a purple [[fox]] [[fursona]]. He has been a [[furry]] and an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] since 2006, and regularly attends [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. <br /> <br /> He was the community relations manager at [[MyFursona]] from September 2007 to May 2009.<br /> <br /> ==Character==<br /> Xerxes' fox fursona has purple fur, short blue headfur, and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is usually depicted wearing bright yellow UFO-brand pants. His identity is interchangeable with that of his player, and is used as a straightforward [[avatar]]; Xerxes predominantly refers to his character in the first person.<br /> <br /> ===Fursuit===<br /> [[Image:XQFursuit.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados' fursuit]]<br /> Xerxes' fursuit, modeled after his fursona, was constructed by [[Lacy]]. His performance style is bouncy and hyper, exclusively non-verbal, and physically comedic. He often exaggerates his clumsiness for laughs, and to compensate for the limited visibility in his fursuit head while wearing fogged-up glasses.<br /> <br /> ==Personal Life==<br /> Xerxes was born February 8th, 1990, on [[Wikipedia:Long Island, New York|Long Island, New York]], where he currently lives. His non-furry name, Zacqary Adam Green, is legally &quot;Zachary,&quot; but spelled differently in his public web presences to make his name, as he claims, &quot;more Googleable.&quot;<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with his fursona, Xerxes has repurposed the Plankhead name as the company under which he releases his film and video work. As can be seen on the Plankhead website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to publicly separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados;&quot; he is, by contrast, forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work of furry interest, such as his short film &quot;Goliath&quot;, which was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is a [[Wikipedia:Free Culture movement|Free Culture]] and [[Wikipedia:File sharing|file sharing]] activist. While much of his work is licensed under [[Wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]], he donates some to the [[Wikipedia:public domain]]; e.g, his widely-publicized protest video &quot;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBO5dh9qrIQ Hitler reacts to the Hitler parodies being removed from YouTube]&quot;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.twitter.com/xerxesqados XerxesQados] and [http://www.twitter.com/omgpurplefox omgpurplefox] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]<br /> *[http://drop.io/xqfursuit Xerxes Qados' fursuit album]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Filmmakers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:XQFursuit.jpg 2010-08-27T02:00:29Z

<p>XerxesQ: Photo of Xerxes Qados' fursuit.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Photo of [[Xerxes Qados]]' fursuit.<br /> == Licensing: ==<br /> {{Permission-wikifurries}}</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Long_Island_Furs 2010-08-19T23:47:12Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Long Island Furries */</p> <hr /> <div>The '''Long Island Furs''' are a social group based on [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. The group was founded in summer 2006.<br /> <br /> *'''Addresses''':<br /> **'''Web site''': http://www.li-furs.org/<br /> **'''LiveJournal''': {{lj-comm|li_furs}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> The group was initially started as weekly diner runs by the [[Umgotts Studios]] crew, including [[The Kemeeleon]], [[Mitsu]], [[Amadeus]], [[Lunamor]], and their friends, [[Joe Meyer]], [[Thilus]], and [[PyroPhin]], and the ''Fur Keep'' crew ([[Gushi]], [[Michelle Latta]], and others). Other than that, the only furry activity on the island were occasional [[Eric Kern]]'s furmeets and the annual furry track at [[I-CON]] until [[Nekonaru Letao]] initiated the Long Island Furs LiveJournal Community, officially organizing the group and having their first meetup at [[Nekonaru Letao|Nekonaru]]'s ''OMGWTFBBQ'' in August of 2006. A multitude of meets have followed since, in addition to a companion website (li-furs.org) by [[Sergey Zubkov|Cubbi]].<br /> <br /> == Long Island Furries ==<br /> {| <br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[AlphaOmega]]<br /> *[[Amadeus]]<br /> *[[Beta Link]]<br /> *[[Caliosidhe]]<br /> *[[ChrisDragon]]<br /> *[[Cliff Husky]] (Renegade)<br /> *[[Sergey_Zubkov|Cubbi]]<br /> *[[Cubsy]]<br /> *[[Darkpaw Camui]]<br /> *[[Draganta]]<br /> *[[Dragonfire]]<br /> *[[Dyne]]<br /> *[[Floe]]<br /> *[[Flykat]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Fossil]]<br /> *[[Fruitcake]]<br /> *[[Gadas]]<br /> *[[Gushi]]<br /> *[[JBadger]]<br /> *[[Joe Meyer]]<br /> *[[JohnnySkunk]]<br /> *[[Jorem]]<br /> *[[Kes]]<br /> *[[KiraWolfess]]<br /> *[[LadyMage]]<br /> *[[Luna C. Tsukario]]<br /> *[[Merle]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Mitsu]]<br /> *[[Mitsuki]]<br /> *[[Nalyd FauxPaus]]<br /> *[[Norby]]<br /> *[[PixyVixy]]<br /> *[[Quu]]<br /> *[[Riley]]<br /> *[[Schulo]]<br /> *[[Schizo]]<br /> *[[Scitters]]<br /> *[[SciuCaro]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[ScullyRaptor]]<br /> *[[Specter]]<br /> *[[StormyHotWolf88]]<br /> *[[Stray (person)|Stray]]<br /> *[[Vinvulpis]]<br /> *[[Teracat]]<br /> *[[The Kemeeleon]]<br /> *[[Thilus]]<br /> *[[ToolFox]]<br /> *[[Warszawa]]<br /> *[[Xerxes Qados]]<br /> *[[Xerxes Wolf]]<br /> |}<br /> === Honorary/Former Long Island Furries ===<br /> *[[Chilly]]<br /> *[[Eric Kern]]<br /> *[[Lunamor]]<br /> *[[PyroPhin]]<br /> *Toby (GLDM)<br /> *[[Snowhusky]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Regional groups]][[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:Long Island]][[Category:2006 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Wolf 2010-07-19T16:32:10Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Xwolf.png|thumb|right|300px|Xerxes_Wolf's fursona]]<br /> [[Image:xerxes_newlook.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Xerxes' new look]]<br /> '''Xerxes_Wolf''' (born December 7, 1992)&lt;ref name=&quot;XerxesPawpet&quot;&gt;[http://www.pawpet.tv/xerxes_wolf Xerxes Wolf's profile] on pawpet.tv. Retrieved February 24, 2010&lt;/ref&gt; is a pink [[wolf]] from [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City]], New York, USA.&lt;ref name=&quot;XerxesPawpet&quot;/&gt; His nicknames include '''shortfuse''' and '''rfcbeach'''. <br /> <br /> == Fandom involvement ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes joined the [[furry fandom]] in late 2001. His first taste of the fandom was when he realized his fascination with wolves and foxes watching classic Disney films such as [[Balto]] and [[The Fox and the Hound]]. <br /> <br /> Soon after, he found an outlet for his fascination with photography and [[deviantART]], and became an avid viewer of the [[Funday Pawpet Show]] in July of 2009. Since late 2008, Xerxes has become a guitar player.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes' fursona is a 17-year-old pink wolf. He's your average pink-furred wolf, about six feet, one inch tall, 170 pounds, pretty trim, with a little muscle. He will usually be seen wearing his sunglasses, death metal band t-shirt, jeans, Chuck Taylors, and a guitar slung over his back. He is fiercely loyal to his packmates, whom he considers his closest friends.<br /> <br /> ==Creative works==<br /> <br /> Xerxes writes his own music, and has had experience with music since finding his entrance into the guitar-playing world with the first Guitar Hero game. Music is his outlet for many of his feelings on life, living, and negative stereotypes of the fandom. Many artists have inspired his musical style, particularly pertaining to the underground subgenres of heavy metal. Some of these are: Necrophagist, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Racer X, Divine Heresy, and Nile.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Xerxes wolf}}<br /> * [http://www.pawpet.tv/xerxes_wolf Xerxes_Wolf] on pawpet.tv<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxeswolf/ Xerxes_Wolf] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://xerxes-wolf.sofurry.com/ Xerxes_Wolf] on [[SoFurry]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Wolf characters]]<br /> [[Category:New York City]]<br /> [[Category:1992 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Wolf 2010-07-19T16:31:48Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Xwolf.png|thumb|right|300px|Xerxes_Wolf's fursona]]<br /> [[Image:xerxes_newlook.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Xerxes' new look]]<br /> '''Xerxes_Wolf''' (born December 7, 1992)&lt;ref name=&quot;XerxesPawpet&quot;&gt;[http://www.pawpet.tv/xerxes_wolf Xerxes Wolf's profile] on pawpet.tv. Retrieved February 24, 2010&lt;/ref&gt; is a pink [[wolf]] from [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City]], New York, USA.&lt;ref name=&quot;XerxesPawpet&quot;/&gt; His nicknames include '''shortfuse''' and '''rfcbeach'''. <br /> <br /> == Fandom involvement ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes joined the [[furry fandom]] in late 2001. His first taste of the fandom was when he realized his fascination with wolves and foxes watching classic Disney films such as [[Balto]] and [[The Fox and the Hound]]. <br /> <br /> Soon after, he found an outlet for his fascination with photography and [[deviantART]], and became an avid viewer of the [[Funday Pawpet Show]] in July of 2009. Since late 2008, Xerxes has become a guitar player.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes' fursona is a 17-year-old pink wolf. He's your average pink-furred wolf, about six feet, one inch tall, 170 pounds, pretty trim, with a little muscle. He will usually be seen wearing his sunglasses, death metal band t-shirt, jeans, Chuck Taylors, and a guitar slung over his back. He is fiercely loyal to his packmates, whom he considers his closest friends.<br /> <br /> ==Creative works==<br /> <br /> Xerxes writes his own music, and has had experience with music since finding his entrance into the guitar-playing world with the first Guitar Hero game. Music is his outlet for many of his feelings on life, living, and negative stereotypes of the fandom. Many artists have inspired his musical style, particularly pertaining to the underground subgenres of heavy metal. Some of these are: Necrophagist, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Racer X, Divine Heresy, and Nile.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Xerxes wolf}}<br /> * [http://www.pawpet.tv/xerxes_wolf Xerxes_Wolf] on pawpet.tv<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxeswolf/ Xerxes_Wolf] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://xerxes-wolf.sofurry.com/ Xerxes_Wolf] on [[SoFurry]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Wolf characters]]<br /> [[Category:New York City]]<br /> [[Category:1992 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-05-14T06:38:15Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* External links */</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, he is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his fursona's creation, he considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes was the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]] until May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which he releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work with a greater potential for general interest outside the fandom; his short film &quot;Goliath&quot; was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://xerxesqados.anthro.me OMG PURPLE FOX!!!] - Xerxes' blog<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-05-14T06:37:18Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Fandom Activities */</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, he is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his fursona's creation, he considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes was the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]] until May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which he releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work with a greater potential for general interest outside the fandom; his short film &quot;Goliath&quot; was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Talk:Snowhusky 2009-03-19T02:55:40Z

<p>XerxesQ: Created page with 'This article is written as if Snow described himself, then used find-and-replace to make it from a third person perspective. Needs moar NPOVity. - ~~~~'</p> <hr /> <div>This article is written as if Snow described himself, then used find-and-replace to make it from a third person perspective. Needs moar NPOVity. - [[User:XerxesQ|Zacqary Adam Green]] 02:55, 19 March 2009 (UTC)</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Long_Island_Furs 2009-03-19T02:52:52Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Honorary/Former Long Island Furries */</p> <hr /> <div>The '''Long Island Furs''' are a social group based on [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. The group was founded in summer 2006.<br /> <br /> *'''Addresses''':<br /> **'''Web site''': http://www.li-furs.org/<br /> **'''LiveJournal''': {{lj-comm|li_furs}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> The group was initially started as weekly diner runs by the [[Umgotts Studios]] crew, including [[The Kemeeleon]], [[Mitsu]], [[Amadeus]], [[Lunamor]], and their friends, [[Joe Meyer]], [[Thilus]], and [[PyroPhin]], and the ''Fur Keep'' crew ([[Gushi]], [[Michelle Latta]], and others). Other than that, the only furry activity on the island were occasional [[Eric Kern]]'s furmeets and the annual furry track at [[I-CON]] until [[Nekonaru Letao]] initiated the Long Island Furs LiveJournal Community, officially organizing the group and having their first meetup at [[Nekonaru Letao|Nekonaru]]'s ''OMGWTFBBQ'' in August of 2006. A multitude of meets have followed since, in addition to a companion website (li-furs.org) by [[Cubbi]].<br /> <br /> == Long Island Furries ==<br /> {| <br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[AlphaOmega]]<br /> *[[Amadeus]]<br /> *[[Caliosidhe]]<br /> *[[ChrisDragon]]<br /> *[[Cliff Husky]] (Renegade)<br /> *[[Sergey_Zubkov|Cubbi]]<br /> *[[Cubsy]]<br /> *[[Darkpaw Camui]]<br /> *[[Draganta]]<br /> *[[Dyne]]<br /> *[[Floe]]<br /> *[[Flykat]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Fossil]]<br /> *[[Fruitcake]]<br /> *[[Gadas]]<br /> *[[Gushi]]<br /> *[[JBadger]]<br /> *[[Joe Meyer]]<br /> *[[JohnnySkunk]]<br /> *[[Jorem]]<br /> *[[Kes]]<br /> *[[KiraWolfess]]<br /> *[[LadyMage]]<br /> *[[Luna C. Tsukario]]<br /> *[[Merle]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Mitsu]]<br /> *[[Mitsuki]]<br /> *[[Nalyd FauxPaus]]<br /> *[[Norby]]<br /> *[[PixyVixy]]<br /> *[[Quu]]<br /> *[[Riley]]<br /> *[[Schulo]]<br /> *[[Schizo]]<br /> *[[Scitters]]<br /> *[[SciuCaro]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[ScullyRaptor]]<br /> *[[Specter]]<br /> *[[StormyHotWolf88]]<br /> *[[Stray (person)|Stray]]<br /> *[[Vinvulpis]]<br /> *[[Teracat]]<br /> *[[The Kemeeleon]]<br /> *[[Thilus]]<br /> *[[ToolFox]]<br /> *[[Warszawa]]<br /> *[[Xerxes Qados]]<br /> |}<br /> === Honorary/Former Long Island Furries ===<br /> *[[Chilly]]<br /> *[[Eric Kern]]<br /> *[[Lunamor]]<br /> *[[PyroPhin]]<br /> *Toby (GLDM)<br /> *[[Snowhusky]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Regional groups]][[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:Long Island]][[Category:2006 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Long_Island_Furs 2009-03-19T02:51:59Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Long Island Furs''' are a social group based on [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. The group was founded in summer 2006.<br /> <br /> *'''Addresses''':<br /> **'''Web site''': http://www.li-furs.org/<br /> **'''LiveJournal''': {{lj-comm|li_furs}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> The group was initially started as weekly diner runs by the [[Umgotts Studios]] crew, including [[The Kemeeleon]], [[Mitsu]], [[Amadeus]], [[Lunamor]], and their friends, [[Joe Meyer]], [[Thilus]], and [[PyroPhin]], and the ''Fur Keep'' crew ([[Gushi]], [[Michelle Latta]], and others). Other than that, the only furry activity on the island were occasional [[Eric Kern]]'s furmeets and the annual furry track at [[I-CON]] until [[Nekonaru Letao]] initiated the Long Island Furs LiveJournal Community, officially organizing the group and having their first meetup at [[Nekonaru Letao|Nekonaru]]'s ''OMGWTFBBQ'' in August of 2006. A multitude of meets have followed since, in addition to a companion website (li-furs.org) by [[Cubbi]].<br /> <br /> == Long Island Furries ==<br /> {| <br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[AlphaOmega]]<br /> *[[Amadeus]]<br /> *[[Caliosidhe]]<br /> *[[ChrisDragon]]<br /> *[[Cliff Husky]] (Renegade)<br /> *[[Sergey_Zubkov|Cubbi]]<br /> *[[Cubsy]]<br /> *[[Darkpaw Camui]]<br /> *[[Draganta]]<br /> *[[Dyne]]<br /> *[[Floe]]<br /> *[[Flykat]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Fossil]]<br /> *[[Fruitcake]]<br /> *[[Gadas]]<br /> *[[Gushi]]<br /> *[[JBadger]]<br /> *[[Joe Meyer]]<br /> *[[JohnnySkunk]]<br /> *[[Jorem]]<br /> *[[Kes]]<br /> *[[KiraWolfess]]<br /> *[[LadyMage]]<br /> *[[Luna C. Tsukario]]<br /> *[[Merle]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[Mitsu]]<br /> *[[Mitsuki]]<br /> *[[Nalyd FauxPaus]]<br /> *[[Norby]]<br /> *[[PixyVixy]]<br /> *[[Quu]]<br /> *[[Riley]]<br /> *[[Schulo]]<br /> *[[Schizo]]<br /> *[[Scitters]]<br /> *[[SciuCaro]]<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> *[[ScullyRaptor]]<br /> *[[Specter]]<br /> *[[StormyHotWolf88]]<br /> *[[Stray (person)|Stray]]<br /> *[[Vinvulpis]]<br /> *[[Teracat]]<br /> *[[The Kemeeleon]]<br /> *[[Thilus]]<br /> *[[ToolFox]]<br /> *[[Warszawa]]<br /> *[[Xerxes Qados]]<br /> |}<br /> === Honorary/Former Long Island Furries ===<br /> *[[Chilly]]<br /> *[[Eric Kern]]<br /> *[[Lunamor]]<br /> *[[PyroPhin]]<br /> *Toby (GLDM)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Regional groups]][[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:Long Island]][[Category:2006 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-03-19T02:50:36Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, he is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his fursona's creation, he considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]], and has been since October 2007.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which he releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work with a greater potential for general interest outside the fandom; his short film &quot;Goliath&quot; was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-03-19T02:49:59Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Plankhead */</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, he is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his fursona's creation, he considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]], and has been since October 2007.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which he releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> The Plankhead label is used on some of Xerxes' work with a greater potential for general interest outside the fandom; his short film &quot;Goliath&quot; was submitted to FurAffinity due to its anthropomorphic characters&lt;ref&gt;http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2101649/&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draganta_Starwind 2009-03-18T20:03:38Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Dragantawikifur.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Draganta, as drawn by his player, 2007]]<br /> <br /> '''Draganta Starwind''' (born December 24, 1984) is a [[furry]] from [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. He identifies as a fur despite his [[scalie]] character, an anthropomorphic wingless dragon, self-described as &quot;the gold dragon of the stars.&quot;<br /> <br /> Draganta is a [[furry artist]], though releases new work infrequently. He is, by trade, a programmer and web designer, and maintains a personal website based entirely on his own code.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://www.elementaltemple.com/ Elemental Temple], Draganta's personal web site<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/draganta Draganta] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> *[http://draganta.livejournal.com/ Draganta] on [[LiveJournal]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Dragantawikifur.jpg 2009-03-18T20:02:22Z

<p>XerxesQ: Draganta Starwind, drawn by his player. Allegedly &quot;gold.&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> [[Draganta Starwind]], drawn by his player. Allegedly &quot;gold.&quot;<br /> == Licensing: ==<br /> {{fursona}}</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draganta 2009-03-18T19:58:28Z

<p>XerxesQ: Redirecting to Draganta Starwind</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Draganta Starwind]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draganta_Starwind 2009-03-18T19:57:45Z

<p>XerxesQ: Created page with ''''Draganta Starwind''' (born December 24, 1984) is a furry from Long Island, New York. He identifies as a fur despite his scalie character, an ...'</p> <hr /> <div>'''Draganta Starwind''' (born December 24, 1984) is a [[furry]] from [[Wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]]. He identifies as a fur despite his [[scalie]] character, an anthropomorphic wingless dragon, self-described as &quot;the gold dragon of the stars.&quot;<br /> <br /> Draganta is a [[furry artist]], though releases new work infrequently. He is, by trade, a programmer and web designer, and maintains a personal website based entirely on his own code.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://www.elementaltemple.com/ Elemental Temple], Draganta's personal web site<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/draganta Draganta] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> *[http://draganta.livejournal.com/ Draganta] on [[LiveJournal]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-03-15T16:35:58Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, he is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his fursona's creation, he considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]], and has been since October 2007.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which he releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-03-15T16:32:51Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, Green is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his fursona's creation, he considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]], and has been since October 2007.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Xerxes' primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which he releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2009-03-15T16:31:14Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. He is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, Green is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]) is a [[fox]] created by Green in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach, and is usually depicted with bright yellow UFO-like pants. <br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his creation, Green considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]]. &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> == Fandom Activities ==<br /> <br /> Xerxes is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]], and an occasional [[furmeet]] host. He can also be seen at more public events such as [[Anthrocon]] and [[FurFright]]. While not his primary focus, Xerxes has produced some digital furry art, distinguishable by its thick, defined line art, bright colors, and liberal use of [[Wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects.<br /> <br /> Xerxes is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]], and has been since October 2007.<br /> <br /> == Plankhead ==<br /> <br /> Prior to joining the fandom, Green's primary avatar was &quot;Plankhead,&quot; a man in a business suit with a slab of wood instead of a normal head. Since more fully identifying himself with Xerxes, Plankhead is now the &quot;company&quot; under which Green releases most of his non-furry work. As can be seen on his website, &quot;Zacqary Adam Green&quot; makes no effort to separate himself from &quot;Xerxes Qados,&quot; and by contrast is forthcoming about the fact that he is a purple fox &quot;in [his] spare time.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.plankhead.com Plankhead official website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-29T05:37:17Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Mascot */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of November 2008 there are over 4,000 users registered on MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. <br /> <br /> {{note|admin}}Several additional staff members were added subsequent to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers (whose usernames are preceded by an @ symbol when displayed on the site). In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> {{note|tagline}}Eden changes the site's original slogan of &quot;A Place For Furs&quot; (a play on MySpace's &quot;A Place For Friends&quot;) to &quot;Go Furpile!&quot;, which was chosen because KovuTheHusky began ending several announcements of new features or bug fixes with this phrase.<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. A more fleshed-out redesign by [[Laura Whent]] debuted on November 28, 2008&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/image/8272 &quot;This is MyFursona&quot; by Orson] First upload of the new Orson artwork.&lt;/ref&gt;. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users - the name Orson was first suggested by [[Warszawa]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-29T05:36:57Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Mascot */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of November 2008 there are over 4,000 users registered on MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. <br /> <br /> {{note|admin}}Several additional staff members were added subsequent to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers (whose usernames are preceded by an @ symbol when displayed on the site). In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> {{note|tagline}}Eden changes the site's original slogan of &quot;A Place For Furs&quot; (a play on MySpace's &quot;A Place For Friends&quot;) to &quot;Go Furpile!&quot;, which was chosen because KovuTheHusky began ending several announcements of new features or bug fixes with this phrase.<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. A more fleshed-out redesign by [[Laura Whent]] debuted on November 28, 2008&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/image/8272 &quot;This is MyFursona&quot; by Orson] First upload of the new Orson artwork.&lt;/ref&gt; In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users - the name Orson was first suggested by [[Warszawa]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2008-11-23T21:51:51Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''', born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. His [[fursona]] is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Green has attended [[FurFright]] and [[Anthrocon]]. He is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] and is an occasional [[furmeet]] host.<br /> <br /> He is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, Green is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]), also known as &quot;Xerx,&quot; is a [[fox]] created by Green in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is about 5'8&quot; and 165 pounds, and is of muscular build. He is Green's fursona.<br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his creation, Green considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]].<br /> <br /> &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2008-11-23T21:51:35Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''' (AKA '''Plankhead'''), born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. His [[fursona]] is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Green has attended [[FurFright]] and [[Anthrocon]]. He is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] and is an occasional [[furmeet]] host.<br /> <br /> He is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, Green is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]), also known as &quot;Xerx,&quot; is a [[fox]] created by Green in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is about 5'8&quot; and 165 pounds, and is of muscular build. He is Green's fursona.<br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his creation, Green considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]].<br /> <br /> &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2008-11-23T21:51:13Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Arts and Letters */</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''' (AKA '''Plankhead'''), born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. His [[fursona]] is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Green has attended [[FurFright]] and [[Anthrocon]]. He is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] and is an occasional [[furmeet]] host.<br /> <br /> He is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, Green is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]), also known as &quot;Xerx,&quot; is a [[fox]] created by Green in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is about 5'8&quot; and 165 pounds, and is of muscular build. He is Green's fursona.<br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his creation, Green considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]].<br /> <br /> &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://plankhead.deviantart.com/ Plankhead] on [[deviantART]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Xerxes_Qados 2008-11-23T21:50:32Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:xerxlikeshine.png|200px|right|thumb|Xerxes Qados by [[Likeshine]]]]<br /> '''Xerxes Qados''' (AKA '''Plankhead'''), born February 8th, 1990 as '''Zachary Adam Green''' (spelled '''Zacqary''' in his professional endeavors), is a [[furry]], born in [[Wikipedia:Syosset|Syosset, New York]]. His [[fursona]] is a purple [[fox]].<br /> <br /> Green has attended [[FurFright]] and [[Anthrocon]]. He is an active member of the [[Long Island Furs]] and is an occasional [[furmeet]] host.<br /> <br /> He is the community relations administrator at [[MyFursona]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes is attending [[Wikipedia:School of Visual Arts|School of Visual Arts]] for Film and Video. Both inside and outside the furry fandom, Green is working to become known as a [[Wikipedia:Film director|film director]].<br /> <br /> ==Fursona==<br /> Xerxes Qados (ZERK-zees KAY-dose, IPA ['zɜrk siːz] ['keɪ doʊs]), also known as &quot;Xerx,&quot; is a [[fox]] created by Green in June 2006. He has purple fur with short blue headfur and a light lavender muzzle and stomach. He is about 5'8&quot; and 165 pounds, and is of muscular build. He is Green's fursona.<br /> <br /> === Name ===<br /> Xerxes' name had no intended significance. However, after his creation, Green considered the significance of Xerxes' purple fur, a color of royalty, and [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Emperor Xerxes of Persia]].<br /> <br /> &quot;Qados,&quot; on the other hand, is a nonsense word with no significance.<br /> <br /> ==Arts and Letters==<br /> Xerxes has written the non-furry ''[[Wikipedia:The House of William T. Frehling|The House of William T. Frehling]]'', self-publishing it via [[Wikipedia:Lulu.com|Lulu]].<br /> <br /> Xerxes dabbles in furry art, drawing and [[photomorph|photomorphing]] pieces of varying themes. He works entirely in [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]] for all types of art.<br /> <br /> Xerxes has founded the Centripetal Foundation, a non-profit media company. Its first arm is [http://centripetalpictures.wikia.com Centripetal Pictures].<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|XerxesQ}}<br /> *[http://plankhead.deviantart.com/ Plankhead] on [[deviantART]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xerxesqados XerxesQados] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> *[http://www.myfursona.com/user/xerxes Xerxes] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Long Island]]<br /> [[Category:1990 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-23T21:47:05Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of November 2008 there are over 4,000 users registered on MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. <br /> <br /> {{note|admin}}Several additional staff members were added subsequent to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers (whose usernames are preceded by an @ symbol when displayed on the site). In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> {{note|tagline}}Eden changes the site's original slogan of &quot;A Place For Furs&quot; (a play on MySpace's &quot;A Place For Friends&quot;) to &quot;Go Furpile!&quot;, which was chosen because KovuTheHusky began ending several announcements of new features or bug fixes with this phrase.<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users - the name Orson was first suggested by [[Warszawa]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-23T21:45:22Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of November 2008 there are over 4,000 users registered on MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. Several additional staff members were added prior to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers. In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> {{note|tagline}}Eden changes the site's original slogan of &quot;A Place For Furs&quot; (a play on MySpace's &quot;A Place For Friends&quot;) to &quot;Go Furpile!&quot;, which was chosen because KovuTheHusky began ending several announcements of new features or bug fixes with this phrase.<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users - the name Orson was first suggested by [[Warszawa]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurreFace 2008-11-23T21:40:07Z

<p>XerxesQ: Okay, actually, let's try an external link, because the Wikipedia page got baleeted.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:FFLogo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|FurreFace logo]]<br /> '''FurreFace''' is a [[Furry]]/[[Furre]] online community which emulates the same functions and goals as the [[Wikipedia:social networking|social networking]] website [[Facebook]]. It was created by [[NiteMyste]], and is a part of the undead Afflictions Group.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furreface.com/<br /> ** '''Forums''': http://www.furreface.com/forum/<br /> * '''Founder''': NiteMyste<br /> * '''Administrators''': <br /> ** [[NiteMyste]], General Admin and creator of FurreFace.com <br /> ** [[Noelani Alida]], Community Relations Admin <br /> ** [[Hexi]], Technical Admin <br /> ** [[Padawan Anakin]], Programming/Technical Admin <br /> ** [[Dante the Tabby]], Programming/Technical Admin <br /> ** [[Youlanda]], Community Relations Admin <br /> * '''Ran from/to''': August 15 2007 - present<br /> <br /> == Functions and services ==<br /> FurreFace allows its members to share ideas and inspiration, get feedback on furry issues and conventions in the furry world, &quot;showcase&quot; their arts, both visual and textual. Besides that it provides them an insight into the furry scene in other countries. It was designed to become a exclusive online resource that should contain most of the information that creative furry people need.<br /> <br /> Notice: FurreFace is a &quot;furry lifestyle community&quot; which is open to the public. We have established certain philosophies in order to keep FurreFace special. FurreFace does not have any affiliation, sponsorship nor connection in anyway with Furcadia or any other furry community. While we will provide information on various other furry sites, we are not responsible in any way for their contents, rules, postings or other &quot;special&quot; rules/realities they may have there.<br /> <br /> '''-PLEASE NOTE:''' Due to the nature of creative expression, some of the images that have been posted to this site may not be suitable for younger people. <br /> <br /> The site also offers the following additional amenities: An art gallery, blogs, live chat, a classified section, poll services, a groups' forum, and many more.<br /> <br /> ===Platform===<br /> FurreFace is based on the [http://www.phpfox.com phpFoX] platform with customizations.<br /> <br /> == Future add-ons ==<br /> <br /> * Video and music sections - Users will be able to upload their own videos and favorite music, and share them with their friends<br /> {{net-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurreFace 2008-11-23T21:38:32Z

<p>XerxesQ: Replaced broken link with a Wikipedia link.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:FFLogo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|FurreFace logo]]<br /> '''FurreFace''' is a [[Furry]]/[[Furre]] online community which emulates the same functions and goals as the [[Wikipedia:social networking|social networking]] website [[Facebook]]. It was created by [[NiteMyste]], and is a part of the undead Afflictions Group.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furreface.com/<br /> ** '''Forums''': http://www.furreface.com/forum/<br /> * '''Founder''': NiteMyste<br /> * '''Administrators''': <br /> ** [[NiteMyste]], General Admin and creator of FurreFace.com <br /> ** [[Noelani Alida]], Community Relations Admin <br /> ** [[Hexi]], Technical Admin <br /> ** [[Padawan Anakin]], Programming/Technical Admin <br /> ** [[Dante the Tabby]], Programming/Technical Admin <br /> ** [[Youlanda]], Community Relations Admin <br /> * '''Ran from/to''': August 15 2007 - present<br /> <br /> == Functions and services ==<br /> FurreFace allows its members to share ideas and inspiration, get feedback on furry issues and conventions in the furry world, &quot;showcase&quot; their arts, both visual and textual. Besides that it provides them an insight into the furry scene in other countries. It was designed to become a exclusive online resource that should contain most of the information that creative furry people need.<br /> <br /> Notice: FurreFace is a &quot;furry lifestyle community&quot; which is open to the public. We have established certain philosophies in order to keep FurreFace special. FurreFace does not have any affiliation, sponsorship nor connection in anyway with Furcadia or any other furry community. While we will provide information on various other furry sites, we are not responsible in any way for their contents, rules, postings or other &quot;special&quot; rules/realities they may have there.<br /> <br /> '''-PLEASE NOTE:''' Due to the nature of creative expression, some of the images that have been posted to this site may not be suitable for younger people. <br /> <br /> The site also offers the following additional amenities: An art gallery, blogs, live chat, a classified section, poll services, a groups' forum, and many more.<br /> <br /> ===Platform===<br /> FurreFace is based on the [[Wikipedia:phpFoX|phpFoX]] platform with customizations.<br /> <br /> == Future add-ons ==<br /> <br /> * Video and music sections - Users will be able to upload their own videos and favorite music, and share them with their friends<br /> {{net-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-23T19:36:36Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Mascot */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of November 2008 there are over 4,000 users registered on MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. Several additional staff members were added prior to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers. In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users - the name Orson was first suggested by [[Warszawa]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;&lt;BR&gt;<br /> {{note|tagline}}&quot;Go furpile!&quot; is only used in the pre-release &quot;Eden&quot; version, but likely to become official along with the update on its completion<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-21T20:10:07Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of November 2008 there are over 4,000 users registered on MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. Several additional staff members were added prior to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers. In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;&lt;BR&gt;<br /> {{note|tagline}}&quot;Go furpile!&quot; is only used in the pre-release &quot;Eden&quot; version, but likely to become official along with the update on its completion<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-20T19:10:56Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* History */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of October 2008 there are over 3,900 users using MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.anthrochat.net/myfursona #myfursona] on [[AnthroChat|AnthroChat]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': [[NightWolf]]{{refun|admin}}, KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''IRC Manager''': [[Shiek]]<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]], who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design. Several additional staff members were added prior to this, but were noted as &quot;moderators&quot; as opposed to &quot;administrators&quot; to distinguish them from the four &quot;executive&quot; board memebers. In November of 2008, [[NightWolf]] was promoted to administrator status, making him the fifth board member.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;&lt;BR&gt;<br /> {{note|tagline}}&quot;Go furpile!&quot; is only used in the pre-release &quot;Eden&quot; version, but likely to become official along with the update on its completion<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> [[ru:MyFursona]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-17T06:48:29Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* MyFurmeet */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of October 2008 there are over 3,900 users using MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.furnet.org/myfursona #myfursona] on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> ** '''&quot;Lap Warmer&quot;''': [[NightWolf]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including Zack Green|Xerxes, who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;&lt;BR&gt;<br /> {{note|tagline}}&quot;Go furpile!&quot; is only used in the pre-release &quot;Eden&quot; version, but likely to become official along with the update on its completion<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-17T06:47:05Z

<p>XerxesQ: Among other changes in this edit, I took out the section about the Anthrocon party. That didn't end up happening.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of October 2008 there are over 3,900 users using MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.furnet.org/myfursona #myfursona] on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> ** '''&quot;Lap Warmer&quot;''': [[NightWolf]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'' (September 2007-present), ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;'' (September 2008-present){{refun|tagline}}<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including Zack Green|Xerxes, who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; It is hoped that MyFurmeet can become a regular event held internationally. <br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;&lt;BR&gt;<br /> {{note|tagline}}&quot;Go furpile!&quot; is only used in the pre-release &quot;Eden&quot; version, but likely to become official along with the update on its completion<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-17T06:37:58Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of October 2008 there are over 3,900 users using MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.furnet.org/myfursona #myfursona] on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> ** '''&quot;Lap Warmer&quot;''': [[NightWolf]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'', ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;''<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including Zack Green|Xerxes, who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; It is hoped that MyFurmeet can become a regular event held internationally. <br /> <br /> ==== Anthrocon ====<br /> <br /> MyFursona held a room party at [[Anthrocon]] [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=362 &quot;MyFursona Anthrocon Party!&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on June 15, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{note|admin}}Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/MyFursona 2008-11-17T06:35:14Z

<p>XerxesQ: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:MyFursonaLogo.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> '''MyFursona''' is a [[furry]] social networking site founded by [[KovuTheHusky]] in September 2007. It aims to be a community hub from which users can maintain both their online and offline furry lifestyles. MyFursona is notable in being the only furry social network to hold [[furmeet]]s, as well as being completely coded by scratch, rather than using pre-existing software or a hosting website. As of October 2008 there are over 3,900 users using MyFursona&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/statistics MyFursona statistics].&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''': <br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.myfursona.com/<br /> ** '''Forum''': http://www.myfursona.net/<br /> ** '''IRC''': [irc://irc.furnet.org/myfursona #myfursona] on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]<br /> ** '''Organization''': http://www.myfursona.org/<br /> ** '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/myfursona<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/myfursona/<br /> ** '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9467751549<br /> ** '''Last.fm''': http://last.fm/group/MyFursona<br /> ** '''Steam''': http://steamcommunity.com/groups/myfursona<br /> * '''Staff''':<br /> ** '''Founder''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Coders''': KovuTheHusky{{refun|admin}}, [[xcxeon]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Design''': [[Tori Belliachi]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Community Officers''': [[Drakky]], [[Xerxes Qados|Xerxes]]{{refun|admin}}<br /> ** '''Helpdesk Manager''': [[Radric]]<br /> ** '''&quot;Lap Warmer&quot;''': [[NightWolf]]<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 2007 - present<br /> * '''Taglines''': ''&quot;A place for furs!&quot;'', ''&quot;Go furpile!&quot;''<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona was founded in September 2007 by Kevin J. Breslin - aka KovuTheHusky - a young programmer who has produced a range of different applications and websites in his spare time. This version (dubbed MyFursona Beta) was maintained solely by Kovu, over the next few months volunteer staff came on board; including Zack Green|Xerxes, who initially came on as [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] development but later as community control, xcxeon as security coder and Tori Belliachi as head of graphic design.<br /> <br /> The name is possibly derived from [[MySpace]] and [[wikipedia:The Knack|The Knack]] single, [[wikipedia:My Sharona|My Sharona]]; the similarity between the song and the site's name has previously provoked discussion&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=34 &quot;Here I am, in MyFursona.&quot;] thread on the MyFursona forum; posted by [[Authorgunner]]. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> On March 1 2008, the new version of the site came online, named MyFursona RC1. It sported a new design - which was praised by the site's community&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/32 &quot;Release candidate is live!&quot;] news post by KovuTheHusky. Retrieved April 4, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and was for the most part completely re-coded from the last version. Over the following month many new features were added, including a site wide search feature - provoking one user to humorously deem it &quot;better than [[Fur Affinity]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> Planned additions include an integrated forum, groups and an international [[furmeet]] and [[convention]] organization model — which is planned to be a major identifying feature of MyFursona and its aim to bring the [[furry]] community together.<br /> <br /> === April-May 2008 suspension/downtime ===<br /> <br /> On the weekend of April 26-28, 2008, a massive influx of new user registrations was brought on by the plugging of profiles belonging to various well-known furs on sites such as Fur Affinity. Approximately 400 to 500 new registrations were made, a third of the user base before the weekend; this high volume of users was initially suspected to have caused downtime of the website on April 28.<br /> <br /> It was later determined to be caused by Breslin's side project, [[Yiffbase]], a Google-like search engine for furry art. It had been set up to index sites such as [[Yiffstar]] and [[Fur Affinity]] by running a script from the MyFursona server, but due to a bug in its code it requested 400,000 pages in a short period of time. Breslin's host noticed this and suspended his network of sites temporarily, including MyFursona.<br /> <br /> The site returned online at 9-pm EST on April the 28th, however was brought offline again due to people exploiting a previously unknown security hole. They were later found to originate from [[anonymous|not420chan]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://not420chan.com/i/res/131712.html MyFursona thread] on [[anonymous|not420chan]], detailing methods to attack the website. Retrieved May 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;. The site was shut down by administrators less than an hour after the first attack. It came back online on May 5, however many features were disabled.<br /> <br /> === MyFursona Eden ===<br /> [[Image:MyFursonaEdenLogo.jpg|right|250px]]<br /> MyFursona's first primary release version - dubbed ''Eden'' - is currently in the works, bringing with it numerous new and requested features and a complete UI and branding overhaul. Eden has been available to all MyFursona users since it's inception and can be publicly viewed, tested and used by any MyFursona user. Eden already includes a number of features not available on the main MyFursona website.<br /> <br /> The reason for the name was described as follows: <br /> <br /> {{q|The version is named after the Garden of Eden, a place in the Bible described as a perfect paradise where man and beast lived together in harmony. Also the animals could talk, which is awesome.}}<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> One of MyFursona's defining features is that it hosts a number of events outside of the site itself. <br /> <br /> ==== MyFurmeet ====<br /> <br /> The first MyFurmeet was held on May 31, 2008, in [[wikipedia:Coram, New York|Coram, New York]]. There was a total attendance of 15 people.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/1632 &quot;May 2008 MyFurmeet&quot;] posted by [[KovuTheHusky]] on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; It is hoped that MyFurmeet can become a regular event held internationally. <br /> <br /> ==== Anthrocon ====<br /> <br /> MyFursona held a room party at [[Anthrocon]] [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=362 &quot;MyFursona Anthrocon Party!&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on June 15, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== &quot;Fursonal Experience&quot; ====<br /> <br /> ''[[Fursonal Experience]]'' (working title) is a work-in-progress idea for a convention in [[wikipedia:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], organized by MyFursona.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=417 &quot;MyFursona Presents Fursonal Experience 2009&quot;] thread posted by Xerxes on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; The current date set for the convention is May 2009.<br /> <br /> == Mascot ==<br /> <br /> MyFursona's mascot is a [[fox]] by the name of Orson&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/42 &quot;Say hello to Orson the Fox!&quot;] News post by Xerxes on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;, who was drawn by [[Kira T. Wulfe|Kira]] specifically for the website. In keeping with the site's community-centric approach, the name was chosen by the users&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/35 &quot;Community Update #1&quot;]. Posted by Xerxes on March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/update/41 &quot;Community Update #2&quot;] Posted by Xerxes on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> *{{note|admin}} Denotes one of the four administrators, generally agreed upon as the site's &quot;executive board&quot;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[:category:Social networking websites|Social networking websites]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social networking websites]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_Art_Pile 2008-10-28T00:24:28Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Potential Future */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Furry Art Pile.png|right|Furry Art Pile]]<br /> '''Furry Art Pile''', also known as '''FAP''', was a [[furry]] art community which opened to the public on September 24, 2006. It relied on a system of tagging for organizing content. Mature artwork was permitted, but hidden by default.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''':<br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furryartpile.com/ (down)<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/ (active)<br /> * '''Founder''': [[ekigyuu]]<br /> * '''Administrator''': ekigyuu<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 24, 2006 - September 1, 2008<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> Since it's inception on September of 2006, the site grew exponentially, with 12,358 works uploaded to the site in June 10, 2007,&lt;ref name=&quot;fAPI&quot;&gt;fAPI query http://www.furryartpile.com/api/works.xml&lt;/ref&gt; to a high of 30,077 works in April 2, 2008, &lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/2849.html?thread=33569#t33825 Re: question about Furry Art Pile: current statistics?] April 2, 2008, ([[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) reply by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; continuing on such steady rate until its shutdown on September 1st, 2008.<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile went down for week in late March 2007, as part of an upgrade to its most recent version.<br /> <br /> ==== Shutdown ====<br /> [[Image:FAP last notice.jpg|right|thumb|200px|FAP last displayed public notice]]<br /> The founder announced on August 27, 2008 that:<br /> {{q|Two years later, this isn't fun for me anymore. I spend too much time everyday developing new features and optimizing the code to perfection; I never have time for my other projects. [...] So, I'm closing FAP&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html Goodbye, Furry Art Pile]. August 27, 2008 post to furryartpile LiveJournal community. Retrieved August 31, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/263913.html The Last FAP]&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> This announcement, which stated that Furry Art Pile's archives would be deleted by the end of August was met with severe criticism.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> ==== Reopening, FAP's future? ====<br /> <br /> The site was partially reopened on August 29 with planned public access for two more weeks, with Ekigyuu supposedly being into negotiations with an unidentified third party over a possible acquisition and continuation of Furry Art Pile; [[MyFursona]] has also stated its own interest in acquiring Furry Art Pile, with intentions of merging accounts between the two services&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/5029 The FAP Situation], by Tori Belliachi&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://toribelliachi.livejournal.com/84582.html MyFursona and Furry Art Pile]&lt;/ref&gt;. <br /> <br /> However, when asked about selling or offering the site to new management, Ekigyuu denied that such negotiations were taking place at all; in addition, the announcement of the transaction by [[Tori Belliachi]] was thrown into doubt due to Belliachi's age (he was born in 1991, making him 16 at the time of the announcement) and British citizenship, which would restrict access to, let alone administration of, a website with pornographic or adult content&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/264199.html#comments Commentary by ekigyuu and arshes]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Ekigyuu also disclosed interest in releasing the source code for the website's server software under an open source license in preparation for the shutdown in preparation for the deletion of the service&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html?thread=49123#t49123 Comment by ekigyuu]&lt;/ref&gt;; with the alleged negotiations in progress, it is not known if this open-sourcing of the server software will still take place.<br /> <br /> ==== Final word ====<br /> <br /> On August 31st, Ekigyuu made a post stating that the site will not be transferred to anyone else, and all site URL's began forwarding to a [[Wikipedia:Rick Roll|Rick Roll]] video on [[YouTube]].&lt;ref name=&quot;RickRoll&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4159.html Post on FAP LJ Community, stating that it's now closed]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== Art Piles ====<br /> <br /> The domain name Furryartpile.com now redirects to [http://www.artpiles.com ArtPiles.com]. All that currently exists at this new domain is the title &quot;Art Piles - The Open Source Art Community&quot; and a looping image of a bouncing bird, which was part of FAP's &quot;loading&quot; graphic. It is unknown at this time what Art Piles will be, but prior announcements point to an open source release of FAP's code for implementation on other sites.<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> [[Image:FAPLJ.gif|thumb|right|FAP's LJ logo]]<br /> In addition of an external LiveJournal community, FAP other services included:<br /> <br /> ==== '''Embedded FAP''' ====<br /> <br /> This feature, announced on June 29, 2007, would have allowed FAP members to display their latest works on their galleries in their personal websites, blogs and even their [[MySpace]] pages.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/1268.html New Feature: Embedded FAP Updated!] June 29, 2007 post by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ===='''Tagging''' ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile's art classification is handled entirely using user-created and selected tags. However, certain tags carry a specific meaning, including the following:<br /> <br /> * '''mature''': Marks the work as mature, preventing it from being shown by default<br /> * '''draft''': Marks the work as unfinished, hiding them from appearing in the user's gallery (unless specifically searched for)<br /> * '''featured''': Places the work in the user's &quot;Featured works&quot; gallery, displayed above their normal gallery on their user page<br /> <br /> In addition, some tags are used to identify works based on other properties:<br /> <br /> * '''user:'''''username'' Identifies the user that created the work<br /> * '''favby:'''''username'' Identifies works marked as favorites by the user<br /> * '''type:'''''genre'' Identifies images (art), writing (prose), or flash-based works (flash)<br /> * '''color:'''''hue'' Identifies works using the specified color<br /> * '''workid:'''''number'' Returns works related to the specified work<br /> <br /> ==== '''Full featured search''' ====<br /> <br /> Besides being able to browse by tags, Furry Art Pile allows users to search with [http://www.furryartpile.com/help/#searchoperators boolean search operators] and spans of time. Search results can be sorted by date uploaded, popularity and relevance to the search string with up to 120 thumbnails per page.<br /> <br /> ==== Filters ==== <br /> <br /> Individual tags and users can be filtered or &quot;hidden&quot; with Furry Art Pile's tag filter.<br /> <br /> ==== RSS feeds ====<br /> <br /> Tags, artists and all works were available as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/all.xml] returns all recent works.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/tag/tag.xml] returns recent works that match a tag string.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/user/username.xml] returns recent works for a specific user.<br /> <br /> Syndication feeds for message centers and comment threads were being developed, right up to the site's shutdown.&lt;ref name=&quot;fapblog&quot;&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/265.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> ==== Developer API ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile features an open developer API called '''fAPI''' that allows developers to create their own applications using the information on Furry Art Pile. Furry Art Pile was the only furry art website that offered an open API.<br /> <br /> ==== Open source ====<br /> {{main|Guava (CMS)}}<br /> Ekigyuu has announced intentions to release the source code of the content management system that Furry Art Pile used to host and upload content under the [[wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] for other furry multimedia sites to use&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;/&gt;; this server software was codenamed &quot;''Guava''&quot;. This will also include the release of the fAPI.<br /> <br /> As of October 27, 2008, the new redirect for Furryartpile.com seems to indicate that this open source package will be called &quot;Art Piles.&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mature art archives]]<br /> [[Category:2006 births]]<br /> [[Category:2008 deaths]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_Art_Pile 2008-10-28T00:23:30Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Potential Future */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Furry Art Pile.png|right|Furry Art Pile]]<br /> '''Furry Art Pile''', also known as '''FAP''', was a [[furry]] art community which opened to the public on September 24, 2006. It relied on a system of tagging for organizing content. Mature artwork was permitted, but hidden by default.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''':<br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furryartpile.com/ (down)<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/ (active)<br /> * '''Founder''': [[ekigyuu]]<br /> * '''Administrator''': ekigyuu<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 24, 2006 - September 1, 2008<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> Since it's inception on September of 2006, the site grew exponentially, with 12,358 works uploaded to the site in June 10, 2007,&lt;ref name=&quot;fAPI&quot;&gt;fAPI query http://www.furryartpile.com/api/works.xml&lt;/ref&gt; to a high of 30,077 works in April 2, 2008, &lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/2849.html?thread=33569#t33825 Re: question about Furry Art Pile: current statistics?] April 2, 2008, ([[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) reply by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; continuing on such steady rate until its shutdown on September 1st, 2008.<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile went down for week in late March 2007, as part of an upgrade to its most recent version.<br /> <br /> ==== Shutdown ====<br /> [[Image:FAP last notice.jpg|right|thumb|200px|FAP last displayed public notice]]<br /> The founder announced on August 27, 2008 that:<br /> {{q|Two years later, this isn't fun for me anymore. I spend too much time everyday developing new features and optimizing the code to perfection; I never have time for my other projects. [...] So, I'm closing FAP&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html Goodbye, Furry Art Pile]. August 27, 2008 post to furryartpile LiveJournal community. Retrieved August 31, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/263913.html The Last FAP]&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> This announcement, which stated that Furry Art Pile's archives would be deleted by the end of August was met with severe criticism.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> ==== Reopening, FAP's future? ====<br /> <br /> The site was partially reopened on August 29 with planned public access for two more weeks, with Ekigyuu supposedly being into negotiations with an unidentified third party over a possible acquisition and continuation of Furry Art Pile; [[MyFursona]] has also stated its own interest in acquiring Furry Art Pile, with intentions of merging accounts between the two services&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/5029 The FAP Situation], by Tori Belliachi&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://toribelliachi.livejournal.com/84582.html MyFursona and Furry Art Pile]&lt;/ref&gt;. <br /> <br /> However, when asked about selling or offering the site to new management, Ekigyuu denied that such negotiations were taking place at all; in addition, the announcement of the transaction by [[Tori Belliachi]] was thrown into doubt due to Belliachi's age (he was born in 1991, making him 16 at the time of the announcement) and British citizenship, which would restrict access to, let alone administration of, a website with pornographic or adult content&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/264199.html#comments Commentary by ekigyuu and arshes]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Ekigyuu also disclosed interest in releasing the source code for the website's server software under an open source license in preparation for the shutdown in preparation for the deletion of the service&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html?thread=49123#t49123 Comment by ekigyuu]&lt;/ref&gt;; with the alleged negotiations in progress, it is not known if this open-sourcing of the server software will still take place.<br /> <br /> ==== Final word ====<br /> <br /> On August 31st, Ekigyuu made a post stating that the site will not be transferred to anyone else, and all site URL's began forwarding to a [[Wikipedia:Rick Roll|Rick Roll]] video on [[YouTube]].&lt;ref name=&quot;RickRoll&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4159.html Post on FAP LJ Community, stating that it's now closed]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== Potential Future ====<br /> <br /> The domain name Furryartpile.com now redirects to [http://www.artpiles.com ArtPiles.com]. All that currently exists at this new domain is the title &quot;Art Piles - The Open Source Art Community&quot; and a looping image of a bouncing bird, which was part of FAP's &quot;loading&quot; graphic. It is unknown at this time what Art Piles will be, but prior announcements point to an open source release of FAP's code for implementation on other sites.<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> [[Image:FAPLJ.gif|thumb|right|FAP's LJ logo]]<br /> In addition of an external LiveJournal community, FAP other services included:<br /> <br /> ==== '''Embedded FAP''' ====<br /> <br /> This feature, announced on June 29, 2007, would have allowed FAP members to display their latest works on their galleries in their personal websites, blogs and even their [[MySpace]] pages.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/1268.html New Feature: Embedded FAP Updated!] June 29, 2007 post by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ===='''Tagging''' ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile's art classification is handled entirely using user-created and selected tags. However, certain tags carry a specific meaning, including the following:<br /> <br /> * '''mature''': Marks the work as mature, preventing it from being shown by default<br /> * '''draft''': Marks the work as unfinished, hiding them from appearing in the user's gallery (unless specifically searched for)<br /> * '''featured''': Places the work in the user's &quot;Featured works&quot; gallery, displayed above their normal gallery on their user page<br /> <br /> In addition, some tags are used to identify works based on other properties:<br /> <br /> * '''user:'''''username'' Identifies the user that created the work<br /> * '''favby:'''''username'' Identifies works marked as favorites by the user<br /> * '''type:'''''genre'' Identifies images (art), writing (prose), or flash-based works (flash)<br /> * '''color:'''''hue'' Identifies works using the specified color<br /> * '''workid:'''''number'' Returns works related to the specified work<br /> <br /> ==== '''Full featured search''' ====<br /> <br /> Besides being able to browse by tags, Furry Art Pile allows users to search with [http://www.furryartpile.com/help/#searchoperators boolean search operators] and spans of time. Search results can be sorted by date uploaded, popularity and relevance to the search string with up to 120 thumbnails per page.<br /> <br /> ==== Filters ==== <br /> <br /> Individual tags and users can be filtered or &quot;hidden&quot; with Furry Art Pile's tag filter.<br /> <br /> ==== RSS feeds ====<br /> <br /> Tags, artists and all works were available as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/all.xml] returns all recent works.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/tag/tag.xml] returns recent works that match a tag string.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/user/username.xml] returns recent works for a specific user.<br /> <br /> Syndication feeds for message centers and comment threads were being developed, right up to the site's shutdown.&lt;ref name=&quot;fapblog&quot;&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/265.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> ==== Developer API ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile features an open developer API called '''fAPI''' that allows developers to create their own applications using the information on Furry Art Pile. Furry Art Pile was the only furry art website that offered an open API.<br /> <br /> ==== Open source ====<br /> {{main|Guava (CMS)}}<br /> Ekigyuu has announced intentions to release the source code of the content management system that Furry Art Pile used to host and upload content under the [[wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] for other furry multimedia sites to use&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;/&gt;; this server software was codenamed &quot;''Guava''&quot;. This will also include the release of the fAPI.<br /> <br /> As of October 27, 2008, the new redirect for Furryartpile.com seems to indicate that this open source package will be called &quot;Art Piles.&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mature art archives]]<br /> [[Category:2006 births]]<br /> [[Category:2008 deaths]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_Art_Pile 2008-10-28T00:22:42Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Open source */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Furry Art Pile.png|right|Furry Art Pile]]<br /> '''Furry Art Pile''', also known as '''FAP''', was a [[furry]] art community which opened to the public on September 24, 2006. It relied on a system of tagging for organizing content. Mature artwork was permitted, but hidden by default.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''':<br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furryartpile.com/ (down)<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/ (active)<br /> * '''Founder''': [[ekigyuu]]<br /> * '''Administrator''': ekigyuu<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 24, 2006 - September 1, 2008<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> Since it's inception on September of 2006, the site grew exponentially, with 12,358 works uploaded to the site in June 10, 2007,&lt;ref name=&quot;fAPI&quot;&gt;fAPI query http://www.furryartpile.com/api/works.xml&lt;/ref&gt; to a high of 30,077 works in April 2, 2008, &lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/2849.html?thread=33569#t33825 Re: question about Furry Art Pile: current statistics?] April 2, 2008, ([[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) reply by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; continuing on such steady rate until its shutdown on September 1st, 2008.<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile went down for week in late March 2007, as part of an upgrade to its most recent version.<br /> <br /> ==== Shutdown ====<br /> [[Image:FAP last notice.jpg|right|thumb|200px|FAP last displayed public notice]]<br /> The founder announced on August 27, 2008 that:<br /> {{q|Two years later, this isn't fun for me anymore. I spend too much time everyday developing new features and optimizing the code to perfection; I never have time for my other projects. [...] So, I'm closing FAP&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html Goodbye, Furry Art Pile]. August 27, 2008 post to furryartpile LiveJournal community. Retrieved August 31, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/263913.html The Last FAP]&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> This announcement, which stated that Furry Art Pile's archives would be deleted by the end of August was met with severe criticism.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> ==== Reopening, FAP's future? ====<br /> <br /> The site was partially reopened on August 29 with planned public access for two more weeks, with Ekigyuu supposedly being into negotiations with an unidentified third party over a possible acquisition and continuation of Furry Art Pile; [[MyFursona]] has also stated its own interest in acquiring Furry Art Pile, with intentions of merging accounts between the two services&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/5029 The FAP Situation], by Tori Belliachi&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://toribelliachi.livejournal.com/84582.html MyFursona and Furry Art Pile]&lt;/ref&gt;. <br /> <br /> However, when asked about selling or offering the site to new management, Ekigyuu denied that such negotiations were taking place at all; in addition, the announcement of the transaction by [[Tori Belliachi]] was thrown into doubt due to Belliachi's age (he was born in 1991, making him 16 at the time of the announcement) and British citizenship, which would restrict access to, let alone administration of, a website with pornographic or adult content&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/264199.html#comments Commentary by ekigyuu and arshes]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Ekigyuu also disclosed interest in releasing the source code for the website's server software under an open source license in preparation for the shutdown in preparation for the deletion of the service&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html?thread=49123#t49123 Comment by ekigyuu]&lt;/ref&gt;; with the alleged negotiations in progress, it is not known if this open-sourcing of the server software will still take place.<br /> <br /> ==== Final word ====<br /> <br /> On August 31st, Ekigyuu made a post stating that the site will not be transferred to anyone else, and all site URL's began forwarding to a [[Wikipedia:Rick Roll|Rick Roll]] video on [[YouTube]].&lt;ref name=&quot;RickRoll&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4159.html Post on FAP LJ Community, stating that it's now closed]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== Potential Future ====<br /> <br /> The domain name Furryartpile.com now redirects to [http://www.artpiles.com ArtPiles.com]. All that currently exists at this new domain is the title &quot;Art Piles - The Open Source Art Community&quot; and a looping image of a bouncing bird, which was part of FAP's &quot;loading&quot; graphic. It is unknown at this time what Art Piles will be.<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> [[Image:FAPLJ.gif|thumb|right|FAP's LJ logo]]<br /> In addition of an external LiveJournal community, FAP other services included:<br /> <br /> ==== '''Embedded FAP''' ====<br /> <br /> This feature, announced on June 29, 2007, would have allowed FAP members to display their latest works on their galleries in their personal websites, blogs and even their [[MySpace]] pages.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/1268.html New Feature: Embedded FAP Updated!] June 29, 2007 post by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ===='''Tagging''' ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile's art classification is handled entirely using user-created and selected tags. However, certain tags carry a specific meaning, including the following:<br /> <br /> * '''mature''': Marks the work as mature, preventing it from being shown by default<br /> * '''draft''': Marks the work as unfinished, hiding them from appearing in the user's gallery (unless specifically searched for)<br /> * '''featured''': Places the work in the user's &quot;Featured works&quot; gallery, displayed above their normal gallery on their user page<br /> <br /> In addition, some tags are used to identify works based on other properties:<br /> <br /> * '''user:'''''username'' Identifies the user that created the work<br /> * '''favby:'''''username'' Identifies works marked as favorites by the user<br /> * '''type:'''''genre'' Identifies images (art), writing (prose), or flash-based works (flash)<br /> * '''color:'''''hue'' Identifies works using the specified color<br /> * '''workid:'''''number'' Returns works related to the specified work<br /> <br /> ==== '''Full featured search''' ====<br /> <br /> Besides being able to browse by tags, Furry Art Pile allows users to search with [http://www.furryartpile.com/help/#searchoperators boolean search operators] and spans of time. Search results can be sorted by date uploaded, popularity and relevance to the search string with up to 120 thumbnails per page.<br /> <br /> ==== Filters ==== <br /> <br /> Individual tags and users can be filtered or &quot;hidden&quot; with Furry Art Pile's tag filter.<br /> <br /> ==== RSS feeds ====<br /> <br /> Tags, artists and all works were available as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/all.xml] returns all recent works.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/tag/tag.xml] returns recent works that match a tag string.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/user/username.xml] returns recent works for a specific user.<br /> <br /> Syndication feeds for message centers and comment threads were being developed, right up to the site's shutdown.&lt;ref name=&quot;fapblog&quot;&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/265.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> ==== Developer API ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile features an open developer API called '''fAPI''' that allows developers to create their own applications using the information on Furry Art Pile. Furry Art Pile was the only furry art website that offered an open API.<br /> <br /> ==== Open source ====<br /> {{main|Guava (CMS)}}<br /> Ekigyuu has announced intentions to release the source code of the content management system that Furry Art Pile used to host and upload content under the [[wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] for other furry multimedia sites to use&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;/&gt;; this server software was codenamed &quot;''Guava''&quot;. This will also include the release of the fAPI.<br /> <br /> As of October 27, 2008, the new redirect for Furryartpile.com seems to indicate that this open source package will be called &quot;Art Piles.&quot;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mature art archives]]<br /> [[Category:2006 births]]<br /> [[Category:2008 deaths]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_Art_Pile 2008-10-28T00:21:19Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* = Potential Future */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Furry Art Pile.png|right|Furry Art Pile]]<br /> '''Furry Art Pile''', also known as '''FAP''', was a [[furry]] art community which opened to the public on September 24, 2006. It relied on a system of tagging for organizing content. Mature artwork was permitted, but hidden by default.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''':<br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furryartpile.com/ (down)<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/ (active)<br /> * '''Founder''': [[ekigyuu]]<br /> * '''Administrator''': ekigyuu<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 24, 2006 - September 1, 2008<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> Since it's inception on September of 2006, the site grew exponentially, with 12,358 works uploaded to the site in June 10, 2007,&lt;ref name=&quot;fAPI&quot;&gt;fAPI query http://www.furryartpile.com/api/works.xml&lt;/ref&gt; to a high of 30,077 works in April 2, 2008, &lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/2849.html?thread=33569#t33825 Re: question about Furry Art Pile: current statistics?] April 2, 2008, ([[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) reply by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; continuing on such steady rate until its shutdown on September 1st, 2008.<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile went down for week in late March 2007, as part of an upgrade to its most recent version.<br /> <br /> ==== Shutdown ====<br /> [[Image:FAP last notice.jpg|right|thumb|200px|FAP last displayed public notice]]<br /> The founder announced on August 27, 2008 that:<br /> {{q|Two years later, this isn't fun for me anymore. I spend too much time everyday developing new features and optimizing the code to perfection; I never have time for my other projects. [...] So, I'm closing FAP&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html Goodbye, Furry Art Pile]. August 27, 2008 post to furryartpile LiveJournal community. Retrieved August 31, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/263913.html The Last FAP]&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> This announcement, which stated that Furry Art Pile's archives would be deleted by the end of August was met with severe criticism.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> ==== Reopening, FAP's future? ====<br /> <br /> The site was partially reopened on August 29 with planned public access for two more weeks, with Ekigyuu supposedly being into negotiations with an unidentified third party over a possible acquisition and continuation of Furry Art Pile; [[MyFursona]] has also stated its own interest in acquiring Furry Art Pile, with intentions of merging accounts between the two services&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/5029 The FAP Situation], by Tori Belliachi&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://toribelliachi.livejournal.com/84582.html MyFursona and Furry Art Pile]&lt;/ref&gt;. <br /> <br /> However, when asked about selling or offering the site to new management, Ekigyuu denied that such negotiations were taking place at all; in addition, the announcement of the transaction by [[Tori Belliachi]] was thrown into doubt due to Belliachi's age (he was born in 1991, making him 16 at the time of the announcement) and British citizenship, which would restrict access to, let alone administration of, a website with pornographic or adult content&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/264199.html#comments Commentary by ekigyuu and arshes]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Ekigyuu also disclosed interest in releasing the source code for the website's server software under an open source license in preparation for the shutdown in preparation for the deletion of the service&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html?thread=49123#t49123 Comment by ekigyuu]&lt;/ref&gt;; with the alleged negotiations in progress, it is not known if this open-sourcing of the server software will still take place.<br /> <br /> ==== Final word ====<br /> <br /> On August 31st, Ekigyuu made a post stating that the site will not be transferred to anyone else, and all site URL's began forwarding to a [[Wikipedia:Rick Roll|Rick Roll]] video on [[YouTube]].&lt;ref name=&quot;RickRoll&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4159.html Post on FAP LJ Community, stating that it's now closed]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== Potential Future ====<br /> <br /> The domain name Furryartpile.com now redirects to [http://www.artpiles.com ArtPiles.com]. All that currently exists at this new domain is the title &quot;Art Piles - The Open Source Art Community&quot; and a looping image of a bouncing bird, which was part of FAP's &quot;loading&quot; graphic. It is unknown at this time what Art Piles will be.<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> [[Image:FAPLJ.gif|thumb|right|FAP's LJ logo]]<br /> In addition of an external LiveJournal community, FAP other services included:<br /> <br /> ==== '''Embedded FAP''' ====<br /> <br /> This feature, announced on June 29, 2007, would have allowed FAP members to display their latest works on their galleries in their personal websites, blogs and even their [[MySpace]] pages.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/1268.html New Feature: Embedded FAP Updated!] June 29, 2007 post by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ===='''Tagging''' ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile's art classification is handled entirely using user-created and selected tags. However, certain tags carry a specific meaning, including the following:<br /> <br /> * '''mature''': Marks the work as mature, preventing it from being shown by default<br /> * '''draft''': Marks the work as unfinished, hiding them from appearing in the user's gallery (unless specifically searched for)<br /> * '''featured''': Places the work in the user's &quot;Featured works&quot; gallery, displayed above their normal gallery on their user page<br /> <br /> In addition, some tags are used to identify works based on other properties:<br /> <br /> * '''user:'''''username'' Identifies the user that created the work<br /> * '''favby:'''''username'' Identifies works marked as favorites by the user<br /> * '''type:'''''genre'' Identifies images (art), writing (prose), or flash-based works (flash)<br /> * '''color:'''''hue'' Identifies works using the specified color<br /> * '''workid:'''''number'' Returns works related to the specified work<br /> <br /> ==== '''Full featured search''' ====<br /> <br /> Besides being able to browse by tags, Furry Art Pile allows users to search with [http://www.furryartpile.com/help/#searchoperators boolean search operators] and spans of time. Search results can be sorted by date uploaded, popularity and relevance to the search string with up to 120 thumbnails per page.<br /> <br /> ==== Filters ==== <br /> <br /> Individual tags and users can be filtered or &quot;hidden&quot; with Furry Art Pile's tag filter.<br /> <br /> ==== RSS feeds ====<br /> <br /> Tags, artists and all works were available as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/all.xml] returns all recent works.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/tag/tag.xml] returns recent works that match a tag string.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/user/username.xml] returns recent works for a specific user.<br /> <br /> Syndication feeds for message centers and comment threads were being developed, right up to the site's shutdown.&lt;ref name=&quot;fapblog&quot;&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/265.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> ==== Developer API ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile features an open developer API called '''fAPI''' that allows developers to create their own applications using the information on Furry Art Pile. Furry Art Pile was the only furry art website that offered an open API.<br /> <br /> ==== Open source ====<br /> {{main|Guava (CMS)}}<br /> Ekigyuu has announced intentions to release the source code of the content management system that Furry Art Pile used to host and upload content under the [[wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] for other furry multimedia sites to use&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;/&gt;; this server software is codenamed &quot;''Guava''&quot;. This will also include the release of the fAPI.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mature art archives]]<br /> [[Category:2006 births]]<br /> [[Category:2008 deaths]]</div>

XerxesQ //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_Art_Pile 2008-10-28T00:20:47Z

<p>XerxesQ: /* Final word */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Furry Art Pile.png|right|Furry Art Pile]]<br /> '''Furry Art Pile''', also known as '''FAP''', was a [[furry]] art community which opened to the public on September 24, 2006. It relied on a system of tagging for organizing content. Mature artwork was permitted, but hidden by default.<br /> <br /> * '''Addresses''':<br /> ** '''Website''': http://www.furryartpile.com/ (down)<br /> ** '''LiveJournal''': http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/ (active)<br /> * '''Founder''': [[ekigyuu]]<br /> * '''Administrator''': ekigyuu<br /> * '''Ran from/to''': September 24, 2006 - September 1, 2008<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> Since it's inception on September of 2006, the site grew exponentially, with 12,358 works uploaded to the site in June 10, 2007,&lt;ref name=&quot;fAPI&quot;&gt;fAPI query http://www.furryartpile.com/api/works.xml&lt;/ref&gt; to a high of 30,077 works in April 2, 2008, &lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/2849.html?thread=33569#t33825 Re: question about Furry Art Pile: current statistics?] April 2, 2008, ([[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) reply by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; continuing on such steady rate until its shutdown on September 1st, 2008.<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile went down for week in late March 2007, as part of an upgrade to its most recent version.<br /> <br /> ==== Shutdown ====<br /> [[Image:FAP last notice.jpg|right|thumb|200px|FAP last displayed public notice]]<br /> The founder announced on August 27, 2008 that:<br /> {{q|Two years later, this isn't fun for me anymore. I spend too much time everyday developing new features and optimizing the code to perfection; I never have time for my other projects. [...] So, I'm closing FAP&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html Goodbye, Furry Art Pile]. August 27, 2008 post to furryartpile LiveJournal community. Retrieved August 31, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/263913.html The Last FAP]&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> This announcement, which stated that Furry Art Pile's archives would be deleted by the end of August was met with severe criticism.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> ==== Reopening, FAP's future? ====<br /> <br /> The site was partially reopened on August 29 with planned public access for two more weeks, with Ekigyuu supposedly being into negotiations with an unidentified third party over a possible acquisition and continuation of Furry Art Pile; [[MyFursona]] has also stated its own interest in acquiring Furry Art Pile, with intentions of merging accounts between the two services&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myfursona.com/blog/5029 The FAP Situation], by Tori Belliachi&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://toribelliachi.livejournal.com/84582.html MyFursona and Furry Art Pile]&lt;/ref&gt;. <br /> <br /> However, when asked about selling or offering the site to new management, Ekigyuu denied that such negotiations were taking place at all; in addition, the announcement of the transaction by [[Tori Belliachi]] was thrown into doubt due to Belliachi's age (he was born in 1991, making him 16 at the time of the announcement) and British citizenship, which would restrict access to, let alone administration of, a website with pornographic or adult content&lt;ref&gt;[http://noodlesandbeef.livejournal.com/264199.html#comments Commentary by ekigyuu and arshes]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> Ekigyuu also disclosed interest in releasing the source code for the website's server software under an open source license in preparation for the shutdown in preparation for the deletion of the service&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4067.html?thread=49123#t49123 Comment by ekigyuu]&lt;/ref&gt;; with the alleged negotiations in progress, it is not known if this open-sourcing of the server software will still take place.<br /> <br /> ==== Final word ====<br /> <br /> On August 31st, Ekigyuu made a post stating that the site will not be transferred to anyone else, and all site URL's began forwarding to a [[Wikipedia:Rick Roll|Rick Roll]] video on [[YouTube]].&lt;ref name=&quot;RickRoll&quot;&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/4159.html Post on FAP LJ Community, stating that it's now closed]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== Potential Future ===<br /> <br /> The domain name Furryartpile.com now redirects to [http://www.artpiles.com ArtPiles.com]. All that currently exists at this new domain is the title &quot;Art Piles - The Open Source Art Community&quot; and a looping image of a bouncing bird, which was part of FAP's &quot;loading&quot; graphic. It is unknown at this time what Art Piles will be.<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> [[Image:FAPLJ.gif|thumb|right|FAP's LJ logo]]<br /> In addition of an external LiveJournal community, FAP other services included:<br /> <br /> ==== '''Embedded FAP''' ====<br /> <br /> This feature, announced on June 29, 2007, would have allowed FAP members to display their latest works on their galleries in their personal websites, blogs and even their [[MySpace]] pages.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/1268.html New Feature: Embedded FAP Updated!] June 29, 2007 post by Ekigyuu to Furry Art Pile LiveJournal community.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ===='''Tagging''' ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile's art classification is handled entirely using user-created and selected tags. However, certain tags carry a specific meaning, including the following:<br /> <br /> * '''mature''': Marks the work as mature, preventing it from being shown by default<br /> * '''draft''': Marks the work as unfinished, hiding them from appearing in the user's gallery (unless specifically searched for)<br /> * '''featured''': Places the work in the user's &quot;Featured works&quot; gallery, displayed above their normal gallery on their user page<br /> <br /> In addition, some tags are used to identify works based on other properties:<br /> <br /> * '''user:'''''username'' Identifies the user that created the work<br /> * '''favby:'''''username'' Identifies works marked as favorites by the user<br /> * '''type:'''''genre'' Identifies images (art), writing (prose), or flash-based works (flash)<br /> * '''color:'''''hue'' Identifies works using the specified color<br /> * '''workid:'''''number'' Returns works related to the specified work<br /> <br /> ==== '''Full featured search''' ====<br /> <br /> Besides being able to browse by tags, Furry Art Pile allows users to search with [http://www.furryartpile.com/help/#searchoperators boolean search operators] and spans of time. Search results can be sorted by date uploaded, popularity and relevance to the search string with up to 120 thumbnails per page.<br /> <br /> ==== Filters ==== <br /> <br /> Individual tags and users can be filtered or &quot;hidden&quot; with Furry Art Pile's tag filter.<br /> <br /> ==== RSS feeds ====<br /> <br /> Tags, artists and all works were available as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/all.xml] returns all recent works.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/tag/tag.xml] returns recent works that match a tag string.<br /> * [http://www.furryartpile.com/rss/user/username.xml] returns recent works for a specific user.<br /> <br /> Syndication feeds for message centers and comment threads were being developed, right up to the site's shutdown.&lt;ref name=&quot;fapblog&quot;&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/furryartpile/265.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> ==== Developer API ====<br /> <br /> Furry Art Pile features an open developer API called '''fAPI''' that allows developers to create their own applications using the information on Furry Art Pile. Furry Art Pile was the only furry art website that offered an open API.<br /> <br /> ==== Open source ====<br /> {{main|Guava (CMS)}}<br /> Ekigyuu has announced intentions to release the source code of the content management system that Furry Art Pile used to host and upload content under the [[wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] for other furry multimedia sites to use&lt;ref name=&quot;OpenSource&quot;/&gt;; this server software is codenamed &quot;''Guava''&quot;. This will also include the release of the fAPI.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mature art archives]]<br /> [[Category:2006 births]]<br /> [[Category:2008 deaths]]</div>

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