Difference between revisions of "Herpy: Reptile Lovers' Community"
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== Herpy II == | == Herpy II == | ||
| − | Prior to discovering a lack of | + | Prior to discovering a lack of administrative capabilities, Dracokon mentioned various updates and modifications he felt would better the community and make it more attractive for passersby to register and participate on. He was unable to carry these operations out, but with the help of BullGator a green-themed skin was applied to the forums as well as several packs of reptile-themed emoticons that are continuously updated with new additions. |
He previously and somewhat jokingly titled his idea "Herpy II", a name that was eventually thrown out in favor of simply keeping the community as-is. | He previously and somewhat jokingly titled his idea "Herpy II", a name that was eventually thrown out in favor of simply keeping the community as-is. | ||
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| + | === Contests & Giveaways === | ||
| + | As an incentive to keep people in the community administrators Dracokon and Ethology have both held numerous giveaways at landmark Herpy milestones or on regular holidays. A list of previous giveaways is below starting with the most recent: | ||
| + | *'''Herpy 5th Birthday (March 2010)''': [[Zoophilia|Zeta]] stickers (Dracokon) | ||
| + | *'''10,000 Forum Posts (February 2010)''': ''Spyro the Dragon'' & ''Ripto's Rage'' for PS1 and ''Dragon Rage'' for PS2 (Ethology) | ||
| + | *'''Herpy Holidays! (December 2009)''': "Double Croc" T-shirts, ''Dragonology'' calendars, & Komodo dragon figurines (Ethology) | ||
| + | *'''Herpy Holidays! (December 2009)''': ''Dragon Wars'' on DVD (Dracokon) | ||
| + | *'''3,000 Forum Posts (May 2009)''': MacFarlane dragon figurine (Ethology) | ||
| + | *'''9,000 Gallery Images (April 2009)''': MacFarlane dragon figurine (Ethology) | ||
| + | *'''2,000 Forum Posts (Date Unknown)''': Godzilla DVD set (Ethology) | ||
| + | *'''Unknown Giveaway (Date Unknown)''': ''Life in Cold Blood'' documentary DVD set (Ethology) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 8 March 2010
| Herpy Reptile Lovers' Community | |
|---|---|
 Herpy logo (2005 - 2009) by D.O.P.R | |
| Author(s) | Administrators: Varka Moderators: BullGator, Dracokon |
| Website | |
| Status | User-uploaded |
| Launch date | February 2005 |
| End date | Still open |
| Genre | Multimedia archive |
| Rating(s) | NC-17
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Herpy Reptile Lovers' Community (formerly known as Herpy Reference Archive from 2005 - 2009 and commonly referred to as Herpy by its community and visitors) is a website established in February 2005 by Scottish entrepreneur Varka and Canadian biologist BullGator as a reference resource for both artists and those interested in certain aspects of reptilian behavior and anatomy. Dracokon, an American writer known for his feral reptilian works, joined the staff in April 2009. Based on its own server in London, England, the site receives over a million hits per month. In October 2006 it passed a milestone of 1,000 registered members despite not being widely advertised in the fandom. The website was the victim of a defacement in November 2008 and was forced to go through a forum and gallery software update to ensure the same exploit won't happen again. Herpy relaunched April 2009 and has remained online without problems.
On February 28, 2010 Herpy celebrated 5 years online.
The original Herpy logo was designed by D.O.P.R, who maintains a gallery in the Artists section.
Contents
4th Quarter 2008 Downtime/Defacement
In the early hours of November 11, 2008 an unknown group of trolls abused a security hole in Herpy's phpBB 2.0 software and crashed the forums, deleting subforums and threads and replacing graphics with shock images. Herpy.net was taken down by Varka and replaced with a message that the forums would be restored and online again soon. The Gallery was the first to be restored to its original status and the forums themselves came back online in April 2009.
A post by BullGator on the Bad Dragon forums during the downtime mentioned when the forums re-open the community would be managed by himself, scaler, and Dracokon. [1] Upon re-launch Dracokon was the only member of the two mentioned in attendance so the staff position was given to him after a period of rocky transition.
Herpy II
Prior to discovering a lack of administrative capabilities, Dracokon mentioned various updates and modifications he felt would better the community and make it more attractive for passersby to register and participate on. He was unable to carry these operations out, but with the help of BullGator a green-themed skin was applied to the forums as well as several packs of reptile-themed emoticons that are continuously updated with new additions.
He previously and somewhat jokingly titled his idea "Herpy II", a name that was eventually thrown out in favor of simply keeping the community as-is.
Contests & Giveaways
As an incentive to keep people in the community administrators Dracokon and Ethology have both held numerous giveaways at landmark Herpy milestones or on regular holidays. A list of previous giveaways is below starting with the most recent:
- Herpy 5th Birthday (March 2010): Zeta stickers (Dracokon)
- 10,000 Forum Posts (February 2010): Spyro the Dragon & Ripto's Rage for PS1 and Dragon Rage for PS2 (Ethology)
- Herpy Holidays! (December 2009): "Double Croc" T-shirts, Dragonology calendars, & Komodo dragon figurines (Ethology)
- Herpy Holidays! (December 2009): Dragon Wars on DVD (Dracokon)
- 3,000 Forum Posts (May 2009): MacFarlane dragon figurine (Ethology)
- 9,000 Gallery Images (April 2009): MacFarlane dragon figurine (Ethology)
- 2,000 Forum Posts (Date Unknown): Godzilla DVD set (Ethology)
- Unknown Giveaway (Date Unknown): Life in Cold Blood documentary DVD set (Ethology)
External links
- Herpy Reference Archive
- Herpy Hits 1,000 Members!, a September 30, 2006 post at BullGator's LiveJournal
- Herpy reaches 3,000 posts!, a May 26, 2009 post by BullGator
- Herpy gallery reaches 10,000 files!, a December 30, 2009 post by BullGator
- Happy fifth birthday, Herpy!, a March 1, 2010 post by BullGator