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Selling my PlayStation 3
General | Posted 16 years agoFor those interested, I'm selling my PlayStation 3 (with 13 games - 2 PS3, 11 PS2). It's an original 60GB PS3, so it has all that yummy full PS2 hardware compatibility.
Check it:
http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1009691.html?
Opening bid: $1
Check it:
http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1009691.html?
Opening bid: $1
Advertised on FA? Feedback wanted!
General | Posted 16 years agoAs part of an upcoming UI overhaul this Summer/Fall, I'm looking to completely overhaul FA's advertising system to better integrate ads into the new layout. Standardize the ads and make the system work better for advertisers and those interested in discovering new parts of the fandom.
So, curious:
Which do you prefer? Mini-ads or leaderboards?
And if you block the ads, that's cool... but no need to rub it in, seriously. It's rude. =P Ads allow us to buy and upgrade hardware and allow your fellow community members to get awesome exposure.
PS:
Zaush is helping a majority with the layout!
So, curious:
Which do you prefer? Mini-ads or leaderboards?
And if you block the ads, that's cool... but no need to rub it in, seriously. It's rude. =P Ads allow us to buy and upgrade hardware and allow your fellow community members to get awesome exposure.
PS:
Zaush is helping a majority with the layout!FA Ads - Over 2,000,000,000 served.
General | Posted 16 years agoSince FA started doing in house advertisements (much to tsawolf's awesome expertise) we've served over two billion recorded ads on FA. Unrecorded ads? Estimated somewhere between 3.5 to 4 billion*. YIKES!
* This is a rough estimate... give or take, y'know... a few million here or there.
* This is a rough estimate... give or take, y'know... a few million here or there.
*headdesk*
General | Posted 16 years agoI forgot that my mom knows I'm "Dragoneer". And is well versed in Google. And... and, uh... yeah.
Oh, the things she's probably seen. Haha! HI, MOM! And this is awkward. I think I'm going to hide over in my hole now.
Dragoneer Moms > Dragoneer
Oh, the things she's probably seen. Haha! HI, MOM! And this is awkward. I think I'm going to hide over in my hole now.
Dragoneer Moms > Dragoneer
FA Ads - New Con? Free Ads!
General | Posted 16 years agoWe know how hard putting together a convention can be. It's a daunting task, but it's rewarding and fun. Because of that, FA: United is sponsoring all /NEW/ conventions with two free months of advertising on FA. :) Complete with stats and updates.
We want you to succeed, and damn it, we like you. So if you're thinking of planning a convention, and the thought of killing a tree's worth of flyers seems mean spirited (and hey, who likes papercuts?) then shoot me an e-mail at dragoneer at furaffinity dot net.
To qualify:
* You MUST be a new convention in your first year of operation to qualify for the advertising.
* Your ad must also not suck (get a graphic designer, ya bums! They'll work for caffeine. Preferably Bawls. They love that stuff.).
Love,
Dragoneer
These guys? ^^^^ They love you.
We want you to succeed, and damn it, we like you. So if you're thinking of planning a convention, and the thought of killing a tree's worth of flyers seems mean spirited (and hey, who likes papercuts?) then shoot me an e-mail at dragoneer at furaffinity dot net.
To qualify:
* You MUST be a new convention in your first year of operation to qualify for the advertising.
* Your ad must also not suck (get a graphic designer, ya bums! They'll work for caffeine. Preferably Bawls. They love that stuff.).
Love,
Dragoneer
White Castle
General | Posted 16 years agoFuck. Why can't White Castle be in DC? I feel like driving up to Jersey to grab a bag. It's a fucking annoying craving.
=|
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Identity Theft? It's Comcastic
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, some of you may have heard of "Stacey English". For those that haven't, she's a habitual identity thief who goes from art site to art site stealing artist's identities, masquerading as them, taking commissions under artist's names and selling their prints at cons. She's registered some 200+ FA accounts over various IPs and locations, impersonating artists like Ursula Vernon, Néné Thomas, Mark Brill and tons of other famous artists both in the fandom and fantasy industry.
In short: Stacey's a bitch.
When we find her we take out her accounts, ban them, do what we can. But she comes back a few months later, new IP, new location, and lathers, rinses, repeats. Yesterday we banned 17 accounts held by Stacey created over about a month's time. And each time I find her I report her to her ISP, Comcast, and each time I get the same answer. 99.9% of the time I'd never take this route because it's a waste of time and the internet will move on and it'll be forgotten about in about 15 minutes. But when it comes to Stacey English... I make an exception.
And sure enough, every time, Comcast gives me the same response.
Frank Eliason, Comcast Director Digital Care wrote:If there is no loss, then no crime has been committed.
That's Comcast's stance. They don't care unless you've lost money. Until you're a victim... no skin off their back. In fact, as an admin, I can't protect you from identity theft (even with logs and proof of the user's intent) except on FA's site. I can't stop the source, even with proof. The only way Comcast cares is if your identity was stolen or somebody is masquerading as you and you get financially raped, lose your apartment, etc. And even then, you have to prove the actions were directly responsible because of the person's access to the internet via Comcast. Frontier Net? Verizon? They've been more receptive to helping out in situations like this in the past. But not Comcast. You have be a victim before they'll help you. It doesn't matter that you can prove the intent, or that the person keeps trying, but until you've been hit financially? Not a worry for 'em.
Then again, like Comcast says, if there's no loss... then no crime has been committed. I guess that means you can download the fuck out of the Pirate Bay because, as Comcast see's it, if there's no financial loss, no crime! HELLO, LOOPHOLE!
Frank Eliason, Comcast Director Digital Care wrote:You would have other legal recourse, such as cease and desist order or suing the individual. In doing so you can ask the court to subpoena information regarding the account. From a non-legal perspective you can block an IP from your server. Beyond that we would not be able to assist.
It's a shame, really.
Now, I don't want to play Internet police (I don't) because the net is full of amazing lulz and retarded shit, and the great freedom that comes with it is immaculate. However, you have to draw the line somewhere, and if identity theft sure as fuck isn't behind that line then what the hell is? Oh, download quotas... right.
*cough*
You should all regularly be checking the internet, Google yourself, your name, everything about you. KNOW what the hell is going on with your life to protect yourself by this. Because even though there are people out there who care, who are trying to stop this shit (HI!) we can't always help you. No matter how much we try.
- Dragoneer
In short: Stacey's a bitch.
When we find her we take out her accounts, ban them, do what we can. But she comes back a few months later, new IP, new location, and lathers, rinses, repeats. Yesterday we banned 17 accounts held by Stacey created over about a month's time. And each time I find her I report her to her ISP, Comcast, and each time I get the same answer. 99.9% of the time I'd never take this route because it's a waste of time and the internet will move on and it'll be forgotten about in about 15 minutes. But when it comes to Stacey English... I make an exception.
And sure enough, every time, Comcast gives me the same response.
Frank Eliason, Comcast Director Digital Care wrote:If there is no loss, then no crime has been committed.
That's Comcast's stance. They don't care unless you've lost money. Until you're a victim... no skin off their back. In fact, as an admin, I can't protect you from identity theft (even with logs and proof of the user's intent) except on FA's site. I can't stop the source, even with proof. The only way Comcast cares is if your identity was stolen or somebody is masquerading as you and you get financially raped, lose your apartment, etc. And even then, you have to prove the actions were directly responsible because of the person's access to the internet via Comcast. Frontier Net? Verizon? They've been more receptive to helping out in situations like this in the past. But not Comcast. You have be a victim before they'll help you. It doesn't matter that you can prove the intent, or that the person keeps trying, but until you've been hit financially? Not a worry for 'em.
Then again, like Comcast says, if there's no loss... then no crime has been committed. I guess that means you can download the fuck out of the Pirate Bay because, as Comcast see's it, if there's no financial loss, no crime! HELLO, LOOPHOLE!
Frank Eliason, Comcast Director Digital Care wrote:You would have other legal recourse, such as cease and desist order or suing the individual. In doing so you can ask the court to subpoena information regarding the account. From a non-legal perspective you can block an IP from your server. Beyond that we would not be able to assist.
It's a shame, really.
Now, I don't want to play Internet police (I don't) because the net is full of amazing lulz and retarded shit, and the great freedom that comes with it is immaculate. However, you have to draw the line somewhere, and if identity theft sure as fuck isn't behind that line then what the hell is? Oh, download quotas... right.
*cough*
You should all regularly be checking the internet, Google yourself, your name, everything about you. KNOW what the hell is going on with your life to protect yourself by this. Because even though there are people out there who care, who are trying to stop this shit (HI!) we can't always help you. No matter how much we try.
- Dragoneer
PETA Announcement
General | Posted 16 years agoAfter months of long, arduous discussion with PETA, I and Fur Affinity am proud to announce that, as of today, "piglets" shall henceforth be called "bacon seeds".
Spread the word!
Spread the word!
Treekkake
General | Posted 16 years agoY'know, I know that trees and grass and other so-called "plant life" need to pollinate to fertilize, but I'd REALLY appreciate if they didn't do it on my car. Or me. Or at all. Yes, I'm a selfish bastard and think nature needs to be considerate to my needs.
Fuck trees.
Seriously, have you every CONSIDERED what pollen is? It's sperm. Plant sperm. Trees and shubbery and all sorts of shit are EJACULATING ALL OVER YOU! They're so excited they just jizz their dusty load into the air the moment they see you and... OH SHIT, HONEY? Don't even get me started on honey. rignaerugnaergiuanergenrfiaerngaer FUCK
Bees. Buzzing cum dumpsters. EVERYWHERE. NATURE'S DICKS ARE EVERYWHERE!
Fuck, I hate Spring.
The end.
EDIT: Google has no search terms of "Treekkake". I HAVE INVENTED A NEW WORD! TRADEMARKED! Treekkake™. I shall die internets famous now.
Fuck trees.
Seriously, have you every CONSIDERED what pollen is? It's sperm. Plant sperm. Trees and shubbery and all sorts of shit are EJACULATING ALL OVER YOU! They're so excited they just jizz their dusty load into the air the moment they see you and... OH SHIT, HONEY? Don't even get me started on honey. rignaerugnaergiuanergenrfiaerngaer FUCK
Bees. Buzzing cum dumpsters. EVERYWHERE. NATURE'S DICKS ARE EVERYWHERE!
Fuck, I hate Spring.
The end.
EDIT: Google has no search terms of "Treekkake". I HAVE INVENTED A NEW WORD! TRADEMARKED! Treekkake™. I shall die internets famous now.
@faunited - Now on Twitter
General | Posted 16 years agohttp://twitter.com/faunited
Follow @FAUnited on Twitter for upcoming announcements on the Twittersphere. And by upcoming, I mean within the next seven days. :) Seriously awesome stuff brewing.
Oh my, yeeees!
http://twitter.com/furaffinity
And don't forget, watch @furaffinity while you're at it. The only way to stay sexy and abreast of FA information... hee hee, a breast... is to follow us for live updates and other random announcements!
Follow @FAUnited on Twitter for upcoming announcements on the Twittersphere. And by upcoming, I mean within the next seven days. :) Seriously awesome stuff brewing.
Oh my, yeeees!
http://twitter.com/furaffinity
And don't forget, watch @furaffinity while you're at it. The only way to stay sexy and abreast of FA information... hee hee, a breast... is to follow us for live updates and other random announcements!
Matthew Ebel (Follow Up Journal)
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, who turned in to see the live Matthew Ebel stream? Who'd be up for FA trying to promote events such as this in the future? Me, personally, I think it'd be nifty. Something to really promote things in the fandom from more of a personal thing.
Anyway, for those who watched Matt's live stream tonight, I *HIGHLY* encourage you to watch him on FA. Seriously. The guy is good. Tonight was a piano solo, and while good, Matt's skills far, FAR exceed that of mere ordinary mortals. And stuff.
Seriously. +watch spam the fuck out of Hali. He's good. REALLY good.
But besides that, thoughts? Should we attempt something like this in the future?
Anyway, for those who watched Matt's live stream tonight, I *HIGHLY* encourage you to watch him on FA. Seriously. The guy is good. Tonight was a piano solo, and while good, Matt's skills far, FAR exceed that of mere ordinary mortals. And stuff.
hali
haliSeriously. +watch spam the fuck out of Hali. He's good. REALLY good.
But besides that, thoughts? Should we attempt something like this in the future?
iPhone Supernova?
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, on my way home, I saw a UPS driver run a red light... and I caught up to the car while at a stoplight, and tried to get a pic of its license plate. When I turned on my iPhone's camera it was... in some sort of weird UV mode (not sure how to explain it). Reset the phone several times, camera wouldn't fix.
See exhibit A:
http://preyfar.furaffinity.net/iphone/
While in Office Depot, the phone started making a hissing sound... then got super hot, to the point I couldn't /even touch the thing/. It finally made a loud popping sound, then shut down.
o___O
After about 20 minutes of cooling down, I managed to get it to turn back on, but it's not quite working right at all.
Fuck. I can only imagine the thing was ready to explode. Jesus.
See exhibit A:
http://preyfar.furaffinity.net/iphone/
While in Office Depot, the phone started making a hissing sound... then got super hot, to the point I couldn't /even touch the thing/. It finally made a loud popping sound, then shut down.
o___O
After about 20 minutes of cooling down, I managed to get it to turn back on, but it's not quite working right at all.
Fuck. I can only imagine the thing was ready to explode. Jesus.
Matthew Ebel
General | Posted 16 years agoMatthew Ebel (aka, Hali of Firpine), you may remember him as FWA's guest of Honor... well, he's going to be doing a streaming concert tonight, and I'm messing around with trying to live feed it through FA (link). This is sort of an experiment, so bear with me. :)
I linked everything on a new ad (that'll be pulled after the show is done). Come back at 6PM EST and check him out. :)
I linked everything on a new ad (that'll be pulled after the show is done). Come back at 6PM EST and check him out. :)
Wacom Followed Me on Twitter?
General | Posted 16 years agoWacom (that tablet-makin' company) followed me on Twitter. I don't know why, but that's just god damn awesome to me. HEE!
And in other news, I got my Wacom Intuos 4 today. :) YAY! And I was supposed to be in bed three hours ago
http://twitter.com/dragoneer
And in other news, I got my Wacom Intuos 4 today. :) YAY! And I was supposed to be in bed three hours ago
http://twitter.com/dragoneer
Fav Math
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, I was looking at my stats earlier. 32,000 favs. I maybe fave one out of every six images I look at. So, right there... that's over 190K images. 190,000. PHEW! I can officially say I've probably seen EVERYTHING there is to see in this fandom, and then some.
With over 2.1 million submissions sent to FA, I've not even scratched 10% of what's on the site. That's scary.
Let's assume that out of that 190K each image is about 300K in file size. That means I've downloaded well over 57,000MB worth of data from this site. 57GB worth of art. And that's *ONLY* the art. That doesn't include interface, avatars, comments, etc. And that's a rough estimate. The actual number is probably MUCH higher. So, that said, an image can be 300K, but that's not including the accompanying data: comments, avatars, formatting, etc. I've seen images with upwards or 2 or 3 MB worth of said tertiary data. /For one image./ At the roll of a dice, I'd probably estimate the there's another 50GB worth of downloads just in the UI, AVs and more.
And we're not even scratching journals, notes, thumbnails from the Browse and Search, etc.
. . .
Long story short, I guess the question I'm trying to ask myself is how my eyeballs haven't yet burst into flame?
NOTE: My math uses VERY rough estimates, and I'm not accounting for the 1024. Sorry, geeks! It's impossible to get an accurate count as to how much damage has been done, and I'm probably lowballing my numbers even still.
With over 2.1 million submissions sent to FA, I've not even scratched 10% of what's on the site. That's scary.
Let's assume that out of that 190K each image is about 300K in file size. That means I've downloaded well over 57,000MB worth of data from this site. 57GB worth of art. And that's *ONLY* the art. That doesn't include interface, avatars, comments, etc. And that's a rough estimate. The actual number is probably MUCH higher. So, that said, an image can be 300K, but that's not including the accompanying data: comments, avatars, formatting, etc. I've seen images with upwards or 2 or 3 MB worth of said tertiary data. /For one image./ At the roll of a dice, I'd probably estimate the there's another 50GB worth of downloads just in the UI, AVs and more.
And we're not even scratching journals, notes, thumbnails from the Browse and Search, etc.
. . .
Long story short, I guess the question I'm trying to ask myself is how my eyeballs haven't yet burst into flame?
NOTE: My math uses VERY rough estimates, and I'm not accounting for the 1024. Sorry, geeks! It's impossible to get an accurate count as to how much damage has been done, and I'm probably lowballing my numbers even still.
NERD RAGE
General | Posted 16 years agoBeing that I work in the IT field, I tend to get asked a lot of questions: what computer should I buy? Should I get a Mac because Windows Vista will eat my children? Short answer: no. Is Steve Ballmer REALLY that sweaty? Typical stuff.
In a corporate environment, it becomes painfully obvious (and fast!) just how computer illiterate that average person is*.
That said, lately I've noticed a disturbing trend at my job: co-workers have been coming to me asking me for assistance in getting their "DVD" to play. Begrudgingly, I trot my fat IT ass over (powered by Doritos!) to their workstation. Is it a training DVD? Is it a video necessary for a presentation? No, of course not. They've got ripped copies of Slumdog Millionaire, Monsters vs Aliens, Yolanda Does Obama, Spelunker Dunkers IV, etc.
Oh. Neat. Pirated movies. Great. The secretary with 192 children has somehow found Bit Torrent. Life, meet Hell. Hell, please freeze over soon.
Naturally, this is when I get to play Good Cop, Bad Cop, Fat Cop. Oh, I'd LOVE to help you... but I can't. Because it's illegal. And then I get the funtastic chore of explaining WHY this is illegal, WHY this is a bad thing and WHY this is really a waste of IT's (and the company's) time. And whenever I give this speech... they just stare at us. Like cows. Angry, bitter cows that wish to death moo me into a fucking coma. Oh, and nevermind THE LADY IN CUBICLE #193 WHO HAS GOTTEN A VIRUS FROM HER NIGERIAN FRIEND, MOTABA, FOR THE 91ST TIME AND I HAVE TO CLEAN UP HER SHIT AGAIN. Oh, yes! Helping you play pirated films on your work PC is *so* much more important than fixing the guy on the 10th floor whose PC is shooting flames out the back for the past hour.
I mean, it's bad enough when people message me asking me to come over to their desk to plug in their laptop charger (yes, this happens), but the fact people ask us to help with pirated films...
*facepalm.jpg*
* DISCLAIMER:
Contrary to popular belief, IT techs do not view the average user as being dumb. No, that's a call center tech. We do, however, instantly want to create a voodoo doll in your honor and toss it into the industrial shredder when you pretend to be the Motherfuckin' Badass Computer Savant, flaunting your... amazing... Windows XP skills at us. Oh hey, you know Control Panel, too? Shit, here's my admin password! Yes. Those people that try to wow us by using big, computery words and yet can't use them correctly in a sentence? We. Do. Not. LIKE. You.
Or those people who are unable to follow basic instruction, even when provided with a PICTURE-BY-PICTURE WALKTHROUGHS, and still demand we come to their desk to do it for them... then we judge you. But we'll usually never be rude to your face. Oh no. But rest assured, we hate you.
Oh, and that guy who puts in a ticket saying "printer broke" without giving a location, model number or anything and then, when we ask where it is, you say "By Bob's cubicle"... oh man, we ESPECIALLY hate you. Oh, we'll fix your printer... IN HELL! I could have gotten that shadowcopy server up and running, but oh no, I need to play Find the Flaming Printer and get it fixed now.
*pant*
** DISCLAIMER II
I'd like to point out that we do appreciate honest people who just aren't sure what to do, but like to learn and ask us for advice. I love assisting people who have a legitimate problem and have as much interest in knowing how I fix it (so you can help prevent it next time!) as you do calling me over.
I really do like helping people.
In a corporate environment, it becomes painfully obvious (and fast!) just how computer illiterate that average person is*.
That said, lately I've noticed a disturbing trend at my job: co-workers have been coming to me asking me for assistance in getting their "DVD" to play. Begrudgingly, I trot my fat IT ass over (powered by Doritos!) to their workstation. Is it a training DVD? Is it a video necessary for a presentation? No, of course not. They've got ripped copies of Slumdog Millionaire, Monsters vs Aliens, Yolanda Does Obama, Spelunker Dunkers IV, etc.
Oh. Neat. Pirated movies. Great. The secretary with 192 children has somehow found Bit Torrent. Life, meet Hell. Hell, please freeze over soon.
Naturally, this is when I get to play Good Cop, Bad Cop, Fat Cop. Oh, I'd LOVE to help you... but I can't. Because it's illegal. And then I get the funtastic chore of explaining WHY this is illegal, WHY this is a bad thing and WHY this is really a waste of IT's (and the company's) time. And whenever I give this speech... they just stare at us. Like cows. Angry, bitter cows that wish to death moo me into a fucking coma. Oh, and nevermind THE LADY IN CUBICLE #193 WHO HAS GOTTEN A VIRUS FROM HER NIGERIAN FRIEND, MOTABA, FOR THE 91ST TIME AND I HAVE TO CLEAN UP HER SHIT AGAIN. Oh, yes! Helping you play pirated films on your work PC is *so* much more important than fixing the guy on the 10th floor whose PC is shooting flames out the back for the past hour.
I mean, it's bad enough when people message me asking me to come over to their desk to plug in their laptop charger (yes, this happens), but the fact people ask us to help with pirated films...
*facepalm.jpg*
* DISCLAIMER:
Contrary to popular belief, IT techs do not view the average user as being dumb. No, that's a call center tech. We do, however, instantly want to create a voodoo doll in your honor and toss it into the industrial shredder when you pretend to be the Motherfuckin' Badass Computer Savant, flaunting your... amazing... Windows XP skills at us. Oh hey, you know Control Panel, too? Shit, here's my admin password! Yes. Those people that try to wow us by using big, computery words and yet can't use them correctly in a sentence? We. Do. Not. LIKE. You.
Or those people who are unable to follow basic instruction, even when provided with a PICTURE-BY-PICTURE WALKTHROUGHS, and still demand we come to their desk to do it for them... then we judge you. But we'll usually never be rude to your face. Oh no. But rest assured, we hate you.
Oh, and that guy who puts in a ticket saying "printer broke" without giving a location, model number or anything and then, when we ask where it is, you say "By Bob's cubicle"... oh man, we ESPECIALLY hate you. Oh, we'll fix your printer... IN HELL! I could have gotten that shadowcopy server up and running, but oh no, I need to play Find the Flaming Printer and get it fixed now.
*pant*
** DISCLAIMER II
I'd like to point out that we do appreciate honest people who just aren't sure what to do, but like to learn and ask us for advice. I love assisting people who have a legitimate problem and have as much interest in knowing how I fix it (so you can help prevent it next time!) as you do calling me over.
I really do like helping people.
Friend Pimp: 100 Dragons
General | Posted 16 years agoIf I had a brother in the fandom it'd totally be Panzer. He's that rukario guy here on FA. Totally awesome, with a bizarre, imaginative, creative side to his art that is just plainly awesome. Definitely somebody you should be watching.
But that's not what this pimp is about. :)
Rukario has started a nifty new art project called 100 Dragons, where each day he'll attempt to create a new, unique dragon from scratch. Served fresh, piping hot and right from the creative oven.
So for those on my watch list who love dragons (AND I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE! I can see everything you do! Kahmari, PULL YOUR PANTS BACK UP!) you may want to give this one the ol' +watch stick. Plus, he'll even be taking requests and ideas for all new dragons. So give him your best!
But that's not what this pimp is about. :)
Rukario has started a nifty new art project called 100 Dragons, where each day he'll attempt to create a new, unique dragon from scratch. Served fresh, piping hot and right from the creative oven.
So for those on my watch list who love dragons (AND I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE! I can see everything you do! Kahmari, PULL YOUR PANTS BACK UP!) you may want to give this one the ol' +watch stick. Plus, he'll even be taking requests and ideas for all new dragons. So give him your best!
DC Area Peeps
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, who out there is in the D.C./NoVA area?
Notes, Part II
General | Posted 16 years agoJust a note: Lots of you have sent me notes, and I'm currently about 150 notes backlogged. Going through all of them and I will get back to you ASAP!. I for some reason I miss you, please re-note me again. I'll get back to you swiftly.
I got backlogged hardcore after FWA. 12,000 submissions, 500+ e-mails and... ugh, well, I got THOSE taken care of finally.
Now I'm tackling my notes. =P
I got backlogged hardcore after FWA. 12,000 submissions, 500+ e-mails and... ugh, well, I got THOSE taken care of finally.
Now I'm tackling my notes. =P
FA: United Attendee Feedback
General | Posted 16 years agoHey there!
If you've attended FA: United* in the past we want to hear from you!
As you may know, at FA: United we don't have a question/answer session during closing ceremonies. We do this because, frankly, why end a con with a gripe session? That's never fun. We're aware that things can go wrong, but ending an awesome weekend on a down note is never fun.
That said, we're knee deep in planning FA: United 3 and we're looking for feedback. What did you enjoy about FAU? What do you think we could do better? Where did we flat out go wrong? I want FAU3 to be one of the best cons the East Coast has EVER seen, and because of that I need your feedback.
We're looking to improve things on ever facet of service. FAU is backed by the largest community furry has to offer, and we're in the for the long haul!
HOW TO SEND FEEDBACK
Please address all feedback via e-mail to dragoneer@faunited.org. Be sure and include the name you registered by so we can be sure to address your issues directly.
With luck, we should have hotel information to release by the middle of the month, along with a bunch of other fun information about our next con.
* FA: United is trademarked by doses of serious awesomeness.
If you've attended FA: United* in the past we want to hear from you!
As you may know, at FA: United we don't have a question/answer session during closing ceremonies. We do this because, frankly, why end a con with a gripe session? That's never fun. We're aware that things can go wrong, but ending an awesome weekend on a down note is never fun.
That said, we're knee deep in planning FA: United 3 and we're looking for feedback. What did you enjoy about FAU? What do you think we could do better? Where did we flat out go wrong? I want FAU3 to be one of the best cons the East Coast has EVER seen, and because of that I need your feedback.
We're looking to improve things on ever facet of service. FAU is backed by the largest community furry has to offer, and we're in the for the long haul!
HOW TO SEND FEEDBACK
Please address all feedback via e-mail to dragoneer@faunited.org. Be sure and include the name you registered by so we can be sure to address your issues directly.
With luck, we should have hotel information to release by the middle of the month, along with a bunch of other fun information about our next con.
* FA: United is trademarked by doses of serious awesomeness.
Dear Furry Fandom
General | Posted 16 years agoUhm, wow, so...
I totally did not expect the reaction that the Top 20 Search Results garnered. At all. In fact, judging by some of the reactions people have made (and some of the resulting journals) you'd think I'd have posted a journal with a full-on Goatse spread. It's almost at 500+ comments deep, and it's not even been half a day.
I know it's the "in thing" to do, but seriously... stop over-reacting to every lil' thing. It's not worth it. If seeing vore, inflation or even babyfur art is the /worst/ thing you have in your life to bitch about then you've really got a good life. Or a really dull one. *head scratch* I may not have thought that one through.
But I digress. Despite being high up on the search results this stuff is all really the minority. Shocking, but true! DUN DUN DUUUUN! Remember, 80%+ of all the art on FA is clean stuff. The search results can definitely be skewed by a few individuals. Case in point, one of the largest searches on FA is "dolphin | orca | whale | cetacean | beluga | narwhal" with a whopping 4587 hits. That's somebody's custom search string. You know you are. =) And you know why you can never go back to Sea World.
Second, this art is not destroying the fandom. AT ALL! It's what makes up the fandom to a large degree. It's an odd place to be, and it's definitely making it... weirder, I'll give you that much. But hey, Furries CAN be weird. Shocking, but true! Go to Google, do some image searching with Safe Search disabled. Oh, and be sure to bring eye drops because what you see may blind and/or permanently scar you. Life is a pretty perverted place, and it's not always pretty. You hear people blathering on about how the "fandom" is about sex, blah blah blah. A great deal of the fandom is about sex, sure, but so is life. You exist because of penis. ALL OF YOU! Except for those of you who may be test tube babies. We're not sure exactly what you are.
So relax, chill out. There are bigger, better things to get worked up over. :)
If imagination is something to get worked up over then, in the end, we're all truly fucked. S'all I'm saying.
- Dragoneer
I totally did not expect the reaction that the Top 20 Search Results garnered. At all. In fact, judging by some of the reactions people have made (and some of the resulting journals) you'd think I'd have posted a journal with a full-on Goatse spread. It's almost at 500+ comments deep, and it's not even been half a day.
I know it's the "in thing" to do, but seriously... stop over-reacting to every lil' thing. It's not worth it. If seeing vore, inflation or even babyfur art is the /worst/ thing you have in your life to bitch about then you've really got a good life. Or a really dull one. *head scratch* I may not have thought that one through.
But I digress. Despite being high up on the search results this stuff is all really the minority. Shocking, but true! DUN DUN DUUUUN! Remember, 80%+ of all the art on FA is clean stuff. The search results can definitely be skewed by a few individuals. Case in point, one of the largest searches on FA is "dolphin | orca | whale | cetacean | beluga | narwhal" with a whopping 4587 hits. That's somebody's custom search string. You know you are. =) And you know why you can never go back to Sea World.
Second, this art is not destroying the fandom. AT ALL! It's what makes up the fandom to a large degree. It's an odd place to be, and it's definitely making it... weirder, I'll give you that much. But hey, Furries CAN be weird. Shocking, but true! Go to Google, do some image searching with Safe Search disabled. Oh, and be sure to bring eye drops because what you see may blind and/or permanently scar you. Life is a pretty perverted place, and it's not always pretty. You hear people blathering on about how the "fandom" is about sex, blah blah blah. A great deal of the fandom is about sex, sure, but so is life. You exist because of penis. ALL OF YOU! Except for those of you who may be test tube babies. We're not sure exactly what you are.
So relax, chill out. There are bigger, better things to get worked up over. :)
If imagination is something to get worked up over then, in the end, we're all truly fucked. S'all I'm saying.
- Dragoneer
The Drama Llamas
General | Posted 16 years agoDue to the years of drama on Fur Affinity it appears the Drama Llamas have been let loose, and are invading the main page of the site! The Llamaflicker-C virus is spreading.
My god, furries... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!
My god, furries... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!
New FA T-Shirts Available!
General | Posted 16 years agoFor April, we bring Miu's awesome Rednef t-shirt design... as well as two Fail Affinity t-shirt designs to celebrate April. And maybe August. But totally not July. We're cool with July.
NOTE: Yes, the shirts are actually real. =P
Rednef, by
miupix
http://www.redbubble.com/people/pre.....34656-1-rednef
Read Only, by rukario
http://www.redbubble.com/people/pre.....06-2-read-only
!@#$, by
artdecade
http://www.redbubble.com/people/pre.....r-rinse-repeat
NOTE: Yes, the shirts are actually real. =P
Rednef, by
miupixhttp://www.redbubble.com/people/pre.....34656-1-rednef
Read Only, by
rukariohttp://www.redbubble.com/people/pre.....06-2-read-only
!@#$, by
artdecadehttp://www.redbubble.com/people/pre.....r-rinse-repeat
Admin Reminder: E-mail
General | Posted 16 years agoThis is just a friendly reminder: keep your FA registered e-mail account up-to-date. If your account gets banned, hacked, compromised, etc. we will attempt to contact you via your FA registered e-mail account first and foremost. This is also vital to using the password recovery feature.
It seems about half the time we attempt to contact a user we get an error message. Either account is full, closed, no longer in use, etc. This causes severe issues with us trying to reach you to resolve issues, further delaying resolution. As you can imagine, this is both frustrating for the user and the admin team.
UPDATING YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT
1) Click Control Panel
2) Click Account Settings
3) Update your E-mail Address
4) Enter your current password to confirm changes
5) Click Update
NOTE: Creating a new account, especially in the event if banning, will be construed as BAN EVASION and will generally be frowned upon. If you need to contact us you may do so on the forums in the event your main FA account is having issues.
It seems about half the time we attempt to contact a user we get an error message. Either account is full, closed, no longer in use, etc. This causes severe issues with us trying to reach you to resolve issues, further delaying resolution. As you can imagine, this is both frustrating for the user and the admin team.
UPDATING YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT
1) Click Control Panel
2) Click Account Settings
3) Update your E-mail Address
4) Enter your current password to confirm changes
5) Click Update
NOTE: Creating a new account, especially in the event if banning, will be construed as BAN EVASION and will generally be frowned upon. If you need to contact us you may do so on the forums in the event your main FA account is having issues.
Microwaves
General | Posted 16 years agoRandom annoyance: Why can't I ever get a microwave that cooks shit in the middle? Mmm, scalding hot on the outside, FREEZING ICE FUCK COLD IN THE CENTER! But hey, at least I can watch my food twirl around in circles like a fucking ballerina spinning to a waltz of sodium induced heart disease. SPIN, YOU FUCKING PANINI! SPIN!
. . .
And yet, I still eat it. Each every hot, gooey and icy fuck cold bite.
. . .
And yet, I still eat it. Each every hot, gooey and icy fuck cold bite.
