Hello everyone,

As many of you have heard, there has been a secret project going on for a few weeks now. Unfortunately its final implementation is a tad delayed, as most coding projects end up being, but it is still coming nonetheless. There are, however, several difficult decisions that I've had to make concerning myself, how useful I am to the website, and the potential that LittlePaws has to become something greater. So let's go through the details, shall we?

What is the big secret?

Very soon, littlepawselementaryschool.com will be gone. It will be replaced by Littlepa.ws which will be a very different kind of website. The school will still be there, but it is combining the best of several worlds into one. Not only will you be able to post multimedia (images, flash animations, sound files, stories, etc.), but also characters, create cubby holes (folders) to organize everything, and have a fully customizable profile. This is the world of an art community brought to Little Paws.

Secondarily there is the social component. There will be a notes system, but also the ability to post status updates, instant message your friends, love submissions, status updates, and news articles, as well as be able to comment to all news posts and give your feedback and opinion on what's happening, what should happen, and where you think the site should go.

The school will still be there, but you will also be able to add your interests to your profile. So if you don't like the structure of Little Paws Elementary, you can find private role play partners and create your own world, 24/7, 365. It's as easy as sending a note to a person that has similar interests to you, getting to know them, and becoming friends.

Then, of course, the best part is that LittlePa.ws will be a website for Littles, by Littles, regardless of species. No matter how young you are, you are welcome. You are welcome to share any art that you've made or you've commissioned, you are welcome to tell people about your life, you are welcome to role play in the school or separately, and do anything else your creative mind can come up with. You can do all of this in the first website that caters exclusively to Littles, a place free from judgement where you can be as cubby as you want to be.

When will this be done?

As of now the coding team working on the new site has entered beta phase two. We are collecting the necessary components to finish it on our end, and they are coding the last bits of what you see above. Once it launches, everything will be there. If you have a pre-existing LPES account, you will be ported over. If you don't and are interested in joining this new community, registration will be open from day one.

Why the ominous title?

While this announcement will upset a good number of people, I have done a lot of soul searching about myself and what my capacities are. Little Paws Elementary School was an incredible experience. Constructing it, seeing the interest, meeting the kids, and even being able to teach the first term. Unfortunately what most of you didn't see was me behind the scenes. I have not always been professional. When projects or implementations are delayed, I become upset. When problems arise that I'm not able to fix, I become doubly so. I believe that, at the end of the day, my being chief administrator of this community is not in its best interest. While the new LittlePa.ws will launch monetized and will slowly but surely gain enough funding from advertisements to be wholly self-sustained, and that's a great thing, I have personally put close to $6,000 into this website. I did it because I wanted Littles to have a safe, judgement free place where they can have fun. I did it because I am a Little myself, and understand how important that is. I did it because I enjoy making people happy, but at the end of the day I think that I am most likely ill suited to make that happen over the long term. While that is a lot of money, and a lot of it money I technically didn't have, I don't regret a penny I spent.

As a result, I am, at this time, starting the process of selling the website. Since FurAffinity has been the primary base for our membership recruitment, I thought that I'd place it here first. If I don't find any interest here, then I will look into alternative means. While it would be great to recuperate the funds I've put into this website, I think that it's more important to find someone that is able to invest the time, energy, patience, professionalism, open-mindedness, and openness to critique and suggestions that LittlePa.ws deserves. So if that means that the ideal person cannot afford that much, I can live with that. Ultimately the long term sustainability of Little Paws is what's most important to me, even if it means that I'm the financial loser at the end of the day.

So as of now, I am open to bids. Bids should include a financial component, but also an extensive explanation of what you have to offer, the time you can devote, your experience, and your passion. Without a head that can inspire, LittlePa.ws will fail and that is not the future I want for this beautiful website that I've created. I know, in my heart of hearts, that this website can and will succeed. I know it because of the wonderful Littles I've met, the passionate comments I've seen here and elsewhere, and the vibrant yet often shunned community that still shines despite the animosity toward them here on FurAffinity. I am doing this because I love you all, and I want you all to have a place in the best possible hands. This is a decision that was incredibly difficult to reach, but it was one that had to be made.

So if you're interested, please send me a note at . Even if you can only bid a small amount, that's perfectly fine. Remember that it is your heart and capacities that matter most.

Sincerely yours,
Libidinous Wonder