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On the topic of IMVU and FurAffinity. Don't Panic. Yet?
10 years ago
So, my inbox is filled with notifications regarding the merger of FA and IMVU. Certainly, IMVU is not a company that I have ever wanted to have much to do with. However, I feel that leaving the site now is not yet warranted. To my mind, there are two possible outcomes:
Outcome 1, IMVU ruins FurAffinity: We all move on to a new, better site. There are already several great alternatives out there, but there's not been a single, unifying action to force us all over there. This could be just what we needed.
Outcome 2, IMVU improves FurAffinity: Great. There's a lot of room for improvement, and I think that changing this from a sole proprietorship to some sort of corporation is probably a positive move. We've long needed work done by professional coders, and this will let that happen. At the very least, there isn't a single person calling the shots any more.
In the end, I encourage everybody to back up the things that you like on FA. I encourage people to do that anyway, 'cause it's pretty common that some of the more petulant artists delete their gallery without warning. I also encourage everybody to go ahead and build a presence on another site. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't yet assume that FA is dead. We also should not assume that it will improve. Prepare for either eventuality.
Outcome 1, IMVU ruins FurAffinity: We all move on to a new, better site. There are already several great alternatives out there, but there's not been a single, unifying action to force us all over there. This could be just what we needed.
Outcome 2, IMVU improves FurAffinity: Great. There's a lot of room for improvement, and I think that changing this from a sole proprietorship to some sort of corporation is probably a positive move. We've long needed work done by professional coders, and this will let that happen. At the very least, there isn't a single person calling the shots any more.
In the end, I encourage everybody to back up the things that you like on FA. I encourage people to do that anyway, 'cause it's pretty common that some of the more petulant artists delete their gallery without warning. I also encourage everybody to go ahead and build a presence on another site. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't yet assume that FA is dead. We also should not assume that it will improve. Prepare for either eventuality.
Jericho
~jizzal
People loooove going from 0 to panic. If they just took a moment and actually waited then all of this drama wouldn't happen. You're absolutely right about the outcomes though, I don't get what the big deal is.
lolkat95
~lolkat95
Even if people delete their galleries, a friend linked me to some link he found that apparently keeps copies of everyone's FA galleries even if theyre deleted. not sure how it works, but I know it does cause I tested it on a few people with nothing in theyre gallery and a dozen or so pictures came up.
HarleyBadger
~harleybadger
THE LIGER LIVES!!!!
