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IMVU, Content & You
10 years ago
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IMVU, Content & You
Sounds kinda like the title of a book from my school health and sexual education class. I can’t honestly say I read every lesson- but the chapter on pills served as my Bible for a time. I did, however, look at all the pretty pictures and diagrams. It was one of the rare classes that I always looked forward to: The hairs on the back of my neck still tingle every time I recall the teacher mentioning words like abstinence, condoms, erections, and the dreaded herpes. (There was no AIDS back then. It was a kinder, gentler time.) Giggle, giggle.
But I still can’t recall any dialogue regarding… dildos.
Yes darlings, the above sentence is something called “the bridge”. A device that carries me back to the subject at hand, namely: Fender’s journal “IVMU, Content, & You”.
The first comment on said journal, “dildos” summed up F.A. community concerns nicely.
Or at least that’s the impression I got since so many of you seemed more interested in responding to
F_Mr's “dildos” comment rather than discussing the content of the journal. I can’t blame you, really. Dildos are more fun. Giggle. In fairness, “dildos” does touch on a touchy and important subject. I can’t tell you what that subject is because… I didn’t read up on the subject. My dog ate my homework, you might say. So I am bluffing my way through this journal. Pretty much how I got through school. I did look at the nice pictures, though. Therefore I cannot tell you what IMVU, TOS or DMCA stands for. I barely know what AUP or UGC is. I know I could look it up, but I’m not that invested. Just don’t give me a written exam- (but I’ve always gotten high marks on the oral).
This all seems to center around products that are for sale within the IMVU catalog. Which, I imagine, includes dildos. Giggles… or maybe…sciggles? Yes, Dragoneer? Now that IMVU… for better lack of a word… owns FurAffinity, furries are worried that their art, their craft will be used or sold without their permission. That is, the furries with something worth selling are worried. I don’t fall into that category- judging by your apathy- so I’m not worried. I also expect to be banned any day now- so I’m still not worried. I’m actually shocked by how many of my watchers are suspended. It’s like a plague- like a furry version of AIDS- no doubt a scourge from God for your bad behavior. Or more likely, a manmade scourge from the administration in order to cleanse unwanted elements from FurAffinity in preparation for the sale. Yes, I read your comments. Those conspiracy rumors that were swirling back in October 2014 are rearing their ugly heads again. Taking on a new life, and a new twist to fit the parameters of our new master.
So… now that we have a new master, how do we feel about that?
I’ll tell you a story. When I was a child, I opened my first bank account. Eleven dollars. It was a small fortune for me. It was precious to me. It was all the money I had. I loved my account. Yes. Loved it and cherished it. My F.A… I mean bank… yes, my… bank account was cared for like the one budding rose blossom in a garden otherwise filled with contemptible weeds. I was embraced, I was treated like an actual person- after all, how else would I expect to be treated… by the bank? Then one day… in an unmitigated act of vore, my bank was swallowed up alive and whole. No notice, no nothing. I didn’t care much for the new bank, but where to go? Then that bank was swallowed by another bank. In turn, that bank was swallowed by another. Do you remember that god-awful Sylvester Stallone movie? No, the other one. No, not that one either. The one where Sandra Bullock exclaims: “All restaurants are now Taco Bell.” Yes that one. You don’t remember? Lucky you. The point was, after a while, there was nowhere else to go. And each time I was swallowed up, I was treated a little less like a person.
I have little love for my current bank. They have nothing but contempt for me. They actually imagine they are doing me a favor by keeping my money. If I only had eleven dollars in the account, they would be charging me with an exorbitant monthly fee just to keep the account. Now you need a combined average balance of at least 10,000 dollars to avoid the fee. Guess what, darlings? I don’t pay the fee. Guess how much interest I made on that money last year? Thanks to Bernie Madoff, the answer is: zero, zip, nada, nothing. They didn’t even bother to send me a statement for my taxes. No interest is shown on my account. The same could be said of my FurAffinity account as well, by the way. Giggle.
And yes, some of that money was contributed to FurAffinity.
So… for what it’s worth, I think this is probably a good thing. Fender’s March 19, 2015 journal states: “FA started with a dream and a roll of duct tape”. We’ve come a long way. But I bet that roll of duct tape comes in handy. I’m sure that it is a struggle to keep the site running. I believe the administration has done the best they could do. And I believe Dragoneer has been looking for some way to move FurAffinity to the next level as well as pay off debts. But, much like the soulless troll megabank that has gotten far too big and gluttonous, I’m sure FurAffinity’s administration would be just fine if I took my business somewhere else.
I will leave you with some food for thought regarding Fender’s comment: “FA started with a dream and a roll of duct tape”. As I recall, the same could be said for mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer. Here's to being swallowed whole. Just sayin’ is all. Giggle.
Love, D-
Sounds kinda like the title of a book from my school health and sexual education class. I can’t honestly say I read every lesson- but the chapter on pills served as my Bible for a time. I did, however, look at all the pretty pictures and diagrams. It was one of the rare classes that I always looked forward to: The hairs on the back of my neck still tingle every time I recall the teacher mentioning words like abstinence, condoms, erections, and the dreaded herpes. (There was no AIDS back then. It was a kinder, gentler time.) Giggle, giggle.
But I still can’t recall any dialogue regarding… dildos.
Yes darlings, the above sentence is something called “the bridge”. A device that carries me back to the subject at hand, namely: Fender’s journal “IVMU, Content, & You”.
The first comment on said journal, “dildos” summed up F.A. community concerns nicely.
Or at least that’s the impression I got since so many of you seemed more interested in responding to
F_Mr's “dildos” comment rather than discussing the content of the journal. I can’t blame you, really. Dildos are more fun. Giggle. In fairness, “dildos” does touch on a touchy and important subject. I can’t tell you what that subject is because… I didn’t read up on the subject. My dog ate my homework, you might say. So I am bluffing my way through this journal. Pretty much how I got through school. I did look at the nice pictures, though. Therefore I cannot tell you what IMVU, TOS or DMCA stands for. I barely know what AUP or UGC is. I know I could look it up, but I’m not that invested. Just don’t give me a written exam- (but I’ve always gotten high marks on the oral). This all seems to center around products that are for sale within the IMVU catalog. Which, I imagine, includes dildos. Giggles… or maybe…sciggles? Yes, Dragoneer? Now that IMVU… for better lack of a word… owns FurAffinity, furries are worried that their art, their craft will be used or sold without their permission. That is, the furries with something worth selling are worried. I don’t fall into that category- judging by your apathy- so I’m not worried. I also expect to be banned any day now- so I’m still not worried. I’m actually shocked by how many of my watchers are suspended. It’s like a plague- like a furry version of AIDS- no doubt a scourge from God for your bad behavior. Or more likely, a manmade scourge from the administration in order to cleanse unwanted elements from FurAffinity in preparation for the sale. Yes, I read your comments. Those conspiracy rumors that were swirling back in October 2014 are rearing their ugly heads again. Taking on a new life, and a new twist to fit the parameters of our new master.
So… now that we have a new master, how do we feel about that?
I’ll tell you a story. When I was a child, I opened my first bank account. Eleven dollars. It was a small fortune for me. It was precious to me. It was all the money I had. I loved my account. Yes. Loved it and cherished it. My F.A… I mean bank… yes, my… bank account was cared for like the one budding rose blossom in a garden otherwise filled with contemptible weeds. I was embraced, I was treated like an actual person- after all, how else would I expect to be treated… by the bank? Then one day… in an unmitigated act of vore, my bank was swallowed up alive and whole. No notice, no nothing. I didn’t care much for the new bank, but where to go? Then that bank was swallowed by another bank. In turn, that bank was swallowed by another. Do you remember that god-awful Sylvester Stallone movie? No, the other one. No, not that one either. The one where Sandra Bullock exclaims: “All restaurants are now Taco Bell.” Yes that one. You don’t remember? Lucky you. The point was, after a while, there was nowhere else to go. And each time I was swallowed up, I was treated a little less like a person.
I have little love for my current bank. They have nothing but contempt for me. They actually imagine they are doing me a favor by keeping my money. If I only had eleven dollars in the account, they would be charging me with an exorbitant monthly fee just to keep the account. Now you need a combined average balance of at least 10,000 dollars to avoid the fee. Guess what, darlings? I don’t pay the fee. Guess how much interest I made on that money last year? Thanks to Bernie Madoff, the answer is: zero, zip, nada, nothing. They didn’t even bother to send me a statement for my taxes. No interest is shown on my account. The same could be said of my FurAffinity account as well, by the way. Giggle.
And yes, some of that money was contributed to FurAffinity.
So… for what it’s worth, I think this is probably a good thing. Fender’s March 19, 2015 journal states: “FA started with a dream and a roll of duct tape”. We’ve come a long way. But I bet that roll of duct tape comes in handy. I’m sure that it is a struggle to keep the site running. I believe the administration has done the best they could do. And I believe Dragoneer has been looking for some way to move FurAffinity to the next level as well as pay off debts. But, much like the soulless troll megabank that has gotten far too big and gluttonous, I’m sure FurAffinity’s administration would be just fine if I took my business somewhere else.
I will leave you with some food for thought regarding Fender’s comment: “FA started with a dream and a roll of duct tape”. As I recall, the same could be said for mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer. Here's to being swallowed whole. Just sayin’ is all. Giggle.
Love, D-
