So, I've heard all about this IMVU takeover...
10 years ago
Needless to say, I'm not very fond of the idea. Here are the reasons why...
1. After seeing numerous comments about other peoples concerns over the change in ownership (as well as some really stupid comments), I have legitimate concerns over the future of this site. and...
2. I'm definitely not fond of the idea of this place being owned by a company that has absolutely nothing to do with the furry community! When I joined FA back in 2008, I thought that this place was a lot like SoFurry (or Yiffstar back in those days), with the only difference being that I could post anything I wanted without having to worry about it getting screened by moderators first.
Now, over the course of the past 7+ years, there have been some things that FA has done to their policies about what is "acceptable" to upload here that I haven't necessarily liked. However, I was able to adapt to them (of course sites like Inkbunny and SoFurry helped out quite a bit in this regard). This, however, is something that legitimately concerns me. I do NOT want to have to be told to adapt how I do things here again.
So, what does this mean in terms of my account here...
Well, to be honest, I'm contemplating leaving FA and going exclusively to either SoFurry and Inkbunny. However, I've decided that I'm not going to leave FA at this time. I'll wait a little while and see how things go and maybe these concerns that I have will turn out to be unfounded. If I do end up leaving though, I will make sure to let everyone know about it ahead of time. Although, in case you're interested in following me and you haven't already found my other accounts, you can look me up on SoFurry or Inkbunny.
Hopefully, this is the last journal I'll have to make on this topic, but we'll see.
1. After seeing numerous comments about other peoples concerns over the change in ownership (as well as some really stupid comments), I have legitimate concerns over the future of this site. and...
2. I'm definitely not fond of the idea of this place being owned by a company that has absolutely nothing to do with the furry community! When I joined FA back in 2008, I thought that this place was a lot like SoFurry (or Yiffstar back in those days), with the only difference being that I could post anything I wanted without having to worry about it getting screened by moderators first.
Now, over the course of the past 7+ years, there have been some things that FA has done to their policies about what is "acceptable" to upload here that I haven't necessarily liked. However, I was able to adapt to them (of course sites like Inkbunny and SoFurry helped out quite a bit in this regard). This, however, is something that legitimately concerns me. I do NOT want to have to be told to adapt how I do things here again.
So, what does this mean in terms of my account here...
Well, to be honest, I'm contemplating leaving FA and going exclusively to either SoFurry and Inkbunny. However, I've decided that I'm not going to leave FA at this time. I'll wait a little while and see how things go and maybe these concerns that I have will turn out to be unfounded. If I do end up leaving though, I will make sure to let everyone know about it ahead of time. Although, in case you're interested in following me and you haven't already found my other accounts, you can look me up on SoFurry or Inkbunny.
Hopefully, this is the last journal I'll have to make on this topic, but we'll see.

Arti4000
~arti4000
Honestly, people seem to randomly disregard that SUDDENLY there have been some changes to FA. The Edit button for comments, the notes preview, the caching for avatars thing... x_x Oh well, hopefully your fears won't happen. Yer stories are a pleasant read in this dark skin setting :D

C-PRIME
~c-prime
OP
Like I said in the journal, I am not leaving FA at this time. I will continue to post stories here as long as there are no major changes. However, if something were to come along that forced me to choose between changing what I do or leaving FA, I'm choosing the latter.

Arti4000
~arti4000
X3 Well I did say that I hope your fears don't come true :3

kamperkiller
~kamperkiller
I'm giving it 6 months. seeing as Neer is leaving in 2, lets see what they are really like.

Tori-Rune
~tori-rune
IMVU is stupid and annoying their community is unfriendly. I have their sites blocked and keep away from their virus-loaded games.

C-PRIME
~c-prime
OP
Thanks for the tip, but I predominantly play either cartridge or disc-based games. I don't usually play flash games very often.