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Posted 5 months agoSo, we lost Neer awhile back.
On the one hand, we lost an influential and important figure in furry history.
On the other hand, the new administration pushed forward basic site functionality updates in a year that he couldn't get done in 2 decades. Hot damn.
On the mysterious third hand, the new administration... also kind of monetized and glamorized his death while ostracizing some users?
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They had a massive donation drive to cover the funeral, unpaid medical things, etc. But, uh, who had oversight on the useage of that cash? I didn't see receipts.
They also made a one time event for celebration of life. I attended briefly, but more on that in a moment.
For all that supposed solemnity, they repeatedly advertised a permanent "once in a lifetime" profile badge for anyone who paid out or who attended a Twitch stream. That feels kind of disingenuous. "Shell out or show up for your shiny based on a dude's tragic death!"
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Ethics of drama profiteering aside, let's talk about ethics of the badge distribution itself.
They called for people to upload their personal information to a Google sheet; ya know, the company that likes harvesting and selling user info? Then they had poor little interns scan the stream's chat log for whichever username you entered. Huh? You didn't say anything or you watched the event as a guest? "Tough shit. No badge showing your commitment to Neer's memory for you!"
Kind of a double slap in the face for us folks who actually met and talked to Neer. FA, I'm sorry I have reservations about Google, viewed the event as a guest, had to leave early to work as a volunteer, and am too poor to casually toss money at every cause, I guess? Seems I didn't love him or FA enough. :P
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Anyways, it sets poor precedent. It shows the administration is 100% willing to use death and drama to drum up donations and Twitch exposure. They're also moving towards FOMO marketing with badges like that and partnering with toxic companies.
Neer is probably rolling in his grave, because keeping FA casual and as distant from modern marketing as possible were some of his key intents; not saying he was any good at it, but he at least tried.
Bonus: The new core site owner is asking for birthday presents for their kid via a Journal post, when they know hundreds of people now Watch their Journal for site-related news. Ho hum.
On the one hand, we lost an influential and important figure in furry history.
On the other hand, the new administration pushed forward basic site functionality updates in a year that he couldn't get done in 2 decades. Hot damn.
On the mysterious third hand, the new administration... also kind of monetized and glamorized his death while ostracizing some users?
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They had a massive donation drive to cover the funeral, unpaid medical things, etc. But, uh, who had oversight on the useage of that cash? I didn't see receipts.
They also made a one time event for celebration of life. I attended briefly, but more on that in a moment.
For all that supposed solemnity, they repeatedly advertised a permanent "once in a lifetime" profile badge for anyone who paid out or who attended a Twitch stream. That feels kind of disingenuous. "Shell out or show up for your shiny based on a dude's tragic death!"
-
Ethics of drama profiteering aside, let's talk about ethics of the badge distribution itself.
They called for people to upload their personal information to a Google sheet; ya know, the company that likes harvesting and selling user info? Then they had poor little interns scan the stream's chat log for whichever username you entered. Huh? You didn't say anything or you watched the event as a guest? "Tough shit. No badge showing your commitment to Neer's memory for you!"
Kind of a double slap in the face for us folks who actually met and talked to Neer. FA, I'm sorry I have reservations about Google, viewed the event as a guest, had to leave early to work as a volunteer, and am too poor to casually toss money at every cause, I guess? Seems I didn't love him or FA enough. :P
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Anyways, it sets poor precedent. It shows the administration is 100% willing to use death and drama to drum up donations and Twitch exposure. They're also moving towards FOMO marketing with badges like that and partnering with toxic companies.
Neer is probably rolling in his grave, because keeping FA casual and as distant from modern marketing as possible were some of his key intents; not saying he was any good at it, but he at least tried.
Bonus: The new core site owner is asking for birthday presents for their kid via a Journal post, when they know hundreds of people now Watch their Journal for site-related news. Ho hum.
Nation Of Fools
Posted 10 months agoAmerica voted for self-destruction; anyone else looking forward to partying on the ashes?
A cloudy forecast for Bluesky.
Posted 2 years agoI'm already tired of folks dropping notification journals for this service; it's either going to pitifully die within a few years like most social media start-ups or get somewhat successful and re-live the Twitter cycle again.
Flash Crash
Posted 4 years agoIt's sad to see Flash not only lose official support but have every major browser actively trying to kill it; Flash was a huge part of my childhood and a massive part of internet history for everyone.
Newgrounds. Kongregate. Countless animations re-uploaded to Youtube. Many popular mainstream games started as simpler Flash versions.
And corporations want to straight up erase all that so it can be replaced with... what? Unity and HTML5? Most sites are still figuring out how to host Webm for animations.
Newgrounds. Kongregate. Countless animations re-uploaded to Youtube. Many popular mainstream games started as simpler Flash versions.
And corporations want to straight up erase all that so it can be replaced with... what? Unity and HTML5? Most sites are still figuring out how to host Webm for animations.
Ask me or my characters anything!
Posted 5 years agoWell, this is one train I don't mind hopping on.
It's simple enough. Ask a question in the comments and designate who you're asking with "@(Name)".
Sleazy questions and canon lore inquiries are also acceptable, but directing them at characters might have... interesting results.
Characters currently accepting questions:
Alistair Grand, sadsack dragon
Casey Westbridge, radioactive rabbit
Cyanne Rwotema, bonewitch thylacine
Erin, grumpy dire wolf
FemErin, grumpier dire wolfess
Glee/Glen, femboy secretary bird
Srorsh, gooey dragontaur
Valerie Curie, French lapinekin
Vice Soul, totally not Val in a stage costume
It's simple enough. Ask a question in the comments and designate who you're asking with "@(Name)".
Sleazy questions and canon lore inquiries are also acceptable, but directing them at characters might have... interesting results.
Characters currently accepting questions:
Alistair Grand, sadsack dragon
Casey Westbridge, radioactive rabbit
Cyanne Rwotema, bonewitch thylacine
Erin, grumpy dire wolf
FemErin, grumpier dire wolfess
Glee/Glen, femboy secretary bird
Srorsh, gooey dragontaur
Valerie Curie, French lapinekin
Vice Soul, totally not Val in a stage costume
Roleplaying
Posted 5 years agoIf you're interested in roleplaying with me, then you might want to read through here carefully. Feel free to prod me on any of my listed messengers; I'm probably not going to check FA notes very often.
It's been a long time since I've written serious stories full of delicious plot and character development, so I'm quite out of practice. Folks in this community seem to prefer smuttier pursuits, though, so I don't foresee that being much of a problem.
Format:
I generally write posts out with two or three paragraphs in past tense, unless another tense is appropriate in that context. I am not my characters, so I opt for a third-person perspective; I'd have to really like you to do any first-person stuff.
General policies:
I like to schedule play sessions ahead of time, but I am not averse to spur of the moment stuff. I'm a planner by nature, though, so keep that in mind. My contact info is openly available on my page if you want to get in touch to discuss something.
If you want to know something about a character, setting, kink, etc. or include something in the story, then simply ask. A lot of people seem to have the habit of settling for what they think their partner will tolerate, rather than actually ask about expectations and boundaries.
I don't engage in anything that seriously impacts life long-term outside of the roleplay. For my fellow vorewhores, that means no permavore; for my fellow sadomasochists and similar folks, that means no Master/Pet or restriction stuff outside of the bounds of the roleplay. Toxic OOC kinks like these and the drama and inconvenience they cause to people who weren't even involved are a large part of why I left F-list.
On Discord, I use the wolf emote in my status messages when I'm online and available, and the pawprints when I'm actively looking to play. The accompanying status message should give a hint about what I'm mainly in the mood for.
Serious stories:
I'm quite used to writing in high fantasy and science-fiction settings. I've even built my own canon which I call Nuclear Heart; go ahead and ask about it. If you want to work on a long-term roleplaying project together, then go ahead and approach with ideas and world notes in hand, paw, talon, beak, or tentacle.
Smutty interests:
This is why a good number of you are gonna prod me, yeah?
I'm a bisexual switch out-of-character. While my characters all have their own individual canon preferences, I can be swayed to adapt them for the sake of a romp. I do not get along with top-only players in sexual stories; never have, never will. Similarly, super squishy uber subs who lack the drive to do anything creative on their own tend to turn me off. The characters in the story can be an abusive jerk or total doormat, but I can't stand when the player thinks they can pull that OOC and keep the mood going.
Kink-wise, I'm a filthy bastard. Vore, gaping and prolapse, cum inflation, size difference to an extent, oviposition, watersports, domination, humiliation, exhibition and voyeurism, goo, bondage... It's a long list of lustful loves. As a general rule, cubs, truly absurd hypers, and scat are the few things that don't do anything for me in any mood. Gore and snuff tends to be heavily mood and context dependent.
Finally, unlike most of the community, I don't freak out and shut down at the mere mention of OOC stuff. Are your panties damp, your holes stuffed with toys, or your shaft getting stiff? Great, then you're enjoying yourself and I've done my job.
It's been a long time since I've written serious stories full of delicious plot and character development, so I'm quite out of practice. Folks in this community seem to prefer smuttier pursuits, though, so I don't foresee that being much of a problem.
Format:
I generally write posts out with two or three paragraphs in past tense, unless another tense is appropriate in that context. I am not my characters, so I opt for a third-person perspective; I'd have to really like you to do any first-person stuff.
General policies:
I like to schedule play sessions ahead of time, but I am not averse to spur of the moment stuff. I'm a planner by nature, though, so keep that in mind. My contact info is openly available on my page if you want to get in touch to discuss something.
If you want to know something about a character, setting, kink, etc. or include something in the story, then simply ask. A lot of people seem to have the habit of settling for what they think their partner will tolerate, rather than actually ask about expectations and boundaries.
I don't engage in anything that seriously impacts life long-term outside of the roleplay. For my fellow vorewhores, that means no permavore; for my fellow sadomasochists and similar folks, that means no Master/Pet or restriction stuff outside of the bounds of the roleplay. Toxic OOC kinks like these and the drama and inconvenience they cause to people who weren't even involved are a large part of why I left F-list.
On Discord, I use the wolf emote in my status messages when I'm online and available, and the pawprints when I'm actively looking to play. The accompanying status message should give a hint about what I'm mainly in the mood for.
Serious stories:
I'm quite used to writing in high fantasy and science-fiction settings. I've even built my own canon which I call Nuclear Heart; go ahead and ask about it. If you want to work on a long-term roleplaying project together, then go ahead and approach with ideas and world notes in hand, paw, talon, beak, or tentacle.
Smutty interests:
This is why a good number of you are gonna prod me, yeah?
I'm a bisexual switch out-of-character. While my characters all have their own individual canon preferences, I can be swayed to adapt them for the sake of a romp. I do not get along with top-only players in sexual stories; never have, never will. Similarly, super squishy uber subs who lack the drive to do anything creative on their own tend to turn me off. The characters in the story can be an abusive jerk or total doormat, but I can't stand when the player thinks they can pull that OOC and keep the mood going.
Kink-wise, I'm a filthy bastard. Vore, gaping and prolapse, cum inflation, size difference to an extent, oviposition, watersports, domination, humiliation, exhibition and voyeurism, goo, bondage... It's a long list of lustful loves. As a general rule, cubs, truly absurd hypers, and scat are the few things that don't do anything for me in any mood. Gore and snuff tends to be heavily mood and context dependent.
Finally, unlike most of the community, I don't freak out and shut down at the mere mention of OOC stuff. Are your panties damp, your holes stuffed with toys, or your shaft getting stiff? Great, then you're enjoying yourself and I've done my job.
