A FAQ Proposal.
Martin Skunk
only a very primary draft that needs a lot of polishing and tune-up
work. I count with your help and your opinion to make it feasable. :)
--- Martin Skunk
Table of Contents
1.Introduction to A.A.A.
2.What is "Anthro"?
3.And what is an Anthro fan?
4.So only artists can post in A.A.A?
5.Is an "Anthro" related with "furries"?
6.So if I'm a "furry" I can't post here?
7.What is on-topic in A.A.A?
a.Anthro art and/or literature as a way of expression
b.Discussion of artistic, literary and technical issues
c.Discussion on ways to create a
d.Comments and reviews about Anthro art and literature
e.Announces about anthro-related material
8.What is off-topic on A.A.A?
a.Anything that is not anthro-related
b."Trolling", flame wars and negative discussions
c.Cross-posting with other similar newsgroups
d.Personal/groupal accusations
e.Pornography
f.Sexuality
g.Destructive criticisms
9. Is there some way of control on A.A.A?
10. Where can I get more information about anthro art?
11. Information about posting to newsgroups
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1. Introduction to A.A.A.
The mankind has admired animals since its very beginnings as a
species. Our ancestors loved some of the capacities that featured the
animals on their enviroment, and left us traces of that admiration in
most of the oldest art manifestations they left us. We can find animals
painted in the walls of caves they inhabited, and animal-shaped figures
buried by the time in their soil.
The human being, on his attempt to understand the universe,
humanized its components to give it coherence. Many of the tales about
the creation of the Universe, from many cultures from around the world,
feature anthropomorphized creatures and objects found on their natural
enviroment, including these animals they devoted.
Leaving apart these cosmogonic motives, the mankind also realized
that some animals had characteristics that could fit into some human
characteristics, like envy, pride, curiosity, jealousy, etcetera, so men
and women or all times used them to project our own human weaknesses and
strong points in many, many artistical manifestations, from literature
to music and painting.
The Fables by Aesop are one of the earliest literary works we can
have access to, and features animals and objects that have human
feelings and that were able to express their feelings by speaking, These
were the very first "anthropomorphic" creatures ever made in Literature.
And the use of anthropomorphized creatures in all the different fields
of art has been present in most, if not all, the "classic" arts.
The XXth century saw the birth and development of newer artistic
methods, such as animation and comics, and anthropomorphic creatures
soon inhabited them. Some of the comic strips featured by these
creatures, such as Krazy Kat, Pogo and Snoopy, and some animation movies
and shorts, such as these produced by Disney and Warner Bros are
considered as artistical masterpieces within their genres, and
contributed to develop comics and movies as artistical showing that, in
fact, it is possible and feasable to use them as vehicles of artistical
expression.
This newsgroup is devoted to those women and men behind the
creation and development of these "anthropomorphic" creatures as
communication vehicles, and to these women and men who feel attracted by
the creations of those artists: the "Anthro" fandom.
--
2. What is "Anthro"?
"Anthro" is a contraction of the word "Anthropomorphic", and it's
meant to represent the art (literature, plastic arts, sequencial arts
and computer-generated arts) featuring anthropomorphic creatures, both
in primary and/or secondary roles; defining this way an artistic genre.
These creatures can be based either in real or imaginary animals or
objects, supposing they have at least some humanized characteristics,
like the ability to express thoughts or feelings thru a language, the
ability to reason in abstract terms, an anthropormized shape, etc.
--
3. And what is an Anthro fan?
An "Anthro", by extension, (see point 2) is part of the group of
artists and admirers of this genre that feel identified with the idea of
being part of a fandom devoted to these imaginary creatures. Unlike
"Furry fandom", we are aware that not -everyone- who does or likes
anthropomorphic art is automatically an "Anthro fan"; you need to be
aware of the existence of this fandom and want to be part of it to be an
"anthro".
Even although there have been many artists and writers in the past
who have contributed to the anthro genre, they can't be considered as
part of the fandom, simply either because they lived before this fandom
was created or because they weren't (or aren't) aware of the existence
of the "anthro" fandom.
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4. So only artists can post in A.A.A?
No. This forum is open to artists, but it's also open to admirers
of this genre, and in general, to anyone who wants to give their opinion
about some anthropomorphic issue, supposing this message is written in a
polite way and it's not intended to hurt someone.
We will welcome and encourage critical approachs to the fandom, as
long as they are polite and funded in palpable facts; should that be
your approach, you are welcome.
--
5. Is "Anthro" related with "furries"?
"Anthros" are not related with "furries". "Furries", or "furrydom",
are another group of people who also admire anthropomorphic art;
however, that's not their only characteristic. You can get more
information about "furries" on newsgroups like Alt.Fan.Furry and
Alt.Lifestyle.Furry; the Fur.* hierarchy has been also created for and
by "furries".
As the author writes these words, "furries" are not -only-
anthropomorphic art admirers or artists; a percentage of the people
populating "furrydom" are there not because of anthro art; but by many
other reasons. Some of them look for an alternative to real life, and
find it on "furrydom"; some other are "furries" because it's an
excellent place to share their sexual fetishes, and some others think
"furries" are an attractive place to create and sell pornographic anthro
art.
Many of the posters on this newsgroup were "furries" once and were
forced to leave it because they didn't feel identified with the negative
side of the furrydom. That is probably one of the reasons of why this
newsgroup was created; this FAQ has been written many months, maybe
years after the creation of this FAQ, as one of the failed attempts to
create a separation between anthropomorphic art and "furrydom".
--
6. So if I'm a "furry" I can't post here?
You can post on A.A.A., even if you are a furry, as long as your
message isn't off-topic (see point 8). Besides, you have to keep in mind
that a lot of the people posting here have not a high consideration
towards "furries" (see point 5).
We suggest that if you are a furry and want to post a message on
A.A.A., don't make too much noise around that point, as it could annoy
some of the posters.
--
7. What is on-topic in A.A.A?
Basically, any message related with anthropomorphic art in its
different ways will be considered on-topic. However, to prevent
problems, we have decided to make a list with the topics, issues and
points to be expected on A.A.A.
a) Anthro art and/or literature as a way of expression. Since its own
hierarchy name indicates, A.A.A. is intended to discuss the main issues
of Anthro art and literature as a genre. The messages on this newsgroup
have to be always related with either anthro art and/or anthro
literarure, either professional or amateur.
b) Discussion of artistic, literary and technical issues. The
discussion of technical, artistical or literary issues on the use of
anthros on art and literature are always welcome and encouraged. If
focused properly, this forum can help to develop the talents of amateur
artists and improve them as artists.
c) Comments and reviews about Anthro art. Positive and constructive
opinions about anyone's art and literature are always welcome, and
invitations to see anyone's particular art, in the hope to get such
positive feedback, is also welcome.
d) Announces about anthro-related material. Any post related with
Anthropomorphic art in one or other way is on-topic. We don't only mean
the art on itself, but the different means an artist can use to reach
his/her audience. This includes, but is not limited, to: Internet-based
resources, paper-printed fanzines, magazines and/or books, or any other
similar broadcasting system, either commercial or amateur.
--
8. What is off-topic on A.A.A?
a) Anything not anthro-related. This seems pretty clear and
self-explanatory on a forum devoted to anthro art in particular. This
includes, but is not limited to, personal messages non related with
anthro art in any way, commercial or non-commercial messages not related
with "Anthros" as an artistical genre.
b) "Trolling"and flame wars. "Trolling" is posting a message on a
newsgroup with the sole purpose of annoying, and, in many cases,
generate "flame wars". A "flame war" is a threadstarted from a polemical
opinion or position and where the posters refuse to reason and attack
the others, trying only to get the "last word" about something in
particular. Both of these things are strongly disencouraged on A.A.A.
c) Cross-posting with other similar newsgroups. "Crossposting" is
sending a single message to many different newsgroups at the same time.
This technique is not appropiate and disencouraged on many newsgroups
because many times the replies after that message are also crossposted
and generate some annoyment to the usual posters. We disencourage
crossposting: if you have a message to be posted in several newsgroups,
please post at them separately.
d) Personal/groupal accusations. Any message from an individual or
group of individuals accusing an individual or group of individuals
because of any reason, either related with anthro art or not, is totally
off-topic.
e) Pornography. While erotism is something accepted on A.A.A.,
pornography isn't. The main difference between erotism and pornography
is that while erotism is mainly intended to hit the intellect of a
viewer, pornography is solely aimed to its libido. This is very
subjective and will depend on each viewer's point of view, but there are
many cases of art solely focused towards a person's libido. The more
blatant a piece of art is, the less appropiate for this newsgroup it is.
f) Sexuality. This is a newsgroup devoted to art, not to sexuality.
Messages which main contents are related in one or other way with sex,
either to support or to detract something in particular or in general
are strongly discouraged. Our purpose is keeping anthroponmorphic art as
far as sex as possible.
g) Destructive criticisms. A constructive criticism is the one that
encourages an artist to improve. A destructive criticism does the
opposite thing: disencourages an artist to do more art. Please, do not
post destructive criticisms towards posters or non-posters to this
newsgroup.
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9. Is there some way of control on A.A.A?
The only valid way to control negative or off-topic messages on A.A.A
should come from the posting mass of the newsgroup. Every poster on this
newsgroup is entitled to judge the nature of a post and act in
consequence. So, the only way to control on A.A.A. is self-control from
the posters.
(This needs some rework, but the main idea seems clear)
--
10. Where can I get more information about anthro art?
(To be filled later)
--
11. Information about posting to newsgroups
(To be filled later)
Electriclynx
Martin Skunk wrote in message <3A90ACA8...@notcoldmail.com>...
>This is a proposal to make a FAQ for the newsgroup alt.arts.anthro. It's
>only a very primary draft that needs a lot of polishing and tune-up
>work. I count with your help and your opinion to make it feasable. :)
>
> --- Martin Skunk
I believe there was an A.A.A. FAQ here. It was done by the original creators
of the group, whom have long since fled I guess. I tried to get decisions on
athropromorfic art work going occasional but the was just not enough people
here.
I'm reading through you proposal as I speak and it looks sound. Might have a
few things to add :) but I'll wait until I have them written out a little
better to post them.
If I find the original FAQ I'll post that as well, it's always good to have
a frame of reference. For the life of me I can't remember who it was who
started this group. hmmm I'll look in to that too.
nice to see someone else here. It was getting lonely.
-Electriclynx
"The pen is mightier than the sword,however the sword is quicker."
http://www.mindsync.com/Electriclynx (forgive the messiness of my site,
I'm remodeling and just put in old stuff)
MechaSquirrel
>If I find the original FAQ I'll post that as well, it's always good
>to have a frame of reference. For the life of me I can't remember who
>it was who started this group. hmmm I'll look in to that too.
Here's the original charter/control message for this group that Brad
Austin did back in 98.
MechaSquirrel
(I'm still here, just never have much to say) :)
--
From: ar...@xxxxxxx.xxx (Brad Austin)
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.arts.anthro
Subject: cmsg newgroup alt.arts.anthro
Control: newgroup alt.arts.anthro
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 17:16:30 GMT
Lines: 114
For your newsgroups file:
alt.arts.anthro Discussion of anthropomorphic art
Summary:
I posted a proposal for the creation of alt.arts.anthro to
alt.config on March 16. No objections were raised.
Charter:
alt.arts.anthro is for discussion relating to anthropomorphic
art. For the purposes of this newsgroup, "anthropomorphic"
art means art that involves talking animals, animals
displaying intelligent or humanlike behavior other than
talking, or characters with mixed human and animal physical
characteristics. For the purposes of this newsgroup, "art"
includes:
drawings, paintings, and sketches
comic books and syndicated strip comics
animated cartoons
novels and short stories
movies, television programs, and theatrical plays
and anything similar.
Anthropomorphic art is also often referred to as "furry" art.
For this newsgroup, the term "anthro" is chosen rather than
"furry" because "furry" has a connotation of referring to a
particular genre of comic books and drawings produced by and
for a particular group of people known as "furry fandom".
Although such works are perfectly on-topic for this group,
alt.arts.anthro is not meant to be particularly about that
genre. What genre a work comes from, who produces it, and in
particular whether it is produced by someone associated with
furry fandom, would have no bearing on whether it qualifies
as anthro for the purposes of this newsgroup. So, all of the
following would be on-topic to discuss on alt.arts.anthro:
The Lion King
Ren and Stimpy
Pogo
Animal Farm
Aesop's fables
Discussing an anthro work is on-topic even if the
anthropomorphism in the work is not relevent to the
discussion. Discussing anthropomorphism in an abstract sense
as an artistic device is also on-topic. Also on-topic are
discussions of drawing techniques, or things relating to the
publication and sale of anthro art.
The definition of "anthropomorphic" is meant to be
interpreted loosely, so discussion of works involving
intelligent mythical creatures such as dragons and
unicorns is acceptable, as well as animalistic aliens from
Science fiction such as the Kzinti.
Discussion of anthropomorphic creatures (furries) that does
not involve art in some way is not on-topic. This includes,
for example, MUCKs and role-playing games, speculation about
what a furry world or furry society would be like (except in
the context of a literary work), and discussion of what
species various celebrities would be if they were furries.
Discussion of furry fandom is explicitly off-topic and does
not belong on alt.arts.anthro. This includes discussions
about furry conventions, fannish culture and stereotypical
fan behavior and physical attributes, furry fandom's public
image, fan politics, etc. A post is considered off-topic by
this criteria if the only thing that relates it to anthro art
is that it is about furry fandom or furry fans. If it
relates directly to anthro art in a way that does not involve
furry fandom, then it is still on-topic, as the restriction
against discussing furry fandom is not meant to interfere
with legitimate discussion of anthro art, only to exclude
discussion that is not really about art. However, simply
mentioning anthro art in a post that on the whole is about
furry fandom does not make that post on-topic. Also,
discussing furry fandom under some other name such as anthro
fandom is still off-topic.
Also, cross-posts to alt.fan.furry, alt.lifestyle.furry, or
any other furry related newsgroup are explicitly off-topic.
Justification:
Currently the newsgroup with a topic closest to this is
alt.fan.furry. AFF was originally created for discussing
furry comic books, but effectively AFF has become a newsgroup
for discussing furry fandom and fan politics. Discussion of
all the topics mentioned above does happen to some degree
there, but the chronic flamewars over fan politics that have
plagued AFF for years have driven away most of the people who
want to discuss anything other than fan politics.
AFF typically gets somewhere around 50 posts per day. There
is also a spinoff group called alt.lifestyle.furry which
usually gets over 100 posts per day, and two other
well-propogated spinoff groups called alt.fan.furry.muck and
alt.fan.furry.bleachers. There is also a fur.* hierarchy
carried by several free news servers, which contains 21
different furry related newsgroups. Finally, there are
numerous furry related mailing lists.
Martin Skunk
MechaSquirrel wrote:
>
> Electriclynx wrote:
>
> Here's the original charter/control message for this group that Brad
> Austin did back in 98.
>
> MechaSquirrel
> (I'm still here, just never have much to say) :)
Wow. There are so many points on common with my proposal... I even see
the same examples. :)
I'm going to do my review about this earlier FAQ a little later, when I
have some spare time.
I wonder if I can contact Brad Austin and/or if he will be interested
in rejoining this project? :)
--- Martin Skunk
Martin Skunk
Okay... this is the review of the earlier charter I promised.
> Charter:
>
> alt.arts.anthro is for discussion relating to anthropomorphic
> art. For the purposes of this newsgroup, "anthropomorphic"
> art means art that involves talking animals, animals
> displaying intelligent or humanlike behavior other than
> talking, or characters with mixed human and animal physical
> characteristics. For the purposes of this newsgroup, "art"
> includes:
> (snip)
I do like the approach. It's very similar to the introduction to A.A.A
I wrote. My approach, however, was a little more history-based. Which do
you prefer? :)
> Anthropomorphic art is also often referred to as "furry" art.
> For this newsgroup, the term "anthro" is chosen rather than
> "furry" because "furry" has a connotation of referring to a
> particular genre of comic books and drawings produced by and
> for a particular group of people known as "furry fandom".
This approach is probably a little simplistic, from my point of view.
However, things could have changed a lot since 1998. If we compare this
with my explanation "What is an anthro?", which would you pick?
> Although such works are perfectly on-topic for this group,
> alt.arts.anthro is not meant to be particularly about that
> genre.
I like the idea of defining "anthro" as a genre; however, I don't know
if I should define "furry" as a genre, too. You know, it is probably a
lot more than that...
> Discussing an anthro work is on-topic even if the
> anthropomorphism in the work is not relevent to the
> discussion. Discussing anthropomorphism in an abstract sense
> as an artistic device is also on-topic. Also on-topic are
> discussions of drawing techniques, or things relating to the
> publication and sale of anthro art.
This is exactly the same I said on my "what is on topic?" list. I'm
amazed. :)
> The definition of "anthropomorphic" is meant to be
> interpreted loosely...
I do prefer to do a clear definition about what is "anthropomorphic";
you can find it on my FAQ proposal. That way, we can avoid
misunderstandings.
> Discussion of anthropomorphic creatures (furries) that does
> not involve art in some way is not on-topic.
Totally agree. I also pointed this out on my FAQ proposal. In fact,
should I knew about this proposal back in 1998, I would surely have came
back. :)
> Discussion of furry fandom is explicitly off-topic and does
> not belong on alt.arts.anthro.
I totally agree with these points. i think they are more specific than
in my proposal, but, anyway, the discussed points are the same. Not bad.
:)
> Also, cross-posts to alt.fan.furry, alt.lifestyle.furry, or
> any other furry related newsgroup are explicitly off-topic.
>
> Justification:
>
> Currently the newsgroup with a topic closest to this is
> alt.fan.furry. AFF was originally created for discussing
> furry comic books, but effectively AFF has become a newsgroup
> for discussing furry fandom and fan politics. Discussion of
> all the topics mentioned above does happen to some degree
> there, but the chronic flamewars over fan politics that have
> plagued AFF for years have driven away most of the people who
> want to discuss anything other than fan politics.
I do think this justification needs to be added to the FAQ proposal; it
would add it a lot of coherence. :)
As I said before, I'm truly amazeed to see so many points in common
between my FAQ proposal and the charter. And I've already said what I
think about this older, yet valid, charter... So...
What's your opinion about the FAQ? Which are your suggestions, and/or
reviews? What would you add? what would you take away? I do hope to hear
from you. That's always good. :)
--- Martin Skunk
Electriclynx
"Martin Skunk" <marti...@notcoldmail.com> wrote in message news:...
> This is a proposal to make a FAQ for the newsgroup alt.arts.anthro. It's
> only a very primary draft that needs a lot of polishing and tune-up
> work. I count with your help and your opinion to make it feasable. :)
>
> --- Martin Skunk
(Greetings again. I was thinking about the FAQ and thought we should start
with an small introduction (nothing big, we've still have the intro in the
contents). It start it off with a better sence of the group atimasfir. So
here it goes. )
(most of my changes are noted by the paragrapghs without the > from posted
responce)
Alt.Arts.Anthro - F.A.Q. -
An Anthropomorphic Arts Newsgroup
--------------------------------------------------------
Anthropomorphic (an'thro.po.mor'fik) adj. [Greek. Anthropo meaning man] &
[Greek. Morphe meaning form] Human form or characteristics to a deity, or to
any being or thing not human.
> Table of Contents
>
> 1.Introduction to A.A.A.
>
> 2.What is "Anthro"?
>
> 3.And what is an Anthro fan?
>
> 4.So only artists can post in A.A.A?
>
> 5.Is an "Anthro" related with "furries"?
>
> 6.So if I'm a "furry" I can't post here?
>
> 7.What is on-topic in A.A.A?
> a.Anthro art and/or literature as a way of expression
> b.Discussion of artistic, literary and technical issues
> c.Discussion on ways to create a
> d.Comments and reviews about Anthro art and literature
> e.Announces about anthro-related material
>
> 8.What is off-topic on A.A.A?
> a.Anything that is not anthro-related
> b."Trolling", flame wars and negative discussions
> c.Cross-posting with other similar newsgroups
> d.Personal/groupal accusations
> e.Pornography
> f.Sexuality
> g.Destructive criticisms
>
> 9. Is there some way of control on A.A.A?
>
> 10. Where can I get more information about anthro art?
>
> 11. Information about posting to newsgroups
>
>
> ----------
>1. Introduction to A.A.A.
(I slightly edited the intro to give more information and flow to the read)
The mankind has be in awe of animals since its very beginnings. Our
ancestors admired some of features and capacities of the animals in their
enviroment. They left us traces of that admiration in most of our oldest art
manifestations. We can find animals painted in the walls of caves they
inhabited, and animal-shaped figures buried by the time in their soil. In
the Cosque caves in Cap Morgion, France paintings of animals and history
from 16,500 BCE. are present. Even far back as 30,000 - 26,000 BCE. a
lion-human figure was found in Hohlenstein-Stadeh Germany, carved from
Mammoth ivory.
Tales about the creation of the Universe, from many cultures from around
the world, feature anthropomorphized creatures and objects found on their
natural enviroment, including these animals they devoted.
Leaving apart these cosmogonic motives, the mankind also realized that
some animals had characteristics similiar to some human characteristics,
like envy, pride, curiosity, jealousy, etc; so men and women project our own
human weaknesses and strong points in anthropomorphic form in many of our
artistical manifestations, from literature to music and to painting.
> The Fables by Aesop are one of the earliest literary works we can
> have access to, and features animals and objects that have human
> feelings and that were able to express their feelings by speaking, These
> were the very first "anthropomorphic" creatures ever made in Literature.
> And the use of anthropomorphized creatures in all the different fields
> of art has been present in most, if not all, the "classic" arts.
The 20th century saw the birth and development of newer artistic methods,
such as animation and comics, and anthropomorphic creatures were of the
first that inhabited them. Some of the comic strips featured by these
creatures, such as Krazy Kat, Pogo and Snoopy, and some animation movies and
shorts, such as these produced by Disney and Warner Bros are considered as
artistical masterpieces within their genres, and contributed to develop
comics and movies as artistical showing that, in fact, it is possible and
feasable to use them as vehicles of artistical expression.
> This newsgroup is devoted to those women and men behind the
> creation and development of these "anthropomorphic" creatures as
> communication vehicles, and to these women and men who feel attracted by
> the creations of those artists: the "Anthro" fandom.
>
> --
>
> 2. What is "Anthro"?
"Anthro" is a contraction of the word "Anthropomorphic", and it's meant
to represent the art (literature, plastic arts, sequencial arts,
computer-generated arts, and ect.) featuring anthropomorphic creatures, both
in primary and/or secondary roles; defining this way an artistic genre.
> These creatures can be based either in real or imaginary animals or
> objects, supposing they have at least some humanized characteristics,
> like the ability to express thoughts or feelings thru a language, the
> ability to reason in abstract terms, an anthropormized shape, etc.
>
> --
>
> 3. And what is an Anthro fan?
(I believe this part should exclude the "furry" as well as "fandom" since
they both are set public ideas. It is my opion that Anthropromorphic art
should not be cocidered as a break off of "furry" art, since anthropomorphic
art work has existed for far longer, and "furry" is just a recent grasp at
the anthropromorphic ideale.)
An "Anthro", by extension, (see point 2) is part of the group of artists
and admirers of this genre that feel identified with the idea of being part
of a group devoted to these imaginary creatures. Awareness that
not -everyone- who does likes anthropomorphic art is automatically an
"Anthro fan"; you need to be aware of the existence and seperation of this
piticualar artistic form.
Even though there have been many artists and writers who have
contributed to the anthro genre, they can't be considered as part since
thier creations were intended for a subset group that has arisien from
"Anthro" art. "Anthro" art is in all ways a classical artistic form, that
people from pre-history artistic devolopment, to modern art work, as well as
the afor mentioned characterized -cartoons and ect.- form have created with
the distinct need of endowing the human form or ideas on thier animalistic
creations.
> 4. So only artists can post in A.A.A?
>
> No. This forum is open to artists, but it's also open to admirers
> of this genre, and in general, to anyone who wants to give their opinion
> about some anthropomorphic issue, supposing this message is written in a
> polite way and it's not intended to hurt someone.
>
> We will welcome and encourage critical approachs to the fandom, as
> long as they are polite and funded in palpable facts; should that be
> your approach, you are welcome.
>
>
> --
>
> 5. Is "Anthro" related with "furries"?
(Again, I believe more seperation is needed within this part. Expecaly the
'pornographic' aspects of the "furries")
"Anthro" is not related with "furries". "Furries", or "furrydom", are
another group of people who also admire anthropomorphic art; however, that's
not their only characteristic. You can get more information about "furries"
on newsgroups like Alt.Fan.Furry and Alt.Lifestyle.Furry; the Fur.*
hierarchy has been also created for and by "furries".
"Furries" are not -only- anthropomorphic art admirers or artists; a
percentage of the people populating "furrydom" are there not because of
anthro art; but by many other reasons. Some of them look for an alternative
to real life, and find it on "furrydom"; some other are "furries" because
it's an excellent place to share their sexual fetishes, and some others
think "furries" are an attractive place to create and sell pornographic
"furry" art.
Many of the posters on this newsgroup were related with "furrdom" once,
and felt the need to leave it because felt objectified with the negative
side of the furrydom. That is probably one of the reasons of why this
newsgroup was created; this FAQ has been written many years after the
creation of this group, as to prevent the repeat of earlier failed attempts
to explain the separation between anthropomorphic art and "furrydom". This
resent attempt is more directed at the diferance that seperates "Anthro" art
from the reseant "furry" ideas forcefully added to this seperate artistic
form.
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> 6. So if I'm a "furry" I can't post here?
>
You can post on A.A.A., even if you are a furry, as long as your message
isn't off-topic (see point 8). Besides, you have to keep in mind that a lot
of the people posting here have not a high consideration towards "furry"
related topics (see point 5).
> with "Anthro" as an artistical genre.
Spam or repeated offenders of the FAQ will be dealt with through the
channels provided by the newgroup providers. This -except in the case of
spam- is a last resort measure and must site hostile or abusive intent of
the perpetrator, since it will cause possible expulsion from thier server.
(possible add on, nothing wrong with the fear of god)
> (This needs some rework, but the main idea seems clear)
>
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> 10. Where can I get more information about anthro art?
> (To be filled later)
If we pooled the basic ideas that we'd want within a charter for this group
we could create a specific web page and place it on one of the free
providers as a point of referance to new posters. This will of course
contain the FAQ.
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> 11. Information about posting to newsgroups
> (To be filled later)
The page could also contain the basics of posting.
-Well that's all I have at this time, to add. It's not my intent to change
your ideas but only to reinforce them as well as add some hopefully useful
structure. Their is allot that I can not change, just because it is set in
the perfect tone and understanding for a FAQ. I'm sure if we pulled our
ideas we could make it a easy and memorable FAQ for the group.
-Electriclynx
http://www.mindsync.com/Electriclynx