Foxfire

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Engagement is one of those things which is a bit odd to try and capitalize on. It's less about the content itself and more about the where and when a lot of the time. You'd be surprised just how much the exact same post would change in reach just by shifting your post time by a few hours. I never found /r/furry to be a good place to post artwork when I used Reddit. Slapping a tagline and putting it onto furry_irl was significantly more effective with user interaction and turnarond. Though regardless, virtually none of those people ever interacted with my furaffinity.

At the end of the day though, being popular has little to do with hard work and improvement as an artist. It's much more about endlessly shoveling out content of any quality and constant self promotion. If you're not the kind of person who wants to turn marketing into a hobby, you and I are in the same boat. Just making things we want because we can, and sharing stuff without expecting any real engagement. I might not be popular, but at least I feel free to do as I please.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Though if decentralization were to be hidden, it'd be a good idea to cycle through lots of well established general instances for user signups under the hood. The vast majority of people are just going to choose the default options, and if it's all going to funnel into mastodon.social, that's a lot of centralization of users. Ideally no single server lords over all the others in terms of user count, because that gives them lots of power other instances may feel compelled to abide by. Having power spread out across many different people helps keep things in check, at the very least making large or drastic decisions more of a round table affair.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

"I don't have to, because the knowledge of my ability to fly has already been imprinted upon the hearts of everyone on earth. If you truly decide to let my flying ability into your heart, you will quickly understand the power behind that truth."

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

In regards to the prospective decision of which I am a party to, I have reached a conclusive choice between the dichotomy of 'can' and 'can not'. To whomever it may concern, the result of much mental deliberation has reached an egress, now ready to be communicated to all those interested. It shall be known from this moment forward and into the forseeable future (notwithstanding a later recanting, which would nullify this verdict) that the status of my ability is unable, ergo, 'can not'.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm, no problems here! Thanks a bunch for sharing your plushie friends and telling some of their stories.

Aliexpress worked out very well for your goth plushies, they look quite cool! Also I can totally see why that huge fox is looking to be your latest cuddle buddy, they look so big and soft. How many of them are on your bed usually, like do you just choose one to cuddle with or do you have a little pile on the bedside?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

You're certainly not alone, I'm in the exact same boat lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Very happy, I would be too with all those nuggies!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

That's lovely, I'm glad they've got to spend all that time with you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Update: Now that I'm home again I gave him his birthday cupcake, and a black mocha coffee with a spoonful of sugar! It's exactly the way Kicks likes it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Update: Now that I'm home again I gave him his birthday cupcake, and a black mocha coffee with a spoonful of sugar! It's exactly the way Kicks likes it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was just made aware of this community from a cross-post to ours, so I figured I'd do the same! I'm gonna take another pic later after work when I light a candle on the birthday cupcake. Today is going to be fun!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Ooh that's really cool, I imagine they will have a much nicer life here than in the movie! God those poor shoes.

Thanks for sharing, and also I had no idea there was another plushie community. I searched a few times over the months and always ended up empty. Subscribed!

 

I actually saw this adorable bean late last year and I absolutely had to get him! Maybe you are familiar with the Fundy, who is a Minecraft fox on the internet that codes up a bunch of silly things. I've watched a few of their vids, but really I just love this plush design, and I would've bought it anywhere I saw it.

I've had them for a few months now and I just absolutely adore their smile, and also just how much stuffing is in this plush omg. Soft but firm, I imagine I could squish him for ages and he'd spring right back instantly. Regardless, nothing but small hugs and boops from me (I'm too scared to accidentally hurt my babies lol).

 

Because they're a bunch of cover artists!

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Today I went to a few different retro game stores with a couple friends, and while it was fun to check out many of the things available there, in two different stores I found one plushie I wanted to take home. Sprigatito from one, with their amazingly big head and cute smile, and a black Yoshi from another store. As much as I love Yoshi, this is my first plush of him which is exciting! As for Sprigatito, I'm just very partial to those cute cat Pokemon designs I guess, they are so cute! I felt the same way about Litten, who I also have a plush of and should share in the future too!

Anyway, here's another picture of them in the bag from the store(s):

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Music_irl (d.furaffinity.net)
 

A two year old doodle I forgot I had made. I like it still, so I figured I'd share it with you!

 

I found this adorable bean in a flea market earlier this year. They are sleeping in an oversized stocking, and I just had to take them home! God I wish I could sleep like this Pikachu does, I'm so envious lol.

I don't know much about where they came from, though the tag looks to be in all Japanese. They likely had a long journey to get into my hands, I'm glad to have found them!

 

This may be a modded game, but I very manually crafted this map out with hundreds of stacks of stained glass, diorite, and golden pressure plates. Free-handed in survival last year on a server, here are some incremental pics: [#1] [#2] [#3]

 

Do you remember when and what helped you discover your affinity for furries? If you do, I'd like to hear your stories!

To get the ball rolling I'll start with mine. While I certainly can't pinpoint the exact date I became fixated on anthros, I can absolutely remember getting Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast when I was 7 or 8 (2000ish).

Seeing Tails was all I needed to get hooked, and want to be a cool fox like him. I didn't even have a word for it until I started using the internet years later, but my furry fate was sealed from then onward. It was the catalyst that got me into fantasizing about having fur and a big tail, and got me doodling lots of Sonic art as a kid. While I've long since stopped making Sonic art, Tails still holds a special place in my heart over 20 years later.

 

This is Bumble, a handmade crochet bee! This little one was given to me by a friend a couple years ago who was getting into crochet as a hobby! They actually made a ton of these for many people in their life, and I was elated when they showed me some and asked if I'd like one too. I even got to pick the colors and a fragrance for the inside (lavender). When it was done a while later, I nearly cried from how kind the gesture was.

Anyway I figured I'd take a picture outside today to show them to you! Enjoy your day!

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Adopting Kicks! (b.catgirlsare.sexy)
 

This is a picture from the day I found this adorable guy all by himself in a store, and I just had to take him home. So here I have Kicks all buckled up and ready for the ride home! In the time since then he's met a few more friends, who I intend to also share over time if some people find plushie posting fun!

Seeing people's plushies is something I'm missing a lot from Reddit, I hope to reignite that here if at all possible.

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Furry_irl (d.furaffinity.net)
 

'Pointless' art by me :3

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Beach Day (OC) (d.furaffinity.net)
 

Foxfire has become a chibi and is enjoying a day out on the beach!

Hello everyone! Since it's the first day of summer where I am now, I figured that this would be a good choice for my first post. Have a great day!

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