Album Giveaway Contest, Podcast Polls and More!

Howldy, folks!

This announcement is for a few upcoming community things, so read on if that's your thing! Spoilers are used to help prevent big wall of text.

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COMMUNITY MEMBER MUSIC ALBUM RELEASE AND PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAY (Click to View)

A member of the community (@Baumarius) who composes under the alternate name "Syamori" will be releasing a new album August 2, 2022!

In preparation for this release, Syamori is offering previews of the album, as well as an opportunity to win a free digital & vinyl copy!

Click here for a preview of the album and for giveaway entry information!

If you're interested in seeing more of Syamori's work, you can also click here for access to more music or social media accounts!

The winner of the giveaway will be announced on Syamori's Twitch channel August 1st. If you haven't entered yet but you're interested, you have a few days to enter! Try to make 'em count!

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SERIOUS THERIANTHROPY DISCUSSION CHATS - FYI! (Click to View)

If you haven't noticed, the Serious Therianthropy Discussion Chats have picked back up and are now occurring on a monthly basis!

If you are interested in attending these chats when they occur, please consider subscribing to this thread to keep in the loop with scheduling updates, topics, archive information for the discussions and more!

The link provides login information. You do not have to be a member of the WereList (or have an account there) to attend these discussion chats, so if a topic intrigues you and you think you can contribute, consider dropping in for these live discussions!

A date doesn't seem to be set for August yet but if you subscribe to the thread, you'll get notification once TG has received that information!

Every effort to help document our experiences can be helpful to future generations of therians, so make sure to keep an eye out for opportunities like this!

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WEREAREWE PODCAST POLL AND FUTURE DISCUSSION ON ROLEPLAYING IN THE THERIAN COMMUNITY! (Click to View)

The WereAreWe podcast has been a little quiet lately but we're getting things in gear for new content while looking for more more ways for the community to participate!

A few of the podcast crew members have worked with other members of the community to make polls on the topic of roleplay in the therian community and why an individual does so (is it self-expression? just for fun? does it matter to the individual?).

If you haven't recently taken a similar poll from a podcast crew member, please participate in the poll here!

Polls like this can be fun food for thought but if enough people participate, we can start to see trends in the community (or discover where there isn't a trend!). The therian community is relatively small in the sense of getting an appropriate sample size that realistically represents the broader community, so every vote helps!

Depending on the results, as well as ensuing conversations, we may be able to open the floor for discussions and interviews about the topic on the podcast! Similarly, poll results could give us an idea about what to consider next.

We do ask, though, that you consider not responding to the poll again here if you have already done elsewhere in the community recently. We appreciate the enthusiasm but it could mean we would count some individuals multiple times, giving a less accurate idea of the community response as a whole.

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TG TEAMS REMINDERS! (Click to View)

This is more of a reminder of this announcement - but we get questions now and then about the different colored names that go along with teams, or how to join!

The list has been updated to capture our current active staff members and their team goals. If you think you'd fit in with those goals (or maybe just want to vibe with a team's color flare!), reach out to the leader of the team and ask to join!

There's no obligation to join teams and no limit to the number of teams you can join! Some critters are in every one!

Already on a team? Don't forget that you can set your "display group" to show your name in the desired group's color!

Of course, you've got to have an active account here but if you do and you're on a team, you can edit your group membership settings through your profile!

Magical Mystery Link For Lazy Critters Like Zef

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AWOO FINES LIFTED FOR HOWL PURRTICIPANTS! (Click to View)

You really shouldn't fall for clickbait, yanno?! X3

* Zefer Nezumi boops your snoot.

At any rate, this is another reminder that we now have a Howls Sub-Forum for community members to communicate things like coordinated camping trips with other therians!

Please note that many of these in-person meetups are limited to 18+ attendees (some require 21+), and many are region-specific and may require dedicated means of travel.

If you're aware of something like this being organized in another part of the community, please ask if it can be advertised and promoted here so we can help therians meet others offline in safe, controlled ways!

Likewise, if you see a Howl being posted about here but not in other places, reach out to the organizer to try to help network!

The subforum might also be a good place to coordinate things like meetups at conventions.

If you're on our Discord, we have a designated chat room for discussions and coordination efforts as well. Questions about hosting or attending a Howl? We can offer resources or firsthand accounts.

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As always, feel free to reach out to a staff member if there's a community project or effort you'd like for us to help bring attention to.

I hope these topics help give some of you something fun to consider or something positive to look forward to!

- ZN