Hey guys,

This is just a technical update. I wanted to let you know that TG will be offline for up to an hour while we do some maintenance. I haven't decided when this will be yet, but I'm thinking saturday morning (CET) when you are all asleep.

I expect chat may be quirky for a while when the website is back up.

Furthermore, I'd like to let you know that our Minecraft server is getting an overhaul. That is, it stays exactly the same as it already is, just perhaps a little faster. But it will be down over the weekend while we do maintenance on it.

I promise to make backups and all so that nothing can go wrong.

Thanks for reading.

LP,
Dusty

Hey all,

In light of the recent developments, we've figured out that we probably need to do something, to help establish what Therianthropy means to us, to the wider community. As with our theriotypes, the way to ensure survival is to branch out a little. So we are branching out.

We've set up 3 new websites that are currently waiting for content. They are supposed to be there to help new people who are not yet familiar with Therianthropy, find out what we're all about.

I've set everything up so that the websites will look professional and function even if those of you, who choose to adopt them, don't have a lot of technical skill. Plus of course I'll be here to help as I am able!

Because we want the websites to be successful in the long run, we have some terms regarding the contents of the site. But if things work out and we find in you a trustworthy partner capable of caring for the site in the long run, we are willing to (eventually) hand over the keys and let you take complete ownership of that site.

For now, I need some of your creativity to help me fill out the websites with pictures and essays, so I will be posting some threads in the Share your Creativity forum, which will explain how you can earn some points in helping us set the websites up.

LP,
Dusty

Howldy!

Sneppurrsode 7 is out now, on Podbean and a few other platforms!

Many thanks to the various members of the community who submitted audio messages for this episode! The TG link is here but we solicited members from all around the community, because hey - community building is the goal of the podcast!

We're hoping hearing therians from all over wishing the community well brings some warmth to your heart this howlyday season!

Hopefully this helps give our community a strong voice in something clear; if we work together, we can accomplish something pretty darned cool! ^^

Cohosts: @BearX @BlackPaws @Blayz @bluewolf2011 @Stormdancer @TigerAcolyte

Special shout-out to @Silverheart for being brave enough to work on an intro song for us! We're hoping to get music from the community soon, and this purrsonal touch is awesome!

- ZN

Hi everyone

While it is not the standard conduct of TG to post things like PSAs, in light of Therian Amino devolving into an essential cesspool that rivals even Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook and in light of them launching an unfounded and fictitious disinformation campaign against us, I have chosen to release a very well written dissertation, detailing the massive slew of toxicity that has become Therian Amino from one of their former curators.

That article can be found here.

As alternatives which are not raging dumpster fires, we advise Therian Community Amino and PinkDolphin's Amino, both of which can be found here.

In closing, I'd like to express my disappointment with Therian Amino. You all could have done a great service to the community if you had simply exhibited a little maturity and responsibility. Perhaps, this was too much to ask or hope for.

Lyc

Howldy!

The Howlydays are approaching and I've been in the mood to encourage creativity and positivity, so I'd like to bring your attention to two projects that are going on this season!

I realize that we all have different creativity styles, so I'm mixing things up a bit in hopes of getting more people to participate!

The first project of sorts is this super-secret Secret Santa art exchange thing that's secret!

Basically, everyone who purrticipates will get holiday or seasonal art from another participant, chosen at random. You'll know who you're doing art for, but you WON'T know who's doing art for you, so there's a great opportunity for surprises here. [b]I ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL[b] - everybody seems to have a blast with the Sketchtember challenge, and I think people usually end up doing far better than they expect themselves to. ^^

So far, it seems like most people who are participating can create art or help someone else do so, and that means it looks like we should move on to the next steps soon. ^^ If you haven't voted yet, please do so - that way I'll know to include you in the next thread.

The second project involves submitting audio recordings for the Were Are We podcast! Click here.

The point of the podcast is to help give a voice to the therian community so it kinda makes sense that we should let your actual voices be heard. XP This project hopes to get 15-20 second audio messages from various community members, related to holiday season wishes, or positivity in general. We're hoping to have a segment on our next episode that shares these submissions with the community!

Nothing too complex or crazy - it's just that we could all use some good wishes and warm vibes this holiday season. If you're interested but not sure how it works, let me know!

In the meantime, I'd like to thank you all for hanging in there and doing your best to keep each other in good spirits. I think creative outlets are an excellent way to help us bond and form stronger connections and I encourage you all to challenge yourselves to think of ways we can help support the community!

- ZN