Those of you of an administrative position in the business of operating a furry forum, meet, convention or other furry related business as I do; may want to take notice of this very serious situation regarding the recent ideological* purge.
I just discovered that IMVU, the parent company for Furaffinity, is now being sued for at least 1.5 million for its role in perpetuating the TORT of Defamation and Character assassination against an entire class of furs.
Defamation which, as near as I can tell, initially BEGAN with an economic act of war against RMFC by way of a "petition to boycott RMFC unless it bans an entire group of furs known as furry raiders" including raiders that did help run RMFC for years.
This lawsuit does name some of the major players involved in these crimes against furs and our furry culture including Dragoneer, Deo and Dogpatch.
It appears that not only did FA become a party to the defamation against numerous furs by way of block lists and banning entire groups of furs; this may also involve contractual issues such as a breach of contract harming users who acted in good faith by maintaining their FA pages and placing their PROPERTY (journals, submissions and etcetera) in the care of this IMVU agency now being sued.
But also; potential civil crimes by way of banning furs from a business merely based on concepts or ideology such as their mere personal beliefs, religion, culture or politics which of course; are crimes against the many Constitutions and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which are supposed to protect us from these types of discrimination.
This case is in it's early stages and the legal maneuvering has only just begun and I am of the opinion this probably needs to go to a higher law jurisdiction in light of the contractual and civil issues on an international level since this IMVU agency does conduct business world wide where international commercial law and UDHR does apply in these cases.
And of course; the FA sponsors may now be sponsoring-supporting harm against numerous furs on a grand scale including grand theft 'pirating' of all the properties of all the users who did not contractually agree to engage in criminal activities when they submitted their properties of their journals and images to FA then were harmed by way of Fraud on Contract that was amended without due process or agreement of all the parties to the contract in Blatant Violation of Contract Law as well as its own Terms Of Service of this IMVU agency.
For those who are interested in these things such as those who administrate forums or events involving our fellow furs; here is an interview with the party who did bring and file this lawsuit against IMVU and its subsidiary FurAffinty:
Len's Den: Roy Calbeck and the IMVU Lawsuit
It is going to be VERY interesting to see how this plays out with regards to these potential crimes such as perpetuating defamation and character assassination by way of things such as block lists, bans, slander and libel that perpetuates the defamation somebody ELSE issued such as a petition, boycott or crusade of Deo Comrades on a forum that could potentially be held liable as a party to these crimes including the potential felony of false reporting of a crime by way of accusing others of a crime where none exists.
This is just business and it is NOT good business to be violating generally accepted business practices including a code of ethics regarding how all people shall be treated Equally and with Respect for all. And to NOT use the violence of intimidation to achieve a political goal such as "Conform to our political standards or be banned" which is a definition of terrorism.
Kindest regards;
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*ideological purge of Furaffinity-
Who and what is scorch?
A short bio of more recent facts
You find yourself shunned by most of the local community, save for those who wish to use you. Banned from several local platforms including the Colorado Furry Meetup mailing list.
The authority you once held, squandered. You've used your convention as a betting chip, and lost the bet.
You will never regain that authority again. No event you host will ever amount to that con.
You find yourself banned from Fur Affinity, the primary platform for a furry to be heard. Here you are, back on the service you once despised, the very service FA was created in retaliation against.
Your relevance is waning. Your voice is shrinking.
But it is not too late, Scorch.
The path is not so steep that it may not be climbed up from.
You need only be wrong.
If you cannot be wrong, your current course will continue. When your resources are tapped and dry, those who still hover with you will fall away and flee. You shall be alone. Your voice, your ideas will reach none, you will be forgotten
I understand your genius Scorch. I have walked the path you walked. I know the frustration of the mundane. The masses are not always wrong, however. You must admit fault, you must have a moment of weakness, you must show the world you are reborn anew and act on that.
Examine yourself from a perspective that does not include yourself.
This will be my only attempt to aid you, unless you ask for further aid directly from me.
Should this advice be dismissed, I shall know not. I shall know not you any further unless I am sought.
As a core RMFC board member; I was merely "along for the ride" as an original furry (of the 1970's) who just kept donating lots of his time, energy, goods, services and of course, LOTS of money to his local furry community including RMFC and the chairman just kept smiling and saying "thank you" for all the money and donations while also never actually involving me in any of the activities leading up to the events.
I had no idea that the convention was actually experiencing a Coup d'état in which the Chairman had stolen control from the founder and now; there are some VERY serious questions that remain unanswered such as:
-Where did ALL that money and hard assets (including equipment I donated) go from what appeared to be a very successful company in which the chairman kept telling me and the founder the finances were in really good condition?
-Why didn't the chairman issue the refunds per his agreement and duty to do so?
-Why did that board member FAIL to disclose the material fact that his own mate was the creator and instigator of the commercial act of war against our convention known as "Petition to boycott RMFC unless is bans furry raiders" including those who helped run the convention for many years?
-Why did that board member NOT disclose this VERY material fact when we were having board meetings to discuss that exact controversy of the petition to boycott?
-Why did a brand new convention mysteriously pop up almost over-night as if this had already been planned in advance?
-Why did the chairman find himself in a very nice, large new home while at the same time; I discovered the founder was broke, destitute, homeless and living in a broken down VW with his two dogs?
It appears there was division in the board where the chairman and his inner circle were doing things and keeping secrets from the founder and other board members including myself.
And it is now blatantly clear that Denfur is continuing to defame large groups of furs, including our local group of my own friends who, along with myself, did support RMFC for many years, by way of COMPANY POLICY that includes but is not limited to:
Denfur current legal Contract Agreement for all staff and volunteers SPECIFICALLY names Furry Raiders and Altfurry as being a "Hate Group" right along with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) when this in fact; is NOT true. See: docs.google.com/document/d/1-b…
This appears to be blatant defamation and character assassination harm against MANY furs including our own local furs including me and many of my friends and THIS is EXACTLY why IMVU, the parent company for Furaffinity, is now being sued for Defamation and Character assassination for the amount of 1.5 million in an Arizona court. See: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7xiL…
I am simply no longer interested in supporting the "popufurs" who are performing these very horrendous acts against their own culture and trying to redefine furry AWAY from its original roots which has ALWAYS been ADULT oriented, animal character artwork that actually began back in the 1970s when I personally first started waking up to the realization that I am a furry who is VERY much into this kind of adult furry artwork. See: youtu.be/8aF2GxWi7Ag
I am simply no longer interested in trying to support these people who are now causing this great harm against many furs including myself and my long time friends.
I have instructed my host to cancel my meet and I am now redirecting my energy and resources to those who actually do matter in my life.
These are the furs who now get my full support. Not the control freak bullies who are now causing great harm much like the burned furs situations of the past in which the SAME tactics were being used to "shut down" certain people. This is a KNOWN mud slinging, POLITICAL tactic from people who keep yelling: "Do not speak your mind and NO POLITICS or; we will ban you!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNFNH0…
Thank you for the offer but I don't really need any help to walk the path I walk among those who actually are my friends.
And as far as any "fault" goes; as soon as I can verify the proof of claim then; no problem as I am the first one to admit that error and of course; it is my DUTY to correct any error I am allegedly responsible to correct.
So; WHO do I allegedly "hate"?
WHO is my victim claiming he/she is harmed by my error or intention and what is his/her desired remedy that may be granted without harming another?
How may I help him solve his problem?
Kindest regards;
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7xiL…
For the updates on that Arizona court case I do follow: twitter.com/RoyCalbeck
Depending on how that case plays out; there may actually be a new owner and/or controller of FA sometime in the future...
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