Transfur needs funding

AdminstratorDraven · 12-22-2016

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Basically Transfur is currently a bit strapped for cash and if we want it to persist it's going to need some money.

Draven has Spoken

Galyo · 12-26-2016

Nice. I hope they go bankrupt. Horrible website run by horrible people.

SavageFlesh · 12-27-2016

The site certainly needs some improvements.

However being able submit whole sequences in one post and easily scrolling through the pages while viewing is awesome. Perfect for TF content. Wish other sites adopted this.

770megaman · 12-28-2016

Why are they horrible?

Chiaroscuros · 12-28-2016

What the heck, Galyo. Without more detail to that comment, you just sound like a troll, dude.

-C

bcislandguy · 12-29-2016

I don't even go there anymore, all the tf artists that do the really cool stuff have left to do their own patreons and stuff now, all the art i ever see there now is super cartoon like, sketch or no process....its just basic furry stuff and furaffinity or deviant art has tons more stuff

DarkMWE · 12-29-2016

To me, the site is a bit redundant. Very few new posts, next to nothing good. There are others that receive a lot more traffic and host a much more diverse gathering of artwork; some, so much more, that finding the art is more of a problem than having a simple lack of it.

Transfur is a decent site, I just don't think it's worth it. Not for two or three posts a week. Maybe. If you're lucky... Most artists who post at Transfur have a real webgallery at FurAffinity, DeviantArt, or one of the many other sites, and post to Transfur as an afterthought.

That's not to say I don't visit each day. It's just to say that I don't see much new work, and I don't see the point of donating to it if there are no significant benefits to the artists.

I've been here for nearly 25 years now. I watched Transfur from it's inception. I can't really say it's grown much. It's a good hobby, something to play with if it's free, but not something I'd invest in.

Amahain · 12-29-2016

I visit it from time to time, but I agree that it's a bit redundant given that much of the same art is cross-posted on FA or DA. Except for Coffee Man/Juan Valdez's stuff, which to this day is still some of my favourite TF art that's exclusively on Transfur (he still posts art, though rather infrequently).

That said, the site really needs a bit of a redesign. We can already browse by species, but it would be nice to browse by other tags like sexual content and gender (like at FA) or add custom filters. Of course, that would require tagging thousands of images from the last decade and a half, which is quite a project.

dorintf · 12-30-2016

I'd say it's worth keeping around just because of the history of the site, the specific TF search features, and the sheer volume of TF art. It has definitely fallen from my favorite TF site these days though. It hasn't updated its look or features for years.

Anahki · 12-30-2016

Yep, from time to time I have a look at the new atwork, even though most of it is drawing art, and I prefer digital, photomanipulations or CG stuff. But you are right, it is a piece of history from the TF community in Internet.

Shadow_Dragon · 12-30-2016

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Originally Posted by DarkMWE

To me, the site is a bit redundant. Very few new posts, next to nothing good. There are others that receive a lot more traffic and host a much more diverse gathering of artwork; some, so much more, that finding the art is more of a problem than having a simple lack of it.

Transfur is a decent site, I just don't think it's worth it. Not for two or three posts a week. Maybe. If you're lucky... Most artists who post at Transfur have a real webgallery at FurAffinity, DeviantArt, or one of the many other sites, and post to Transfur as an afterthought.

That's not to say I don't visit each day. It's just to say that I don't see much new work, and I don't see the point of donating to it if there are no significant benefits to the artists.

I've been here for nearly 25 years now. I watched Transfur from it's inception. I can't really say it's grown much. It's a good hobby, something to play with if it's free, but not something I'd invest in.

Bring back the TF Boards.

tjlemke · 12-30-2016

Let it die. That's my take

12-22-2016	#1
AdminstratorDraven Rumaur Starforce Officer Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 216	Transfur needs funding Link Basically Transfur is currently a bit strapped for cash and if we want it to persist it's going to need some money. Draven has Spoken __________________ For those who are fond of their apendages, it is best to let sleeping Drell lie The next stage of Human Evolution is Here, Darwin Accelerated Tau'va!

12-26-2016	#2
Galyo Process Fan Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 67	Re: Transfur needs funding Nice. I hope they go bankrupt. Horrible website run by horrible people.

12-27-2016	#3
SavageFlesh Predatory Metamorphosis Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 33	Re: Transfur needs funding The site certainly needs some improvements. However being able submit whole sequences in one post and easily scrolling through the pages while viewing is awesome. Perfect for TF content. Wish other sites adopted this. __________________ ｜｜Furaffinity - DeviantArt - Transfur ｜｜

12-28-2016	#4
770megaman Potatoe god Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Potatoe world Posts: 30	Re: Transfur needs funding Why are they horrible?

12-28-2016	#5
Chiaroscuros Process Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 93	Re: Transfur needs funding What the heck, Galyo. Without more detail to that comment, you just sound like a troll, dude. -C

12-29-2016	#6
bcislandguy Process Fan Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 64	Re: Transfur needs funding I don't even go there anymore, all the tf artists that do the really cool stuff have left to do their own patreons and stuff now, all the art i ever see there now is super cartoon like, sketch or no process....its just basic furry stuff and furaffinity or deviant art has tons more stuff

12-29-2016	#7
DarkMWE Frequent Poster Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 118	Re: Transfur needs funding To me, the site is a bit redundant. Very few new posts, next to nothing good. There are others that receive a lot more traffic and host a much more diverse gathering of artwork; some, so much more, that finding the art is more of a problem than having a simple lack of it. Transfur is a decent site, I just don't think it's worth it. Not for two or three posts a week. Maybe. If you're lucky... Most artists who post at Transfur have a real webgallery at FurAffinity, DeviantArt, or one of the many other sites, and post to Transfur as an afterthought. That's not to say I don't visit each day. It's just to say that I don't see much new work, and I don't see the point of donating to it if there are no significant benefits to the artists. I've been here for nearly 25 years now. I watched Transfur from it's inception. I can't really say it's grown much. It's a good hobby, something to play with if it's free, but not something I'd invest in.

12-29-2016	#8
Amahain Process Master Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 725	Re: Transfur needs funding I visit it from time to time, but I agree that it's a bit redundant given that much of the same art is cross-posted on FA or DA. Except for Coffee Man/Juan Valdez's stuff, which to this day is still some of my favourite TF art that's exclusively on Transfur (he still posts art, though rather infrequently). That said, the site really needs a bit of a redesign. We can already browse by species, but it would be nice to browse by other tags like sexual content and gender (like at FA) or add custom filters. Of course, that would require tagging thousands of images from the last decade and a half, which is quite a project. __________________ Shameless self-promotion: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/amahain/

12-30-2016	#9
dorintf Process Master Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 709	Re: Transfur needs funding I'd say it's worth keeping around just because of the history of the site, the specific TF search features, and the sheer volume of TF art. It has definitely fallen from my favorite TF site these days though. It hasn't updated its look or features for years. __________________ http://www.furaffinity.net/user/dorintf https://twitter.com/DorinTF

12-30-2016	#10
Anahki AAWIL fanatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Talbot Manor Posts: 1,774	Re: Transfur needs funding Yep, from time to time I have a look at the new atwork, even though most of it is drawing art, and I prefer digital, photomanipulations or CG stuff. But you are right, it is a piece of history from the TF community in Internet.

12-30-2016	#12
tjlemke Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,027	Re: Transfur needs funding Let it die. That's my take