We got nominated for an Ursa Major award!

The category we got nominated for is Best Website; this year competing with FurAffinity, SoFurry, WikiFur, and Culturally F'd. FurAffinity won this award three times (2014, 2013, and 2012) and this is our first time being nominated.

A few notable past winners from other categories:
- Furry Force by CollegeHumor (Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series, 2014)
- Twokinds by Tom Fischbach (Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story, 2010)
- Dog's Days of Summer by Blotch (Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work, 2008)
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Best Anthropomorphic Game, 2014)

VOTING HAS CLOSED. THE RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON MAY 20-22. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NOMINEES.

majorly cool

Huh, this seems kinda coo-
>FNAF 3 nominated for best game
aaaaaaaaand all respect and credibility is lost~

Also no Bojack Horseman for best show, but Littlest frigging Pet Shop makes it on the list? People seriously watch that crap in an unironic way!?

That's nice, and I know this site deserves it for its quality control and administration, but I somehow doubt we'll outnumber FA.

Knotty_Curls said:
That's nice, and I know this site deserves it for its quality control and administration, but I somehow doubt we'll outnumber FA.

Nonsense my friend, this is war. For E6-Sparta!!! >:D

Nice to see e6 getting some recognition, but it looks like we have some harsh competition though.

SirBrownBear said:
Also no Bojack Horseman for best show, but Littlest frigging Pet Shop makes it on the list? People seriously watch that crap in an unironic way!?

don't worry, when they grow up they will graduate to "monster high" or "my little pony"

yey

SirBrownBear said:
Also no Bojack Horseman for best show, but Littlest frigging Pet Shop makes it on the list? People seriously watch that crap in an unironic way!?

It's pretty hard for Bojack Horseman to compete by popularity considering it's only on Netflix.

Nominating a porn website... Ok why not! Hehe :3

xXMAGIKzMushroomXx said:
Nominating a porn website... Ok why not! Hehe :3

image board, not porn site. e6 has art of all kinds (aside from human only content of course), explicit (porn), safe (non-porn), and questionable (anywhere between porn and non-porn).

FNAF3 for best game...so...jump scares count for this award? since that and the backstory are pretty much that series main selling points.

as for FA having won 3 times in a row in the past. how does the furry fandom site with one of THE most drama prone/problematic histories (compared to pretty much any other furry site) ever manage to win any award? let alone this one 3 years in a row. that's ridiculous.

and of course, congrats to e621. hopefully this site shall win.

Voted. E6 deserves winning.

treos said:
FNAF3 for best game...so...jump scares count for this award? since that and the backstory are pretty much that series main selling points.

as for FA having won 3 times in a row in the past. how does the furry fandom site with one of THE most drama prone/problematic histories (compared to pretty much any other furry site) ever manage to win any award? let alone this one 3 years in a row. that's ridiculous.

It is fan-voted though. Usually, the most popular gets the most votes but there has been upsets

parasprite said:
It's pretty hard for Bojack Horseman to compete by popularity considering it's only on Netflix.

On one hand, sure, you have a point, but on the other how does an even more obscure title like Tiger's Eye happen to suddenly make the list? Or hell, even Danger Mouse for that matter.

I love so much that the "Furry Force" short films by CollegeHumor have won.

It's an honor that the site is nominated anyway

We're all proud, like parents

Seems it was a good idea joining this site.
Celebration!

I'm surprised Weasyl didn't make it on the list, considering it's a more sleek (and less buggy) alternative to SoFurry in terms of artists uploading uncompressed images to their galleries. In either case, since I don't have experience with the other fields, I voted for e621 as 1st and Wikifur as 2nd (gotta love reference sites), since the other website options have not been kind to me.

Strongbird said:
I voted for e621 as 1st and Wikifur as 2nd (gotta love reference sites)

Same!

Voted for E621 to be 1st :D Let's hope that it'll come true :3

e621 may not win the popularity contest, but at least we know it's better than FA.

Voted for e6

TheHuskyK9 said:
e621 has been officially nominated for an award

Is it a major award ?

So is this an award for the best furry website, or... Just what is this? I'm actually very curious to know!

Sharp_Coyote said:
Is it a major award ?

That's an awesome trophy :V

Heteroxon said:
So is this an award for the best furry website, or... Just what is this? I'm actually very curious to know!

Think of it as the Furry Oscars, but more than just movies and stuff

I vote for e621
the best furry page

i stuffed the ballot with my peapenis

Already voted for e6 first place hype ;)

SirBrownBear said:
On one hand, sure, you have a point, but on the other how does an even more obscure title like [...] Danger Mouse for that matter.

While the remake may or may not be "obscure", the name certainly isn't, at least among furry cartoon fans.

Or it shouldn't be, dammit. :P

/ChildOfThe80s

Went and gave E6 my vote for #1. I was kinda surprised to see Undertale and fnaf up for the same award.

Voted for e6 as my #1.

Why was FNAF3 on there as opposed to FNAF4? Didn't the both come out last year?

Well... thats something...

Woo.
Completely meaningless award.

Can't wait for that.

Is there a way to see the current total results before voting ends?

Actinium-89 said:
Woo.
Completely meaningless award.

Can't wait for that.

Wow. Way to be the biggest buzz kill.

Get it? buzz kill?

DIGGLER DOES IT AGAIN!

The_Diggler said:
Wow. Way to be the biggest buzz kill.

Get it? buzz kill?

DIGGLER DOES IT AGAIN!

Lol...

Congratulations, e621! I knew you had it!

Let's hope this isn't going to result in an influx of really shitty art.

Another vote for E6 here! Ftw!

Aeon18King said:
Lol...

That was the most pitiful lol I've ever seen. I deserved it though.

Actinium-89 said:
Woo.
Completely meaningless award.

Can't wait for that.

At least you tried

Actinium-89 said:
Woo.
Completely meaningless award.

Can't wait for that.

Edgy

it's just a prank

TheHuskyK9 said:
A few notable past winners from other categories:
- Furry Force by CollegeHumor (Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series, 2014)

How the hell did Furry Force even get nominated? CollegeHumor deliberately portrayed all the worst of the worst kinks and fetishes in the entire fandom in the most offensive, insulting ways possible with that short, directly playing into the stigma the media outlets put on the fandom.

Casanova said:
How the hell did Furry Force even get nominated? CollegeHumor deliberately portrayed all the worst of the worst kinks and fetishes in the entire fandom in the most offensive, insulting ways possible with that short, directly playing into the stigma the media outlets put on the fandom.

Because not all furries are overly sensitive and can actually take a joke?

Waba_Grill said:
Because not all furries are overly sensitive and can actually take a joke?

^

TheHuskyK9 said:
We got nominated for an Ursa Major award!

What is it?

More formally known as the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Award, the Ursa Major Award is presented annually for excellence in the furry arts. It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom's Anthony Award, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Award, and so forth. Anyone may nominate and vote for candidates for the Awards. These Awards are decided by the fans, not by a committee.

The category we got nominated for is Best Website; this year competing with FurAffinity, SoFurry, WikiFur, and Culturally F'd. FurAffinity won this award three times (2014, 2013, and 2012) and this is our first time being nominated.

A few notable past winners from other categories:
- Furry Force by CollegeHumor (Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series, 2014)
- Twokinds by Tom Fischbach (Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story, 2010)
- Dog's Days of Summer by Blotch (Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work, 2008)
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Best Anthropomorphic Game, 2014)

Everyone can vote and you can do so here: http://www.ursamajorawards.org/voting2015/

Vote for e6!

Markiplier's brother?

TheHuskyK9 said:
Edgy

Jeez, so sorry I offended you because you were excited about the site being nominated for a joke of an award.

Actinium-89 said:
Jeez, so sorry I offended you because you were excited about the site being nominated for a joke of an award.

How am I offended?

Actinium-89 said:
Jeez, so sorry I offended you because you were excited about the site being nominated for a joke of an award.

You are the only one in this entire tread that seems offended. If you don't care about the reward then just let the people who do have their fun. No need to be such a downer.

Coolio

Actinium-89 said:
Jeez, so sorry I offended you because you were excited about the site being nominated for a joke of an award.

why you swim in the backward direction of river, you whiny mosquito.

Oh cool, the trash keeps responding to me. Good to know.

It's simple; an event like this is defined by either the reward or the competition itself.

Given that the reward for it is chiefly an empty title or acknowledgement, the only other reason for any interest is the "competition." The idea that Furaffinity is a repeat winner immediately shoots down any hopes of that - the idea that Furaffinity could compete with anything is hilarious in-and-of itself.

e621 is better than what is being offered here, with only wikifur being any remote competition due to its practical value, and there's nothing to be gained from proving it. Especially with how pathetic the alternatives are; it's like asking me to give you an award for being Number 1 Human Being able to breath and walk at the same time.

~_-' said:
you're cunt

Also good job letting this slide, administration.

report him?

Can we bring the thread back on track?

Actinium-89 said:
Oh cool, the trash keeps responding to me. Good to know.

It's simple; an event like this is defined by either the reward or the competition itself.

Given that the reward for it is chiefly an empty title or acknowledgement, the only other reason for any interest is the "competition." The idea that Furaffinity is a repeat winner immediately shoots down any hopes of that - the idea that Furaffinity could compete with anything is hilarious in-and-of itself.

e621 is better than what is being offered here, with only wikifur being any remote competition due to its practical value, and there's nothing to be gained from proving it. Especially with how pathetic the alternatives are; it's like asking me to give you an award for being Number 1 Human Being able to breath and walk at the same time.

Also good job letting this slide, administration.

Enough.

That's how I'd objectively rate the furry sites I've used based on what I know, but I'm fairly convinced most Ursa Major voters don't give a flip about voting objectively. Moreover, the Ursa Major awards designate Best _____ of 2015, so only the events and circumstances of 2015 should factor into votes. That information, however, is not made available by Ursa Major and is very difficult to extract or otherwise judge from nominated furry websites, meaning voters don't have the information or means needed to make a fair assessment. Who actually knows how all the sites were doing March 2015 compared to October 2015? Such comparisons just aren't feasible, which essentially negates any objective validity an Ursa Major might carry.

Thus, that would reduce the significance of winning an Ursa Major to that of popular vote, except who honestly expects voters to vote against their base of operations? By that logic, the Ursa Major award becomes a popularity contest, although for the record I'd be interested in actual polling on these bundled assertions. Finally, for all those reasons the Ursa Major award for Best Website is, in my eyes, merely a measure of which site has the largest, most active userbase. All the more reason, then, that e621 winning the award would send a message to the other sites and their users telling them just who has the golden dragon cock now.

tyrewq said:
Markiplier's brother?

Yep

abadbird said:

development, design, content, management, community

In terms of technical refinement, I'm pretty sure Inkbunny would be the hands down winner year over year. Of course, Inkbunny's development efforts are also probably the best documented and published too, so they get an artificial edge in that determination. For that matter, as fun as it is to badmouth FurAffinity, I do believe that website has improved since the buyout as opposed to the stagnation, self-harming, excuses, and Mickey Mouse management under the previous owners.

In terms of design, I think Inkbunny should win that too, after acknowledging that it's possibly overdesigned. E621 should get second place here. Once you know where certain things are and how to use them, e621 should have the greatest usability, but this site has needed major improvements to its presentation for as long as I've been a member. The wikis have been improved and some areas streamlined, but those are minor improvements.

In terms of content, FurAffinity should be the clear winner with the most complete artist galleries, but of course FurAffinity is probably the least searchable of the lot so that advantage is largely rendered moot. The rest should meet the bare minimum of searchability expectations, with e621's most extensive tagging efforts and search parameters giving it the lead. E621's minimum quality threshold also gives it the best average quality, but many good artist galleries are unfortunately incomplete here and by no small measure too, necessitating visits and checkups to other sites to complete viewing experiences. If only we had artist pages that were fit for purpose and not merely fit for use...

E621 should easily win community and site management, but I don't know much about how the other sites are run. My assumption is based on the integrity, promptness, and general presence of e621's administration, which I doubt the other sites bother to match.

I don't think the quality of communities from each furry site can be properly compared. What works for one group that doesn't work for another isn't really an indicator of quality, with role-playing being a prime example.

That's how I'd objectively rate the furry sites I've used based on what I know, but I'm fairly convinced most Ursa Major voters don't give a flip about voting objectively. Moreover, the Ursa Major awards designate Best _____ of 2015, so only the events and circumstances of 2015 should factor into votes. That information, however, is not made available by Ursa Major and is very difficult to extract or otherwise judge from nominated furry websites, meaning voters don't have the information or means needed to make a fair assessment. Who actually knows how all the sites were doing March 2015 compared to October 2015? Such comparisons just aren't feasible, which essentially negates any objective validity an Ursa Major might carry.

Thus, that would reduce the significance of winning an Ursa Major to that of popular vote, except who honestly expects voters to vote against their base of operations? By that logic, the Ursa Major award becomes a popularity contest, although for the record I'd be interested in actual polling on these bundled assertions. Finally, for all those reasons the Ursa Major award for Best Website is, in my eyes, merely a measure of which site has the largest, most active userbase. All the more reason, then, that e621 winning the award would send a message to the other sites and their users telling them just who has the golden dragon cock now.

I agree with all of that :V

So I heard good old Esix got nominated for an award. Having never heard of "The Ursa Major Awards" I looked them up, and now I'm....much more meh about the matter. Basically, as ABadBird sums up quite nicely, at least if Esix wins the "Best Website of 2015" category, it can at least serve as a reality check to FA.

Or not, who knows with folks who follow large popularity crowds over common sense and logic.

I'd just like to know how previous winners aren't barred from reëntry in the same category...it's kind of fukn ridiculous although not exactly surprising that furaffinity has won every time going back to 2012.

Unless...."the sagacious man has no fame"
SUBVERT YOUR ENEMY
VOTE FOR DESPOILATION

or don't

Why would we vote for a site with such a garbage community? Anything new gets downvoted into oblivion.

Trunklord said:
Why would we vote for a site with such a garbage community? Anything new gets downvoted into oblivion.

Let's not judge an entire community on its few misfits.

Trunklord said:
Why would we vote for a site with such a garbage community? Anything new gets downvoted into oblivion.

The most recent new thing I've seen was the (sergal) flattening fetish, and that's actually sitting comfortably in the positives.

Trunklord said:
Why would we vote for a site with such a garbage community? Anything new gets downvoted into oblivion.

No one is forcing you to be here

Waba_Grill said:
Because not all furries are overly sensitive and can actually take a joke?

There is a difference between laughing at a joke and turning a blind eye to the negative media bias That CollegeHumor is intentionally propagating.

Qmannn said:
I haven't seen it, but I can't say I'm surprised considering how many furries are some variation of one of these two characters, sometimes both.

That's true, which is probably why the short was made in the first place...

Casanova said:
There is a difference between laughing at a joke and turning a blind eye to the negative media bias That CollegeHumor is intentionally propagating.

They are called CollegeHUMOR for a reason. Everything they do is a joke and is not supposed to be taken seriously. Also, they don't just make fun of furries, they make fun of everyone, nothing is off-limits. You'd know this if you saw their other videos

Waba_Grill said:
They are called CollegeHUMOR for a reason. Everything they do is a joke and is not supposed to be taken seriously. Also, they don't just make fun of furries, they make fun of everyone, nothing is off-limits. You'd know this if you saw their other videos

think i've seen a few things from those collegehumor people over the years. note: not all forms of humor apply to all types of people.

pretty sure i found them rather dumb instead of funny and i've never really found "dumb" to be all that funny in general. rather, i tend to find "dumb" to be annoying.

treos said:
think i've seen a few things from those collegehumor people over the years. note: not all forms of humor apply to all types of people.

pretty sure i found them rather dumb instead of funny and i've never really found "dumb" to be all that funny in general. rather, i tend to find "dumb" to be annoying.

well humor isn't an exact formula that works on everyone. No comedian is automatically funny. It's just a matter of the crowd.

treos said:
think i've seen a few things from those collegehumor people over the years. note: not all forms of humor apply to all types of people.

pretty sure i found them rather dumb instead of funny and i've never really found "dumb" to be all that funny in general. rather, i tend to find "dumb" to be annoying.

We aren't talking about if it's funny or not. We're talking about if someone can joke about something or not. According to him, you can't make jokes about furries

Waba_Grill said:
We aren't talking about if it's funny or not. We're talking about if someone can joke about something or not. According to him, you can't make jokes about furries

i thought jokes were supposed to be funny. or is that something else that has changed over time?