Why so ser... I MEAN HUGE!!?!!

Why not upload it in it's original resolution, if the site'll take it and it's under a meg? :D

Varka said:
Why not upload it in it's original resolution, if the site'll take it and it's under a meg? :D

Barely under a meg, but hey

I dont like this one bit D:

must say I went a bit wth with the music, but keeps e621 classy ;3

Why is there an extra 0 on the front page??

WTF?

How do you even make a pic this big? >.<

Will there be alternatives to this frontpage?

OMFG. I just saw the size of the picture. That's crazy! How the hell would you do that?

This makes me happy.

man so HUGE *drool*

INSANE SIZE!

I wish my PC was good enough to draw stuff this ridiculously huge.

OMFG. I just saw the size of the picture. That's crazy! How the hell would you do that?

Ununpentium said:
How do you even make a pic this big? >.<

This is the resolution Narse works at. We bought him a fuckload of RAM - and this is the result. :p

So Narse just water brushes, then when it's done he reduces the size until it starts to look presentable. Thats like real life, you cheating bastard.

My question is why is this tagged as "mascot"? Mascot to what, e621? That can't be the case, as ESIX the (feline?) android was already e621's mascot.

AshuraK said:
My question is why is this tagged as "mascot"? Mascot to what, e621? That can't be the case, as ESIX the (feline?) android was already e621's mascot.

http://e621.net/forum/show/11688

Oh my. I won't be able to go there in public anymore.

Why the change then? Wasn't Esix resilient, unique, and androgynous (well maybe not androgynous) enough to fall under same catergory of e621's mascot as Dylan? I highly disapprove of this new mascot, as it seems a strange idea to replace Esix with that armadillo when she has the same qualities that Dylan supposidly brings now.

I prefer her :( :
post #63467

Anything of Narse's is good imo.

Agreed, Esix > Dylan

http://www.imagepoop.com/images/holy_fuck_this_monitor_is_fucking_huge_as_fuck.jpg

^ My reaction to the res of this pic

+ 1 to Esix <3

Drakanifox said:
nohotlinking.jpg

I did not appreciate seeing armadillo wang on the front page. Could've been done in a more classy way, such as making the counter be a censor bar blocking the bits.

Renix said:
I did not appreciate seeing armadillo wang on the front page. Could've been done in a more classy way, such as making the counter be a censor bar blocking the bits.

You're saying this...on a porn site?

FurZ said:
You're saying this...on a porn site?

I am. This isn't specifically a porn site. It's a haven for all sorts of uploads, both porn and non-porn. I use it all the time for referencing species and such. Porn has never been plastered on the front of e621. It's always maintained a discreet front-page up until now.

Change in ownership, I guess.

im really fucking tired of this god damn arm . . . whatever it suppose to be. Why can't narse use one of his dragons as the new mascot . . . -_- they are way more seoer

Renix said:
I am. This isn't specifically a porn site. It's a haven for all sorts of uploads, both porn and non-porn. I use it all the time for referencing species and such. Porn has never been plastered on the front of e621. It's always maintained a discreet front-page up until now.

Change in ownership, I guess.

lolwut?!? Varka would never fucking give up e621. It's called a milestone, they have something to celebrate over

oh e621, why do you make me fap at things which I should not fap?
Don't remember having a boner for an armadillo before :3

also thank you very much for the highres

He is nice but somehow it just doesn't feel right.

It's not high resolution if there's jpeg artifacts everywhere. It's an enlarged image. Way to waste space.

So does this mean the whole mascot contest thing was a complete waste of time? Didn't people vote? I don't know, telling people they have a voice and then deciding on some armadillo with his cock out who wasn't even in the contest seems like kind of a slap in the face. A male mascot is fine, but this is too much. I'll hold out hope that this is temporary.

Hydrogen said:
Agreed, Esix > Dylan

THIS.

FingerMassage said:
It's not high resolution if there's jpeg artifacts everywhere.

>>Resolution: 7004x7094
>>Filesize: 907.5 KB

It's an enlarged image. Way to waste space.

The lineart and color layers are not enlarged.

I suppose this would make Moodyferret's point a little bit more valid. (If you're following why she took all her explicit art off)

i myself as a erotic furry come here for "straight porn” and though i dont mind other content on this site [ i dont evan have it blacklisted beacuse i have a 'pair'] i find it ummmm. . . i find myself ummnm. . . its not awwright. especially if i ever want to show someone this site, its like oh porn you say-ARMADILLO DICK. i suggest a approach like shinysearch.com when you can chose your theme. well im done throwing in my opinion

ippiki_ookami said:
So does this mean the whole mascot contest thing was a complete waste of time? Didn't people vote? I don't know, telling people they have a voice and then deciding on some armadillo with his cock out who wasn't even in the contest seems like kind of a slap in the face. A male mascot is fine, but this is too much. I'll hold out hope that this is temporary.

Ippiki sums up my opinion too... I really liked Esix. As weird as it is to say, she was far more gender neutral as well, with her gender only sometimes being readily identifiable... and much more *decent* for front page material.
This is just... well...weird- in a bad way.

ippiki_ookami said:
So does this mean the whole mascot contest thing was a complete waste of time? Didn't people vote? I don't know, telling people they have a voice and then deciding on some armadillo with his cock out who wasn't even in the contest seems like kind of a slap in the face. A male mascot is fine, but this is too much. I'll hold out hope that this is temporary.

Weren't the previous owners the ones hosting the contest? Varka shouldn't have to abide by it if he doesn't want to.

My first reaction was:
WTF
My second reaction was:
Is this guy gonna stay?

It is wierd i just dropped by here then seen a new mascot read about him and found out it has the same name as me. Now isn't that just wierd? Awsome looking mascot by the way. :3

ippiki_ookami said:
So does this mean the whole mascot contest thing was a complete waste of time? Didn't people vote? I don't know, telling people they have a voice and then deciding on some armadillo with his cock out who wasn't even in the contest seems like kind of a slap in the face. A male mascot is fine, but this is too much. I'll hold out hope that this is temporary.

agreed!!!

It's pretty tasteless to have this plastered on the front page.

Oh man, oh man, do I love armadillos. I don't care what anyone says, i really hope this delicious character gets at least SOME good art done of it past this (which is an absolutely awesome picture).

Although, I do agree that not everyone who comes here'll want to see him with his cock out like that, I do really, REALLY like it personally |3

Deeeeee-fappin'-licious! *stares* <3

i think i'm in love ~_~

hmm, rather not have it on the front page.

On a side note, when displayed in full resolution, the cock barely fits on my screen. Just sayin'.

Seththedragon said:
hmm, rather not have it on the front page.

On a side note, when displayed in full resolution, the cock barely fits on my screen. Just sayin'.

Get a better monitor with higher res.

OMG HOW HUGE!!!

TwT its Historical!

I feel for the people who fought it out in the contest, but honestly the whole thing was a clusterfuck. Something new and fresh is probably the best bet. He could use some fine-tuning, but it's a good start. And cute!

Congratulations to the admins and mods.
You choose the worse mascot in the history of mascots.

Your prize?
A bucket full of epic fail, have fun with it.

straight nerds are gonna rage cuz hes all faggy.

[GER]ray said:
Congratulations to the admins and mods.
You choose the worse mascot in the history of mascots.

Your prize?
A bucket full of epic fail, have fun with it.

Yep. Sorry, Varka, but you failed this one.

He's cute. :3

Well...I'm officially scarred for life now...mascot=fat...

WELL.

The header is centered over his cock now; any qualms I had of this are sated.

Still would prefer something more neutral but what can you ask for, this isn't my website.

So I take it Bad Dragon is trying to push out their new Armadillo dildos?

Narse shite :V

Aw it's not that bad. The front page thing was a surprise but all in all, it's pretty good. I'd say if you don't like it blacklist it, but since it's the front page and everything I guess you all must simply bear with it until it goes back to normal.

Also DANG THAT IS A HUMONGOUS PICTURE!!! I'd probably need a 50 inch monitor to see a fifth of the pic!!! One Hexagon fills my entire screen!XD

One more thing. Huge like XBox tag = lol

An armadillo of all things? -.- AND it's drawn by narse? dear god.
IMO it shoulda been a wolf or a fox.

So all that voting BS was for nothing? Nice job.

Anonym said:
So all that voting BS was for nothing? Nice job.

A nice way to say "Fuck you" to the contest artists, isn't it? :D

Yaoilover921 said:
An armadillo of all things? -.- AND it's drawn by narse? dear god.
IMO it shoulda been a wolf or a fox.

varka and narse are close friends so narse did the site a small favor

[GER]ray said:
A nice way to say "Fuck you" to the contest artists, isn't it? :D

the new site owner has nothing to do with the whole mascot voting thing. You can blame the previous owner who cowardly abandoned the site

*Weary Kif Kroker sigh.*

Ummm yeah, not quite what I picture when I think of e621, to each his own I guess. Dylan while cute dont remind me much of e621, asside from it being porn. Esix well was Esix unique and cute. Like the saying goes "All good things must come to an end" THen again i cant draw well so I cant do any beter. End of rant.

Well...

I think what we should do, then, is make a big push for ESIX art. If we can't bring her back, we can at least keep her influence present. Also, MAYBE we can convince to bring her back! with enough support.
Right now, I think the best thing to do would be to let them co-star. I don't think our administrators are going to like the idea of dumping the Dylan Project so soon. Though majority hates it (and who doesn't hate change?), people who introduce things aren't usually the same people who like to cut their losses and admit they've screwed up.

Oh. Ooooh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! It's time for me to get on the pencil. There's gan-be sum ESIX x Dylan up on this here site, 'less I get some sleep soon.

Seriously, somebody had to tag this with 'avoidable anatomy mistake'?

Meex; btw, who is the majority?

This beats 'Esix' by a massive margin.

It's original, far more exotic than a megaman-esque cat, and intensely adoreable.

All I have to say is why not any of Narse's dragons? I love Narse's drawing and all but this doesn't need to be the mascot. I'm going to start up the eSix train and hope that everyone else hops on.

Morp said:
This beats 'Esix' by a massive margin.

It's original, far more exotic than a megaman-esque cat, and intensely adoreable.

Just another +1 here for either a return of ESIX, or an equally neutral (and truly unique) mascot. I don't really have a problem with the cawk or the armadillo -- both are OK in other contexts -- but there's just nothing special about Dylan. He comes off more like someone's new fursona, even down to his name, rather than a clear representative of e621 like ESIX is/was, both in name and design. Also, while I do like my porn here, I've gotta agree that a nice PG mascot is way, WAY better. Even the box placement doesn't cut it imho - let people make stuff like this as fanart. Just my $0.02 though.

SMutt said:a clear representative of e621 like ESIX is/was

I've yet to hear a good reason why this supposedly is the case.
Looking like a logo does not a good representative make.

qwaszxq said:
I've yet to hear a good reason why this supposedly is the case.
Looking like a logo does not a good representative make.

Looking like a logo, matching colors/layout, and a general design that can appeal to most users. Esix doesn't really look like anything except e621 itself, and is therefore a better representative of the site's diversity -- by not really representing anything in particular. Dylan, while cool in my opinion, is pretty damn specific, and thus doesn't appeal to everyone. Esix, on the other hand, could be 'tweaked' by the beholder/artist to be seen as female, male, neutral, etc. If nothing else, she/he/it is basically inoffensive.

Varka said:
This is the resolution Narse works at. We bought him a fuckload of RAM - and this is the result. :p

ykees narse draws life size if my calcuations are correct this guys about 6 foot tall

so im pretty new to the site all in all and i have to say dylan is adorable all in all but i tend to agree with the old hat on this one. Esix is way more indicatively e621. I see a lot of unique and beautiful art here. As well as some of gideon's work. Not all of it is pornographic in nature but all of it is rather passionate. I feel that these are the characteristics that make up esix. (.//_^)

Considering all the angst and complaints a mascot search causes(such as all this is causing) purhaps there should just be a frontpage compilation thing of several furry species and genders. It might lower the number of people making with the drama over it all.

I would say that Esix would be a great mascot to have on the site's frontpage, but I have to agree with a few other commentators now:

What about going back to normal e621 (having no mascot on the frontpage)? It would eliminate a good 90% or more of the drama being caused by this Dylan mascot.

i almost never come to this site and having an armored-dildo in my face on the front page is rather disturbing.
this mascot sucks and i am officially inciting a boycott until things go back to the way they should be.

terrakusanaga, how insecure do you have to be to boycott the site over having to see One Penis every time you go to the front page

and if you almost never come here anyway then isn't your boycott kind of

you know

pointless

I... but... you can't even see his penis on the front page. It's behind the search box.

SMutt said:
Esix doesn't really look like anything except e621 itself, and is therefore a better representative of the site's diversity -- by not really representing anything in particular.

Pandering to multiple tastes by being unspecific seems lowbrow.

SMutt said:
If nothing else, she/he/it is basically inoffensive.

I'll credit this, though.

XYNTA

On the frontpage... Honestly, it takes less than 3 clicks with Firebug to delete the searchbox padding and find that the dick was not censored AT ALL on the front page, but rather obstructed by the searchbox... Bad move Admins, very bad...

Honestly, I would have gone for a character FAR more gender neutral and actually relate to the site.

I mean, if you put "Dylan", as he is named, by himself, how would you know he's associated with E621? You wouldn't! A logo or brand character is supposed to relate to the product/service/organization! It's the most important thing to them!

You had a vote, people liked Esix and Hexarade (I prefer the latter, simply because I actually thought Hex was a chick for a second), because they held the colour palette for the site and incorporated the recognized symbols used by the site.

Does this armoured xenarthra display anything relating to the site (besides cock)? No.

E621... I am disappoint...

BongoDrumsOnTheHead has thought about the points of view and opinions of everyone. Because Bdoth (ME) is not bias, Bdoth has come to a conclusion based on what is most appropriate, most desired and appearance. Bdoth suggests that this image be deleted indefinitely, the majority does not like it plastered on the main page suggesting this is a "Gay" porn only site. Bdoth risked loosing a few friends by showing this site to a few friends. 17 out of 17 at first thought it was a "Gay" porn only site and 15 of them closed the window without looking inside. The other 2 did venture inside and there just happens to be a large number of gay images posted at that time and then they closed the site as well. They were not particularly put off the the "Furry" part as much as the "Gay" content.

Bdoth suggests replacing the Mascot with a character that is neither male or female and with physical aspects that would not suggest any as well.

Solution: Front page: G Rated + Enter when you have read this warning link. Also multiple Mascots are acceptable.

BongoDrumsOnTheHead has spoken.

Varka said: What we're planning to do is give people the OPTION of choosing what mascot they want to see on the site; in particular, have a 'change mascot' link in the corner of the page that, site-wide, changes the mascot imagery shown on the front page as well as the new little banner thing we'll be doing at the top corner of each page.

I've contacted the original artists who created the top 3 voted mascots and have asked them if they would like to submit an improved/finalised/new image of their mascot to go on the site. This way, everyone can have what they want :p

technical note: the background changer will probably be implemented as a javascript include, which will use your local cookies to store your preferences. This means it should save and display your preferences site-wide without logging in. It also saves me from having to touch the horrid Ruby on Rails the site engine is coded in.

There will, of course, be an option for NO mascot also.

I also like this guy: http://e621.net/post/show/109631/armadillo-armor-claws-dylan_the_armadillo-e621-kei

As char said, CONSTRUCTIVE bitching is good - it means we can get stuff sorted, and find a comfortable middle ground for everyone. Flaming and trolling, less so.

Keep it relevant and constructive, people!

That armadillo isn't even cute. :c what a terrible mascot.

go here to discuss: http://e621.net/forum/show/11688
Comment on the image here :)

Somehow when I look at e621.net Dyan is not what I think.. this also from the comments it seems like this image is fail as well. I hate to say it but the overall look just doesn't seem to fit at any rate.

I agree with Gamesmag, worst mascot ever. I completely and whole heartedly disapprove. Not everyone is here for dicks, sheesh.

:/ seriously? the squirrel/cat thing didn't win?

Otterwolfy said:
I agree with Gamesmag, worst mascot ever. I completely and whole heartedly disapprove. Not everyone is here for dicks, sheesh.

plus it has a knot. i mean i like knots, but on an armadillo? two words:HELL NO!!!

BranislavDJ said:
I prefer her :( :
post #63467

Me too!

Well, since everyone else is ranting, I have to say my two cents.

It's NOT a bad mascot. It's exotic, different, and exciting. That being said, he isn't what I had in mind representing E621 (as if that hasn't be said a dozen times prior). As well, a more neutral mascot would have been appreciated, though I've not had any of my friends shy away for fear that the content is gay exclusive.

He's interesting, but something that represents the site as whole would be better appreciated, although I doubt it would appease everyone since this site is known for people bitching about one thing or another. Also, that picture is gigantic...

so much QQ over the mascot thing, :3c

Keep this mascot FOREVER 8D!!

i blocked the mascot image when i saw it lurl

Vote down ALL THE THINGS :D

this picture is too small

Why...Is...it...SO...BIG?!?!?!?!

i refreshed this page like 13 time before realizing the page wasn't broken, the picture was just huge and the same color as the background

Clicked on this picture

47 thresholded comments

k bye

the resize image button is a great thing

I love his knotted penis.

SpaceWhale said:
http://e621.net/forum/show/11688

That's pretty much Digital art in a nutshell, coming from a digital artist

This isn't appearing on the background when I get on this site. I cycled through all the mascots, and didn't find him. ;-;

leoleosuper said:
This isn't appearing on the background when I get on this site. I cycled through all the mascots, and didn't find him. ;-;

I get him... sometimes

I'm not seeing him as one of the mascots anymore, what happened?

Kenneh said:
I'm not seeing him as one of the mascots anymore, what happened?

This! I'm kinda sad about it too.

Armadillos don't have knots...

I love him so so much <3 I love it when I saw him on the page!

I miss seeing this guy in the e621 page. Armadillos shouldn't be taken down just because they are rare, they should be celebrated for that very fact.

And if some people didn't like it, that's fine, the Change Mascot button is right there...

Oh wow. I just now noticed that this guy dosen't appear anymore as a mascot on the font page.

Not entitrely sure how I feel about this..

I want to ride his cock like a sex puppet.

intelligent_turret said:
Oh wow. I just now noticed that this guy dosen't appear anymore as a mascot on the font page.

Not entitrely sure how I feel about this..

Came across one Narse's pictures and thought exactly this. Pretty sad about it, I really liked the guy when he originally came out :/

Well, the scores aren't looking even
....

Dam why was he dropped from being a mascot? He looks considerably appealing x3