Editing Furry fandom (section)

===Websites and online communities===
The internet contains a multitude of furry websites and online communities, such as art community websites [[Fur Affinity]], Inkbunny, SoFurry, and Weasyl; and ''WikiFur'', a collaborative furry [[wiki]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/pittsburgh/animal-passions/Content?oid=1337258 | title=Animal Passions | author=Melissa Meinzer | work=[[Pittsburgh City Paper]] | date=2006-06-29 | access-date=2012-04-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509194556/http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/pittsburgh/animal-passions/Content?oid=1337258 | archive-date=2012-05-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2024}}

There are several [[webcomic]]s featuring animal characters created by or for furry fans; as such, they may be referred to as [[List of furry comics|furry comics]]. One such comic, ''[[T.H.E. Fox]]'', was first published on [[CompuServe]] in 1986, predating the [[World Wide Web]] by several years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbmfiles.com/genie/geniefiles/Information/T.H.E.-FOX.TXT|title=Interview with Joe Ekaitis|access-date=2007-01-12|author=The Commodore 64/128 RoundTable|year=1994|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112165235/http://cbmfiles.com/genie/geniefiles/Information/T.H.E.-FOX.TXT|archive-date=2011-01-12|url-status=live}}</ref> while another, ''[[Kevin and Kell]]'' by [[Bill Holbrook]], has been awarded both a [[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards|Web Cartoonists' Choice Award]] and an [[List of webcomic awards#Ursa Major Awards|Ursa Major Award]].<ref name="WCCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm |title=2001 Winners and Nominees |publisher=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards |date=2001-02-19 |access-date=2007-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152414/http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm |archive-date=2009-12-31 }}</ref><ref name="UMA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2003.htm|title=Award Winners 2003|publisher=Ursa Major Awards|access-date=2007-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109013348/http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2003.htm|archive-date=2007-11-09|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Ursa Major Award is given in the field of furry fandom works and is the main award in the field of [[anthropomorphism]].<ref>{{cite web|author=TheChainedWolf|url=http://www.flayrah.com/3293/ursa-major-awards-2009-predictions-and-forlorn-hopes|title=Ursa Major Awards 2009: predictions and forlorn hopes|website=FurteanTimes.com/Flayrah|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129073716/https://www.flayrah.com/3293/ursa-major-awards-2009-predictions-and-forlorn-hopes|archive-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Patten|first=Fred|author-link=Fred Patten|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-ursa-major-awards/|title=The Ursa Major Awards|website=Cartoon Research|date=July 21, 2013|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920162525/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-ursa-major-awards/|archive-date=September 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been awarded to many comics and animated series over the years, including ''[[Helluva Boss]]'' (2021),<ref name="ursavoting2021" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Laurence|url=https://www.flayrah.com/8638/shine-awoo-take-2021-ursa-major-awards-landslides-k-garrison-wins-three|title='Shine', 'Awoo!' take 2021 Ursa Major Awards by landslides; K. Garrison wins three|website=Flayrah|date=May 18, 2022|access-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518034210/https://www.flayrah.com/8638/shine-awoo-take-2021-ursa-major-awards-landslides-k-garrison-wins-three|archive-date=May 18, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Beastars#Manga|Beastars]]'' (2020),<ref name="ursavotingopens" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dronon|date=May 3, 2021|title=Winners of the 2020 Ursa Major Awards|url=https://www.flayrah.com/8349/winners-2020-ursa-major-awards|access-date=March 28, 2022|website=Flayrah|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503190232/https://www.flayrah.com/8349/winners-2020-ursa-major-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[BNA: Brand New Animal#Awards|BNA: Brand New Animal]]'' (2020),<ref name="ursavoting2020">{{cite web|url=https://ursamajorawards.org/voting2020/|title=Voting|publisher=Ursa Major Awards|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301150205/https://ursamajorawards.org/voting2020/|archive-date=March 1, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ursavotingopens">{{cite web|author=dronon|url=https://www.flayrah.com/8291/voting-opens-2020-ursa-major-awards|title=Voting opens for the 2020 Ursa Major Awards|website=Flayrah|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210302202119/https://www.flayrah.com/8291/voting-opens-2020-ursa-major-awards|archive-date=March 2, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Centaurworld#Awards and nominations|Centaurworld]]'' (2021),<ref name="ursavoting2021">{{cite web|author=dronon|url=https://www.flayrah.com/8587/voting-open-2021-ursa-major-awards|title=Voting is open for the 2021 Ursa Major Awards|website=Flayrah|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308161748/https://www.flayrah.com/8587/voting-open-2021-ursa-major-awards|archive-date=March 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Aggretsuko#Awards|Aggretsuko]]'' (2020),<ref name="ursavoting2020" /><ref name="ursavotingopens" /> ''[[Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts#Accolades|Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts]]'' (2020),<ref name="ursavoting2020" /><ref name="ursavotingopens" /> and ''[[Odd Taxi#Awards and nominations|Odd Taxi]]'' (2021).<ref name="ursavoting2021" /><ref name="ursavotingopens" /> ''Helluva Boss'' episodes "[[Murder Family]]" (2020),<ref name="ursavoting2020" /><ref name="ursavotingopens" /> "[[Loo Loo Land]]" (2020),<ref name="ursavoting2020" /><ref name="ursavotingopens" /> and "[[The Circus (Helluva Boss)|The Circus]]" (2022)<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2022.htm|title=Award Winners 2022|publisher=Ursa Major Awards|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609174729/https://ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2022.htm|archive-date=June 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> were nominated for the "Best Dramatic Series" category. Some of these series also feature [[LGBT]] characters, such as ''Helluva Boss''<ref name="macjoh2022">{{cite web|last=Mackcey|first=Joshua S.|url=https://www.intomore.com/culture/10-lgbtq-cartoons-loved-2022/|title=10 LGBTQ+ Cartoons That We Loved in 2022|website=[[Into (magazine)|Into]]|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324115722/https://www.intomore.com/culture/10-lgbtq-cartoons-loved-2022/|archive-date=March 24, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dumas2023">{{cite web|last=Dumas|first=Zoe|url=https://movieweb.com/helluva-boss-best-web-series-now/|title=Why Helluva Boss Is the Best Web Series Right Now|website=[[MovieWeb]]|date=July 2, 2023|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705201408/https://movieweb.com/helluva-boss-best-web-series-now/|archive-date=July 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 21, 2021|title=Netflix's Newest Animation Pickup Has A Black And Gay Cast, But Isn't A "Black" Or "Gay" Cartoon|url=https://www.news.quirktastic.co/post/kipo-and-the-age-of-the-wonderbeast-dreamworks-netflix/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Quirktastic|language=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411023056/https://news.quirktastic.co/post/kipo-and-the-age-of-the-wonderbeast-dreamworks-netflix|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Radulovic|first=Petrana|date=January 15, 2020|title=Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts treats coming out like just another part of life|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/15/21067505/kipo-and-the-age-of-wonderbeasts-coming-out-scene|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Polygon|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200119165251/https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/15/21067505/kipo-and-the-age-of-wonderbeasts-coming-out-scene|archive-date=January 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Kevin|date=June 24, 2024|title=How Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Codes Blackness|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/how-kipo-and-the-age-of-wonderbeasts-codes-blackness/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627063003/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/how-kipo-and-the-age-of-wonderbeasts-codes-blackness/|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}</ref>