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Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2024[edit]

Add to further reading: Strike, Joe. "Furry Planet: A World Gone Wild: Includes History, Costumes, and Conventions." ISBN 978-1-954641-10-5 Apollo Publishers, 2023 — Preceding unsigned comment added by NYFly (talk • contribs) 14:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2023[edit]

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Change "78–85% of furries identify as male, the remaining identify as female; while most are cisgender, 2% are transgender.[82]: 10" to: "67.1% of furries identified themselves as male on the surveys, while 23.3% identified as female. While only 2% of furries identified themselves as transgender, 10.0% of furries identified themselves as genderqueer/non-binary.[82]: 10-11" TransDragonLira (talk) 20:50, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The previous line of text ("78–85% of furries ... 2% are transgender.[82]: 10") cited the source https://www.furscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Fur-Science-Final-pdf-for-Website_2017_10_18.pdf , but the percentages differed from the source. The source cited had both sex and gender percentages measured, but I suggested only the gender percentages as these are more relevant to the average reader.

(PS: on furscience's website, there is more recent data about the gender percentages in the furry fandom on https://furscience.com/research-findings/demographics/1-3-sex-and-gender/ . However, because this data isn't officially published by the IARP yet, I wasn't sure wether it is appropriate to already use this data when the rest of the categories can't be updated yet.) TransDragonLira (talk) 20:50, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ktkvtsh (talk) 01:57, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 5 September 2023[edit]

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Change "While only 2% of furries identified themselves as transgender, 10.0% of furries identified themselves as genderqueer/non-binary.[82]: 10-11.^[1]^: 10" to "While only 2% of furries identified themselves as transgender, 10.0% of furries identified themselves as genderqueer/non-binary.^[1]^: 10–11" TransDragonLira (talk) 08:26, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I made a mistake in my previous edit request and accidentally added the reference as the text "[82]: 10-11" without actually updating the actual reference from "^[1]^: 10" to "^[1]^: 10–11". I'm sorry for the inconveniece. TransDragonLira (talk) 08:26, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Tollens (talk) 05:54, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 September 2023[edit]

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a missconseption could be made in one section of the document and i politely respectfuly would like to ask if i can fix it 31.52.209.171 (talk) 22:26, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See note above: "This template must be followed by a complete and specific description of the request, that is, specify what text should be removed and a verbatim copy of the text that should replace it." AndyTheGrump (talk) 22:38, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2023[edit]

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well since it says it needs to be updated i just want to update it (a few words need to be put in there) Ausername4269 (talk) 13:22, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 13:24, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A small subset of furries (~10%), called “therians,” believe they are spiritually connected to animals, are less than (or more than) 100% human, are an animal trapped in a human body, or were an animal in a former life. Otherkin, like therians, feel spiritually connected to non-human species, but the species extend to mystical species, e.g., dragons, griffons, and minotaurs. this Ausername4269 (talk) 14:13, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not without a cited source. AndyTheGrump (talk) 14:17, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There's already an article on therians. And as AndyTheGrump says, we cannot tie this to the furry fandom without reliable sources. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 15:34, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://furscience.com/whats-a-furry/ tht is the source and i want to add some types from what i know 82.79.160.214 (talk) 13:15, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That is not going to fit our reliable sources rule. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 01:04, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2024[edit]

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Heyyya, I would like to add my site, furrychat.net, to the list of furry sites you have on here! Thank youuuu :33 <3 Suburbian06 (talk) 00:39, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources to demonstrate this site's notability. You are also advised to write the article first. Liu1126 (talk) 01:44, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Liu1126: The last part poses a problem due to this editor's conflict of interest. They would need to follow the policy if they were to draft an article. Jalen Folf (talk) 04:30, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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