I know personally many of the organizers of MFF, and have a very high regard for them. I also know some Mephit folks, and ditto for them.
The issue is that I cannot afford to be publically linked to "Furry" unless the fandom maintains a certain level of at least minimal respectability. I can't go into detail here, but I have ambitions that could be ruined. I've already put in many years of hard work towards the acheivement of these ambitions. Darrel Exline may well be the one solitary guy responsible; I have no trouble beleiveing that. However, it only _takes_ one to ruin it for everybody.
I'll always be furry, but I may no longer be able to attend gatherings if this is how Furrydom is going to allow itself to be portrayed. I don't know how to fix this situation- wish I did.
I know personally many of the organizers of MFF, and have a very high regard for them. I also know some Mephit folks, and ditto for them.
The issue is that I cannot afford to be publically linked to "Furry" unless the fandom maintains a certain level of at least minimal respectability. I can't go into detail here, but I have ambitions that could be ruined. I've already put in many years of hard work towards the acheivement of these ambitions. Darrel Exline may well be the one solitary guy responsible; I have no trouble beleiveing that. However, it only _takes_ one to ruin it for everybody.
I'll always be furry, but I may no longer be able to attend gatherings if this is how Furrydom is going to allow itself to be portrayed. I don't know how to fix this situation- wish I did.