IMVU did not acquire FurAffinity until the late 2010s. FA United was started in 2007. It was in response to the act that Anthrocon was moving from Eastern Pennsylvania(Philadelphia) to Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) around that time. So basically it was to fill the need for a convention that was moved from the region.
From what it appears, the reason FA:United moved into Virginia a decade later was to accommodate that Dragoneer was moving out of New Jersey.
So the initial decision was based on the need of the community when starting, the moving decision was based on the need of the one. But, COVID and crony-capitalism are grander narratives I suppose, and circumstances can't respond to critique.
IMVU did not acquire FurAffinity until the late 2010s. FA United was started in 2007. It was in response to the act that Anthrocon was moving from Eastern Pennsylvania(Philadelphia) to Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) around that time. So basically it was to fill the need for a convention that was moved from the region.
From what it appears, the reason FA:United moved into Virginia a decade later was to accommodate that Dragoneer was moving out of New Jersey.
So the initial decision was based on the need of the community when starting, the moving decision was based on the need of the one. But, COVID and crony-capitalism are grander narratives I suppose, and circumstances can't respond to critique.