YIFF
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YIFF is a Second Life furry community Sim.
YIFF is a very popular destination for Second Life furries, and holds one of the top 3 furry clubs rankings on the grid,[1] and for years ranked #1 on average. YIFF is the premiere furry event destination, often playing exclusive host to numerous top and popular furry avatar creator's release events.
Purpose[edit]
YIFF Club is a social hangout for bringing furries together to meet and greet with a more adult approach in mind. It welcomes all through it's doors regardless of their species, gender, and sexual orientation.
History[edit]
YIFF was founded and built on October 24, 2011, by Leopard Adored, three years after he founded the IYC (International Yiff Center), under the name TP Fizzle, along with co-founder SorrowDragon Resident as YIFF's general manager, who was then also owner and manager of the Sergal Lounge hangout.
Within 3 weeks of opening it's doors to the public, YIFF has become the first and only furry club to grow to reach over 25,000 in traffic such a short time span, and by its 2nd month it became one of the top three Furry clubs, holding the #1 top spot consecutively month after month from February 2012 to February 2013 until stricken with a serious server simulation glitch which was patched by Linden Lab on June 2013.
Timeline[edit]
- On October 22, 2011, the YIFF sim is purchased by Leopard Adored
- October 24, 2011 - YIFF has a silent soft opening to the public
- October 29, 2011 - YIFF celebrates it's Official Grand Opening
- January 1, 2012 - SorrowDragon becomes co-owner of YIFF
- January 26, 2012 - YIFF claims the top SL furry club ranking
- February 2012 - YIFF receives a total club redesign (known internally as V2 or Version 2) by Leopard Adored
- July 15, 2012 - YIFF (V3) is rebuilt, becoming the first furry club in Second Life to incorporate Linden Labs' then newly implemented-Mesh 3D rendering technology into more than 50% of its build and appearance, thanks to Leopard Adored and Shronin Wolfenhaut, developed in AutoCAD and Zbrush
- September 8, 2012 - The YIFF sim expands, and opens a mall and marketplace section featuring many of Second Life's more popular avatar vendors and accessory stores
- January 1, 2013 - Leopard Adored steps down as co-owner and SorrowDragon becomes the sole owner of the YIFF sim, club, and groups after buying out Leopard's remaining half-ownership stake. Leopard remains onboard as club builder and designer
- January 2013 - YIFF receives a sim-wide total redesign (V4) by Leopard Adored in Zbrush, with rework and optimization by SorrowDragon in Maya
- July 1, 2013 - YIFF (V4.5) becomes the first club in Second Life to adopt Linden Lab's then newly implemented-Materials visual enhancement features into more then 65% of its build and appearance thanks to SorrowDragon (https://imgur.com/NzBuIgl)
- May 5, 2014 - SorrowDragon steps down as general manager and owner of YIFF and groups, and then-security manager, Scoobysnax Biscuit, is appointed new owner of the YIFF club and groups. Sorrow remains onboard as consultant until ~2016, however (as of present) still retains ownership of the YIFF sim
- Sep 20, 2023 - YIFF member group hits over 10,000 members
- Oct 24, 2023 - YIFF receives a total redesign (V.5) thanks to Diana Blakewell and Nala Blep, developed in Unity and Blender
Management[edit]
- Owner/General Manager: Scoobysnax Biscuit
- DJ Manager: DD Otoole
- DJ Manager: SSDKel Resident
- Security Manager: Nala.Blep
- Security Manager: Skyler.Blep
Statistics[edit]
- Average daily traffic: 38,000 to 48,000
- Highest peak traffic to date: 74,634 (https://i.imgur.com/01GXxXJ)
- Current staff employed: 66
- Current active YIFF fan group members: 3,500+ (as of September 2016)
- Current active YIFF fan group members: 11,000+ (as of October 2023)