Part 4: Whats so different about ALF?
The opening question of this FAQ gives three definitions of the word furry. The first one: 1. an anthropomorphic animal character. i.e. an animal with human characteristics is the focus of the other furry newsgroups, such as alt.fan.furry. ALF’s focus though is the second and third definitions. 2. a human who relates strongly, in whatever way, to the idea of the characters outlined in the previous definition…. 3. a person with an important emotional/spiritual connection with an animal or animals, real, fictional or symbolic. Effectively ALF is about the people who post to ALF. The other thing which makes ALF different is that the idea of tolerance is enshrined in our charter, in the whole notion of this newsgroup. In many ways ALF is a radical experiment. Some furries said it couldn’t work, or wasn’t needed, but we think a furry forum where _everyone’s_ way of being furry is acceptable is very much needed. At the time of writing, six months since ALF was newgrouped, it’s obvious the
