The inside Scoop - Behind the Furry Amino Scenes

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What goes on behind the Furry Amino scenes!?

Before I was on the staff team, I was very confused and curious as to how the “behind the scenes” stuff was conducted... Most of the things I’m going to write about, are things I did not know before I was a curator. I’m sure there are others out there, like me, who do not/did not know about some of the inner workings of the community.

This is my way of including the community in some behind the scenes information I have collected ^^

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> Humans behind the screen

•The staff team are people, regular as they come. There are all types of different individuals, with very different interests and opinions. They’re all unique in their own ways, but they’re just normal, like all of us xD

•There is a lot of synergy involved between the leaders and curators when tackling a case. Granted, not everyone is on at the same times during the day for various decisions, still, there is a vast amount of communication and team work between the available staff. (Before I was a curator I could have sworn the staff did not communicate with each other.

> Art/photo research

•When ing art or photos, we use google reverse image (and others like it), to locate images and art that we suspect are being used without proper permission. I personally like to do a reverse search on an image, the artist or owner of said picture on a non Furry Amino platform, then hide the post/profile, until I either get a response from the owner, or the changes/takes down the artwork. (I currently have over a thousand saved pictures and screen shots in my phone from all the reverse searches I’ve made, in the short time I’ve been a curator. I’m happy I have 256GB on my phone, heh.)

•There is now an art log chat where staff place all artwork/fursuit photos commonly stolen, with the owner and artists social media location, for easy access, and future reference.

> Features

•Curators cannot get their posts featured-unless it’s a community wide approved rule change PSA/event/event entry.

•Curators cannot Feature their own content.

•Curators cannot feature content that is solely based around them. (For example: A curator who commissioned an artist to draw their fursonas/character, cannot suggest or have that post be suggested for a feature).

•Features must first be green lit before being placed on the Feature list. (Each of the staff gather one or more posts, which they later present to the other staff. The staff that is on at the time, will review these, and either approve or reject them. Those reviewed and approved, will finally be entered into a Feature Queue list).

•There is a feature list, with a timer of at least 1 hour until the next feature gets featured.

•If a post is to be featured, that must have had a time period of at least 7 days, before they can be re-featured. (If you’ve noticed, sometimes this might get missed by human error, but staff quickly try to rectify the feature and message the , letting them know about the allotted time error). As of recent, s now check the frequency of which a has been featured within a month. This is done to allow other s a spot at being featured in their place.

> Titles

•Leaders are the only who can give out titles.

> Amino Notifications

•Curators do not send out application “click bait” notifications. Most notifications come from Team Amino.

> Disciplinary Actions

•Leaders are the only ones who can give out bans and strikes, while curators can recommend strikes and bans.

•Curators collect evidence to their recommendations of strikes and bans to s, and leaders review that documentation to make the final decision on the course of action.

•There is a list of sorts, where all documentation of s, who have received disciplinary action on their , is kept. This is a great way for other of the staff to check back on a previous case, and review all collected and presented data(mostly screen screenshot evidence, and a short summary of a specific incident(s), regarding a prior event/case.

•Only s with the position of ‘Leader’ can search for banned s. Although, with a link to the banned , a curator can still view the and it’s reason for banishment.

> Follow count

•There is an “auto-follow” algorithm in place, which occasionally allows staff to be followed automatically when a new member creates and s the site, and clicks “follow all, like all”. Sometimes Curators have a chance to be placed into the auto follow loop; leaders have a higher chance at being placed in the loop; while being the head leader makes it so they are always on the auto follow loop. My personal guess on that is that it’s easier for staff to see new that that might either be trolls, or using art without proper permission, by sending us a notification. I think it’s a nifty feature.

> Extras

•The position of staff and leader is an unpaid voluntary occupation.

•There is a lot of disturbing, (beyond rated R pictures and content), that we are exposed to on a daily basis. A a curator, you have the responsibility to endlessly scroll through the site, making sure to take down any of this content that was either put there by trolls; s who don’t know the rules; or s that have also been exposed to the content, and bring it to your attention. There are a lot of ghastly things I have been exposed to since I took my position. Being on the staff, you will constantly see things that you really need to have the stomach for (it’s the Internet after all). Just know that it’s not all rainbows and butterflies, and most of this content will have to be saved on your phone for evidence purposes.

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* Note: These are my personal observations, and I thought it would be nice to share these with you all. I am a very curious mind, and I am very happy to provide some information to all the other curious minds out there :3 I will be adding more of these as I discover new things on my curator position!*

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As always, reblogs are greatly appreciated. Be good beans~I’m always watching

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Originally Posted on 09/13/17 by LixxyPaw