No. The gallery is open to all. Initially, when you opened an account, you had to check the "ask for an artist account" option to start the artist account request process.

I haven't added that feature for someone who already has subscribed, but if you want to go ahead, let me know and I'll start it for you.

It now is

Similar, but not it. Though I wish they animated it though. That partial bear TF would have been nice

The dreadful Turbo Teen. A show to laugh or cry, depending on how you look at it

It is well known, I just got to get my hand on a non-you tube copy for the quality.

The TF are half descent, but Turbo Teen is one of those 80' show you can only laugh at

But thanks for the reminder

Usually on Saturday or Sunday.
Unless I'm out of town that week-end, like his one. Happy Easter

kylejhall2 wrote:I don't think people did the contest because for a few reasons:
1. You need to advertise more. Meaning that on your youtube account you could of wrote messages and or Comments for people to read at the bottom to let them now what was happening on the site. You could have also gone to your friends that are still on youtube to advertise the contest too.
2 I think most people didn't do the contest too is because they didn't know the site was open again and that is why the contest was a failure.
3 I didn't do the contest because I didn't know the website was working again maybe like I said before you could have just advertise or told people a little bit more about the contest.
4 If you wanted too you could of had people at least find old clips that you barely ever see anymore and put in a better quality or changed from black to white into color with there comp

These are just some reasons I think why your contest was a dud and there is no reason for you to rant. Since the website has just re-opened( I think)and it's like asomeone starting a new business . You just got to start somewhere and have people tell other people. You don't have to listen to me but that is what I think.

Just to clarify a few things:

1. I don't have a YouTube account, since I'm not a big fan of the whole numbing Web 2.0. You must be mixing me for someone else. Thus, no advertizing on You Tube. I did however do what you suggested on deviant art. But, as I mentioned to someone else, there are site I won't even consider to advertize on: Furaffinity and CYOC to name what he named, for boycott reason.

2. The site has been up since September. A lot of people already have heard of it's return and I know it as been spread by mouth to ear on many site, even some I'm not very supportive of. But what are your suggestion of other site I should advertise more? Sites I won't be flamed back for not being a dedicated/exclusive member?

3. Out of curiosity, where did you learn that the site was back? it has been announced on the the mailing list, on live journal, on Deviant art, on TF board. Stonegate announced it on Fur affinity if I'm not mistaken. Some troll announced it on the process and someone reported it to CYOC. Where else, mind I ask?

4. Again with the fanboy me me me clips. I was wondering when this statement would come in. Sorry if I'll be offending you, but that statement was the very reason I stop updating a few years ago. People complaining that THEIR kind of TF wasn't up. Or that the current clips sucked because it wasn't their fetish.

I have over 13000 clips to go through and upload. I already have 2075. Older clips were faster to upload than newer clips. So I started with those, doing some request from time to time (sabrina for instance). I've been recapturing some of the clips when I had access to better source. But how do you expect me to make 320x240 clips better if the show hasn't been aired again or never released on DVD? Magically? Stop expecting miracle ok? And for your information You Tube files are exactly THAT quality: 320x240 resolution stretched at 1.5x or 2x. And what about coloring Black and white video? That doesn't make sense.



So yes, the site already has been up since last September and announced plenty. But I cannot scan the web for every person that were waiting for it to return. There are announcement board for that. And I'm perfectly entitled to rant, since it seem it's the only thing that can get through some people.

But thanks, I've taken into account your valid advices , and discarded the fanboyish ones.

Here are the result for the contest. Now, due to the lack of sufficient entries, I've decided to remove the "Quality" categories. It's not that the entries weren't of quality, but since there weren't enough of them, it was a bit unfair to judge them when most of the good one already went into the other categories.

So the results go as follow:

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For the Favorite Category:
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First place goes to Comus for his dolphin transformation. Nice work, funny image. Made me smile. The context he used was Flipper, both a movie and a TF series.
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1998614

Second place goes to Metamorpher for the crocodile transformation. Nice pace, nice pose. Nice tail. The context he used was Peter Pan, in reference to the crocodile and the ticking watch.
* http://metamorpher.deviantart.com/art/A-New-Clock-for-You-1-103371109
* http://metamorpher.deviantart.com/art/A-New-Clock-For-You-2-103371311
* http://metamorpher.deviantart.com/art/A-New-Clock-For-You-3-103371398

Third place goes to Inuebony for the Ninja Tribunal Dragon transformation. I haven't seen that arc yet, but the dragons looked quite nice. The context he used was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 20003 TF series.
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-109474949
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-page-2-109475210
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-page-3-109475413
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-page-4-109475565

Fourth place goes to HyperJet for the shark TF. He used Jaws as the context.
* http://hyperjet.deviantart.com/art/Dragoniad-Jaws-TF-111724526

Fifth place goes to Ageaus for his Viashino transformation. Viashino is a species from the card game Magic the Gathering.
* http://ageaus.deviantart.com/art/Viashino-Dragoniade-111933166

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For the Originality Category:
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First place goes to SesakaHeart for the Thing TF. I nearly felt off my chair when I saw it. It was totally unexpected. The thing is an horror movie, which she used as reference.
* http://sesakaheart.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Blood-Type-110595791

Second place goes to Lukery for the pig transformation. He had found a good way to mix the site, show and contest. He used the movie Willow as the context.
* http://luckery.deviantart.com/art/Movie-Night-I-104310695
* http://luckery.deviantart.com/art/Movie-Night-II-104311131
* http://luckery.deviantart.com/art/Movie-Night-III-104311862

Third place goes to KitsuneKit for the rat transformation. He used a classic in the Transformation community: Disney's Aladdin, the Series.
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1905986

Fourth place goes to Avancna for the dragon TF. He used Disney's Sleeping Beauty well known dragon Transformation as the context.
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/Contest/2008/Maleficaiade_1.jpg
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/Contest/2008/Maleficaiade_2.jpg

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For stories and other media:
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First place goes to Ageaus for his Simic Induction stories, based upon the Magic: the Gathering universe.
* http://ageaus.deviantart.com/art/Simic-Induction-112238424

Second place goes to Comus, for his Dolphin transformation stories telling the stories of his picture who won the first prize in favorite.
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1998619

Third and fourth places goes to Morwalugi for his 2 dragon transformations written and narrated stories.
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/forum/posts/list/12.page
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90tOYJB7vPg


Congratulation to the winner. I'll be contacting you regarding your prize.
Thanks for participating.

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Rant ahead
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Now, about this contest.

Personally, I'm very disappointed with how it turned out. The first one went very smoothly: good feedback, plenty of entries and support for the work I was doing for the site.
This time, now that the site was finally up, I get about no positive entries about it. What was it all about? Now that the site is up and running, no need to support the one that do the job? Or is it something? Let me know, I want to know what went wrong.

I asked a friend what was his thought about it. He told me that people talked to him about my contest. The lack of entries and support then wasn't related to not broadcasting enough the contest. What he told me was that the contest was 'too much like the previous one'.

Too much like the previous one? Come on. It's a transformation website, it has to be TF related. The other factor was I was the transformed, me or my character. Now, please someone explains to me how come, in Deviantart, all the recurring "draw my character" contests pass as original, but because it's me who do one of those, it's different?
So what, those contest just change the context between contest. Draw my character doing ninja stuff. Draw my character as a kanji. I'm supposed to be unoriginal? Please, explain where I was wrong.

Second, I was told the rules were complicated. Well, why has nobody told me? Why has anybody asked me question about it? AFTER the contest, someone came to me with that question. He told me orca, told him 4 example of TF, all featuring either an orca or a show. Street shark evil scientific changing me into an orca. Being turned into an orca to perform in a show (willy), etc.

Third, how come people are willing to bust their ass doing free and "stupid" (that was the opinion of 2 artists who brought that up) "transformation challenge" like zodiac, cursed candy, girl TF for another website than only leeched artists for years and never gave back for their work. I though giving money as prize would interest people, but I guess the whole "starving artists" is a myth if they prefer to do free challenge.

Fourth, thanks you very much, sarcastically speaking, to everyone that told me they were very interested join the contest, and toss it aside completely. I imagine what are their thought now: "Hehe, sucker!".

No seriously, if I got it work, feel free to correct me.

I dunno if I'll run another contest. I was running this one as a welcome back for myself, after nearly 3 years away to bring some life back to the community. But I guess the community is in zombie mode: more interested in eating brain that being constructive. Thanks for the 'un' support really.

The week before the contest end, I was nearly doing an update every morning, uploading 5-10 shows a day. Well, guess what, it won't happens again. From now on, there will be only one update a week, on Saturday. If, for some personal reason such as being on week-end duty like this week-end, I cannot update, then the update will be delayed to either sunday if I feel like it, or next Saturday.

I mean, donation have stopped, people do not support the arts gallery nor do give feedback what they would want in it to make it work and people weren't supportive with the contest. Why should I stress over an update then, if it's to snorted at or spammed on IM (see http://www.shadowlordinc.com/forum/posts/list/34.page ).

So, this being vented, thank for those who participated. I'll be emailing/Instant messaging you sometime this week.

Feel free to offer your opinion on what went wrong, what do I need t change, what I got wrong, etc, because seriously, I don't get what everyone else want.

The contest is over.
I've added the latest entries. I should have the winners sometime this week and my retrospective on this contest and an announcement about the website updates.

Thanks to 10 persons who have contributed.

Here's the latest entries:

* Morwalugi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90tOYJB7vPg

* Comus
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1998614
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1998619

* Avancea
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/Contest/2008/Maleficaiade_1.jpg
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/Contest/2008/Maleficaiade_2.jpg

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TF Contest: http://www.shadowlordinc.com/
http://dragoniade.deviantart.com/journal/20480287/
http://www.shadowlordinc.com/forum/posts/list/3.page

(Artwork)
* Metamorpher
* http://metamorpher.deviantart.com/art/A-New-Clock-for-You-1-103371109
* http://metamorpher.deviantart.com/art/A-New-Clock-For-You-2-103371311
* http://metamorpher.deviantart.com/art/A-New-Clock-For-You-3-103371398

* Luckery
* http://luckery.deviantart.com/art/Movie-Night-I-104310695
* http://luckery.deviantart.com/art/Movie-Night-II-104311131
* http://luckery.deviantart.com/art/Movie-Night-III-104311862

* Inuebony
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-109474949
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-page-2-109475210
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-page-3-109475413
* http://inuebony.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Dragon-page-4-109475565

* KitsuneKit
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1905986

* Sesakaheart
* http://sesakaheart.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Blood-Type-110595791


* Ageaus
* http://ageaus.deviantart.com/art/Viashino-Dragoniade-111933166

* Hyperjet
* http://hyperjet.deviantart.com/art/Dragoniad-Jaws-TF-111724526

* Avancea
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/Contest/2008/Maleficaiade_1.jpg
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/Contest/2008/Maleficaiade_2.jpg

* Comus
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1998614

(Stories)
* Morwalugi
* http://www.shadowlordinc.com/forum/posts/list/12.page
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90tOYJB7vPg

* Ageaus
* http://ageaus.deviantart.com/art/Simic-Induction-112238424

* Comus
* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1998619

I don't know if I'm the only one who think that way, but I've always found pathetic the kind of person that would add you to their friend list, then ask you to do the same. The kind of person without real friends and who try to get as much online "friend" to brag about being popular, or give themselves that sentiment.

Well, I got that kind of behavior last Monday.

Some guy, we all know who it is by the title, messaged me asking me if he was on his contact list, since he added me to his.
The reason of all this: I wasn't talking to him. But when I told him why I wasn't talking to him, the sad guy took offense, playing the offended virgin and preferred playing ostrich. If my memory is right, it's the purpose of a site owner to maintain order in it, not leave anarchy reign rampant. But when he was confronted to that, the reason why he was no longer in my list to prevent the constant personal attack, he puts the blame on me. I should accept insult. If you don't like being bullied, it's because you have no backbone. If I want to be left alone, I should be more friendly to the people who libeled me? Seriously, what kind of fascist mentality is that? You have to obey the ruler and his disciple, or be eliminated?

After that incident, I asked him to remove me from his site. Guess what, he refused. Strangely, he did remove another member, some time ago, when, she too, refused to play his game. I even talked to her and she found the who story sad, on his end.

Got to say, up to this day, Lorekeep (oups), is still refusing to delete my account to his "Male supremacy, female submission through TF" group. His reason: Freedom of speech.
Seriously, how does freedom of speech has to do about deleting my account. He did however delete Mir account (oups) when she asked him. He also banned others for not taking his side on argument. Strange mentality for someone who promote "freedom of speech" or should we say, "Freedom of supporting Lorekeep"

Hopefully, this will help having my account deleted.

Yes, I do have the episode

Deadline is approaching. The contest end this Friday th 13th at 23h59m59s

As this goes, I'm more likely to drop one of the 3 prizes categories for drawings. There just aren't enough entries.

One week left, unless otherwise requested.

3 entries added:

Images:

Ageaus
http://ageaus.deviantart.com/art/Simic-Induction-112238424

hyperjet
http://hyperjet.deviantart.com/art/Dragoniad-Jaws-TF-111724526

Stories

Ageaus
http://ageaus.deviantart.com/art/Viashino-Dragoniade-111933166

1 entry added to the contest

* Sesakaheart
* http://sesakaheart.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Blood-Type-110595791

When I'll be done with the upload, I plan to add an indexer and a search engine to the site, for both the clips and arts.

Iif only the gallery would get more people to upload, to make it worth to make a search engine though. But I'm not gonna do like another TF gallery and lick every artists to have them joins.

Well, what would you like to see in it?