Dear Members, Welcome to the third volume, third issue of the Wolfhome newsletter! This issue covers the time from the last issue, from June to July of 2011. We hope you've enjoyed the last issue and that you will continue to enjoy our effort to bring you the latest news from Wolfhome and the Chatlands™ community. We ask that you join us in developing and contributing to this, our Chatlands.

~Newsletter Team

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Thank you all for the wonderful entries and participation in the 2012 Olympics Contest! Here are the entries and winner of the contest:

Archery: Valentine
Football: Raiden
Hockey: KeyKey, Mayc15
Skating: Covet
Soccer: Snapple
Swimming: JuiceBox, Collide, chessepizza
Softball: Starlight, Kurani
Table Tennis: Starlight
Volleyball: Patience
Weightlifting: Mitchiko

Winning Entry was by Valentine!

Time and again issues of character/premade/commissions disputes arise, be it someone not knowing who owns a character, someone claiming a character back, an artist not adding permissions or a commission not being complete.

So how do you avoid such trouble?

1: Research!
Do you know the person who has approached you or you are buying from? Are they reliable with payment and/or delivery? Art they active? Check their previous threads or current threads! Does their ToS (Terms of Service) meet your personal preferences? Beware that some users include "will take this back" criteria. Others will state you cannot sell on a piece of work. It is down to you to know this! Breaking a ToS is serious and the administration often cannot step in to help!

2: Your claim!
What is your claim to the art you wish to produce, trade, etc? You need to establish that, make it clear in your ToS and stick to it. Don't abuse your ToS to get back at people through petty arguments - that puts people off dealing with you. DO use your ToS to exercise your rights as an artist.

Consider the art's origin, did you make it? Is the art of your origin? What is the original creator's ToS? Consider seriously how much "claim" you truly have. Is it right to claim you have control over someone else's art? Trying to claim you own something when you aren't sure if you really do is unfair, trading and selling of art is at its best when everyone behaves responsibly and ethically. Examples of unethical activity can include (but is not limited to): selling / trading / giving away without permission, advertising characters with art you do not have permission to give away / trade / sell, claiming back art (or characters) when you don't know who owns it, claiming something back because it "is not used enough".

3: Record!
Keep a record of what you buy, sell, giveaway and trade, who it goes to and if you got payment. Screenshots are awesome and can save hassle. When buying artwork, immediately screenshot your statements to include the transactions. This can save you a lot of hassle. If you make "special arrangements" for art, screenshot that too.

4: What happens next?!
Many artists see their art being sold on, and see their hard work being profited on by those who may not have even paid for the art! So consider where your art is going. You can put in your ToS that people must always come to you to trade/sell/giveaway your art. Don't let yourself fall foul of others.

Who's Who - Administrative Changes

List of promotions and retires since the last newsletter.

Wolfhome Administrative Team:

Alphas: Azriel, BulletGutz/Colossith, Cheshiresmile, Firekeeper, Razorback (co-owner), RiceNoodle, Selendris, Underdog (co-owner)

Betas: Astra, Avani, Bunny, Casanova, Darknation, Freewolf, Leski, Mohegan, Rapture, RedFoxx, Saebre, Sandhya/Sirocca, ScatteredFL, Siren, Suspria, Takatia, Tear, Timberwolf, Versailles, Wendigowolf

Gammas: BugFinder, Brillig, Crowley, Cyclops, Decoy, Devaska, Dunbar, Fayleh, Fossil/Gear, Grim, Ham/Binky, Juke, Kiche, Lock, NewMoon, NightSpiritWing, Orez, Pixie, Romeo, Sessgo, Shivra, Silence, Sitara (Korra on forums), Sola/Slver, Tear, Vladimir

Admin Assistants: Kina

Art Review Team (ART):

Bunny, Casanova, Cheshiresmile, Colossith, Leski, Mohegan, Ricenoodle, Saebre, ScatteredFL, Shivra, Siren, Sitara/Korra, Suspria, Takatia

Event Team:

AkaiKaze, Altair, Ariii, Bacardi, Collide, Crisis, Germ, Grim, Heyl, Juke, Pulse, Sandhya

Forum Department:

Avani, Azriel, Casanova, Darknation, Decoy, Devaska, Kiche, Leski, Orez, Rapture, Sessgo, ScatteredFL, Siren, Slver/Sola, Takatia, Tear, Versailles, Wendigowolf

Welcome to Wolfhome's Pet Contest 2012!

Contest purpose.
The point of this contest is: make a picture of your pet(s) that applies/apply to the sections listed below!
The most creative picture(s) will win! There will be a winner per section and an over all winner.
You may enter as many pictures as you want in every section.

How to enter.
Just simply take a picture of your pet(s) that applies/apply to the sections below.

Sections.

1. Don't hurt your pet! If your pet doesn't want to wear anything don't force them to!
2. No fake pictures (pictures from photobucket, google etc) or you will be disqualified!
3. Be a good sport.
4. If you have a problem with anyone's pictures, please PM me or any of the other EC members/administration member, do not post about it on this topic!
5. No over editing pictures. (A simple filter is fine, but really pixelating your picture so it's not visible is not allowed)
6. There may be more than 1 pet in a picture.
7. Have fun!

~by Whiskey

Yep guys, this is a topic that will likely be ongoing with various situations. A lot of people in our community have had certain hardships from time to time, and have had a bit of a hand here and there. Its time for us all to come together as one to do our bit and give back.

The unfortunate reality of life is that bad things happen to good people. A lot. No matter how generous and giving and caring you are, sometimes stuff just happens and sometimes there's nothing you can do about it.

That's where we come in.

So from time to time things will change on this topic, but the one thing that will stay constant is your involvement. This topic is here to raise funds for fellow wolfhomers in need. We're a community, a family, and we should look after our own.

Feel free to PM me if you have any concerns, comments or questions. Any suggestions, And ESPECIALLY if you want to help out.

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- -AS OF July 23rd 2012 - -

Who: NightSpiritWing - A generous, kind hearted Wolfhome Veteran.

Why: Her family car is broken and she needs to replace it - all contributions are helpful! Read about it here!

Artists Contributing:
Whiskey - pose commission payments to Nighty!
Idonna - Traditional sketches to anyone who donates!
Ninique - All commission payments to Nighty!
Altair - Free headshot to anyone who donates!
Nire - A headshot for all contributors

Donations Go To: pleaseholdmyfoot@yahoo.com

Other:Buy Deltas From Nighty Here!, Buy Premades From Nighty Here!, Buy Refs From Nighty Here!