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 since August 2000
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Information

Aims of the Organisation


PromoteTo promote the draconic species and lifestyles, eliminating the stereotypes that tarnish their reputation.
StudyTo encourage study of dragonology. This way, the best knowledge of the draconic species can be preserved.
SLICKEDTo adhere to the principle of :
  • Simplicity
  • Links
  • Individuality
  • Complexity
  • Key
  • Effort
  • Duality
AssistTo assist those who require information regarding the furry fandom; best shown through the Furry Fandom FAQ.
CreativityTo encourage and expand bouts of creativity through its many mediums.

Timeline

1994 -
Seasonal publication 'Magazine Warehouse' founded
1995 - Keen interest in animé after watching 'The Legend of the Four Kings'
1998 - 'Magazine Warehouse' ordered to cease publication after 14 issues after "offensive libel in publication"

v1.0 - Xoom/NBCi PageMaster - Titled "Giles' Anime Webpage", 5 paragraphs and 5 images [maximum allowance]
1999 - Cartoon character 'Smeghead' made, shortly renamed 'smogarms!' after acknowledgment of what 'smeg' means; Yahoo identity 'smogarms' made, Yahoo error makes 'smogarms_2000'
2000 - Keen interest in dragons, becomes furry fan and develops art skills [creating ArtPortfolio1]. 'The EuDracos" founded with logo made using MSWord and a pic from Kevin Palivec.

v2.0 - Homestead PageMaster - Titled "The EuDracos". Never complete, but mostly used as art gallery and diary
2001 - Gets 9 GCSEs and goes to college; Becomes furry with Giles Gourry EuDraco. ArtPortfolio2 created. House Fire means some art destroyed or smoke-damaged. Homestead charge customers for webpage hosting, webpage moves to GeoCities.

Webpage gained an official URL: www.theeudracos.org.uk

v3.1 - GeoCities PageBuilder - Titled "The EuDracos Non-Profit Organisation", Two extra artists commissioned, their art was never shown. First time version numbering used. Index Page was 184k[1]!

v3.2 - GeoCities PageBuilder - Low Quality Graphics version created, index page was 73k [inc. images], New EuDracos logo made due to same Palivec pic being used in EBay for encouraging perversion. SID music[2] integrated into website.
2002 - LiveJournal account made, Talent in art at peak, made choice to become a chemist in life. First online access from home. Moves into new office

v4.0 - Geocities/Mozilla Composer - Made using help from Henrik Pauli, website now HTML compatible with every browser except Opera. Gift Art, Misc Art, LiveJournal, Biography sections made. Index page was 30k [inc. images]
2003 -
Extra year in college to gather qualifications to go to university. Became a LondonFur. The Great FurNation boycott.

Webpage moved DNS servers, new official URL: www.theeudracos.co.uk

v5.0 - Geocities/Mozilla Composer - Title page designed with help from James Cresswell, First wave in compliments about webpage's design. All GIFs being converted to PNGs after discussion with Xial Lunashine. Index page ~60k [inc. images]
2004 - Grades required to go to the University of Surrey. FurNation account created, unofficially left out of the LondonFurs  after issues, and became a HantsFur.

v5.1,2,3 - Geocities/Mozilla Composer - New title pages to display new pictures on site and celebration of 1500 hits

v5.3b - FurNation/Mozilla Composer - Page on FurNation account announcing new website.
2005 - v6.0 - FurNation/Nvu - Titled "The EuDracos NPOrg", New Logo, Flash Title Page, New layout. Index page  ~230k [inc. Flash + images]
2006 - v6.3 - FurNation/Nvu - 10,000 visitors
2008 - v6.5 - FurNation/KompoZer - Major realignment/deletion of specific pages. FurNation servers hacked.
1 - A very large size for its time; the main cause of was using a Java Application to design the website. Include the usage of JavaScript and high quality GIF images, and you'll understand why it was inaccessable for both dialup and fussy internet browsers.
2 - Music for the Commodore 64. Required the SIDplug plugin.

Where did the name 'Giles Gourry EuDraco' come from?

Giles - I saw Giles from Alundra [PSX] and considered him cute, therefore I wanted to be given that name for a while.
Gourry - Gourry Gabriev from Slayers, a very good looking manga character!
EuDraco - Eudraco Magnificus Occidentalis; the Latin name for Western Dragon

-GGE