That's not what Ranshiin is doing; notice how he hasn't closed the thread. Unless there is some serious trolling going on (and there is a chance that that might happen), the thread is fine. However, as he has pointed out, some subjects simply draw more ridicule than others; the furry fandom is one of them. And this ridicule usually comes from mean-spirited people, ignorance based on stereotypes, or both. Case in point: your post about furries having sex in public.:glare:
Were you being mean? Probably not. Was your post based on ignorance? Yes.
Now, to answer the OP's question, if my profile pic (not my avatar; the pic for my profile) is any indication, I am technically a furry, since the broadest definition includes an appreciation for anthropomorphic animals; I certainly draw them a lot and I do have a wolf hat and a wolf tail and I have worn these things together on days other than Halloween.:)
However, to open another can of delicious worms, instead of being a furry, I am actually a Therian.
Things just got weird....:cool: