The tag implication #64291 nardoragon -> furred_dragon is pending approval.

Reason: Nardoragons are a furred dragon avatar in VRChat. They're getting pretty popular on the site and I feel they should be implicated to be furred dragons due to their fluff and the name of the species itself. https://nardoiri.gumroad.com/l/Nardoragon

The tag seems more "name of a furred dragon 3D model, named after the modeler" than "name of a species"…

According to this FAQ linked on the gumroad page the creator describes them as "fluffy dragons" so this seems appropriate, but are there any nardoragons that aren't fluffy?

Dutch angel dragons aren't implicated to anything and they're also described as "fluffy dragons" so maybe this tag should just stay its own thing, or implicate to just dragon

dimoretpinel said:
The tag seems more "name of a furred dragon 3D model, named after the modeler" than "name of a species"…

Seems like slightly more than that to me, I definitely have seen people making OCs based on it, that's how most made-up species get started.

The bulk update request #8835 is pending approval.

create implication awtter (158) -> otter (35783)

Reason: These are just otters. Really, that's all they are, they're based on a VRchat model of an otter. But if nardoragons should get implicated to dragon, I figure it's best to get the discussion going about the other "VRchat avatar turned into species tag"s out there.

I think this kinda falls into the discussion about wether we should tag the 3D modeler or not

dimoretpinel said:
I think this kinda falls into the discussion about wether we should tag the 3D modeler or not

They're definitely related, although there is some 2D art of these "species" too

pankino2002 said:
Reason: These are just otters. Really, that's all they are

Should be an alias instead of an implication, then.

Is there a way to find all of these vrchat model "species"?

The only vrchat species that I know of are the mokuri, but they’re an actual species with traits and lore made by Akihito Tsukushi (author of Made in Abyss, not just the name of a model.

dimoretpinel said:
Is there a way to find all of these vrchat model "species"?

Doing some clicking through various posts tagged nardoragon

• rexouium (1600 entries!)
• jexouium
• jex
• novabeast
• deuzear
• arflin_(species)
• hyenid_(species)
• taidum
• mamagen
• kengu_(species)
• (there's probably way more but this is all I found for now)

Granted, not all of these are simple "generic model of a species", some of them are... hybrids, I guess? Or based on other species. Dunno if they break the rule about hybrids or if they're distinct enough to be their own species.

pankino2002 said:
Doing some clicking through various posts tagged nardoragon

...

• jexouium
• jex

...

Some posts are tagged with BOTH jex and jexouium (both species tags): jex jexouium solo
which makes me think jex is possibly an abbreviation of jexouium.

Both wikis are empty: jex and jexouium.

Searching for an explanation of jex and/or jexouium : ~jex ~jexouium (going by e621 upload date, starting with oldest upload at e621)

looking at
post #152261
got me to two related FA pages
1) "posted Dec 3, 2010":
title "Alicia - Character Sheet"
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/4888144/
with "Species: Jex" on model sheet
2) "posted Jan 20, 2011"
title: "Jex Designs"
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/5126074/
description includes "... Nearly all jexes are female. ..."

(neither mentions "jexouium")

Doing FA search for jexouium finds 39 uploads.
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=jexouium

Doing FA search for "Jex" finds 3718 uploads:
https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=jex

And finally found an explanation (others could have another explanation) ...
at https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41543903/
with description including "Relatively new skin. It's a Jexouium, based off the Jex from Second Life.
Been meaning to upload here more. Not planning to spam, but I'll share some of my favorite pictures from the VR world. "

*

UGH! I have stalled out in my search,
(and have to drive a roomie to medical appointment in a few minutes)
will try and continue this later (unless someone figures out the relationship between the Jex* and Rex* species tags first)