Rydian my friend, I'm extremely saddened by this move.
You're letting an overly vocal minority coerce your actions.
I believe I mentioned that a modicum of unreasonable hatred comes with the territory here.
We (the staff) all experience it, though it's true that you probably caught more than your fair share of it.
For what it's worth, we have done our best to be inclusive to people from all walks of life, here.
The main reason why we had to enact the furry thread policy is to protect the open furries here from that same vocal minority you're now escaping. (for lack of a better term)
Is it a perfect system? Hardly.
No widely-reaching solution ever is.
But we're trying.
I can think of quite a few places around the web where we wouldn't even be having this conversation. You would have been shunned immediately, and just from the way I present myself, so would I.
We can't be as inclusive as we would like to be, because getting tens of thousands of people worldwide to agree on everything is an exercise in futility.
I know you want changes to be made.
But how are we going to make those changes without intelligent input?
This is something you need to stay here and work on with us.
I think you know I'll stand by you, and I'm far from being the only one.
So I want you to read through these ten pages of responses.
Is it actually worth leaving this many people who respect and admire you over a handful of opinions?
Is this actually so horrible a place to call your own?
You've earned your high standing here, and whether you realize it or not, you're helping to mold the network each and every day.
No matter what your final choice is,
you'll always be counted among my friends.