Mark Spreading

Mark Spreading is the act of taking rare, often hoarded marks and making them reasonably available to the community at large. It is something of an unofficial "side mission" to the main mission of Clean Breeding.

History
No doubt, there have been users before Jaxter who have tried to make a mark more frequent in the community, however it could be argued that she was the one who brought the problem of hoarding to the forefront of the community's attention. This focus would give rise to Clans like Spread The Mark.

The Fulvous Mark Problem
Of the 4 Fulvous marks on Lioden, only Glaze had spread very far. The other four numbered beneath 10 through the entire site, essentially abandoned by the community at large until it was requested that the marks, particularly Rogue, be released. Jaxter would go onto to spread all four fulvous rogue marks with the aim of producing a Sexta fulvous. This goal would never be realized, but each mark would go onto to occur on 200 members in different prides.

Ironically, Rogue would be the most common mark despite being the most difficult to get initially, as it would appear on Locust's Stud Moby Dick in slot 5.

The beginnings of clean breeding can be seen in Hell or High Water's Biography.

Marks that would be spread afterwards would be White Inverted Zebra, Vitiligo 8, Every Other Inverted Zebra, Pearl Mane, Onyx Margay, Ebony Mane, ect. It wouldn't be until mid-to late 2018 until Mark Spreading would really catch on.