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Post: 25616797_1 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:47:41 +0000
Posted: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:47:41 +0000

Greetings, everyone, and welcome to Shining Feathers Bump Shop. Whatever your reason for coming into this shop - whether you are a potential customers or employee, or just checking out the competition, or just bored - I hope you enjoy your stay here. Please feel free to post in our thread with any comments, questions or concerns you have about the shop. Thank you for taking the time to look around and I hope to see you once again!

We are hiring three applicants.
We are not accepting orders.

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Table of Contents

Post 1 - Introduction&Table of Contents
Post 2 - Updates
Post 3 - Customer Rules
Post 4 - Pricing Information
Post 5 - Ordering Form
Post 6 - Staff Rules&How to Bump
Post 7 - Current Customers
Post 8 - Payday Information&Hiring Form
Post 9 - Staff
Post 10 - Banners
Post 11 - Affiliates
Post 12 - Past Customers
Post 13 - Reserved
Post 14 - Reserved
Post 15 – Reserved

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Post: 25616797_2 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:48:30 +0000
Posted: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:48:30 +0000

Updates

♥April 26th, 2007 - Two staff members removed. A third on probation. Open for hiring.

♥April 20th, 2007 - Five orders successfully fulfilled.

♥April 9th, 2007 - Six banners added to Banners post. Rules and Forms revised. How To Bump section added. Three orders completed.

♥April 8th, 2007 - Shop is being set up. Shop opened!

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Post: 25616797_3 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:49:22 +0000
Posted: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:49:22 +0000

Customer Rules

1. All orders must be posted in the thread using the form below. Any orders that are PMed to me or that are missing pertinent information will be ignored.

2. Send your trade to Sailor_Chibi. I will be the one distributing gold to staff members. Do not send your trade to a staff member.

3. Please do not advertise in this thread. If you'd like to be placed in the Affiliates post, I'll gladly do so if you just ask, provided that you put one of our banners in your thread.

4. I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason, including but not limited to: rudeness, inappropriate comments or threads, and a lack of time.

5. If your or the guests in your thread are having problems with a member of my staff, please PM me to speak privately about the matter.

6. Reasonable time limits do not cost extra. Unreasonable time limits do cost extra. If you are unsure if your time limit is reasonable or not, it probably isn't, but you can post in the thread to ask. If you want your thread to be a Rush Order, you have to pay for it. Otherwise, we'll take our time bumping it.

7. You may not request that we bump your thread more than one hundred times a day.

8. You may not request that we bump your thread less than fifteen times a day.

9. You may not order more than one thousand bumps at one time. We only have six bumpers at this time.

10. You may not order less than fifty bumps at one time. That is a waste of time.

11. To order more bumps, you must wait until we have completed your present order.

12. You may not order more than one kind of bump at one time. Your bumps for a form must be all from one option.

13. We do not give refunds. If you decide to close down your thread, you may put your bumps on hold until you have another thread you wish to transfer them to. If your thread is banned or deleted, you may not transfer your bumps. If you decide to put your thread on hiatus, you may put your bumps on hold for a small fee.****

14. You may not request a wait period of more than ten minutes between bumps. Wait periods are annoying to bumpers, so it will cost you extra.

15. If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please post them in the thread.

16. You get what you pay for. Please remember that when you order.***

17. There are no required amounts of bumping a staff member has to do at one time. Staff may bump however many times they wish in your thread before stopping.**

18. Read the entire front page before you order!!! If you complain about something that is on the front page after ordering, too bad for you. READ EVERYTHING DAMNIT!*

*I reserve the right to change the rules at any time without warning. As the owner, my decision is final when it comes to the rules. Please read everything on the front page before you order.

**Please understand that if there is only one member online, than multiple threads cannot be bumped. I will not kill myself bumping on my main and my mule(s) at the same time, and I do not expect my staff to, either.

***If your thread is a Rush Order, than pay the extra gold to make it one. Customers pay extra to make their threads rush orders, so their threads will be given priority. If you don't pay for a Rush Order and then whine because someone else's thread is being bumped before yours, too bad. The whole purpose behind the Rush Order is so that they need to be bumped quickly. If you don't choose this, it will be assumed that you don't mind if your thread is bumped at a more leisurely pace.

****NO REFUNDS means NO REFUNDS. If you pay us for bumps and then discover that you are unhappy with our service, we do not give refunds whether we have fulfilled the number of bumps or not.

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Post: 25616797_4 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:50:08 +0000
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Pricing Information

- We only accept gold at the moment for payment - no items or tickets or tokens.
- The trade must be completely finished before we will begin bumping. This to ensure both that you have the gold to pay us and that we get paid.
- If we are full, you may post your order anyway unless it says not to. You will be placed on the Waiting List.

Option Number 1: Common Bump
Description: This is the most common form of bump you can have. It will either be a plain text bump or a bump sign with the number of bumps, nothing more. It's cheap and it's standard, but it gets the job done.
Cost Per Bump: 2gold

Example Common Bump

Bump #1

Option Number 2: Interesting Bump
Description: This bump will be composed of one line of poetry, song lyrics, interesting facts, etc... in each post plus the number of bumps. More fun than the common bump, this bump might generate more interest in your thread.
Cost Per Bump: 3gold

Example Interesting Bump

Bump #1
Did you know that the average human swallows eight spiders in their lifetime while sleeping?

Option Number 3: Conversational Bump
Description: This bump will be composed of a bumper who is talking to his or herself or to your customers. This bump always means conversation and will invite any visitors to join in!
Cost Per Bump: 4gold

Example Conversational Bump

Bump #1
So I had to get up early this morning... that just about killed me I swear!

Extras
Wait Between Bumps
Description: If you only want our staff to bump every two-ten minutes (you get to choose the wait period), than this is for you! But please remember that we can't always get it exactly X minutes apart.
Extra Cost Per Bump: 1gold

Rush Order
Description: Did you wait until the last minute to hire a bumping service? Is your auction ending in a couple days and you want us to try our best? Than this is for you! But please remember that sometimes it's just too unrealistic - we'll do our best but there's no guarantee. If you're unsure if you have a rush order or not, please ask.
Extra Cost Per Bump: 1gold

Specific Topic
Description: Only available with Interesting or Conversational Bumps, do you have specific topics you want our staff to post about? Than this is for you! But please remember that you can only discuss certain topics so much, so please give variety.
Extra Cost Per Bump: 1gold

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Post: 25616797_5 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:51:04 +0000
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Ordering Form

To order your bumps, just copy the order form below and paste it in a new post. Fill it out completely, hit submit, and then send the trade. Once your order has been accepted and the trade has been completed, we will start bumping your thread. If your order is not accepted, the trade will be canceled. Your thread will not be bumped until you have completed the trade. If you are confused about the order form, please see the explanation below.

[color=blue][size=18]I have an order[/size][/color]
[b]Name of Customer:[/b]
[b]Name of Thread:[/b]
[b]Thread Link:[/b]
[b]Number of Bumps Wanted:[/b]
[b]I Want Bump Option Number:[/b]
[b]Do You Want Any Extras:[/b]
[b]If Yes, Which Extras Do You Want:[/b]
[b]Total:[/b]
[b]Tip (optional):[/b]
[b]Anything Else:[/b]

Explanation:

Name of Customer: Put your name here. If you are ordering bumps for someone else, please put their name in brackets beside yours.

Name of Thread: Put the name of the thread you are ordering the bumps for here. You can only order bumps for one thread at a time.

Thread Link: Do not say "in my signature". Your form will be rejected immediately. You must put a link to the thread in the order form.

Number of Bumps Wanted: You can order up to five hundred bumps at once, but you can't order less than fifty bumps. Just put how many bumps you want.

I Want Bump Option Number: The bump options are listed in the above post. Do not leave this blank. We need to know which number you've chosen!

Do You Want Any Extras: Yes or no. Extras are listed in the above post.

If Yes, Which Extras Do You Want: If you want any extras, do not just list them. You have to give specifics about them so that we know what it is you want. Every extra requires specifics.

Total: Use the calculator on your computer if you have to.

Tip (optional): Completely optional.

Anything Else: If you have anything else to say, this is where you can say it.

Sample Order Form

I have an order
Name of Customer: Sailor_Chibi
Name of Thread: Angel Feathers: Quest for the Angelic Scarf
Thread Link: [Link]
Number of Bumps Wanted: 200
I Want Bump Option Number: 2
Do You Want Any Extras: Yes
If Yes, Which Extras Do You Want: Wait Between Bumps (I want you to wait five minutes between bumps) and Specific Topic (I only want you to talk about cats)
Total: 800gold
Tip (optional): No thanks
Anything Else: Nope

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Post: 25616797_6 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:52:02 +0000
Posted: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:52:02 +0000

Staff Rules

1. You must bump at least 50 times a week to remain on the staff list, or you must show up at least once every two or three days. If you don't bump, you get fired. I only want serious bumpers on my staff and I won't have myself being the only bumper or the customers being mistakenly ignored.

2. You must notify me if you will be unavailable to bump for a long period of time so that you don't get fired. A PM or post in the thread will be fine.

3. If you can't be a dedicated bumper, please don't apply to work here. If you already have another job, don't apply unless you are positive you can handle both.

4. Do not be rude to me or to the customers. You will either not get hired, or you will be fired.

5. Any applications that weren't filled out using the current hiring form will be denied.

6. I will try to be as prompt about payment as possible, but if it doesn't come right away, please be patient. I have a life outside of Gaia.

7. If someone was bumping in a customer's thread before you, pick up where he or she left off. Example, if person A bumps thirty times in the customer's thread, person B starts off at bump thirty-one.

8. Keep track of your personal bumps. Try to post them in the thread at the end of every day. Always be sure to keep track of which threads you bump in, because you will be paid differently.

9. If you decide to bump in a customer's thread, post in this thread that you are going to bump in that thread. When you are finished bumping in that thread, please post in this thread saying so.

10. If you are inactive in bumping in a thread for more than twenty minutes, another bumper may pick up where you left off, even if you haven't posted in here that you were finished.

11. If there are less than three orders, you may not bump for more than an hour in a thread at one time. You have to share the orders. If there are no other staff on, than you may continue bumping until someone signs on.

12. You may not use our bumps signs anywhere else outside of the jobs we take.

13. If you are having problems with a customer or a customer's guest, please stop working in that thread and tell me.

14. If you don't want to work here anymore, don't just stop showing up. Please tell me so that I can hire someone to fill your place.

15. If you feel confused, please ask. I would rather you ask for help than do something wrong.

16. Always place your personal bump count in white and the bump count of the thread in a visible color.

17. Read everything on the front page before you start bumping.

How To Bump

1. Make sure you are on the current list of staff members at this shop.

2. Pick a thread from our Current Customers post. Take note of the bump option chosen and if any extras were selected.

3. Make sure that no one from this shop is currently bumping in that thread.

4. Pick out a bump sign, copy the code. Or, you may choose to do plain text bumps as well. If you do plain text bumps, your bumps must include the name of the shop.

5. Post in this thread that you are bumping in that thread.

6. Go to that thread and pick up wherever the previous person from this shop left off. If no one has bumped there yet, start from scratch.

7. Keep track of your personal bumps in white.

8. At the end of your session, post in this thread that you are done with that thread.

9. At the end of every night, post your bump count and which threads you bumped in this thread.

10. At the end of every job, please copy the following coding and place it in your last post. Where the X is, please fill in the amount of bumps ordered by the customer.

[color=#FF0066]Thank you for ordering from Shining Feathers Bump Shop! This concludes your order of X bumps. We hope you were happy with the quality of our service. If you were, we would like you to consider reporting your contentment at the [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18997363]Better Business Center[/url], report number 9348308. Please feel free to direct any other comments or questions to Sailor_Chibi. We hope that you will come visit us again in the future for all of your bumping needs.[/color]

Tips

♥If you want to bump with more than one account at one time, you can get two seperate browsers. Firefox and Internet Explorer are two different browsers.
♥If you want to bump with more than one account but you don't want an extra broswer, than sign into Gaia with one account. Do not click the "Remember Me" button. Open a new window and sign into Gaia on your second account. You should now be able to go on however many accounts you want. This has only been tested with Internet Explorer.
♥Posting your personal bump count in white in every post makes it easier to keep track of.

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Post: 25616797_7 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:52:59 +0000
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Current Customers

[Slot 1]

2. Vicki's Free High Quality Graphics
Number of Bumps Wanted: 200
Bump Option Number: 3
Extras: N/A ON HOLD

3. KiriKiri-desu!
Number of Bumps Wanted: 200
Bump Option Number: 3
Do You Want Any Extras: Yes. Specific Topics: Anime, Manga, History

[Slot 4]
[Slot 5]

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Post: 25616797_8 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:54:01 +0000
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Payday Information

1. At midnight on every Thursday, post your final bump count for that day in the thread and start over counting. Every night you are supposed to be telling me your bump counts. Keep track of where you bump!
2. A new week begins on Friday. That means that payday is on Friday. I will try to get it to you as quickly as possible.
3. If you are caught cheating on your bump count, your pay will be docked 50%. The first time you get a warning, but the second time gets you fired.

Payment:

You will be paid differently depending on the kind of bumps you do, so make sure that you pay attention to which threads you are bumping in! You will be paid 1.5gold for every Common Bump you do, 2.5gold for every Interesting Bump you do, and 3.5gold for every Conversational Bump you do. For every extra you are required to deal with, you will receive an extra 0.5gold per bump (this will always be rounded up). The extra 0.5gold from every bump or extra goes towards the quest of the owner.

Hiring Form

If we are hiring, fill out this form and post it in the thread. Do not leave anything blank and do not PM the form to me. Be completely truthful. If you don't understand something on the form, please see the explanation underneath.

[size=18][color=red]I want to be a bumper![/color][/size]
Name:
List Any Mules You Will Also Be Bumping With:
Post Count:
Posts Per Day:
Approximately How Many Bumps A Day Can You Do:
Can You Handle All Three Types of Bumps:
Do You Understand How To Do This Job:
Why Should I Hire You:
Do You Understand That You Will Be Fired If You Don't Bump:
Anything Else:

Explanation:

Name: Your Gaia account name here.

List Any Mules You Will Also Be Bumping With: I don't mind if you bump with mules (secondary accounts) but please list their names on your application. I don't want to mistake a staff member's mule for a stranger.

Post Count: If you don't know how to find this, then follow these directions. Go to the top of your screen and look at the Gaia toolbar. Click on My Gaia and then click on Profile. Your pertinent Gaia information should be there.
Note: for all newbies, the profiles are set to the new version, which doesn't show that information. If you can't find your information, go to My Gaia>Account>Preferences. Under Account, you'll see the words Choose Profile. Click on this and select Old School. Then scroll down and hit submit. Now if you follow the steps mentioned above above, you'll find your information.

Posts Per Day: Follow the directions for Post Count. This information is right below it.

Approximately How Many Bumps A Day Can You Do: How many bumps a day do you think you can do? Can you do at least fifty bumps a week?

Can You Handle All Three Types of Bumps: Do you think you can do all three bumps? Can you handle talking to yourself?

Do You Understand How To Do This Job: Are you confused about anything?

Why Should I Hire You: What makes you the ideal person for the job?

Do You Understand That You Will Be Fired If You Don't Bump: I had staff before that didn't bump, and they had to be fired to make room for those who can and will.

Anything Else: If you have anything else to add, here is where it goes.

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Post: 25616797_9 created on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:55:01 +0000
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Staff

The French Kitty
Mules: N/A
Bumps/Week: 0 Conversational, 0 Interesting, 0 Common
Total Bumps: 253

TheLastButterfly
Mules: N/A
Bumps/Week: 0 Conversational, 0 Interesting, 0 Common
Total Bumps: 430

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Affiliates

If you want to be here, just post in the thread. However, I reserve the right to refuse to exchange affiliates with any thread that I feel is inappropriate. If your thread becomes inactive, I will remove your link from this post. I will not accept banners that stretch the page or that are too big.