Welcome to Gaia! ::

-Saturday, April 28, 2007. Nothing much is going on right now. I just wanted to change the announcement because people have still been wishing Biri and I a happy anniversary, even though that was a few months ago. sweatdrop

However, in some more personal news, I am currently planning a new avatar art shop since the one in here wasn't getting any business and was fairly disorganized anyway. It'll probably be a while before I actually make it, since I have to draw samples and plan the actual content of the shop. I'll be sure to leave a link in here when it's up and running. ^^

Events/Special Dates
Nothing right now~ crying

Updates
None~

-Biri: I've been playing RO a lot, reading, checking out videos online, and working on some programming stuff. I've been just generally busy and end up forgetting about Gaia. I'll try to make an effort to check the thread though. @_@;

-Meggi: Trying to finish up my spring classes and feeling oppressed by my job. Also working on a new avatar art shop. heart I'm around fairly often, but when nobody else posts, I just don't bother. confused

What do you think of our first page's design? Is it pretty? Does it load too slowly? Is the text on the images too hard to read? Let us know! ^^

Welcome to our hangout thread! 4laugh

Yeah, yeah, we're just one of the hundreds, or maybe even thousands, of hangout threads in the Chatterbox, and I'm sure that some of you could care less. Sure, we don't have huge giveaways or wild and kinky sleepovers, but we're pretty damn nice, if I do say so myself.

Unlike some threads, we don't keep a blacklist of people who have broken our rules or anything like that, and we don't plan to do anything like that at all, ever. If you break one of our rules, we'll deal with it accordingly, but we won't keep you from posting in our thread unless you continue to cause problems even after being repeatedly asked to stop. We don't believe in alienating someone and placing his name on the first page of our thread so others can ridicule and harass him simply because he made one mistake.

We also don't and won't ever treat you any differently based on your avatar or the way you type. We try to encourage others to post using correct English when possible, but we won't ever hold it against you if you can't or won't. ^^ After all, our thread is supposed to be fun, and if you have more fun posting differently, go right ahead! 3nodding

Basically what I'm trying to say is that we don't appeal to the masses because we don't offer free stuff or hookup roleplay in our thread, but we believe in maintaining a very peaceful, friendly, and comfortable atmosphere for ourselves and others in the thread. whee If you wish to hang out with us, we'll do our best to make sure your stay is as pleasant as possible! ^^

~Meggi and Biri heart

If you're bored and don't know what to talk about, here are a few other things you can do in our thread.

01. Ask us to rate your avatar!
We're not expert AT'ers, so don't expect our ratings to be as great and thorough as theirs are. However, if you want us to rate you for fun, go ahead and we'll try to help out and give ideas for improving your avatar. ^^

02. Rate OUR avatars!
Usually we're happy with our avatars and don't ask people to rate us very often, but if you feel like commenting on our outfits, feel free to do so.

03. Draw our avatars!
Only if you really enjoy drawing and won't expect us to pay you. We're too poor to be able to afford art of our avatars. But we'd appreciate it if you actually wanted to draw and send us free avatar artwork.

04. Post some suggestions and feedback!
If there's something that you'd like to see added to our thread, let us know! All reasonable suggestions will be considered, but it is possible that not all of them will be used.

05. Discuss our current topic idea!
Found at the bottom of the first post, the current topic ideas are optional discussion topics that we're currently interested in talking about. If you don't have any other ideas for discussion, you can share your opinions on the current topic.

Currently closed until I have enough time to make a real art shop in the Requests and Comimissions forum. However, if you'd like to commission me before then, feel free to drop me a PM for samples and pricing.

I may or may not have enough time to take commissions before I open my shop, depending on how busy my schedule is, so please don't take it personally if I decide not to draw your avatar. If you really want my art, please note that I'll be more inclined to take your commission if you've got a pretty avatar and you're willing to bribe me for my art. xd

This section is here just to inform you that I will not post information here about myself that doesn't somehow relate to my life on Gaia. For example, since my appearance, gender, ethnicity, religion, location, and etc. don't matter when I'm on Gaia, I'm not going to talk about any of those things unless I really feel like it. So please don't ask.

Other than Gaia, I enjoy various other activities, such as drawing, writing, reading, making computer graphics and website layouts, listening to music, singing, playing videogames, and sleeping. 4laugh If you wish to talk to me about any of these things, feel free to post about it in the thread. I especially enjoy discussing Sailor Moon, Key the Metal Idol, Stephen King, web design and custom profiles (but I don't give help or make them for others, so please don't ask), Gaia-related things, DDR, and Silent Hill.

I spend a lot of my Gaia time hanging out here and in the two guilds I belong to. I also like to lurk and occasionally post in various forums, particularly Gaia Community Discussion and Art Discussion. I'm almost always doing something new with my avatar or window-shopping for new items or hairstyles. I also love customizing my profile. whee I don't particularly enjoy random friend requests. If you want to be my friend, please talk to me first and let me get to know you instead of adding me to your friendslist without saying anything to me. I can't honestly consider you a friend if I've never spoken to you, right?

-Goldrush: Helper Quest & Poll Whore - A thread owned by a friend of ours, MikariSakira! heart
-I am eat shoe! - Owned by another friend of ours, Wiggy Wigglesworth~ heart

-Gaia Guides and Resources - A whole subforum of guides, FAQs, and other helpful threads. ^^
-PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNT - A helpful thread to help protect Gaians from hacks and scams.
-Gaia Hacker Emails - A sticky by L0cke stating that the admins will NEVER ask you for your password. Be careful with your accounts, people! gonk

If you would like us to add your thread to our list of links, here's your chance! Please read the following link submission process thoroughly for best results.

How to Submit Your Link
01. Send a PM to either Meggi or Biri with your link and a request for it to be added to our thread's link list. Please make sure to be clear in doing this; if we receive a link and no request, we'll consider it inbox spam and ignore it.
Note: You can only submit links to your own threads. Requests sent by any user other than the thread's owner will be ignored.

02. Biri and I will look over your thread and decide together to either add it to our list or reject it. There are several things that can determine our decision (listed below), but we also reserve the right to reject your thread for any reason at all, even if it may not be in our list.

03. After we have decided, one of us will respond to your PM to tell you that your link has either been accepted or rejected. If your link has been accepted, we will add it to the beginning of this post as a text link, unless you have provided a small (both in dimensions and file size) banner image.

04. Unless your thread is just that damn cool (or if you're a friend) and we tell you that you don't have to, you must add a link back to our thread somewhere on the first page of your thread.


Possible Reasons for Rejection
Whether you've already been rejected, or you're not sure if we'd accept your thread, here's a list of possible reasons for why we might reject your thread.

01. Failure to follow thread rules or submission process.
02. TOS-violating content.
03. Tastelessness or vulgar undertones in the thread's content.
04. Prominent elitist intentions in the thread's creation.

As I've already stated, we also reserve the right to reject any thread for any reason, including reasons not included in this list.