Ask the admin (06/06/2011)

[Serethielle]

Are any epic summer events involving love gonna happen this year?

[RabioIi]

Panagrammic

So, the Friends Chat (out this week) is a modification of towns, which should make it more appealing for some people.

Outfit Marketplace is done by the same developer as Friends Chat (edy), and he'll be finishing it up after FC goes out.

RabioIi

1. Is towns going to be getting an update soon at all? It REALLY is out of date sadly and it would be cool if we got an update of some sort. I still love towns and go into it frequently.

3. When do you think that Marketplace update thing for the wardrobes will be released?

fjwklfjlw! If I could hug you right now, I would Pan. xD

Thank you so much for the answers!

[Lanzer]

Sifen Yamishi

Evening Lanzer!

Given how you guys are popping into the DFW area for A-Kon 22 soon,do you guys have any favorite memories of your time in said area?

Site related questions:

1:
When are we going to get a fix for Arenas so that it'll discourage downvoting/whoring out for votes/etc.?

2:
Is there a possibility that cyberbullying will be addressed and curtailed on the site?

3:
Any chance we'll see drag inspired items debuting sometime soon?

4:
Do you guys plan to partner with a GLBTI charity in the future?

It's something we wanted to help with but it's much harder to enforce with algorithms. The new update have more contests but I worry that it won't have a great fix for downvoting. We'll keep an eye out on new methods to deal with this issue though.

The best that we can do is to have moderators step in and help with any issues. It's something hard to enforce but we always try the best we can to help.

We had been releasing a lot of unisex items, hope that fills the need.

We have an interest to many charitable foundations, and GLBTI could be one of them as we usually pick from either voting or depending on current events.

[BrilliantBlueStar_0]

Well, I'm glad the Gaian Staff has a great sense of humor - I know sometimes, you probably feel like throwing a baseball at your computer - you'd have to be able to laugh in order keep your cool - a HUGE THANKS for that!!

I didn't hear back about larger size (plus) hoodies but am happy with the feedback I have seen heart

[Ikumatsu]

One and Nineteen More

Pasteurization

I only have one itty bitty question...
Is it true that in the future, you'll get a parent's signature/approval for Gaians under the age of 18 to become a moderator? o: Because it would be fun to become one!

I really, really hope this is true. gonk
Doubt it, but I hope.

@ thread

Y U NO HAVE MORE JET SET RADIO FUTURE ITEMS?

I wish it would happen sometime soon. :3

[Princess-Orphelia]

Thanks for the 2nd tip BBS, but you really don't have to do that hun. It's not necessary. sweatdrop

[Panagrammic]

Sorry, I don't think so (although admittedly I am not the one that would decide on this one way or the other) -- there are a bunch of legal reasons why we need to require that moderators are 18 or older.

Pasteurization

I only have one itty bitty question...
Is it true that in the future, you'll get a parent's signature/approval for Gaians under the age of 18 to become a moderator? o: Because it would be fun to become one!

[Ridley Starsmore]

Panagrammic

Ah, that is an interesting idea. If someone can point me to a running thread of all dates when CIs were released (to save me going back through announcements) I can actually run it and put it in the journal.

Platonix

Pan, I'd like to invite you to run a quick analysis out of curiosity. (At least I imagine it'd be quick...if I'm wrong, save it for a future Journal entry.)

If you were to put together a graph with Time, in days, as the X-axis, and total number of games of Booty Grab played as the Y-axis, so we could see the peaks and valleys of Booty Grab usage...

...how would that graph compare to the releases of Cash Shop items, most notably CIs? (and maybe EIs while we're at it.)

Since, as you noted in your last Journal entry, you keep seeing the apparently incorrect claim that CIs cause inflation, I'm wondering if there's any truth to the idea that CIs indirectly cause inflation by causing huge spikes in Booty Grab use, as people struggle to earn the millions of Gold that a CI's top-tier prizes inevitably sell for in the Marketplace?

I don't have that...yet. but i will likely within the next day or two on my list. I'll PM you when I am done.

[Narumi Misuhara]

x Karurie x

Will the event be a Towns VS Towns sort of deal?

No, sorry sad

[Ikumatsu]

Panagrammic

Sorry, I don't think so (although admittedly I am not the one that would decide on this one way or the other) -- there are a bunch of legal reasons why we need to require that moderators are 18 or older.

Pasteurization

I only have one itty bitty question...
Is it true that in the future, you'll get a parent's signature/approval for Gaians under the age of 18 to become a moderator? o: Because it would be fun to become one!

Ah, I see. I guess I'm gonna have to sit and wait. sweatdrop

[Lanzer]

MoonRosePetal

What's up for the future of evolution items (EIs) right now? There's been some concern which you can see in this thread. Will we be seeing any regular EIs or will rapid evolution items continue to dominate? And will any of the older evolution items actually evolve in the future? Will new artists and some old favorites also get a chance to work on some new EIs as well?

Thanks for your time and hope you're having fun trying to escape the summer heat whee

We've been getting a lot of feedback regarding EI's and compared to rapid EI's. We love to put our hearts and ideas into EI, while maintaining EI's had been a challenge and we don't want to disappoint anyone. REI allowed us to be creative and still be able to guarantee evolutions. As we get more help in the creative team, we might have the bandwidth to release a few more EI's, but we'll have to see.

[plasmafire]

Will Lanzer or any developers be playing with the Gaians Gone Wild team this year?

[Narumi Misuhara]

Serethielle

Are any epic summer events involving love gonna happen this year?

Epic love goes into every event we create... does that count?

[Panagrammic]

You can help the mods out, of course, by reporting the stuff that you see -- the sooner it's reported the faster it gets removed.

Pasteurization

Panagrammic

Sorry, I don't think so (although admittedly I am not the one that would decide on this one way or the other) -- there are a bunch of legal reasons why we need to require that moderators are 18 or older.

Pasteurization

I only have one itty bitty question...
Is it true that in the future, you'll get a parent's signature/approval for Gaians under the age of 18 to become a moderator? o: Because it would be fun to become one!

Ah, I see. I guess I'm gonna have to sit and wait. sweatdrop

[Cyndelle Maxwell]

Corinth Maxwell

Well, here's my question(s) for today.

Is there any possibility of getting more ninja-themed items in the Gold or Cash Shops - and preferably NOT items that are only exclusively from and/or within RIGs/CIs/EIs/REIs? The current series of ninja-themed items are rather limited, and certain items that WERE supposed to be completely ninja-themed *coughshadowlegendcough* turned out to be utter disappointments for most of us.

We seem to have a rather healthy abundance of pirate-themed items, so it's only fair that the sides of the ever-classic & long running debate are properly balanced with a few (dozen) newer ninja-type items.

Thanks in advance for your replies!

stare This. It'd be nice to be able to put together a ninja-themed outfit that I could actually call "original" and/or "unique". xp