Post #4. You've visited charities and some require a Quest Thread. What is it? It is a thread you start to show you are dedicated to saving up enough gold for some expensive item. Some items were given out and are not in stores. These items are only available in the
Marketplace or
The Gaia Exchange if someone is selling theirs. Check out
Tektek: Gaia Items for an up-to-date list of everything on Gaia, how much it costs in the Marketplace, and where to get it if it's in a store.
Parts of a Quest Thread:
1. Introduction (a poll may attract more visitors) telling what you are questing for and why.
2. Progress telling how much gold you have and how much you will need to get the item.
3. Thanks Post thanking all those who have donated to your quest by name.
4. Thanks to bumpers who help keep your thread visible. (BUMP means "Bump Up My Post" and is used to move a thread to the top of its forum. Threads are listed in each forum in order of most recent posts. So the thread which has had a post most recently will be at the top of the list after the Announcements and Stickies. Any post, including just an emoticon or the word "bump" will effectively move that thread to the top of its forum, and therefore be more visible to folks browsing the forum at that time.)
5. Links to other threads (like charities that have helped you, other fellow questors, shops, or any other helpful threads you'd like to keep linked).
* Graphics make a thread more appealing, too. If you add a graphic link in your signature to your quest thread, perhaps folks might click it to visit your thread, too. Visit (and even bump) other quest threads for an idea of the possiblities! A link in your sig will also encourage some folks to visit your quest thread, maybe even bump it, and who knows, perhaps even give you a donation! Feel free to visit
my shop for reasonably-priced graphics, or visit the
Mini-shops:Art Freebies.
Other information charities often look for include your join date and number of posts. This information can be found in your profile, found under the MY GAIA tab.
Good luck!
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