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I love gaia.

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[Chie]

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[Watashi wa Sailor Sun]

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[Chie]

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[animega90]

*ahem* the reasons why i like gaia:
I love gaia for all of it's entertainment and innovations, from their combination of pixels, and anime, to manga and popular culture. I love gaia for the arenas, where we can gaze upon some of the best works of art, detailed homes, and most wonderfull avatars, or we can critique(sp?) , make comments, and flame the artists/ designers (whom we all love to hate ^.-). I love gaia for their many hangouts, from the games, to their virtual worlds(even though we have all learned to avoid the areas that are 'undesireable'). I love gaia for its new MMO- zOMG! We all thanked the creators for this wonderfull game, and those of us who were the beta testers got to have an inside hatred with the game that has now blossomed into a wonderfull joke. I,love gaia for all of its faults, and all of its glories. I love gaia, because Gaia lets me be myself, and who else out there lets us have this much to choose from? I love gaia , because of all the reasons I just listed and more. I love gaia, because in my heart and soul, at the very core, thats what I am - a gaian - plain and true.

[animega90]

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[Faydra Alexandria]

I've been on Gaia since late 2004 (December, I believe) which put me right along the edge of 2005--which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I think it's worth mentioning, myself. In that time that I have spent on Gaia -- on hiatus, a mule, talking to friends, posting, anything -- I have had the best experience of any online forum, website, or community that I've been to. I simply can't go to another forum without saying "Eh, this can't hold a candle to Gaia."
I've gained and lost friends in my four years and two months here, all of which I treasured greatly and wish I still had. However, I lost them just as easily as one would lose and gain friends in reality, and it hasn't changed me much at all.
Gaia provided me with a way of honing my writing skills. When I first joined, like most people (older joined) here, I was riddled with grammar mistakes and loved using asterisks for actions and nothing to denote quotations. With time and experience in writing (or roleplaying, if you will) with people like and unlike myself, I gained skill and confidence in my writing and I always think back to those times in serenity, with a certain fondness to how much I've achieved writing-wise in the past four years.
I don't place all of this credit on Gaia, though.
These friends I made that I mentioned before were nice, kind, and very affable. They were nothing, NOTHING like the newer users (and that's not an insult at all--but they are better), but I can still find aspects about each and every new person I meet on Gaia that I can commend or even like.
Even on mules, my experience on Gaia has always brought me back for more, always kept me slightly sane (ha ha), and ALWAYS made me a little happier when I needed the boost.

Now, I put a lot of confidence and dependence into Gaia, but that's just how I am. I love this place and hope still that it--and everyone in it--will come to love me too.

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[Chie]

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[civiisu]

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[Losertastic124]

"Hey, I've got 1 new PM!" It's kind of exciting, to open the first private message on Gaia.
The first of many more to come. It's excited to have a little welcoming letter sent out. Even if it does go to every one! That was in '07! It's crazy! I've had a awesome two years. From being at the Gaia Panel at Otakon '08, from the Gaia gather at Katsucon last weekend! I've become addicted to this site. I must face the fact, I love Gaia. The staff is friendly, I've made virtual friends, stayed in contact with friends that moved away, and just had a blast! The Rejected Olympics was hilarious (I <3 wash Liam) the water balloon fight was epic. I do say, the avatars are just adorable in all ways.
Every aspect of Gaia is awesome. Yes, ZOMG can get a little frustrating at times, but hey, who doesn't love garden gnomes and PEElungers? So, the madness of a web site is awesome, to put it bluntly. So, to wrap things up, Happy Birthday Gaia! We Luff you!

[Watashi wa Sailor Sun]

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[animega90]

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[animega90]

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[civiisu]

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[Losertastic124]

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[Straight Talker]

I absolutely, positiviley LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Gaia!!! I've been a member since May of 2008 and I'm totally addicted to this site! My kids introduced me to this site (awesome kids huh!) My son (Shadow Scars) who is 15 and my daughter (ryn112) who is 14 love this site as well! I even have 2 grandsons who play on here and several nieces and nephews as well...so as you can see Gaia is a real "family affair" for us. As a mother I appreciate the fact that this is a safe site that my kids can come to and meet and make new friends. I have met many new friends of all ages on here as well. It's nice that I have friends from 13 to 50 something on here! I love the games, especially word bump although it sometimes won't grant the gold or school credits like it should. Fishing is another favorite but I have not been able to fish in a while because it either says I'm out of bait (when in fact I'm not) or the screen is all blue and I can't see anthing. I rock at pinball and my high score there is over 27,000,000! I like going to the towns on special occasions as well. I also appreciate the fact that I get free items from the Daily Chance and the Overseer in my tank! I just love my tank and my little fishies and am always sad when one of them dies! I also appreciate the fact that you can report anyone who uses foul language or other inappropriate behavior That's one of the reasons why I trust Gaia to be a safe place to let my kids "hang out"!

Oh and did I mention that I really love the fact that I can buy Gaia cash cards at several local stores! I've bought them for myself several times and bought them as stocking stuffers for my kids at Christmas and as rewards for good report cards. They will definitely be getting cash cards for their birthdays this August! They love getting them! So thanks for having them in the stores. They make really great gifts and I like knowing I can go get one any time I need one.

I think the administration has done a great job offering many games and other options that appeal to most everyone....there just seems to be something for everyone on Gaia! So my hat is off to everyone who works so hard to make this site a success! Keep up the good work and let's keep celebrating many more Gaia birthdays in the years to come!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAIA!!!! Our family loves you! smile