{ [ 5th Gaia Spirit Week ] } Thanks for the fun times!

What's your favorite Day this year?

British Invasion Day	9.5%	[ 17 ]
Just Be Yourself Day	8.9%	[ 16 ]
Myths and Legends Day	25.1%	[ 45 ]
Risky Business Day	10.1%	[ 18 ]
End of Days Day	7.8%	[ 14 ]
"I Am" Day	10.1%	[ 18 ]
Class Color Day	28.5%	[ 51 ]
Total Votes:			[ 179 ]

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[{ Welcome to Gaia Spirit Week! }]
[{ July 15 - 21st}]

Welcome to the fifth annual Gaia Spirit Week!
That's right, five years! It's a big one!
You may have been here before, or you may be wondering, just what is this Gaia Spirit Week? Gaia Sprit Week is a completely user-run event to celebrate just how great Gaia is. GSW works just like any other spirit week you might have had in high school or college: everyone dresses up for the day according to a different theme for each day. We pick a bunch of different themes and everyone dresses up their avatar for it to show their appreciation for Gaia, and all the people who work to make it great.
It's a really fun event, and we have a bunch of great contests and stuff going on, so there's something for everyone. And hey, if you stop long enough to have a chat with someone in the forums you'll definitely make some great friends. We've collected quite the group of regulars over the years, and they're a friendly bunch.
So come on in, and have a look around. There's always someone around to chat with.
And don't forget, it's our five year anniversary, so let's make this one the best yet!


[{ News: }]
07.13-19.08: First Annual GSW
07.05-11.09: Second Annual GSW
07.04-10.10: Third Annual GSW
07.10-17.11: Fourth Annual GSW
07.11.12: Thread OPENS!
07.15.12 Gaia Spirit Week begins!
7.19.12 Happy End of Days!
The poll for Unknown Day has ended, and the winner, in a close race, is "I Am Day"!


07.22.12: It's the end of another year of GSW guys! It's sad, but here it is. GSW will come around again, and I hope to see all of you here next time. Join the guild to make sure you don't miss out on an GSW news~
Since we're here at the end, here are the winners!



First place goes to 2005!


Second place goes to 2007!


Third place goes to 2004!

Thanks to Cidrias for doing the trophy art this year! heart

The ULTIMATE WINNER of GSW 2012 is Childishly Mature!
You've really earned it! <333



Looking for a place to take screenshots?
Our friendchat is located here
The password is: gsw2012
WARNING: This friend chat will end in 3 days
We are planning to do final screenies around 11PM in towns at 3 Barton 001049
We'll also hopefully announce winners closer to midnight.

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[ { o1. } ] Follow the Gaia ToS.
[ { o2. } ] Don't stretch the page, please! It is super annoying. People have a lot of trouble with this one, but we are serious. Don't be that guy.
[ { o3. } ] No quoting the first page.
[ { o4. } ] No other kinds of spam, or begging in this thread either.
[ { o5. } ] No advertising in the thread, please. Just send this account a PM, and we'd be happy to add you to the Affiliates list.
[ { o6. } ] Just a reminder, but excessive bumping is against the forum rules, so please don't bump just for the sake of bumping.
[ { o7. } ] No drama. Please just be nice to each other here. Drama makes the mods mad, and who knows what will happen then?
[ { o8. } ] If you don't like the thread, or what we're doing, please just keep it to yourself. We're not going to come into your thread and bash it, so don't do it to ours.
[ { o9. } ] This isn't really a rule and is not required, but it is a reminder that when sending PMs, title the PM according to what you're sending us (a question, screenshots, art, contest entry, etc)

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You might be wondering, what exactly is the point of Gaia Spirit Week?
Or you might not.
But let me tell you.

Gaia Spirit Week is about more than just dressing up for fun and having a good time, though it certainly is that. It's about showing just how much we appreciate this website that we all use, and recognizing what a great community of people inhabit it, and especially the people who make it happen. Spirit Week is for making new friends, talking to people you might not usually talk to, and using Gaia the way it was created to be used - to connect with other people. Most of all, it's about appreciating the people who make Gaia happen, all the moderators and admins who help run it.
Gaia is constantly changing, coming out with new things, updating old things, and always trying to make itself better for it's users. Of course, we don't always agree with the things they do, and that's okay. You don't have to like everything the Gaia team does. But you should still take time to thank your admins and mods, and that's what Spirit Week is all about.

Tell your mods that you love them! Send them gifts, or avi art, or just tell them you appreciate them! It doesn't cost you anything, and it really will mean something to them.

We know how much you guys all love your mods, and we want you guys to share it! But I think a lot of the time, people don't know how. They don't know who the mods are, or what the mods want. I may not have an answer for the second part of that, but I do know the first. Here at Spirit Week, we've put together an easy way for everyone to participate, and do a little something for the mods.

There's this convenient list of everyone who's a part of the Gaia staff, located here, that we used to put together a list of a post from everyone on that list. (The list is not completely up to date, however, so if we've missed anyone, please let us know!) What do we do with that, you may ask?
There's a bunch of things you can do. You can tip that post. It's only 25g and it only takes a second. It's not like sending a trade. If we could get a bunch of people together to do that, we could donate a significant bit of money to each mod, with minimal effort on each persons part.
(For the record, if you tipped each member of the Gaia staff, it would cost you less than 5k! So go for it!)
If you're not interested in donating gold, you could always just send them a PM, telling them you appreciate them, send them some art of their avi, or whatever else you can think of.

The list we put together can be found here, since it's a bit long for the main thread.
Go out and show the Gaia team how much you appreciate them!
Thanks guys!


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NOTE: All days will begin and end according to Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)!
Celebrate according to whatever time you wish, but most of us mods are eastern, so this is easiest for us. :]

[ { Sunday the 15th } ]
[ { British Invasion Day } ]
The British are coming! Dress up as a British soldier, in a Victorian outfit, the Union Jack, or whatever you can think of! If you'd like to be a rebel, you can also dress up as a historical enemy of the British, such as American or French soldiers, or dress up related to a historical event. You can also incorporate popular BBC characters such as The Doctor and Sherlock.

[ { Monday the 16th } ]
[ { Just Be Yourself Day } ]
No, this isn't Genie's little quote from Aladdin, this is a time to show us just who YOU are! You can dress up as you would in real life, or you can dress up as something that represents you (sexuality, culture, career, etc)

[ { Tuesday the 17th } ]
[ { Myths and Legends Day } ]
Fairies, Myths and old Folktales! Move over, damsels in distress, because you've got competion! This day includes a lot of variety such as dressing up as the elements (fire, wind, earth, water, heart), dressing up as a princess, mythical creatures (dragon, griffons, etc), Greek or Roman Gods, Mythical races (orcs, elves, etc) or whatever you can think of. You can even be the little goblins that eat those socks from the dryer, but we might hit you with a flyswatter.

[ { Wednesday the 18th } ]
[ { Risky Business Day } ]
Mostly, we want to see everyone dress up from that one scene. You know the one. xD Sure, there were other scenes, but this is the important one, right?
This day isn't specific to just the movie though! You can also choose to dress as a "Risky" type of "Business", such as pimping, drug dealing, NASCAR drivers, mountain climbers, etc. Not that we recommend most of these activities...

[ { Thursday the 19th } ]
[ { End of Days Day } ]
This day is mostly in reference to the 2012 end of the world theory, but it doesn't have to be the stereotypical apocalyptic disaster! This can be whatever you think the end may be like. Still think that zombies are going to infect everyone? Awesome. Believe that California is going to go chill with Hawaii in the ocean? More power to ya'. It can even be something seemingly unthreatening, like -gasp- KITTENS! (You totally know that their cute-ness is an evil plot for something, right? Right?) Basically, however you think the world is going to end, comical or otherwise, is what this day is all about.

[ { Friday the 20th } ]
[ { Unknown Day[I Am Day] } ]
One of our old favorite - Unknown Day! You pick what the day will be! You'll see we've posted a poll up above. It will close on Thursday to give you time to get ready. The options are as follows:

I. Gender Bender/Cross Dressing Day - Dress as the opposite sex, androgenous, gender fluid, and all those other fun things. Rock that dress with those hairy legs, guys! Gals, show that y'all can rock a suit too. Of course, it's not limited to this, but we're sure you get the idea. At least, we hope, because we don't really want to describe all the possibly mentally disturbing things for everyone to use.

II. Hats Off To You Day - This day is sort of a spin-off of Accessory Day, except you can only wear a hat, not just work from the Hats tab. HATS ONLY. No other poses allowed (That's right, show your undies~)!

III. Meme Day - So I heard you like Mudkips? Well, it's Friday, so let's start partyin' partyin' (YEAH!) while trolling with some of the most popular memes and avoiding arrows to the knee. We heard you like memes, so we put a meme in your memes so you can troll while you troll. Some examples of other popular memes include: Bad Luck Brian, Hipster Ariel, facepalm/headdesk, Scumbag Steve, Good Guy Greg, College Freshman, Futurama Fry, Insanity Wolf, YOLO, Socially Awkward Penguin, etc. Viral Videos can also be considered memes, such as Nyan cat, the QWOP video, The Cinnamon Challenge...you get the picture. If we went into detail, we might end up starting THE GAME. Now back at me. Amon a boat.

IV. Ninja/Spy/Espionage Day - Stick that ski mask on your head, steal those lady's pantyhose, or wear a dapper suit, cat suit, EVERYTHING SUIT. This day is all about those sneaky information gatherers we love and adore. Don't forget the potential assassins and those double agents we got roaming about. I'm serious, they are quite crafty. Wait a second, did you hear something? I could have sworn I hear--

V. I Am Day - The rules are simple: dress up only as an item that has an "I Am" or "You are" pose! Don't know what items have these options, click this for a list of the items.

[ { Saturday the 21st } ]
[ { Class Color Day } ]
Everyone's favorite day, back again (like every year), it's Class Color Day! Each year (2003, 2004, etc.) has been assigned a specific color. On this day, your dress your avatar up according to the color of the year you first joined Gaia. For example, if you joined in April of 2006, and the list says 2006's color is green, put green clothes on your avatar. Get it? Got it? Good. The colors this year will be the same as last, for those of you who participated before, with the addition of black for the newbies. Have at it!
Note: Some years we've had a bit of trouble with people getting unreasonably competitive about their classes. So this year, we're asking everyone to include a rainbow of some kind on your class color day outfits, to show our unity, and appreciation for the other classes.

You may be wondering, how do I know what year I joined? Well, just click right here! The siglab will tell you the exact date you joined Gaia. :] What if you had an account before this, but it got hacked or banned or some such? No problem. Just dress up in the year you joined Gaia, not the year your account was created.

o3 - Red
o4 - Orange
o5 - Yellow
o6 - Green
o7 - Blue
o8 - Purple
o9 - Pink
1o - White
11 - Black
12 - Brown


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[{ Avatar Contest }]
This one is pretty simple: think you have the best avatar of the day? Send it to us! This contest takes place only on British Invasion Day, Myths and Legends Day, and End of Days Day. and maybe Unknown Day (whatever that turns out to be, it will also depend on what is chosen!). Just send a PM to I r Spirit Week telling us you're entering, and you could win prizes! Please note: we only accept entries on the day, not in advance, or after the fact, and we do not accept tekteks. Screenshots are encouraged though. Find help here.

[{ British Invasion Day }]
Winner: kagome4398!
Runner Ups: -ProcrastinatingSpazz-, SilverDolphin, lenoire, and cramshaft!

[{ Myths and Legends Day }]
Winner: Anne Packrat!
Runner Ups: MsGrimm, featherfire520, `Cid, and Blue Salt!
aaand an Honorable Mention to xUme-chanx!

[{ End of Days Day }]
Winner: WilyKitKat001!
Runner Ups: Escuro-sama, Chaos_Bunny, catspook, and My LittIe Fairy!

[{ IRL Spirit }]
For all our super dedicated Spirit Weekers, dress up in real life! Yes, that's right, your real body, in real, tangible clothes. Send us a picture and we'll post it, and you could win prizes! What could be more exciting? No pictures for Risky Business Day though! And if you're taking pictures on Hats Off to You Day, let's make sure we only see your hats! No one wants to violate the ToS, right?

[{ Class Competition }]
Rivalry between the classes and get pretty intense sometimes, and so to facilitate that we've got the class competition. People take pride in their classes, and they tend to declare that loudly to other spirit weekers. So each year the mods get together and pick the top three classes who demonstrated their awesomeness the best, and we give them trophies. And, of course, bragging rights. How can you help your class win? Participate in everything! Show your dedication to your class and claim your pages! Be spirited like no other! Do everything to the extreme!

[{ Ultimate Winner }]
In the past we've seen some pretty outstanding Gaians come through GSW. People who go way above and beyond what they have to for GSW. That might include organizing Towns events, chatting in the thread a lot, motivating people for Class Color Day, sending in photos, donating, or any number of other things. Surprise us! There are no specifications for what could win you the coveted title of Ultimate Winner, you just have to be really active and impress us. What's in it for you? Gold prizes! Fame! Adoration! Other things!

[{ Raffle }]
We here at the Spirit Week have decided to run easily the most cliche contest; a raffle. Want to enter? It's easy. One ticket costs 100 gold. Just send I r Spirit Week a trade request with the proper amount of gold. You know, 100 gold for one ticket, 200 for two, et cetera. Title your trade request 'I Wants Raffle Ticket Now'. We will assign you a random number and then, at the end of Spirit Week, we'll hold a random drawing using the random number generator. Don't worry about getting the numbers for your tickets, we keep track of it for you.

[{ First Prize }] Monthly Collectible Letter for July 2012
[{ Second Prize }] Thank You Letter for July 2010
[{ Third Prize }] 25,000g
[{ Fourth Prize }] 10,000g
[{ Fifth Prize }] 5,000g

[{ Rainbow Contest }]
This contest will require a bit more dedication than the others, but it’s pretty easy if you have an organized group, though it isn't necessarily required! The basic gist of this contest is: gather one member from each class and form a rainbow of posts of the class colors in the order of join year, starting with '03 and ending with '12. There will be a few conditions to prevent cheating: You are not allowed to delete posts if someone posts out of order. So if the page your group started/ended on both have less than 15 posts, it will be invalid. (However, since there’s only ten classes, you just need ten posts in a row in the right order). Once your group has posted, send a PM to I r Spirit Week appropriately titled "Rainbow Contest Entry" and telling us what page you started/ended on. This contest is only in effect on Class Color Day (Saturday, July 21st)! First group to accurately have their party posted in the correct order in this year's thread wins a super secret prize! Keep in mind that people may unintentionally (or intentionally wink ) ruin your chain, so if this happens just start over and keep trying! REMEMBER, only ten different people count as a group. ONE PERSON FROM EACH CLASS. NO MULES.


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Send us pictures of yourself dressed up for Gaia Spirit Week in real life, and we'll post them.
There could be prizes!

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No pictures today, please! We don't want to violate the ToS. ;D

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Send us pictures of your gatherings in Towns, or in a chat, and we'll post them!

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Q: Why don't the Class Colors match the sashes Gaia gave out?
A: For a couple of reasons. When we first stared doing GSW, Gaia hadn't released the sashes yet, and when they did release them, most people didn't want us to change the colors - they liked the tradition behind the colors, and they liked being able to make a rainbow. We decided that for now, we won't change the colors. Besides, not everyone has one of the sashes, or the right sash.
If you want to wear your sash anyway, go for it! You won't be alone, lots of other people like to wear their sashes as well as the colors we assign, and that's totally fine. Show your spirit the way you want to!

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Hey guys! These are all the people who make Spirit Week happen, so pay attention to them. If they tell you to do something, you do it. Otherwise, there will be consequences. Also, these people have the answers to all of your questions. Ask away!

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