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- Posted: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:38:30 +0000
UPDATE OCTOBER 2014
I'll go ahead and make a post here for the folks who'll find this info most easily this way.
Ask the Admin has been resurrected after a year, as Ask the Staff.
I have decided to get back to archiving the answers.
But I'm not going to do it in this thread. Given all the changes that have happened to Gaia since the newest CEO came along, I've decided to consider this a fresh start.
AskED The Staff is a new Public Guild I've created. With this, I can offer more and better features; answers are available sorted both by date and by topic, and we won't have comments from visitors to the guild mingling with the answer archives. You don't have to join the guild to view the info or even post comments, but if you want to join, it's free and easy.
Ask the Admin has been resurrected after a year, as Ask the Staff.
I have decided to get back to archiving the answers.
But I'm not going to do it in this thread. Given all the changes that have happened to Gaia since the newest CEO came along, I've decided to consider this a fresh start.
AskED The Staff is a new Public Guild I've created. With this, I can offer more and better features; answers are available sorted both by date and by topic, and we won't have comments from visitors to the guild mingling with the answer archives. You don't have to join the guild to view the info or even post comments, but if you want to join, it's free and easy.
Welcome!
This thread serves as a compilation of the answers given by Lanzer and the other members of the Gaia Staff in Ask The Admin topics. Originally created because many people were asking questions that Lanzer had already answered on previous days, this thread now chiefly serves as an easier way to see exactly what Lanzer and others said, for those who can never make it to a session before it ends.
FAQ
Ask the Whosywhatzit!? What's this you're compiling?
In late July of 2007, Gaia co-founder Lanzer started hosting Sticky topics named "Ask the admin" where ordinary users can ask questions of Gaia staff, and (hopefully) get them answered. Lanzer's always the thread starter, but other members of the Staff have been known to appear as well, from artists to code-writers and more.
OMG Awesome I wanna join! Where When How?
Ask the admin is hosted in the Gaia Community Discussion (GCD) forum. When it started it was daily, but before long it settled into a weekly schedule: it's now held every Monday, except for special holidays. The fun is scheduled to start at 5 PM California time (8 PM New York time), though it's occasionally a bit late.
Hey, I was there last time and Lanzer didn't answer my question! crying Why not?
Lanzer's not the fastest typist, and he doesn't follow the topic in real-time. What this means is that he typically only responds to posts on the first one or two pages of the thread. Other staff members are far more likely to answer questions posted later in the thread than he is...if there are other staff members available that day, who work in the right department to know the answer.
Another reason you might not get an answer to your question is if Gaia Staff have already answered that one a bunch of times recently. Pay attention to what's happening in the thread; maybe someone else asked the same question as you and got answered.
In fact, here's a helpful FAQ Siskataya put together, possibly to be updated in the future:
siskataya
Before You Ask: Some Answers to Frequently Asked Questions We See in AtA Each Week
Hey everyone - happy Monday! Glad you could stop by the Ask the Admin!
As you all know, though we try to get to as many questions as we possibly can during AtA, it is just not possible to get to them all. We thought it would be helpful to post replies to some of the regularly asked questions ahead of time. Our hope is that these answers will provide you with status updates on these topics so that even if your question on one of these subjects is not answered directly, you'll have the information you need!
Alchemy - Any updates?
Sorry, no updates right now, but it is on the road-map, and definitely not forgotten! ^^
zOMG! - Any updates or bug fixes?
Sorry gang, nothing new to report on this subject. We'll let you know once more bug fixes are done, and once we need help testing some issues. Not to worry, you haven't been forgotten! In the meantime, keep looking for more interaction on Fridays, and community contests! We can still have fun biggrin
Inventory Arranger - Any updates?
We're still working on the inventory arranger - it's coming along nicely, but again, it's a big project. Thank you all for your suggestions and ideas on how to improve the inventory arranger - we'll definitely consider the proposals!
Guilds - Are you going to fix them?
Not right now - as we have said before, Guilds is a massive undertaking and currently not top priority. That said, it is on our road-map, or "to do" list, and we'll try to get to Guilds when we are able to do so.
My Ticket/PM Hasn't Been answered Yet - What's going on?
We're so sorry if there has been a delay in resolving your ticket or issue. We try our best to get to everyone as quickly as possible, but some issues simply take longer to resolve than others. As well, please understand that we are all extremely busy with resolving a wide variety of issues for a lot of people, and handle these in the order in which we receive them. Please know that we do care about all of you and are not ignoring you - we will get to your issue as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for being so patient!
More Facial Hair and/or Mantises please?!?!
No news on the facial hair or mantis fronts, but as always we appreciate your suggestions! We actually love that you are so passionate about certain items and want to request them - they are definitely being considered! biggrin
Hey everyone - happy Monday! Glad you could stop by the Ask the Admin!
As you all know, though we try to get to as many questions as we possibly can during AtA, it is just not possible to get to them all. We thought it would be helpful to post replies to some of the regularly asked questions ahead of time. Our hope is that these answers will provide you with status updates on these topics so that even if your question on one of these subjects is not answered directly, you'll have the information you need!
Alchemy - Any updates?
Sorry, no updates right now, but it is on the road-map, and definitely not forgotten! ^^
zOMG! - Any updates or bug fixes?
Sorry gang, nothing new to report on this subject. We'll let you know once more bug fixes are done, and once we need help testing some issues. Not to worry, you haven't been forgotten! In the meantime, keep looking for more interaction on Fridays, and community contests! We can still have fun biggrin
Inventory Arranger - Any updates?
We're still working on the inventory arranger - it's coming along nicely, but again, it's a big project. Thank you all for your suggestions and ideas on how to improve the inventory arranger - we'll definitely consider the proposals!
Guilds - Are you going to fix them?
Not right now - as we have said before, Guilds is a massive undertaking and currently not top priority. That said, it is on our road-map, or "to do" list, and we'll try to get to Guilds when we are able to do so.
My Ticket/PM Hasn't Been answered Yet - What's going on?
We're so sorry if there has been a delay in resolving your ticket or issue. We try our best to get to everyone as quickly as possible, but some issues simply take longer to resolve than others. As well, please understand that we are all extremely busy with resolving a wide variety of issues for a lot of people, and handle these in the order in which we receive them. Please know that we do care about all of you and are not ignoring you - we will get to your issue as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for being so patient!
More Facial Hair and/or Mantises please?!?!
No news on the facial hair or mantis fronts, but as always we appreciate your suggestions! We actually love that you are so passionate about certain items and want to request them - they are definitely being considered! biggrin
Y'know, there's this thing called Post History...why bother making this topic when I can just look up Lanzer's posts?
Three reasons. First, not everyone knows how to look up Lanzer's posts.
Second, this topic is more convenient than a Post History in a few ways. I keep a Table of Contents in this first post, so you know what pages of the thread cover posts made on certain dates. Also, this thread is perfectly capable of retaining more than 500 posts at a time, so barring a truly horrible server crash, the posts enshrined here will always be available.
Third, as said before, Lanzer isn't the only member of Gaia Staff who appears in Ask the Admin. Here you'll also find responses by folks like artist crazy spork i am, Marketplace expert Sagger-AT3, former Gaia CEO fin, Community Relations Manager SimplySimone and many others. You never know who'll decide to show up at Ask the Admin!
Geez, this is a lot to go through...how will I ever find out if my question's been answered before?
I'm actually working on a little something for that...but in the meantime, I recommend you use your browser's Find function. For example, if you want to know whether Lanzer prefers pirates or ninjas, just Search each page for the word "pirate" or the word "ninja", and you'll find the answer. (Ninjas. The Art Team, on the other hand, seems to prefer pirates on average.) One caveat, though, is that sometimes the answer to a question changes...if you want to know Lanzer's favorite NPC, you'll find three or four different answers scattered throughout this thread. Also, I've been working on kaning this thread easier to navigate by putting the compilations in Spoiler tags, so you'll probably have to open those to run a search; the search function might not be able to see inside closed Spoilers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 1: 7/24/2007 through 8/03
Page 2: 8/06
Page 3: 8/13 through 8/27
Page 4: 9/10 through 9/24
Page 5: 10/01 and 10/08
Page 6: 10/15 and 10/22
Page 7: 10/26 through 11/05
Page 8: 11/12 and 11/20
Page 9: 11/26 through 12/10
Page 10: 12/17
Page 11: 1/07/2008
Page 12: 1/14 and 1/28
Page 13: 2/04 and 2/11
Page 14: 2/18 through 3/14
Page 15: 3/17
Page 16: 3/24 through 4/14
Page 17: 4/21
Page 18: 4/28 through 5/12
Page 19: 5/19 through 6/09
Page 20: 6/16 through 6/30
Page 21: 7/07 through 8/18
Page 22: 9/08 through 9/22
Page 23: 9/29 through 11/10
Page 24: 11/17 through 12/08
Page 25: 1/05/2009 through 2/09
Page 26: 2/23 through 3/23
Page 27: 3/30 through 4/27
Page 28: 5/04 through 8/10
Page 29: 8/17 through 10/26
Page 30: 11/02/2009 through 2/15/2010
Page 31: 2/22 through 6/07
Page 32: 6/14 through 8/23
Page 33: 8/30 through 11/29
Page 34: 12/13/2010 through 1/24/2011
Page 35: 1/31 through 5/23
Page 36: 6/06 through 9/19
Page 37: 9/26/2011 through 2/22/2012
Page 38: the rest of 2/22, through 4/02
Page 39: 4/09 through 4/23
Page 40: the rest of 4/23, through 5/30
Page 41: 6/04 through 7/02
Page 42: the rest of 7/02, through 7/30
Page 43: 8/07 through 8/27
Page 44: 8/31 through 10/12
Page 45: 10/15 through 12/10
Page 46: 12/17/2012 through 3/04/2013
Page 47: 3/11 through 4/22
Page 48: 4/29 through 7/01
Page 49: 7/08 through 9/09
Page 50: 9/16 through 10/14
NEWS
Update 9/23/13
Update 9/23/13
A kind user nominated AskED for inclusion in the Minishops and Resources Center! This thread lists various threads and guilds throughout Gaia that provide useful services, some for gold and some for free, and people can give a resource Kudos to improve its rating in the thread so that others can see which resources are the cream of the crop.
If you think AskED is incredibly awesome, tell MRC owner Goldine about it by posting over there with this post template:
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