Doctor Steel Loves You
Ok... I rarely come into this part of Gaia, but, I'm here, so, I'm saying my peace...
I've been on Gaia since 03. July 24th, 2003 to be exact. Learned about it at the first Anime Expo I ever went to. Since then, I've stayed on Gaia. Over 5 years later, I'm still here. I've supported this site through thick and thin. I've done my fair share of complaining about things and my fair share of sticking up for the staff and saying "hey, they're just trying to make things better, right?"...
I'm done.
I have been completely insulted by Gaia for the last. Time.
Let's start from the beginning..
'Who remembers what Gaia's ORIGINAL layout was? Yeah, the one with Rock Puppy on the front. That one made me happy... Very plain, but it got the point across. So, revamp after revamp, the site started to look more like Sesame Street... I went "waitwaitwaitwtf?" and said something about it. Went unnoticed really, until a bunch of people were making threads about it. When that happened, they changed it. Remember how the banner at the top used to change over and over with each refresh? Yeah, that's because people complained that it was too little kid oriented... Well, now, they're trying to make it look like the cool, hip teen hangout... WHAT THE HELL, GAIA STAFF!? SERIOUSLY! Now, we have sponsors like MTV and different movies and things... I won't lie, seeing myself at the AX07 panel in the Cinemas was freakin' sweet, but now... You're just going way too far by putting your sponsors up... The layout of the site has gone overboard. I'm sure everyone has seen the banner ad that says "SURPRISE HER WITH A BIGGER p***s" on a PG-13 site... Uhm, hello? Staff, make sure you know what the hell you're putting up in ads. Seriously.
Now, different features... Fishing was cool... At first. Now, we have puzzles, crosswords, fishing... ALL this s**t that we don't need. So, instead of developing the battle system that HAS BEEN PROMISED SINCE 03.. We get fishing. Wait, what? How does that work? Your feeble attempts to tide us over have failed, Gaia. An aquarium... Seriously? I have one of those already and... Well, I think I like cleaning the algae out of their tank better than staying a second on the one now. I gave it a shot, I bought stuff for it and everything... But now... Seriously... I don't get it. I really don't. Gaia IM... Ok, don't get me started. Seriously. I won't touch it. It fails, period.
Basically, Gaia staff...
This is coming from me, The_Martyr... You've let the place go like Jared from subway after finding out that donuts come in fat free... You've left the original anime roots, which is why I came here. The boycott starts on the 6th and goes to the 8th... Screw that. Starting the 6th... I will only sign on every 5 days to see what's going on. I will no longer support your site. Because of your "updates", I have had many friends leave this site...
We want the old Gaia back. NOW. We're demanding it and we won't STOP until our voices are heard and complied to... Our money is the blood of your business. Once we leave, you'll die... They all do. Heed our warning, Gaia Staff... The "oldbies" of Gaia who want its original days back will not stop until we get what we demand...