~*~*~ Jaded Art ~*~*~

[Jaded_Artist]

Just letting everyone here know, Krash1111 has been banned for "Hacking/Profiting from Hacking". She's trying to figure out just what the heck is going on and get her account back, so she's sorry for any delays in commissions. PM me (JadedArtist) if you need to get in touch with her, since GaiaOnline won't be getting back to her for another 7 days or longer...

She's also found out that a number of her friends have been blocked/banned, too.
These innocent victims include:
Kokoro08
Anarchy_J
Nadasulaki
Atsatsuki
I'd ask if anyone else has discovered a similar blow, but they won't be able to access this thread if they have.

... Methinks the moderators need to sort out their fact and fiction.

[Rush1111]

Yo. Bumping and anchoring, that way I can get back here if I need to. I can hook anyone up with direct communication with Krash1111 if they need it, so PM me if necessary. I'll update with her situation as things develop (and if Jaded_Artist doesn't do it first) and might have to revise the current commissions for the sake of completing them despite Gaia's big flop...
Peace.

[Jaded_Artist]

Thanks Rush1111

Well, here's the horrifying story.

She forwarded her e-mails to me so that the truth could be told. I have not modified the content of these messages in any way (except to show quoted/replied-to messages) and have not included any personal contact information for the sake of privacy.

On Monday ( 9/22/08 ) Krash1111 received the following message in an e-mail from [e-mail]:

Quote:

You have a message from the Gaia Online administrator:

Your account Krash1111 is permanently banned because of the following reason:

Hacking/Profiting from Hacking

http://www.gaiaonline.com/info/index.php?mode=rules

Hacking: Hacking is defined as "the unauthorized access to another user's account".

If you have any questions please use this form to contact Gaia:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/contact/feedback

Gaia Interactive
PMB 414, 105 Serra Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

Krash1111 responded, but she did so through the site instead of through the e-mail. The site experienced some sort of error and the message was lost.

Quote:

Hello,

We regret to inform you that during the time your message was sent to us,
there was an error with our system and the message was not recorded.

If the problem you were having still exists, please e mail us back with a
recap of your issue and a brief description so that we can further assist you.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

So she wrote them back again, this time directly through the e-mail.

Quote:

Okay, here's what's happened. I received an e-mail, the content of which is as follows:

Quote:

You have a message from the Gaia Online administrator:

Your account Krash1111 is permanently banned because of the following reason:

Hacking/Profiting from Hacking

http://www.gaiaonline.com/info/index.php?mode=rules

Hacking: Hacking is defined as "the unauthorized access to another user's account".

If you have any questions please use this form to contact Gaia:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/contact/feedback

Gaia Interactive
PMB 414, 105 Serra Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

I was in the midst of refreshing a page on Gaia as my YIM notice popped up that I received this new e-mail. I read it, check my Gaia page, and suddenly I'm logged out and unable to log back in. Not only that, but I'm quite indignated that I'm being accused of and punished for hacking - something I've never done, nor have the know-how of how to do! And as for "Profiting from hacking," that would require someone to have been hacked in the first place, and the only people I deal with on Gaia are friends and commissions through mine and my sister's mini-shop in the art forums - which complies 100% with the TOS. I've been a member since the end of 2005. I've been with the community for almost 4 whole years, and I've been loving the new things going on and spending more time online with my GaiaOnline friends. Some of those friends I don't get to talk to any other way, for various reasons, and I'm very upset that I've lost communication with them over this sudden, groundless accusation. I'm immensely confused as to how and why this has happened and would love for the problem to be fixed as soon as possible.

The account-related info is in the forwarded message below.
Account name: Krash1111.
E-mail: -removed for privacy-

This is the information attached to my account that has been "blocked" (as it says when I attempt to log in).

I hope to hear from you soon and can't wait to be able to log-in and talk to my friends again.
~ (Krash1111)

And they write her back:

Quote:

Your account has been banned for hacking or profiting from hacking.
According to our records, items previously reported stolen by another user
ended up in your account. In accordance with our standard moderation
practices, your account must remain banned.

She returns:

Quote:

All of my items are from the marketplace or trades with friends! I'm being banned because someone is claiming that something in my inventory was theirs?? That doesn't seem fair at all. I could easily find a Gaia veteran with some rare items and say that they were stolen from me, would that mean that the other person would be banned, too?? I can't believe I've lost four years worth of friends over someone's greedy selfishness... I've even got commissions from Gaia, and they are all left in the dark because I can't even contact them about what they've ordered. This whole thing isn't just unfair to me, it's unfair to them, too.

Out of curiosity, what items were reported to be stolen?? As far as I know, all of my friends get their things from the marketplace, too, so NOTHING we trade or gift is illegitimate. I mean, how can you ban someone for trading with friends and buying off the marketplace? I'm just really confused and upset. I haven't done anything wrong, I follow all the rules, I talk and have good clean fun with my friends, and now I can't even log in sad

- (Krash1111)

They write back:

Quote:

Hello,

Back in May, you received several items from an account which reported those
items as hacked. The items in question include, but are not limited to:
over 7000 gold, a Black Leather Ottoman, a Faunzy's Flute, and The 4th Amigo
Dusti Coat. These trades occurred over the same IP, which means that both
accounts were accessed from the same computer or building. For this reason,
your account will remain banned.

She responds:

Quote:

I don't even have a Faunzy's Flute, and I never have. My sister had one and I wasn't interested in the items it produced when I watched her play. I bought my Black Leather Ottoman on the marketplace and later received another in a trade with my friend Rush1111, which he told me he received in the Daily Chance. I own 1 The 4th Amigo Dusti Coat, and I bought three from one of Gaia's shops because they were cute and inexpensive. I gifted two of them to friends. As for the gold, I spend my time exploring Gaia and talking to friends, which earns me the random "2 gold earned" and "3 gold earned" a couple times a minute. I also play the marketplace, used to play the puzzles when I had more time, and, as I've explained earlier, have recently started taking commissions. I have never recorded anything as drastic as an unexpected 7000 gold increase at one time in my gaia gold, and since I'm usually online for hours on end, it would be difficult to find a time when I'm not actively looking at my gaia gold counter.

Also, in May, I moved from my college dorm into my friends' apartment. Together we had two computers and each of us had a GaiaOnline account. Just because we lived together doesn't mean we were the same person sad Those two friends are Nadasulaki and Plusshie on Gaia, and they are classmates of mine in college. Plusshie had an old account, Igashi, but couldn't remember the log-in or e-mail account for it, so he started a new one. Nadasulaki had never played Gaia before, but signed up after seeing me signed in and liking what she saw.

I'm determined to get this corrected. I've done nothing to warrant this punishment.

She fibbed a bit there, but it's probably because she was tired. She DID have a Faunzy's Flute once, but she traded it to Rush1111 almost immediately so he could do the R/P/S thing for her. Anyway, the next e-mail:

Quote:

Hello,

Your account will remain banned. This matter is non-negotiable.

As we have no new information for you, we will be closing this ticket.

Thanks for writing.

And her emotional response:

Quote:

Hello,

How is this non-negotiable?! I didn't do anything wrong! Some anonymous person out there in the great blue yonder decided to point their finger at me and all of a sudden I'm condemned eternally? For a crime I never committed? Tell me, are you familiar with the word "Justice?" Are you an American, where our courts operate under the rule "Innocent until proven Guilty?" Or are those words all lies? Is an accusation the same as a death sentence to you? You're honestly telling me that because someone accused me of something, there is no way they could possibly be lying? Or maybe that's not it. Maybe deceit and injustice are just the way GaiaOnline operates, because honesty and truth are too much trouble to uphold.

I'm disgusted.

But more than that, I pity you. Whoever "you" might be. Because you can't even lay rules and follow them yourself. You are quick to lay the blame, but last to accept any responsibility. Quick to punish, but never to repent.

Innocence is a sin punishable by death these days. Thanks for teaching me that. I suppose the only way to get by is to lie and cheat and accuse innocent people just to get ahead. No wonder I always get the blame. How dare I try to help people, how dare I be kind and considerate!

Or am I wrong? Maybe this is all about the fact that I was enjoying myself and making friends and following the rules. Was I too boring? Maybe the only people you let STAY on Gaia are all hackers, and maybe they make you money. I didn't make you any money, so I wasn't allowed to stay, is that it?? Because, in light of the fact that I CAN'T HACK and have NEVER BROKEN THE RULES, I'm still banned. Banned, but why? Because someone accused me of something. Is there any proof of it? Probably not. But they pointed the finger and brought down punishment on me, and I've been stripped of my ability to be a person, to defend myself, all because I'm GUILTY BY ACCUSATION. Since when has a word alone been enough to prove something true? It's certainly not the case in science. Even religion isn't that far gone.

I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that the TRUTH isn't enough to prove a lie wrong. For some reason, I'm still stubbornly clinging to my hope that there is decency left in mankind. Will you prove that hope wrong, yet again? Will you raise up your mighty truth-defying fist again and denounce the honest and innocent one more time? Will you claim honor and respect and then take your payment from the Liar behind closed doors?

Or, at the very least, can I be told the EXACT charges levied against me? Something more specific than a list of items that I bought off the marketplace, and even an item that I've never owned, maybe something about this anonymous accuser - like if I even KNOW them?? I'm sure you have access to my friends list - I certainly don't, thanks to this absolutely wonderful experience.

Not that I'm expecting any honesty or respect right about now, but it'd be nice to let my commissioners know that these lies are keeping them from getting their orders and gold back. Oh, how about this!? Someone accused me of stealing their things, right? Well, I'm accusing THEM of stealing commissions and gold from those customers of mine who have been robbed of either their order or the gold they put forth in a trade for their order! How is that fair!? And I'm not even just doing it out of spite - it's the TRUTH! Though, we've seen how well the truth weighs next to lies, so you probably won't notify any of my customers and you'll just let them lose their gold and commissions anyway, because we happen to not be lying.

I realize that my tone and attitude are rude right now, but I'm not going to apologize. I've been wronged and slighted and have every right to have anger and indignation.

- (Krash1111)

So there you have it. The situation as it stands. I just hope her emotions didn't get her in any trouble after that...

[Jaded_Artist]

THIS JUST IN! GAIA HAS BANNED RUSH1111 AS WELL, AS OF 9:20 P.M. EST

He e-mailed me as soon as it happened, and here's the message:

Quote:

You have a message from the Gaia Online administrator:

Your account Rush1111 is permanently banned because of the following reason:

Your account has been permanently banned for profiting from hacking. Your account, Rush1111 received a Faunzy's Flute from the account Krash1111 who removed it from another account without the account owners permission.

If you have any questions please use this form to contact Gaia:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/contact/feedback

Gaia Interactive
PMB 414, 105 Serra Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

And the lies spread...

His response:

Quote:

Yo,

Alright, this is getting ridiculous. It was bad enough when you banned my friend, but now you're going after me? All over this stupid Flute? You know what? This Flute came from Krash1111's SISTER! AS A GIFT! Because Krash1111 was too busy with school and commissions, she asked me to use it for her and see what sort of items came of it. When she found out it was a bunch of horns, she lost interest and said I could keep it. If it's such a big deal, just take the stupid Flute from my account. I only used it as a favor to Krash1111, and since she doesn't really want it, and I'm not using it, and you're making this mole hill into it's own darn planet, just get rid of it. It's ridiculous that you guys are all power-crazy and quick to punish over something so simple and misunderstood...

~Rush1111

I'm under the very upsetting impression that we won't be seeing either of them again, because of some anonymous person's accusation...

[Jaded_Artist]

I regret to inform you that Krash1111 is tired of Gaia's lying ways and will no longer be able to accept commissions. Xx-Virtuous_Sin-xX will still receive her commission, since it is already under way, but those on the waiting list are asked to cancel the trades that were sent to Krash1111 and keep your gold before Gaia tries to take that away from you.

If any of you have deviantART accounts (as I know Stitchmouth does), feel free to contact Krash1111 there through Notes. http://krash1111.deviantart.com
She is also available through a number of other sites, which are listed in the "About the Artists" post on the front page.
She may still accept certain commissions, but they will have to be IRL commissions (see the edited posts on the first page of this topic)

[Jaded_Artist]

Since those who ordered some of Krash's art have not replied in this thread, PMs have been sent to them just in case they haven't stopped by in awhile to advise them of the situation. Some revamping of the first page has also been done.

[COThunder]

I walked ten thousand miles, Ten thousand miles to see you
And every gasp of breath i grabbed at just to find you,
I climbed up every hill to get, to you,
I wandered ancient lands to hold, just you.

I'm tired and I'm weak, but I'm strong for you,
I wanna go home, but my love gets me through.

I've been around and read the updates like the day before you sent those PMs. It really sucks what happened to Krash and Rush. But yeah, I canceled the Trade with Krash.

And every single step of the way, of pain,
Every single night and day,
I searched for you.
Through sandstorms and hazy dawns I reached for you.

[Jaded_Artist]

Krash finished the line-art for one of Xx-Virtuous_Sin-xX's commissions. It's here: .

(you can click it to see it bigger)

[Jaded_Artist]

Here's the second completed line-art:



Click to go to the deviantART page and see it bigger (Download there for humongous version)

[Okami_no_Kokoro]

Just figured I'd throw this in there:
Jaded_Artist is banned, too.
Apparently they couldn't get her for "Hacking/Profiting from Hacking" so they got her for "Hacking" aka, refreshing a page.

Just so everyone knows:
NEVER REFRESH A PAGE! IT'S BOTTING AND HACKING AND WRONG! At least, Gaia thinks so.

[Omnalu]

I am still saddened this shop had to close. It might not have gotten much business, but I took pride in the work I did.

Anyway, I'm just going to use this thread now sort of as a reminder thread I guess. To help me keep tabs on my Pagacha stuff. Sorry to defile the shop like that, but I didn't want to make another thread for just that >_>

Completed Sets

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Carebears
Kingdom Hearts
MapleStory Monsters
Nuts
Ragnarok Online
Vegetables
Horsies
Duckies
Dresses
Barnyard
Fruits
Bathroom Amentities
Houshin Engi
Keyblades
Space Exploration
Totoro
Vegetables
Bleach
Puppies
Sushi
The Melecholoy of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Wizard of Oz
The Legend of Zelda
Animorphs
Death Note
Captain Planet
Alice in Wonderland
Western Zodiac
Keys
Princess
Umbrellas
Animal Kids
One Piece: Strawhat Pirates
Chibi Monsters
Chinese Zodiac
Desserts
Cheese
Limited: Winter Holiday 08
Butterflies
2003 Monthly Collectibles
Soul Eater
FFXI Summons
Street Signs
Japanese Foods
Dad's Shed
Pocahontas
Eevee and Eon
Elemental Staff
Gaian NPC
CLAMP Mascot


Sets Getting More Items












Sets To Be Completed

[Okami_no_Kokoro]

zomg I totally applied as an artist with my Asinametra account!

[Omnalu]

I saw.

[Okami_no_Kokoro]

It's really sad that Gaia banned all those accounts, still *got stuck in a small emo cloud* emo