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have you thought of ripping off some of the features of gacha life for the gaia app? it's really popular among middle school kids apparently, and that might be the thing that helps gaia get a new generation. especially as we have the best avatars on the internet. domokun stargate

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Just hoping we can get more updates on what's happening with GC cards..

yes please bring them back ;A; domokun stargate

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will we ever be able to sort inventory by LBP, ABP, and number of listings?
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This!! Or be able to search in your inventory for unlisted stuff specifically!

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Hey! Users were mentioning that the amount of reports required to be made (100 in a 6 month period) was limiting potential moderators from joining when the situation is currently as bad as it is. There was also concern about whether the reports were being addressed or not due to the time frame in which they're addressed and the lack of follow-up when filing them. It might be beneficial to lower the amount of valid reports required in order to apply to bring more moderators onto staff.

However, if that is not a possibility, it might help to make an announcement or staff update calling for new applicants. I've noticed that there are many who would like to help but don't understand how to and a post like that could give them some answers.


Hi there,

There are 182 days in 6 months, we are asking for 100 reports, so that is less than 1 report a day, so not quite sure why there would be a concern about the amount we are looking for as being excessive. Perhaps you could explain further?

For the ModApp we are looking for the number of reports and whether or not what it is you report is actually valid. Whether or not the report had been handled when we review you for the Moderator position doesn't matter, just whether or not the applicant has an awareness of what is a violation on Gaia.

Hopefully that answers your questions!
Because the situation is so pervasive and unrelenting and due to the lack of moderators on the team currently, the time frame and amount of reports, while normally fine, isn't the most helpful in the current situation. Because they are spread so thin, many moderators appear unable to divide work evenly in a way that allows them to handle serious site violations, as well as less severe reports. As a result, forums like GCD are flooded with advertisers on a daily basis and it takes up to a week for these threads to fall off of the front page. Many users don't even report them anymore because they aren't aware they are being taken care of.

By reducing the amount of reports required to apply, it might encourage more users to join the mod team and address these concerns as well as help maintain other site issues so that the current team isn't struggling as much.


Hi there,

I sorry to be a bit thick today, but really do not understand. You are saying there are plenty of posts to report due to all the violations on the site. But you want less reports to be required because of all the violations on the site?

How is having less than a report a day an excessive burden to becoming a Moderator? If as you say, there is plenty to choose from, you could get your 100 in far less than 6 months.

We do not wait for 6 months to review your work, if you get your 100 reports in 30 days that's fine with us, as long as you show you understand what constitutes a violation of site rules.

Now, as a hint, sending in 100 reports of the same type will not show that you know overall what things break more than one rule, so I would suggest not just sending in 100 spam reports so that we can see that you do have an understanding of Gaia's Terms of Service overall, but other than that, you should be good! smile
It's more of an issue of the current system not representing the current state of the Gaian community.

There are several violations of course, but because of the lack of moderators and the piling up of issues on the forums, it would be beneficial to get more staff as soon as possible to help keep the forums afloat. Reducing the amount of reports needed to apply would allow more users to apply much faster to a team that desperately needs it.

I was not aware that the process was within a six month period, rather than a six month wait. That is very good to hear. However, having to submit various reports rather than the most visible is not such good news. Because these advertisers are what we're confronted with the most on the daily basis, it accounts for a good chunk of the reports we make. When the site was much more active, it might have been easier to find multiple instances, but they seem few and far between on most parts of the site.

EDIT: Since we're getting close to the end of the discussion, I can revise my questions and we can continue next week, if that's alright.


Hi there,

Reporting more serious types of violations helps us see you understand that ads are not the most important/the only content for mods to deal with. This is considered when applications are reviewed.

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Any chance we could get an overhaul of the Avatar Builder? It's confusing, disorganized, and poorly laid out

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Just another request for some Pale Bubblegum items that aren't just hair/eyes.
Hoping we don't have to wait until Spring to see them again. I'd like to spend my gold on something of interest to me. Thank you.

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Would i get banned if i said theres only two genders?


Always okay to share your own opinion, but be considerate to who you're talking to, and always consider the point of your post, instead of whether you might be banned or not. Is your point to inform the reader, provide an alternative point of view with supporting reason, or for something else? Imagine yourself as the person you're posting to, if you deem that your own post has a point to whoever's listening, good chance you're not breaking any forum rules. But of course, no matter what, the core forum rules still apply.

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Why the sudden focus of new item recolors in rerelease RIGs? Enough people show their disdain every time they are released like that and we haven’t seen a direct release recolor in the CS in a while...

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Also request for some more thick arm/leg mods with sleeves and shoes.

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Will the autoplay ever be fixed for profiles ?
I really miss it; it's been broken for some months now I believe.


Whoops I'll make a note to add autoplay back in.

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Adding items from Ruby's Rack in the shopping cart yields an error that says "This item is for Angel Subscribers only" and won't be bought when a purchase from the cart is confirmed, even though the items from the store can all be bought individually with no issue:
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Could you please look into this? Other threads and posts I've made about this glitch have been ignored so far.

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Have you ever thought about turning the Aquarium items into the actual items for our avatars?
The Aquarium Backgrounds would make great background items! The terrains would be cute partial background items too!
All the plants, rocks, lanterns, lights, stickers, and stuff would be fun as well as actual items!


That's a great idea! We will look into and see if any of them would work. All items are made in Flash so it might or might not translate into pixel art properly.


Thank you for answering! 3nodding
I'm curious would Housing items work as well? Because there are some that would make great items for our our avatars too!

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Just here taking a moment to show my love for it amy since she faved two of my avatars

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