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UPDATE:
I Jest
I would prefer if people would just let this thread die now. I, and whoever else wants to, will continue not buying MCs, but it's clear that most people who post here can't comprehend what the first post is saying, or they mention issues that have already been addressed, or they post just to shoot down this idea.

Gaia is now working on things that have been down for
a while (the gift system) so I assume that it's on a better track. Though I am sad that Gaians with special characters in their names will probably have to change whenever Gaia implements the email system.



INFORMATION:
This thread has been updated due to the number of people who refuse to tell time. It was created before Lanzer's announcement about the usernames.

Here is a run down of what you need to know:

  • This thread is for boycotting monthly collectible items which you would have bought from the website.

  • We've gotten to keep our usernames with spaces, which I was really happy about. I hope that Gaia can continue to find a new way of incorporating special characters as well.

  • We will continue this boycott until Gaia resolves other issues such as glitches, communication problems, and a general attitude of not caring what the users want (though they say they do). We know it's their site, but it was and is essentially built on the backs of users buying MCs, myself included.

  • We love Gaia, and would never want to close it down. Our aim is to only do enough "damage" to make ourselves known. We know that we won't influence the entire site. The idea is that people shouldn't be compelled to pay for bad service just because they get some pixels with internet worth, or because it might harm the website.

  • Lanzer posted on page 4 when he could have chosen somewhere else to post, so don't tell us that the threat of a boycott won't affect anything.


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Very good idea. Want me to make a banner? ^__^

Just tell me what to put on there.

Quotable Loiterer

I like the idea, but there are still users that will buy them.

Sparkly Phantom

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Seems a bit extreme.

Why not wait until the announcement we're supposed to be getting later before organizing a mc boycott.

O.G. Gaian


This might actually work but I think it has to over like 100,000 users to actually have an impact to work.

Hallowed Phantom

Seconded. I decided no donations until this is resolved. Do not forget the G-Store, either.
I believe this has been going on for quite some time. People won't pay when gaia is being crappy.

That's why they've found new promotions like Mimzy to replace caring about real people.

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I'd do it. I'm less inclined to donate lately anyway.

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None of the recent planned changes to Gaia is likely to affect me. I still love Gaia alot and plan to continue Donating for quite a long time.
it's crappy, but here it is.

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White Leo
Seems a bit extreme.

Why not wait until the announcement we're supposed to be getting later before organizing a mc boycott.

I hope we will get an announcement, but Lanzer's diary entry alone was enough to spark the idea. He literally said he was sacrificing our names for the sake of site development.

`Badge
Very good idea. Want me to make a banner? ^__^

Just tell me what to put on there.

If you want to. I dunno if we need a banner, but I'll put it on the first post if you make one.

Edit: Thanks xD

Phantom

DeathKeeper
None of the recent planned changes to Gaia is likely to affect me. I still love Gaia alot and plan to continue Donating for quite a long time.


The same applies to me. I'm really not too upset about the recent changes, but I can understand why people are angered by them.

While it's impossible to stop many users from donating, if a large enough decrease in donations occurs, maybe it will open their eyes.

The only problem with this theory is that with the loss of donation money, Gaia will have a harder time running. So in the long run, it will probably only cause more problems for the users x_x

Then again, I can't really predict Gaia's future, so I guess we'll see how it turns out xD
I saw the title to this thread and I was like HECK YES xd
Listen to Gaia's Gondi! xD

Hallowed Phantom

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DeathKeeper
None of the recent planned changes to Gaia is likely to affect me. I still love Gaia alot and plan to continue Donating for quite a long time.


The same applies to me. I'm really not too upset about the recent changes, but I can understand why people are angered by them.

While it's impossible to stop many users from donating, if a large enough decrease in donations occurs, maybe it will open their eyes.

The only problem with this theory is that with the loss of donation money, Gaia will have a harder time running. So in the long run, it will probably only cause more problems for the users x_x

Then again, I can't really predict Gaia's future, so I guess we'll see how it turns out xD


I would gladly trade having a slower running website and things like games and other server eaters being taken away to cut expenses if that is what makes the administrators realize they are only ticking us off and actually start to give us answers to problems like this.

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