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Rules of the Charity/Quest Subforum

If you see any posts or threads that you feel violates these rules or should not be here, please contact one of the following: Capitan, Vice Capitan or a Crew Member

1. Contests and Donations
2. Advertisements
3. Begging
4. Bumping

1. Donations:

You may request that when gold is sent in for a charity donation that it is labeled so that you know what it is for. But donaters do not necessarily have to label the trade.

2. Advertisements:

Please do not advertise in another person's thread unless it clearly states that you may do so as this is not allowed.

This includes but is not limited to "bump for a bump" spam as well as the normal "bump! come visit my thread!" You can advertise in your signature and in your www link, but posts in user threads are reportable and will be removed if seen, accompanied with a warning.

If someone puts an advertisement in your thread and you do not want it there, please report it to the capitan vice president or a crew member.


3. Begging:

While making threads asking for gold/items is encouraged in this subforum, making posts begging for gold/items in another users thread is not permitted and will result in a warning for spam. Please be considerate of your fellow users and make use of your own thread.

If you see a user that has posted a form of begging please use the Report a Post so that a moderator can take care of it. Thanks.


4. Bumping:
Bumps are permitted, but please don't over do it. If there are 18 pages of bumps and you say something important on say page 10...no one is goign to read it.

Helpful Recommendations for Newbies to the Guild

People like giving donations but they would also like to know that you are going to stick around and use it. You may wish to try to acquire some posts and a bit of background before you start to ask for donations. This will let people know that you really want to become a part of the Guild and they might be more responsive to your requests. No one likes to be used.

When entering a charity to ask for donations please read the entire first post and follow the instructions carefully or you may lose out. Don't demand gold (LOLZ I NEDZ GOLZZ!!) but try to ask for it respectfully. Use correct grammar. Be polite.

Please express your gratitude to the donator. Donators love to hear that their gift was appreciated. So send the donator a thank you note, or at least change the trade window title to say "Thank You".

Quest for something realistic. If you are new and want an Angelic Sash it just is not going to happen. But perhaps if you are asking for gold for a pair of goth boots you just might get it.

Helpful Recommendations for Charities

First off make sure you are ready to be a charity before you start. You need gold and/or items to start up a charity. What is the use of starting a charity and needing donations right off before you have even started?

Have a good layout that is easy to read and points people to the instructions clearly. State the rules for your charity up front so that people know what to expect and how to behave.

When making your thread put the title as "Do not post yet" or something like that and then post the word "reserved" for the rest of the page. Then edit your posts and add in what you want. You can do this right in the charity forum, or you can do this in the test forum and ask a moderator to move it for you.

Consider separating out the donators from the people you have donated to so they each have their own section. Remember you cannot state that if a trade is not labeled a certain way, you will take it as a "donation" to yourself. That is a skanky thing to do and you can be warned for it.

How to Set Up Your Quest Thread

1. Stand out from the crowd
Many people are questing for or seeking the same items as you are. Think about this when you choose the title to your thread and when you consider the layout and wording. Use spellcheck, proper grammar and of course be polite. The first post contains the title, so put the item you want in the title and think of a way to make that as interesting as you can.

2. Think about your layout
How many posts will you need? How do you want to organize your thread? What goes where? Take a look around at some of the other threads in the forum and get an idea of what you want yours to look like. Do be an individual, don't copy others, just get some idea of what works and what does not work. Most good quest threads have at least the first 3 posts (if not the entire first page) for the quester to use for various things like the donation page, the bumper page, progress page, etc.

3. Style: Banners and art
If you can make a banner that is great, but it is not needed for a quest thread. You can make some of your sections have a title that is a different color or in a different size, bold or underline. Use these tools to brighten up your quest thread and make it more attractive. Remember to keep the font readable. Nobody wants to come along and try to read your 9pt yellow or orange type.

4. The first post
This is your first impression! Try to make it clean and easy to read. Get out all the important information like what item you are seeking and why. Maybe make a short story about why you want the item. Perhaps you can tell a little bit about yourself. You might want to put a table of contents here so the viewer knows where to look for things. Especially if you are going to be questing for a while.

5. Sample Table of Contents

* Introduction with Table of Contents and Rules
* Current Progress/Current Offer
* List of Donators
* List of Bumpers/Contests
* News and Updates/Announcements
* Items for Sale
* Links to Friends and Charities (maybe ones that donated to you)
* Reserve a few posts in case you need them



6. Quest Progress/Status or Current Offer
Be sure to let people know how your quest is doing in one of your first posts (Current Progress/Status/Current Offer). Keep up to date with the current price of the item you want. List the gold and the items you have in your offer so far. It's ok if it is far short. But you want to list where you are at so prospective donators may know that you are serious and may be more inclined to donate to you. Also, you can never tell. A friendly person may come along and accept your offer.

7. Bump Your Thread
This is something you want to do in the friendlies manner possible. Don't bump with scream or stare emoticons because you are frustrated. Bump with something friendly like a smile or a heart. Speak to the people who drop in and bump with you and say Thank You. Be polite because you do not know when a donator might be passing through.

8. Advertisments
Advertise in your signature. Make sure there is a link to your quest in your sig. Then go out and be friendly and enjoy Gaia and maybe some people will drop by your thread. But do not advertise in other people's threads since that is rude and not allowed anyhow.

9. Monitor the Exchange and the Marketplace
Keep abreast of current prices. Watch for good deals for your item. You may find it cheaper than you would have thought.

~reserved~