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 Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:17 pm
Issue #1
If you are a fan of the paper and want to join the guild, have 100g ready and PM me.Gaia admins ban user for glitch trade
Artist recieves commission of glitched gold, username banned indefinitely  Administrator Lanzer recently reported that there was a glitch in the Gaia Fishing system that allowed a user to obtain gold that was not rightfully earned. The admin is quoting as saying, "As part of Gaia's rules and regulations, anyone who hacked or cheated in any way will be permanently banned from Gaia Online. This includes the cheaters, themselves, and any accounts that received gold from the cheaters in a one way trade. Questionable trades are also being investigated at the moment." However, as some say, the punishment was not well thought out, and has caused at least one undeserving banning. User Phillis, now under the pseudonym Yuankon, has claimed that she deserves her account back after recieving a glitch-gold commission. "Near the time when the fishing store glitch occurred (which I was completely oblivious of), I found [another user's] request thread, and PM'd him, offering to discuss a commission over Yahoo Instant Messenger," she recounts. "This 'newbie'... offered me 800K for a commission, 400K upfront, 400K at the end. Naturally, I took the offer, and wound up with 400K glitched gold in my inventory. "Being someone who's in R&C all the time, I had no knowledge of the glitch. I went and bought an Angelic Sash, a prize for an art contest I'm holding at the BBS guild. A friend...informed me on AIM...that 'there is someone on the R&C spending glitched gold.' Right then and there, I realized why someone was crazy enough to offer me 800K for a couples commission." She goes on to say that she PMed a mod, and explained the situation. The moderator said that the situation would be looked into, but Phillis soon found herself banned. To this date, there has been no response from the Gaian administration over the banning of this account, but Phillis is actively attempting to have the ban revoked. If you are interested in joining the effort to get Phillis her account back, simply visit her thread at http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4761266&highlight= and help bump. If you hear of any more users with similar stories, please PM Gear-Richie.Keep reading for...Gaian Fishing: Is it cruelty to animals? Fashionable yet affordable Christmas gifts for the Gaian you love. The Chatterbox
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:22 pm
News-----News-----News-----News-----News Labtechs and Gambino
On the Isle de Gambino, a dark secret hides... The death of Labtech013. Labtech062 retires. The doomed party at Gambino's mansion had a manditory attendance requirement for the Labtechs. "The most powerful man in Gaia," Johnny K. Gambino, allegedly is responsible for the zombie attacks, and only one person, LabtechX, sells for 100 gold apiece, special vials to cure "zombification." The party had more than one purpose. It was a Halloween Bash, retirement party, and a birthday party for Gambino's son, Gino. Labtech013 comes back to life during Lebtech062's retirement party and begins to attack many of the Labtechs. The Labtechs, however, still try and hide the fact that he died, saying he went to work for the cemetary. The party becomes a zombie bite-fest. The mansion goes into lockdown, and the human guests of the party are given machine guns. Zombies begin to attack, and the entire party goes into utter chaos. Then Gambino's mansion is destroyed by a missile. Gambino manages to survive, and submits autographed photos of the destruction.  And it was not Gino's birthday. The majority of the Labtechs at this time have not been heard from. They are still listed as zombies. Labtech013 is back from the grave, and if you don't believe me, check his profile. LabtechX still exists, but he has yet to do anything public since closing up shop. The many theories of what happened and who is responsible for what flood Gaia. Some say that Gino dressed up as LabtechX and sold the vials to foil his father's plot. Some more extreme theories state that Gambino ate Gino. Others still say that Gino was bound to the house, and was killed in the bomb, which Johnny Gambino had set to come. No one may ever know what really happened, but investigative teams of Gaians are working constantly to come up with more information. If you have any more information regarding the Gambino Halloween Bash of Y2k4, please PM Gear-Richie. You may see your letter in the next month's issue of The Gaian Record International. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gaia Fishing: A Blessing, or a Curse?  Recently, the Gaia staff has been working on a new project: Gaia Fishing. Many people were very excited about it, waiting for it to be released. After a sneak preview, it took a while longer, but it was finally released. "Test your skills in fishing for the rarest fishes in the world of GAIA,"? said B5, around a month ago, when Gaia Fishing was released. But many people have been complaining about the loss of their expensive bait, and their loss of gold. "I had just bought 5 Grade A baits, and when I tried to fish again... Well all my baits were gone,"? said [Impudent], and "I just want my Tootin Tino back,"? said another Gaian after losing a bucket with a fish apparently called the "Tootin Tino." The Gaia Fishing Complaints thread has been rapidly growing since it was created, on the same day Gaia Fishing was released. A Gaian has recently said, "They're just doing it to speed up the economy." Another anonymous Gaian has a completely different perspective. "I think [the price] is too much for a rod." Many Gaians have different views about the gameplay as well, as many complain, but a few, like sk8_gurl21 have said, "At first there were a lot of people who were complaining about the difficulty level of Gaia Fishing... but really it gets much easier once you get the hang of it... I think people should learn to be patient." So if you're willing to risk losing lots of gold, go ahead! But if you want to stay on the safe side, you might want to stick with the cheap bait until they have all the bugs wrinkled out. And then go crazy, and buy grade A++ bait!
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:22 pm
Features-----Features-----Features-----Features-----Features
The very Gaian truth about the Chatterbox!
A box filled with chatter or just a place for the n00b?  I had thought about it a lot as I, guyseh, used to spend embarrassingly much time in The Chatterbox. Is The Chatterbox really a place where the so called elites can be sure the n00bs won't leave? Or is it a pleasant chatterbox filled with laughter and randomness? To answer my question I decided to ask the Gaians themselves and surprisingly enough did they all shock me with their answers. "I feel like there's a lot of stereotyping of the forums around here and that someone should try looking at them somewhat closer." user AriyaLauna I can almost say that every Gaian do like The Chatterbox for it's randomness and how you can post, close to whatever you want, without getting yelled at by a mod. Though a lot of the people do only come here and like it when they claim to be bored or out of gold. So what about the n00b rumour? I thought that it was only the 'elite' Gaians that were disturbed by newbie's. But as I asked around I learned that that feeling were equal. User Ruuna told me that The Chatterbox was the most entertaining forum and when I asked him why, he told me "It's fast and most of the uppity Gaians stay out." And user in the afternoon said 'The Chatterbox is very free and that there aren't any elitists'. So as the 'elist' Gaians are staying away n00bs, the n00bs are hoping not to bump into them right back. But it isn't only the n00bs using the forum, some rather famous Gaians are creating their threads here, which attracts other Gaians who normally would oppose to the box. The friend status did variety a lot. Some thought it was easier to find friends in the box because of people being able to talk however they want. Not all agreed to this. One user said "I have only gotten one friend from The Chatterbox. Far more from Barton Town and the guilds." she went on "The only other people that pm'd me from The Chatterbox are beggers and 'lyke du u hve bf?' messages." Okay, fooling around is fun, but what if that's not what I want to do at the moment? If you're looking for serious and nice people, or advice and help, The Chatterbox isn't the place to go to. The Exchange, The General Discussions or The Extended Discussions and not to mention the Questions and Feedback forum was the most popular if you're hunting for someone a bit sensible. There you can express yourself without receiving mean and horrible answers to what you think and you don't risk to get noticed but some jerk with serious spelling and grammar problems. Some thought it is a great place to isolate the n00bs in while others were crying, thinking it's taken over by the n00bs. But honestly, we are chatterbox groupies, all of us. And we know it. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ideal Gifts for the Gaian Christmas Season Looking for the greatest gifts for the season? On a budget? Let me help you find just the right gifts for your special someone. For him:Pocketwatches Barton Town Jewelry Store These babies can be engraved and personalized for a small fee. 500g for silver. 1500g for gold. Tank Top Gambino Outfitters Want your b/f or husband to show off some muscle? Here's some great shirts. They come in black, white, and blue. 300g for any color. Snowboarding Jacket Barton Boutique Want him to keep warm during the winter? This jacket will do just that. Include Snowboarding Gloves to help complete the outfit. In Green, Red, and Blue 1255g for any color. Dancer's Bottom HR Wesley Underwear inappropriate for nakie day...it kind of defeats the purpose... 6600g. For her:Gambino Outfitters: Leather Mini skirts- $350 (comes in black, brown, and red.) Hot pants- $550 (comes in rouge, opal, and pink.) Sarong- $960 (comes in blue, lavender, and yellow.) Carpris- $435 (comes in cream, dark red, and wool.) Gung Xi pants- $550 Neck Ribbons- $250 (comes in marine, velvetine, and yellow.) Sleeveless tops- $295 (comes in charcoal, cotton, and jade.) Daisy Breeze dress- $585 Daisy Sun dress- $575 Daisy Warm dress- $580 Hot tops- $275 (comes in black, red, and white.) Flashy Summer top- $100 Ocean Summer top- $105 Sand Summer top- $99 Wraps(tops to Sarong)- $600 (come in blue, lavender, and yellow.) Tied tops- $275 (comes in Red, violet, and white.) Banned shirts- $545 (comes with blue, green, and red bands.) Sleeve sweaters- $495 (comes in blue, grass, and sun.) Inverse tops- $825 (comes in blue, red, and yellow.) Ocean Beach Sandals- $200 Ruby Beach Sandals- $205 Tropical Beach Sandals- $199 Hot Sandals- $325 (come in blue, red, and yellow.) Sporty Sneakers- $410-420 (blue, red, and yellow.) Leather boots- $600-625 (Oxblood, Black, and silver) Jersey- $200 (comes in blue and green.) Duerm Depot: Lex's Blue Glove- $900 Lex's white Gloves- $1000 There's obviously more out there, so get shopping! Christmas is just around the corner! Gaian member T.A.C. contributed to this report.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:23 pm
Entertainment-----Entertainment-----Entertainment Gaian Fashion
The frills and ruffles go deeper than one might think.  What is it about the aspect of Gaia to dress up a small pixelated character, no bigger than 150 pixels either way, that is so entrancing? Is it the fact going around with only a bodice and not getting ridiculed? Or perhaps something about the fact you can roam around with cat ears and not be found odd. Countless Gaians have caught the fashion bug. From questing to avatar contests to fashion trends, the system has impoloded into something bigger than even the makers of Gaia could ever have imagined.
But... Is the doll aspect of Gaia really preferable to all the other services it offers?
"Well, I think it is." Aggressive Napkin said. "Since people...judge you by your avatar and [use it to determine] whether you're a 'n00b' or not."
Lord Rene felt differently, however. "No, avatars are not the most important thing in Gaia, but is definitely the key of the whole game. There is so much more than just dressing your avatar in expensive clothes."
The clothes, the clothes. There are so many different varrieties and colors, shirts, skirts, stockings, hats, and animal ears, to name a few. But are the more expensive items really better than the, dare I say it, CHEAP?
"I'd have to dissagree with that," Trazzy-Cantoress stated. "I mean, some items might make the person look better, but its actually easier to make with cheap ones and they all dont look that bad."
"Before... ...I was happy with my sand summer top and green cargo pants. But after awhile, I started geting more familiar with Gaia, and began to want other items." Kiyoshi_kin said.
Whether you're leaning toward the cheaper goods or the perhaps more expensive, it will probably take awhile to get you hands on everything you want. I know, in my own personal experience, that it took most of my existance on Gaia to get my hands on a Canary Yellow Pimp hat (which looks absolutely smashing on me, by the way).
"I was extremely lucky, the looks I have now only took me a couple of days to get," Kiyoshi_kin said. While she is perfectly happy with her look, others are a little less compliant.
"I'm never fully satisfied with my avatar and I've only being on Gaia for a couple of months. I think it took me about 2 months to figure out what I wanted and most of my avatar is finished at the moment. Jus' a couple of things are missing." Aggressive Napkin said.
With all the buzz about fashion on Gaia, people have found many ways to talk about it, by the way of Rating Threads, Avatar Contests, and Questing Threads.
"I think its all crap," one anonymous Gaian said angrily. "It doesen't matter if you are wearing the peasant set or the angelic set. You are the exact same person whether you are decked out or not."
Trazzy-Cantoress was more annoyed by the Avatar contests in general. "Some people only vote for others that have rich stuff, which isn't right. I think people need to tak a closer look. Thats what annoys me."
Some people are taking a completely different approach to the fashion industry of Gaia, back to the skin and bones, literaly. Febuary 12 has been proudly proclaimed, "Nakie Day". Countless Gaians, including myself, will wear no clothes besides the ones naturally provided. Including hats and noses and socks. No one is better than another, and we will be united as a (naked) online community.
So whether you are questing for that last item in the angelic set or running around El Natural, Gaian' fashion is here to stay.
Information about Nakie day and other subjects mentioned are just a PM away.----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gaian Fishing Cruel?  Once again conservative Gaian users sit and watch radicals corrupt the site with nonsense. Many feel that Gaia fishing encourages violence and cruelty to animals. As stated by Gaia user HomoBonus, "Fish suffer greatly when caught and killed for their flesh. Whether caught by hook or net, fish experience fear as evidenced by increased heart and breathing rates, just as humans do".
Members of the AFL may find Gaia's support of animal abuse frightening, considering that many Gaia users are children. The fish featured in Gaia Fishing are not real; the game causes no harm to actual fish. This shows that animal rights activists will stop at nothing to force their beliefs upon others.
Gaia Fishing is a flash game. If users such as HomoBonus are concerned about this game, they should pm a moderator, instead of taking up enormous spaces of bandwidth and polluting the friendly Gaian atmosphere with their far-reaching beliefs.
This was a column, an opinion article written by one of our writers. The views and opinions in this and any other article in our paper does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Gaian Record International staff or the Gaiaonline staff.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:24 pm
Foreign Translation of Articles ((Note: These articles may not show up properly due to the difference between English and foreign keyboards. We apologize for any inconvenience. SweedishGaias administatrion bannade användare som fÃll offer i en glitch-trade
En omedveten artist mottog glitch-gold som betalning, nu är hon bannad. Original skrivet av: Svensk ?sä´´ning:  Nyligen rapporterade Gaias huvud admin, Lanzer, att det upptäckts en 'glitch' i Gaias nya, populära Fishing System. Denna glitch gÃr det mÃjligt fÃr användare att ta emot guld som dom inte själva tjänat in. När man frÃ¥gade Lanzer själv om det orättvisa bannandet av oskyldiga svarade han sÃ¥ här: 'Som det stÃ¥r i Gaias regler fÃr användare sÃ¥ ska den som fuskat eller eller hackat pÃ¥ nÃ¥got sätt bli permanent bannad ifrÃ¥n siten. Detta gäller fuskarna själva, självklart, men ocksÃ¥ den eller de personer som mottagit guld i en trade. IfrÃ¥gasatta trades undersÃks dÃ¥ fÃr tillfället.' Men det är inte fÃ¥ som tycker att detta straff är fel och inte tillräckligt genom tänkt dÃ¥ det lämnat efter sig minst en orättvis banning. Användare Yuankon, mer känd som Phillis, anser att hon borde fÃ¥ tillbaka sitt fÃrra account som hon fÃrlorade dÃ¥ hon mottog sÃ¥ kallat 'glitch-gold'. 'Runt den tid dÃ¥ hela den här glitch-gold sotryn ägde rum (som jag dÃ¥ var helt omedveten om) sÃ¥g jag en annan användares fÃrfrÃ¥gan i en thread och Pm:ade honom fÃr att sen kunna diskutera en beställning Ãver Yahoo (Instand Messenger).' Hon minns att 'Denna 'newbie' erbjÃd mig 800K fÃr en beställning, 400K i fÃrskott och sedan 400K när det var klart. Jag tog fÃrstÃ¥s hans offer och poof, sÃ¥ hade jag 400K i 'glitch-gold' i mitt inventory.' 'Trots att jag spenderar all min Gaia tid i R&C hade jag ingen aning om denna penga-bugg. Jag stack och kÃpte en Angelic Scarf, som ett pris till en art tävling jag hÃll i BBS guilden. En vän informerade mig dÃ¥, pÃ¥ AIM, om att en användare spred bugg pengar i R&C forumet. Det var dÃ¥ jag insÃ¥g hur nÃ¥gon kune vara galen nog att erbjuda mig 800K fÃr en par mÃ¥lning.' Hon fortsätter med att berätta att hon sedan PM:at en MOD fÃr att fÃrklara situationen och vad som hände. Denna mod sa att det skulle kollas upp men Phillis fann sig istället bannad. Än idag har det inte kommit nÃ¥got somhelst tecken eller svar ifrÃ¥n Gaias administration om vad som kommer hända med banningen av detta account men Phillis kämpar fortfarande med att fÃ¥ sitt konto Ã¥teraktiverat. Om du är intereserad i att gÃ¥ med i kampen om att Phillis ska fÃ¥ tillbaka sitt konto sÃ¥ besÃk denna thread: http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4761266&highlight= och hjälp henne bump:a upp den. Om du hÃr nÃ¥got mer om andra användare med liknande situationer att berätta om, sÃ¥ PM:a Gear-Richie pÃ¥ Gaian Times, International.SpanishRevolucion Inconclusa El pasado 20 de noviembre, México estuvo de fiesta, otra vez. Y a pesar de que todos sabemos bien lo que se conmemora, muy pocos realmente lo celebran. No es el objetivo de este artículo el tratar sobre Historia, sino criticarla, compararla con nuestros días y preguntarnos de nuevo todo aquello que se preguntaron quienes la forjaron. Desde que en 1936 se instauró este día como uno de festejo nacional, se ha comenzado a perder el verdadero sentido de éste. Año tras año, como parte de una tradición, se da el día de asueto, se organiza un desfile en donde el presidente se convierte eventualmente en el protagonista de la celebración No hay que ser expertos en Historia para conocer lo que sucedió. Diferentes sectores de la sociedad, una dividida, cansados ya de tantos abusos por parte de un dictador, decidieron rebelarse y comenzar movimientos armados. Finalmente, se dieron cuenta de que muchas de las medidas que tomaba aquel dictador eran necesarias para llevar las riendas de un país. Y a pesar de que México era un país distinto, no estaba listo para la democracia. Dos de julio del año 200. Un partido exánime, ya desgastado, pero con muchos intereses, que yacía inerte en el poder durante más de siete décadas, fue por fin destronado, fue derrocado cuando se ejerció, irónicamente, esa soberanía que lo había mantenido tanto tiempo atado al poder. O mejor dicho, ese poder que había tenido tanto tiempo atada a la soberanía. Durante ese tiempo, muchos insistían en que se había consumado otra Revolución. Que México era de nuevo libre de una dictadura, esta vez con otro disfrazada de otra manera. Mas los resultados aun no estaban claros. Al igual que los verdaderos objetivos. Así, el nuevo gobierno comenzó su gobierno con un nuevo reto: dar unidad a ese México dividido que dejo la reciente “Revolución‿. Y si la revolución se hubiera consumado, los intereses de la nación estarían por sobre las de los partidos. Mas parece que no ha sido así. El cambio de gobierno ha venido a traer una ruptura aún más grande, más visible, pero con posibilidades aún de sanar. Al parecer, la lucha aún continúa, pero ahora se ha convertido en varias; cada lucha separad del resto de las demás debido a intereses propios. Comienza a perder su sentido, de nuevo. La transformación aún no termina. Aún se suscitan las ‘guerrillas’, propias de la etapa más avanzada de la Revolución Mexicana. Así, mientras el Presidente pelea por la aprobación del Presupuesto de Egresos; los partidos pelean debido a los escándalos, y los pleitos se dan al por mayor, los mexicanos seguirán celebrando esta revolución inconclusa. Después de todo, se celebra algo, y el mexicano nunca puede dejar de celebrar.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:26 pm
Still looking for journalists! Journalists get a varying amount of pay per month, but usually 500 gold. More if donations come in, less if none do. Plus, one person each month gets the chance to win double pay for the month. Want to join? I need the following: Managing Editor: Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief. News Editor: In charge of news stories. Entertainment Editor: In charge of entertainment stories. Promotions Manager: In charge of promoting the newspaper to Gaians. Interested? PM Gear-Richie and tell him a little about yourself. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Words for this issue: Thank you for reading this month's issue of the Gaian Record International. The Record is a monthly publication that can not continue without your support. If you'd like to purchase ad space or donate to keep this paper going, please PM Gear-Richie. Thank you for all your help. Reply or PM if you'd like to give feed back, and bumps are appreciated. Thanks go to the following donators: Maverick Wanderer-1900g
Morgan_Krum- 400g
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer:
The views and opinions in any article in The Gaian Record International does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Gaian Record International staff or the Gaia staff.
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