"There are some differences between a newbie and a "n00b". A newbie is new to the website, but may have good intentions and a strong will to learn. A n00b often disrespects the rules, acts cocky/bratty, and is commonly known for their overuse of the electronic emotions that the website provides (common slang for this is "emoticon-rape").
A more common trait of a newbie is to "bump" pages for the sole purpose of obtaining the gold that comes with posting. In some parts of the site, it's not uncommon to see topics which are made exclusively for this purpose."- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_Online_subculture <-- Hit the refresh button if it won't load the 1st time.
Trolls: Trolls are those who purposely anger people, inflame them, annoy them.
How to seem less noobish: Get some gold and nice clothes and use proper grammar...please. I know some people talk like "how r u" but just because they talk like this doesn't mean you have to copy them, there are grammar nazis in the world and using proper grammar will back them off. "Hello, how are you today? I'm doing great!" looks better than "Hi, how r u? lol i'm graet!". Try to use a dictionary, or spell check if you're not sure how to spell the word, or if you know you completely suck at it then use a spellcheck frequently. It also might be a good idea to say "Please" and "Thank you" and other respectful gestures, if you were to go into a free avatar art thread and request one they need time to draw it and color it, please do not bother them with "OMG draw my avatar!" and "Hurry up!" they all have buisness to do, and i'm sure they are working on your avatar art as fast as possible.
Grammar Nazis: Yes, Grammar Nazis hate bad grammar and will most likely flame any n00b one day, but then again it's like putting your hand on a stove maybe it'll help the newbs.
Ways to make gold: rofl
- Posting- Most people post and probably would like your opinion on the matter you can discuss with them, role play, comment art and before you know it you'll have mountains of gold.
Polls- Poll whoring is a good way to get gold, look around the chatterbox and just vote until your brains pop out each vote gets you 10 gold each and is better than posting in the long run. (opinionated)
Art Arena- The art arena, vote and comment there and you'll get gold.
Lurking- Yes, even doing nothing can get you gold! Each page switch will get you about 1 gold just don't bot you'll get banned.
Mini Shops- If you think your art is so good that people will pay for it, start a mini shop most people pay good money to watch their characters get turned into ID cards or their favorite Kiki's dressed.
Random Events- See a trunk or a giftbox floating around? Grab it they can usually sell for good gold or give you great items. Pink links are found randomly and are a PINK highlighted link. Click it and you'll get 1000 gold.
This link is a simulation of a rare event.
Marketplace: Yes, marketing if you're a good merchant you can buy an Pandy Pack for 5k and turn-around and sell it for 5.5k you made 500 gold!
The links - Your daily dose, every 12 hours if you click on the links it'll get you free gold! About 60-80 overall so thats 160 gold a day! If the links say something like this www.gaiaonline.com/links/out.php?ID=24427 then just keep closing the window and clicking on it again, it'll work.
Fishing: Yes, fishing..all you need is bait and a fishing rod if you're patient enough then you could make some good gold. Basics of fishing: Just click trying to reach max power and wait, once there's a bite then move around your mouse trying to keep the bait inside the red lines once it comes to you, you'll get it!
Gambling: If you think you're lucky then try it, heck, 3 tokens can get you super rich.
Try to save gold. If you buy an item then decide you dislike it the store will only buy it back for 50% of what you paid. You may sell it for about 80-90% at either the marketplace, or exchange forum - if it's a popular enough item. If it's a rare and you're not sure how much it's worth..check the List of Price Guides
Hope this helped. ~j3ladelord~
