Welcome to Gaia! ::

These are the types of threads that we want to see in the Welcome to GAIA forum:

-Introductions:
We encourage new users to make their first post in the Welcome forum. Tell us a little about yourself.

A few suggestions on things to tell us:

• How you came up with your username:
  
• How old you are
  
• What your impressions of PPTG are so far
  
• Do you have any hobbies or interests?
  
• How did you find PPTG?
  
• Do you have a favorite color/movie/song etc?
  

You can introduce yourself any way you like (that's within the rules) Get creative and have fun! If your intro thread reaches more than 5 pages, it is most likely turning into a chatter thread and will be moved to the Recycle Bin Forum

Something to Watch out for:

Watch out for threads or users that ask for personal information. DO NOT give out any personal information in any thread or to any user that keeps pestering you for it!

Examples of things you should not share with others:

• Full real names
  
• Addresses
  
• Phone Numbers
  
• Financial information (credit card, check, etc)
  

NEVER give your password to ANYONE no matter who they claim to be. GAIA does not need your password for any reason. Be sure to report anyone who asks you for your password.



-Basic questions about PPTG:
You can ask basic questions here. Before asking any questions, we recommend that you read this thread: Newbie's Guide to Picture Post: The GuildFor complicated questions or questions about a problem you are having with
PPTG, please PM a Guild moderator.

Note to experienced users:
Please have patience with the new users. We were all new once and we all had to learn.

Official General Rules

• No Flaming/Trolling/Harassing. This means that you are not allowed to post hateful, racist, abusive or harassing remarks. PPTG is a community and we all need to treat each other fairly and with respect.
  Trolling/Flaming will get you an official warning from a GAIA Moderator, not just a guild moderator. Repeated offenses will result in a 3 day and then a 14 day ban from GAIA after you're banned from the guild permanently. If you still continue after that, you could get a permanent ban from GAIA eek
  
  
• Cyber/Porn/Explicit Images:
  GAIA is a PG-13 site, so any sexual content, explicit or graphics images or cybering (roleplay or description of sexual acts) is not permitted ANYWHERE on GAIA. This INCLUDES PM's, multiplayer games (casino, fishing), hangouts and Gaia Towns. Posting things of this nature will get you perma banned from the guild AND reported to an official GAIA Moderator.
  
  
  
• No Spamming:
  Spamming is when you go into a thread and post gibberish, nonsense or something that has no relevance to the topic. Spam belongs in the chatterbox and reported spamming can get your account banned, so don't do it outside of the guild's recycle bin.
  
  
• Chainletters/28g posts:
  These are a huge no-no. Any post/letter where it encourages you to "pass it on to your friends" or "send this to everyone or we will delete you account" is considered a chainletter and is not allowed in the guild or on GAIA. Posting chainletters will get your posts deleted, a warning from a guild moderator, and a warning on your account from a GAIA mod. Repeated posting of chainletters can get you banned from both the guild and GAIA.
  
  28g/14g posts are also not allowed. The posts are really long and usually say that if you post it, it will give you a certain amount of gold. These posts are not true. The length of your post does not determine your gold count. These posts interrupt the flow of conversation in a thread and are highly irritating. Posting these can get you warned and then banned.
  
  
• Copy/Paste Posts:
  These are posts that you copy and paste over and over in threads. These are considered spam and constantly posting them after being warned can result in a ban on your account. Take the time to type out unique responses to the various threads you visit. It shows that you care!
  
  
• Spamming/Bumping
  Bump stands for Bring Up My Post. When you post in a thread, it essentially "brings that thread to the top of the forum page". The further up on the page your topic appears, the more likely people are to see it. So when someone says "bump" they are just wanting to bring that thread back up to the top of the page. Be careful when bumping. Most forums do not allow it or only allow it in certain circumstances. In the Welcome forum, you can only bump a thread if it is a question and it has fallen off the first page without being answered. You can bump as much as you want in any thread in the Recycle Bin Forum though smile
  
  
• Stretching the page:
  Do not post overly long messages or overly large images that "stretch" the page. It interrupts conversation and makes it difficult to read and discuss things in a thread when you have to scroll over to see the rest of the message. These kinds of posts are against the Terms or Service and will be deleted by a member of the guild's moderator team. You can also be warned or banned for repeated offenses.
  
  
  Unspoken Rules
  There are things in the forums that may not be considered "against the rules" but may irritate other posters. This section will outline some of those "unspoken rules".
  
  
• Posting in all capital letters:
  Posting your entire post in capital letters will irritate people pretty quickly. It is considered shouting. You wouldn't go up to someone and start shouting at them would you? So please don't do it in the forums either.
  
  impolite

  
  HELLO THERE HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU LIKE IT HERE?
  
  
  
  Try it like this:
  
  polite

  
  Hello there, how are you? Do you like it here?
  
  
  
  
• Using too many emoticons:
  Emoticons are fun to use and cute too but using too many of them can clutter up a post and detract from what you are trying to say. For example
  
  too many emoticons

  
  
  Hi how you?? heart heart heart domokun domokun domokun xp xp crying
  
  
  
  Try it like this:
  
  better way

  
  
  Hi, How are you? biggrin heart