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UPDATE: Our old account was unbanned, so you can just ignore that "they didn't even unban our account" bit. Many, MANY thanks to Noraboo, who was one of the mods involved that I ever felt was on my side. This makes me quite a bit happier, though I am afraid I still must stand by my original decision. Thank you again, Noraboo - good luck to you and the other moderators(and admins!) who made me stay so long. Who knows, maybe you'll prove me all wrong and make Gaia awesome again at some point in the future.

IMPORTANT: There was a recent policy change where moderators decided that, instead of lifting a finger to actually regulate banks, they would rather throw the baby out with the bathwater and ban ALL user run banks, no matter how trustworthy they are or what they have done.

This, combined with the already strained situation my bank was under thanks to the admins' refusal to unban our old account, despite the fact that there really wasn't a good reason to keep it banned(the hacker who funneled money through the account was likely long gone, and keeping the account banned did absolutely nothing to prevent it from happening again or to apprehend the b*****d who did it), and my many unpleasant experiences on the moderator side where the admins often ignored our complaints and concerns, shows that Gaia's admins and, in some cases, moderators are the most petty, unprofessional, short sighted people I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with.

And it's really very unfortunate, because there ARE many admins, developers and moderators working hard to make Gaia a better place. They bust their asses so we have less to complain about, but unfortunately they're often overridden by dumb decisions or just plain bureaucracy. Do I think that admins and moderators are somehow out to get the users? No. But the simple fact is, a lot of stupid s**t happens that doesn't need to, and I'm sick of it. I loved being on Gaia, despite the s**t I had to deal with before.

But this has to be the last straw - I can't take it anymore. I have better things to do than work my a** off just to have my work ******** up by jackasses with nothing better to do than hack people for profit, or admins who are so out of touch with Gaia that they make asinine decisions that affect over 2000 people and don't even care. That's right, that's TWO THOUSAND Gaians that my bank served. I donated to my bank every chance I got just so they could get their "stupid" pixels. I also put in a lot of work behind the scenes, such as fixing code or building new systems. But that didn't matter to the people who decided to shut it down, and I simply can't support a place that does that. So, I don't want to do it, but I have to leave for good.

I'll be donating all my items to the Reserve Bank of Gaia so they can pay off their customers WITH interest. Even in death, it should be an example of service and caring for its customers. Much thanks to ShadyPrincess and Flea, who ran the bank after I stopped having time to do the day-to-day duties associated with it. I know my previous rant won't do any good, and people will probably think I'm just throwing a hissy fit. But I wanted to get it off my chest so I COULD leave. I have better things to do with my life, but I really enjoyed my 3+ years on Gaia. So, sorry to all of you who were looking forward to my Slinky Systems shop developing new stuff, because obviously I can't maintain it anymore. Who knows, maybe I'll join some Gaia knock off, but I doubt it. Anyway, that's enough from me, and I really should stop typing so I can start leaving. Adios!

OLD ABOUT SECTION:
I am the owner and founder of the Reserve Bank of Gaia and a dedicated moderator. The forum I'm most familiar with is the Chatterbox, but I'll try to answer any question you might have!

I'm currently on break, so please don't PM me with moderating issues since I currently cannot help you! Please always remember to find an online, active moderator to ask questions of.

I like decorating my house and my avatar when I have the gold, so any comments are appreciated. I write PHP and draw for a hobby, and I'm currently enrolled full time at a community college. I love reading and playing video games, and my favorite genre is fantasy.

I am currently only accepting friend requests from people I know very well, so if I decline your request, it's nothing personal! I just like to keep my friends list clean.

Flatsales need to be limited and expire when they reach 0(AND ALL ORDERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED).

Breedables need to autoupdate depending on how much time has passed - correct image needs to load from database.

Need to be able to limit customers to 1 pet per name.

Order page must generate a "Sold Out" message when itemquantity reaches 0.

URL CHANGING

Need to create short URL for .php file that autoupdates like the main page.

DB STRUCTURE

1 table for breedables to buy.

1 table for breedables bought.

1 table for customer orders.

SAMPLE DB

items
itemname: Purple Pet
itemprice: 3000
itemquantity: 5 (NOTE: Use special character for unlimited items.)
starttime: 2007-05-01 00:00:00 (NOTE: Need to figure out timezone MySQL uses and adjust code accordingly.)

orders
name: Kitsuta
item: Purple Pet
owner: Kitasu
subtotal: 3000
time: 2007-05-01 01:00:00

breedables
breedname: Purple Pet
breedstage: 1
stages: 3
url1: http://1.jpg
url2: http://2.jpg
url3: http://3.jpg

Whoohoo for not updating in forever!

Uh.. I went to Otakon. That's right, you heard me punks! domokun

RBG was banned, blah blah blah, still waiting for it to be unbanned. Sheesh. neutral

That's it. Bye now!

Tomorrow is Animazement! Whee! domokun

So, I'll be gone for teh weekend. I'll be at Artist's Alley most of the time, so look for the girl with the blue boot cast! domokun