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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
You can post now since I've already reserved the whole front page, but just know that the first few days or so it'll be kinda... messy around here.
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PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING
However, I know the first 2 posts are kinda long and even I wouldn't have read them if I didn't type it out myself. Feel free to just skim those 2 posts. smile

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Argh! pirate Hello there, I'm starting a new Towns group called Pirates Of Gaia Online, P.O.G.O. for short. Who are we? What do we do?

We are the Pirates of Gaia Online. pirate
We haven't really done much at the moment, so better question is "What do we hope to do?"
I've noticed a lot of complaints around here ever since Gaia Towns was released, humping, harassment, cybering, many things that are against the Gaia TOS. I want to reduce the number of times people see this around Towns and Gaia itself.
Gaia is should be a place for all ages where everyone and their mother can have some fun. (Yes.. I mean that literally. whee ) I hate having to see this stuff around here. That "grown-up" stuff isn't meant for the many young people that are around here. Sure, Gaia's supposed to attract mainly teenagers, but there's many kids that are around 10 years old that hang out here too.

Now, that being said, what I hope to do is get a group of Gaians to patrol Gaia Towns and help report the people abusing the TOS. We can do this around the forums, casinos, and fishing too, but our main focus will be Towns because there's a bigger problem with cybering there. In addition to this, I'd also like the members of P.O.G.O. to be helpful around the Gaia Towns forum. 3nodding (Not like stalking it or anything, just help people when you know you can help them...)

Yes, I am well aware we already have police around Towns, but to my knowledge, they've been inactive for a while. Actually, we had 2 police forces here, I'd like to aknowlege them. 3nodding First there was the GTPD, they were the first Towns police here. After the GTPD, there was the GTPF led by creek2k (who is now [The Outlaw Grim] and is part of P.O.G.O.). I was a part of the GTPF (on my main account) but to be honest, I really don't think we did much. sweatdrop It was actually somewhat of a roleplay. This leads me to my next topic.

What P.O.G.O isn't.

P.O.G.O is not a roleplay, I don't care if the mafias or gangs start getting popular again or not. I don't want anyone to think of us as their enemy. We are a group of Gaians trying to make our favorite website better by reporting people that don't have enough respect for the admins that they break the rules.

P.O.G.O. is not a job. This is strictly volunteer work, if you join you aren't getting paid for it or anything. You do this because you want to.

P.O.G.O. is not your life. whee This'll sound silly, but I just wanna make it clear. I want dedicated members, but not overly dedicated. Your life shouldn't revolve around this group, please don't obsess. Also, don't feel obligated to go on Towns every day, just patrol around while you do your regular stuff like talk to people and collect game items.

I
WHY PIRATES?

Why pirates? Why not pirates? xd
No, but really. I felt that since we already had 2 police squads here, police was overdone and too obvious. But of all things, why pirates? When I was trying to decide what we could be, I remembered, "Hey, I have a pirate avatar anyway, why not pirates?" And so... we are pirates. xp
And anyway; I wanted something that sounded cool xp
So I was thinking of Pirates of the Caribbean and it just seemed to work... and plus, everyone who knows me knows I can't be original. gonk

Also...

DayDreamerr
Lady_Razette
Why pirates? I don't understand. Pirates go around stealing, killing and causing trouble not helping people neutral
Because Irony is fun XD


THE UNIFORM
UNDER CONSTRUCTION whee
I'll really be changing this part of the post around, if you have any suggestions, please share. :3

Note: You only have to wear the uniform when you're "on duty". Er... actually, you don't have to wear the uniform at all. sweatdrop
The uniforms will be optional because they will not be free... or at least not at the moment. I'm going to try to get donations so I can help you guys get a uniform. I tried to design a cool, cheap avatar, but I couldn't really find a good shirt and the vest might be too expensive.
Here's what I came up with:

User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show.
I'll be adding more images soon, this isn't the ONLY uniform. (Like I said, you can customize it 'n stuff...)
That includes:
Jolly Boots
Blush Taj Pants
Pirate Patch
Red Longjohns*
Platinum Gray Pinstripe Vest*
Sword of Aegis**

The items marked with a * are changeable.
The items marked with a ** are optional. (Because I know a sword would be expensive. sweatdrop )

So, basically, you can sorta customize your uniform (Yes, yes, I know, then it wouldn't be a UNIform...) because I know for some people, this would cost a lot. But if you're gonna wear the uniform, I at least want some things to be the same as everyone elses. So I picked the cheap items to be the same..
What I want you to wear:

Pirate Patch - 1k, I know... still not cheap for some people sweatdrop
Jolly Boots - 325g, Argh! What's a pirate without boots, eh? Just pretend Jolly is a reference to the Jolly Roger rather than to Santa Claus. xd
Blush Taj Pants - 470g I was searching for pants and I thought these looked perfect, they were cheap too.

So, this leaves you with being able to chose your vest and the shirt that goes under. I'd like your shirt to be long sleeved. Also, make sure that your shirt is able to go under your vest. (Check it on TekTek before buying) I don't care what shirt or vest you buy, just try to make it... not look funny? sweatdrop
And The Sword of Aegis will be optional because I know 5k may be a lot for some people. 3nodding Also, a Clot Glamrock Headband would be cool too, but isn't required either.

Last minute change:
You can also get a different color of the pants if you want. 3nodding
Any variation of the uniform is alright as long as
1) We all still.. ya know, look somewhat the same. whee After all, that's what puts the UNI in uniform. xp
2) You match, uh, this isn't so important, but I'm sure you probably wouldn't wanna look weird. whee What is matching, exactly? Well, that's up to you, but you probably don't match if Gaians are saying "OMG u dont mach!" xp

SUGGESTIONS
I'd like some suggestions to make the uniform, as well as this thread and it's rules and what we do, better.

LIKE
HOW TO JOIN
Actually, all you need to really do is post in this thread and say you want to join, but for some reason, the posts started confusing me because I couldn't seperate the people who really want to join from people who go "oooh this is a cool idea" and tell me they want to join but never post again. (Sorry if I'm not making sense... I uh.. do that a lot. whee ) Anyway, if you wanna join, fill out this form.

Quote:
Name:
How often do you log into Towns?:
Do you plan on wearing the uniform?
If you're gonna wear the uniform, can you pay for it? Or do you think you'd want a donation?*

*Note: I only have pants at the moment.

(If you already said you wanted to join before April 18th, I already put you up here. 3nodding )
Memberlist
Members inactive for 2 weeks will be removed unless they've posted a reason that they will be gone and for how long.

Captain:
teh darkcloud (Because that's my main account. whee )

1st Mate:
Will not choose yet (will pick after 1 month... if this group lasts lasts, that is. sweatdrop )

2nd Mate:
Will not choose yet ^

Regular Members
joey_101
Mr.Contributor
DamionDarkheart
Poisonous Cotton Candy
Derrick-Kun
Captain Johnny
DayDreamerr
Blood King
Nights-flame
JediPwnces
Clows
lilxfairygrl8
Iamanewbie
Kyo-Cat-San
Blair_Lafrad
Kitsune Mask
legendvahn
Rated G
[The Outlaw Grim]
Makairo
coolaqua93
MichaelKicksYou
The_Fat_Rich
Animemanga19
ThreeDeadRats
Nicholaus Belle
Skyme
Chris M. Smith
Arishi
Aitrus Faseer
bgo20
Kisali

If I forgot anyone, please tell me.

MOOSE
Link to the TOS

http://www.gaiaonline.com/info/tos.php

Because some people don't look at stickies that are on the top of the page, I doubt they look at the links on the bottom of the page and one of those links is the link to the Gaian Terms Of Service.
TIMELINE

April 10th, 2006 - Started planning for P.O.G.O.
April 12th, 2006 - P.O.G.O. thread is started in Gaia Towns forum (and will hopefully not be moved)
April 13th, 2006 Thread is finally open to the public and is accepting members! Also.. I finally put in a title for the thread! xd (This used to be an "invisiboard" with just " " as the title so no one could get in... actually, people could still get in. whee Anymoose... rambling...
April 18th, 2006 Put up the memberlist...
April 19th, 2006 Oh my God... eek Pirate items! surprised

LLAMMAS
NEWS

4/24/06
*gasp*
Whaddaya know, we've got members. smile
I'm also gonna put up a meeting date; it'll be sorta an "Introduce youself" type of thing. I'll also want your input on what you think we should do around here.
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I FINALLY put up the thread. xd
I'm honestly not sure how long it's gonna last, though. confused

To any of you that join: I'd really appreciate your input and suggestions on what we should/shouldn't do. 3nodding

AND
Meetings
=Monthly Meetings will be held teh darkcloud's home.=
Dates and times will be posted here.

April 29, 2006 - Our first meeting! surprised Read the News post for what it's about. 3nodding

Time: Noon at PST, so that's 2PM for central.. I think. sweatdrop Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...


PENGUINS.
Rules
1) No spamming
2) No advertising
3) TRY not to chatspeak. I'm not saying don't do it... but I mean, if you haven't noticed if you go around to Gaia forums, chatspeakers don't usually get much respect. sweatdrop
4) Do NOT bump, if it needs bumping, I will do it myself.
5) Don't quote any of the long posts; if you really must, then just quote a small part of it. (The part(s) you need to quote.)

Now, if you've read this, go up to the previous posts. At the bottom of each one there is bolded white-texted word in a large font. Type that sentence out when you make your first post here and I'll know you read the rules. smile Otherwise, I'll ignore you.
DONATIONS

I wanna try to get donations for uniforms... and if this thread is succesful, possibly a guild. smile

Donations are appreciated. heart
When I get enough gold, I'll try buying a few pants and boots and possibly 500g (which is half the gold you need for an eyepatch). If there's anyone that wants a uniform; I'll give it to you as soon as I get enough gold. PLEASE don't sell your uniform. neutral Also, if you have enough gold to get the uniform yourself, then buy it yourself. sweatdrop

List of people wanting to wear a uniform:
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*
*
...
I decided to make a list for anyone patient enough to wait until I get more gold and wants me to give 'em pants and boots. This list is for people that can't buy it themselves.
Current Gold Count:
1060
As of 4/18/06
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