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Contests
Good evening! :3
Just a quick reminder that you have a little over 24 hours to get submissions in for Mosh's 21+1 Birthday Party! The theme is alcohol, royalty, and some of Mosh's favorite animals (horses, maned wolves, polar bears).
Pet Submissions - Enter
Clothing Submissions - Enter
The deadline for both is June 20th at 11:59 p.m.
We've gotten a lot of awesome entries so far, keep 'em comin'!
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:27pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Ko-Mekai (#18404)
Who had 6 crystals out of 14,369 total and won a custom Walooph!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A set of Glass Mosaic Trunks!
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
When is the Oak Lunaris available through?
July 7
Who is the official site pet artist?
Kuitsuku (#2266)
What monthly essence is shaped like a cherry?
February 2014
How many site colorations are there of the genus Serafex?
2
What tab contains the Genus Guide?
Help
In the Newbie Tutorial what genus of hybrid is used to illustrate Hybrid Breeding Results?
Griffin
According to the most recent coding corner post, what feature is in progress now?
Welcome Back Page
Who was not an art gallery winner for 2014-06-03? (June 3rd)
Moonshadow(#15049)
How many official site shops are listed in the main Shopping Index box?
30
Which fauna does not have "Natural" and "Rare" versions?
Ferret
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
While I have you here, we also have a few new Knowledge Base articles to announce! Introducing...
- HTML Codes and Features for the Forums. This includes basic formatting tags, posting images, details on how to ping, and the :PET shortcut!
- All about Pet Locking
- and the Metalsmithing Shop!
Thanks to Mauri for putting these together. :3 We hope you find them useful!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:46pm
Kaz and Shoe Customs, ho!
Comics
I'm working my way through the huge pile of metals made for Kaz & Shoe's birthday (1,000+ you folks! Well done!) A few of them don't quite meet the requirements for metals though, so if that's happened to one of your gifts, you'll be seeing a blank Ryba or Gael and a pet profile message from me, saying what the problem was. Kaz & Shoe submissions don't play nice with the refund system, so this was the best way I could figure out how to fix them.
Yes, you can keep the blank if you prefer that over trying to fix the custom pet - Otherwise I'll overlay the fixed image onto the blank if you that gets sent my way.
Don't forget to get those Painted Artist applications in!
Posted by Graymare
(#14978) on Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:13pm
PLBC and PMBC seeking artists
Items
PLBC and PMBC are both seeking new artists for the team. Please post your PMBC app here, and PLBC apps go here.
Note: PLBC is currently on double lists, which are ten pairs, ten day deadlines, with $5 each (instead of the usual 5 pairs, 7 day deadline, $4 each).
Thanks!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:21pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Friday the 13th and we received many entries dedicated to black cats and spooky nights!
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
Congratulations!
The current theme is Pets as NPCs!
Your task is to take any Aywas pet (or multiples) and re-imagine them as a new Aywas NPC! You can use any medium that you like, just be sure that your name/ID is included on your submission. It's also helpful if you include an image or the name of the original pet you are transforming (this does not count as part of your entry, it's just for clarity).
Official Aywas stock is not permitted for this theme.
Good luck!
Also be sure to check out the news post below this! :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:25pm
Free Metals
Pets
It's June 15, which means you can use this feature to attempt to send metal customs to other users all day.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:36am
Genus and Species Glitches
Pets
Pet could not be found. If you believe this pet exists, please ensure the pet is idle.
Have you ever received this error? If so, you're not alone!
The good news? I can fix this up for you and have created a new stickied thread in Glitches and Issues for precisely this problem:
Pet Status Fix - "Please ensure the pet is idle."
Please read the OP in its entirety before posting, as this thread is geared toward a very specific issue. :3
While I'm here, I also wanted to put in a reminder regarding the Genus & Species Errors thread (and the associated Knowledge Base article, which I'm working on expanding). I've had a recent influx of questions about this, so I wanted to make sure everyone is aware that we can definitely fix your custom Melo that thinks it's a Gael! If you've seen silver pets listed as a site genus, this is the place where that transformation happens as well.
Similarly, I've broadened the Official Site Pet Errors thread to include any and all Aywapedia errors. If you notice a site pet with an image problem, description typo, etc., this is where to go to report it! (But please be sure to read the list of known issues before reporting something we already have on our radar. :3)
Finally, I've also been working on cleaning up the Pet Genus Guidebook. We know that this page is pretty darn long and could stand to be more informative, so we will be working on a redesign to make it more user friendly. This won't come right away, but I did want you to know it's something we plan to improve on!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:56pm
Cart of Geodes Glitch
Site Update
If you were like me and opened your Cart of Geodes today to find one Geode (or no Geodes at all?), rest assured that this is a glitch. Slash is aware of it and is looking into it with one of our programmers.
Our apologies for the inconvenience! ;~;
We will let you know as soon as we have an update!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:00pm
AVERT Donation Certificate
Site Update
You might remember last week I mentioned speaking with someone from AVERT regarding Aywas' HIV/AIDS fundraiser. I am very excited to now be able to share the details of that conversation with you!
After the fundraiser began, AVERT noticed an uptick in support and their Fundraising Officer, Anisa Ahmed, discovered our event and reached out to me directly with a personal thank you. I wanted to pass along part of this email because YOU made this fundraiser a success, and I think it's important you know what a difference your help truly made for one organization, let alone countless others.
Hi Eri,
I've just come across your Cracked Teacup Fundraiser to support HIV and AIDS on Aywas.com. It's really wonderful that you are raising money this way, we've had over $150 in donations over the past week which are all down to your fundraiser, which is an absolutely amazing amount, thank you so much!
The donations that you have raised will help us to run our website, providing information about many aspects of HIV and AIDS to a worldwide audience, help our partner projects in sub-Saharan Africa to provide community based support to those living with HIV and to implement initiatives to prevent new infections, and will ensure that our information and advice service can continue to respond to personal enquiries from people worried about HIV all around the world.
It's great that you've listed AVERT.org as an information resource, I hope that you have found our information useful and that others do too after seeing your link.
We were also given an official certificate of donation, which you can see in full by clicking here!
If you are interested in helping AVERT in the future or want to get involved in their projects, they currently have a campaign going on for David Odali and the Umunthu Foundation here that I encourage you to check out. They are trying to crowdfund for a CD4 count machine to bring HIV treatment to 20,000 people. There are also a lot of great informative resources on the page if you're just looking to read up!
With all of the fundraisers Aywas has done, I think this is the first time I've been personally contacted about our impact from an organization like this, and I hope you are as proud of our community as I am.
Thank you again!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:40am
21+1 Birthday Submissions!
Site Update
In preparation for Mosh's (#211) birthday celebrations later this month (sponsored by a Slashbot), we are inviting you to join in on the decorating!
Submission threads are now open for both pets and clothing!
The theme is a few of Mosh's favorite things, including alcohol/drinks and some specific animals. :3 Check out the threads for more details.
The deadline for both contests is next Friday -- June 20th at 11:59 p.m.
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:22pm