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Since there's some confusion: The sphinx rule tightening actually isn't a very big change.
Pets with dresses and hair are still fine.
Sphinxes with a human face shape but animal ears and a more cat- or animal-like nose are still fine.
You just can't have a 100% human head pasted on an animal body anymore. Most sphinx designs weren't that extreme anyway, but a few of them were pushing it too far and the rules had to be tightened up. This rule won't actually effect that many pets, and those that it will effect will likely be easily edited to fit within the limit (turn human noses into cat noses, etc).
Also, bare human breasts are still not allowed, as anything that would require an [M] in a topic cannot be on a pet. That part of the news post was not well worded, and unfortunately resulted in some confusion. I'd like to set that straight here.
I'm compiling a more thorough followup post that will explain things in more detail and hopefully alleviate most of your fears. To reiterate: This is not a very big change and won't effect that many pets and sphinx-like pets will still be possible--they just won't be as extreme.
Posted by null
(#543) on Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:03am
A New Raffle has Started!
Items
A new raffle has begun
Ice Sleeves
Ticket Price: 1
Max Tickets: 1
Click here to join the raffle!
Ticket prices are in Blank Eggs. Max 1 entry per account!
The prize?
A custom Welly!
This raffle will be drawn after 11:59 pm, so you have just about 24 hours to enter.
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:03am
Custom Rules Update
Rules
Hello everyone!
I'm here to tell you about a change in custom rules. And now before you raise your pitchforks, please read and hear us out.
Aywas is a pet site primarily dealing with non-human species and while we do have human avatars, we have never wanted to merge the two aspects into one. There was an exception to our "no human features" rule which was a small section that allowed "sphynx" type edits. A.k.a the Egyptian statues with the human-like face on the cat body.
In hindsight we probably should not have allowed that but as what happens on growing sites, it was allowed and originally only a few were made. But as the site grew the "sphynx" type edits grew in popularity and whenever something like that happens, people do tend to push every boundary they can and try to see what they can wiggle around with. It has become an issue that we need to address.
And you probably know what I'm leading up to, with that long introduction.
We are changing what we allow on customs on Aywas in regards to humanoid features.
For each feature we consider "human", I'll explain whether we allow it, disallow it, or will allow it in isolation.
Disallowed completely:
Human Noses
Human Ears
Allowed completely:
Eye edits
Eyebrows
Hair edits
Accessories (hats, scarves, etc.)
Allowed in isolation:
Breast edits
Abdominal muscle (abs) edits
Butt Cheek edits
Human Mouth (with lips, etc)
Human shaped head
Human-like arms and legs
Human hands
Human feet
Elf ears
Extreme clothing edits (such as pants and a shirt or a dress).
Allowed in isolation means your design or custom can only have one of those features in that list, and no more than one.
So what about those sphinx designs you have in your pocket and haven't created yet?
We want to give you a chance to submit them before the rules take full effect.
Here's how it'll work:
You have 24 hours from the time stamp on this news post to finish submitting your sphinx customs. Assuming they do not break any of the custom rules or crystal/orb/token/etc. rules that existed before this news post, they will be accepted.
All customs that are submitted after the 24 hours and break any of the above new humanoid rules will be rejected from the queue. The rules will be in full effect at that point.
Thank you for your understanding!
EDIT: We overlooked the recent USD artist event commissions. Sorry about that! We're going to still honor those commissions so long as you have them submitted by May 14th (2 weeks after the date all transactions must be fulfilled by). You'll need to PM Skitty with proof of the transaction and negotiation, which, by the rules, was logged in the thread in the forum. So just PM her the link to the thread along with the image of the design you're submitting and make sure you submit it before May 14th!
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:56pm
April Lunaris!
Pets
The Sweet Pea Lunaris has arrived to greet those with April birthdays...
...and to kick off our new birthday Lunaris series theme--flowers! :3
Note: If you already had a birthday this month, you can contact Visark (#185) for your pet/Lunaris exchange!
Hope you guys enjoy seeing how your monthly flower is represented this year in both Lunaris and potion form!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:37pm
Eggs!
Site Update
The old Question Egg now works!
It will change your active pet into a random Legendary Rare coloration. :3
Also, remember that the Easter dyes, pets, etc. will be available for a little over 24 hours (through April 13th at 11:59 p.m.)!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:11pm
Updates!
Site Update
Just a quick update to let you know that basic HTML should now be working for Item Gallery descriptions.
I also wanted to remind you that the Nova custom items moved to the GP Shop and BP Shop and will remain there through May 31st. On June 1st, they will cycle back into the Premium Outlet. I'll remind you before they're about to move shops again!
Hope you guys are liking these!
Coincidentally, both the Item Gallery and these custom items arose from your suggestions, so keep 'em comin'!
I always peruse that forum when making programming assignments, so if you have an idea you want me to see, make sure you create a thread there. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:58pm
Monthly Custom Winners!
Contests
It's time to reveal the winners for April Monthly Customs: Gardens!
1................................................2................................................3
Skids (#359) | 87 votes..........Britt (#38707) | 102 votes..........Ven (#9284) | 130 votes
4................................................5................................................6
Tyrhaeart (#47168) | 97 votes..........shiya [Tnetennba] (#32813) | 152 votes..........Suea Peek (#10714) | 411 votes
7................................................8................................................9
Superpanda8 (#47856) | 126 votes..........Penguin Overlord (#39777) | 78 votes..........ansley! (#46699) | 158 votes
Congratulations to our winners!
I will be sending out your new customs momentarily. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:15pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Anne (#391)
Who had 8 crystals out of 17,512 total and won this custom Welly!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Custom Crystal Grab Bag!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
When was Desu (#334) added to the site SCC artist listings?
January 2013
Which of the following items give the most energy points to your pet?
Pink marshmallow bunny
In March 2011, how many raffle tickets did Jos (#469) have when they won the raffle prize of $25 Amazon gift card?
61 tickets
When was the trivia game introduced?
May 2011
What item replaced Flux vouchers as a custom making item?
Platinum claw
Which admin do you contact to receive payment if you designed a monthly pet?
Visark
How many items are in the Sakura Wardrobe?
10
How much BP must be deposited with an egg at the Easter Egg Field?
1,000
Which artist was scheduled for 2:00pm for the Artist Event on March 31st?
Airr
How many winners were there of the animated pet raffle (Raffle #49)?
Three
Good luck!
Monthly custom winners and a few other announcements coming up shortly. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:52pm
TOS Clarification
Rules
This is an important announcement about a site rule clarification.
Linking to fundraising sites, donation sites, Paypal, etc. and/or otherwise asking or implying a request for monetary donations is not allowed on Aywas, as part of our Terms of Service. We've noticed a number of these types of threads pop up recently.
In addition, offering things in exchange for "donations" is not allowed. If you are in a bind and in need of USD, we advise making a sales thread to sell your art for RL$* and follow Aywas sales rules (See: Sales and Breeding Rules in the TOS). Offering pet PSD colorings or other Aywas items for RL$ "donations" is technically selling those items for RL$ which is against the TOS (See: Sales and Breeding Rules and USD Sales and Cross-Site Trading in the TOS).
No fundraising in RL$ is allowed, unless it is on behalf of an official 501 (c)(3) charity where the money goes directly to the organization, or with prior arrangement with the Aywas site owner and Aywas administration.
If you have a post/thread that breaks these rules, we expect you to remove the links and rephrase the post (if need be), or remove the entire post immediately following this news post.
All of the above is covered in the Site Rules section of the TOS:
"- not solicit any asset - whether points, pets, items - from any user without offering proper pay (begging)"
We felt the need to clarify that the above TOS rule does not only apply to site assets, and does in fact also apply to IRL assets also.
* Note: RL$ = Real Life Currencies or anything that can be exchanged for Real Life Currencies such as gift cards, etc.
Thank you for your cooperation!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:37pm
Sacrificial Volcano forum game
New Game
How lucky do you feel? Care to play the Sacrificial Volcano game?
You can post until 7:30, in which the volcano will make its choices!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Apr 8, 2013 6:51pm