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Site Update
Hi folks, these Amazon gift codes were never claimed from our Easter Event.
First come first serve.
All claimed, congrats to those who got them :)
You'll have to register it to your Amazon account to claim it.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:04pm
Art Gallery
Contests
Art Gallery
Here are this week's Art Gallery winners:
Their prize:
Next week's: September 11th - 18th: Black and White Traditional Ink Pictures
Story Game
Winner: too #22691
Prize: Lightning Bolt Sword
Story game updates! We just wanted to let you guys know what we're looking for in the game. Your entries should:
- Have generally good/grammar punctuation
- Make sense in context
- Be interesting
- Further the plot!
By the third or fourth post, we should be moving towards a climax, and the story should work it's way towards a conclusion by the sixth or seventh so that we can bring in new stories. =] Thanks guys, we look forward to seeing those entries--get writing!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:39pm
Remembrance
Site Update
Let's have a moment of silence for those who were lost ten years ago, and for how our world has changed.
I hope all of you remain safe today.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:16am
Celestial Day
Site Update
Celestial Day
Brought to you by DragonLily (#49)
September 10th is Celestial Day! Lots of heaven related items and pets have been released, and there are plenty of customs to win! The maker of this event wants it to be entirely in BP, so everything is available for BP only!
The Seasonal Shop is stocking some very fun celestial items.
Here are some highlights:
Some Special Edition Gourmet Cooking Items used to make two awesome new Gourmet recipes. You may want to stock up on these ingredients so you can make the Gourmet foods in the future!
The Gourmet foods are below:
Some super awesome new weapons with a celestial touch... none of us know how Battledome will be, so if you might be interested in it, consider it as a possible investment!
A little gift box that gives you three random items from Celestial Day (not including the items over 500k), and a bottle that turns your active pet into a random Celestial Day pet!
A cool Talisman that will summon you five Engagement Rings!
There are lots of cool pets out, all in the Seasonal Shop. Grab one directly, or take a chance for the (slightly cheaper, by average) Angel Dust item.
Now here's the fun part... customs!!
Any colorations made by our site artists that weren't selected by the event holder were filtered into some various custom contests. Feel free to take a shot at any of them.
Create a Character/Personality for the Custom and Win!
Nominate Your Aywas Angel To Win Customs!
Bid Heart Pies on the Pack Of Customs!
BP Auctions!
Click on the pet's image to be taken to its auction.
Last, 25 customs will be placed in the Adoption Center throughout the day. Keep your eyes peeled and you might find one to adopt!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:14am
Raffle #23 has ended
Items
Congratulations
Bottled Starlight
Randomfrog (#18973) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Bottled Starlight!
Randomfrog (#18973) brought 1 tickets, spending 1 Bottled Elemental Storm!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Sep 9, 2011 2:05am
Raffle Crystal and Trivia
Contests
Raffle Crystal Winner
This week's raffle crystal winner is:
Dalavestra #26435
Who had 3 crystals out of 24,268 total, and won a Breeding Coin.
Next week's prize: 5 randomly designed customs made by the coloration team of Common species of your choice
Trivia
The Trivia has been updated.
The regeneration period for the Evil Breeding Pendant has been changed. It now regenerates every three months. The reason for this change is that virtually every breeding made by this coin requires the Breeding Coin team, so it makes sense that it should have the same regeneration period as other BC team coins (BC, Holiday BC).
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Sep 7, 2011 2:15pm
Streaming Item Artist
Random Silliness
One of our item artists is streaming live, in case you want to watch.
Some of her work here on Aywas!
Go watch items be drawn!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Tue Sep 6, 2011 12:19pm
Concerns and Community
Site Update
If you like the idea of the reputation feature suggested in the comments, why not share some thoughts on it on this thread?
Hello folks, I'd like to talk about something that concerns me. There have been quite a lot of people who have mentioned the Aywas community has not felt the same and has seemed, almost... colder and ruder.
In the beginning, we all knew each other from a small handful of common sites. We recently passed 30,000 users - so we've grown a whole bunch from the original beta testers, and people from all kinds of sites have joined and made Aywas their home.
With more people, the original family feel gets diluted. I suppose that happens when you have so many people coming in. We can, however, all work together on that.
First thing is, for those of you coming from more aggressively moderated sites, you may not know that the moderators are all really, really nice people. If someone rubs you the wrong way or behaves disrespectfully to you, our staff is always here to help. We've seen a large number of these sort of reports lately and we encourage you to keep reporting. We want to help!
Second thing is, we have always required that members be mature and respectful - it's a staple of our TOS . It's kind of awkward phrasing, but I think it's still a decent description - to show respect to other members, the staff that works hard to entertain you, and the site as a whole.
This seems to be slipping. More and more, there are people who are not acting mature and/or respectful. We've seen a larger increase of individuals who express damaging and hurtful comments in public places, on and off site. This also contributes to an overall feeling of coldness and breeds pain and anger, because whether it's here or not, it still affects all of the community in the way that it infects. We encourage thoughtful feedback, but we don't tolerate bashing and mindless insults, whether here or elsewhere. That hurts our community feel, and does not represent a mature and respectful attitude.
While we want to welcome everyone, maturity and respect is necessary to keep our community thriving, and keep that family feel we all yearn for. The best way to ensure this is to report inappropriate behavior and contribute ideas, not venom and hatred.
That said, please remember that Aywas is a private website. It's one of the things that sets us apart from other ones - our ability to filter registrations. That doesn't end at the sign up page, though. We want a community full of awesome people who have fun together and are, of course, mature and respectful. Please remember to be mindful of how you treat others, the staff, and the site - everywhere. Our community does not welcome hurtful attitudes, and we as staff will step up and do our best in preserving the purpose of our filter.
Your reports are the most helpful in aiding us there - whether it's someone speaking in chatspeak or someone who acts disrespectfully toward you, site, or staff, your reports can make or break our efforts.
I think our community needs healing, but I know we can do it. :) Thanks to all for reading. Now let's do our best!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:33pm
Snake Solis
Pets
It's the 5th anniversary of Steve Irwin's death. It's strange how it's already been five years since he died... I still watch his show on Animal Planet, and he had always shown reptiles in a positive light, something we still need more of in the media.
In his memory I released some more snake-related Solis into Explore:
Did Steve Irwin inspire you?
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun Sep 4, 2011 10:57pm
Art Gallery
Contests
Art Gallery
Here are this week's Art Gallery winners:
The winners won:
Next week's theme is: Comics (one page)! Why not try entering?
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun Sep 4, 2011 6:01pm