Questions and assistance

Questions and Assistance (Also known as Q&A or QnA) is the forum for general GAIA Online related questions and assistance. In this review will be a run down of some general details and some information on how to 'Q&A' so to say.

Subforums Tree

 * Bug Reports & Technical Support - Primary subforum for all Bugs and Glitches to be reported in.
 * Avatar System 3.0 Q&F - Avatar System related issues/feedback belong here.
 * Gaia Guides and Resources - A collection of resources and information related to GAIA Online

Q&A General Info
The following is information from Q&A (Guidelines, Tips, Common Information, etc)

Rules and Guidelines

 * The R&G for Q&A can be read by Clicking here.
 * The following lines are some of the more commonly broken rules which users should know.


 * Bumping
 * Threads on the first page do not require bumping, and this forum can move more slowly than others. Please only bump if your question or request for assistance has gone unanswered and fallen off the first page of the forum. Excessive bumps may be deleted.


 * Check existing topics first!
 * Most problems affect more than a single user. Try to look over at least the threads on the first page of the forum to see if someone else is experiencing the same difficulty as you before you create a new topic.


 * If you're trying to help, be helpful!
 * If you're just going to say "I have no idea," or "Don't know! That's weird!", it's better to not post and let someone post who does have an idea or know and recognize the problem. If you have information you think may be of use but you're not certain it's correct, it's also nice to let us know that you're not certain of the information.

Do's and Don'ts

 * Q&A Regulars != 'Authority
 * Take note of the thing i've noticed really is the biggest concern of those trying to help in the forum.
 * You are NOT a staff member, when people post problems such as "My signature got disabled, I don't think it was wrong" ... it is NOT the job of those helping answer in the questions to determine if it was right or wrong, do not post saying "Well maybe if you post/PM it to me I can tell you", we as users in the Q&A are not qualified or authorized to make such decisions.
 * This goes exactly the same in most cases if a user posts their signature and asks if its fine (Minus checking file size and total width/height which any user is easily capable of doing), most of the time signatures need to be officially declared as Good/Bad by a moderator, however sometimes there are just those very easy to decide ones which yes we CAN actually state would be good bad [And for the sake of all, if it really is a ToS violating content they want to put in their sig, make sure to always remind them to remove it from their post :) ]


 * 'Well i don't know...'
 * As stated in the forum rules, and sadly its done so much I feel the need to note it here too, just simply don't do this.
 * The most annoying thing you can do is post and just go "Well I don't know" or "Ummm, maybe its..." and so on. Unless you are atleast 90-95% SURE on your reply being accurate, don't post at all, there is no reason for it, basically if you just post something thats totally off-topic and non-useful, you're liable to eventually get in trouble for it.


 * First to post
 * Honestly... this isn't a race, you won't win a darned thing if you get first post, you won't get recognized any quicker, you will however raise chances of you posting wrong information if you try to rush things : )
 * Q&A is not a race, its not meant to be, if you want to reply to something, make sure you give it effort and make sure you take your time, word it as best as you can and be as accurate as you can, if you do that then you will find all in all you probably just provided the best answer, even if it wasn't the first post.


 * Good Grammar
 * Luckily, this really isn't a huge problem [There are some people sometimes whom come in and try and answer questions for a bit and their grammar is just horrendous o_o], but I of course feel the need to point this out.
 * This really goes for those asking for and giving assistance, as the better the grammar/spelling, the more likely someone is going to be able to more quickly understand your question/reply and such.

Common Questions/Replies

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