2006/Jan-Jun/List/Featured Announcements

January

 * January 03 - Notice: Removal of Udon Forum
 * January 04 - Housing Item Update - furniture set.
 * January 10 - Gaia Online E-mail Survey - A survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Gaia Online.
 * January 18 - The Trial of Ian EVENT!
 * January 19 - Multiplayer Fishing/Casino Report System
 * January 24 - Donation Items: Angelic Parasol [[File:0106-AngelicParasol.png]] and Sword of Aegis [[File:0106-SwordofAegis.png]]
 * January 30 - January Item Update ^w^ - This date marks the built in feature that would display new Gold Shop items if a Gaian clicked the "New" tab.
 * January 31 - Gaia Gift Credits -- what are they and how do they work?
 * January 31 - Gift Giving / Wrapping is back! - Gift Wrapping system updated.

February

 * February 01 - Manga update: #10: The Trial of Ian - A 3-page manga about Ian being found innocent in trial, but is shot by a Sniper while leaving court.
 * February 02 - Gaiapedia is founded.
 * February 03 - Phone donation error resolved.
 * February 03 - Enchanted Trunk converting into Brown Giftbox - A transfer of items.
 * February 04 - Fishing Store is upgraded! Wish List from the stores!
 * February 04 - [NPC] Name Migration. Official NPC accounts on the site were given a red color, and their names began with [NPC]. Staff went through a list of Users name, and encouraged Gaians who had the title NPC, to alter the accounts name.
 * February 07 - Housing Items Update - Classic Collection.
 * February 07 - Introducing GAIA Channels!
 * February 09 - New Rares, both on the Forums and in Towns!
 * February 10 - Hair Salon glitch and recovery. There was a bug where Vanessa would not change a hair style, but instead, the hair style would be granted to the users inventory.
 * February 11 - Item Update :) - new clothing and unisexing.
 * February 11 - Gaiapedia adopts new wiki logo.
 * February 11 - Certain Gaians have Errors trying to take items out of inventories.
 * February 14 - Manga update: #11: Valentine's Day '06 - A 6-page manga about Sasha visiting a recovering Ian at the hospital; included was Cindy Donovinh trying to figure out who The Sniper was.
 * February 14 - Gaia Event: Valentines 2k6
 * February 14 - Valentine's Festivities 2/14/06 - Valentine's jewelry appeared at Barton Jewelers, and V-Day related emotes were in Gaia Towns.
 * February 14 - Hair Salon Update!!!
 * February 16 - Certain Gaians are unable to sell game items in the Marketplace.
 * February 18 - Gaia becomes 3 Years Old.
 * February 18 - Gaia Event: GAIA Anniversary Ball 2k6 Schedule - Took place in the Gambino Mansion, which at the time was in Durem. At this time an Avatar-swapping glitch occurred.
 * February 23 - Some users' Private Messages are unable to be deleted unless using workaround documented. Item organizer, Item suitcase, Item storage, The Faktori, Robots in Gaia Towns, and Rare Item Boxes and Trunks are affected.
 * February 23 - Donation Items: Chyaku Norisu Scarf [[File:0206-ChyakuNorisuScarf.png]] and G9 Laptop [[File:0206-G9Laptop.png]]
 * February 27 - The Gaiapedia meets 100 article milestone.
 * February 28 / March 1 - Item Dupe Information - Item glitch in which items were doubled. Gaia Online Economy Disabled due to an Item Duplication Glitch.

March

 * March 01 - Item Dupe Information - A resolve of the issue.
 * March 06 - Art Arena is Back!
 * March 06 - New Housing Items Update! - item update with the theme of Medieval and Marine items.
 * March 13 - Gaia Cards released!!!
 * March 14 - Item Update 3/13 - Pajamas (Barton Boutique and H.R. Wesley), Saris' (Gambino Ouffiters), and new hairstyles.
 * March 16 - Admin Dri informs Gaians that Chainletters are spam.
 * March 21 - Bank /Gifting Will Be Down While We Upgrade
 * March 21 - Announcing the New Bank of Gambino! - New Bank modifactions, making trading easier.
 * March 23 - Donation Items: Mochi the Puppy [[File:0306-MochithePuppy.png]] and Demonbow [[File:0306-Demonbow.png]]
 * March 29 - Shopping new store, and rod upgrades! - This marks the addition of Prize & Joy.
 * March 29 - Cindy Donovinh reports to Gaians that there will be a Storyline update on Saturday April 1.

April

 * April 01 - Manga update: #12: Gino vs. Labtech X - A 22-page manga that has Gino Gambino challenging Ian to a duel at Barton Cliffs; LabTechX interfered, causing Johnny K. Gambino to split from Gino.
 * April 04 - Notice: Highest Donator Contests are no longer allowed. - no longer allowed, due to scamming.
 * April 05 - Gaia Towns will be down Thursday, April 06, 2006
 * April 05 - New Housing Update! ^_^ - item update with the first Kitchen items available.
 * April 06 - The New and Improved Towns!
 * April 07 - Gaia Towns is Back! - Nets and Shovels no longer needed to collect items.
 * April 11 - Item Update 4/11 - Item update with the theme of cooking - Oven Mitts (Barton Boutique), Master Chef's Hat (Gambino Hat Rack), Floral Apron (Gambino Outfitters), Checkered Apron (Crate & Apparel), Navy Trimmed Chef's Coat and Professional Grade Bib Apron (H.R. Wesley).
 * April 11 - Donation Feedback Forms between 3/19-3/28. Ling informs Gaians to report if they experienced issues at that time.
 * April 15 - Easter event starts on Sunday at 12am
 * April 16 - Gaia Event: Easter 2K6 commenced and lasted a day and a half. This marks the first appearance of the cyborg Easter Bunny.
 * April 19 - Another small store update :) - Pirate (Gambino Outfitters).
 * April 20 to 21 - PM System: Planned Downtime for Upgrade
 * April 25 - Donation Items: Sun Staff [[File:0406-SunStaff.png]] and G-BOT [[File:0406-G-BOT.png]]
 * April 25 - Admin Dri informs Gaians that Chainletters are spam.
 * April 26 - New Fish Exchange items released! - New fishing items released for the fish exchange.

May

 * May 08 - Housing Item Update! - with the theme of Kitchen and Diner items.
 * May 08 / 10 - Scheduled maintenance tonight & tomorrow (read-only threads) - Attempted Forum migration.
 * May 08 - Donation Problem Resolved (May 4 - 8). Users were not able to receive their thank you letters. The problem was fixed.
 * May 11 - Scheduled maintenance tonight & tomorrow (read-only threads) - Forums Read Only for About an Hour.
 * May 15 - Donation Items: Angelbow [[File:0506-Angelbow.png]] and Chain of Command [[File:0506-ChainOfCommand.png]]
 * May 16 - Scheduled Maintenance - Completed
 * May 17 - Gaiaonline.com Data Move Complete
 * May 22 - New Item Update!!! ^ooo^~ - Dog/Wolf (Barton Boutique), Police (H.R. Wesley), and new hairstyles in the salon.
 * May 23 - Meet us at Fanime 2006! - UPDATED! - Gaia at Fanime 2006.
 * May 30 - Gift Credit Problems - Affecting last 2 weeks. Ling explains what happened to the Gift Credit system, and says to report if there are still issues. Besides that, it has been fixed.

June

 * June 01 - Note about the 403 forbidden error message. Dri explains what the error means, and that it doesn't mean a Gaians Account is banned.
 * June 05 - Homes Update for June! - Housing item update with Physical fitness theme.
 * June 05 / 08 - Avatar System Maintenance
 * June 09 - Marketplace Search changed format
 * June 12 - Towns downtime over weekend
 * June 14 - GAIA AT ANIME EXPO~ @o@!!! - Gaia went to Anime Expo, July 1st - 4th, 2006. During this time, L0cke informed Con-goers a chance to win a customized PC created by him.
 * June 15 - Donation Items: Dark Halo [[File:0606-DarkHalo.png]] and G Blade [[File:0606-GBlade.png]]
 * June 15 / 22 - New Gaia Site Re-design - preview.
 * June 16 / 22 - Gaia Town downtime on Monday- Gaia Towns was upgraded with new features.
 * June 16 - New Profile Testing
 * June 20 - Site Redesign Update! (launch @ 10am PDT / 6pm GMT on 6/20) - Gaia is redesigned with a new layout.
 * June 21 - Starter sets for EVERYONE!! ^__________^ - Starter sets for newbies are released.
 * June 22 - Towns Update is complete
 * June 24 - Site re-design : we're listening - Users had concerns over the site redesign.
 * June 26 - Gaia RSS Feed - Gaia Announcements added.
 * June 30 / July 05 - Gaia at Anime Expo.