Gaia Runway

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Gaia Runway is a Gaia Online feature.

Overview[]

Feature explained[]

The Gaia Runway allows Gaians to enter their avatar in a 'runway' to be voted on. Voters will be rewarded with a sum of currency for every vote. In turn, the top 10 winners will receive a prize for their being most voted on.

Feature timeline[]

2015 Sep 22 - Feature is released
- Sep 22 - Forum: Gaia Runway Bug Report Thread
- Sep 22 - Forum: Gaia Runway Feedback & Suggestions
- Sep 22 - Forum: How To!
- Sep 25 - Testing for additional categories were underway.
- Sep 28 - Weekday / Weekend color themes go into rotation.
- Sep 29 - Forum: Themes Suggestions!
- Oct 02 - Gaia Gold theme category is implemented.
- Oct 07 - Gaia Cash theme category is implemented.

2016 Feb 03 - Prize Breakdown: A visual aid is added to each entry category, displaying the prize distribution. - Included with this update were five more top entry slots.
- Feb 05 - Daily Rewards: If users vote on an entry each day they will receive an incriminate of gold and eventually a free item.
- Mar 10 - Staff notice: A CAPTCHA system is implemented to in an attempt to curb spam voting. The CAPTCHA activates once 21 votes are made.
- Mar 22 - Announcement of new rotating themes.
  - Item requirements have been added to Runway.
- Mar 30 - Rules and Guidelines are announced.
- May 19 - Staff notice: Staff states they have investigated the alleged cheating happening with the voting and have dealt with it.

2017 Jan 18 - Links to forum and feature guidelines added.
2018 Jul 12 - Museum archive pages not properly transitioning to next page.^[1]
- Aug 02 - Runway granting and sorting fixed
- Aug 22 - Pagination fixed.
- Aug 28 - Runway Museum Update (All archives available)
- Aug 30 - Voting update
- Sep 10 - Voting updated, again.
- Sep 11 - Entry fixed
- Sep 11 - Voting fixed
- Sep 30, Oct 01 - Runway Broken, theme re-release planned.
Nov 07 - Gaia Runway Fixed
- Nov 21 - Runway favorites are fixed / Runway voting is fixed
2019 May 23 - Gaia Runway Free Entry Day

2023 Mar 31 - Gaia Runway UI Update

2024 Feb 17 - GCash Prizes Reduced
- Mar 28 - Theme Changes
- Mar 28 - Refunds issued for 26th
- Jul 23 - Runway Update announced
- Aug 01 - Bugs Fixes

Feature Items[]

Gaia Cash
Gaia Gold
Gaia Platinum
Chance Item
[[>Item:Runway Voucher]]

Gaia Achievements[]

Achievement_Name

Feature guides[]

Landing page[]

[Gaia Runway]

Welcome to Gaia Runway! Here is your chance to show the Gaia world you have what it takes to be a famous runway model. Vote below for the runway model that best represents the theme and earn Gold/Platinum! Or enter for a chance at item prizes, Gold/Platinum or even GCash! Check out the forum and make sure the read the feature rules and glossary before getting started.

[Forum] [My Profile] - [Rules] [Glossary]

Vote Now!

Located below the promotional text; displays three categories to [Go Vote!] on.

Gaia Cash themes.
Gaia Gold and Platinum themes.
Free themes have been retired - 2024 August 01.

There is a countdown timer display the hours/minutes left to vote.

Enter & Win!

Located below the voting section this displays the current themes to [Enter] into.

Theme: Displays the title of the theme and its description.
Restrictions: Is meant to inform those that a theme has certain requirements.^[2]
Entry Fee: States the required fee to enter a theme.
Total Prizes: States the total sum of prizes. The [View Breakdown] lists the prizes individually.
Entry Deadline: Displays the month, date, year, and time (PST).

Winners!

Located below the voting section and to the right of the entry section.

Titled theme
Image of entry
Contestant's name
[View More!]
[Past Contests]

Quotes[]

Entering avatar

Not satisfied with your look? Head on over to your wardrobe and get ready. / Otherwise... What are you waiting for!
- [Enter]
- You have been entered. Good Luck!
- You've Already Entered
- You do not have enough gold to enter!

Voting on avatar

Thanks for voting!
- You have been granted # gold!
- You have made: # votes!
- Whoa! Slow down... doing the paperwork!
- Oh Noes, no grant given! Collect all the days to get an item!
- ***ALERT: VOTE NOT COUNTED*** Please enter captcha.
- It is FORBIDDEN!
- Slow down! You are voting too fast!

Other

This Runway is no longer available

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Work In Progress

Site feedback[]

Work In Progress^[3]

Technical issues[]

Site & Forum

When questioned about the 'Restrictions' section not being highlighted. It became apparent that it is a bug.^[4]

References[]

↑ Topic Runway Museum, Repeating? - Posted: WarKurama Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:15 am
↑ Since the UI update (2023 Mar 31) this section has constantly displayed as "None", despite the theme's description stating otherwise.
↑ Topic
↑ Topic ~Runway Questions & Answers~ - Posted: Chocobo Princess Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:00 am Re: Topic Bonaduece Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:56 am

External links[]

Landing page - http://www.gaiaonline.com/runway/

Announcement forum

Topic Gaia Runway! Take the stage with this brand new feature! - Posted: admin Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:04 pm

Feature forum

Forum - https://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/f.1183

Announcement

Topic Big changes are coming to Runway on August 1st! admin Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:45 pm
Topic Notice: Rant/Vent/"Salt" threads are not allowed & be civil admin Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:52 pm
Topic Gaia Runway: Submission Rules and Guidelines [Updated 7/19] The Admin Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:06 am
Topic Gaia Runway: Forum Rules & Guidelines The Admin Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:53 pm

Sticky

Topic Gaia Runway: Theme Suggestions! [Updated: 8/13/22] admin Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:31 pm
Topic Gaia Runway: Theme Credits Ambu Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:06 pm
Topic User-Created Theme Descriptions Explained by Creators Ambu Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:20 pm
Topic Which themes would you like to see repeated? [Updated~!] Hikari_Sango Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:52 pm
Topic Gaia Runway: What Other Achievements Would You Like? Chocobo Princess Wed May 17, 2023 2:01 am
Topic Brief Glossary of Terms Applicable in Runway Contests Chocobo Princess Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:49 am
Topic Gaia Runway: Requesting Community Feedback on Resources Slick Southpaw Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:19 pm

Misc.

Notable threads

Topic Runway Winner Archive - Show off your avatars and good luck! - Posted: Razumi Yazura Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:24 am
Topic Gaia Honorable Mentions 3.0 - Posted: Triana Orpheus Venture Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:00 pm
Topic The Little Happy Thread - Posted: MrTwinklehead Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:30 am
~~Topic The New Salty complaint Thread - Posted: Faustine Liem Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:04 pm~~
- ~~Topic How to win runway - a salty guide - Posted: Cleocatra Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:05 pm~~
- ~~Topic The Salty Spitoon - Aka Another Salt Thread - Posted: Luxuria Devonshire Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:07 pm~~
~~Topic Gaia Confessions: Runway Edition - Posted: khionnaFri May 25, 2018 5:48 pm~~
- Topic Gaia Runway Confessions: The Not-So-Temporary Edition - Posted: BramflanMon Aug 24, 2020 1:16 am
Topic Runway Cutting Room Floor - Show off your rejects! - Posted: unkindled Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:58 am
Topic What's that cosplay!? - A cosplay reveal/discussion thread. - Posted: khionna Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:39 pm
Topic ~Runway Questions & Answers~ - Posted: -Prince Dybbuk- Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:16 am
Topic Runway Chatterbox: for thoughts too fleeting for a thread. - Posted: Bleepitynomnom Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:22 pm

Staff

Notable threads

Topic Gaia Runway Bug Report Thread - Posted: Zero Omega Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:27 pm (Recycle Bin)
Topic Gaia Runway Feedback & Suggestions - Posted: Zero Omega Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:43 pm (Recycle Bin)
Topic Gaia Runway: How To! - Posted: Zero Omega Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:12 pm (Recycle Bin)
~~Topic [ Poll ] Choose Your Theme (Week 2!) - Posted: Prue Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:24 am~~ (Permission Error)
~~Topic Changes to the Runway for the 1st/2nd of the month (Update) - Posted: Ambu Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:22 pm~~ (Permission Error)
Topic Runway Update Feedback Thread - Posted: Lanzer Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:15 am

Notices

Topic Navigation Change Update - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:59 pm
Topic Let it rain...Gold! - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:44 am
Topic Runway Rondomness - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:09 pm
Topic Runway Issue - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:12 pm
Topic Tier Hiccup & Runway Survey! - Posted: Rance Clear Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:08 pm
Topic Runway Runaway Gold! - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:08 am
Topic Find the Staff - Gaia Runway Contest! - Posted: Arlette Mori Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:59 pm
Topic Gaia Runway Survey - Posted: Zero Omega Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:55 pm
Topic Gaia Runway Survey - Posted: Zero Omega Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:27 pm
Topic Runway Voting - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:12 pm
Topic Runway Captcha - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:43 pm
Topic Runway Captcha Update - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:47 pm
Topic Runway Fixes & Updates - Posted: Narumi Misuhara Tue Mar 22, 2016 1:23 pm
Topic Runway Feature Rules - Posted: Jak Bauer Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:20 pm
Topic Runway Update - Posted: Zero Omega Thu May 19, 2016 8:20 pm
Topic Runway Changes - Posted: Zero Omega Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:32 pm
Topic New CAPTCHA installed + bug fixes - Posted: Lanzer Wed May 17, 2017 2:22 pm
Topic Runway Rewards - Posted: lionheart720 Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:22 pm
Topic Today's Runway Contest - Posted: Zero Omega Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:06 pm
Topic Runway granting and sorting fixed - Posted: Lanzer Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:16 pm
Topic Runway voting working again - Posted: Lanzer Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:09 pm
Topic Runway Museum Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:37 pm
Topic Runway Museum Update - Posted: Lanzer Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:57 pm
Topic Gaia Runway Updates - Posted: Lanzer Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:12 pm
Topic Another Runway Update - Posted: Lanzer Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:26 pm
Topic Gaia Runway Enter Contest Bug Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:31 pm
Topic Runway Voting Now Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:39 pm
Topic Runway Broken Today - Posted: Lanzer Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:58 pm
Topic Gaia Runway Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:21 am
Topic Topic voting (likes/dislike), and Runway favorites are fixed - Posted: Lanzer Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:09 am
Topic Runway voting is fixed - Posted: Lanzer Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:09 pm
Topic New Weekly Poll and more! - Posted: it amy Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:30 pm
Topic Gaia Runway Free Entry Day - Posted: Lanzer Thu May 23, 2019 8:15 pm
Topic Event and Runway bug fix - Posted: Lanzer Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:43 am
Topic Runway GC Entry Fees Fixed - Posted: Yuroppa Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:47 pm
Topic Runway Entry Bug Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:20 pm
Topic Gaia Runway submission fixed again - Posted: Lanzer Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:15 am
Topic Runway voting issue fixed - Posted: Lanzer Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:30 pm
Topic Arena and Runway Rule Changes - Posted: Jak Bauer Tue May 04, 2021 7:03 pm
Topic Runway prizes granted - Posted: Lanzer Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:48 pm
Topic Runway Update is Here! - Posted: Lanzer Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:19 am
Topic Runway update and bug fixes - Posted: Lanzer Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:52 pm
Topic Runway Enter from Outfit Avatar - Posted: Lanzer Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:42 pm
Topic Runway & Marketplace Fix - Posted: Lanzer Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:08 pm
Topic Runway DailyReward Fix and Double Reward Bonus - Posted: Lanzer Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:36 pm
Topic Runway voting avatar size select - Posted: Lanzer Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:07 pm
Topic Runway update - Posted: Lanzer Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:40 pm
Topic Runway GCash Cancellation Refund - Posted: Lanzer Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:07 pm
Topic 12 Days of Christmas Granting Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:56 pm
Topic Runway GCash Prizes Reduced - Posted: admin Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:47 pm
Topic Runway Theme Changes for March 28th Contests - Posted: admin Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:58 pm
Topic Refunds issued to those who entered Runway on March 26th - Posted: admin Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:08 am
Topic Runway Changes Coming Soon! - Posted: admin Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:25 pm
Topic Runway Bugs Fixed - Posted: Lanzer Thu Aug 01, 2024 11:08 am
Topic Runway winner plat granted - Posted: Lanzer Fri Aug 02, 2024 8:19 pm

Navigation[]

[1] Topic Runway Museum, Repeating? - Posted: WarKurama Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:15 am

[2] Since the UI update (2023 Mar 31) this section has constantly displayed as "None", despite the theme's description stating otherwise.

[3] Topic

[4] Topic ~Runway Questions & Answers~ - Posted: Chocobo Princess Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:00 am Re: Topic Bonaduece Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:56 am

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