[Umaeril]

Gotta wonder where 3 halo's came from, if they were the real deal. Billions? I suppose there are billionaires on Gaia. I have a lot of stuff there but I got my 2003 items only because I joined in early 2004 and just essentially bought them quickly by selling their monthly letters. It amazes me that having 3-4 million in gold is not considered rich any more. I think that is a lot of gold actually. One could get some nice things with that. I would not consider that to be poor on Gaia, on the contrary, that is a lot.

I used to be a mod there for 6 years, from 2005 to 2011 but now I have stepped down to forum assistant, being a mod there was taking too much of my time. I understand about Gaia though, it seems such a strange place to me now, after having been there so long. It is so different from when I joined. *sigh*

There is a culture of acquisition on all avatar sites that is pervasive pretty much. I mean the whole point is to put items on one's avatar. We are lucky though that sites like Trisphee and Zan exist with a smaller user base that makes it a more friendly environment so even if one has little one can make up for that by the personal interactions. All that being said, I commend Tris for giving out aurum and achievements, that is really great and helpful. And the events help too.