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Originally Posted by Poot

I'm not trolling. I'm giving feedback in a feedback site.

A site should not be open to the public and asking for money before it's got a more solid piece to present to what we are....customers. What incentive do I have to purchase an item on this site?

The shops are slow. They take much longer to load than they should.

The avatar system is incomplete and having basic features included in it is sort of...basic. Of the 15 or so avatar communities I've beta'd and been a member of, I can say that this one is the most difficult and unpleasant one I've had to use.

Constructive criticism. I don't know who you hired to design your website (the buttons, color scheme, etc) but fire them. I've seen 12 year olds design it better. Invest in a web designer that actually knows a bit about design and you will be flooded with customers. I've heard from a huge chunk of people on this site that the current design and layout of the site is pretty much the main reason they will no longer be visiting the site.

It just really makes me wonder what work went into the 2+ years this site was in development. I'm perfectly aware of what it takes to plan a project that requires art and coding and release it. I'm not ignorant in that aspect. But I've watched other sites develop and open that have a beautiful design, solid systems, and just overall were more pleasing in user friendliness.

You have a confusing avatar system and no basic features in it. The LEAST you could do was have some sort of guide for new users. I got so frustrated trying to make a base avatar that I nearly quit the site right there.

Not trying to be a dick. If it were my site I'd rather have people tell me how it is so I can fix it rather than be all like, "OH EM GEE UR SITE IS SOOOO GR8!" when it's by far not.

Somehow, however, being honest = trolling to 95% of the internet population.

Not my fight, I really could care less because not only do I not know wtf a troll is in regards to net-lingo, I dont use Gaia online and the like. But there is such a thing as politeness, something that individuals ofton forget to use in regards to the internet. Whether your critiquing a site or not, saying "I've seen twelve year olds design better" is not constructive critisism, its being, as you phraised it, "a dick". I have never used an Avitar site before this one, and I figured out how to use the Avitar design system almost immediately, so if you had trouble with it, that is refered to as User Error. Perhapse other sites have the funds to "invest in a web designer" but not everyone can do that. If you had taken the time to look into the forums, you will (or would have) see (seen) that there is a section called "the Welcome Wagon". Within that, you will find not one, not two, but eight pages of "Help" related threads. How much more "user Friendly" do you want it to be? Not only is it straight forward, it practically spells it out for you. So there is no reason to bash the site or its designers for the fact that there are small (yes, SMALL) issues that you do not like. Those "Kinks" will be worked out over time.
Also, it is possible to explain issues you are having and still be polite.

I appologize if, by chance, I have offended any viewers, or been out of line. However, politeness is a cornerstone of society, on and off the web.