I have now upgraded from poll whore to item whore. My job is to make money to hoard items.
Now, I will reveal the Official Gaia chart of levels! (Trademark)
I will start from the bottom level and go straight to the top.
As with any message board and online thing the first level is:
Level 1:N00b. You are new to the place. Try to read the rules before posting anything, otherwise flames will be set across your feet. Flame pants and shirts are stereotypically worn by your kind.
Level 2: Lacky. Ok, so you got your foot in the door. You aren't quite experienced, but you have decided not to be a n00b anymore. An oldbie or an elite is obviously training you in the way of a Gaian.
Level 3: Poll Whore. So, you're no longer someone's b***h, now are you? You can now make it on your own (Just Like Mary Taylor Moore!). Sorry, bad joke....anyway, you lurk the polls and repeatedly post in them to make gold. You thrive for gold at this point.
Level 4: Item whore. You're like a shopper on steroids, you now go around with your new aqcuired gold and spend it collecting sets of clothes and rare items. It's also common for you to spend excessive amounts of time lurking in the markplace for rare deals.
Level 5: Peddler/Publicity whore. Once you aqcuired your perfect sets of clothing for your avatar, you now sell off all the crap you don't need to sustain your needs. You make tons of friends in the process. Also, it's not uncommon to have your own store or have some type of raffle in the chatterbox at this time.
Level 6: Publicity Whore Extranordinare! This is the mid-range area on the Gaian chart. By now, you have aqcuired many friends. But, what happens with all that gold you made selling unwanted items? You give it away to your fans and potential fans! This will boost your rank in no time flat. You know the tricks of the trade to be a Publicity Whore, so use them to your advantage. Try to avoid such ploys as "Attention Whore" and "Troll" as they are about as common on this level as in the 'n00b' and 'poll whore' stage.
Level 7: Elite or 1337. You in a sense have been here before and seen many things as a Gaian. Obviously, you have one kickass and very expensive avatar. You tend to hate annoying n00bs, as they're pretty much the same as really loud children are to old people. You begin to hate change in the Gaian community and try to colaberate against the annoying n00bs.
Level 8: Oldbie. The EXACT opposite of a newbie. You have seen entire forum changes because of the length of time you spent as a Gaian. You don't seem to care for newbies....but you don't like the annoying ones or change very well. Your avatar consists of VERY RARE items that are worth probably 300K or more. You always have threads that start with the words, 'Back in the day on Gaia...." or "I wish Gaia was what it used to be." Oldbies have benefits such as either "Respect from entires levels or groups of people", "modding", "the first ones to test out new beta addons" (I know of that one to be actually true) or just plain " power of influence."
Level 9: Ancient. The LAST level of the Gaian system. You obviously have no life or just plenty of time on hand to still be on the forums. People ask you for money or items expecting you to give. Of course, that happens at any level, but for the most part, they know of YOUR influence. You obviously are on the deity level....close to a mod or even Lanzer himself. You should be proud of your level, and you should use your powers as you should see fit.
As of that...I leave you all farewell....Until next time!