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Happy Halloween Gaia!

Posted on Oct 31st, 2008 by Gaia Team : Gaia Team Gaia Team
Hello Lovelies!

Jessica here.

Oooooh! It's Halloween here on Gaia, a time of pumpkiny goodness, candy, costumes and magic. And, I love that many of us are celebrating. ;)

In honor of Halloween and all that is festive, I would like to introduce the Play Pod, a fantastically fun Group dedicated to celebrating and bringing out the child within. They are having a Halloween blog fiesta thanks to our brilliant Ambassador Mamakat. If you like wonder, parties, joy, tastiness, laughter and celebration, come on by for a visit:)

What's more, today Questions and Reflections is themed for Halloween. Gaia wants to know:

What would it take for someone to be you for Halloween?

A wig? Top hat? Gold overalls? Antennae? Or maybe just a smile and introspective glow? I think it's a very interesting question about what identifies us. For me, they would need to have curly hair, silliness and a habit of hugging almost everyone they meet. What about you?

And, we all know that Halloween is also about knocking on doors for sweets and treats. You may think you're too old, but it's never too late to go trick-or-treating on Gaia ;) Just visit the Grapevines and blogs of all your Gaia friends and trick-or-treat them. You can just type "Trick-or-Treat" in their Grapevine and see what you get back. Or you can give them a treat first.  I am sure we all have  goodies to share. We may not have candy, but we have wise words, imaginations and virtual hugs. Let's see what we can all get in our "bags" by the end of the weekend. What kind of treats do you have for your fellow Gaians?

I love Halloween blogs. Keeping the spirit alive and taking time to have fun, here are just a few of the Halloween parties going on at Gaia. You are all invited :)

This is Hallowe'en - Mamakat
Trick or Treat - Emma
Prayer of Offering - Phoenix
Happy Halloween (hummus recipe!) - Julia
Cute little pumpkins - Jessica (me:)
A happier more hopeful side of Halloween - Sylvia
Frightening Party Invitation - Centria
Halloween Songs and Sounds! - Elisa
Sting + Sleestaks = a drug free trip - MorningStar
Bone Appetit and Humerus - Buddingspritlet
Candles make mommy cool - B.B.
Tell us about yours too!

Now that you're all filled with excitement, I want to share some wonderful news from the dev team about this week's release for Gaia.

New features:
* Earth Cinema Circle videos added to Green page
* Notifications sends full content for messages and comments
* Specific page titles for all pages lacking them
* Improvements to book search. Woohoo!
* Helpful messages for scholarships and captcha (sign-up)

Lots of nice fixes:

* Shortcut to Set Your Icon via sidebar for new users. Yay! Icons are easier to add!
* Width of recent discussions in groups for readability
* When deleting a photo you will remain on the same page
* Gaia Community is now on every blog page title
* Fix problem with lists in blogs
* Will automatically give seeds and presents if you carve pumpkins! (just kidding ;)
* Main support page cleaned up a bit
* Newsletter signup page cleaned up too

Thank you Dev Team rockstars!! They do an amazing job.

So, get out there and have a fun (and safe:) Halloweekend. Don't forget to post your costume photos and blog about your magical experience.

Thank you all for being wonderful.
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buddingspritelet : full throttle
about 5 hours later
buddingspritelet said

giggle, ok, a treasure hunt.  Just in case, here is my direct link http://buddingspritelet.gaia.com/blog/2008/10/bone_appetit_and_humerus

1Vector3 : "Relentless Wisdom"
about 12 hours later
1Vector3 said

Gee you make Halloween sound almost fun !!

Thanks for the creative Trick or Treat idea !!

And thanks especially for the info about the latest features and fixes the Team has made !!!!!!!!!!

Blessings, OM Bastet

Jessica : The Evolutionary Connector - Gaia
2 days later
Jessica said

I hope your Halloween was fun :)

Thanks for the link buddingspritelet.

OM, I hope you had fun Trick-or-Treating!

Centria : Full Moon
3 days later
Centria said

Hi Jessica.  Thanks for plugging all these Halloween blogs!  Sounds like lots of people enjoyed Trick or Treating.  (and some of us enjoyed costuming…..)   Blessings to the whole team!

Mila : adventurer
6 days later
Mila said

Thank you for this delightful and engaging blog, Jessica!

Yes, the dev team rockstars deserve a huge applause! Clappity claps! And a squeezy group hug from all of us!

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