Beware of Imitators

I had the pleasure of experiencing first hand a user doing something nefarious and silly a few days ago and wanted to post this as a warning of sorts.

The situation: I got a PM from someone saying,

"Hi it's me _______!! I got hacked!!!"

They were claiming to be someone I knew pretty well who has not been on Gaia for quite some time. Ooh cool, I thought, and hit reply. I was about to send my message back to them when something niggling at my brain thought, check out his posts.

And so I did. I found that the person was totally an imitator, and not my friend at all. He had been trying to imitate several Gaians in a matter of 20 posts.

My question is why would you want to do something so silly? To get random donations I suppose but it seems so lowly and pathetic. And then what happens when the person they were trying to imitate comes back to Gaia and the truth is revealed? Oopsie didn't think of that, eh?

Such idiocy deserved to be mentioned here on GaiaonBlog. :3

So the warning part of this post: don't fall for things like this, check out a person's posts, ask for some kind of proof, etc. before blindly thinking that they are who they say they are. Be safe, Gaia harbors some crazy folk!

Ohohohoho!

The GCD has aquired it's queen...whether they wanted to or not.

Chax is an "oldbie" or member of the elite group of people who joined in 2003 (when GaiaOnline was conceived) and HRH will surely not let you forget this. Some people bow and accept...um...her...leadership while others find themselves infuriated by her holier-than-thou ways.

I'm sure I myself will always find myself a peasant in the Queen's eyes, being a 2006 "n00b" and all, but I find myself strangely fascinated by this pretty much successful attempt to become one of the most popular gaians. Be it positive or negative attention.

Today she created a thread to show off her new found fame on Wikipedia. You can find the entry here.

Man-Queen of GCD, user Chax on Gaia Online. Pure royalty and ruler of all GCD peasants. Her "Ohohoho!" can be often heard miles away. I advise you ignore her complete and utter bullshit, as it is merely a joke that s/he refuses to admit to.

It seems the Wiki entry is constantly changing. Here's what it is today (16th):

GaiaOnline's most annoying user. Calls him/herself "queen" of GCD. Everyone who's heard of Chax either loves or hates her/him. I suggest you ignore Chax's comments, as they are full of crap in a game that seems to have been taken too far.

You will most often find Chax on the second post of a new thread. I haven't personally seen HRH post anywhere lower than that. Not that the posts usually have a whole lot to do with the discussion. It's typically an "Ohohoho" here and a "behead the peasants" there.

I'm glad we have people like Chax around. It sure keeps things lively and entertaining at the very least. Is this the beginning of a rise in Gaia gimmicks? We shall soon see, I'm sure. It only takes a moment for a fad to catch on like wildfire at Gaia.