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New items! New items! NEW ITEMS!

Everybody loves new shop items! Check out the super-cute Jenny Set in Gambino Outfitters, the dignified Button Down set in H.R. Wesley, the funky Zebra Set in Crate & Apparel, and some pretty new jewelry in Barton Jewelers. Click here to shop 'til you flop!

Tagging! What the heck is Tagging? It's awesome, that's what it is.

With the new Tagging System, you'll be able to search threads by keywords and find what you're looking for on the forums much more easily!

When you start a new thread, you can select up to five tags. Choose them wisely! Tags can be between 4 and 40 characters long, and can only use letters and numbers (no punctuation, spaces, or special characters; they must also contain at least one letter). For example, if you start a thread about being attacked by a giant sloth, you might add tags like "sloth," "injury," "mammals," "biting" and "clawing." You can also add tags to threads that were made before the tagging system was put up by editing the thread.

The addition of tags gives you a way to search for threads that interest you. It would be great if we could offer a full-text search option for our forums, but there are so many threads and posts that if even one person tried to search the database, the earth would literally burst into flames. Seriously. But, since that's not currently possible, being able to search tags is the next best thing.

To search for tags, click the "Community" link, and then the "Search" link.

The Tagging System also changes the way the "Interests" section of your profile works. Now, when you enter your interests, they'll have to follow the tag guidelines listed above. Remember to write your interests as one-word tags (like "guitars" or "books or "erosion" wink instead of full sentences (like "I am interested in the mating habits of eels" wink . Your old interests have been moved into the "hobbies/interests" section of the new system.

Happy tagging, Gaians!

P.S.- It should go without saying, but it's against the rules to use dirty/offensive/non-PG13 tags in your threads, and will result in a warning. Tag with care!