From 1996 until 1999 DreamScape continued to grow.
The Acolytes were now powered avatars and welcomed people but the groups welcomed most new members.
 
- The Golden Knights were a very strong group. They helped in many ways by:
- giving classes in security
- acting as go between in trades
- being present to help prevent theft
- running a shop where the profits went to help new members
- welcoming new members
- helping kids (formed the GK Squires)
- setting up turfs where they could take new members
- these turfs had heads, chests, and paints for new members
- plus, here the Golden Knights could teach new members in privacy
- The other groups were more social and fun groups but helped with many of the same things the GKs did.
- For awhile around 1999 new people came in through the Community Center from a Hatchery instead of the Argo.
- Shatzi, Song, and other members formed the Newbie Welcome Project.
- Many people signed up on a web page to sit at the desk to watch for them.
- When a new member entered the person at the desk was to ESP a Golden Knight to help them.
- If there was no Golden Knight available the person at the desk would help the new person.
- Generally the people in DreamScape helped new people and it gave the feeling of a friendly small community.
- Later the Newbie Welcome Project stopped and Song sat at the desk for most of the day trying to help the new people as they entered.
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