Matrinka wrote:
Something just still irks me about the decree about outside programs helping with the plot. While I do understand that Neopets is being run how TNT see best, and ultimately, I have no power over the rules... I just want to know why the calculator was deemed "bad" but the star mapper is A-OK. I can speculate that it has to do with one being a logic problem and the other a spacial problem... but it just doesn't feel right. They accomplish the same thing, generally. I wish that they would tell us the difference in the two situations rather than restate the rules.
The thing to remember is this: This is the first major plot since Adam and Donna haven't been here.
Goodbye good-ole-days and Hello Corporately-Owned Neopets. While things like the star-mapper were fine with Neopets before, perhaps the new owners don't like them for some odd reason. Why? I don't know. Supposedly "for your own good." Personally I find it ridiculous, but if they want to run their business in a way that users don't like, that's their perogative. Hopefully, that message in the Neopian Times does not mean PPT is no longer allowed. PPT is actually one of the main reasons I play. I enjoy the interaction with other users and I'm smart enough not to give my information to people on the Neoboards or PPT Forum.
Users are not happy with this decision of Neopets, as far as I can tell. So this doesn't even make sense business-wise. What are you thinking, Viacom?
Anyway. I've heard a lot about "double-standard" and all that. I was just saying that this is not the same Neopets anymore. The New Member owners have taken the perogative to create a policy that was not there before. So, to be fair, it is not double-standard, just a stupid business move.