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Annually on the 1 April, [[Neopets]] takes part in '''April Fools' day''', [[Wikipedia:April Fools' Day|a traditional date]] to play practical jokes or hoaxes. In the [[wikipedia:UK|UK]] where the site was founded, April Fools' pranks last only until midday, this was the case on Neopets until 2010.


On '''April Fool's Day''', it's common practice for people to play practical jokes on people, and on [[Neopets]] this is no different. Below are pranks played on users by [[The Neopets Team]].
==Neopets hoaxes==
===2001===
[[Image:April fools 2001.gif|frame|right|The replacement [[Kiko]], the ''Kreela''.]]
In 2001, [[The Neopets Team]] announced all the then-available [[Neopet]]s would be [http://www.neopets.com/makeover.phtml redesigned]. The newly made-over Neopets would later be described as "repulsive new creations".  


==2001==
===2002===
===Neopets===
The Neopets Team announced that the [[Pant Devil]] had [http://www.neopets.com/newfeatures.phtml?arr=2002-04-01 stolen] all the items in the [[inventory]] and [[safety deposit box]] of a "select few" users. In reality, this affected everyone for the duration of the prank. The items were returned at midday [[NST]].
"Neopet Makeovers" gave Neopets new names and different looks.


http://www.neopets.com/makeover.phtml
===2003===
[[Image:April fools 2003.gif|frame|left|Nick Neopia, the guide to the Neopetz world.]]
The website's front page was [http://www.neopets.com/index_fake.phtml rebranded "Neopetz"], an "eXtreme" and "radical" redesign. It included announcing [[Neopoints]] would be abolished and all [[item]]s would be free, and introduced Nick Neopia, a new guide to the Neopets world.


==2002==
===2004===
===Neopets===
A "[[Quiguki]] Armageddon" [[Neopets Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]] expansion set was announced, to be set on a new world called "Quigara". The Quiguki's were [[Quiggle]] versions of [[Usuki]]s. After midday, anyone visiting the New Features page received a ''Quiguki April Fools'' avatar - which has been made available after midday on every 1 April since.  
Every user's [[Safety Deposit Box]] and [[Inventory]] were emptied, the [[Pant Devil]] having stolen them. While according to the [http://www.neopets.com/newfeatures.phtml?arr=2002-04-01 New Features page] this happened to only a "select few", it affected everyone. The items were returned after midday [[NST]].


==2003==
The website was updated with previews of some of the cards, Quiguki-themed buddy icons, a how-to-draw page, and a [[Neopedia]] entry. However, unlike in previous years, this content was removed when the prank was over.  
===Neopets===
Neopets becomes "Neopetz", a "cooler" website! Now it looks better and no more neopoints, making everything free, including the extremely expensive items found in the Hidden Tower. The character [[Nick Neopia]] was introduced as a guide to the site.  


http://www.neopets.com/index_fake.phtml
===2005===
[http://www.neopets.com/possiblepets.phtml Fifty new pets] were drawn, and the Neopets staff claimed they were releasing all of them. They removed the designs later that day, but then replaced them to allow them to be seen on 18 April. Following favourable response to several of the designs, TNT started [http://www.neopets.com/comps/choose.phtml a poll] on 26 April to determine which April Fools Neopet to release as a real Neopet. The winner was the Llamameeah, which would be released under the name [[Gnorbu]].


==2004==
Nine other designs were released as [[Petpet]]s:
===Neopets===
{|
A "Quiguki" expansion set was to be released based on an imaginary new world called "Quigara".
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*[[Calabat]]
*[[Carmariller]]
*[[Duocorn]]
*[[Gwalla]]
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*[[Petoot]]
*[[Slymook]]
*[[Soreen]]
*[[Urchull]]
|}


===PinkPT===
===2006===
''...to be added...''
{|align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/neocharge/aishacollector.gif
|}


==2005==
In 2006, The Neopets Team implemented a system called "[http://www.neopets.com/neocharge/ NeoCharge]", a taxation system meant to combat increasing server load and Neopoint inflation. For every page a player visited, they were charged between three and 75 NP, recorded in a floating NeoCharge bill window: the idea being, this would ensure players only loaded the pages they had to. The accompanying help pages to this feature explained that this sum was required to be paid off once a week, or when it reached 50,000 NP, whichever came first. Failure to meet these debts would lead to a member of support staff covering the value of the debt by seizing items, removing or unpainting Neopets, restricting site access or increasing the number of adverts the player sees.  
===Neopets===
Fifty new pets were drawn, and the Neopets staff claimed they were releasing all of them.


http://www.neopets.com/possiblepets.phtml
===2007===
The [[Battledome]] and related areas - the Battledome [[Neoboard]] and weaponry [[shop]]s - were closed down. Those who visited the closed locations received a message explaining that they were compelled to close down the Battledome "due to circumstances beyond [their] control". The message promised replacement activities by October.


Following the response in favour of several of the Neopet designs, some of them were introduced as [[Petpet]]s (such as with the Soreen) and some as Neopets (such as the Lamameeah, which became the [[Gnorbu]]). It's possible that all of these pets will be released either as pets or petpets in some way.
<blockquote>'''The Battledome Is Closed'''
 
===PinkPT===
''...to be added...''
 
==2006==
===Neopets===
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{|align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/neocharge/aishacollector.gif
|http://images.neopets.com/pets/sad/grarrl_mutant_baby.gif
|}
|}
Neopets implemented a system called "NeoCharge" on March 31, 2006 and took it down two days later. Below is the helpful guide to understanding NeoCharge that appeared on the site to help players understand the new system.  
''Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've had to permanently shut down the Battledome and its associated activities. Obviously, this is not something we wanted to do, and as much as we'd like to fully explain, we aren't allowed to comment at this time. We'll just leave it at that for now.<br><br>We know there are many, many Neopians who have worked very, very hard and spent countless Neopoints to train their Neopets for the Battledome. We would like to thank you for participating in past wars and events, and for keeping Neopia safe via Defenders of Neopia. Please know that we haven't forgotten you. We are currently working on new activities that will put these stats to use. Your efforts will NOT be wasted.<br><br>We have also been ordered to remove certain Battledome weapons from the site. We realise there are many Neopoints invested there, as well, so instead of simply deleting them from everyone's account, we're putting together a Battledome weapon exchange program. We're still working out the details, but we hope to allow everyone to trade in their weapons for another item of equal or lesser rarity. We will have this ready by Wednesday to comply with the agreement.<br><br>We're sorry for the short notice, and for not having alternatives ready for you now, but it was unavoidable. We're working as fast as we can and we think the new stuff will be quite cool. We hope to have everything else up by mid October!<br><br>- The Neopets Team''</blockquote>


===2008===
April Fools' on 2008 saw the introduction of a beta trial of a "NeoBuddies" system. A select number of users - in reality everyone - were chosen to trail the system, where a Neopian character would be paired with the player to offer advice while playing the site. A pop-up appeared on screen inviting the user to fill in a personality test in order to chose an appropriate buddy - every page would bug the player to fill out this questionnaire until it was done.


'''''What is NeoCharge™?'''''
Despite the answers they gave, the player would be assigned [[Bug Eye McGee]] or [[Sir Fufon Lui]], who would regularly pop up to dispense some unsolicited advice. During the course of the day, the buddy got more and more irate at the player.


The NeoCharge system is basically a new way of addressing two important problems that have been impacting Neopets and its users.  
===2009===
[[Image:Plant2.jpg|frame|right|One of the example plants from Plantopia.]]


Firstly, many of you may have noticed the influx of new users to Neopets. This is good! We're happy to have the opportunity to entertain so many people around the world! However, while we have over 200+ servers to handle this load, it seems that's just not enough for the millions of visitors we have every day, and we aren't able to upgrade fast enough to keep up! The NeoCharge system helps make sure that users only load the pages they need to, and don't constantly refresh over and over, using up valuable resources. This should make the site run more smoothly for everyone!
2009 saw two April Fools' pranks. TNT announced that it was to get rid of all 54 of the Neopets and [http://www.neopets.com/neoplants.phtml replace them with plants].  


Secondly, with inflation climbing higher every day, we needed to find a way of stabilizing the economy. Before the NeoCharge system, Neopoints entered the Neopian economy at a rate that was approximately 400% greater than the rate at which they left the economy! Any economist will tell you that's not a very good thing. Not only does it greatly unbalance the economy, it causes mass inflation and severely rising prices (among other things). With the NeoCharge system, we can steadily remove Neopoints from the economy at a rate roughly equivalent to the rate of Neopoints entering. This means less inflation, lower prices, and a happier Neopets experience for everyone!  
<blockquote>
''Plantopia is coming! No more spoiled Neopets to deal with? That's right! Neopets is blossoming in a new direction: Neoplants. They're fun and easy to play with - just add water and sunlight!''


So there you have it - the two major reasons behind NeoCharge. And we're not done with it! We will constantly review the system to make sure it's doing its job. We don't want to take more Neopoints out of the economy than we have to, and we definitely don't want larger, more costly areas of the site to be restricted to only the wealthiest Neopians, so please bear with us while we adjust the numbers early on and into the future.
<br>''Can't get enough of Neoplants? Don't worry, there's more in store. Here are some of the new games that will be coming soon (all parodies of existing games):


Thank you for reading, and as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for playing Neopets!
* ''[[Meerca Chase|Magnolia Chase]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Marblemen|Attack of the Aphids]]''
* ''[[Snowmuncher|Soilmuncher]]''
* ''[[Kass Basher|Grass Basher]]''
* ''[[The Stock Market|The Stalk Market]]''
* ''and much much more...''</blockquote>


- The Neopets Team
As part of the prank, every user was forced to use the green [[site theme]], the Explore page announced the addition of ''Plantopia'', and a ''Neoplants'' board was added to the NeoBoards list.  There was also a new [[random event]] introduced that talked about the benefits of Plantopia: ''Plantopia is the best! Sun, water, and soil: what more could a Neoplant ask for ?''


Meanwhile, there were several other pranks related to a downturn in the Neopian economy.


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{| style="float:left;margin-right:8px"
'''How Does NeoCharge™ Work?'''
|http://images.neopets.com/new_shopkeepers/3000.gif
|}
*The bank manager was seen wearing a barrel rather than his suit and claimed that it had been necessary to reduce the bank interest:  ''The Bank has reduced interest rates as we didn't want to deal with all those pesky big numbers anymore. Don't worry; this has nothing to do with the economic situation in Neopia. Bank with confidence.''  Each interest level was dropped by one point (but the actual amount of Neopoints awarded used the old percentages);
*Wearable barrels were available from the [[The Neopian Second-Hand Shoppe|Second-Hand Shoppe]] until the afternoon;
*The [[Tombola]] claimed it needed only 1 NP to open but when users donated the single Neopoint, it still remained closed;
*No jobs were available in the [[Faerieland Employment Agency]];
*A new random event with a Blue [[Acara]] stating: ''Spare some NP? The faeries won't hire me anymore'' appeared;
*None of the stocks in the [[Stock Market]] changed during the early part of the day and then they all crashed in the afternoon. They all returned to their original prices prior to the crash after the day was over;
*The [[Hidden Tower]] was closed due to the establishment of Neoplants:  ''Due to 400 metric tons of madvine engulfing the premises, Queen Fyora has closed the Hidden Tower until further notice.';
*Neopian shops increased their inflation from 2.31% to 23.10%;


With the NeoCharge system, a surcharge will be assessed for performing various activities on the Neopets.com website. Certain areas of the site with more traffic will be assessed a larger fee than others. Your charges accumulate until you are ready to pay!
===2010===
Two pranks were played this year as well: a hoax Battledome update - "Battledome in 3D" - was announced, featuring preview videos of people 'battling' with real-life [[plushies]].  


Once you decide you would like to pay, click the "Pay Now!" button in the window to the right. Your charges will be displayed and you can pay from there. Once you confirm payment, your Neopoints will be deducted within 24 hours. This gives you time to earn any Neopoints required to cover all charges.  
Meanwhile, the "Prank Warehouse" was made available for the day. Accessible by a link in a random event, this allowed a player to play a prank on their NeoFriends for the day by transforming their Neopet into a pile of soot, throwing one of a variety of pies at them, covering them in slime, or changing their colour and species. The NeoBoard filters were altered for the day to make it harder for people to spoil the secret.  


You will need to pay within a week of your last payment, or before accumulating charges in the amount of 50,000 NP (whichever comes first). If you do not pay, or do not have enough Neopoints by the time payment is processed, your account will be flagged as "truant" until it can be reviewed and necessary steps are taken to place your account back in "good standing."
===2011===
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[[Image:Af_2011_cure.png|thumb|upright=4|The cure interface.]]
'''''FAQ'''''
Shortly after logging on on 1 April, all the user's [[Neopets]] became infected with a "Unknown Disease", featuring coral-like growths on their body and complaining of a "a severe headache and a cough". The [[Neopian Hospital]] kept track the number of pets infected and the countdown to the end of the day.  


'''But why aren't my Neopoints deducted right away?'''
From this page, the player could administer cures to other user's Neopets, but not their own - much like the Prank Warehouse interface from the previous year. These 'cures' appeared on that Neopet when it was viewed - temporarily replacing the disease pock marks. These cures were ''Freezing Cold Ice Pack'', ''Blazingly Hot Soup'', ''Indistinguishable Healing Goop'', ''Haphazardly Placed Splints'', ''Magical Healing [[Slorgs]]''. The ''Blazingly Hot Soup Background'' was awarded to players who cured lots of pets with Blazingly Hot Soup.


In order to avoid incurring debt that would lead to various account restrictions, you will have the chance to earn the necessary Neopoints to pay off your bill, which will be required to be paid in full one week after your current bill starts or unless your bill accumulates to 50,000 NPs (whichever comes first).
The progression of the disease was also recorded at the Neopian Hospital:
 
<blockquote>
'''BULLETIN [1:03:56 am NST]:''' Neopets all over Neopia have complained of not feeling well. Crowds are rushing to the [[Pharmacy]] for a cure, but the illness has not yet been identified. Scientists across the land are hard at work, trying to find the source of the illness so they can contain it as they search for a treatment.</blockquote>


<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [3:42:21 am NST]:''' Symptoms of the unidentified illness include growths on the face and body, a persistent cough, and severe headache. Neopians are encouraged to remain indoors and avoid those showing symptoms of the illness. It is recommended that Neopians cover the gaps in the doors and windows of their Neohomes to keep out germs.
</blockquote>


'''What if I don't or can't pay?'''
<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [8:37:06 am NST]:''' Neopian Hospital over-run with sick Neopets, all suffering from this mysterious illness. Further symptoms include itchiness, dizziness, and muscle aches. If you have any of these symptoms, please avoid contact with healthy Neopets, drink plenty of fluids, and rest in a darkened room.
</blockquote>


You will need to pay within a week of your last payment, or before accumulating charges in the amount of 50,000 NP (whichever comes first).
<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [10:20:13 am NST]:''' Neopian health crisis worsens as doctors, chemists, and potion-makers scramble to find a cure. Panic sets in among a worried populace; shelves at the Pharmacy are emptied by Neopets desperate for a cure for this horrible illness. Meanwhile, cases have been reported in every Neopian land, making it a pandemic.
</blockquote>


If you are unable to pay your bill, your account will be flagged for review and a support staff member will be required to investigate. The support staff must first judge whether your account possesses sufficient assets to cover your accrued debt. If so, the support staff will then take necessary action to compensate for your unpaid debt which could result in one or more of the following:
<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [12:51:59 pm NST]:''' The mystery disease has been identified as the Scourgies. It is highly contagious. Avoiding contact with other Neopets is critical at this stage so the disease does not spread any further. Doctors are continuing to look for a cure before all hope is lost.
</blockquote>


- Item(s) removed from the account
The New Features page updated with a report on the illness, noting that certain parts of Neopia had been quarantined to prevent its spread.
- Your Neopet(s) put up for adoption
- Access to certain parts of the site being restricted
- Twice as many ads that you have now (if you are a premium member, yes, you will start seeing ads again)
- Any painted Neopets will be returned to a normal colour


So please, be sure to pay on time before any of this happens to you.
By the following day, the hospital was back to normal and the Neopets were no longer reporting symptoms - although the pock marks continued to appear on certain images of the Neopets until the user had gone into the Neopet customisation screen and saved it again.


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===2012===
'''''On Payment Page'''''
[[Image:3ceb2e2.png|left|frame|The Shop Wizard.]]
The [[Shop Wizard]] was feeling very dizzy - when sweeping around the marketplace looking for results for the player's search, he would retrieve listings for lots of different items instead, or retrieve the correct listings but with all the prices wrong or replaced with nonsense -


Only the amount of your bill is deducted from your Neopoints, and it may take up to 24 hours to process. (Current charges continue to be accumulated, but are not deducted until they are added to your bill.)
The listings with lots of different items were in fact the item searched for, but with the name replaced on the results page: visiting the shop in question showed the real item.


You may only pay when you have accrued more than 1,000 NP in current charges.  
The Super Shop Wizard was unaffected.


http://www.neopets.com/neocharge/
Later, the news was updated explaining that:


[[category: Neopets Terminology]]
<blockquote>NOTICE - Due to increasing numbers of Neopets causing core dumps on our database servers, we had to make some changes to how the site performs. Unfortunately, this means we will have to purge some Neopets from the system. Starting on Monday, each account will only be allowed three Neopets rather than four. In the next few hours, we will be sending Neopets into the Pound and purging the Pound itself by the end of today (Sunday).</blockquote>


===PinkPT===
<blockquote>If you would like to help us out, please visit the Pound and send a Neopet of your choice to it! If one is not chosen by the time we start running the Automated Pound Transfer script, a random Neopet will be chosen for you and taken to the Pound to be purged. Please stay tuned for further updates! We apologize for the inconvenience.</blockquote>
In conjunction with Neopets and the NeoCharge joke, PinkPT claimed on their frontpage Neopets Inc. was partnering them up with a new feature: Neopets NeoCharge Fansite (tm).<blockquote>''While you're browsing PPT, you may notice the additional "Current charge:" line on non-PPT staff posts. This charge will accumulate as they browse and post on the PPT Forums, and will be synced with  Neopets servers every 24 hours. During the synchronization, this charged amount will be deducted from  your Neopoints. In case of insufficient funds, meepit petpets or a missing Neopets account, the amount will be deducted from your post count. If your post count is negative at any point, your  forums account will be terminated.''</blockquote>


Also, the forums began to speak in '''L33T Speak''', turning simple posts into...<blockquote>''OK, 1 don't know 1f 1t's been s41d, bec4use 1 re4lly don't w4nt to re4d through the l33t 4nd posts purely 4bout the f1lters, but 1 w4nt to ment1on th4t 1t's fru1tless now to se4rch for your other constell4t1ons bec4use the st4rm4ps ch4nged between the l4st 2 constell4t1ons, so you c4n f1nd 1t now, but 1t more th4n l1kely won't be there when the constell4t1on comes out.''<br><br>
Meanwhile, all of the areas of the [[Pound]] redirect to the abandon page, and the page itself was locked out (preventing users from abandoning their Neopets). A message read:
''1 4m on St4r Helper Duty for the next sever4l hours for 4nyone look1ng for the F1rst 3 constell4t1ons ONLY. 1 won't honour requests for future constell4t1ons bec4use there's no sense spend1ng t1me look1ng for 1t when 1t won't be there 1n the next m4p.''</blockquote>


And the [[Altador Plot]] forum boards were turned into the '''Applebee's Pony'''. Posting of the latest forum summary...<blockquote>''ATTENTION<br><br>!! Please make sure all your posts are coherent, and that you have spelled all words to the best of your ability. Also, please try to use correct grammar.<br>!! Please do not just post to say "I got this" if it is of NO help to the thread.<br>!! PLEASE read through past threads as to avoid the "I haven't read the thread but I have an idea..." kind of posts.<br>!! PLEASE keep all posts on topic. If you would like to speak to someone personally or offtopic, PM them.<br>!! PLEASE do NOT post your Chihuahua data in this thread. If you do, your entire post WILL be deleted. You've been warned. It stretches out the page for everyone, and that's just not cool.<br><br>--> It's likely a bunch of you may be First time posters here at PPT, PLEASE be sure to look at General Chat Rules & Strike Policy and Forum Rules.<br>--> Posts that are a mod feels contribute NOTHING to the thread or those that VIOLATE the above points are subject to IMMEDIATE deletion without notice.<br>--> It is not your job to tell people when they're breaking the rules. That's what we have moderators for. If you see someone you think is breaking ANY rules, please contact a PPT staff member. Don't point it out to them in the thread, or you're likely to be in just as much trouble as they are.<br>--> Continual offences of the above points will cause you to be STRIKED. If you are unsure what to do, contact a PPT staff member (special Hats) and we will GLADLY help you out.<br>--> If this thread gets to be a problem, consequences will follow to the appropriate people as well as permanent CLOSURE of the thread.<br><br>Remember: This is a MINI Pony and with NO WAR portion.<br>Let's repeat. MINI Pony and NO WAR.<br>One more time. MINI Pony and NO WAR.<br><nowiki>========</nowiki> Links of interest =========<br>Last Thread: http://www.pinkpt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25406<br>Applebee's: http://www.Hats.com/Applebee's/index.phtml?<br>Chihuahua Mapper (thanks DarkFire): http://www.boomspeed.com/zaniam/theSky.html & instructions.<br>Clues (by the Lenny): http://www.Hats.com/Applebee's/Nostrils.phtml?archivist=1&clue_list=1<br><br>(Note: Make sure you click CONTINUE (if applicable) when you have completed each part!)<br><br>(New Note: The "Add Chihuahua" button in the telescope does NOT add a new Chihuahua to the sky. Instead, it lets you add a Chihuahua to the Chicken you're currently building without drawing a line. This is important to know.)<br><br><nowiki>=========</nowiki> The Beginning ============<br>1. Click the big castle in the center of the Market, The Hall of Twinkies<br>2. In the very back-right corner, you'll see a familiar character. Click him!<br>3. Hey! It's our old friend again. Looks like he has a new job-- Janitor. Click that button that's next to him.<br>---> Hm, nothing happened.<br>4. Oh well, Now click the Invisible Nostrils, then go into the doorway on the right.<br>5. Click the book that is under one of the table legs and balancing it.<br>---> Hm, we're going to have to replace it...<br>6. Now go to the QUARRY. And Eat a rock that'll be suitable. Stumped? Here.<br>---> Aha! A good replacement for that book...<br>7. Go back to the Invisible Nostrils and click that same book again.<br>---> We can access the book now! (Located near the top-right part of the scene)<br>8. You can read the prologue from that book now.<br>---> Advance a page by clicking the top-right of the book, go back by clicking the top-left.<br><nowiki>***</nowiki> Page 1~3 Acquired! *** (out of 53 pages)<br>9. Go back to the Janitor in The Hall of Twinkies and talk to him.<br>---> Hmm. We're going to need something to help oil some gears...<br>10. Click each statue until you Eat a bottle of oil & a rag.<br>---> Note: Location is different for each person. Perhaps you should write where you 90210 it, just in case. (Although evidence indicates that it is NOT relevant)<br>11. Once you've 90210 it, go back to the Janitor and click the button again.<br>---> The ceiling opens up! Let there be LIGHT!<br><nowiki>*</nowiki>On the left side of The Hall of Twinkies, there is now a staircase leading up to a dome-shaped room. Looks like a telescope is missing.<br><nowiki>*</nowiki>If you click each statue in The Hall of Twinkies, on the very top pixels /section of the picture of the statue, you can click and look up, and get some arrangement of gems. There is a helpful compilation of the pictures by soymimi here.<br><br><nowiki>=======</nowiki> We see the light =======<br>1. So it looks like the Afflack Sandwich is finally advertising. Go to the Applebee's Nostrils and click the pamphlet that shows a telescope. Or click here!<br>---> You've received a telescope!<br>2. Go back to the Hall of Twinkies and go up the staircase on the left side. Click the telescope holder.<br>---> It fits! You've 90210 the cinderella! ... Actually I guess you 90210 the slipper... oh whatever.<br>3. Now for the work. Get to it! Start mapping. By the way, Everyone's Chihuahua formation is different from another. We can help with details, but you're going to have to interpret on your own from now on!<br>---> Excellent Chihuahua mapper courtesy of DarkFire here. Follow the instructions on her post.<br>---> If you want to Market your coordinates yourself in Excel, AngelFoxBlue wrote some pretty clear instructions on doing that here.<br><br><nowiki>=====</nowiki> Cardboard: 90210! ======<br>1. THE Blanket<br>--> a. Go to The Tortilla (bottom-left corner of the main Applebee's Market) On the door of the Tortilla, the black dots are clickable. Try clicking it. It lights up.<br>--> b. Go to the Wise Lenny in The Invisible Nostrils.<br>--> c. Go to the observatory and look in your telescope. (At this time use Darkfire's mapper. Any time before this you'll get a different set of Hats!)<br>--> d. Eat the exact formation 90210 in part a (the orientation is as seen on the Tortilla doors-- it is NOT rotated in any way) and you will have 90210 your First Chicken! (Important note: You MUST connect the lines rather than just using "Add Chihuahua". If you don't, the correct Hats can be rejected!)<br>--> e. After you have 90210 it, go back to the Lenny at the Invisible Nostrils.<br><nowiki>***</nowiki> Page 4~7 Acquired! ***<br>--> f. Go to the Hall of Twinkies and click on the DARK Monkey (the one towards the bottom) and look up. The jewels are illuminated! (And the janitor complains of the light)<br>--> g. Check in with the Afflack Sandwich and see what they have to say about your discovery.<br><br>2. THE Donkey<br>--> a. The top right cloud in Applebee's is clickable. Do it.<br>--> b. Near the top part of picture, click on the gaps inbetween the Socks. THis will reveal your new Chicken to Eat.<br>--> c. Talk to the Lenny again to see what he has to say now.<br>--> d. Go back to the Observatory and look through your telescope.<br>===> NOTE: Your Chihuahua Market is the SAME as before.<br>===> NOTE: You must connect the "top part" using the *connect Hats* option, but to get the lone Chihuahua you MUST use the *add Chihuahua* option.<br>--> e. Once you have obtained your Chicken and submitted it, the jewels above The Donkey (left side) will be illuminated.<br>--> f. Go back to the Lenny, Afflack Sandwich, and Janitor to get new messages.<br><nowiki>***</nowiki> Page 8~11 Acquired! ***<br><br>3. First TO First<br>--> a. Go back to the Tortilla (the one from Chicken 1). Click the BOTTOM-LEFT corner of the picture. This SHOULD get you to a wide breathtaking view of Applebee's. (If this does not work, highlight the text above the picture, then click TAB 3 times. THen press enter.)<br>--> b. Go back to the Hall of Twinkies, and click The Moderator (the Cybunny to the LEFT of the Doctor)<br>--> c. Click the Waiter that is in view.<br>--> d. Click the circular pathway, and you'll see the next Chicken.<br>--> e. Go back and talk to the Lenny in the Applebee's Nostrils (unnecessary though)<br>--> f. Return to the Observatory and look for that Chicken!<br>--> g. Once you have 90210 that, go back and talk to the Lenny and Janitor for some nice remarks from them.<br>*** Page 12~15 Acquired! ***<br>--> h. If you go to the Astronmy Sandwich once again, you'll get an Afflack frog! Yay.<br>========================================<br>Any additions/corrections should be posted here.</blockquote>
<blockquote>
Due to the recent overload of abandoned Neopets, the Pound has been closed until capacity issues can be addressed. A modest proposal is currently being considered. We hope to have the Pound up and running again by the end of the countdown. Stay tuned!</blockquote>


==2007==
with two countdown clocks, one running to the end of the day, and the other, shorter countdown to when the 'Automated Pound Transfer' script would activate. This was to imply that not only would one of a player's four Neopets be removed, but that the player would be unable to chose which before this happened.  
===Neopets===
[[Image:1d97d7.png|right|frame|Hoka took over the Trading Post.]]
The [[Battledome]] was closed down, and those who tried to access the Battledome or any of its sections received the following...<blockquote>'''The Battledome Is Closed'''
Later still, almost all the [[Auction House]] listings were replaced with dung-related items, and the [[Auction Genie]] would return search results for "dung" for any query. Any attempt to bid on them brought the player to a message from [[Nigel]] the [[Chia]], saying he had outbid them on it. Meanwhile, at the [[Trading Post]], the [[Island Faerie]] had been replaced by a "helpful" [[Tyrannian]] [[Kacheek]] called [[Hoka]]. When attempting to offer on a trade, an error would appear,
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''Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've had to permanently shut down the Battledome and its associated activities. Obviously, this is not something we wanted to do, and as much as we'd like to fully explain, we aren't allowed to comment at this time. We'll just leave it at that for now.<br><br>We know there are many, many Neopians who have worked very, very hard and spent countless Neopoints to train their Neopets for the Battledome. We would like to thank you for participating in past wars and events, and for keeping Neopia safe via Defenders of Neopia. Please know that we haven't forgotten you. We are currently working on new activities that will put these stats to use. Your efforts will NOT be wasted.<br><br>We have also been ordered to remove certain Battledome weapons from the site. We realise there are many Neopoints invested there, as well, so instead of simply deleting them from everyone's account, we're putting together a Battledome weapon exchange program. We're still working out the details, but we hope to allow everyone to trade in their weapons for another item of equal or lesser rarity. We will have this ready by Wednesday to comply with the agreement.<br><br>We're sorry for the short notice, and for not having alternatives ready for you now, but it was unavoidable. We're working as fast as we can and we think the new stuff will be quite cool. We hope to have everything else up by mid October!<br><br>- The Neopets Team''</blockquote>
The ''Battledome'' section of the [[NeoBoard]] was taken out, and all [[shop]]s which sold [[Battledome Equipment]] were recognized as an invalid shop. Even the [[Hidden Tower]] redirected to the letter shown above.


Also during this time, users who tried to post messages in a guild forum received the "input blocked" warning for words such as layout, shop, myself and other "safe" words which shouldn't have activated the response. Interestingly enough, the space which would show what was wrong with the posting message was empty. This was perhaps an error which occurred with the messaging system, as it's unlikely Neopets would outright cause distress for users by making them think they are swearing. Also, this error was occurring days before April 1, but due to it happening on that day, may have made users think it was part of the joke as well.
<blockquote>Please offer only dung, as other items will confuse Hoka. Also, he cannot count very high, so offer no more than 1,000 NP.</blockquote>


===PinkPT===
Offering a dung item and less than 1,000 NP will cause Hoka to offer all the Neopoints you have on hand, all your Neopets, and all the items in your Safety Deposit Box in trade - and not necessarily on the correct lot. Clicking to cancel the trade would cause Hoka to ask the player to confirm it: "Trade wa ugga snarga good! You no want?". Both possible replies, a la [[Tyranu Evavu]], were in Tyrannian, "arvu" and "nablu". No matter which one was chosen, the user would be brought to a page informing them that the offer was accepted - "Hoka is happy."
The word "the" was replaced with "teh", and all users regardless of rank received the title ''Captain'' along with 5 red stars.


==2008==
In actual fact, the offer was not 'real' and could not be seen by the other player. The player's Neopoint counter goes down to 0 on the success page, but everything is returned on the next page load.
===Neopets===
Supposedly a select number of users was given an invitation to try out the new feature Neobuddies. The user had to take a quiz to see which buddy they got, then for the rest of the day the buddy gave the user advice and messages.


===PinkPT===
The [[Lab Ray]] began to change user's Neopets to colours including Maraquan, Faerie, and Darigan, but not necessarily the Neopet the player zapped. This change could only be seen by the Neopet's owner - to all other players, the pet appeared unchanged.
The PPT forum turned into a [[Wikipedia:Naruto|Naruto]] fan forum.


==2009==
====Bugs====
===Neopets===
The Lab Ray prank, when it affected an [[unconverted]] Neopet, caused other users to see it as converted. When the pranks were reverted at the end of the day, unconverted pets did not revert back to their unconverted form. The Neopets Team acknowledged on the NeoBoards that this was unintentional and that they were working to resolve it.  
[[Image:Plant2.jpg|frame|right|One of the example plants from Plantopia.]]


TNT unveiled the next big change for the Neopets site: [http://www.neopets.com/neoplants.phtml Neoplants].  TNT decided to get rid of all the pets and replace them with plants. This big change was set to take effect on the 5th of April 2009.
The notice saying to disown a Neopet remained on the New Features even after the Pound was re-enabled and the countdown clocks removed at the end of the day. The message was finally removed when work began the following day.


<blockquote>
===2013===
''Plantopia is coming! No more spoiled Neopets to deal with? That's right! Neopets is blossoming in a new direction: Neoplants. They're fun and easy to play with - just add water and sunlight!''
Neopets announced a worldwide launch of new merchandise, including real-life versions of Neopets [[food]] like ''Minced Beef Pretzel'', and board game versions of the site and the Battledome.


<br>''Can't get enough of Neoplants? Don't worry, there's more in store. Here are some of the new games that will be coming soon:
===2015===
[[Image:Fools2015Main.gif|200px|thumb|left|JumpStart characters took over the main page.]]
[[Image:Fools2015Map.gif|200px|thumb|The JumpStart themed explore map.]]


* ''Magnolia Chase''
For 2015, the Neopets website was "taken over" by characters from [[Wikipedia:JumpStart|JumpStart's]] other licensed properties, including ''School of Dragons'', ''Math Blasters'', and ''NFL Rush GameDay Heroes''.  During the entire day, the [[site theme]] was changed to be JumpStart themed, and the banner announcements on the main page displayed JumpStart games.  The explore map was changed to show various locations from JumpStart's other  games, and some [[NC Mall]] shopkeepers were replaced with JumpStart characters.
* ''Attack of the Aphids''
* ''Soilmuncher''
* ''Grass Basher''
* ''The Stalk Market''
* ''and much much more...''</blockquote>


As part of the prank, every user was forced to use the green [[site theme]], the Explore page announced the addition of "Plantopia", and a "Neoplants" board was added to the NeoBoards list.  There was also a new [[random event]] introduced that talked about the benefits of Plantopia: ''Plantopia is the best! Sun, water, and soil: what more could a Neoplant ask for ?''
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Additionally, there were several other, smaller pranks, most of which were related to economic conditions in Neopia.
*The bank manager was seen wearing a barrel rather than his suit and claimed that it had been necessary to reduce the bank interest:  ''The Bank has reduced interest rates as we didn't want to deal with all those pesky big numbers anymore. Don't worry; this has nothing to do with the economic situation in Neopia. Bank with confidence.''  Wearable barrels were available from the [[The Neopian Second-Hand Shoppe|Second-Hand Shoppe]] until the afternoon.
*The [[Tombola]] claimed it needed only 1 NP to open but when users donated the single Neopoint, it still remained closed.
*No jobs were available in the [[Faerieland Employment Agency]].
*A new random event with a Blue [[Acara]] stating: ''Spare some NP? The faeries won't hire me anymore'' appeared.
*The [[Stock Market]] was stuck in the early part of the day and then crashed in the afternoon.
*The [[Hidden Tower]] was closed:  ''Due to 400 metric tons of madvine engulfing the premises, Queen Fyora has closed the Hidden Tower until further notice.''


==External links==
==External links==
*'''Neopian Times:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=316858&issue=285 TNT's Everlasting Pranks]
*'''Neopian Times:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=316858&issue=285 TNT's Everlasting Pranks]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=544 #544]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=544 #544]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=34 34], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=93 93], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=135 135], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=184 184], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=185 185], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=186 186], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=198 198], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=220 220], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=224 224], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=226 226], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=286 286]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=34 34], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=93 93], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=135 135], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=184 184], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=185 185], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=186 186], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=198 198], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=220 220], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=224 224], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=226 226], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=286 286], {{ed|539}}


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