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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 | 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. | ||
==Neopets hoaxes== | ==Neopets hoaxes== | ||
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[[Image:Plant2.jpg|frame|right|One of the example plants from Plantopia.]] | [[Image:Plant2.jpg|frame|right|One of the example plants from Plantopia.]] | ||
2009 saw two April Fools' pranks. TNT announced that it was to get rid of all the Neopets and [http://www.neopets.com/neoplants.phtml replace them with plants]. | 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]. | ||
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===2012=== | ===2012=== | ||
[[Image:3ceb2e2.png|left|frame|The Shop Wizard.]] | [[Image:3ceb2e2.png|left|frame|The Shop Wizard.]] | ||
. When he could not find an item, instead of asking the user to try again and he would look elsewhere, he claimed he had found it but that the seller had not priced the item. | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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 [[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. | ||
====Bugs==== | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
===2013=== | |||
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. | |||
===2015=== | |||
[[Image:Fools2015Main.gif|200px|thumb|left|JumpStart characters took over the main page.]] | |||
[[Image:Fools2015Map.gif|200px|thumb|The JumpStart themed explore map.]] | |||
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. | |||
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==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}} | ||
[[Category:Neopets Terminology]] | [[Category:Neopets Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Neopets Holidays]] | [[Category:Neopets Holidays]] | ||