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| '''NeoItems.net''' was a Japanese-based [[fansite]] and [[Item Database|item database]], founded on May 25, [[2001]] to provide a complete listing of [[Neopia]]n [[item]]s. It once hosted the largest online database of all known available or unavailable items within the game. The site was available in both English and Japanese. | | '''NeoItems.net''' was a Canadian-based [[fansite]] and [[Item Database|item database]], founded on May 25, 2001 to provide a complete listing of [[Neopia]]n [[item]]s. It once hosted the largest online database of all known available or unavailable items within the game. |
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| There was a large, active forum integrated into the website with sections for Neopets. Membership to the forum used to be required to search the item database, a measure taken to reduce traffic, but participation through it was not. | | There was a large, active forum integrated into the website with sections for Neopets. Membership to the forum used to be required to search the item database, a measure taken to reduce traffic, but participation through it was not. |
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| The site was last seen in operation September 2nd, [[2012]]. | | The site has been offline since September 2012. |
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| == History == | | == History == |
| | NeoItems.net is credited as being the first complete item database for [[Neopets]]. Opened in 2003, it was constructed by a user then known as 'Webmaster', and established many of the features seen in most Item Databases today. It was created and run by a British woman named Alison Wainwright (later Hoy). |
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| NeoItems.net is credited as being the first complete item database for Neopets.com. Opened in 2003, it was constructed by a user then known as 'Webmaster', and established many of the features seen in most Item Databases today. It was run by by a Japanese company known as '''ThreadsDev''', a company established by the creator of NeoItems.
| | The site ran smoothly for many years, receiving many updates and features during it's lifespan. It featured a thriving and active forum, which remained active for many years, on-site events, and a blog. |
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| The site ran smoothly for many years, receiving many updates and features during it's lifespan. It featured a thriving and active forum, which remained active for many years. | |
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| Unfortunately, with the birth of [[Jellyneo's Item Database]], and Neopets no longer translating it's site to Japanese, the site began to fall out of regular use, and, in 2012, closed it's doors permanently. ThreadsDev still remains online, still operating the majority of it's original services to this day.
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| == Features ==
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| '''NeoItems.net''' featured a wide variety of features, presenting many of the ideas and concepts found in most [[fansites]] today.
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| === Item Database ===
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| The point of the site was to feature an [[Item Database]] for [[Neopets.com]], listing every item, presently released and un released, for users to view with a searchable form.
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| During it's existence, users could search for items based on the item's name, description, category, release, price, image name, or association (User submitted tags such as 'Desert' or 'Evil'). The database long outlasted both the site's [[#Blog|blog]] and [[#forums|forums]], though it stopped receiving updates some time in [[2007]].
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| === User accounts ===
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| User Accounts were a feature available from the start of the until it's closure.
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| They were originally implemented to cut down hosting costs, only allowing registered users to view and use the database. Due to demand, limitation was removed and all users, registered or not, could browse every section of the site.
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| This feature also doubled as a forum account, using custom made software to link both the forum and site accounts together.
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| === Blog ===
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| The site once featured a blog, which would post daily news regarding new items, item discoveries, and overall news regarding [[Neopets.com]] and '''NeoItems.net'''. It lacked a commenting system, urging users to use the [[#forum|forum]] instead.
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| === Forum ===
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| The site featured a forum, widely active until 2007. It was once the popular home to all sorts of Neopets-related chatting, such as discussion of plots, pets, news, and Neopets in general. It remained ever active it closed in [[2012]]. It was powered by ''UBB.threads'' software.
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| When one attempts to visit the forums now, they will be presented with a link to the main site, which is now offline.
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| === User-submitted articles ===
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| Another feature presented was '''User-submitted articles'''. This feature allowed users to create articles, such as game guides, or articles of general information, to the site. Articles were then reviewed by the staff, and posted to the site if seen to be both appropriate and useful.
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| A new article was featured on the homepage everyday until [[2007]], at which point the articles were deleted from the site in order to cut costs on hosting.
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| === Annual events ===
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| NeoItems featured two annual events, the '''Easter Negg Hunt''' and '''Trick-Or-Treating''', for [[Easter]] and [[Halloween]] respectively. They ran from [[2004]]-[[2006]]/07.
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| The '''Easter Negg Hunt''' required users to search the site and database for particular items, giving hints to the [[Negg|negg]]'s location. If a user found the page, a link would be provided pair with an image of a negg. When this negg was selected, a 'point' would be added to the user's account (Provided they had one), and they'd continue to search for other neggs.
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| The ''Trick-Or-Treating'' event worked exactly the same, but with a '''Halloween''' emphasis and images of candy rather than neggs.
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| Both events honoured the top Negg and Candy finders for both events, awarding special forum awards and receiving honourable mentions.
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| == Staff ==
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| The site had known sevan staff members throughout it's existence, six of whom remained with the site until it's closure.
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| <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="80%" align="center">
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| <b>'Webmaster'</b><br>
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| <i>Creator, Owner and Admin</i><br><br>
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| <b>Moderators</b>
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| <li>BSE
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| <li>dolphie31
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| <li>puffkins2000
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| <li>StaryDraik
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| <li>Summernight
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| <li>susanshoe (Former)
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| </td>
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| </table>
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| == Closure ==
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| The site closed 2012, after having had fallen into a steady decline in [[2006]] following the opening of [[Jellyneo's Item Database]] and with [[Neopets.com]] no longer be translated to Japanese.
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| The front page of the site now reads "''This site is currently down.''"
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| === Other possible reasons for closure ===
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| {{Speculation|type=section}}
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| It has been suggested that [[Jellyneo's Item Database]] was not the cause for NeoItems' death, but rather it help it lived on. Some believe Jellyneo's IDB was meant to be NeoItems' successor, with many of the original staff members moving to [[Jellyneo]] and utilizing information from NeoItems. Given the dates NeoItems stopped updating, and '''Jellyneo's IDB''' went into operation, this is a plausible theory.
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| This has yet to be confirmed or denied.
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| == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
| | | *It was featured in the first issue of [[Neopets: The Official Magazine]] as a notable fansite. |
| *It was featured in the first issue of [[Neopets: The Official Magazine]] as a notable fansite, though like every site mentioned in that issue, it no longer exists. | |
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| === See Also === | | === See Also === |
| | | *[[Jellyneo]] |
| *[[Jellyneo's Item Database]] | |
| *[[In-Depth Battlepedia]] | | *[[In-Depth Battlepedia]] |
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Various Neoitems logos.
NeoItems.net was a Canadian-based fansite and item database, founded on May 25, 2001 to provide a complete listing of Neopian items. It once hosted the largest online database of all known available or unavailable items within the game.
There was a large, active forum integrated into the website with sections for Neopets. Membership to the forum used to be required to search the item database, a measure taken to reduce traffic, but participation through it was not.
The site has been offline since September 2012.
History[edit]
NeoItems.net is credited as being the first complete item database for Neopets. Opened in 2003, it was constructed by a user then known as 'Webmaster', and established many of the features seen in most Item Databases today. It was created and run by a British woman named Alison Wainwright (later Hoy).
The site ran smoothly for many years, receiving many updates and features during it's lifespan. It featured a thriving and active forum, which remained active for many years, on-site events, and a blog.
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