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'''Adam J. Powell''' (born December 20, 1976 in Wales) is the co-founder of [[Neopets]]. Jointly launched the website with [[Donna Williams]] on November 15, 1999, starting from an idea they had in 1997 while sitting in a dingy little computer room, possibly while eating kebabs or pizza.
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Prior to founding Neopets, he was also involved in ''Shout! Advertising'', a UK-based advertising company which operated the third largest click-through program on the Internet by mid-1999. He also founded Powlex in March 1997, which designed and sold online banner advertising, and Netmagic in July 1999, which focused on web page design. Mr. Powell currently focuses on the technical and programming aspects of the Neopets website, and is still the head of the developers for the game.
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Powell is mentioned in the hall of fame at his secondary school, Collingwood College, although he had a self-described "spectacular failure at university." He is also a former member of ''MENSA'' with an [[IQ]] of 174.
'''Adam J. Powell''' (also known as ''Number Six'' and ''[[borovan]]'', and born December 20, 1976 in [[Wikipedia:Wales|Wales]]) is the co-founder of [[Neopets]], who launched the website with [[Donna Williams]] on November 15, 1999, starting from an idea they had in 1997 while sitting in a dingy little computer room, possibly while eating kebabs or pizza. On September 27, 2008, he and [[Donna Williams]] got married after being friends for 12 years.


Powell has two cats in California called Sarah and Chani.  In the United Kingdom he has four cats called Oscar, Daisy, Bill and Ben.
Prior to founding Neopets, he was involved in [http://www.shoutad.com Shout! Advertising], a UK-based advertising company which operated the third largest click-through program on the Internet by mid-1999. He also founded ''Powlex'' in March 1997, which designed and sold online banner advertising, and ''Netmagic'' in July 1999, which focused on web page design.
 
In 2007, Adam and Donna founded [http://www.meteorgames.com/ Meteorgames].
 
Powell is mentioned in the hall of fame at his secondary school, Collingwood College, although he had a self-described "spectacular failure at university." He is also claimed to be a former member of [[Wikipedia:Mensa International|MENSA]] with an [[Wikipedia:Intelligence quotient|IQ]] of 174.
 
Powell has two cats called Sarah and Chani, his family has four cats called Oscar, Daisy, Bill and Ben.


==On Neopets==
==On Neopets==
Adam's Neopets account is [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=borovan borovan], a name taken from a late-80s sketch on British Saturday morning TV featuring the comedians [[Wikipedia:Trevor and Simon|Trevor and Simon]]. In this account, he owned five Neopets at one time, one more than users are otherwise allowed. He now has only four.. Originally, it was by matching the on-hand [[Neopoint]] total with this account and visiting the [http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml About Us] page that users received the ''Number Six'' [[Avatar]] which shows off the top of his head - the About Us page now shows the value of a specific kilogram of [[Asparagus]] "[a]ccording to current market trends" instead.
References to Adam's craving for [[Asparagus]] exist throughout Neopets. If users type "asparagus" on the Neopets search engine, Adam will show up and say, "You can't have it, it's all MINE!", and also appears and says a variation of this when users click on parts of certain games. In [[Whack-A-Staff-Member]], typing "a5paragu5" enlarges the size of the mallet. Also, 4 out of 5 of his Neopets are Asparagus [[Chia]]s (the 5th a Red [[Bori]], usually in a "sad" pose), and all users Neopets become Asparagus Chia on Adam's birthday (may have only been one year).
Adam's nickname '''Number Six''' is taken from the 60s show ''[[Wikipedia:The Prisoner|The Prisoner]]'', and is used to signify him when participating in [[plot]]s or certain [[item]]s (such as the '''Number Six [[Plushie]]''', an [[Advent Calendar]] prize on December 20th, 2004).
Adam occasionally visits the [[PinkPT]] forum to interact with users and keep tabs on how they view new features, listen to suggestions on how to improve the website, and sometimes share features before they are released.
==Plot Summaries==
===Sacrificers===
:''Main Article: [[Sacrificers]]''
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On September 29, 2000, #6 was voted to be sacrificed to [[Mumbo Pango]], ironically the 6th victim to be chosen. He was tied to a circular wooden board and thrown down the river. As he floated down the river, [[Pop Tart]] covered her eyes so she couldn't watch, [[Tiger Catcher]] happily waved goodbye and [[Bye-Gon Jinx]] watched silently in disbelief. The river ended in a waterfall, which #6 went over screaming as he plunged to his death.
===Ski Lodge Murder Mystery===
:''Main Article: [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]]''
[[Image:sc11.gif|frame|left|Number Six during the Ski Lodge Murder Mystery.]]
[[Image:sc11.gif|frame|left|Number Six during the Ski Lodge Murder Mystery.]]
Powell's Neopets account is [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=borovan borovan], which is taken from a late-80s sketch on British Saturday morning TV featuring the comedians ''Trevor and Simon''. With this account, he enjoys the luxury of having 5 Neopets, +1 the maximum amount users are allowed to have.
Number Six arrived at the ski lodge sometime after February 2, 2001, and on February 7, was asked if the murderers name began with the letter '''M''' before there was even a murderer, baffling him. After the death of [[Cookie]] February 20, he was asked the next day if he was worried about being the 6th victim as he was in the past, and said it was coincidence, and was very sure there would be no more murders.


References to Mr. Powell's craving for [[Asparagus]] exist throughout the Neopets website. The reason for this fascination, because he likes them or flaunts them because most people don't, is not known. All the same, if you type in "Asparagus" on the Neopets search engine, Adam will show up and say, "You can't have it, it's all MINE!" (also when users click on parts of certain games, small buttons pop up with a variation of this quote printed upon it). On Mr. Powell's birthday, every Neopet becomes asparagus! He also has 4 out of the 5 of his pets on his user account as Asparagus [[Chia]]s. The other is a Red [[Bori]], which is usually in its "sad" pose.
On May 24, 2001 (Week 16), Number Six was captured by [[Maverick]] and dropped to his death, the last victim.
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He is occasionally called '''Number Six''', a nickname taken from the 60s show ''The Prisoner'', and also has a [[Plushie]] named after him on the site. There is also a highly sought after [[Avatar]] related to him, to get this you must have exactly the same amount of [[Neopoint]]s as his account, viewable at the Neopets [http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml About Us] page.
===The Krawk Island Cup===
:''Main Article: [[The Krawk Island Cup]]''


Adam visits the [[PinkPT|PPT Forum]] occasionally to interact with the users and keep tabs on how the populace view new features. He even sometimes lets the users see features before they are released! Often when he comes, he takes on board user suggestions on how to improve the website.
''...to be added...''
 
===Return of Dr. Sloth Staff Tournament===
:''Main Article: [[Return of Dr. Sloth Staff Tournament]]''
 
''...to be added...''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*As of February 2007, Adam is featured in 1 [[item]]s, the '''Number Six [[Plushie]]''', given as a reward in the [[Advent Calendar]].
*Adam's [[User Lookup]] for ''borovan'' used to have a link to [http://www.novaexpresscafe.com Nova Express Cafe].
*Adam's [[User Lookup]] for ''borovan'' used to have a link to [http://www.novaexpresscafe.com Nova Express Cafe].
[[Image:Adam Wishlist 2006.gif|right]]
*On December 20, 2006, it was revealed by [[TheDailyNeopets]] Adam Powell made a [http://www.crowdstorm.com/entrepreneur_wishlists.html wish list] for [http://www.crowdstorm.com Crowdstorm] as a ''Web Entrepreneur''. It was quoted as saying...<blockquote>''Adam is the founder of the "cute" virtual pet site Neopets. After selling the site in 2006, he returned from Los Angeles to the UK and is currently bored and looking for new ventures to invest in.''</blockquote>His wishlist included the following items and descriptions...
**VANS 340049 Classic Slip On LX Shoes
***''My current ones are falling to bits.''
**Nintendo Wii
***''So my dominance at Mario Party can continue.''
**Star Wars Lego Display Cabinet
***''Virtual ice cream tastes better than the real thing!''
**Socks and Pants
***''You can never have too many. No novelty ones. Just plain.''
**A new Knee Ligament
***''Preferably not at the bottom of my stocking though as that would be gross!''
*In [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=230 Caption Contest 230], his account Borovan entered saying "My name is Adam, and if you don't vote for me I'll freeze your account."


==External Links==
==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/island/sac_death2.phtml Sacrificers - ''#6's Death''], [http://www.neopets.com/winter/skilodge.phtml Ski Lodge Murder Mystery], [http://www.neopets.com/pirates/championship.phtml The Krawk Island Deckball Championships], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/tourney3.phtml Neopets TCG - Return of Dr. Sloth Staff Tournament]
*'''Game Link:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/play.phtml?game_id=198 Whack-A-Staff-Member]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=113 #113]
*'''User Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=borovan borovan]
*'''User Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=borovan borovan]
*'''Neopets Staff:''' [http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml About Us]
*'''Neopets Staff:''' [http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml About Us]
*[http://www.pinkpt.com/index.php?page=interview_adam PinkPT Interview with Powell]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=7 7], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=13 13], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=18 18], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=21 21], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=25 25], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=26 26], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=27 27], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=28 28], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=29 29], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=30 30], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=31 31], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=32 32], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=33 33], 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*[http://www.neopets.com/joke.phtml Adam's Joke]
*[http://info.neopets.com/presskit/press09a.html Neopets Press Kit]
*'''PinkPT Articles:''' [http://www.pinkpt.com/index.php?page=interview_adam Interview with Powell], [http://www.pinkpt.com/borovanchat.htm Recorded NeoBoard Chat 1], [http://www.pinkpt.com/borovanchat2.htm Recorded NeoBoard Chat 2], [http://www.pinkpt.com/neostaff.htm The Neo Staff], [http://www.pinkpt.com/sub_the-possible-disappearance-of-adam.htm The Possible Disappearance of Adam]
*[http://www.collingwoodcollege.com/pages.php?fid=38&pid=235 Collingwood College biography]
*[http://www.collingwoodcollege.com/pages.php?fid=38&pid=235 Collingwood College biography]


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