April Fools' Day

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.

Year 3

Neopets

"Neopet Makeovers" gave Neopets new names and different looks.

http://www.neopets.com/makeover.phtml

Year 4

Neopets

Every user's Safety Deposit Box and Inventory were emptied, the Pant Devil having stole them. While according to the New Features page this happened to only a "select few", it affected everyone. The items were returned after midday NST.

Year 5

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

Year 6

Neopets

A "Quiguki" expansion set was to be released based on an imaginary new world called "Quigara".

PinkPT

...to be added...

Year 7

Neopets

Fifty new pets were drawn, and the Neopets staff claimed they were releasing all of them.

http://www.neopets.com/possiblepets.phtml

PinkPT

...to be added...

Year 8

Neopets

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.

What is NeoCharge™?

The NeoCharge system is basically a new way of addressing two important problems that have been impacting Neopets and its users.

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!

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!

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.

Thank you for reading, and as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for playing Neopets!

- The Neopets Team

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How Does NeoCharge™ Work?

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!

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.

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."

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FAQ

But why aren't my Neopoints deducted right away?

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).

What if I don't or can't pay?

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 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:

- Item(s) removed from the account - 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.

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On Payment Page

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.)

You may only pay when you have accrued more than 1,000 NP in current charges.

http://www.neopets.com/neocharge/

PinkPT

In conjunction with Neopets and the NeoCharge joke, PinkPT claimed Neopets Inc. was partnering them up with a new feature: Neopets NeoCharge Fansite (tm).

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.

Also, the forums began to speak in L33T Speak, turning simple posts into:

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.

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.

And the Altador Plot forum boards were turned into the Applebee's Pony. Posting of the latest forum summary...

ATTENTION

!! 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.
!! Please do not just post to say "I got this" if it is of NO help to the thread.
!! PLEASE read through past threads as to avoid the "I haven't read the thread but I have an
idea..." kind of posts.
!! PLEASE keep all posts on topic. If you would like to speak to someone personally or offtopic, PM
them.
!! 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.

--> 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
--> 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.
--> 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.
--> 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.
--> If this thread gets to be a problem, consequences will follow to the appropriate people as well
as permanent CLOSURE of the thread.

Remember: This is a MINI Pony and with NO WAR portion.
Let's repeat. MINI Pony and NO WAR.
One more time. MINI Pony and NO WAR.
======== Links of interest =========
Last Thread: http://www.pinkpt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25406
Applebee's: http://www.Hats.com/Applebee's/index.phtml?
Chihuahua Mapper (thanks DarkFire): http://www.boomspeed.com/zaniam/theSky.html & instructions.
Clues (by the Lenny): http://www.Hats.com/Applebee's/Nostrils.phtml?archivist=1&clue_list=1

(Note: Make sure you click CONTINUE (if applicable) when you have completed each part!)

(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.)

========= The Beginning ============
1. Click the big castle in the center of the Market, The Hall of Twinkies
2. In the very back-right corner, you'll see a familiar character. Click him!
3. Hey! It's our old friend again. Looks like he has a new job-- Janitor. Click that button that's
next to him.
---> Hm, nothing happened.
4. Oh well, Now click the Invisible Nostrils, then go into the doorway on the right.
5. Click the book that is under one of the table legs and balancing it.
---> Hm, we're going to have to replace it...
6. Now go to the QUARRY. And Eat a rock that'll be suitable. Stumped? Here.
---> Aha! A good replacement for that book...
7. Go back to the Invisible Nostrils and click that same book again.
---> We can access the book now! (Located near the top-right part of the scene)
8. You can read the prologue from that book now.
---> Advance a page by clicking the top-right of the book, go back by clicking the top-left.
*** Page 1~3 Acquired! *** (out of 53 pages)
9. Go back to the Janitor in The Hall of Twinkies and talk to him.
---> Hmm. We're going to need something to help oil some gears...
10. Click each statue until you Eat a bottle of oil & a rag.
---> 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)
11. Once you've 90210 it, go back to the Janitor and click the button again.
---> The ceiling opens up! Let there be LIGHT!
* 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.
* 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

======= We see the light =======
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!
---> You've received a telescope!
2. Go back to the Hall of Twinkies and go up the staircase on the left side. Click the telescope
holder.
---> It fits! You've 90210 the cinderella! ... Actually I guess you 90210 the slipper... oh
whatever.
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!
---> Excellent Chihuahua mapper courtesy of DarkFire here. Follow the instructions on her post.
---> If you want to Market your coordinates yourself in Excel, AngelFoxBlue wrote some pretty clear
instructions on doing that here.

===== Cardboard: 90210! ======
1. THE Blanket
--> 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
--> b. Go to the Wise Lenny in The Invisible Nostrils.
--> 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!)
--> 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!)
--> e. After you have 90210 it, go back to the Lenny at the Invisible Nostrils.
*** Page 4~7 Acquired! ***
--> 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)
--> g. Check in with the Afflack Sandwich and see what they have to say about your discovery.

2. THE Donkey
--> a. The top right cloud in Applebee's is clickable. Do it.
--> b. Near the top part of picture, click on the gaps inbetween the Socks. THis will reveal your
new Chicken to Eat.
--> c. Talk to the Lenny again to see what he has to say now
--> d. Go back to the Observatory and look through your telescope.
===> NOTE: Your Chihuahua Market is the SAME as before.
===> 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.
--> e. Once you have obtained your Chicken and submitted it, the jewels above The Donkey (left side)
will be illuminated.
--> f. Go back to the Lenny, Afflack Sandwich, and Janitor to get new messages.
*** Page 8~11 Acquired! ***

3. First TO First
--> 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.)
--> b. Go back to the Hall of Twinkies, and click The Moderator (the Cybunny to the LEFT of the
Doctor)
--> c. Click the Waiter that is in view.
--> d. Click the circular pathway, and you'll see the next Chicken.
--> e. Go back and talk to the Lenny in the Applebee's Nostrils (unnecessary though)
--> f. Return to the Observatory and look for that Chicken!
--> g. Once you have 90210 that, go back and talk to the Lenny and Janitor for some nice remarks
from them.
*** Page 12~15 Acquired! ***
--> h. If you go to the Astronmy Sandwich once again, you'll get an Afflack frog! Yay.
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Any additions/corrections should be posted here.

External Links

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