Tag: editorial

Up Close and Personal With Donna Williams by Alex

Some of you may be aware of the fact that the two creators of Neopets, Adam and Donna, occasionally visit the Pink Poogle Toy forums. I, Alex, was lucky enough to score an interview with one of the co-creators, Donna. Read on to find about office pranks, the real origins of Neopets, and memorable encounters with fans and more!

What is it like to work for such a huge site?

Heh, well, it’s certainly a lot different than when we started. There is a lot more formality getting things done but on a whole it’s good.

What are your current responsibilities on Neopets?
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Outside of the US Grumbles by Maelianitha

Well how about this. I think Neopets is unfair to a lot of people outside of the US! Like me. I’m from New Zealand.

First thing. A lot of those sponsor deals and those “Get 1,000 NP a day!” things are worthless. All of them are “sign up with our sponsor” and such while practically every single one of them I’ve seen have ONLY been for US residents. Granted, it’s not a big amount of NP but it still seems very excluding.

Timing for things doesn’t always seem too bad since things are spread out throughout the day/night. but one of the other things that annoys me is the merchandise. I’ve seen some really cute things in the merchandise, that I’d love to get my hands on.. Things in the wish list – but none of those items are available here. In fact there seems to be rather little of Neopets available here. I don’t know if that will eventually change but I saw some items that are listed ‘limited edition’ or whatever – does that mean they’ll not be available here because their stock all went to the US? I don’t know.
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A Neopets Testimonial by jasn

I started playing Neopets about 2 years ago. It became very addictive very quickly, AND WITH GOOD REASON! The site was INCREDIBLY fun. I started out like most Neopians, getting very excited when I hit my first 10,000 nps (which we all NOW know isn’t much) and was able to get my first painted pet, a mutant Grundo named hank_6698. Those days were great, I couldn’t wait to get home and play Neopets. And then, I discovered the discussion boards.

The discussion boards made Neopets THAT MUCH BETTER. Meeting great friends such as sugarypixiestix and many others made my Neopets experience that much more enjoyable. Little did I know things would not stay that way.
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Why Neopets is a Good Thing For Kids by allstarangel2008

About 5 months ago my friends mom had a baby. The baby would never let me hold or take care of it. I really wanted something to take care of, something that would always be there. That is when my friend told me about Neopets.

I was so excited I went and signed up on the site right away! I love it so much! It lets me take care of something when I want to but if I ever wanted to get rid of it, I have that option. Neopets has also helped me form a sense of responsibility. I know what it is like now, to have to go out and earn money (well in this case neopoints) and it feels good. When my pet says that they enjoyed something I gave them, it made me feel good. – allstarangel2008

Memoirs of a Kadoatie by Gracekiggs

As you all know, I am a Kadoatie. Yes, I am one of those cat-like animals that people dote on just to get dumb sparkly trophies or shiny avatars. I am not really loved, except for the day my life began!

Squeals, pokes, screams, laughter, resonated throughout the room the day I was bought. “How cute is he!!” blurted out from my foster mom. Rhythmic noises soothed me while I was glared at. I was only given attention to until I was assigned to this giant creature. As I listened, I learned more and more. When I was 30 days old, I found out that the creature’s foster mom was a human, that the being was a Chia, I learned how to talk and understand mouth motions and sounds, and how to survive off of what little we were fed.
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