Neopets Army Guild is an active guild for people over 21. We have weekly/monthly events and everyone is quite lovely. We have weekly/monthly events and everyone is quite lovely. We also celebrate pet days with gifts, auctions, etc. One thing to note is that guild contests are against the rules, so don't mention prizes and such on Neopets at all, someone will probably report you. But there aren't too many super active guilds anymore. I guess the 'block' type guilds are the most popular. Dec 18, 2005 First off, if you haven’t popped over to the Neopets site, you should. It’s an amazing online world, perfectly designed for younger children who are more interested in cute fun and adventures than the latest “shooter” game. Think Pokemon and you’ll have the basic visual design and concept behind Neopets. Gamers would likely categorize Neopets as a “massively multiplayer online role. — 1.1 Guild hierarchy – If you look up it has already been explained! — 1.2 Guild preferences – This includes layout/welcome message, privacy, color schemes and the guild description. — 1.3 Guild Keywords – Guild keywords are how people will find your guild when they use the search bar on the main guild page. You should use up to. Neopets Guilds. Getting to the create a guild page. To get to the create a guild page you have to follow these instructions: 1. Press the “shops” button on the yellow bar on the left side of the page. On the top bar of the shop page, you find a three building, brown house with a blue roof (in between the hammer and the yellow house.
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Neopian Guilds! This comprehensive guide will show you everything you need to know about joining, managing and participating in a guild. They may look scary at first, but you'll soon see that guilds can be fun and exciting places to spend one's Neotime - as long as you know the rules!
What is a Guild?
A Neopian guild is a formal club or group of users, often with a central theme. They provide places to socialize, meet other Neopians and partake in guild activities. For example, an avatar guild might run an avatar lending program, or a battlers' guild would organize intra-guild battles. Many guilds' themes aren't related to Neopets, such as anime or television shows, and many more aren't themed at all.
Joining a Guild - Yes or No?
Like every other activity on Neopets, joining a guild is entirely voluntary. Many users choose not to join guilds for various reasons - but the choice is totally up to you.
Advantages / Pros
The advantages of belonging to a guild include:
- Socialising opportunities
- Activities (avatar lending, battling etc.)
- A place to learn about Neopia
- Badge of identity; a sense of belonging
- Faerie Quest help (though this depends on the guild, of course)
Disadvantages / Cons
Of course, guilds aren't for everyone. Here are some frequently cited reasons why.
- Can be time-consuming, especially for casual players
- Expectation that members are active and frequent contributors
- Can be a source of unnecessary drama and clique-ness
Keep in mind, though, that you are free to leave a guild at any time.
Global Guild Rules
In addition to the Neoboard rules (which also apply to guilds), there are a few guild rules that everyone must follow.
- No offsite linking. This is a big one. TNT have stated in this editorial that occasionally mentioning the names of well-known help sites (such as Jellyneo) is usually let slide, but actual linking is not permitted. If your guild chooses to set up an offsite webbie (see below), it cannot be directly linked to anywhere on your guild board.
- No contests with prizes of any kind. If you choose to organize a competition, you cannot offer a Neopoint prize. You can read more about this in Neopets' Terms and Condition - FAQ. Banners and bragging rights are okay. This rule was put in place to avoid scams.
- If you choose to set up a guild account, all guild business must be conducted on that account. A guild account is where you can host things like a guild shop and guild auctions. It is not compulsory to have a guild account and indeed, many guilds function perfectly well without one. Such accounts are considered side accounts and can only be accessed by one person. If you set up such an account, you will be held responsible for whatever happens on that account. The profits from the shop and trades must go directly to the guild and be used only for guild purposes (though you can't have raffles or prizes, so really, what would you use it for?) - otherwise it is seen as profiting from multiple accounts.
- No item pooling. This means that the guild members cannot pool their money in order to buy an expensive item, such as a paintbrush or an avatar item. Item pools are considered a scam by TNT and many people have fallen victim to unscrupulous collectors in the past. Better to keep your Neopoints in the bank!
A Note Regarding Guild Webbies
Some guilds, in addition to the Neopets guild board and petpages, have elected to set up offsite guild forums and suchlike, which is permitted by TNT. These are considered by TNT to be fansites and as such have no affiliation with the Neopets site itself. They also cannot be directly linked to on guild boards (or anywhere, for that matter). It does end up being somewhat of a catch-22: you are permitted to set up offsite guild forums, but you are not allowed to link to them or direct members there. Most guilds find it all too much work and instead host their guild information on petpages.
Guilds and Side Accounts
You MAY either join or create a guild on any of your side accounts. As far as guild shops go, TNT have stated that you CAN have a donation shop on one of your side accounts, although any proceeds made from that shop belong to the guild as a whole and not the individual who hosted the shop. As for why you would even need a guild shop, TNT suggested you could use the Neopoints to buy an advert for the guild on the Notice Boards; so long as you don't use them for a giveaway (which is against the rules anywhere on the site) or to break the rules in any other way then what you do with them is up to you. Personally, though, the whole subject is a very messy area in regards to what is and isn't allowed so I would advise you to stay well away from guild donation shops of any kind.
Finding and Joining a Guild
So you've decided to join a guild? Good for you! There are a couple of ways to go about finding the perfect guild. Remember that not all guilds suit all people, and you are free to come and go.
There are two main ways of finding a guild: the guild search and the Guilds Neoboard. You can search by keyword or guild name, or browse the neighbourhoods if you aren't quite sure what you want yet. Be sure to choose a guild that is reasonably active, though - nobody likes a dead guild!
Alternatively, you can head on over to the Neoboards - there is a Guilds one specifically for this purpose. Most, if not all, threads here are either by guild seekers or guild advertisers. Occasionally, avatar- and battle-related guilds will advertise for members in the Avatar Chat and Battledome Chat, respectively.
Guilds can be either public or private. Public guilds will show up in the guild search listing, enabling new members to find and join them easily. They can also be seen by clicking on the 'Guild' link on members' userlookups.
Private guilds, on the other hand, are completely secret. They will not appear in searches and links to them cannot be clicked on. (Well, they can, but all you will get is an error message.) The only way to join one of these guilds is to be given an invite by an existing member.
Enjoying a Guild
Now that you have found and joined a guild, you will naturally wish to know how it works and what you can do there. At left is the regular guild panel that everyone in the guild will see.
Guild Council
Guild councils are comprised of five people who help run the guild. They are given special ranks and are listed at the top of the panel. Some guilds have first and second councils, but only the five members of first council are individually recognised in the guild system. As you can see, this guild has a few vacancies. By clicking on 'Apply for Position', you are taken to an application form where you can write a few words on why you would make a good council member.
Your Rank
Fairly self-explanatory. This is the rank you hold in the guild. This rank is also displayed on your userlookup.
Options
- Home: Takes you to the guild home page.
- Messages: The guild message board. Here, members can chat, post things of interest and generally interact with the other members of the guild. These are subject to the same content rules as the Neoboards. Guilds often have their own by-rules about what can and cannot be posted on their boards (spam etc.) but these are outside of TNT's jurisdiction.
- Calendar: Where members can post upcoming events. You can set the time and date of the event, as well as whether it is a Good Thing, Bad Thing, Birthday, Reminder or Meeting. These events are viewable by all members.
- Members: A list of all the members in the guild. They are sorted according to rank, then by number of posts on the guild message board. A blue star next to a member's name indicates that they have admin powers.
- Invite: Where you can send a guild invitation to another user. Note that it is possible to turn invites off, so the user may not receive it. Be careful not to send out invites randomly as it is considered spam.
- Link: Gives you a link to your guild, which you can copy and paste if needed.
- Leave Guild: If you wish to leave your guild for whatever reason, you can click here to remove yourself from the membership lists. (This option does not show up if you are the guild leader - you must quit leadership first before leaving.) This action cannot be reversed - however, if your guild is public you are free to promptly rejoin. Note that this is not a method of simply navigating away from the guild - clicking here means you're gone for good!
Guild Poll
A simple poll option, asking the guild's opinion on various matters. The content of the poll is completely up to council - it may be a serious question or something a bit silly, as in the example above. To vote for an option, click the relevant circular radio button on the left. When you're done, click 'Vote'. You will then be taken to a results page, showing you how others in the guild have voted.
To start a poll, you must have access to the guild poll admin. From there you can fill out your question and the answers and where it will be displayed. Your poll will then need to be activated in order to show up! To delete your poll, click on the 'delete poll' button, and you can then start a new one.
Guild Stats
Displays the number of page views the guild has had, as well as the number of members and posts on the guild message board. It also lists the date on which the guild was founded.
Creating a Guild
If you feel so inclined, you can always create your own guild. It's not as hard as you might think!
- Navigate to the Guilds home page.
- Click 'Create New'.
- Fill in 'General Guild Info'. This includes such necessities as the guild name, location, description and welcome message. All of these, with the bizarre exception of the location, can be changed after the guild is created. The guild name must be unique - no two guilds can be alike!
- Choose your guild colours. This is where you can input custom CSS for the guild homepage (ie. the first thing people see when they are linked directly to your guild). Though custom CSS is beyond the scope of this article, there are several excellent petpage guides around to help you. Kitty's HTML help comes strongly recommended, and though it is written with userlookups in mind, many of the concepts carry over to guilds as well. JN also has a list of hex colour codes for use.
- Set up your guild hierarchy. The five council spots will be filled by members of your council, who will help you run the guild. Only one person can hold each council spot. The five member ranks can each be held by an unlimited number of people. Feel free to be creative with your rank names! Keep in mind they will show up on userlookups as 'RANK in GUILD NAME' - things like 'hiding in Sloth's Nefarious Lair' add a bit of interest to your guild.
- When you're satisfied, click 'Create'. Note there are many more guild customisation options available when you have created your guild. Remember, everything (except, for some reason, the guild location) can be changed later.
And there you have it! Your very own guild!
Managing a Guild
Once you have created your guild, you'll obviously need to know how to maintain it. This section is also applicable for those of you who are council members in your guilds or have admin powers.
On your guild homepage, have a look at the 'Admin' section on the bottom-left of your screen. (You may need to scroll down.) These are the tools that enable you to manage every aspect of your guild. If you are a council member, you may see only some of these depending on what your guild leader has enabled.
- Guild Layout: Here, you can change the guild layout and change the guild name, keywords etc. These are the preferences you set when the guild was first created.
- Guild Members: This is also a complete list of all the guild members. Unlike the public one, however, you can click on a member's username to change their rank and admin powers. You can also delete and block members here. Be careful with the block option, though - it is permanent and cannot be undone!
- Guild Council: Here, you can see all applications for council that have been submitted. If you choose 'Accept', that person will automatically be promoted to the position for which they applied. You will need to go to Guild Members (see above) and change their admin powers yourself, though. If you click 'Reject', the application will be deleted.
- Guild Board: If you can see this option, you also have guild board moderation powers. This is where you can mass-delete old guild board posts, as well as those by a specific user.
- Guild Poll: This option allows you to create and edit a guild poll. You can use it for all sorts of purposes - from selecting an activity, to voting, to asking members' favourite colours. To set up a poll, follow these steps:
- Click 'Guild Poll.'
- Fill in the question and up to five choices. You must select at least two. You can also choose whether to display the poll on the guild homepage or on the sidebar. When you're done, click 'Create.'
- Click 'here' to activate. When you have done so, you'll see the outline of your poll for double-checking purposes. Choose the 'active' radio button at the top and click 'update'.
- Guild Log: This logs all changes to the above tools for transparency purposes. If you choose to delete the logs themselves, this is also noted.
- Quit Leadership: This option will only appear to the guild leader. If you wish, you can resign the guild leadership, which will pass to the next-in-line at council spot #2. Note that the leader cannot be forced out of their position, nor deleted from the guild. If the leader is frozen, TNT will no longer remove them from leadership.
- Delete Guild: Also only available to the guild leader, and even then only if they are the sole remaining member of the guild, this option does pretty much what it says it does. A guild cannot be deleted while it still has multiple members. Be careful with this option - guild deletion is permanent and cannot be reversed!
Your poll is now posted!
Guild Mailers
You can also send Guild Mailers to members who have the Mailers enabled for their account. When you compose a new message, clicking on the NeoFriend dropdown box will give you the option to send to all guild members. NOTE: This feature is often 'temporarily offline.' There is no time of day when it is guaranteed to work, you just have to keep checking back until it lets your message go through.
Guild Activities
Once your guild is set up and you have attracted some members, the next logical step is to put on a few activities to keep everyone entertained. Here are a few ideas - but remember, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination and TNT's Guild Rules.
- Avatar Lending: Many guilds run an avatar lending scheme where the guild lends out avatar items to members. As stated above, members cannot pool their funds to buy an avatar item as it is considered a scam. (You may ask, 'But what about a guild shop?' Donating to the guild via a guild shop and having the guild itself buy the item appears to be okay. It is somewhat of a grey area, though, so if you are in any doubt it's best to keep your Neopoints in your pocket.) Guilds often have their own rules about who can borrow certain items - these are not TNT rules and are not enforceable by TNT monitors.
- Adoption Agency: Where a guild member (or two, or three, or.. you get the idea) rescue poor, abandoned pets from the pound and zap them with the Lab Ray until they turn pretty colours. The agency then either offers the pets for adoption or re-pounds them, in the hope that less well-off Neopians will be able to obtain the pet of their dreams.
- Guild Battles: You'll find these mostly in Battledome guilds. Simply a series of 2-player battles organised between guild members. Often competitions and leagues are formed between several guilds.
- Guild Newspaper: If your guild is home to a couple of budding Neopian Times hopefuls, you might want to consider setting up a guild newspaper. It could feature articles, member spotlights, donation drives, you name it!
- Guild Games/Plots: If you're after a simple, no-fuss event, there's nothing like a game of good old Mystery Pic. Perhaps you could even write a puzzle plot featuring guild members - the sky's the limit! Remember that no Neopoint (or Neocash, for that matter) prizes are permitted.
Finding Out More About Guilds
If you would like to find out more about guilds, feel free to check out the Neopets help section or the Guilds Neoboard. There are lots of people there who are happy to answer any of your guild-related questions.
Good luck, and happy guilding!
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While many of the people I knew growing up had fabulous social lives, I had one that resembled a job. I would clock in at 8 a.m., leave by 3 p.m., and that was it. You think your junior high years were rough? Gather round, y'all, and show some respect for the incredible responsibility on my prepubescent shoulders.
See, instead of staying after school to go on playdates or be part of a sports team, I chose to spend my precious non-homework cluttered hours by logging onto a little website called Neopets — and going HAM. I'm not being delicate here. I was a wizard on that site. I had a shop, some bomb ass Neopets and a selection of games that increased my net-worth daily. I was the Mark Zuckerberg of fake electronic pets, and yes, it was hard work to maintain that level of swag, but I loved every single minute of it.
Clearly, I wanted to relive my former online glory days because yesterday I logged onto the website after being gone for a very long time. My stomach churned, my fingers trembled, and I started to sweat. What if Neopets was no longer the safe haven for little girls and boys who suck at making friends because they still haven't learned to use humor as a defense mechanism? My worries were laid to rest the moment I was greeted by the familial HTML coded webpage, complete with the Neopets logo I grew to love. Suddenly I was back to being a hungry 11-year-old, out to prove that my Neo-shop was the best on the block. I was back in the game. I was back on Neopet Lane, population me.
*Quick Disclaimer: As much as I tried to log into my old account I couldn't for the life of me figure out my old password. I even tried my old AOL account to see if I wrote it down somewhere. No such luck. I was able to look up all of my old info through a new account I created yesterday so it's not a total wash.
1. Checking Out My Old Profile
The first thing I did was look at my old profile. I was pleasantly surprised that I chose a very appropriate screen-name. It was a little shocking to see that I started playing in 2004 and that I've technically been on that site for 11 and a half years. Thinking back on how much has changed in that time is insane.
Bonus Points: I belonged to a Charmed guild. I almost forgot that I used to be borderline obsessed with that show.
Also — full disclosure. I only put 'music - dance' as my hobbies to look cool.
2. Checking Up On My Neopets
Obviously I had to look at what Little Dasha thought were appropriate names for her Neopet family members. Right away I was disappointed at the lack of creativity on my part.
This one was particularly sad/tear inducing. The Neopet's namesake, Ksusha, was my very best friend growing up in Russia. We talk occasionally on Instagram when I favorite pictures of her son .. because she's married now and has a family. Glad to know that I paid homage to her in the form of a magenta colored dog/fox thing.
I named this one Buddie because of my dog Buddie that died when I was four or five. Jesus. Why are all of my names so dang sentimental!?
Also — can we all ignore the fact that all of my neglected Neopets look constipated?
3. My Neopet Petpet
I totally forgot that we can give our Neopets, Petpets! That was not something that stuck with me for all of these years.
Clearly, this was my favorite Neopet. Not only did I name her after my other best friend and train her to be level 20, but I also opted to give her the best Petpet! While I won't get into the absurd Goofy/Pluto logic of the Neopet universe, I will say these little guys were adorable. I kinda wish there was a separate Petpet site. (Is this getting too meta for anyone else?)
Please ignore the name 'usherlover1'. I was very into his sensitive bad-boy imagine in the early 2000s.
4. I Had A House!
I spent money on building a fake house for my fake pet. This thing has three floors people. When I build, I build. I wonder if the property value has gone up or if Neopia experienced the financial crisis on par with our real-world one.
5. Familiar Stomping Ground
It's weird that this place has not changed AT ALL in almost 12 years. I don't know if that says the creative team behind this website gave up, or that Neopets will never reboot its original design. I loved the magic shop so much. It's all coming back to me now!
6. Traveling The Neopet Universe
In order to get from world to world and collect Neopoints, you had to click around this map. I don't remember that Death Star looking thing on the top right or the moon rock on the top left from my time on the site. Is that new or am I just totally blanking?!
7. My Knapsack
The baked potato! The paintbrushes! The books! I remember desperately needing to get more food and entertainment for my pets because they would get moody if I didn't play with them for a day or two. I didn't know I spoiled them as much as I did. (Future parenthood skills on LOCK, guys.)
8. The Shop Wizard
Every time my pets got sick or were ~fatigued~ from kicking ass in the battle-dome I would search far and wide for potions to give them. I also remember having a shop where I profited off selling things are a higher price. I was clearly an entrepreneur, but my mom and dad didn't get it.
Most of the time, it won't findanything, but sometimes it will find a prize inside, Neopoints, or it may evenbe changed somehow.Your Petpet's levelinfluences two things. If you wake him when he's in a bad mood, though, then your Petpet willget eaten.You can also use send apetpet into the to search for treasure. Some Petpets can even beused in the Battledome.Petpets also allow you toaccess three other features on the Neopets site. Neopets petpetpet. If you wake him up, youcould receive Neopoints, items, or Turmaculus may even raise your Petpet'slevel. First, with a Petpet you canvisit,an enormous Turmac that sleeps twenty-three hours a day.
9. The Pound
While not as tragic as the real life animal shelters that I've been to, this fake drop off site for Neopets was super depressing. Kids were discouraged from putting their pets up for adoption. I think I adopted one from there — I think it was the Cutie41Cutie418, because I would never come up with that kind of name!!! (I hope.)
10. Hasee Bounce
Obviously I had to play some of my favorite games again. I started with the OG Neopet game called Hasee Bounce. Not only did it have amazingly annoying sound effects but it was really cute and simple to play. You just hopped up and down catching doughnuts. I blame this game for my unrealistic expectation in doughnut shops across this nation.
Sometimes you would accidentally catch the 'dung' that's flying in the air and it would set you back a little.
If you were satisfied with your score, you would submit it to get Neopoints. You could only do that three times a day for each game. SO SMART.
11. Spinning The Wheel
There were special places in each different location that would let you spin a wheel and get a price. Some were free, while others were not. I spun this one and this is what happened.
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Truly lives up to the name of 'Mediocracy Wheel' . I won't lie. I dig the Neopet sass.
12. Monotony Wheel
This one was the worst! You would spin it and then wait. And wait. And wait. I decided to time how long it took to get me a prize.
THAT'S HOW LONG IT TOOK ME, PEOPLE. How did I have the patience as a little kid to do this? The prize sucked!
Really? I get a lotto ticket? Thanks.
13. The Best Game Ever Invented.
I don't want to step on anyone's toes, but I am willing to stand by the fact that this is the most insane game concept ever created. Extreme Potato Counter is exactly what it sounds like. You sit, looking at your computer, and count how many potatoes fly across the screen. As you guess correctly and reach higher levels, the amount of potatoes increase and so do the speeds at which they fly by. I feel like the creators were reaching with this one.
14. The Bank
Let us not forget that we had a bank, complete with a bank application, built into the game. Apparently your Neopoints were not safe under your Neomattress or inside of your Neopurse, so you had to deposit them into a bank. Seeing as to the fact that I've been a patron for a very long time, I wonder if my interest compounded to anything interesting. I will also take this opportunity to say — Neopets taught me more about banking then my actual education did.
15. I Was Totally Hussled
So I was decided to try out this last wheel to see if I can get some dope prize. I paid 500 Neopoints. I spun the wheel and this is what I got.
A measly 145 Neopoints! I lost money. I guess that's what gambling is or whatever. Lesson learned (a decade later). I will say that I do not appreciate the the fairy smugness.
Why are you holding up your hand? Nothing good happened. I LOST MONEY.
16. I Checked My Hopes And Dreams Into A Hotel
Since I created a new account, complete with a new Neopet — I decided to go for a new name. MyHopesAndDreams checked into a hotel so that I would never have to worry about her starving or not having any fun.
It cost me a pretty penny, but for the next 28 days she will be looked after. I feel like a rich Upper East Side woman right now. I gotta tell ya .. it feels great!
17. Battle
Finally, I readied my sweet new pet for battle. I gave her a sword and a shield and made her fight a giant clown-punching bag.
(She lost.)
That concludes my adventure through time and space. I got to see what my kid-brain liked 11 years ago. If you have access to your old account, I suggest you try this out for yourself. It's entertaining and mildly embarrassing. I also decided to include an email I sent out to some of the people from my grade asking to help me get more Neopoints in 2005. I'd like to point out that I no longer send out instructional emails that long. Also, I had a terrible time spelling because English is my second language and I just got to America.
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THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Neopets 4 lyfe.
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