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I've been published a few times now, hoping to get 10 publications for the avatar within the year! I've never had a submission rejected, although I have had one held for several issues before it was published. They accept all types of articles - listicles, quizzes, column-styles, reports, opinion pieces, just about anything. I'm not sure about getting stories published, but I believe it's easiest to get one published when there aren't too many active series. It's a little harder to get published now, because the NT doesn't seem to come out consistently anymore, but don't let that discourage you! The plus there is that it doesn't seem to matter anymore when you submit, as all submissions appear to be considered at one time rather than singularly as they roll in.
When you have an article idea, search up the keywords relating to it in the Neopian Times search box. Make sure your article hasn't already been written! They aren't likely to publish an article on a specific topic that's already been written about, unless lots has changed since the previous article was published. Ensure your article is written in the tone of Neopets culture. Articles shouldn't talk about Neopets as though it's an online game, but rather as though you are a citizen of Neopia, caring for your pets within that world, culture and lore. Pay attention to your tone. Read out loud what you've written - if it feels awkward, it probably is. Try to write the words you would speak out loud if you were explaining your topic to someone verbally.  Proper grammar and spelling are a must. Run your article through an error catcher, or if you're hearing, try listening to it through Google translate by copying and pasting it into the translation box and hitting the speaker - I'm deaf, but I've been told a lot of hearing people find this to be a great way to notice their errors. I hope this helps! 🙂

I've been published a few times now, hoping to get 10 publications for the avatar within the year! I've never had a submission rejected, although I have had one held for several issues before it was published. They accept all types of articles - listicles, quizzes, column-styles, reports, opinion pieces, just about anything. I'm not sure about getting stories published, but I believe it's easiest to get one published when there aren't too many active series. It's a little harder to get published now, because the NT doesn't seem to come out consistently anymore, but don't let that discourage you! The plus there is that it doesn't seem to matter anymore when you submit, as all submissions appear to be considered at one time rather than singularly as they roll in.
When you have an article idea, search up the keywords relating to it in the Neopian Times search box. Make sure your article hasn't already been written! They aren't likely to publish an article on a specific topic that's already been written about, unless lots has changed since the previous article was published. Ensure your article is written in the tone of Neopets culture. Articles shouldn't talk about Neopets as though it's an online game, but rather as though you are a citizen of Neopia, caring for your pets within that world, culture and lore. Pay attention to your tone. Read out loud what you've written - if it feels awkward, it probably is. Try to write the words you would speak out loud if you were explaining your topic to someone verbally.  Proper grammar and spelling are a must. Run your article through an error catcher, or if you're hearing, try listening to it through Google translate by copying and pasting it into the translation box and hitting the speaker - I'm deaf, but I've been told a lot of hearing people find this to be a great way to notice their errors. I hope this helps! 🙂

I've been published a few times now, hoping to get 10 publications for the avatar within the year! I've never had a submission rejected, although I have had one held for several issues before it was published. They accept all types of articles - listicles, quizzes, column-styles, reports, opinion pieces, just about anything. I'm not sure about getting stories published, but I believe it's easiest to get one published when there aren't too many active series. It's a little harder to get published now, because the NT doesn't seem to come out consistently anymore, but don't let that discourage you! The plus there is that it doesn't seem to matter anymore when you submit, as all submissions appear to be considered at one time rather than singularly as they roll in.
When you have an article idea, search up the keywords relating to it in the Neopian Times search box. Make sure your article hasn't already been written! They aren't likely to publish an article on a specific topic that's already been written about, unless lots has changed since the previous article was published. Ensure your article is written in the tone of Neopets culture. Articles shouldn't talk about Neopets as though it's an online game, but rather as though you are a citizen of Neopia, caring for your pets within that world, culture and lore. Pay attention to your tone. Read out loud what you've written - if it feels awkward, it probably is. Try to write the words you would speak out loud if you were explaining your topic to someone verbally.  Proper grammar and spelling are a must. Run your article through an error catcher, or if you're hearing, try listening to it through Google translate by copying and pasting it into the translation box and hitting the speaker - I'm deaf, but I've been told a lot of hearing people find this to be a great way to notice their errors. I hope this helps! 🙂

I've been published a few times now, hoping to get 10 publications for the avatar within the year! I've never had a submission rejected, although I have had one held for several issues before it was published. They accept all types of articles - listicles, quizzes, column-styles, reports, opinion pieces, just about anything. I'm not sure about getting stories published, but I believe it's easiest to get one published when there aren't too many active series. It's a little harder to get published now, because the NT doesn't seem to come out consistently anymore, but don't let that discourage you! The plus there is that it doesn't seem to matter anymore when you submit, as all submissions appear to be considered at one time rather than singularly as they roll in.
When you have an article idea, search up the keywords relating to it in the Neopian Times search box. Make sure your article hasn't already been written! They aren't likely to publish an article on a specific topic that's already been written about, unless lots has changed since the previous article was published. Ensure your article is written in the tone of Neopets culture. Articles shouldn't talk about Neopets as though it's an online game, but rather as though you are a citizen of Neopia, caring for your pets within that world, culture and lore. Pay attention to your tone. Read out loud what you've written - if it feels awkward, it probably is. Try to write the words you would speak out loud if you were explaining your topic to someone verbally.  Proper grammar and spelling are a must. Run your article through an error catcher, or if you're hearing, try listening to it through Google translate by copying and pasting it into the translation box and hitting the speaker - I'm deaf, but I've been told a lot of hearing people find this to be a great way to notice their errors. I hope this helps! 🙂

Nope, this bug has happened to a lot of people. I've had it twice. You didn't receive a stat boost, when this happens your reward is stolen by the glitch and it's as if you never completed the quest. Consider sending in a ticket!

I work as a unit aide on the pediatric intensive care unit of a major children's hospital. A unit aide does all the things that you don't think about being done in the hospital - mainly ordering and stocking supplies and reprocessing rooms and equipment between patients; but also assisting with minor patient care tasks, bagging and removing laundry, preparing kits and stocking carts for procedures and emergencies, setting up spaces for procedures and circumstances such as infection isolation, ensuring clean laundry is folded and sufficiently stocked in the right places, general tidying up of the unit, retrieving and borrowing equipment and supplies when it's needed, organizing and maintaining family lounges and fridges, and generally just doing all of the small tasks that need to be done such as fetching water for a patient, setting up an iPad for a child to play on, bringing an extra pillow ...
I'm lucky enough that I'm working my dream job now. I didn't have to go to school, and I love what I do! The only thing I would change is to add more hours, my position is 40% (1-2 12 shifts per week) and I'm hoping for the full time (3-4 12 hour shifts per week) so I can live comfortably.

I work as a unit aide on the pediatric intensive care unit of a major children's hospital. A unit aide does all the things that you don't think about being done in the hospital - mainly ordering and stocking supplies and reprocessing rooms and equipment between patients; but also assisting with minor patient care tasks, bagging and removing laundry, preparing kits and stocking carts for procedures and emergencies, setting up spaces for procedures and circumstances such as infection isolation, ensuring clean laundry is folded and sufficiently stocked in the right places, general tidying up of the unit, retrieving and borrowing equipment and supplies when it's needed, organizing and maintaining family lounges and fridges, and generally just doing all of the small tasks that need to be done such as fetching water for a patient, setting up an iPad for a child to play on, bringing an extra pillow ...
I'm lucky enough that I'm working my dream job now. I didn't have to go to school, and I love what I do! The only thing I would change is to add more hours, my position is 40% (1-2 12 shifts per week) and I'm hoping for the full time (3-4 12 hour shifts per week) so I can live comfortably.

Just curious, what's your dream job and where do you work right now?

"I just had an apostrophe".
Well, last night.
 
So AAA are the initials for "Aristotle A. Avinroo", as we all (probably) know.
But I realized that his initials are also what appear in many games (particularly old arcade ones), where players type in a 3-letter name. 

Nope, the only difference is once per day versus once per battle. If you have a strong pet or only battle opponents who you can defeat in one go, Lens Flare will be good for you, since you can use it with each battle you do daily. If you battle opponents that are technically out of your league - ie the Space Faerie, etc for the avatar - then Throw Pillows works best because you can stay in the battle for a few days and slowly defeat the opponent without ever giving them a chance to attack by using only one turn per day.

Same happened to me one of the times I used Spiked - the second time, my level went up. First time, no difference ... but it does say it can affect intelligence, and I don't really pay attention to that, so I assumed that was the stat that went up.

It's June, and I guess everyone on the internet is automatically enabled to participate in it. I'm bisexual myself, but whatever, that doesn't matter. What matters is the drawing. 

Last Thursday my SO proposed to me and I said yes! We've already set a date, and I've started to make lists and spreadsheets of different things. Goal is to stay at 6K USD or less (including honey moon). 
 
Nay for stress and being a type A planner

Honestly, this is one of the last straws for me. TNT can't seem to create a decent event without major bugs, they can't put out a simple newsletter once a week, they can't communicate with us at all anymore. They seem to want to punish us with each event - harder and harder with less reward, telling us we should've done this and that differently, like a bad boss who's bitter and doesn't give enough feedback. The NT not being out AGAIN this week is making me seriously consider leaving. It did change my mind about going premium, which I was intending to do Friday on my payday.
I'd like to say there should be a Neopian Times next week, but TNT has shown us that they will not meet our basic expectations time and time again. I would say there's definitely still a chance that your article will be published, but I would prepare for the possibility that it won't be.

That is normal, as the connection is not secure. Neopets has never used "https://" for the main site. However, the NC Mall does use "https://". Chrome and Firefox have added the "not secure" notification, so you are aware. Edge will tell you the connection is not encrypted, if you click on the "i", in the circle icon, to the right of Edge's address bar. Although, Neopets should go to a secure site, nothing has changed, since the beginning. "Not secure" doesn't affect Flash, and using Edge won't make Neopets any more secure than Firefox or Chrome.

Remember to discard, not donate!! Donated items don't count toward the avatar.

This is technically a TDN question and so is in the wrong forum, lol!
But yeah, I find this jelly hysterical, but I'm also wanting to hide from its judgement. ?
Shade should NOT be thrown by a gelatinous dessert!!! Certainly not at someone with the same name as it!
And now I'll go back to seeing what other jelly images Dr. Sloth has that I can make use of! ?
 
This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Duma).
The topic was posted in the wrong area, as mentioned in the first sentence.
Per the reason above, this topic has been MOVED to General Chat.

Nope, the only difference is once per day versus once per battle. If you have a strong pet or only battle opponents who you can defeat in one go, Lens Flare will be good for you, since you can use it with each battle you do daily. If you battle opponents that are technically out of your league - ie the Space Faerie, etc for the avatar - then Throw Pillows works best because you can stay in the battle for a few days and slowly defeat the opponent without ever giving them a chance to attack by using only one turn per day.

Nope, the only difference is once per day versus once per battle. If you have a strong pet or only battle opponents who you can defeat in one go, Lens Flare will be good for you, since you can use it with each battle you do daily. If you battle opponents that are technically out of your league - ie the Space Faerie, etc for the avatar - then Throw Pillows works best because you can stay in the battle for a few days and slowly defeat the opponent without ever giving them a chance to attack by using only one turn per day.

Nope, the only difference is once per day versus once per battle. If you have a strong pet or only battle opponents who you can defeat in one go, Lens Flare will be good for you, since you can use it with each battle you do daily. If you battle opponents that are technically out of your league - ie the Space Faerie, etc for the avatar - then Throw Pillows works best because you can stay in the battle for a few days and slowly defeat the opponent without ever giving them a chance to attack by using only one turn per day.

Nope, the only difference is once per day versus once per battle. If you have a strong pet or only battle opponents who you can defeat in one go, Lens Flare will be good for you, since you can use it with each battle you do daily. If you battle opponents that are technically out of your league - ie the Space Faerie, etc for the avatar - then Throw Pillows works best because you can stay in the battle for a few days and slowly defeat the opponent without ever giving them a chance to attack by using only one turn per day.

Nope, the only difference is once per day versus once per battle. If you have a strong pet or only battle opponents who you can defeat in one go, Lens Flare will be good for you, since you can use it with each battle you do daily. If you battle opponents that are technically out of your league - ie the Space Faerie, etc for the avatar - then Throw Pillows works best because you can stay in the battle for a few days and slowly defeat the opponent without ever giving them a chance to attack by using only one turn per day.

700?!! ?
 
But... but...
 
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This only seems to happen to some of them, but it's so weird!
Does anyone know WHY? @Aquamentis12?

Don't sweat it, Freya, you'll have things to donate, but you can work to increase your haul between now and whenever CC comes along.
Do you fight in the Battledome? Scuffles with the Chia Clown don't require a strong pet, and quite a lot of the prizes you get are rares.
I collect r90+ items from the Money Tree, here's a selection of the things that show up reguIarly that I grab ?
   Any Healing Potion from VIII up.  All the bottled faeries
Maraquan Charger Plushie Maraquan Shieldmaiden Plushie Necklace of the Water Faerie Bagguss
 
 Pirate Attack Stamp Toy Pirate Sword General CrustygumsDark Nova
Peach Snowball Exploding Snowball Icy Snowball Sticky Snowball
Tyrannian Skeith Plushie  Tyrannian Acara Plushie Speak TyrannianTyrannian Goulash
Skies Above Tyrannia The Missing KoiTuskaninny TreasureInflatable Bouncy Pirate Ship
Whole Chilli Deluxe Pizza Both water pizzas Hand painted Scimitar
 
Stone Muffin Pottery Shard Dagger Golden Moon Comb Vitrupets Energy Sabre
GX-4 Oscillabot N-4 Info Retrieval Bot Roburg 3T3Pant Devil Balloon
Wind Up Chia Clown Silly Clown Usuki  Light Acara HoodHalloween Koi Plushie
Starry Biscuit JarGummy Pirate CandiesPawkeet PinataSkeith Inspired Treasure Maps
 
Oops, this is gettin' rather crowded. ?
I'm gonna say just about any instrument you see on there is a rare, though the spooky flute you get from Bart isn't.
A whole lot of the weapons that are Battledome prizes are rares.
And a fave of mine, because it's Gross Food and most people don't want it so you can grab it easily...

You can see I've got a nice collection of those!
Yep, the Money Tree is my friend for Charity Corner stock-piling!
 

That happens to me if I switch tabs while Trudy is still spinning. If I just stay on that tab until it shows me my prize, it works fine!