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I submitted a ticket since October and no response since then.  I am certain my account is frozen.  And it was shocking too because I was literally on the site the day before.  Since I save my password to the browser I was surprised I was logged out but didn't think much of it since it has happened before when my auto log-in gets reset.  But I was actually told I had a bad password.  Then I tried resetting the password.  Except I used another email address since I didn't trust Neopet's security so I avoided using my real email thus as a result the email I used (which I thankfully still remembered) was actually deactivated since it was out of use for so long.  After I finally regained access, I could reset the password except it doesn't work even though it "reset" it.
 
That's when I decided to go to my side and search my main and found it disabled, which is just shocking since I was literally still "active" although I was mainly doing dailies.  If I had done something wrong, wouldn't there be a warning first?  The only thing I can think of is someone hacked my account since my main has all my np, items and neocash.
 
Because I had done everything on my main including my avvie collection.  I do not want to give it up yet.  Because I definitely refuse to restart since current Neopets just isn't like it was before.  The only thing keeping me there is collecting interest and being able to play with my neocash collection, and trying to get more avvies.

I checked your account for you and unfortunately it has been disabled. :(

Well koi warrior is the best opponent for non premium members as he gives codestones the most. I think it just might be a lull because I have been getting about the same amount as I normally do.

Koi and Giant Spectral Mutant Walein both give about the same amount of codestones. So if you need or want a "tougher" opponent or a variation you can try Walein as well.

I'm glad I'm not the only one predicting a lag related prank!!!
 
I wouldn't be surprised if it went down something like the lag prizes.

This is a time of wait and see. While change is the only constant in the universe, slow change is lasting change and not all change is for the better. I want to see new and exciting content but I don't want the site to turn into something so different that I no longer want to be here. Games like Key quest has appeal to those of us who don't play the flash games as much because you just don't have the time to perfect it enough to get a trophy or even make the maximum np. It allowed for greater interaction on the site as well between players other than offsite fan sites and the neoboards. The chat feature needed help frankly and once glitches were resolved, Key quest was a keeper IMO. Some site events guarantee that people come back year after year such as Advent Calendar or Altador Cup.
 
I think part of Neopets' problem in the past has been marketing and advertising and a certain level of iniquity directed to international players. I first discovered the site in 1999 through a banner ad. These days, ad blockers block banner and side ads. Even I block the ads on the site because they take up valuable page space and slow down page loading plus can be vulnerabilities that leave you open to malware attacks. Neopets and their owners needed to find other ways to advertise and market the brand beyond internet ads. Zazzle, occasional team ups with McDonald's and others just isn't enough. If you didn't know what Neopets was in the first place, you wouldn't have been interested in Zazzle merchandise or even the toy in the McDonald's kids meal. Those approaches were basically preaching to the choir. Hopefully Jumpstart understands how to market and advertise an online game site like this if their aim is to increase membership and revenue from it. They also need to understand the membership on the site... a lot of players have grown up so this site has many adult players and so there's a lot of brand loyalty. That's something they need to consider when they are making changes. You want to attract new players; what demographic are you going to target? Do you want to build on your brand loyalty; lots of considerations and planning for the way forward. They also need to prioritize the basics such as a site that works with minimal glitches and interruptions. You want a smoothly running, efficient network where your're maintaining and expanding as needed and not fighting fires every five minutes. I hope all goes well and we end up with a Neopets we all can continue to love, play on and enjoy.

But the press release didn't say "several"; it said "a number" (which is just about the vaguest term they could use, but to me indicates a substantial portion).
 
I don't know. Neopets has grown bloated and stale over the years, hardly keeping up with the times. While they do have strong loyalty, they've had difficulties attracting new users for years now. And TNT's efforts at innovation have fallen short, despite things like Petpet Park, Key Quest, and Habitarium. I think they've been afraid to cut anything because everything has its fans (I've actually been relieved that DD, the Neopies, etc. were cut, at least temporarily). I think a shake-up was necessary for the continued success of Neopets, because fresh eyes can help. I just hope that they kept enough (and the right members) of old TNT to keep Neopets as "Neopets" even as it's brought into the 2010's. And I really hope that they gave generous severance packages and plenty of notice. I appreciate what TNT has brought us, and I wish all the members, past and future, success. I hope they find somewhere new to use their talents and creativity, somewhere they can really take flight without the constraints of a 15-year-old site.
 
And I hope Neopets goes somewhere exciting and creative, and soon. I don't know what it should look like, but I know that I, for one, am ready for some substantial changes (and not just because of the lag... I have been demotivated and just playing more out of habit than anything else, since TFR, with very brief resurgences of interest for things like BD beta, Obelisk War, and my personal discovery of Food Club. TFR was 5 years ago; that's a long time to be waiting for something "better").
 
That being said, my confidence is not very high given the sustained brokenness of the site, which only seems to grow worse as more things are taken down or stop being supported/updated. I'll believe they're dedicated to Neopets as it is (and not some amalgamation of apps/platform games that use the characters/world) when they show that they are.

I'm glad a statement's been made, but it's a statement intended to quell fears and will have been worded with the sole intent of putting as much of a positive spin on things as possible, of course. So for me what it actually says I'll take with a pinch of salt. I'm just glad the lay-offs have been acknowledged.
 
I wonder which is closer to being accurate. Them saying "several" employees got laid off, implying that it really wasn't many, and what Jellyneo reported of "most" of TNT going... That's some spin, right there! Though JN will have focussed solely on TNT, where as JS will have looked on their employees as a whole, so most of TNT probably could be described with a much smaller term when they're considered as just part of a larger workforce.

i always have a bad time believing big money whales aka CEO's

I am currently reading a Storm of Swords : Steel and Snow. It's book three of George R. Martins Song of Ice and Fire series and so far it's pretty similar to what was shown in Game of Thrones. A few flourishes were made here and there by the show, mostly for simplicity's sake I'm guessing. At first I couldn't believe just how much was fit into the series, but now as things get more complicated I can see where the show slowed down and got down to details as laid out in the book. I'm thinking by the end of book four I will be up with the show. I may even get there before the next season airs, at the rate I am going!
 
I am surprised by how easily it is to pick up the language in the books. I find myself saying things or wanting to say things that I could imagine Cersei Lannister say, or Tyrion for that matter.
 
Last night I actually called my boyfriend sweetling...

I am currently reading a Storm of Swords : Steel and Snow. It's book three of George R. Martins Song of Ice and Fire series and so far it's pretty similar to what was shown in Game of Thrones. A few flourishes were made here and there by the show, mostly for simplicity's sake I'm guessing. At first I couldn't believe just how much was fit into the series, but now as things get more complicated I can see where the show slowed down and got down to details as laid out in the book. I'm thinking by the end of book four I will be up with the show. I may even get there before the next season airs, at the rate I am going!
 
I am surprised by how easily it is to pick up the language in the books. I find myself saying things or wanting to say things that I could imagine Cersei Lannister say, or Tyrion for that matter.
 
Last night I actually called my boyfriend sweetling...

Wow! Way to go, Jumpstart! This is lovely :)
 
It's great for me because I'll have completed 8 quests by the 22nd, which is exactly the eve of my (no-internet-connection) trip! :D

Deck the halls with boughs of junk ! Fa la la la best news ever.
 
This is making me feel a lot better about my chances.
 
Thank you TNT.

Deck the halls with boughs of junk ! Fa la la la best news ever.
 
This is making me feel a lot better about my chances.
 
Thank you TNT.

Due to the lag and... others... TNT has decided to lower the requirement for the exclusive prize from 15 to 8 completed Adopt-A-Neopian quests.
 
You will achieve this prize immediately once you complete 8 quests. Yay!
 

In theory it's a great way to clear the servers of items people are hoarding. And at first that's exactly what it will do. Even with the inflation plenty of people are going to buy the items and turn them over for the event, which will get the items off the servers. But once the event is over the servers will start getting even more clogged than before, because suddenly people who have never hoarded anything before (like me) will suddenly be keeping every single junk prize they get from everything in preparation for the next time TNT does this.
 
Especially since this is the 2nd time TNT has done this. Hello new fellow hoarders, let's see how much junk we can accumulate before the next event. Because just like before Coincidence, I cleared out my SDB and discarded a bunch of items. Because that's what I usually do every few weeks. Not anymore I guess, since junk events are apparently going to be a thing.

im totally going thru a Fox & Grapes phase , convincing myself this avatar isn't pretty and i don't want it :p

You have given Space Faerie Pencil Case to User 'dragonsfriend1021'. Click the button below to continue.
 
There you go Lamppost ;)
 
Edit: and now I see that I have a backlog of 46 cards to scratch... hum.

I can't shake this niggling suspicion that even if I complete today's tag I will be shut out by some instantly unbuyable item in the next few days.
 
Urgh....
 
And if this is to stop people loading the servers with hoarded junk items.. well they are going to have to do this kind of clean out a LOT more regularly because I can't sell/discard any of my junk in the foreseeable future with this sort of madness going on. Well, unless they have been artificially inflated, of course, in which case - sell sell sell :mellow:
 
Charity my asparagus!
 
Hmmm..
 
Tis the season to be cynical - fa la la la hoard the junk.

This pettiness is really not adding to the debate.
 
i really can't begin to fathom what part of this you fail to understand, or why you feel entitled to show such hostility towards people contributing to the debate, and more to the point - why you feel entitled to try to silence people in this conversation who actually come from a gypsy background.
 
With all this sensitive concern for how the stereotypical gypsy portrayal might affect people whose cultural and ancestral history is associated with the word - you (for some reason) have decided that this can only pertain to one gypsy group?
 
On what basis?
 
And how does one self-appoint as dictator of the conversation?
 
This is just laughable to me. I honestly can't fathom.
 
You get to discriminate in your apparently sincere concern because... ??
 
I really don't get it.
 
My understanding is that this debate was initiated by someone with a genuine concern about how the gypsy portrayal in neopets could affect people from groups who have historically been associated with that lifestyle.
 
I believe Romanis were mentioned as they are the most perceptually salient to most people - they have travelled across Europe in seemingly greater numbers than other gypsy cultures in recent times and I'm pretty sure most people have seen their stereotypical portrayal in like, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Please believe that that is not the only way to be "gypsy".
 
I really don't think this topic is about telling people how they can or can't identify, or even what they should or shouldn't be offended by, and that definitely is not your place. There are voices here that are more important than yours and mine and trying to dominate a conversation by silencing people who could actually have a vested interest in the portrayal of gypsy culture is very counter productive to any sensitivity you might claim to have in regard to this topic.
 
You heard from someone who identified as a gypsy, and maybe you didn't like their contribution, but eh, tough luck? You don't get to dismiss them from your cause because it's , you know, not your cause!
 
And I really don't understand the drama in your last points because really you are not the victim in this conversation. It is even more ridiculous to try to make it about you.
 
I think it would be best to not derail this debate any further.

I can't shake this niggling suspicion that even if I complete today's tag I will be shut out by some instantly unbuyable item in the next few days.
 
Urgh....
 
And if this is to stop people loading the servers with hoarded junk items.. well they are going to have to do this kind of clean out a LOT more regularly because I can't sell/discard any of my junk in the foreseeable future with this sort of madness going on. Well, unless they have been artificially inflated, of course, in which case - sell sell sell :mellow:
 
Charity my asparagus!
 
Hmmm..
 
Tis the season to be cynical - fa la la la hoard the junk.

I can't shake this niggling suspicion that even if I complete today's tag I will be shut out by some instantly unbuyable item in the next few days.
 
Urgh....
 
And if this is to stop people loading the servers with hoarded junk items.. well they are going to have to do this kind of clean out a LOT more regularly because I can't sell/discard any of my junk in the foreseeable future with this sort of madness going on. Well, unless they have been artificially inflated, of course, in which case - sell sell sell :mellow:
 
Charity my asparagus!
 
Hmmm..
 
Tis the season to be cynical - fa la la la hoard the junk.

Wow that is amazing! I'd love to go for that avatar but I wouldn't even know where to start!
 
But hey, maybe some day!!
 
Looking forward to reading your entry!

So I got on Neopets and saw that I had a message from TNT. And this is it:

 
YES! Earlier that day, I got one of those "your submission is being held over for future blablah" or something, so I totally didn't expect this Neomail! I am just so happy right now! :D
 
Next NT avatar to try for will be that Weewoo one, which is much harder. :c But hey, making comics is fun and I enjoy it, so it's all good.

This is breaking my heart. I don't want to participate but I suspect that means I will miss out on an avatar.
 
Even when I wanted to participate, I couldn't get the site to load and the prices for the tags are ridiculous.
 
I had one of everything from the Pirate riddle (I hoard in 1s.. how unfortunate) but I think I would rather just sell the toffee things now and make some $$$
 
Ugh...
 
I really don't want to miss out on an avatar but.. this is a joke.