berriganify Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Neopets NFT Situation Link Collection For anyone who’s confused over what’s going on, a few weeks ago, we found out that Neopets are making NFTs. NFTs (or Non-Fungible Tokens) are digital receipts bought and traded with cryptocurrency such as bitcoin, or in this case, Etherium. The response to this has been overwhelmingly negative, and there have been multiple scandals that have happened since. There are a number of petpages and articles explaining everything that’s happened, and I figured a central thread to collect all the links would be helpful. I will update this list as I find more links, or feel free to suggest additions. New links in red! Last updated 08/11/2021! Note: Last PSJ video is apparently up, but my computer's audio is busted, so I will add it once it is fixed and I have a chance to watch it. Non-Link News: Boycott: JellyNeo is currently running a protest blackout on their site, and several people on the neoboards have organized a weekend-long boycott of neopets.com with them, from 9 AM on 2021/10/08 to 11:59PM on 2021/10/10. Petition: Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/jumpstart-get-nfts-out-of-neopets - Requires email address. Overviews and Archives by Neopians: Overview of the NFT Situation/Timeline: http://www.neopets.com/~Scroggs - Very good overview of the situation, including all known controversies. Information on Partner Companies: http://www.neopets.com/~NFTurd - Includes information on former companies that have scamed Neopets customers. Screencaps from the Metaverse Discord: http://www.neopets.com/~Swonken - Archive of comments from the Metaverse Discord Channel - WARNING: Includes references to homophobic and transphobic comments, and possible stalking threats. The chatlogs are censored in compliance with Neopets rules. - Also includes leaked conversations from a private channel. Screencaps from the Metaverse Discord #2/Mirror: http://www.neopets.com/~Tumdy - WARNING: includes intentional misgendering. More Discord Screencaps: http://www.neopets.com/~Splorg - Archive of discord comments made by gutterfoot and petra, explaining the delay in the apology and responding to the leaked conversations from the previous link. JellyNeo’s Post on the Apology to the Homophobia: https://www.jellyneo.net/?comments=13863 - Includes an archive of the original apology before it was changed. Neopets Metaverse Team Calls Neopians a Bunch of "Hateoooors": https://www.jellyneo.net/?comments=13868 - Archive of tweets and discord messages made by the Neopets Metaverse team. The NeopetsMeta twitter has since apologized here. Open Letter to TNT: http://www.neopets.com/~GildaPanda The Neopets NFT Metaverse Collection Scandal by Pet Simmer Julie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQj1yP5G_eU The Neopets Boycott of 2021 by Pet Simmer Julie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFSkDgViWQU - Two videos covering the initial news and the boycott. Metaverse Moderator Encourages Doxxing Alleged "Raider": https://www.jellyneo.net/?comments=13874 Metaverse Discord Screencaps #4: http://www.neopets.com/~Baxsby - Announcement made regarding the encouraged doxxing. More Neopets Digital Collectibles Coming: https://www.jellyneo.net/?comments=13882 - Neopets coming to a site called Quidd. Metaverse Timeline Stumbles, Quidd Project Put on Hold: https://www.jellyneo.net/?comments=13886 - Updates about the missed deadline for the NFT launch and the delay of the Quidd project. Metaverse Project Stumbles to Finish Line, Announces $240-$960 Price Point: https://www.jellyneo.net/?comments=13898 - NFTs to launch on November 12, and at current prices will be as much as $1000 USD. Press Releases: TNT's Initial Press Release: https://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=161264216 - Q&A which addresses the initial confusion over the legitimacy of the NFTs project as well as some context for why they're doing it. TNT's Apology Concerning the Homophobic Moderator: https://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=161276379 - Note that this is the updated apology. An archive of the original post can be found here. Neopets Metaverse Press Release: https://neopetsmetaverse.medium.com/the-long-game-58d6c0f760c - Note: This was posted to the @NeopetsMeta Twitter, and has not yet been confirmed on neopets.com. Protest Art Now Allowed in the Beauty Contest: http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=161282976 - Confirmation from tnt_contest_judge in the 4th comment. TNT Response to the Oct 8-10 Blackout/Boycott and Metaverse Concerns: https://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=161283187 News Articles: Neopets are being turned into NFTs because of course they are, by The Verge Other (Fun!) Stuff: The Very VERY Stale Bread: http://www.neopets.com/~megawonderful - Satirical Newsletter that is currently covering the situation. Mint a Free NFT: https://www.jellyneo.net/nfts/#free-nftopet - Not on the blockchain, but they also don't cost $100+ Angeló, Nielo and bonnie_morrison 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight_spell360 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 From JellyNeo's posted notes: Quote Many of you have wondered about where staff from TNT have been during this turbulent time, in particular, TNT Petrichor. Petra has moved away from Community Management and is now assisting the company with other critical tasks, hence their absence. Our apologies for not being able to announce this sooner. Don't worry, Petra is still with JumpStart and may even pop in from time to time to say hi! As for the rest of the team, we are working on finding ways to engage with you all more frequently and clearly while being mindful of our obligations to partners. Is anybody else wondering whatever happened to: Quote From 8/13/21 to 8/31/21 leave us a post in the '"Site Events"' : http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=7 section of the Neoboards sharing your favorite Neopets memory with us! This could be an in-game experience or perhaps a story about how Neopets has impacted you. (I'll be lurking in the section waiting for amazing stories to read!) Make sure your thread title contains the word "My Neopets Story". There will be 5 winners selected who will each receive 1000 Neocash! The 5 winners will be selected by the Neopets team. So, who were those Winners? What happened with this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berriganify Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 i don't actually know! i'm guessing either the contest will be quietly forgotten about, or someone else will pick a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellysundae Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 18 hours ago, midnight_spell360 said: So, who were those Winners? What happened with this??? It was announced on 10th September on the TNT announcements board. :3 My Neopets Story Contest Winners! I know two of the winners, Precious_katuch14, she's a ninja friend. and Parody_ham, ninjas helped her out during a massively stress-inducing Caption Contest. *shudders at memory. midnight_spell360 and berriganify 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berriganify Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 Added additional links to JellyNeo articles. The Metaverse discord has, thankfully, been quiet (as far as I know) so it looks like the plans for better moderation worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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