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New Neoboard Proposals!


by indulgences

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I was happily chatting with some strangers on the Help Neoboard when a certain subject came up: what would make a cool new Neoboard, something Neopia has been needing for years? Instantly, the thread ballooned into a huge discussion of what the coolest new Neoboards would be!

The most popular Neoboard idea was a Coding/Programming Neoboard! Everyone clamored for a place where people could give and get coding advice for their user lookups, petpages, shop layouts, and more. However, these same people also despair of ever getting such a Neoboard, because if it was possible, TNT would have made one already. I have to agree! There must be some logistical nightmares associated with making a Coding Neoboard, nightmares that prevent TNT from implementing it.

A recent thread on the Help Neoboard made a pretty cool request to TNT. Why not create a Bragging Neoboard? It could be a place where people would announce their luck on Neopets, while others could wish them well. I can't think of any other Neoboard idea where everything posted would always be positive... not even the NC Mall Neoboard, where trading NC wearables has become something difficult and challenging rather than fun!

Similarly, a Lamentation Neoboard would be quite interesting! This could be a Neoboard where people would lament their bad luck, such as never getting a certain random avatar after six years of playing, or failing to get a high score in a certain game. Begging would be strictly against the rules on this Neoboard. Because I have the kind of personality where I nurture and encourage people, I think I would spend most of my Neo-day on this Neoboard, giving people advice and virtual hugs!

One user proposed a pretty cool idea. What about making a Veteran Neoboard that can only be accessed by veteran accounts? For instance, you might have to have a four-year-old account in order to create a thread, as well as reply to a thread. I thought this was a nice idea, although I'm not sure how useful an age-exclusive Neoboard would be! Then again, there is the Premium Neoboard, which is only accessible to people with Premium accounts. Both ideas are rather similar.

One random idea I came up with was having a Neoboard that you could only access after having made 1000 posts elsewhere. Again, I'm not sure how useful this kind of exclusive Neoboard would be, but I thought I'd just throw the idea out there for you all to ponder!

I came up with another Neoboard idea as well. How about a Spoofs Neoboard where people with all sorts of ironic qualities could get together and make fun of stuff? For instance, one person might have made a spoof of a typical day at TNT headquarters... Why not post it on a petpage and let other users read it and laugh? Another person might have fashioned her pets after her favorite book characters. And yet another person might be experiencing glitches on the site, and might post humorous reasons as to why they are happening. The possibilities are endless!

One idea, which made me spit out my coffee and laugh like a madwoman, was having a Limericks Neoboard. Everyone on that Neoboard would be required to speak entirely in limericks. I've never laughed so hard as I did right then! What a fantastic and hilarious idea!

One topic that pops up on the Help Neoboard sometimes, but doesn't really belong there, are the "rate my pet" threads. TNT has recently begun the practice of deleting such threads, since the threads aren't really asking for advice or help, just number scores (such as 8.5/10). I think it would be great if there was a Rating Neoboard where people could freely ask each other for ratings, suggestions and criticisms without fear of being warned by TNT!

One inspired user came up with a Dreams Neoboard. On this Neoboard, we could post our weirdest Neopets-related dreams. What a great idea! I can't even begin to count how many Neopets dreams I've had in the past, most of them having to do with getting published in the Neopian Times. My latest Neopets dream was about having my question answered in the Editorial, and I was so disappointed when I woke up and discovered it was all a dream!

Other people had interesting dreams as well. The most popular dream was finally achieving some goal, such as earning a difficult avatar or defeating a difficult game. The second most popular dream was working for TNT! I have to admit, this last dream is definitely the coolest! I know, not a few, not a handful, but MANY people who've been inspired by the Neopets website -- inspired enough to pursue computer programming and art in college because of how much fun they had while coding lookups and drawing Beauty Contest entries on Neopets. One of them is apparently working for TNT now, which I think is pretty amazing!

I thought I would end this article with the Neoboards we DON'T want anymore. Upon asking the Help Neoboard what the most useless Neoboards are, the users gave me the following list: Evil Things and Monster Sightings; Merchandise (which, at the time of this article, has a grand total of only eleven threads); and Other Worlds. Maybe it would behoove TNT to delete these Neoboards and implement newer, fresher and more innovative ones!

Perhaps there are logistical nightmares associated with deleting Neoboards. The Neoboards mentioned above have basically been worthless for years and years. Even as a newbie, I never visited them, since they were so random and boring. Yet TNT has continued to host them on the Neopets website, despite their uselessness. I wonder why? And I'm not the only curious user, either! Everyone I spoke to was rather clueless as to why these Neoboards exist, since it's obvious that they're not frequented by most of Neopia.

Thanks for reading my article, my fellow Neopians! I hope I made you smile, laugh and think! Stay tuned for more articles from yours truly, and have an amazing week!

 
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