Welcome to AMTP's guild website, guest. We hope that you nooow... have found... what you're looking for! AMTP (or A Mad Tea Party, as we are formally - and were formerly - known) is a guild based on a laid-back enjoyment of life. As such, we place emphasis on whimsy, fun, friendship, culture, down-to-earth values and intelligent discussion. All of these elements make up the core of our guild. If that sounds like your sort of thing, then by all means, jump right down the rabbit hole and make yourself comfortable!

Members of all shapes, sizes, hair colours and ages are welcome, within reason: if your purple hair prevents you from abiding by our very simple and straightforward rules, after all, I'm afraid we're probably going to have to turn you away! Sorry. :( We operate on a simple principle of mutual respect; show us respect in abiding by our rules, and we'll show you the same respect in welcoming you to our humble abode. ^^

AMTP is a fully literate guild but don't worry, that's nothing traumatic; in fact, our relaxed and comfortable message board allows for open and free discussion. Please feel welcome to talk about anything and everything in it - within reason, we don't want to get the guild deleted! - and share any stories, creative works, bad jokes and weird dreams that you have. The message board is the members' way to express themselves and reach out to make new friends: so feel free to use it to its fullest capacity! ^^

If you have any concerns, comments, queries, suggestions, complaints, alien abduction stories, random thoughts, invention plans, magical spells, short poems, song lyrics, grumbles, sneezes, or ideas for the guild, feel free to post them for us on the guild board or NeoBoard; or simply Neomail a staff member directly.

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Like the guild rules, these are very simple and, depending on what you are used to, common sense. Please note that we tend to be lenient, but will take action if warnings are ignored! Please keep these rules in mind and remember that slip-ups happen and are allowed; however, a warning means that you need to take more care.

  1. Common sense is, as in the rules, of utmost importance. Use your common sense - if you have to think, "Would this be against the rules?", you probably shouldn't do it - whether it's stated here or not. Of course, you could go ahead and do whatever it is, and it would be absolutely fine! Do whatever you, personally, feel comfortable with and about.

  2. SPAM is defined as short, pointless, annoying messages in AMTP. This means that your posts should be at least 1-2 sentences long and should have some sort of point or direction to them. This makes interaction on the message board much more interesting than one-line greetings and "goodbye"'s (with a few "I'm hungry" or "I'm bored" thrown in - you don't say!)

  3. Posting a few times in a row, or going back to correct a typo (especially if you have board admin) is acceptable; posting twenty messages explaining the typo or apologising for a multi-post is not. xD We appreciate the thought, but don't worry - most of us can work out what "wrok out" means. :D

  4. Please respect that others may not speak English as a first language, and so try to avoid complicated chatspeak (LOL, ROFL and so on are fine), misspellings (confused? Look the word up in a search engine) and so on. We welcome members of all origins, though we do require a general proficiency with the English language, for ease of communication.

  5. If a font is too small to read, please feel free to speak up! We're all friends here. Likewise, please be considerate of other members and make your font readable (preferably with your name in the signature somewhere). If others ask you to change your font size or colour, please make suitable adjustments: it can be difficult to read a minuscule (or, conversely, enormous) yellow font! At least Neopets got rid of the "glow" feature, eh?

  6. Capitalisation, punctuation, grammar & spelling are all important features of literacy. We are lenient and lax with our rules, but nonetheless, if you have to put in a lot of effort to have all of the above correct and present, this probably isn't the guild for you in that our required way of typing is simply too much constant effort for us to ask you to put in. :'(

AMTP never had too many rules, and those which did exist were always more of a common-sense approach than "We need to tell you not to do this stuff". However, it's always nice to have a little clarification, and there may be a few things in here which you may not have considered before reading, guest.

  1. Please read over & abide by all of the rules and the literacy policy. An obvious one as it is, itself, a rule, but a good place to start, nonetheless! If anything needs clarification, or if you don't understand a rule or two, please give a staff member a shout. ^^

  2. We value maturity, courtesy, respect & dignity. If a staff member sees a member trying to start a fight, rest assured that they will be dealt with, especially when it comes to insults and name-calling. Resist the urge to sink "to their level", even if it is someone like a malicious spammer.

  3. On the NeoBoards, remember that you represent the guild - and we want to put forward a fun, friendly and welcoming image to the rest of the world, right? We obviously can't ask you to lend out your ZDAP for free in order to do so, but we can beg you not to spam the GC (always check if there is an advertising board and bump that up with chat, before making your own), "flame" newbies (helping them is better and encourages them to do the same for others in the future!), or harass other guilds. We know you wouldn't, but a reminder is always helpful!

4. Not a rule, but a guideline; if you haven't already, try to put your preferred nickname in "The Big Three" places: your font, your userlookup description, and the "Name:" field on your personal details. If not, you aren't allowed to get annoyed at anyone if they forget your name! Deal? xD

5. Someone's presented their work? Awesome! If someone has posted their artwork, take the time to comment on it and give twice as many positives as negative points (if you say anything negative at all). Don't forget to rate it 10/10! Everyone deserves an A+. ^__^

6. Feeling ignored? Don't worry. Post a pirate *swagbag* at the very top of your post, or change the subject title to that, before making your point again. Everyone will take extra care to reply to your posts until you are fully immersed into the conversation. ^^



The ranking system at AMTP is a simple one: each rank denotes a different milestone in terms of post-count. From your very first post, each message submitted counts towards more respect in the guild as well as privileges and, naturally, a better, more interesting rank name. ;)

Rank names are likely to change with time, but these are the very default names: it's sometimes fun to mix things up a bit, however, and give everyone different ranks according to the occasion; or, sometimes, just the mood of the staff member who changed them! xD

If you object to any of the rank boundaries in terms of post count, please feel free to start up discussion on the message board! Any and all feedback is appreciated, and suggestions are always both wanted and needed in our bid to continually improve the guild's quality and thus the members' enjoyment of it. ^^

  1. Chasing rabbits is the very first rank - the default. When you first join the guild, it was between this and "n00b", so we decided on this one instead, to be kind. This rank just means that you are new to the guild: if you are at this rank, it isn't advised that you create any advertising boards yet, in case questions come up which require experience to answer.

  2. Caucus racing is the second rank: at 40 posts, you have certainly proved yourself to be a member who will most likely stick around, guest! As such, feel free to create advertising boards and refer members from the NeoBoards; having been around the guild for a decent amount of time, you should be more than able to spot who would and who wouldn't enjoy AMTP.

  3. At Sipping tea rank, staff and members are starting to see you as a trusted individual and a valued member of the community! New members know, by your rank, that you are someone who knows the ins and outs of the guild like the back of your hand. (After all, eagles may soar, but weasles don't get sucked into jet engines. Just checking you're really reading. Well done, you passed. Please keep up the good work.) This rank is achieved at 100+ posts, though it can be later or earlier on the staff's terms.

  4. There's a big jump between Sipping tea and Painting roses: a jump of 200 posts, in fact! At 300 posts, expect a promotion to Painting roses rank; a reference to the Alice in Wonderland chapter wherein Alice comes across the playing cards painting white roses red. At this rank, many members have board and/or poll admin, in order to express their own humour in the form of polls and delete spam/their own typos.

  5. Stealing tarts is the final rank before council, and as such the most difficult one to reach: and the one which demands the most respect! At 999 posts, expect your promotion to Stealing tarts rank and, with it, expect plenty of n00bs begging you to help them out with frequently asked questions! Enjoy - you earned it. :P

Just joined the guild? Feeling a bit lost? Or are you perhaps thinking about joining our ranks, and are having a bit of a snoop around to see how we treat our new members? ;) Don't worry, we don't bite - on weekdays. Unless of course you ask nicely. Anyway, moving on... if you're new, please check out the following list and if you've done that, you're a certified lunat- I mean, a certified AMTP member. Be proud!

  • Introduce yourself on the guild board. Be sure to give a little bit of information about yourself, and remember that we don't know what you want to be called yet, so please tell us that! Some other factoids wouldn't go amiss either, and if you have something to say that might start up discussion, feel free to include it in your introduction message! :)

  • Done all that? Great! Check out the bottom of this page for more links and activities that you can get involved in. Be sure to keep checking back, and keep up to date with the goings-on in the guild!



    AMTP's council is in charge of at least overseeing changes to the website, guild front-page, and structure of the guild. We approve of member contributions, and have the final say in things like council elections, whether the guild is private or public, and uphold the guild literacy policy and keep track of who has admin powers and who is doing what with them. Council duties mostly involve making sure everyone has a great time! This means, first and foremost, that the guild is up-to-date and that there aren't any major problems.

    Secondary duties involve advertising, maintaining activity levels in the guild through encouraging chat and being on the message boards as often as possible, and generally giving the guild a good name! Making graphics and coding pages is not necessarily something that all council members need to do, but all council staff should have a good idea of the kind of standard of aesthetic that we expect from and at A Mad Tea Party. Phew. Sounds exhausting, huh?

    So how do I apply for council? Sounds fun! Well, it is fun! But it is also a lot of work, and we require that only the most dedicated members (new or old, but either way, someone who has decided to stick with this guild through thick and thin!), who have quite a bit of time to spare every single week, apply.

    Once that little requirement is out of the way, now to the actual nitty-gritty of council election! In the past, we have had several different methods of applying and electing. Usually, it has been done through a popular vote, with several 'rounds'. When a council spot needs to be filled, it is announced several weeks in advance, to give our members plenty of time to prepare for an election. There is no set form, but just a few tasks:

    Next deadline: 10th of December, 2011. - Our next council member will be decided by Christmas. Get working on those apps right now! Don't forget to chat in the board, advertise, and think up some cool ideas if you really want the "edge".

    Read through everything on this page? Checked out our advertising boards? Chatted with a few members? Taken a look at the guild itself? Don't think that AMTP is the one for you? No worries! Here are a host of guilds that AMTP loves. If we lose a member to one of these guys ... well, we'll be a bit jealous, but we'll get over it.

    If you have a guild that you would like to suggest for this list, feel free to Neomail amtpguild! However, please do not use this as a method of advertising your guild. We are simply interested in recommending guilds that are of a great standard of quality, who we feel are deserving of our commendations.

    We wholeheartedly support these guilds and should you feel AMTP is not for you (or, should anything unfortunately happen to AMTP itself) we can definitely recommend these as alternatives to AMTP - similar, but not the same. (How similar/different? Your Mileage May Vary.)

    • The Neo Project - Neopets Related, Goals - Private & Application-only
      • Wow, just look at this! You can't fail to be impressed by TNP, a solid-looking guild that, although new, clearly has enormous potential. This is definitely the first guild that, were I searching for one right now, would be applying to. Fantastically-planned, with a great atmosphere and truly beautiful (and functional!) graphics and coding to boot, TNP is truly memorable and highly recommended.




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