Updated - 2/25/07
Hey everyone, I'm just letting you know that we'd now like all Neomails for and about me to be directed to Rose's main account, please! I've changed all of the links here to hopefully make that easier to remember ;)

Updated - 5/17/06
Rose now has a Blumaroo Makeable - so check out my customs section for the one she made for me! Also, special thanks to Shen for the nice new mask!!

Updated - 4/17/06
Special thanks to Keo for the new award!!

Updated - 1/20/06
Thanks to all who voted for me! I got first place in my species and 8th overall in the BC with 428 votes!

Updated - 1/18/06
Congrats to Teddee (my Petpet) for winning the latest Petpet Spotlight!!

Updated - 1/13/06
I'm in the Beauty Contest this week :) Don't forget to vote for me!!

Updated - 12/27/05
We added a new custom from Hardela and made one for him in return - thanks!!

Updated - 11/29/05
I am very honored to have been chosen for the latest Site Spotlight :)

Updated - 10/15/05
We've added the Darigan Blumaroo to my Adoptable set :)

Updated - 10/4/05
I have a new section all about Roleplaying - you can read that if you're interested in Roleplaying with me or my family!

Updated - 8/26/05
Thanks to all who voted for me in the BC! I got 6th place with 95 votes!!

Updated - 8/23/05
We've added a few new images to my fanart section - be sure to go see them!

Updated - 8/21/05
We've added a new "Collections" section for all of my items - check it out! If you donate, I'll add your name to my page :)

Updated - 8/19/05
I'm going to be in the Beauty Contest starting August 19 at 5PM, NST. Click here to vote for me!

Updated - 8/17/05
Check out the new Bloom Girls section! We're bringing back the old listing ;)

Updated - 8/16/05
We changed a few of the pictures to feature my new look! We also added the link to my reference picture in the Statistics section - check it out!

Updated - 8/13/05
If you look me up, you'll see that I've officially been painted! ;) I was painted a few days ago, but we've just added the last part to my Story (story section) explaining what happened - check it out!

Updated - 8/9/05
You may want to drop by my Story section for a quick glance at some of the things that have been happening in my life lately. And a happy Belated Blumaroo Day!!

Updated - 8/2/05
Rose thinks the newest unreleased color might suit me for a special Blumaroo Day present... what do you think?

Updated - 7/17/05
We've added a new custom from Bulmaroo - thanks!! We also added a custom for her in return!

Updated - 7/12/05
We've officially retired my old set of Adoptables and opened my new one for trades - check out the Adoptables section for more info!

Updated - 6/21/05
We added a Likes/Dislikes section today - go see it!

Updated - 6/5/05
We've added a Fanart Section for all of the pictures people have drawn for me! Check it out :)

Updated - 5/24/05
We've made me a brand new guestbook that will notify me when someone posts - be sure to sign it! Also, we finally have a custom in my custom section - thanks to Alternate Realms for the Blumaroo Makeable!

Updated - 5/3/05
It's about time we started working on my page, huh?

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Not many may know about me... but that's because I don't usually like to be known. My name is Grover Bloom, Private Eye. I manage a detective branch of the Defenders of Neopia. Not many know about us because we like to work on the sly. If you've found your way this far, though, I trust you to listen and keep any secrets revealed to you...

My Statistics

Name: Grover07
Nickname: Grover
Gender: Male
Species: Blumaroo
Painted Color: Camouflage
Reference: http://www.deviantart.com/view/25243292/
Class: Detective Blumaroo
Birthday: 9/11/02
Age: Mid-thirties
Mate: None
Hobby: Reading, writing, and of course, solving mysteries
Owner: Rose (account)
Element: Darkness
Weapon: Jelly Gun
Favorite Color: Blue/Black


About Me

I, honestly, would never have picked the life of a detective. It was something I was just fortunate to happen across earlier on in my life. It all started with the arrival of a certain little girl into my life - but I won't spoil the story here.

Eventually, I managed to obtain a grant from the Defenders of Neopia to form a Detective Service in their name. I'll admit, I had my doubts as to whether it would work or not, but thing have really been going well so far. I can only hope that they will keep going in the right direction.


Likes/Dislikes



Likes

Mysteries
A good detective story
Science
Law
Stunjelly
Dislikes

Crooks/thieves
Slow days on the job
Babysitting
Arguing with Alan
Loudmouths
Getting dirt on my suit



My Stories

I have very few stories up at the moment. For the time, you can read the ones I have - we will hopefully add more once they happen :)


Pet Spotlight

8/8/03

Changing
Added 8/9/05
The strangest thing happened the last time I went out on the job. Funny how one small brush with death can change you forever...
Part I - livejournal.com/users/grover07/359.html
Part II - livejournal.com/users/grover07/536.html
Part III - livejournal.com/users/grover07/933.html


My Family

These are the people in my immediate family. They are the ones I care the most about and I would do anything to protect them.

Rose is what I like to call my "founder". After all, it was she who really encouraged me to pursue detective work in the first place! She's always been very supportive of me and has been there to help if I ever really need it. I suppose I'm really grateful for that.
Alan is technically my older brother. However, our species age differently and I've grown a lot faster than he has. He's never given up on the idea that someday he'll be in a famous rock band... while I wish him luck with it, I would like to see him focus more on studies than aimless wishes.
Romani is my younger sister. She recently left us to move to Maraqua. While I miss her terribly, I know that she'll be safe there - and she has so much more for her there than we could have ever given her on land.
Ainad is my youngest sister. She's grown into quite the respectable young lady - I'm very proud of her. She doesn't live with us any more, but we still get to see her from time to time.



Petpet



Teddee is the best sidekick a detective could ask for. He's very good at keeping secrets and he's such a nice help when it comes to spying... no one would ever suspect a Walking Carpet of being a spy, don't you think? I'm really blessed to have him. He was a gift from my
Aunt Beater when I was very young so we have been together for a very long time.


My Collections

I've managed to collect several things over the years. Fortunately, an old friend of mine has volunteered to watch them for me. What do I have, you ask? Well, I have a tendancy to collect any Blumaroo, Walking Carpet, or detective-themed items as well as camouflage and Jazzmosis items.

Want to see my collection? Click on the magnifying glass below to see all of the items I've collected so far.


Also, if you'd like to send something to me that I don't already have, just send it to 'purplepadfoot' and Rose will put your name on my Petpage. Some of the items are priced in an italic number following its name. Items marked "UB" are unbuyable. The following people have contributed to my collection:

Donators
Most recent donors on top

victoria8492 x2
leahandtheikarstone x3
jackhead
honkertweack x3
avalon_girl15
Wishlist
Most wanted items on top and in bold

Blue Blumaroo Slippers - 14K
Blumaroo Battle Staff - UB
Blumaroo Bookcase - 17K
Blumaroo Health Potion - UB
Jazzmosis Blumaroo Plushie - 65K
Jazzmosis Biography - UB

Blumaroo Tail Salad Extravaganza
Rainbow Blumaroo Plushie
Purple Blumaroo Plushie
Starry Blumaroo Plushie
Silver Blumaroo Plushie
Spotted Blumaroo Plushie
White Blumaroo Plushie
Blumaroo Booster Pack
Robo Blumaroo
The Big Blue Blumaroo Book
Curious Blumaroo Gnome
Mutant Blumaroo Plushie
Blumaroo Comedy
Baby Blumaroo Plushie
Blue Blumaroo Ears
Awesome Blumaroo Battles - 18K
Blumaroo Apprentice (TCG) - 39K
Blumaroo Bed - 88K
Blumaroo Cookie - 9K
Blumaroo Drawers - 18K
Blumaroo Gnome Making Kit - UB
Blumaroo Lamp - 17K
Blumaroo Oven - UB
Blumaroo Pancakes - 8K
Blumaroo Paw Pillow - 17K
Blumaroo Pepper Shaker - UB
Blumaroo Slingshot - UB
Blumaroo Statue - UB
Blumaroo Tail of Doom - UB
Blumaroo Vanity - 65K
Chococherry Blumaroo Ears - UB
Curious Blumaroo Gnome Plushie - 14K
Dark Chocolate Blumaroo - 8K
Exploding Blumaroo Dice - UB
Full Blumaroo Armour - UB
Hand Carved Blumaroo Bow - UB
Mint Chocolate Blumaroo - 9K
Orange Camouflage Sofa - 45K
Plushie Blumaroo Plushie - 12K
Purple Camouflage Dresser - 60K
Tigersquash Blumaroo Biscuit - 27K
Vanilla Blumaroo Biscuit - 7K
Walking Carpet Dresser - 45K
Walking Carpet Wardrobe - 97K

Thank you for donating! I'm sure if you sent items to other people in my family, they'd be happy to add your name to their page as well :)


Fanart

This is my collection of images that have been drawn for me. It's taken a lot to preserve these and display them for you, so please DO NOT use them. They are for me and the artist who made them, no one else. If we find anyone using these images, we will make sure you are frozen. Many thanks to the talented artists that have drawn for me! That being said, enjoy my Fanarts!

Updated - 8/23/05
By Rose
http://www.deviantart.com/view/25243412/
By Rose
http://www.deviantart.com/view/25243359/
By Rose
http://www.deviantart.com/view/25241635/
By SilverIcyWolf
http://www.deviantart.com/view/11668868/
By Rose
http://www.deviantart.com/view/24912540/
By Rose
http://www.deviantart.com/view/24912427/
By Esper
-blocked-/groverfanart/silenced_esper.GIF
By Blade
-blocked-/groverfanart/blademalfoy.GIF
By E.G.
-blocked-/groverfanart/ethereal_ghost.JPG


Adoptables

I know I've published a few detective stories - It's nice to see that these Blumaroos have managed to get themselves a copy!


  • Do not alter these images in any way. Do not remove the word "Grover", do not change the colors, etc.

  • Do not steal these images for use in the Beauty Contest, Art Gallery, etc. I will find you, and you will be punished if you do so.

  • These Adoptables are only available for adoption through this page. If you find anyone else with a site that lets you adopt one of these images there, please let me know.

  • I will never open Custom Requests. Sorry, but my life is too busy for me to randomly make customs for whoever wants one. I will, however, open trades from time to time. Click on the "Trades" link below to see if they are open or not.

  • Though I won't take custom requests, I WILL take color requests. If there is an official Neopets color that I haven't made yet and that you would like me to make, Neomail me and let me know! Chances are, I haven't gotten around to making it, but knowing that someone wants it will put it on the top of the list and I will finish it faster :)

  • To adopt a Blumaroo, copy the code provided beneath it. Copy the code EXACTLY and don't alter that code in any way!
  • If you are interested in trading customs with me, please read the "Trade Rules" listed at the bottom of the Adoptable box by clicking "Trades" below.

  • Detective Story Blumaroo Adoptables
    Oh look! Is that a little copy of one of Grover's detective stories that they're reading?
    Original Release Date - 5/3/03
    Last Update - 6/27/06


    Regular - Painted - Special - Customs - Trades - Retired
    Regular


    Red



    Blue



    Yellow



    Green



    Painted


    Brown



    Darigan



    Ghost



    Gold



    Orange



    Pink



    Purple



    Shadow



    White



    Special


    American



    Customs


    Grover07


    Bulmaroo1213


    Hardela013_3028

    That's all for now! Check for more later!


    Trades

    Custom Trades are currently OPEN

    So you've made it this far, have you? Still interested in trading customs with me? Well, my Blumaroos are pretty tough customs to make so I have a few rules that you must read before Neomailing me a trade request. Keep in mind, I have been doing Adoptable trades for years. I have learned from several bad experiences that it's best if I make a lot of requirements before I trade. I hope you can understand that.

  • From the time our trade "begins" we each have ONE WEEK to make the trade for the other. That means I expect my custom from you by then. However, I will allow you more time if you need it (for whatever reason) - just ask politely and keep me updated on your progress. We can work something out, I'm sure. :) I've had trouble in the past where I've been cheated out of trades because people conveniently forget or don't pay me back. I'd like to avoid that... This also means that I give you my word that yours will be finished within the same amount of time. If it isn't, then your custom is either free, or you will get any other custom free of charge to make up for me taking too long.

  • You MUST provide me with a full reference picture. I will NOT make customs from descriptions. I eyedropper your images to match the colors exactly - I need an image to do that.

  • Be polite. If you follow all of my rules but are rude to me, then I have any and all right to refuse you. 'Please' and 'thank you' do more than you may think. Respect me and I will respect you in return.

  • I will only trade for full-bodied Blumaroo Adoptables! This means your adoptable must be Blumaroo-shaped and it must be a full body. Not just a head, not just half-a-Blumaroo, the whole thing. My adoptables are full-bodied, so I'd like to trade for a full-bodied adopt in return.

  • I will provide an "Adoptable Trade Request Form" below. Copy that exactly and Neomail it to me to start a trade. If you do not follow this rule, then I will ignore your Neomail.

  • This goes without saying, but any trades with me will be trading for customs of my Blumaroo, Grover07 (nickname: Grover). His ref pic can be found here:
    http://www.deviantart.com/view/25243292/
    Every detail to his design can be seen on there - if you have any questions about it, feel free to ask.

  • It's always a good idea to save any custom I make for you to your own computer. There's no telling when my server will go down - this way you'll always have it. If you upload it to your own server, please be sure that you still link it back to Grover's page.

  • If you have any questions about my trades, please don't be afraid to Neomail me and ask. Trust me, it's better to ask a simple question than to royally mess up and annoy me later on ;) Make sure you include the species/set that you are talking about, though, so I know which one (I have a lot or adoptable sets, so I need for you to be specific!)

  • Okay... I think I've covered everything. If I haven't scared you away yet AND if you've read all of the rules twice you may now Neomail me with the Adoptable form.

  • Pet's Full Name and Nickname:

  • Pet's Species:

  • Pet's Full Picture Reference:

  • Where will you use your new custom?

  • Example of the Adoptable set you will be trading with:

  • Where should I link your adoptable back to? (provide actual link)

  • Have you read all of my rules and will you swear to follow them?


  • Thank you for considering a trade with me :) I hope you will be happy with your new pixel Blumaroo!


    Retired

    If you're looking for our other set of Blumaroo Adoptables, it's been retired. However, they are still available for Adoption if you'd like! You can get to them by following the link below the Adoptable from that set:


    http://www.-blocked-/groveradopts/


    My Customs

    I only have three customs at the moment, but I'm also looking for regular Camouflage Blumaroo Adoptables to fill the space. If you see any that I don't know about, please Neomail me and tell me about them!



    Roleplay

    So you'd like to Roleplay with Grover, huh? Well, great! But don't think you're going anywhere right away, there are a few things that I want to get across before you Neomail me. Most of what I'm about to tell you can be clarified more in
    Grover's F.A.Q.s, My F.A.Q.s, and at Igan's RP Guide.

    Before you decide on a pet that you want to meet Grover, there are a few things to keep in mind. First off, just because we RP them, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll become best friends or mates or whatever so don't count on it. We are RPing solely to introduce our pets. Whether they become friends/enemies/whatever is up to how they react to each other - nothing is guaranteed. If you just want to RP so your female Blumaroo can use Grover as a status symbol, FORGET IT. The same goes for art - I rarely draw fanart and, when I do, it's either for my sisters or it's for friends I've had for years. So if you're RPing with me just to get free art/adoptables - find another sucker-artist to pester.

    There are a few things that you should know about Grover before you decide to RP with him. Now, just because I'm going to share these with you doesn't necessarily mean that your pet knows them. For instance, Grover is very dedicated to his work and can often be seen as a work-a-holic. This kind of prevents him from having any serious relationships - though he would be interested if the opportunity ever came along. He's very polite and courteous when he's not on his one-track mystery-solving mindset. He's always willing to take on new cases or to collaborate to solve one. His petpet is one of his main sources of information as a spy - Grover is very fond of Teddee. Grover was involved in a chemical accident that caused his skin color to malfunction - now his skin color can change between shades of blue at random and on command. Grover likes to meet other employees of the Defenders. To learn more about Grover, see him in 'action', and read more into his history, be sure to check out his Story Section!

    Now, if you think you have a pet that might get along (or clash - because opposites/rivalries are really fun too), read Grover's F.A.Q.s, check my Lookup to see if RPs with Grover are open, and then go ahead and drop me a Neomail! Be sure to tell me which one of my pets you want to RP with, tell me which one of your pets you want to use and any important info about them. I want to be sure that they are compatible with Grover (whether positive/friendly or negative/enemy). I'm also open to 'cluster RPing' too x) If you want to RP your family with the Purplepadfoot family (Ainad [sometimes], Alan, Romani, and Grover) - that could be a lot of fun, too! Do keep in mind though, that if you want Grover to solve a case, you shouldn't already have it planned out. If you want to RP with me, we will write it as we go - I don't want to follow a mystery that you've already scripted... that's no fun for me! Once I think our pets could have a good RP, I'll usually say something like "Okay, why don't you send an intro." You can start RPing with your next Neomail.

    Don't worry about being super-formal, because it doesn't really matter to me. I do prefer the Story-style over Chat-Style (refer to my RP Guide if you don't know what that means), but I will follow whichever mode you are most comfortable with :) Do be warned, though, if I get bored or if things just aren't working out, I'll either seriously slow replies or I'll just stop replying altogether. I also go through 'busy periods' where I may only reply once a week. This is normal for me so don't Neomail me saying "omg howcome you haven't replied, it's been like four days!!!" :p

    Thank you for reading all of that - I look forward to RPing with you. I'm sorry there's so much to be said on this subject, but I've had a lot of bad experiences in the past - everything from people using my characters for popularity to people using me for free art. I'm just trying to avoid these things from happening any more than they have to :)


    F.A.Q.s

    Please read these before Neomailing my owner... she gets very picky about that...
    The following questions are specific to Grover. For all of my F.A.Q.s, general to all of my pets/accounts/everything you'd want to know, please check Brenda's Page :)

    Grover-Specific Questions

    Wow!! Camouflage!!
    That's right! ;D Now you can even look Grover up to get a Secret Avatar! (Approx. PB cost- 750K. I got it while it was fairly new, but someone had one really discounted. I was going to paint him on Blumaroo Day when it was released {August 8, 2005}, but TNT forgot to activate the PB right away xD So I finally got to paint him on the 10th xD So he's one of (if not the) first Camo Blumaroos in Neopia!)

    Can my pet date Grover??
    Grover's usually very busy with work, but he loves meeting ladies - especially Blumaroo ladies ;) He's always open for Role-play unless I say so otherwise on my lookup. In the meantime, however, your pet is more than welcome to join the Bloom Girls x) (Please read the FAQ question regarding RPing on Brenda's Page, read Grover's section on "Roleplay" {above}, and check my lookup before Neomailing me to RP)

    Can Grover be friends with my Blumaroo/Pet??
    Well, I guess that'd really depend on if they had anything in common. Otherwise, there isn't much of a point, is there? And I won't "friend" anyone without RPing first. (Please read the FAQ question regarding RPing on Brenda's Page, read Grover's section on "Roleplay" {above}, and check my lookup before Neomailing me to RP)

    Can I draw a picture for Grover?
    Yeeeey!! ^^ Of course you may!! We love getting fanart!

    What is a 'Bloom Girl'?
    Bloom Girls are fangirls (or just admirers!) of Grover. Back when he had his old page, I kept a list of girls that fangirled him and joined is circle of Bloom Girls. The idea is kind of based off of James Bond and the Bond Girls x33 You can check out his Bloom Girls Section to learn more about it or sign up to join!! Each member gets a special "member number" ;D

    What do the Bloom Girls do!?
    Actually... nothing ^^; Right now people can just sign up and put their name on the list, but we've never done anything more than that. It would be kind of fun if Bloom Girls met in "meetings" or anything xD Or if Grover threw fan-club get-togethers... that's something I may consider in the future if there's enough interest!

    Thanks for reading! If you have any other ideas or further questions related to or about Grover that I should add on here, feel free to Neomail me!




    Bloom Girls

    A long time ago, we hosted a section on my page for "Bloom Girls". What's a Bloom Girl? Well, they're fans of mine, actually. Anyone who fans me, fans my page, etc. is welcome to be a Bloom Girl! All you have to do is put one of the buttons below somewhere on Neopets (on your lookup, petpage, shop) and Neomail me the link to where it is. If you are a human, your link can be anywhere, but if you are a Neopet, your link should be on your lookup or petpage :) Be sure to include the applicant's full name and species as well (i.e. human, Blumaroo, Acara, etc.) Oh, and guys can apply too :) I have no problem with being fanboyed - as long as he has no problem being called a Bloom Girl! I'll add your name below to my list of "Registered" Bloom Girls once I see where you've put the button!

    Also, keep in mind that anyone can be a Bloom Girl! It doesn't matter what species you are - I've got fans from all species! So take a button, display it with pride, and
    Neomail us where you've put it!

    Bloom Girl Banner
    Animated
    Bloom Girl Banner
    Non-Animated

    Registered Bloom Girls

    1. Zazarya - Blumaroo
    2. PurplePadfoot - Human
    3. Vyala - Ruki
    4. AinadwensEve - Draik
    5. BabyRomani - Kau
    6. Brenda913 - Kacheek
    7. Bennie280 - Flotsam
    8. Leilanianah - Chomby
    9. Airaniel - Draik
    10. CieloMusoke - Draik
    11. Mythikyo - Lupe
    12. FluffyPuffyeen - Aisha
    13. Tippietoe1 - Human
    14. Sk8rrockchick - Human
    15. SchmookumsMallo - Shoyru
    16. Kakorie - Human
    17. blumaroo_lover1101 - Human
    18. Poogi620 - Poogle
    19. Kontinaru - Blumaroo
    20. Narajma - Kyrii
    21. jeany210 - Human
    22. Mistiquii - Blumaroo


    Link Back

    This is where you can adopt a link for your page that will link back here. There are plenty to choose from - pick your favorite!


    100x50 Button



    88x31 Banner



    50x50 Patch



    Grover Plush



    Link Out

    The first set of links is reserved for Blumaroo pages, the second set will link to various members in my family. If you find any other Blumaroo pages, please Neomail us and let us know - we'd like to add their link here!




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    Family Links
    First three rows are Rose's Pets - the other two rows are pets that belong to her sisters







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    Total Page Views during Spotlight - 4790


    Hello - welcome to the section of my page where I offer a few tips and tricks on how to win a Spotlight. My owner helped me with it a little; we're just trying to answer a few of those worries and help those who need that extra information :)

    Last Updated - 3/6/06
  • Introduction
  • Guide and Tips
  • F.A.Q.s
  • Fun Facts
  • Rose's Spotlights
  • Link Back
  • Introduction

    So you want to win a Spotlight, huh? Well, I don't blame you! In our opinion, it's the best kind of trophy you can win on the site. Why? Because it takes talent, determintation, maybe a little luck, but a lot of creativity! Ever since Rose's first Spotlight win, she's been entering as often as she can because she loves to see her pets and petpets win the Spotlight. Here are the trophies we've all won:


    Pet Spotlight 9xCHAMPION!!!

    Site Spotlight 3xCHAMPION!!!

    Petpet Spotlight CHAMPION!!!

    As you can see, Rose has been pretty successful with the Spotlights (Finally winning the Petpet Spotlight with my very own Petpet, Teddee!). So, since I was her first pet to win a Spotlight and since I'm her only pet to win three Pet-themed Spotlights, I get to host this little guide. Rose and I have worked hard to combine a bunch of tips that have worked well for her to share with you to help with your Spotlight entry. So pay attention - you've got a Spotlight to win!

    Before you read our tips, it's a good idea to start reading at the
    Spotlight Rules page! That's where you can find all of the rules straightforward and laid out in a sharp bulleted format. Rose and I are just going to go through and re-iterate or clarify on ones that we think are most important.

    Guide and Tips

    The first tip we'd share would be to keep it Neo. What does that mean? Well to put it simply, don't write a story about how your pet went to see this movie in theaters or wants to go to Austrailia to see the Sydney Opera House... your pet is from Neopia!! Write about Neopian things! If you read through Rose's Spotlights, you'll notice that the one thing they all have in common is that they show knowledge of the Neoworld. She'll write about the Defenders of Neopia, Tyrannia, Krawk Island, Count von Roo, Jeran and Lisha, Neoschools... whatever! As long as it belongs in the Neo world, you can use it for your spotlight :) Rose thinks the Neopets Team likes to see Spotlights that write about their creations - that way, in a way, it shows that you appreciate them!

    Secondly, be original! We all like to look at the most recent Spotlights and read them over. A lot of the winners are really creative! We've seen really awesome entries about a pet that was from Kreludor, a Carrot Chia, and even a Baby Lupe who was obsessed with Meepits or something! The more original your pet is, the more they stand out from the rest - and this makes them more likely to be a winner! Keep it fun - make it fun to read, make it one that your readers will remember! One thing we've noticed is that, in a Spotlight, the artwork really doesn't matter. In fact, if you enter a Site for the Site Spotlight, the picture is optional! (when Rose entered Romani, she didn't send a picture, so they just used the regular Kau picture for her Spotlight entry!).

    One thing that we've noticed gives us a lot of luck is to keep with current themes. If Neopets has a plot going on at the time you're entering your Spotlight - why not write a little about how your pet is involved? What do they think of what's happening in their world, what do they think of the heroes? What about the villains? Also, it never hurts to end your story with a moral - you don't have to, but it's usually a nice way to wrap it up.

    About pictures for your Spotlight, make sure the picture and story are your own. It says clearly in the
    Terms and Conditions of the site that:
    So that everyone has a good time, you understand and agree that you will not post or send through the site any words, images or links containing or relating to materials created by someone else without their express written permission.

    And even in the Spotlight Rules:
    All written submissions must be 100% your own work, we do not tolerate plagiarism.

    What does that mean? It means unless you have an artist that has given you permission to use an image, you can't use someone else's picture. "Plagiarism" is a fancy word for "stolen work". If you claim someone else's picture or story as your own, then you have plagiarized it. Draw your own picture and put your username on it to send with your own, original entry. It doesn't have to be a masterpiece - as long as you do the best you can and it's something you can be proud of, then show it off with pride! All of the Neopian artists and authors had to start somewhere! Besides, some of the best Pet Spotlights we've seen had some really modest art or stories with them!

    Oh, by the way - if you've read the Terms before (which you should have if you signed up to play ;D) then you will know that you shouldn't send anything into Neopets if you are under 18 without first getting your parents' permission. Don't forget to ask them first!

    Now... housekeeping tips. It's always a good idea to run your entry through a word processor or program that can spell check. If your entry's going to be Spotlighted for all of Neopia to see, you probably don't want some nasty spelling errors in there! You might even have a friend read over your Spotlight entry to make sure it all makes sense and maybe they can check for spelling errors as well!

    When formatting your picture, try to keep it under 300x300 pixels high and wide. I've seen Spotlights squeak by with bigger pictures but, since that's the size the Neopets Team asks for in the rules, it's probably a good idea to honor their request and shrink it down ;) Also, remember to save it as either a .gif or a .jpg. We usually save our pictures as both and then look at them side-by-side to see which one looks better before we pick which one to send in!

    Now, if you're ready to send in your entry, we'd suggest knowing your Pet Days. What are Pet Days? Well, you can find them on the Neopets Calendar. As of writing this, 55% of Rose's Spotlights and 71% of her Pet Spotlights have been on Pet Days - Lani won on Chomby Day, Tiri won on Tonu Dau, I won on Blumaroo Day. You have a better chance to win if your pet is entering on their special day - then that narrows the competitive field a little bit.

    Also, you may want to be careful if you're entering while using the Firefox browser. I guess Firefox has a tendency to send in empty fields - this sometimes gives Rose a lot of trouble when she's entering the Beauty Contest especially. If you have a different browser, I would send in your Spotlight with that one - just to make sure that it goes through.

    And finally, a few tips for if you manage to be successful - get ready for a wave of popularity! You may not be expecting the amount of exposure you're going to get with a win, because I know Rose wasn't expecting it with her first win! She lost track, but on average she receives over 100 Neomails, over 70 Battledome Requests and... who knows how many Neofriend requests! ((We counted with the last Site Spotlight win. While Site Spotlight doesn't give you as much mail as a Pet Spotlight will, we still managed to get 24 NF requests, 4 Guild Invites, 30 Neomails, 4 BD Requests, and 5 Gifts!)) So if you're not ready for all of that, we highly suggest that you change your User Preferences to block Battledome and Neofriend Requests for the time being. You can always re-allow them after you're out of the Spotlight, we're just giving you fair warning that it can be pretty hectic with that many requests going through! We always like to leave Neomails open, though, because a lot of people say really nice things or just want to congratulate you :)

    Wow! Now you're ready to send it in! I wish you the best of luck! We'll be watching the winners and we hope to see you in there some time in the future!

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Can you win a Spotlight twice??
    Now this is something we aren't sure of. So far, though Rose has entered her winning pets a second time, none of them have ever won the same Spotlight twice. We even looked at the address for the Pet Spotlight image and it says "trophy_petspotlight_1.gif" - which makes us thing that "trophy_petspotlight_2.gif" would be for second-time winners, right? Well, unfortunately there is no "trophy_petspotlight_2.gif" uploaded to the Neopets servers - so we're not sure. We've never known of a pet that won the Pet Spotlight or Site Spotlight twice - if you do, please Neomail us and let us know! As for winning the Site Spotlight twice, we know the same user can win it twice (as Rose has on her
    PurplePadfoot account), but we aren't sure if the same pet can win it twice. However, since Rose won her second one, we've been getting an error when we try to enter the Site Spotlight again on that account. Now it says "One of your sites has already won the site spotlight!" and it doesn't load the rest of the page. Again, if you know of this answer for sure, let us know!!

    If you've won the Site Spotlight twice on your purplepadfoot account, how come you only have one trophy on your userlookup? :p
    I think they decided to make the Site Spotlight a "one-time-only" thing after we won our second.... so we never got our second trophy. As far as I know, we were the only people in Neopia to win the Site Spotlight twice on the same account. We did try to find out why we never got another trophy, though and received this Neomail from TNT:
    Unfortunately you are only able to recieve Site Spotlight Trophies once on your account. It is no longer possible to have more than one. We are sorry about that!
    (hee hee, they spelled "receive" wrong...) Anyways, that makes it sound like they used to award people twice but don't anymore. :) No matter, though, we're not complaining because we're just happy they took the time to reply to us!

    Can you use HTML in your entries for Pet Spotlight?
    We're pretty sure this answer is a no. The reason why we say this is because when one of Rose's friends won the Pet Spotlight (see her entry here), she sent in the last line of text as a link to Meridell. But, as you can see, the text is just bolded and blue - not linked. (Still a pretty nice effect, if you ask me) So we're pretty sure HTML won't work in Pet Spotlight entries.

    Have you noticed a preference to certain types of pictures?
    Not really! If you look through the Spotlights yourself, you'll see that pretty much any and all types of pictures have been published! Rose usually never does anything really wacky with her picture entries, but sometimes the more "wild" pictures can really add to the Spotlight entry itself!

    Can I have music on my site?
    I'm pretty sure you can... within limitations. You should try to limit the music on your site to MP3s offered by Neopets. Again with the plagiarism thing, you shouldn't use someone else's music unless they've given you permission. So, to be safe, music from your owner's favorite real-world band or video game probably shouldn't be used on your site if you want it to win the Spotlight.

    What kind of prizes/NP do you get for winning?? :D
    Unfortunately, there are no prizes or NP for winning a Spotlight :/ No items, no NP... all you get is a trophy and sometimes (depending on which Spotlight you won) a Neomail from TNT. Oh, and you also get hundreds of fan Neomails and Neofriend, BD, Flash Game Challenges, Mobile Referrals, etc... ^^; So if you're in it just for the prize, you may want to try entering a different contest - because this one doesn't have any prizes!

    How long does it take to get my trophy?? :(
    Err... ours have taken anywhere from a few days to several weeks to arrive ^^; You just have to be patient. Don't worry, they won't forget about you. You will receive a Neomail from "theneopetsteam" telling you that your pet has won and you have received a trophy when you get your trophy. Of course, this could come weeks after you win - just be patient, it'll get there ;) Monkeybytes and Rose are under the impression that Pet Spotlight trophies are delivered on Mondays so that Friday's winner will get their trophy in 3 days and Monday's winner will have to wait a week. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if this is true, huh? :)

    Why was my Site Spotlight rejected??
    There are a number of good reasons as to why your Site Spotlight was rejected. Some of the ones that Rose has been rejected for were:
  • Broken images
  • Not having the Neopets Links (automatically added to the bottom of a page) visible. Make sure you can see them!!
  • Mentioning pets being in love (we don't make the rules - we follow them)
  • Linking to an outside page
  • Mentioning things that exist in the "real" world
  • Usually, you will receive a Neomail telling you why your Spotlight was rejected. All you have to do is fix the problem and re-send it - no worries!

    When are Spotlights judged/selected?
    Very good question - we actually got asked this one in a Neomail :D There are usually two Pet Spotlights a week, one on Monday, and one on Friday. Site Spotlights are... well, I'm not sure they're regular. Lately, though, it looks as though there have been two Site Spotlights a week, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. Petpet Spotlights are always on Wednesday - so that gives us one Spotlight every day!

    Okay, exactly how do I save something as .gif or .jpg? Just change the filename??
    Naaaw, that'd be too easy ;D Open your image in whatever program you're using and go to "File" then "Save As...". You'll see the text box where you can type in the filename and then a little drop-down menu below that. The drop-down menu is how you select what file-type you want to save it as. There should be an option like "JPEG - JFIF Compliant (*.jpg, *.jif, *.jpeg)". If you select that option, that will just tell the computer to save it as a .jpg. Same if you select "CompuServe Graphics Interchange (*.gif)" to get a .gif x) We usually save it twice (one as .jpg, one as .gif) and compare them to see which version looks better :)

    Fun Facts

  • You used to be able to predict whether you were going to win a Spotlight or not! If the Neopets team had picked you to win, they would upload your image to their servers. For example, if Peophin Day was on a Monday and Rose saw that "http://images.neopets.com/spotlight/pets/cazalcido.gif" had been uploaded to the Neopets servers, she knew there was a pretty good chance that Cazal was going to win the Spotlight on Monday. Thankfully, the Neopets Team caught on and have changed entries to have much more complicated and unpredictable filenames like "purplepadfoot1123208250.jpg". Rose was bummed that she couldn't know in advance, but I've tried to assure her that it's much more fun with the element of surprise ;)
  • The Pet Spotlight image used to look different! That's right, it wasn't always that nice little Cybunny! When I first got my trophy, it was actually a little gold one featuring Nigel the Stock Chia. But the images all changed to the new trophy and, unfortunately, we couldn't find the old one to show you what it looked like. Here's the closest we could find:
  • Here's a list of averages that we're saving with stats from our spotlights!
    Site Spotlight
  • 24 Neofriend Requests
  • 4 Guild Invites
  • 30 Neomails
  • 4 Battledome Requests
  • 5 Gifts
  • Pet Spotlight
  • 171 / 2 = 85.5 Neofriend Requests
  • 23 / 2 = 11.5 Guild Invites
  • 216 / 2 = 108 Neomails
  • 202 / 2 = 101 Battledome Requests
  • 1 / 1 = 1 Flash Game Challenge
  • 32 / 2 = 16 Gifts
  • Average Business Days to get trophy: 2 / 2 = 1

  • Rose's Spotlights

    These will be ordered from earliest to most recent - as of now, I actually hold the beginning and end of the list ;)

    8/8/03

    Today's Pet Spotlight goes to a rather secretive Blumaroo called Grover07.
    Rose entered me because she was planning on taking a trip over Blumaroo Day and did it as a means to apologize to me for missing out on the free training I could have received. It wasn't until that Friday night, when she arrived at her friend's house in South Dakota that she saw my name in the news and found her Neomail inbox completely full!! Talk about a surprise! Too bad she wasn't around to answer all of those Neomails that weekend! It did make up for her being gone, though - and that was her (and my!) first Spotlight.

    2/20/04

    Congratulations Demtiri the Tonu, they have just won the Pet Spotlight award.
    This was one of Rose's Spotlight entries that she thought was sure to be a big hit. Tiri is a very cute character - and he told a good story! At the time, he was the youngest of Rose's pets to win the Spotlight! He would later be beaten in that category by both Cazal and Vyala.

    3/22/04

    Today's Pet Spotlight goes to a rather pretty little Chomby called Leilanianah.
    Awarded a little more than a month after her last spotlight! Rose realized, only after writing it that it was incorrect! In it, Lani tells of being born on Chomby Day but when we looked her up, she was too young for that to be true! Lani was really born on Tyrannia Day (May 12th)! Rose had just got the two days mixed up and misinformed Lani for her Spotlight entry. Other than that, it's still a cute story and it's one that Rose thought was sure to be destined for success!

    7/26/04

    The first Pet Spotlight winner of the week is Cazalcido, the Peophin.
    This is one of the Spotlights Rose looks back on and winces... one of her least favorites. Reason being, she still feels bad about her butchering the Spanish language - she's only a level 1-2 Spanish student (as she speaks English) so the Spanish she used in this entry wasn't entirely correct. Someone was nice enough to Neomail her and correct her, though :) Other than that, it's a pretty good entry - and Cazal was very popular immediately following this entry. Seemed like every female Peophin within a 50 Neomile radius was Neomailing him!

    10/29/04

    The last Pet Spotlight award of the week has been given to Vyala the Ruki.
    This was the most unexpected and most appreciated Spotlight win for Rose. She had entered both Simon and Vyala for the Halloween Spotlight and thought that Simon had the better chance - but I guess she was wrong! Luckily for Vyala, she was entered in the Beauty Contest at the time of the win, so all of the attention she got reflected on her BC score and she ended up winning first overall! She wasn't even 20 days old before she had 3 gold trophies and a Spotlight win - that makes her still Rose's most successful pet.

    1/28/05

    The final Pet Spotlight award of the week has been given to a Kacheek called Brenda913.
    Rose was very excited when Brenda won, because she thought it was one of her better-written and most creative spotlights :) She had also painted Brenda just for the occasion and was glad she got to show off her brand new color to the entire world!

    5/5/05

    BabyRomani and Grasshopper should be extremely happy today. They have just won the latest Site Spotlight award.
    Our first Site Spotlight - and a big surprise at that! We entered Romani's site months before they awarded her! But the news was right, they were very happy about winning! We also thought it was pretty nice of them to credit Grasshopper for the win, too.

    10/28/05

    SimonTheDragon is the latest Pet Spotlight winner. Gryffinrose must be so proud.
    Rose was very happy that Simon won on Halloween this year. She had actually written that Spotlight entry for the year before and had entered Simon and Vyala at the same time - however, Vyala won that year. She was disappointed because she thought Simon's entry was better - but that he probably couldn't win because he was so "mean". I guess she was wrong, though - TNT picked Simon the following year with his same entry! (We aren't sure whether they meant to sound so sarcastic with the news announcement, but we sure thought that was funny! If you read the entry, you'll know why!)

    11/29/05

    Crooks and thieves best steer clear of Grover07, the latest Site Spotlight winner.
    We originally entered me for the Site Spotlight in August for Blumaroo Day... boy were we surprised when my name showed up in the news almost 4 months later! It had been so long that I had even been painted - and my Spotlight picture was outdated!

    12/20/05

    Gaze to the Future with magirose and Vyala, the latest Site Spotlight winners.
    Vyala once again claims her title as Rose's most successful pet! She's also the second to win both Pet and Site Spotlights! We were very surprised when she won the Site Spotlight as we couldn't even remember entering her! She got a lot of nice publicity, though - it's nice to see such an underappreciated species so well-represented.

    1/18/06

    Teddee the Walking Carpet is quite proud to have won the Petpet Spotlight.
    Our first Petpet Spotlight!! And my own Teddee, too! He won exactly a week after we entered him and was even featured on Anubis day... leaving us all feeling a little guilty that it wasn't an Anubis who had won that day. I'm very proud of him.

    5/12/06

    Igandea the Brown Moehog has just won the latest Pet Spotlight! Well done!
    We were happy to see Igan win the Spotlight on Moehog Day :) Especially because his account was the only one without a Spotlight trophy! Leave it to him to change that! For the record, Igan got about 1286 views to his petpage, we got about 6281 views to Rose's userlookup, 105 Neomails, 12 Guild Invites, 59 NF requests, 84 BD requests, 1 Flash Game Challenge, 26 gifts, and it only took us three days to get his trophy. He won on a Friday and had his trophy the next business day (a Monday).

    9/9/06

    A Draik called Airaniel has won the last Pet Spotlight of the week. Well done!
    Rose had been trying to get a Draik to win the Spotlight for ages - so she was delighted when Aire finally won!! I think Aire was a little disappointed that no one asked to marry her... but we did get a ton of questions about how to get a Draik! For the record, we had... 118 BD requests, 92 NF requests, 111 Neomails, 11 Guild Requests, and 6 Gifts! Aire also won on a Friday and got her trophy the next Monday :)

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