Note: Ziir is currently being held by one of my friends, temporarily. If you want to contact me, neomail the account snake_insane, NOT indigoillusions. Signatures/pet names, etc. will be added once Ziir is back on one of my accounts.

Imagine this: You, a dedicated Kougra roleplayer, are searching adoption agencies for a well-named Pirate Kougra. You've had a design in mind for weeks now, and only need the perfect Kougra to fit what you've thought out. While you are looking, you spot the image of a Pirate Kougra—what you were searching for all day long! You read on to find out it is a male, with a great name—it is pronounceable, and with no numbers or underscores. As you begin to read the rules for applications, you read:

1. You must call him by his correct gender."
(Got it…)
2. Petpage applications only."
(Of course!)
3. Roleplay and art=major brownie points."
(Perfect!)
4. He must have some type of background story."
(Already have one in mind…)

And as you continue to read on, extremely excited to start your application, you read:

12. You must have a messenger for the transfer. NO EXCEPTIONS."

…And you sink down into your chair. You were never allowed to get a messenger, even if they were free to download. Your parents have always been afraid that something you download will mess up your computer. Sighing sadly, you "X" out your browser. "I guess I'll just have to find another pet…"

An initial Notice: Please don't neomail me saying, "why dont u tak ur petishun down b/c tnt dusnt listn 2 dem neway" or anything like that. This petition isn't meant for TNT; it's meant for people who have pets up for adoption with the "Must have a messenger" rule.

As you can (hopefully) tell by now, this petition was created to try and stop the "Messenger required for transfer" rule. Many foster owners think that they need a messenger-transfer because neomail transfers aren't efficient, or that messengers are just better. The blunt truth: neomail is just as good as messengers are. So then, why are fosters making this downright crazy rule anyway?

Like I said, a lot of fosters think that messengers are more efficient than neomail. This is normally because you don't need to refresh to see the other person's message; the people transferring a pet can then use the "countdown method" for the transfer, or something similar to it. This is when the person pounding the pet counts down (usually from 10) to the time they'll pound the pet, and when they say "Go", both of them will switch browsers. The receiver will then refresh with the QAL (quick-adopt-link) as the other person pounds the pet. This is a method that cannot be done through neomail well.

Some foster parents think that because they can use the countdown method, there is a better chance that the transfer will be a success than with a neomail transfer. This, however, isn't exactly true. If a neomail transfer is done correctly, it can be done just as efficiently as with a messenger. The only ways that a pet can be lost with an efficient transfer method is by an AAer (auto-adopter), who uses a program to automatically snatch the pet the instant it hits the pound--much faster than with refreshing the QAL, or if one of the people involved in the transfer messes up in some way (i.e. the pounder pounding the pet a couple seconds late, the receiver refreshing too late, or if either of their computers freezes). If a pet is lost through a neomail transfer, the people in the transfer usually just blame the fact that it was a neomail transfer, and don't consider the fact that it was something else.

Still not convinced that neomail transfers work well? Here are some pets that were transferred successfully through neomail! (Pets not owned by me were listed with permission)

1. Taebaira, Rainbow Draik
2. Viandere, Faerie Xweetok
3. Galixhy, Faerie Xweetok
4. AzurSea, Island Xweetok
5. Urbanature, Starry Xweetok
6. Orinatka, Mutant Xweetok
7. Leeki, Faerie Kougra
8. Yurikate, Mutant Xweetok
9. Tiviera, Cloud Ixi
10. Avenzaro, Mutant Xweetok--was an Island Lupe during transfer
11. Briatok, Fire Xweetok
12. Nyrez, Island Xweetok
13. Coldsin, Electric Pteri
14. Xahutec, Sketch Xweetok
15. _Liontail_, Purple Kougra
16. JinglesNH, Faerie Scorchio
17. Vogie44, Purple Pteri
18. Iysical, Fire Xweetok
19. CelestialSkies, Island Xweetok
20. Tesdai, Island Xweetok
21. Zephrinne, Ghost Xweetok
22. Lerotzo, Grey Yurble
23. Fellicetie, Purple Xweetok
24. Kalluuh, Brown Xweetok
25. Xaerrie, Striped Xweetok
26. Saturno_0strella, Clay Jubjub
27. Silver_prowler, Silver Kougra
28. Fraeiia, Striped Kyrii
29. Jinikala, White Xweetok
30. Unclearly, Starry Xweetok
31. Aroenzra, Fire Tuskaninny
32. Kiro_pup, Island Lupe
33. x___Moonstone___x, Baby Xweetok

Okay, so you know that neomail and messenger transfers are pretty much the same, efficiency-wise. Now you may be wondering what the problem is with having the messenger rule anyway, and why this petition is even here.

Well, there are a lot of people (including myself) who aren't allowed to get any sort of messenger, like the poor Kougra roleplayer in the intro. Many parents think that if they download things like that onto the computer, they'll be more vulnerable to getting computer viruses and things like that. So, this rule is stopping perfectly good users from applying for pets, which is, in my opinion, very unfair.

This is something that fosters generally don't consider. They usually mean well by establishing this rule--they just want to have a successful transfer, so they can go to the right owner. What they don't know is that they are not only disappointing possible applicants, but they are also not doing the best for their foster pet. They never know that they could be missing out on giving their pet an absolutely incredible owner.

This is a little section I decided to add for the people who can't use messengers, and want to know how to have as efficient of a neomail transfer as possible. Hopefully this method works well for you, as it has for many other people.

1. First, make sure that you have the 250 NP you need to pound the pet (if you're the pounder), or around 3,000 NP if you are the receiver. Also make sure that you're on the right account, and that your account is old enough to adopt the pet. If you are the receiver you'll also want to have another browser up so you can refresh the QAL as soon as possible. Take the link:
http://www.neopets.com/process_adopt.phtml?pet_name=PetNameHere
...Then put in the pet's name, paste the URL in your address bar, and click "Go". This is so you can just refresh on the browser, instead of clicking "Go" or "Enter", because you may accidentally refresh, which results in the address bar clearing to the page you were originally at.
2. If you are the pounder, suggest a time according to the Neopets clock. This is because it is the same for everyone, so you're guaranteed to have it accurate. Suggest a more complicated time, like 5:48:48 NST or something like that, that is around three minutes later than the current time. Ask the receiver to reply to you telling that the time is okay, so you don't pound the pet before they're ready. Make sure that you both know what the time is, and nobody else does! (Some people may want to have a trusted friend be a supporting receiver in case they miss the pet. In that case, I would usually tell them a time one second later than the time the main-receiver and pounder are using.)
3. If you have a kind of slow internet connection, you're going to want to pound the pet/refresh the QAL around two seconds earlier than the actual time. Keep refreshing the QAL until you're guided to the quick-ref (if you get the pet). If you don't get there immediately, refresh for a few more seconds and then check to see if either the pet wasn't pounded or if he/she was snatched by another person.

Good luck with your neomail transfers! ^^

This is a list of people who agree that the messenger rule should be stopped!

1. Snake_insane
2. Blublah81
3. Xirage
4. Magestic_uni
5. i_katrina_i
6. Planning
7. Noilbabaalover
8. Little_starfish
9. Elazuljumi
10. Poptartprincess198
11. Sailor_dragon
12. Spiderdahlia
13. Kitsunekittie
14. Katthenymph
15. Dragon_fire836
16. Silverspirit201
17. _xoxaliaxox_
18. 0ovanillasmoothieo0
19. Ethereal_soul14
20. Asparagus__lover
21. Hiccup_pix
22. Vintagey
23. Web_rider555
24. _evangelion_person_
25. Ceptis
26. Basket_ball20
27. Spotted_meow
28. Saphira_bjartskular2
29. Corkeh___x
30. 101elyon101
31. Ezparanza
32. Thepizzaman
33. Aniyuhunter
34. Hobbesfan141
35. Islandbeachbunny
36. Xweetox34587
37. Astoriaq333
38. Foxeler
39. Three_blind_mice92
40. Jenasu
41. Grammyp62354
42. Thunderian

If you want to spread the word about this petition, take along a banner! You can put it in your shop, on your lookup, on your pets' lookups/pages, anywhere! Just make sure not to edit the coding (if there's a problem with the coding, let me know).

Banner made by me! (Snake_Insane)
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Banner made by Ethereal_soul14!
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Banner made by Katthenymph!
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Want to sign the petition or add to the list of neomail-transferred pets? Did you make a banner for the petition? You have something else to say? Just neomail me and I'll be sure to add your work to the petition! (If my inbox is full, send me a pile of dung)
Thanks for reading!

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Counter started February 11, 2007