welcome to pagoda*
the only place you can be a pagodian!
Welcome to our Pagodian community! All of us at Pagoda would like to wish you a warm welcome, whether you are going through our pages for more information or just dropping by. We are a private, Neo-related, chat-based, literate guild that aims to your one-stop-shop for everything Neo. We offer a wide range of activities and pages, ranging from dailies to avatar lending.
Our humble abode consists of wonderful (and sometimes quirky) members. Each and every person brings something new and exciting to the mix. We provide a home for those who are children at heart and for those who are wise beyond their years, and we can't forget everybody in between!
It's cliché, sentimental, and 100% true: Pagoda's members are what keep us going, what brings a smile to our faces after a particularly arduous day, and what makes Pagoda the most warm, caring, funny, and accepting community any guild could ever be. Guild hoppers tend to find their homes here, people who are normally ignored in big guilds get no such treatment in Pagoda, and our members love to chat into the wee hours of the night. Pagoda has provided us with a community that not only helps us achieve our neopets goals, but also, incredibly, our real life goals. And though we are closer than peanut butter and gooseberry jam, we will eagerly accept any new member with open arms. Love, The Owners.
Pagoda is currently led by Michelle, one of the original creators of Pagoda. Currently, we have several dedicated owners who keep Pagoda running smoothly. Pagoda's established age ensures that our members are knowledgeable, helpful, and mature.
Please feel free to browse through the website, and then make sure to stop by our portal to find links to places such as the Pagoda Star Chats, our very own guild newspaper, and a jam-packed adoption agency. We hope you enjoy your stay at Pagoda; we can guarantee you one thing - it will certainly be an adventure. :)
Bon voyage, my friends and welcome to Pagoda - the only place you can be a Pagodian.
apply to pagoda*
make pagoda your new family!
Due to Pagoda being a private guild, there is an application that you must fill out. Before that, however, you must meet our requirements. Please message an owner if you have any concerns or questions about the requirements.
1. LITERATE
The use of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation is required while chatting on the guild boards. We do encourage the use of smilies, though!
2. AVATARS
You must have at least 150 secret avatars on the account that you are applying with. As of Nov. 24, 2011 there are over ninety-five clickable avatars. (Exceptions can be made!)
3. GUILD MAILINGS
Guild mailings will allow you to receive important updates from the guild. Click here to enable them.
4. POSTING
Please post on the guild board when you first join the guild. We want to know who you are. Also, please have a decent, legible font.
5. ACTIVENESS
It is important that you remain active and post on the guild board at least five posts per week. If not, you risk being deleted. Contact Michelle to make other arrangements if needed.
If you are interested in joining our home, please copy and fill out the following form and submit it to any of the following owners after having read the requirements: 1 2 3 4 5 6
You may also post the app on the board if it is more convenient. Likewise, if someone has recruited you to Pagoda, your app may be sent to them to receive an invite. However, remember that not all guild members have invite privileges. Please fill out the following form thoroughly and completely; remember, we are a literate guild and expect well-written, if concise, responses.
The Form Name/nickname:
Literacy level (on a scale from 1-10):
Number of avatars:
Who referred you?:
Are you able to post once every three days?:
What you will bring to Pagoda:
Why you want to join:
pagoda stats*
learn all the basic information!
As of June 17, 8:28 PM NST
Page Views: 1702981
Members: 105 (+ guild account)
Messages: 45367
Founded: 05/16/2012
Note: Pagoda was deleted on May 16, 2012, due to a misunderstanding on TNT's part. Pagoda was originally created on 11/25/2011, and accumulated 715k page views and 95k posts in the old guild.
On April 3, 2013, our post count was reset by TNT. We had accumulated 160k posts before they were deleted. The stats above reflect the guild's current stats.
In total, Pagoda has accumulated ~310k posts thus far.
Here is a snapshot of our current guild layout. Drag into the task bar above in order to see the image in full size.
rules of the kingdom*
a guideline to a happy pagoda
1. Literacy
The use of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation is required while chatting on the guild boards. We do encourage the use of smilies, though!
2. Guild Mailings
Guild mailings will allow you to receive important updates from the guild. Click here to enable them.
3. Be Active
Being active in a guild is important, and we ask that you post at least five posts per week. If you are unable to uphold this for whatever reason, please contact one of the council members in advance. After a total of two or three weeks of inactivity, you will be deleted from the guild. You are more than welcome to reapply to Pagoda, though!
4. Spamming
Leave the spam in the can! Please do not post more than three messages in a row.
5. Respect
Save that drama llama for your mama! Be respective of others and Pagoda. If you have an issue with a member, take it to neomails. If you feel as if someone is harassing or bullying you, contact a council member immediately. They will fix the issue for you.
6. Neo's Rules
Uphold Neo's rules and regulations. No spam, bullying, begging, swearing or vulgarity. Any of these will result in immediate deletion.
Please contact the Pagoda Team with any problems. We are here to help you!
ranking in pagoda*
let's get to the very top!
JOY
This is the immediate rank you receive when you first join Pagoda.
BLISS
You have become comfortable with your surroundings and with other members, and also have a post count between 350-749.
FORTUNE
You now know your way around Pagoda in your sleep, you help new members get settled, and have a post count between 750-999.
ECSTASY
You are an amazing member of Pagoda! You have been loyal, honest, helpful and have a post count above 1000. Certain members may be awarded admin at this rank.
PROSPERITY
This rank is dedicated for sub-council, and is capped at five members at any given time. Sub-council is picked based off of post count, dedication, helpfulness, literacy and additional positive qualities. At any point you may be bumped back to the Ecstasy rank based on change of behavior or activity.
what we offer*
what pagoda brings to the table
With our wide variety of Pagodians, we have a large array of things to get involved in around Pagoda.
For our chatty members, interaction with each other on our active message boards is an exhilarating past time. These boards are unlike any other guild boards. Pagoda's board topics range from Forth of July in December, to Chunka Hunka monkey love, while other life topics like school papers, sports and baby nurseries are often brought up. Habitarium, Key Quest, Restocking and avatar tips are commonly exchanged, and the next moment a food fight has started. Speaking of food, we can't forget our daily Subject changes based on the day of the week. Pagoda is full of inside jokes that only our members would be capable of coming up with. Dungeons guarded by rainbow unicorns? Body guards? Monkey soap opera? Female beetle secretions? At Pagoda, you never know what you will come across.
For the child inside all of us, Pagoda has many activities for its members to take part in. Board games, Gold Stars, theme days and Keyquest tournaments are just a few examples.
Members who are interested in reading and writing enjoy looking through our newspaper, guides, yearbook, and may even consider writing their own guide to enlighten fellow members.
For the artistically inclined, the boards offer a useful way to receive constructive criticism from many different views. Our graphics page and fonts page group all Pagoda-related graphics onto their respective pages and is always looking for new additions!
In the hopes of helping fellow Pagodians, our members have created their own guides to share their knowledge of various subjects. These topics vary from being lent on the Avatar Chat NeoBoards to Habitarium.
Our optional account improvement feature encourages members to work on their own accounts and help out other Pagodians in reaching their goals.
Avatar collecting is a popular pastime of Pagodians. Our avatar lending includes many items, pets, and petpets such as ZDAP, draik, and a mootix/snowbunny bundle!
On top of everything mentioned above, we additionally have an adoption agency, wishing star, seasonal events, and more!
For links to all of our guild pages, check out our Portal.
member talk*
what we have to say
The following are quotes that have been snagged from our message boards.
Listen, I joined two days ago, so it's not like I've had a chance to drink the Guild Koolaid™ and become a cult-promoter. Yet I am compelled to let y'all know that these people are the most unconditionally friendly group I have ever been proud to call myself a part of. And that's not all, they are also TOTALLY HILARIOUS.
- Sarah, alatis
In all of the years I've spent on Neopets, Pagoda is possibly the best guild I have ever encountered. Well, I lied. It /is/ the best guild I've encountered. Being with them for over a year, a couple of breaks in between due to RL and other reasons, I've come to the conclusion that no other guild will ever compare. /Ever/. Everyone is always friendly and willing to lend a helping hand. The boards are always active, so no need to worry about ever being alone. In Pagoda, you will some of the friendliest and most interesting people on Neopets. You'll find a home.
- Sara, eldars
Everyone is hilarious and SINCERELY nice. Like most guilds have nice members, but you can tell they're just saying nice things to get "nice points" from the leader or whatever. Everyone here is just genuine and very, very helpful. There's also a lot of variety in conversations... CHUNKAMONKEYS, Pokemon, dem ghetto chias, avatars, battledome. Everything :) This guild is the reason I come on Neo everyday.
- Lee, leesicle
Pagoda is the best guild ever. I had been in Pagoda before, left for a hiatus, and when I came back I joined other guilds, since I had already joined Pagoda previously. However, they all were boring and quite frankly, I didn't like them. No one was active and the people didn't like to laugh and have fun! Obviously, after trying multiple guilds, I came back here to be with the one guild who had been so nice and hilarious. We've been through ups and downs, but have proven that one block won't make our jenga tower fall down (credit to Kristin for that beautiful metaphor). We certainly have stayed strong and I can't wait for more pleasant memories to come. There is no way you can't have fun here with all the accepting members and friends you create. I really love it here. (:
- Mimi, airberrious
requirements for pagoda*
do you have what it takes?
Thanks for showing interest in us! Due to Pagoda being a private guild, there is an application that you must fill out. Before that however, you must meet our requirements.
1. Literacy
The use of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation is required while chatting on the guild boards. We do encourage the use of smilies, though!
2. Avatars
You must have at least 150 secret avatars on the account that you are applying with. (Exceptions can be made!)
As of Nov. 24, 2011 there are over ninety-five clickable avatars. Go here to collect more.
3. Guild Mailings
Your guild mailings must be enabled in order to receive important guild notices and updates.
4. Posting
Please post on the guild board when you first join the guild. We want to know who you are. Also, please have a decent, legible font.
5. Activeness
It is important that you remain active and post on the guild board at least five posts per week. If not, you risk being deleted. Contact Michelle to make other arrangements if needed.
contact an owner*
have a question or comment for an owner?
Michelle is one of the owners of Pagoda. While Michelle often collects avatars and work on her account, she enjoys the social aspect of Neo more, and loves chatting it up with anybody about anything. At times, she has been deemed a "wild pokemon" because she likes to pop in and out of random conversations. She is very helpful, knowledgeable, and easygoing. If you have any questions, Michelle will be more than happy to help you. c:
Sammi, an owner of Pagoda, has just graduated with her degree in marketing and has no clue what's going to happen next. She helps make graphics and layouts for Pagoda and can be found chatting on the boards, betting in food club, changing the fonts on her 3 NB pens, or protecting her Habitarium from Anna. Although her unrealized goal of becoming an Olympic gymnast is out of her reach, she did win the hilarity star chart competition once which is just as good. Oh, and cats.
Naomi, who also answers to Gnomey, Nay Nay, and Naomikins, is currently pursuing an English major at the University of Pennsylvania. One day she hopes to teach creative writing at a university, but for now, she's more than content living college life to the fullest, drinking too much coffee, and sleeping too little. On neopets, she collects gnomes and cybunnies, codes for Pagoda, and spends most of her free time chatting it up on Pagoda's message boards.
Kristin, a current college student working towards her Accounting degree, is a typical girly girl with a very nerdy side. She enjoys anything to do with makeup, shopping, and Pretty Little Liars, but also has an obsession with Harry Potter, and a new love for Game of Thrones. You can find her lurking on the guild board, collecting gems in Habi, betting in Food Club or failing at restocking. She also spends her time making graphics for Pagoda and chatting on the guild board with her lovelies.