 |
 |
| « « GUILD MISSION |
 Hi! I'm Crystal, your friendly neighbourhood guide! Feel like talking to someone or need some help? I'm your gal! I enjoy helping people, talking to people on the TNO forums, going on Neopets, and talking to people in general. If you want to chat, go ahead and contact me! neomail | pm |
 |
| guild news |
| council news |
| events calendar |
 |
| forums |
| lj community |
 |
| just hopped on |
| guild faqs |
| forum support |
| indepth faqs |
 |
| adoption |
| contests |
| pixies |
| golden awards |
| tno scouts |
| donations |
| oekaki |
| the quill |
| staff mailbag |
 |
| academy |
| manage adoptees |
| application review |
| petpet adoption |
| mall shops |
| dream pets |
| cheap items |
 |
| teams |
| member contests |
| pixie gathering |
| roleplaying |
| avatar lending |
| crossword answers |
 |
| guild mission |
| members charter |
| guild rules |
| meet billopan |
| meet the staff |
 |
| link to us |
| user lookups |
| blogs |
| pet lookups |
| pet pages |
| makeables |
| random link |
| affiliates |
| adopt | foster | contests | mall | calendar | forums | guild | help |
|
Find everything here without even asking. Answer not here? Please tell us, and we'll fix that up lickity split. 
: I'm new and lost! Can you please help  I'm new and lost! Can you please help me?Yes! I simply can't count the number of neomails I get with just those sentences. Well, first of all, we've got these FAQs, but I can understand if you didn't join just to read a bunch of boring paragraphs.  So, how about meeting someone real and chatting it up? How about meeting... *drum roll* our Welcoming Committee!If you have time, though, please do look for the specific questions you have in the FAQs -- I spent a good long time on them.  Plus, you will probably find things about TNO you never even knew about....Also, unless it's something very important, buddy up with a Welcoming Committee member or post in our forums before contacting the Council -- we are uber busy maintaining the adoptees and contests and keeping the Guild running at all times.  If you have something to report, please use our update form.
What are the rules?These are the terms that you agree to by being a member of TNO. This includes using the Message Board and forums. Also, when using the forums, you also agree to abide by the Forum Rules. - POST IN THE forums ONLY. The message board that Neopets provides for Guilds are too limited, especially when you've got members in the thousands. The Council and staff need a more organized forum to keep track of promotions, watch for spam, etc. It also gets quite confusing when a few dozen people at any given time want to post messages and still feel special (i.e. not have their message just scroll off the screen in five minutes). If it's too confusing, definitely give the Welcoming Committee a call. - No blatant or personal insults/attacks/threats, foul language, or any derogatory terms anywhere. This includes swear words, prejudicial/racial terms, sexual inuendos, religion-bashing, and lewd comments like "retard" and "crap"; you've got a whole language to work with -- use it. You will be banned if we see too much of this. - No spamming. Spam stands for short pointless annoying messages, and includes one-liners like "Hi" or "Is anyone on?" or a long string of smilies. Keep in mind that a whole lot of people use the same forums you use. Ask yourself: do others really want/need to read what you are about to post? Read more on spamming and forum rules. - No arguments or adding to arguments anywhere. These should be taken care of privately amongst yourselves (try neomail or PMs). - No advertising other Guilds. It's not really polite. - Abide by all Neopets rules as listed by Neopets. This includes no pet-selling, scamming, or promotion of illegal activity. Duh. Basically, respect others in the Guild, and remember the number of members reading/using the forums everyday. Breaking any of the above rules is grounds for suspension and/or banishment, but we will give you warnings first. If you get a warning, it's not the end of the world -- just learn from your mistakes and be careful about what you say and do thereafter. Don't worry -- it'll come with practice, and remember that the Welcoming Committee is always there for you! How do I get promoted?There are a lot of ways to get promoted. First and foremost is to foster and adopt out. Other ways are listed here. Be warned: a good way not to be promoted is to ask for it. Also, you will not be promoted for paying to advertise the Guild on the Neopian Notice Board, since there is no way of telling if you did or not. Also, I believe it's a waste of NP. Ranks: Just Hopped On, Glad to Help, Notably Helpful, Ovation Worthy, and Truly Noble. There are even more bonuses beyond Truly Noble.... What can do you at the different ranks? Browse around the site to find out! At any rank, we suggest you check out the Guild Mall to see what freebies you can nab each week. Forum ranks: We no longer use separate forum ranks based on posts. You will be promoted in the forums as you move up the guild ranks. If the Council has found you to be very helpful in the forums, you will be added to the Beyond Mentor group, and your rank set to Beyond Mentor by the Council. You will also get a custom rank name (if you want one), and spiffy animated stars that display your guild rank. The only other rank in the forums that you will not see in the Neopets guild is Wedge of Cheese. This title means the user is not a member of TNO and cannot participate in guild activities, but is still welcome to chat in our forums. As a general rule, read the Forum Rules before posting. If you have more questions about the forums, please try the Forum FAQ or Welcoming Committee. Note: Guild ranks are most often updated before forum ranks, since the entire Promotion Staff has powers on the Neopets guild. However, only Forum Administrators can update forum ranks, so it may be delayed for a few days! Just be patient What can I do to help?Adopting is not for everyone for many reasons. But if you ever feel you want to help us out a bit, there are many things you can do to help, but only if you're willing -- no one's forcing you to do anything (the first one is sort of mandatory, though). + Always check Guild News, Council News, and the Guild Calendar + Donate at our donation shop + Participate in our many Guild Contests and always vote + Be active, participate, and post helpful messages in our forums + Send friendly welcome PMs to new members + Recommend deserving members for the Golden Award + Be active in your Team + Spread the word about us or linking to us + Hold fundraisers or donate to current fundraisers or wishlists + Open a Guild Mall shop or donating to existing shops (see Member Shop FAQ) + Hold your own contest (see Member Contest FAQ) + Do Faerie Deeds as a Timely Pixie (see Pixie FAQ) + Check adoptee profiles and tell others who might be interested in adopting + Apply for a Guild Job (if any positions are available) or send support/donations to Guild Staff + Send supportive neomail to foster owners and contributors + Be overall helpful, open, and friendly to other members Please keep one thing mind though: If Council sees someone repeatedly requesting things from people in the guild (graphics from artists, freebies from mallshops, Beauty Contest votes, etc.) without contributing much of what the things in the above list cover, they will pass that on to the promotion team, and also probably send that person a pm requesting that they try to connect with the guild better instead of constantly taking and not contributing. Our members are very kind and very generous, and we will not allow that to be taken advantage of
How do I register for the forums?The register button is on the forum main page, just under Billopan, or you can click here. You don't have to use your Neopets account name as your forum username! Feel free to just use the name you'd like us to call you. It's much less complicated that way. You'll need a working email address to sign up, and some email providers do block our account activation emails - we reccomend the use of gmail to sign up. The activation email should arrive pretty quickly. If you don't receive it at all, neomail a member of the council to get help. An admin will activate your account for you by hand. Make sure you include the account name you signed up with in your neomail! If you're still totally confused - try the Welcoming Committee. They'll be able to walk you through in more detail.
How do I adopt/foster?You're in the wrong FAQ, mate. ;P ::points you in right direction:: How was TNO started, and why?Well, I'm otherwise known as divisor (a "she") on Neopets. My pets are Joukii, Lalunas, Reyrei, and Tiavi (and of course there's also Billopan). Tiavi's the one who gave me the idea because she cares about people and other Neopets so much, and because she saw how disheartened I was browsing through all those orphans at the Pound.... Today, after many, many changes, TNO is run by the best Council a person could ask for. Please take the time to visit them and shower them with a thousand gifts!
Who is Billopan?Billopan is more than just a Guild Mascot. He loves to help out at the Orphanage and entertain all the adoptees with his crazy high-flying antics. You'll be seeing more than a little of him around TNO, that's for sure! What do you do?We act as an Orphanage, so we adopt from the Pound (take orphans in from the street, so to speak), and give them homes until a responsible owner can adopt them. For a more detailed explanation, read this. We also have tons of fun activities to keep us smiling and an inviting community to meet lots of great people. What are the benefits?Well, just look to your left at the menu, and click around to see. We provide free items for your adoptees, hold contests, grant wishes, provide a Petpet Adoption service, and loads more. And we're all quite kosher. Join a Team to have even more fun!
Do you give out Newbie Packs?Technically, no -- it's too hard to keep track -- but you can still get free stuff each week! Just hop over to the Guild Mall and see what you can see! The official Guild Shops have requirements because we try to focus on the pets (us humans can make our own NP, you see), but the other Member Shops below them could give items to anyone in the Guild -- even Just Hopped On members. You just have to check them out and read their shop descriptions. Keep checking that page and the Guild News for additions to the Mall constantly.
How do I become a Council member?Unfortunately, there's no way to really explain how to become a member of council. They're five very honorable positions, meant for only the most loyal, trusted, and helpful members of TNO. Openings aren't made often, but when they are, no applications for the position(s) will be taken. The administrators know their guild well enough to choose new council members without anyone needing to fill out forms or explain why they're worthy. What are TNO Teams?Teams are held mostly in the forums and are just for fun in TNO, but there could be large pay-offs too! Mostly it's a great atmosphere to build camaraderie with some members and have a bit of friendly competition with others. Please read this for a better explanation and links to the teams you can join.
I've changed/lost my guild account on neopets, who should I contact?First of all, you don't have to worry about your rank being affected by an account change, since we log all promotions and keep a record of neoname changes. If you've gotten locked out of your account or simply wish to be a member of the guild on a different neoname, please let us know so we can update your Billo Gold information and your rank on neopets (but please don't do this frivolously, as the promo staff are pretty busy keeping up with all the members)! To contact a member of the Promotion Staff to get your rank updated, click here. To contact a member of the Billo Gold team to get your new name on the Approved List, click here. Make sure you include your forum name (if you have one)! How can I become an ally/affiliate?You must link back to us. Once you have, just send in a request. Your link might not be posted if I'm too busy or it is in anyway unsuitable. It may also be removed if the linked site no longer links back to us or for other reasons. All links can be viewed here. Aren't adoption guilds illegal?Nope! We just can't charge for adoption or guarantee 100% that a pet will get to an intended owner. Can I use any images, layout, phrasing, and/or other content found at TNO or on this site?Simply put: no, sorry. I get far too many requests to reply to, check up on, and enforce guidelines, so I simply decline all requests. See that little copyright note on the bottom and left side of every page? It’s quite legal, and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Also, if you want to claim that I gave you permission, I’m saying it here: I did not give you permission because I do not give permission to anyone (for reasons I just stated). As I’ve mentioned to others, there are few things that I do not tolerate in life, and plagiarism is one of them. It’s really disrespectful, and demeans the work of others. Please be considerate, and abide by these rules. Thanks much. If you do see plagiarism going on, please do fill me in. Update: I've been getting so many plagiarism reports lately -- more than the usual. Therefore, if I get a report about your site, it will be posted here. Let's hope none need to get posted.... |
|
Hey there! It's your friendly neighbourhood Guide again! Did you happen to catch a broken link? Please let us know! Don't know where to go from here? Follow me! » » » » » |
|
Q of the Moment snuglow asked: Are your pets part of the TNO Scouts? |
meet the council
|
|||||||||||||
featured mall shop
 The Mutant Mall Shop! (GetxthexPoint) |
featured contest
 Haiku/Rhyme Contest (double prize value)
past winners
|
| raise a glass heroes | winners |
adoptee spotlight
 Remberen (x15stitches)
see more of this
species | colour
|
| have a heart give unpainted pets a chance |
| before applying get your request evaluated! |
Jellybean - The Randomness Pixie! Pixie Spotlight (Jellybean)
Poof! Suddenly a a small pixie
comes out of nowhere.
She carries a bubble blower... called...
The
Random Blower!
|
|
Esmivida says:
"Adoptables can both enhance and add to an otherwise boring application (when used in moderation!). It's fun to see cute pictures of your dream pets so you can grace them on your lookup. You can even pretend it's your pet's "plushie,"..."
(Read more...)
|
| unique hits [ |
Site design (c) 2005 divisor. Please be respectful of others' work.
Many thanks to Luminya for her hosting generosity!