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The site is aimed at young people and due to that, users enjoy making new friends and having to play with other people. Florida also hosts the following minor league baseball teams:. On the guilds screen users can enter things onto a calendar, post a message onto a message board, change ranks in a guild and lots more. As of 2004, Florida hosts the following major league teams for spring training:. Users with similar intrests can create/join guilds. Florida is an extremely popular location for Major League Baseball spring training, with teams informally organized into the "Grapefruit League". To keep this stopped neopets created the rule that no personal information is allowed to be given away unless users are over 18 or have got permission from their parents/legal guardian. [2] (http://www.sptimes.com/News/050801/State/Bush_s_trustees_mostl.shtml) In 2002, Democratic Senator Bob Graham started a ballot referendum designed to revert to the Board of Regents system.

With the ability of being able to contact strangers a danger still lurks with the fact of abusing infomation given to people. This has not been without controversy. Either by Neomail to send private messages or the popular chat boards in which people can meet new friends and post to the world. As is typical of executive-appointed government boards, the appointees so far have been overwhelmingly Republican. Neopets throughout it's past has always had a community in which user can chat and contact each other. Instead, each public university is now controlled by its own Board of Trustees who are directly appointed by the governor. The List of references in Neopets article contains an extensive list of such references. In 2000, Governor Bush and the state legislature acted to abolish the Board of Regents that governed the State University System of Florida.

Aside from the fact that Neopets has its own vibrant user culture, there are many references in the site to movies, video games, and more. Major testing organizations frequently discount the use of state average test score rankings, or any average of scaled scores, as a valid metric (see psychometrics for more details on scaled test scores). Also, Neopets has an extensive merchandise catalog for users, complete with a printable wishlist and a list of your collected items, both of which you can edit. Governor Jeb Bush has been criticized by many Florida educators for a program that penalizes underperforming schools (as indicated by standardized tests, such as the FCAT) with fewer funding dollars. When informing the users of this, they also implied that there may be more then one Neopets film in the future (although, of course, this will depend entirely on the success of their first film). It should be noted that many education surveys are not scientific, but do measure prestige. In March 2005 it was confirmed that the Neopets team had also begun work on a Neopets film (which the creators of the site, Adam and Donna had kept secret from their own staff until it was confirmed). Florida public schools have consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of many national surveys and average test score rankings.

Together, they will travel through new lands, meet strange inhabitants, and have the opportunity to acquire 450 valuable items and discover a mystery unseen by Neopian eyes. states. Players enter the land of Neopia® and can take the role of Tormund the Lupe or Roberta the Acara (both with their own distinct personality) who are on a mission to rid Neopia of a shrewd and cunning enemy - the evil Darkest Faerie. Average teacher salaries rank near the middle of U.S. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie includes hundreds of different Neopets from the popular Web site. Florida's public school revenue per student and spending per $1000 of personal income usually ranks in the bottom 25% of U.S. states. Neopets.com is consistently ranked among the top 10 stickiest sites on the Internet by Nielsen Net Ratings, generating more than two billion page views per month. See complete list of Florida places.

With more than 50 million registrations in the past three years, Neopets.com is the fastest growing youth community in the world. Ranked by per capita income. and The Code Monkeys Ltd., Neopets: The Darkest Faerie is an action/adventure game that extends the online entertainment of Neopets.com and provides a fully interactive offline experience. The three largest Protestant denominations in Florida are: Baptist (22% of the total state population), Methodist (8%), Presbyterian (4%). Developed and created by Sony Computer Entertainment America's Santa Monica studio, NeoPets, Inc. Religiously, Florida is mostly Protestant, but with a growing Roman Catholic community due to Hispanic immigration. However, on March 2005 they confirmed that they had already began remaking the game for the PS2. The five largest ancestries in the state are: African American (14.6%), German (11.8%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.2%), American (8%).

announced the upcoming June 2004 release of Neopets: The Darkest Faerie™, available exclusively for the PS one™ and PlayStation® game consoles. As of 2003, the state had a population of 17,019,068. In 2004 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Today most of the spam businesses appear to be operating out of South Florida. This is another controversial marketing move, which has at once managed to endear and estrange players from the site. Historically Florida has also been home to large telemarketing firms. Most of the card releases are associated with "plots," or stories, on the site (notably the most recent set, Curse of Maraqua). Spammers are not the first business men of questionable ethics to use Florida as a home base.

To date, there have been six individual "sets" of cards (a base set and five expansions), with the sixth set recently released. In 2005 Spamhaus declared Florida the spam capital of the world [1]  (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-sbspammain08may08,0,7702631.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines). Experts have estimated that Florida is an attractive place of business for Spammers due to the gorgeous weather, low key atmosphere, nearby Internet data centers and the state's reputation as "a good place to do dirty business". In September 2003, Wizards of the Coast released the Neopets Trading Card Game—a collectible card game based on the online characters and setting. It is distributed by card shops, as well as Wal-Mart and Target. Florida did not have any state minimum wage laws until November 2, 2004, when voters passed a Constitutional Amendment requiring inflationary increases to the minimum wage every six months. There are also exclusively online retailers involved, such as www.99dogs.com, which was the first outlet for Neopets merchandise. With the arrival of the space program at Kennedy Space Center in the 1960s, Florida has attracted a large number of aerospace and military industries to the state. The merchandise retails at many mainstream outlets such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Limited Too. Other major industries include citrus fruit and juice production, banking, and phosphate mining.

Neopets has branched out, and in addition to the website, it now also produces a range of merchandise, such as plushies, stickers, and hand-held video games. The large Walt Disney World Resort with four theme parks and over twenty hotels plus countless water parks, shopping centres and other facilities, located in Lake Buena Vista drives the economy of that area, along with more recent entries into the theme park arena such as the Universal Orlando Resort. The great amount of sales tax revenue is what allows the state to be one of the few to not levy a personal income tax. Mr. Hubbard's organizational concepts are always with me" (according to the Hubbard College of Administration (http://www.hubbardcollege.com/mgmtsystem/use_dougdohring.html). Warm weather most of the year and hundreds of miles of beach provide a thriving vacation spot for travelers from around the world. The impact of his beliefs on Neopets.com itself is not apparent, though Dohring has been quoted as saying "Having used his technology in every business activity.. Florida's economy is heavily based on tourism. It has also been rumoured that Neopets is closely affiliated with the controversial Church of Scientology through CEO Doug Dohring [2] (http://www.scientology-kills.org/dohring.htm). The per capita personal income was $30,098, ranking 26^th in the nation.

These Anti-Neopian groups have bought domain names for their movement, talked about their movement on the Neopets forums, and have even reported Neopets for what they believe to be potential copyright violations. The gross state product of Florida in 2003 was $550 billion. Groups of people believing that Neopets treats users poorly and who are also against the immersive advertising have formed Anti-Neopets websites expressing their views. Many other smaller hurricanes have hit or brushed Florida, and many more hurricanes will hit in the future. The actual number of active accounts is around 11 million[1] (http://media.hasbro.com/pl/page.release/dn/default.cfm?release=259) and the number of individual users is almost certainly less than this. Among a long list of other infamous hurricane strikes were the Miami Hurricane of 1926, the Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Donna in 1960 and Hurricane Opal in 1995. Such accounts are never deleted, and even accounts that have not been accessed since the creation of the site linger. history, Hurricane Andrew, which cost twenty-five billion dollars when it struck on August 12, 1992.

A large percentage of these users are multiple secondary accounts owned by one person, frozen accounts or accounts no longer in use. Hurricanes Charley (August 13), Frances (September 4-5), Ivan (September 16), and Jeanne (September 25-26) cumulatively cost forty-two billion dollars to the state. Florida was also the site of the most costly single weather disaster in U.S. Some dispute Neopets' registered users count, which has reached over 94 million, a figure Neopets often cites in promotional campaigns. Florida saw a slew of destruction in 2004 when it was hit by a record four hurricanes. Many users voice the opinion that the Neopets staff freeze accounts too often and without good reason; data from Yamipoli.com, which rates virtual pet sites, shows the frozen user amount is 45%. Hurricanes pose a threat during the summer and fall. Still others believe that the users of Neopets are poorly treated and considered nothing more than mere statistics, that the site has lost its friendliness over the years, and that the level of customer service has degraded considerably. Snow flurries fell on Miami Beach for the only time in history.

Complaints quickly died down after users realized that by merely changing the country setting on their user preferences the temporary ban could be bypassed. The most widespread snowfall in Florida history happened in February 1978 with snow falling over much of the state in different times of the month, extending as far south as Homestead. When this happened, a flurry of complaints appeared on Neopets itself when even Australians able to legally gamble could not access any game of chance on the website. The Great Blizzard of 1899, was also the only time the temperature has fallen below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, registering -2f in Tallahassee. This article sparked a nation-wide controversy as concerned parents voiced their complaints about the website, prompting McDonald's to pressure Neopets into temporarily blocking Australian accounts from accessing games of chance for the duration of the promotion, which ended on November 5th. During that time, the Tampa Bay area had "Gulf effect" snow, similar to Lake effect snowfall. Neopets had prohibited users under the age of 13 to use most games that involve gambling. During the Great Blizzard of 1899, Florida experienced blizzard conditions for possibly the first time.

While much of this is factually incorrect (gambling is not required, nor are pets automatically sent to an orphanage if they are not fed) it is true that the website has a rather extensive collection of games of chance that are directly based on real-life games like blackjack, poker, and even lottery scratchcards. Snow is a rare occurrence in Florida, although it usually snows somewhere in Florida almost every winter. In October of 2004, while McDonald's was promoting Neopets plushies in their Happy Meals, a story on the Australian news show Today Tonight featured a nine-year-old boy claiming that the site requires one to gamble in order to receive enough Neopoints to feed one's Neopet, else it is sent to an orphanage. Florida has more lightning strikes than any other state and also leads the nation in tornadoes per square mile(although the tornadoes in Florida do not get as large as those in the Midwest or Great Plains. Hail is not an uncommon occurrence in some of the more severe thunderstorms. The introduction of a premium service in which adverts are removed and special gifts given has also sparked controversy, and the introduction of a further advertisement on the bottom of the web pages has also sparked controversy, with users stating that Neopets.com has started "selling neopoints", something prohibited in their terms and conditions. These thunderstorms which are caused by airflow from the Gulf of Mexico seemingly "pop up" in the early afternoon and can often bring heavy downpours, high winds and sometimes tornadoes. In addition, you will get no ads if it is your birthday. Statewide, Florida has the highest average precipitation of any state, due in large part to afternoon thunderstorms which are common throughout most of the state from late spring until the early autumn.

Neopets has said these offers and sponsor ads are to only keep the site free. While Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", severe weather is a common occurrence in Florida. Others disagree, pointing to the fact that not only are many of the sponsors' offers now grouped on one page and are somewhat avoidable, but that no user is ever required to sign up for these offers. The Gulf stream has a moderating effect on Florida climate and although it is common for much of Florida to see a high summer temperature over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, it is not common for the mercury to go above 100 degrees Fareinheit in Florida. While immersive advertising is doubtlessly effective, some believe this constitutes subliminal advertising and is therefore inherently immoral, particularly considering the target demographic. The seasons in Florida often called "Hot and Hotter" are actually determined more by precipitation than by temperature with warm, relatively dry winters and autumns (the dry season) and hot, wet springs and especially the summers (the wet season). Neopets also features many games for sponsors, such as "The Incredibles Split-Shot". Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate with the extreme tip of Florida and the Florida Keys bordering on a true tropical climate.

Even so, their primary method of advertising is still through creating items based on sponsor products (such as "Baby Bottle Pops", a real candy found in many American stores) or offering rare items, Neopoints, or, in one case, a special "Ice Bori" in return for signing up for sponsors' services. The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by its proximity to water. The placement of these banners has caused heated debate among avid Neopians as to the increasing commercial content and the quality of the site. At 345 feet (105 metres) above sea level, Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida (it's also the lowest state highpoint.). These banners are displayed on many site pages in three places, one at the top of the page, one at the bottom, and the other on a sidebar, making avoidance of advertisements increasingly difficult. It is near the countries of the Caribbean, particularly the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti. However, in October 2004, a considerable number of banners that link to external websites such as eBay (instead of linking to various areas on the Neopets website itself as they normally do) were introduced, Although they still have some neopets related ones. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama and on the west, at the end of the panhandle, by Alabama.

Indeed, much of the company's revenue is gained through promotion of sponsors and their products and they have long accomplished this without a single banner or pop-up advertisement. Florida consists of a panhandle extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico and a large peninsula with the Atlantic Ocean as its eastern border and the Gulf of Mexico as its western border. While some educators and parents preach the wholesomeness and value of Neopets as a place for children to learn the basics of things like supply and demand, economics, stocks, and even HTML, others criticise it for its liberal placement and promotion of their sponsors' products, a technique they have dubbed "Immersion Advertisement". See: List of counties in Florida. Although seemingly uninteresting to the casual observer, the neoboards may display a model of real-world sociology when observed more closely. The state use tax is 6 percent on purchases made out of state and brought into Florida within 6 months of the purchase date. However, rescently the TNT has announced they may make non-neopets roleplays against the rules. Local governments may levy a local option sales on top of that, so sales taxes vary by county between 6 and 7.5 percent.

There are roleplays here about many things (Harry Potter, high schools, etc), but Neopets roleplayers are greatly shunned here. The state sales tax rate is 6 percent. Roleplaying (RP): This board holds, as the name suggest, boards which users have created to roleplay on. Florida is one of the nine states which does not impose personal income tax (list of others). This board is 'hidden', and requires a javascript code to post on. See: List of Florida Governors. Jelly World Chat (JWC): Certainly the most unusual board yet remarked upon. Outside of liberal Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, the Florida Democratic Party tends to be socially conservative and heavily associated with the good ol' boy network.

This board is similar to the Battledome, though with the obvious exception of the lack of talking about battles. Tampa, once a hotbed of Democratic union support, is now about 50% both registered Republicans and Democrats making it, and surrounding areas, part of the important I-4 Corridor swing region. Trading Post/Auction (TC): Often called TCer's (Trader/Chatters), mainly people who spend thier time trading for profits. Although the term is considered offensive to older players, it applies to the general group of people who trade and chat on this board. In Miami, the liberal Democrats vie for control with wealthy Cuban conservative Republicans and their business allies. Help Chat/Newbie Chat (HC/NC): This board is closely related to Fan Clubs, with typing habits similar to the AC. As such, and because of its high population and large number of electoral votes, Florida is considered by political analysts to be a key swing state in Presidential elections. The FC was onced used for roleplaying your neopets, but rescently the TNT has frozen anyone of doing so. The Presidential election in Florida in 2000 was extremely close.

Some literate users often place their name in front of new topics to better be identified. Despite this demographic parity, Republicans control the governorship and most other statewide elected offices; both houses of the state legislature; 18 of the state's 25 seats in the House of Representatives; and one of the state's two senate seats. Typing often includes the '^-^' face. Though Florida has traditionally been a Democratic state, in recent years explosive population growth has brought with it many Republicans, leaving the state approximately evenly split between the two parties. Although the majority of topics may range anywhere from claiming to be celebrities to remarking on one's favorite Neopet, many literates do exist, though they tend to be younger. Bush. Fan Clubs (FC): This board replaced General Chat upon its deletion in popularity. W.

Typing habits are similar to that of the FC, though due to a smaller population, a tighter hierarchy has developed. Bush and son of former President George H. Evil Things and Monster Sightings (EMS): This board consists mostly of people claiming to be 'emo' or 'goth', the few literates have formed a small group. The current governor is Republican Jeb Bush, brother of President George W. A stereotype has developed (not un-founded) of users on this board being rude. The Florida Legislature has a Senate of 40 members and a House of 120 members. Sadly, their status has severely lowered recently, due to an influx of younger players (often using chatspeak) claiming to be elite. Today, Florida is the fourth most populous state in the Union.

Battledome (BD): The Battledome is one of the most well-known boards on Neopets. After the fall of the Confederacy in 1865, Florida was readmitted into the Union on June 25, 1868. The BCers, as the regulars on the board are called, don't usually use chat speak and you can find them monitoring the board, hunting out the n00bs (annoying spammers who don't stay on topic), vote traders ("vote for me and I'll vote for you"), and Art Thieves. Florida joined the CSA on February 10, 1861. Some people think that the BC has become a popularity contest, but there still are many that will only vote for art they like. On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America. Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861 and was one of the founding members of the Confederate States of America (CSA, also known as the Confederacy). Beauty Contest (BC): This is the place to meet other artists and advertise your pet in the BC or Beauty Contest. Spain finally ceded Florida to the United States with the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819, in exchange for the US renouncing any claims on Texas.

Chatspeak is used about fairly often in such groups (and the board in general), but generally exhibits a higher level of literacy and grammar than that of 'noobs'. Control of parts of Florida passed among Spanish, British, and American control. 'Pwn' is also a commonly-used word in this forum. The area of Florida diminished with the establishment of British colonies to the north and French colonies to the west. Typing habits are similar to those of FCer's (discussed later), but often substitute 'j00' for you, as well as 'meh' for me and 'luff' for love. Over the following century, the Spanish and French both established settlements in Florida, with varying degrees of success. Many 'chat groups' have also sprung up in this board, often exclusionary to new members. Archaelogical finds indicate that Florida had been inhabited for many thousands of years prior to any European settlements. Spaniards first arrived in 1513 and laid claim to a large, imprecisely defined area extending from about modern day Gainesville northward to the Carolinas, which they called La terra florida, "The flowery land".

Dicussions include the method of obtaining new avatars, help on obtaining avatars, scattered font discussion, avatar games, and general discussion not always pertaining to avatars. Main article: History of Florida. These are displayed by a user's name when they make a post on the Neoboards and appear alongside a user's name when a player searches for them via the search bar. USS Florida was named in honor of this state. Avatars/Neosignatures (AC): The primary focus of this board is the small graphics known as 'avatars'. Postal abbreviation is FL. Below are a few common ones. The U.S.

Players often find a 'home board', or a neoboard in which they feel most comfortable. It was discovered by Spanish explorers during the Easter season, which is called Pascua Florida in Spanish. Premade 'avatars', small graphics displayed next to each post, are earned, and 'neotitles', a blurb underneath the username, can also be chosen from a list. "Florida" is a Spanish adjective which means "flowery". These boards may be unseen by the common visitor. It is known as the Sunshine State. Another aspect of Neopets is the society that has developed on the 24 neoboards, which are forums for users to chat on. Florida is a southern state in the United States.

However, there is some doubt over the veracity of these statistics (see "Controversy and Criticism" below). Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin. Updated statistics may be found on the Neopets 'Pet Central' Page (http://www.neopets.com/petcentral.phtml). Petersburg. As of October 2004, Neopets report over 94 million accounts, and over 134 million pets (note that one user can have multiple pets, and many users have several accounts). Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St. The ability to amass large amounts of Neopoints and rare items is a challenge for competitive players, and someone who keeps up with the latest news has a greater chance of being the first one to obtain a rare item (and sell it before it drops in value) or to earn a top score in new a game. Saint Louis Cardinals in Jupiter.

Part of the reason why Neopets is so popular is that it is continually changing: new items, games, plots (such as "Hannah and the Ice Caves" or "Curse of Maraqua", etc.) are introduced almost every day. Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton. He has not been involved in affairs within Neopia, since the Neopets Staff opted for more Hannah plots (as seen in Hannah and the Pirate Caves) instead. Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater. His greatest achievements were the enslavement of the Grundos, an alien-like race and his creation of the Transmogrification Potions, which change the appearance or species of a Neopet into a mutant version. New York Yankees in Tampa. Usually the source of ridicule due to his similarity to a green chicken, he has been featured in the comics page of the Neopian Times numerous times. Lucie.

Sloth is often prominently featured in several of these site-wide stories. New York Mets in Port St. The Neopian villain, Dr. Washington Nationals in Viera. There are also regular Neopets message boards, accessible to anyone, which are quite active as well as site-wide stories or plots which anyone can take part in. Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers. These usually have a theme, such as the "Faerie Guild" or the "Nimmo Lovers Guild." There are message boards inside of the guilds, only accessible to members of that guild. Los Angeles Dodgers in Vero Beach.

Any Neopian can join or create a guild, essentially a club for users. Houston Astros in Kissimmee. Neohomes can be bought for a certain number of Neopoints for each room. Furniture may be placed in the Neohomes, and extensions (lights, insurance, etc.) can be purchased. Florida Marlins in Jupiter. Neodecks has virtual trading cards (there are also virtual stamps and coins which can be "collected"). Detroit Tigers in Lakeland. These players are often given the name 'restockers'. Cleveland Indians in Winter Haven.

Other players often 'restock' in the marketplace shops, purchasing items cheaply, then reselling them for often thousands more. Cincinnati Reds in Sarasota. Prices rise and fall rapidly (sometimes within a single day) depending on the availability and desirability of items—for this reason, some teachers have used Neopets shops to teach about supply and demand. Boston Red Sox in Palms Park. Some experienced players make more Neopoints through their shops than by playing games. Baltimore Orioles in Fort Lauderdale. You can also send items to other users. Atlanta Braves at Walt Disney World.

Items to sell in stores can be bought from the official stores or from other players, "found" through random events, won in an auction, or traded for. Players can buy items from other players' shops and sell them in their own shop. Every Neopian can have a shop, Neodeck, and Neohome. Sometimes, you may get lucky, and recieve a petpet from one of the various quests you can do, and a couple of games, or get a random event in which you find petpets or petpetpets.

Any of these goals can cost an enormous amount of Neopoints, and dedicated users will devote months to their acquisition. There are even Petpetpets (http://www.soup-faerie.com/articles/petpetpet.shtm), which seem to be the game equivalent of your pet's pet having fleas (except these Petpetpets seem to be items many want). and Petpets (pets for your pet, which are generally quite cute, and are also able to be entered in their own version of the battledome). There also are potions you can feed to your pet to change them into mutants (distorted versions of the pet) and many other colours.

Popular goals include Paintbrushes (which can change a pet into another colour, such as orange or brown, or even a completely different style, such as "pirate", "faerie" or "baby" even. Once Neopians become comfortable with the basics, they can begin spending their Neopoints on items beyond caring for their pets. however, it is unknown whether this will continue in other plots to come. For every 500 neopoints you recieved in the game, your score went up a point.

You then either gather the items you are asked for (most of which are expensive) or play a game from the selection they give you. In the last plot, you were also given the chance to 'support' a side. In the end, these points can determine prizes only avaible from the war or the shops, and a trophy displaying your stand in the war, which is placed on your lookup. If you decide to fight, you are given a series of characters to defeat in the battledome, each giving you more points.

Once the plot has reached a certain pint, you are given the option to choose a side to fight in (you don't have to sign up). Another feature plots curently have is a comic book style of showing the art and, when the mouse rolls over a frame, the dialog. The Neopets Staff has confirmed that the next plot will revolve around the Lost Desert, and will include a war, as all of their plots do. Maraqua is now rebuilt as a result of the "Curse of Maraqua" plot.

For example, Maraqua (underwater), was destroyed by the Krawk Island pirates, which led to the "discovery" of Krawk Island. These worlds are generally introduced through in-game plots. Each of these worlds (which are, in reality, more like regions or settings) has unique shops, games, and activities pertaining to its theme. There are also mini worlds and sub-worlds, such as Roo Island and Kiko Lake.

There are also different themed worlds: Tyrannia (prehistoric), Faerieland (faeries), Mystery Island (Polynesian), Haunted Woods (Halloween/spooky), Krawk Island (pirates), Lost Desert (Ancient Egyptian), Terror Mountain (winter/Christmas), mysterious Jelly World (jelly), Virtupets Space Station (Space station), Kreludor (moon), Meridell (medieval), and Brightvale (Medieval with an emphasis on knowledge and enlightenment, ŕ la the Renaissance). The main world is Neopia Central, a city where the main stores are based. The entire game takes place on (or in orbit around) the fictional planet of Neopia. See also: List of Neopian worlds.

Neopets has announced a premium service, which gives a special avatar for use on the boards, the option of 'Stealth' (hides how long it has been since you were on), and several other things. Many people who do not know were to get programs heavily disagree with this. Neopets recently announced that autobuyers, which is a program used to make people neopoints, is now going to be allowed on the website and you won't get frozen for it. Unfortunately, the Neopets team does not always respond promptly, and may sometimes take up to a month or more to reply.

If wrongfully accused, there is a response form to contact Neopets. Upon attempting to log in, they receive a message saying that they are frozen. They can not log in, play games, or access any of the features on Neopets. If an account is frozen, it means that the account is not at all accessible by the user.

If a Neopian is caught breaking the rules as stated in the Neopets Terms and Conditions (http://www.neopets.com/terms.phtml), their account will be frozen. Items are then purchased in either main shops, which are automatically restocked by the game, or in user-owned shops. If a user is skilled at a game, they may earn a trophy. There are also numerous PHP games, such as "NeoQuest" and "Pyramids".

Among the more popular games are "Hannah and the Ice Caves" (the sequel to the equally popular "Hannah and the Pirate Caves"),"Turmac Roll" and "Petpetsitter". Driller. There is even a curious case of reproducing a version of the popular Namco puzzle game Mr. Many of the games are interactive Flash or Shockwave games similar to older games—"Meerca Chase II" is very similar to Snake while "Korbat's Lab" is like Arkanoid.

Neopians gain the Neopoints to care for their pets and purchase items by playing games. And to paint a pet from the Fountain Faerie you need to complete a quest from her (a rare event) to paint your pet. To access the lab, you need to collect all nine "lab map pieces". Robot, for instance, can only be achieved by using the Secret Laboratory or Fountain Faerie.

Some colours cannot be obtained from a paint brush, though. Paint brushes can also change pets into different styles such as Pirate and Royal. Neopians can give their pets a different colour past the basic choices, such as purple and grey, if they purchase a paint brush. They can also read books and battle each other in a Battledome in a style akin to popular role-playing games such as Pokémon. Neglecting your Neopet will result in their unhappiness, which when left unhelped for a long ammount of time turns your neopet blue.

There are many stages of hunger, ranging from "bloated" to "dying" (although Neopets will never die, or starve to death). Users can customize their pets by selecting gender, colour, (choice of red, blue, yellow, or green) and name (provided another user hasn't already chosen the name). There are also Neopets versions of popular fantasy creatures, such as dragons (Draiks) unicorns (Unis) and the newest neopet, a winged serpent, the "Hissi". For example, the Nimmo is a stylized frog, the Blumaroo is kangaroo-like, the Pteri is one of two bird-like species, the Lupe is wolf-like and the Gelert is dog-like.

As of May 2005, there are 50 different Neopet species currently available, with most being fictionalized versions of real animals. TNT, which also stands for The Neopets Team, recommend people making multiple accounts if you want to be able to have more pets, but you can't use those for all of the freebies you can recieve on the site. After creating an account, Neopians can have up to four different pets per account. also operates an Asian branch, which is partially owned by Green Dot Capital, a subsidiary of the investment vehicle of the Government of Singapore, Temasek Holdings.

Neopets Inc. In addition to English, as of August 2004 the site is available translated (with varying degrees of completeness) into nine other languages. Although the company is based in the United States, its founders are British and the site retains British English spellings. Neopoints may not be traded or sold for currency, and vice versa.

Users can also play games to earn Neopoints (NP), Neopian currency that can be used to purchase items that interact with their Neopets. Users, called "Neopians", have to care for their Neopets by feeding and playing with them. Neopets started out as a site for bored college students but quickly grew into a site for 'children' of all ages (many adults play this site, some with children of their own), and is currently one of the most popular mainstream sites on the web. The site was founded on November 15, 1999 by Adam Powell and Donna Williams, but the company was bought by Doug Dohring soon after being created.

Neopets is a popular online virtual pet simulation game.