Week - 303 Lending Adam! And Other Amusing Neoboard Trends by indulgences

Description: Ever wanted to know about the latest and greatest trends on the Neoboards, while laughing about the charming mistakes we make there every day? Just hop onto the Neoboard Index, my friends...

Week - 309 Show Off Your Pet! But First, Rate My Lookup? by indulgences

Description: Here are some of the most recent and most popular Neoboard topics, starting with the biggest, the rowdiest, the most "faboo" board topic of them all!

Week - 330 The 10 Coolest Ways to Revamp Your Old Gallery! by indulgences

Description: Here are some of the coolest ways to revamp your gallery, without breaking the bank or taking away from that Baby Paint Brush fund.

Week - 331 Your 10 Favorite Screenies Of All Time! by indulgences

Description: Here are some of the most popular screenie types of all time, according to a survey I hosted myself on the Help Neoboard. What are the screenies that make you all smile, laugh out loud, and clap for joy?

Week - 332 Interviews With Your Favorite BD Opponents! by indulgences

Description: Here, without further delay, are interviews with some of your favorite one-player Battledome opponents!

Week - 337 How A Pirate Blumaroo Found Her Greatest Treasure by indulgences

Description: She had even sold the gold earring she had gotten after being painted with a Pirate Paint Brush for a profit. Yes, she was quite ambitious, this Blumaroo of ours...

Week - 336 How Do YOU Feel About Crying Neopets? by indulgences

Description: Do they make you cry yourself? Do you get angry or upset whenever you see them in a foul mood, growling back at you? Or do you feel noncommittal, since they're only made of pixels?

Week - 338 Why They Don't Wear Clothes! by indulgences

Description: There are three neglected segments of the Neopet population that, sadly, can't don clothes or hand-held accessories. These are the Baby Neopets, the Maraquan Neopets, and the Mutant Neopets...

Week - 340 Your Neoboard Personality! by indulgences

Description: Who knew that so much of Neopian culture could be encompassed in just 20 questions about the Neoboards?

Week - 341 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part One by indulgences

Description: If there was one thing he'd learned about the world, it was that he had to put up a tough front...

Week - 342 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Two by indulgences

Description: There was only one problem. As a Techo Master, he was expected to supply weapons with which to equip his students...

Week - 343 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Three by indulgences

Description: "Thank you for lending me this lovely sword," he said to her. "It suits me just fine. It's just the thing..."

Week - 344 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Four by indulgences

Description: There was a knock at the door, and a nervous Koi walked into the school. "I've c-come for t-training," stammered the nervous Koi...

Week - 345 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Five by indulgences

Description: The Techo grinned and burst into wild applause when the Faerie choir finished its song...

Week - 346 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Six by indulgences

Description: "They want to record MY words?" asked the Techo Master in astonishment. "Why me?"

Week - 347 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Seven by indulgences

Description: "You made it into the Neopedia, Master, and everyone is talking about the greatest Battledome instructor in all of Neopia! It's you! Everyone is talking about the old Techo Master on Mystery Island!"

Week - 348 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Eight by indulgences

Description: The Techo Master had begun his class an hour ago. He was very old now...

Week - 349 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Nine by indulgences

Description: There was only one problem. The Swashbuckling Academy team was much wealthier than the Mystery Island team, showing up in matching uniforms and toting an amazing array of matching weapons...

Week - 350 Ten Acts Of Kindness, A Techo Story: Part Ten by indulgences

Description: The old Techo Master warmed himself in a great chair by the fireplace. He was old now, quite old, but he still held classes twice a week...

Week - 339 How Do You Feel About Robot Pets? by indulgences

Description: Do you prefer Robot pets with, or without, their shiny metal casing? It’s a question I asked many different Neoboards, wondering how people felt about the myriad of different looks that Robot pets could wear...

Week - 395 How Anchu Learned The True Meaning Of Class by indulgences

Description: "I could never understand why you stopped playing in the middle of the Altador Cup," said Boxer with a pout...

Week - 401 Life Without Toilet Paper? by indulgences

Description: It's time to get down to all the clever items they HAVEN'T come up with!

Week - 577 What Are Your Neo Neuroses? by indulgences

Description: I simply have to clear out my inventory every night. And I figure that donating all my cheap items to the Money Tree might give me some future Neo luck!

Week - 578 How Do You Indulge Yourselves On Neopets? by indulgences

Description: I decided to ask the users on the Help Neoboard about the fun things they treat themselves to, and I received a plethora of responses!

Week - 579 How Has Neopets Changed You? by indulgences

Description: I have to admit, Neopets has not been just a gaming website I occasionally visit when I'm bored. It's become a gorgeous hobby full of fun, friends and entertaining goals!

Week - 580 What Are The Avatars You're Tired Of Trying For? by indulgences

Description: I'm still itching to acquire a handful of avatars that are difficult to earn, or else so random that I've almost given up on getting them!

Week - 581 How Do YOU Break the Mold on Neopets? by indulgences

Description: Being curious, I wandered over to the Help Neoboard and asked everyone how they break the mold on Neopets. I was pleasantly swamped with many warm and enthusiastic replies!

Week - 582 What Qualities Do You Like In Your Fellow Neopians? by indulgences

Description: I posted a thread on the Help Neoboard asking people what qualities they like to see in their fellow Neopians.

Week - 594 What Are Your Humblest Neopets Wishes? by indulgences

Description: By humble, I mean wishes that don't require a lot of Neopoints to fulfill.

Week - 595 What Is Your Weirdest Neopets Quirk? by indulgences

Description: I know you have one! Maybe even several!

Week - 596 What's In YOUR Inventory, And Why? by indulgences

Description: Do you keep your inventory full of junk items, to avoid getting your valuable items blasted into sludge? Or do you not care at all?

Week - 597 What Is YOUR Gaming Philosophy? by indulgences

Description: Curious about how people regard the games on this site, I wandered over to the Games Neoboard and asked everyone to contribute their opinions!

Week - 598 How Do You Judge Your Fellow Neopians? by indulgences

Description: When you're chatting with people on the Neoboards, what aspect of their personality do you zero in on?

Week - 601 Do YOU Want Retired Avatars To Come Back? by indulgences

Description: A person can dream, can't she?

Week - 602 What's Your Favorite Way Of Helping Others? by indulgences

Description: Some people are so generous...

Week - 604 Creative Ways To Use Your FFQs! by indulgences

Description: Needing help and some good advice, I wandered over to the Help Neoboard and asked them for their unconventional opinions as to what I should do with this precious FFQ.

Week - 606 What Do You Hoard In Your SDBs, And Why? by indulgences

Description: I currently have 5,000 Vials of Pure Water, 1401 Mysterious Orchids, and 128 Spirit Of The Ruins Fizzes in my Safety Deposit Box. Why, you might ask? Well...

Week - 607 How Did You Learn To Love Neopets? by indulgences

Description: I asked the Neoboard with the biggest variety of people, the Help Neoboard: What did you learn to love on Neopets that you didn't like before?

Week - 610 Do You Have A System For Playing On Neopets? by indulgences

Description: I asked the Help Neoboard if they have any personal systems that help them to enjoy this marvelous site. I got many interesting replies!

Week - 611 What's Your Favorite Part Of Each New Month? by indulgences

Description: I greet each new month on Neopets with happy satisfaction! To me, the beginning of each new month symbolizes a kind of renewal, and I love starting fresh!

Week - 612 What You Didn't Know About Your Favorite Neoboards! by indulgences

Description: I decided to study each Neoboard and figure out all the things you might not know about your favorite Neoboards!

Week - 614 If You Could Talk To Your Newbie Self... by indulgences

Description: What sort of advice would you give him or her? Intrigued by this idea, I stalked the Neoboards and recorded what they'd love to have known as newbies!

Week - 616 All The Things We're Looking Forward To! by indulgences

Description: I was chatting on the Help Neoboard one day when people started discussing the things we still want, such as new competitions and new avatars. It got me thinking...

Week - 618 Tales Of Terror, Straight From The Neoboards! by indulgences

Description: 'Tis the season of spooks and scares, of tricks and treats. Here are some of the scares to look out for, not only during Halloween, but all year round!

Week - 619 How Do YOU Prepare For New Site Events? by indulgences

Description: Curious about how my fellow Neopians prepare for new site events, I decided to ask the Neoboards for their opinions. Here are some of their most popular ways to prepare!

Week - 620 Your Sole Exceptions! by indulgences

Description: What are some of the things we mainly dislike on Neopets, yet can't help making one or two exceptions for?

Week - 621 Happy Birthday, Neopets! by indulgences

Description: I thought about all the cool occurrences that have happened to me on this site.

Week - 622 Still More Of The Things We're Looking Forward To! by indulgences

Description: All about the things we're looking forward to, things we're hoping TNT implements in the future!

Week - 623 The Arguments For And Against Changing Names by indulgences

Description: I was discussing the possibility of changing pet names with a few people on the Neoboard when I realized how many people were diametrically opposed to each other.

Week - 627 Your Most Bizarre Neopets Goals! by indulgences

Description: I was checking my Safety Deposit Box one day and checking my progress towards collecting 5000 Mysterious Orchids when I realized, am I the only one with such a bizarre goal?

Week - 629 The Weirdest Avatars Of All Time! by indulgences

Description: I decided to compile a list of the weirdest, rarest, and possibly most unfair avatars in all of Neopets history.

Week - 630 Generic? Or Badge Of Honor? by indulgences

Description: Wondering what other "generic" and "ordinary" things there were on Neopets that people still supported, I decided to ask the Help Neoboard...

Week - 631 New Neoboard Proposals! by indulgences

Description: I was happily chatting with some strangers on the Help Neoboard when a certain subject came up: what would make a cool new Neoboard, something Neopia has been needing for years?

Week - 635 More Of The Things We're Looking Forward To! by indulgences

Description: All of the ideas from people who weren't on the Neoboards at the time of my initial research, people who nonetheless have priceless and innovative ideas...

Week - 637 Rapid Refreshers, Unite! by indulgences

Description: Many people are neurotic refreshers of the New Features page.

Week - 639 Possession Makes The Heart Grow Fonder? by indulgences

Description: At the time of the writing of this article, the Neoboards are buzzing with the latest prank by TNT -- random "foster pets" showing up on our accounts, courtesy of the tricksters at TNT...

Week - 640 You Creative Neopians! by indulgences

Description: Wondering what other ingenious user-made events exist on this website, I decided to canvass the Neoboards and ask the users themselves!

Week - 663 All The Guides We Want TNT To Create! by indulgences

Description: Here is a list of all the guides that I, as well as my fellow users, want TNT to create!

Week - 664 Thyora's Tear by indulgences

Description: Thyora, being ever adventurous, was packing her backpack with food and supplies one day, bent on fulfilling Illusen's latest quest.

Week - 665 We Demand More From The NC Mall! (Please.) by indulgences

Description: The NC Mall is a truly magical place, brimming with gorgeous wearables and exciting Neocash games.

Week - 666 Weird Shop Wiz Secrets! by indulgences

Description: Every player on the Neopets website has used the Shop Wizard at least one time in their Neopets careers.

Week - 667 New Holiday Proposals! by indulgences

Description: I think there are a lot of aspects about Neopia that deserve their own special holidays!

Week - 668 Sophisticated School Supplies! by indulgences

Description: It's a brand new semester at Brightvale University, and classes will be starting soon!

Week - 670 Downsizing Dilemmas! by indulgences

Description: Have you ever made the decision to downsize your number of pets, and six days later, you still haven't decided which pets to give away?

Week - 671 How You Accidentally Fell In Love With Your Pets! by indulgences

Description: I started to wonder if anyone started off with just 3 dream pets that ballooned into 16.

Week - 673 Why Did YOU Switch Accounts? by indulgences

Description: I have to admit, no matter how proud I am of my main account and my many trophies and accomplishments, I usually use my side account to chat on the Neoboards.

Week - 676 The Best Way To Do Dailies? by indulgences

Description: Many players wait until midnight NST time to do their dailies. They swarm the Neopets website by the thousands.

Week - 687 A Love Letter To Altador Cup Participants by indulgences

Description: I was inspired to write an article all about the positive changes that have happened this year! Besides the newfound kindness being spread around, what makes this year's Altador Cup different from previous years?

Week - 688 Why Did You Downsize? by indulgences

Description: I was rifling through my five accounts when I realized that I had lost attachment to many of my pets. My accounts were brimming with the maximum of 20 pets, but in truth, I only loved 13 of them. I began to wonder, would it make some players happy to adopt my unwanted pets?And that is how my odyssey began!

Week - 691 Creative Ways Of Adopting Pets! by indulgences

Description: However, I've noticed several new classes of owners, people who adopt pets based on criteria other than the pets' looks, names or Battledome stats. Here is a list of the most interesting criteria, which I gathered by canvassing the people on the Pound Neoboard.

Week - 692 Even More Holiday Proposals! by indulgences

Description: I think there are a lot of aspects about Neopia that deserve their own special holidays!

Week - 693 Unique Ways To Celebrate On Neopets! by indulgences

Description: I was browsing the Help Neoboard one day, eager to read the witty and funny replies of my fellow Neopians, when I came across a thread titled "Today is my Neopian birthday!" Inspired by this thread, I thought I'd write an article all about the unique ways in which we can celebrate things on Neopets, ways that aren't even sanctioned by TNT!

Week - 696 Do YOU Do Anything Backwards? by indulgences

Description: Did you ever chance upon a species outfit that made you gape with wonder? Did you spot that perfect Acara Festival Gown or Sweet Purple Lenny Wig that made you seriously contemplate adopting a pet just to dress it up in its species clothes? Well, you're not alone!

Week - 697 Things You Love, But Will Never Have… by indulgences

Description: >I thought I'd wander over to the Help Neoboard and ask the people there what goals THEY admire, but will never have themselves. I received a lot of thought-provoking and interesting replies! I omitted the commonplace ones from this article, such as expensive pets and galleries. Instead, I wrote about the more interesting and unique goals that the players have!

Week - 701 Why Do YOU Love Your Favorite Pets? by indulgences

Description: There is a new generation of Neopets players, people who have only ever known the version of Neopets that enables the customization of pets. Curious about this newer generation of players, I thought it would be interesting to ask the Neoboards why THEY love their favorite pet species. I received a lot of thought-provoking replies!

Week - 702 How Neopets Affects Our Real Lives! by indulgences

Description: Curious about the ways in which Neopets has seeped into our real lives, I thought I'd wander over to the Neoboards and ask each forum about how Neopets has affected their real lives. I got a lot of interesting replies!

Week - 704 Do YOU Keep Fun Records? by indulgences

Description: I have to admit, my favorite petpage that I ever created was the one listing the pets I've given away. As of today, I've given away 88 zapped pets, and I'm looking to give away 100 total! Feeling inspired to keep more fun records, but unsure of what they should be, I asked my fellow players on the Neoboards about what fun records they keep for themselves. I got many interesting replies!

Week - 705 Your Evil Wishes! by indulgences

Description: Tis the season for spooks and scares, for tricks and treats! I thought it would be appropriate to write an article for the Neopian Times all about the "evil" wishes we might have, wishes that we hope will come true despite their negative nature.

Week - 706 Only On Neopets! by indulgences

Description: Inspired, I thought it would be cool to collect a list of Neopian quirks that are unique to the players on this site and no other. Plus, I love having an excuse to talk on the Neoboards. It's my favorite form of entertainment on here! I headed to the Neoboards and asked the players: "What are your quirks on Neopets, quirks that are unique to this site?" I got many interesting replies!

Week - 707 A Love Letter To Newbies by indulgences

Description: Newbies make me smile. I see them as interesting, diverse people whose struggle to learn about the Neopets website is charming and cute! In celebration of Neopets' birthday this November, I thought I'd write an article all about why we love newbies!

Week - 708 Your Unexpected Successes! by indulgences

Description: Curious about the ways in which my fellow Neopians became unexpectedly content with all that they've accomplished, I decided to head on over to the Neoboards and ask them, "When did your ambitions finally give way to contentment?" I got many interesting replies!

Week - 709 Things That We're Lucky Enough To Ignore! by indulgences

Description: In the Neopets universe, my pets' clothes never get dirty! There is no need for a Neopian Laundromat, for example, to wipe out coffee and ketchup stains. Inspired by this random thought, I thought I'd ask my fellow players, in what ways is the Neopets universe more fun and convenient than real life? What are some things that we're lucky enough to ignore?

Week - 714 What Newbies Should Know About The GMC by indulgences

Description: Inspired by the spirit of helpfulness, I thought I'd make a list of things that newbies wouldn't know about the GMC. It's too late for this article to help the current population of players, since the GMC is over by now, but maybe someone in the future will look up this article and be genuinely helped by its contents. That would make me smile!

Week - 715 Mysteries Of Neopia! by indulgences

Description: I'm puzzled by many aspects of the Neopets site, and decided to make a list one day of all the mysteries within the land of Neopia. To do this, I canvassed the Neoboards for the opinions of my fellow players. I got many interesting replies!

Week - 716 Things That We're Lucky Enough To Ignore! (Part 2) by indulgences

Description: My earlier article all about the things we're lucky to ignore got a lot of positive feedback, and I thought it would be fun to write a second article all about the other things we're lucky enough to ignore! I canvassed the Neoboards for everything mentioned in this article, and I had a lot of fun talking to my fellow players!

Week - 717 More Of Your Neopets Neuroses! by indulgences

Description: There's certainly no lack of neuroses around here. Although my first article was chock full of our quirks and idiosyncrasies, it still took me a mere hour to collect a brand new batch of neuroses for this second article! I canvassed the Neoboards, asking my fellow players what their neuroses are. I got many interesting replies!

Week - 718 Avatars That Will Never, Ever Happen! by indulgences

Description: I was cracking jokes on the Neoboards one day, talking about new avatars that would be absolutely ridiculous and completely unlikely. The other players were laughing along with me, proposing random and hilarious new avatars that are so silly that they'll never exist. Inspired by our merriment, I thought I'd write a Neopian Times article all about the avatars that will never, ever happen!

Week - 720 Only On Neopets! - Part 2 by indulgences

Description: Neopets is truly the only game site where people sometimes loathe the games, but play them anyway! Sometimes, they're after trophies. Sometimes, they're after avatars. I think it's amusing that the avatar and trophy collectors spend upwards of 100 hours trying to master an exasperating game in order to reach a score that will end up on that game's high score list. Only a Neopian would spend 100 hours on a game that he or she hates!

Week - 721 The Funny Habits Of Avatar Collectors! by indulgences

Description: Avatar collectors are a completely unique breed of player, willing to spend 100+ hours on mastering a game just for the avatar score. I don't think any other kind of player on this site is quite so crazy! Why are avatar collectors so zany, obsessed and strange? So here are the top 10 strangest habits of avatar collectors! I think they're quirky, bizarre, and absolutely charming, and I hope you do too!