What is against the rules in terms of content? (credit to JellyNeo for this chart!!)

What to Include:

  • Almost anything that is allowed on the main Neopets site
  • Minor flesh wounds; Bloodless and/or implied violence; Violence that would be permitted in modern children's cartoons
  • Female Faeries; Male Faerie-painted Neopets
  • Parodies of stuff from Earth
  • Petpets acting like Earth pets
  • Saying Jelly World doesn't exist; Having anyone who says it exists be labeled as incorrect
  • Chia Police; The knights in Meridell; Town elders or councils; Create your own kind of law enforcement authority
  • Disabilities that don't come from injuries; Wounds that heal; Healing potions
  • Hybrids created by TNT, such as the Mutated Wadjet-Grundo from NQII
  • Mutant Hissis; Creatures like Luperus and Scordrax
  • Birthmarks; Hair/fur dye; Customization
  • Origins of Neopets on Neopia; Stories set on Neopia, Kreludor, and space
  • Characters getting in trouble with the law
  • Advert Attack
  • Creatures that are mentioned on the main site; See Unknown Species for some ideas
  • Contacting Neopets painted Ghost; Visiting or finding a ghost character
  • Dungeons of a castle; The brig of a ship, Holding cells in the Space Station.
  • Cults specifically related to Grave Danger; Existing cult-like organizations like Followers of Meow
  • Articles about how to write for the Neopian Times (proofreading, creating plots, etc); Rules of Neopets games

 

What to Avoid

  • Anything not allowed on the main Neopets site also applies to the Times
  • A large amount of blood and gore
  • Killing off one or two characters; War scenarios
  • Arguments; Lawyers
  • Implied crushes and deep admiration; Mentions of characters being husband and wife; Mothers and Fathers; Cannon couples and marriages; Implying a wedding ceremony without using the words "marriage" or "wedding" or mentioning any romance
  • Male faeries of any kind
  • Stuff that's specifically from Earth, including time periods and famous people
  • Neopets behaving in a non-Neopian/demeaning manner, such as drinking out of the toilet and eating out of bowls
  • Stating that Jelly World exists or mentioning it in a similar manner
  • Death on a large scale
  • Custody battles for children
  • Neopian/Neopets Police, since the Defenders of Neopia already have that kind of role.
  • Injuries that won't go away after a while, such as amputations
  • Hybrid creatures of whatever kind, such as a human with Neopet parts or two or more species of Neopet mixed together
  • Creatures with two or more heads
  • Pets with colours that aren't available or haven't been made yet, including oddly-coloured Pets (like a yellow Electric-coloured Neopet)
  • An explanation of the origin of humanity in Neopia and stories set on Earth
  • Mention of penalties for offensive content, such as freezings, along with the mention of people breaking the rules
  • Things made for site sponsors, since the sponsors aren't actually Neopets-related
  • A creature never mentioned on the main site before, whether it's Neopet, human or faerie
  • Most romantic and intimate situations and action, such as kissing, marriages and even just going out with someone
  • Seances, as in contacting spirits from beyond Neopia
  • Prisons, as in the building in which prisoners stay while awaiting trial or after they've been sentenced
  • Cults, as in a group of people devoted to a religion (whether it's made-up or real)
  • Articles that discuss the rules of the Neopian Times or the main Neopets site; that includes freezings, scams/scamming and the like
  • AI generated or unoriginal content