What to Include:
- Almost anything that is allowed on the main Neopets site
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- Minor flesh wounds; Bloodless and/or implied violence; Violence that would be permitted in modern children's cartoons
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- Female Faeries; Male Faerie-painted Neopets
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- Parodies of stuff from Earth
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- Petpets acting like Earth pets
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- Saying Jelly World doesn't exist; Having anyone who says it exists be labeled as incorrect
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- Chia Police; The knights in Meridell; Town elders or councils; Create your own kind of law enforcement authority
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- Disabilities that don't come from injuries; Wounds that heal; Healing potions
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- Hybrids created by TNT, such as the Mutated Wadjet-Grundo from NQII
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- Mutant Hissis; Creatures like Luperus and Scordrax
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- Birthmarks; Hair/fur dye; Customization
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- Origins of Neopets on Neopia; Stories set on Neopia, Kreludor, and space
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- Characters getting in trouble with the law
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- Creatures that are mentioned on the main site; See Unknown Species for some ideas
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- Contacting Neopets painted Ghost; Visiting or finding a ghost character
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- Dungeons of a castle; The brig of a ship, Holding cells in the Space Station.
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- Cults specifically related to Grave Danger; Existing cult-like organizations like Followers of Meow
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- Articles about how to write for the Neopian Times (proofreading, creating plots, etc); Rules of Neopets games
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What to Avoid
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- Anything not allowed on the main Neopets site also applies to the Times
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- A large amount of blood and gore
- Killing off one or two characters; War scenarios
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- 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
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- Stuff that's specifically from Earth, including time periods and famous people
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- Neopets behaving in a non-Neopian/demeaning manner, such as drinking out of the toilet and eating out of bowls
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- Stating that Jelly World exists or mentioning it in a similar manner
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- Custody battles for children
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- Neopian/Neopets Police, since the Defenders of Neopia already have that kind of role.
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- Injuries that won't go away after a while, such as amputations
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- Hybrid creatures of whatever kind, such as a human with Neopet parts or two or more species of Neopet mixed together
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- Creatures with two or more heads
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- Pets with colours that aren't available or haven't been made yet, including oddly-coloured Pets (like a yellow Electric-coloured Neopet)
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- An explanation of the origin of humanity in Neopia and stories set on Earth
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- Mention of penalties for offensive content, such as freezings, along with the mention of people breaking the rules
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- Things made for site sponsors, since the sponsors aren't actually Neopets-related
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- A creature never mentioned on the main site before, whether it's Neopet, human or faerie
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- Most romantic and intimate situations and action, such as kissing, marriages and even just going out with someone
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- Seances, as in contacting spirits from beyond Neopia
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- Prisons, as in the building in which prisoners stay while awaiting trial or after they've been sentenced
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- Cults, as in a group of people devoted to a religion (whether it's made-up or real)
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- Articles that discuss the rules of the Neopian Times or the main Neopets site; that includes freezings, scams/scamming and the like
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- AI generated or unoriginal content
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