Site Updates From TDN

Server Move Complete

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:57:22 +0000

Hello everybody:

Our TDN Forums server move is complete. Thank you for your patience through the switch.

Best,
Ian

4,000,000 avatars & HTML Code Lists

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:34:11 +0000

We've reached a significant milestone in TDN history! We're proud to announce that our 60,000+ users have now stored...

4,000,000
checked avatars at Neo Avatars, TDN's avatar checklist department! Thank you to all of our loyal visitors who have made this possible -- what an amazing milestone! Neo Avatars is going strong (and that beautifully amazing magical gargantuan number has been updated in our Neo Avatars logo)!

To celebrate, we've released *THE* most-requested feature from Neo Avatars: automatically generated HTML code lists! Yup, that's right! You can now generate HTML code from your checklist data here at Neo Avatars. You can use that code on your user lookup, pet pages, and anywhere else that HTML is accepted! It's the perfect way to show off the avatars you have (and admit to those you need).

Since Neo Avatars is growing, we've also created a new Avatar Tools section on the Neo Avatars right-hand navigation to make things a bit easier to find.

And for those of you who don't know, Neo Avatars is The Daily Neopets avatar checklist department. Get solutions to every Neopets avatar *AND* check them off as you go. Sign up for a myTDN account and start managing your Neopets avatars today! I know for me, lists are always motivating, hehe.

[RESOLVED] Fantastic Member Star and Smilies

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:44:45 +0000

Hello,

Since we have upgraded our forum software to the latest version, the Fantastic Member star and numerous emoticons are broken. We are consulting our backups and will restore these images as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Ian
The Daily Neopets Management

UPDATE: All fixed and good to go! Thanks for your patience.

Reminder About Spam

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:00:37 +0000

Hello everyone,

The definition of "spam" here at TDN has been getting a little shaky of late, so we would like to take this oppertunity to remind all members, new and old alike, of the specifics.

Offically, the rules state:

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Do not post S.P.A.M. (short, pointless, annoying messages) or irrelevant posts!
We do not want any short (less than 7 words), pointless, or annoying messages on our forums! Don't bother posting messages such as "lol" or "congrats!" as it barely adds anything to the conversation. Be sure to keep your posts on the current topic (e.g., don't wonder off the topic with a random comment) and RELEVANT. Chat speak is a big nono too and it will promptly be deleted. We define spam as:

Posts less than 7 words
Excessive and possibly abusive use of smilies
A post that bumps an old (more than 21 days) topic back up
Posts that have nothing to do with the topic
Any posts with excessive chat speak in them
Double posts - don't do this (hit the "EDIT" button of your previous post)

If you want to determine if your post is relevant and non-spammy, here are a few questions you can ask yourself:

Does my post contribute to the conversation at hand?
Is my post at least 7 words?
Is what I'm saying relating to the topic?
Am I using proper English and not chat speak?
Am I posting for the post count or because my post adds to the conversation?

Consequence(s): Increasing in warning level, verbal warning, deletion of spammy posts

To elaborate, this includes:

Posting sheerly to increase your post count, regardless of how much the post adds to the conversation
Copying and pasting the same message in multiple boards, even with small edits included*
Posts that are barely readable due to chatspeak or extremely bad grammar
Posts that have nothing to do with the topic at hand

We will be increasing our vigilance in finding and dealing with all such spam.
Please remember the questions listed in the rules when posting, and avoid the things listed above. Feel free to ask any mod questions about spam, or post a question here. Thank you for your co-operation.

*We are aware that there is only so much one can say to a newbie. That said, posting a copied list, poem, or anything else into most newbie boards is unacceptable. Please take the time to write out a more personal welcome message, or simply do not post at all.

TDN - Now Seeking Helping Hands!

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:54:55 +0000

Hello everyone,

The team at The Daily Neopets is looking to expand and welcome new faces. We've already hired a few new people from our Altador Cup team and an additional moderator for our neopets community forums and while we welcome them to the team we are still seeking active Neopians, just like yourself to join the ranks of TDN.

So, if you are a Neopets addict like we are then consider applying for one of our content positions or one of our Battlepedia positions. Bonus points if you are an active Key Quest player or are interested in administering our Battlepedia section. Anyway, what are you waiting for? Apply Today!

More info: Team TDN has been together for over 5 years and, quite honestly, it's an incredibly fun place to work. If you got the skills, you'll fit right in! We look forward to receiving your application

Thanks everyone!

Forums Security Alert

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:56:47 +0000

Hello everybody,

A select few TDN Forums members have reported receiving mysterious emails asking them to "reverify their account" or that "TDN Forums has moved to a new URL." Although these emails are not being sent from us, members are still receiving them.

PLEASE IGNORE ANY EMAILS YOU RECEIVE FROM TDN FORUMS ABOUT...

Re-verifying your account (you only have to verify your account once)
TDN Forums has moved to a new location (we have not)

In any future email correspondence you receive from TDN Forums, before clicking links within those emails, please verify the URL. In other words, hover over a URL in the message for about 2 seconds. If the alt or title text is actually tdnforums.com, it's safe to click. If it is not tdnforums.com, delete the email immediately.

Now wouldn't be a bad time to change your TDN Forums password either.

Thanks!

Ian
The Daily Neopets Management

Main Site Slowness & Downtime

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:52:53 +0000

Hello,

The Daily Neopets main site is currently experiencing slow load times. Please be patient as we are looking for solutions to this problem.

Best,
Ian

UPDATE: This problem has been resolved! The main site is up and running smooth!

Altador Cup News RSS Feed

Mon, 31 May 2010 19:33:57 +0000

Hi there,

I just wanted to let everybody know that we do have an Altador Cup News RSS Feed syndicated from TDN. You can find the RSS feed here:

http://www.tdnforums.com/index.php?/rss/forums/7-altador-cup-news-from-tdn/

Thank you!

Ian
TDN Management

Happy Birthday Ian!

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:56:27 +0000

Well hey there Ian. Fancy seeing you around these parts once again. Especially now you're older than the last time I did. Woop woop!

It's hard to even think back as far as 2007 back when that whole Kalium Echo thing was going on. Ooh, how we laughed...

But alas, time moves on and I had studies to study, learning to learn and... living to live. But my heart's always been kicking around on TDN. I'll pop back every so often, see what you're up to and the like. Good to see the community spirit's still here and all. Loving it, guys.

Zoom to 2010, I'm sitting with my mind slowly going cuckoo on Facebook and the little bar on the site tells me young Ian's growing up. I can't let this pass me by. I've got to do something special. So, with the permissions of good old fellow team-mates V and TJ, I'm here in your Internets taking you though a bit of an Ian 101.

I came to the site back in the very young days of... oh, it hurts to think back that far... Late 2006, I do believe. Back when you had that adorable little blue layout from Terror Mountain. Back then it was a one-man operation for the most part. Then all of a sudden everything changed. There were mega countdowns to TDNv3 and everyone loved you for everything.

But you didn't stop. Of course not. This is Ian the Mean Machine McQueen. He kept churning out ideas, layouts, held staff meetings and the like. Joining the team felt like a bit of a military operation at times, but it was certainly worth it.

But in the style of all home movies, let's fast forward through some of it. You know, the bit where you say you'll watch it another time and only see a glimpse of. Things like the birth of the Avatar Lending Program, numerous site plots (You should really do another one of them, they were pretty epic) and site and content sort-outs.

But we can cut the waffle and get to the point. Still going strong in 2010, eh? Who'd a thunk it? I'm sure it takes a special person to stick with it this long. It's been a pleasure to know you and I'm sure from everyone here at TDN, I wish you a wonderful birthday. Don't get fat eating all this cake, now.

While I didn't make this cake, I sure wish I did. Thanks Google Images for making me feel inadequate. Just pretend I made it =]

Show Ian your love by high-fiving him whenever you see him. I'm sure he'll love it!

The Daily Neopets Server Difficulties

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:09:21 +0000

Hi,

The Daily Neopets has been experiencing some server difficulties as of late. It will be up soon.

Best,
Ian

Happy Birthday Kat!

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:14:04 +0000

TDN wishes KAT a very Happy Birthday!

Kat is on our News Team and brings the latest and greatest unreleased Neopets news to TDN! You can wish her a happy birthday by posting on her TDN Forums profile or by sending her a Neomail!

Happy birthday from TDN, Kat We love ya!

The Daily Dare is Back!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:48:15 +0000

Hello everyone,

We are all getting very excited for the 2010 Daily Dare challenge. We are anticipating another year of grueling challenges, but amazing prizes too! TDN has been gearing up for months to bring back the #1 coverage you have come to love and expect. We have already set the pages live so there are no surprises when the challenges begin. You can view TDN's Daily Dare coverage right here.

We have also set up a wonderful Daily Dare Forum for all Daily Dare discussion over the next month or so. We ask that you place all topics regarding the Daily Dare in that forum to keep things organized.

We have staff members stationed around the clock to bring you the latest and most up-to-date Daily Dare news, cheats, and challenge information anywhere! Be sure to stick with TDN and tell your friends where we're at.

Thanks everyone,
TJ

TDN Forums Old RSS Feeds Fixed

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:40:01 +0000

Hi,

As you may have known, when we upgraded to the latest of Invision Power Board (which runs TDN Forums), the "old" RSS feeds stopped working (i.e. when we upgraded, the RSS feed URLs changed). If you are still subscribed to an old feed URL, it now works again -- we've created backwards compatibility between the old and new URLs.

Pick whichever URL you'd like -- they both work now.

Ian
TDN Management

Neopets Today popup redone!

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:04:43 +0000

Hi everybody,

Our Neopets Today feature (which is accessible via the front page of the main site) has gotten new look! Our old one was pretty outdated, but that's been fixed.

We hope you like the new feel!

Ian

Signature Restrictions Fixed!

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:46:37 +0000

Hello everyone,

Since we upgraded forums on January 3, 2010 everyone has been seeing signature restrictions enforced by the system automatically. We have eliminated some of those automatic enforcements since they are not stated in our forum rules. We apologize for the mix up, and all forum rules can be found here.

Here are a few guidelines we would like all members to follow. For specific more wordy details please view our signature guidelines topic.