Nielo

Important note: Voting for yourself is NOT allowed. Doing so will result in disqualification. Please double check your votes before submitting them, to avoid mistakes, because they can't be changed afterwards.
Current theme: Cozy & Cuddly
Description: With all this cold weather going on who doesn't love staying inside and getting cozy and cuddly! Whether that's near a fireplace, with your favorite slippers or blanket, a cup of coffee or cocoa, the possibilities are endless! What might that look like for our Neopets friends? Any pet and species is allowed! Lets see entries that just give you that cozy, warm & cuddly feeling!

Entering period: Sunday, January 28 - Saturday, February 10 (@11:59p NST)
Voting period: Sunday, February 11 - Saturday, February 24 (@11:59p NST)
Be sure to check out the links beneath each entry to check out the animations, there will be a button that says Paused/Playing above the image that you can press to play the animation
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Voting is now officially closed! And the winners are...
 
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1st Place - ranga_muffin
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Prepare the Cocoa and Grab the Books, it's Cosy Season!

Entry Link: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/3009558
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2nd Place - GlitchtaleLover
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After A Long Day...

Entry Link: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/3009553 
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2nd Place - GillyTook
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Ember's Playroom

Entry Link: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/3009561
 
 

Hi guys,
Sorry for completely disappearing for so long! I hadn't intended to quit TDN (and Neopets) completely, but I guess I really needed a break. (I abandoned my Animal Crossing island around the same time and haven't dared going back since. 😆)
I did see all your messages come in, but I didn't really have the time or energy to answer them. My apologies!
I don't really have a concrete update on the future of the Runway yet, but I'll see if we can work on getting it up and running again, perhaps in a slightly altered form. I'll (try to 😅) keep you all posted!
❤️
 

Hi guys,
Sorry for completely disappearing for so long! I hadn't intended to quit TDN (and Neopets) completely, but I guess I really needed a break. (I abandoned my Animal Crossing island around the same time and haven't dared going back since. 😆)
I did see all your messages come in, but I didn't really have the time or energy to answer them. My apologies!
I don't really have a concrete update on the future of the Runway yet, but I'll see if we can work on getting it up and running again, perhaps in a slightly altered form. I'll (try to 😅) keep you all posted!
❤️
 

Hi guys,
Sorry for completely disappearing for so long! I hadn't intended to quit TDN (and Neopets) completely, but I guess I really needed a break. (I abandoned my Animal Crossing island around the same time and haven't dared going back since. 😆)
I did see all your messages come in, but I didn't really have the time or energy to answer them. My apologies!
I don't really have a concrete update on the future of the Runway yet, but I'll see if we can work on getting it up and running again, perhaps in a slightly altered form. I'll (try to 😅) keep you all posted!
❤️
 

I'd be interested in joining but I have no idea what this is? I used to play 16+ years ago. I got back into playing a little more than a year ago and I'm still discovering new things all the time.
This post has been edited by a member of staff (Duma) because of a violation of the forum rules.
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Same with me! I also one once. Still though, you are more important than any contest. I agree, larger breaks between contests and prizes are both great ideas!

Ahhh. I actually came here because I'm coming back from a hiatus and wanted to participate! I have won in the past 🙂

This is a little late but if you're still wanting to keep this going I'd be happy to help, possibly taking turns in hosting each round might help as well. Prizes for contests are also allowed now by TNT so I wouldn't mind offering prizes for winners too. Might help people get into participating, maybe winning like a clothing item or NC item could be fun 🙂

We're all glad to come together for whatever you offer. And with only 3 entries, it seems we needed a break too. 
Maybe if you wanted to limit the Runway, you could pick a subject every month or two. And frankly, it's been going for several years. You could go back to the beginning and recycle some old topics. You might just say "must be new entries only" or something like that.
We do this for fun. You should have fun too

I don't like the movie Avatar at all yet I voted for this very creative and brilliant entry
Hope the Runway comes back soon 

And then I forgot to check the thread (despite seeing the messages come in. 🙃
(In this case it was a more a copy/delete that I forgot to do though, as #3 didn't have a description.)
 
Agreed on the entries, they are all really creative, and everyone went in a completely different direction. 😃
 
Congrats to our winners, and thank you all for entering! Not just this round, but the 152 rounds before this one as well. ❤️❤️❤️
I'm not sure when (or even if) the Runway will be back yet; so I want to thank you all for all the pretty, funny, creative entries you've sent in over the years, and for making this contest fun to run. ❤️
(If anyone is interested in running any future rounds of the Runway, let me know. )
❤️
 

And then I forgot to check the thread (despite seeing the messages come in. 🙃
(In this case it was a more a copy/delete that I forgot to do though, as #3 didn't have a description.)
 
Agreed on the entries, they are all really creative, and everyone went in a completely different direction. 😃
 
Congrats to our winners, and thank you all for entering! Not just this round, but the 152 rounds before this one as well. ❤️❤️❤️
I'm not sure when (or even if) the Runway will be back yet; so I want to thank you all for all the pretty, funny, creative entries you've sent in over the years, and for making this contest fun to run. ❤️
(If anyone is interested in running any future rounds of the Runway, let me know. )
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Congrats to everyone! This round and so many more have been tons of fun. I'm happy to have participated in as many as I could  Thank you Nielo for hosting them and showcasing how talented everyone is with their creativity! ❤️ 

And then I forgot to check the thread (despite seeing the messages come in. 🙃
(In this case it was a more a copy/delete that I forgot to do though, as #3 didn't have a description.)
 
Agreed on the entries, they are all really creative, and everyone went in a completely different direction. 😃
 
Congrats to our winners, and thank you all for entering! Not just this round, but the 152 rounds before this one as well. ❤️❤️❤️
I'm not sure when (or even if) the Runway will be back yet; so I want to thank you all for all the pretty, funny, creative entries you've sent in over the years, and for making this contest fun to run. ❤️
(If anyone is interested in running any future rounds of the Runway, let me know. )
❤️
 

This is going to be a hard decision! These are all really great.

Even with a handful of options, it's still tough to choose! Everyone else who entered did wonderfully!

Oops, looks like you used the same description for #2 (where it belongs, it seems) and #3.  The copy part of the c/p didn't work.  (Not that this is knowledge from personal experience with how much tech hates me.  Nooooo, not at all! 🤪)

These are so creative ^^'  

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I've finally managed to put up the round; sorry it took so long, everyone. See this thread for an announcement on the future of The Runway.
As we only have 3 contestants this round, I've decided to deviate from the norm, and only allow each person one vote this time around.
I'm going to leave voting open for 2 weeks, as I can imagine people might have stopped checking to see if the new round is up, so I'd like to give people some more time to find this thread again.
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Important note: Voting for yourself is NOT allowed. Doing so will result in disqualification. Please double check your votes before submitting them, to avoid mistakes, because they can't be changed afterwards.
Current theme: Looking Back
Description: Create 2 entries: one old photo, one new one. Perhaps it's the same pet, all grown up. Maybe one is a picture of a (great) grandparent, and the one other of their (great) grandchild. There has to be some relation between the pictures, but you can get as creative with it as you want.
(Very broad theme, I know, but my brain is mush. 🙃 If you need more clarity/guidelines, just tag me in this thread, and I'll try to provide them.)
Entering period: Monday, December 19 - Sunday, January 8
Voting period: Monday, January 9 16 - Sunday, January 15 22 Monday, February 20 - Sunday, March 5
Be sure to check out the links to the animated entries, although with Flash gone (and pre-HTML5 conversion) you'll only be able to see the still image. (Still worth checking out, as it'll be bigger than the one in the thread, so you'll be able to see more details on it.)
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Voting is now officially closed! And the winners are...
1st Place

LemonToner
Jake Sully from Avatar 2009
    
Animation link 1: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2740979
Animation link 2: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2741000

"A paraplegic Neopian dispatched to Lutari Island on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Now available in IMAX 3D and NeoD theaters everywhere!"
 
2nd Place

aleu1986
Neopets 1999 / Neopets 2019
    
Animation link 1: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2746211
Animation link 2: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2746214
 
3rd Place

GlitchtaleLover
Dreams Of Space Exploration!
    
Animation link 1: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2740481 
Animation link 2: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2740518 

"One day I'll be up there! I'll go find new planets and stars!!" /
"First day on the job up in the Space Station. It's even prettier than I imagined!"
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#1
GlitchtaleLover
Dreams Of Space Exploration!
    
Animation link 1: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2740481 
Animation link 2: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2740518 

"One day I'll be up there! I'll go find new planets and stars!!" /
"First day on the job up in the Space Station. It's even prettier than I imagined!"
 
#2
LemonToner
Jake Sully from Avatar 2009
    
Animation link 1: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2740979
Animation link 2: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2741000

"A paraplegic Neopian dispatched to Lutari Island on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Now available in IMAX 3D and NeoD theaters everywhere!"
 
#3
aleu1986
Neopets 1999 / Neopets 2019
    
Animation link 1: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2746211
Animation link 2: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/2746214
 
 
 
 

Thank you for these lovely replies! ❤️ 🥰
I haven't quite decided what I'll do yet, but perhaps just doing them less frequently could work; I like that idea.  

Hi all,
First of all: my apologies that I still haven't put the most recent round up! I'll try to get around to that this week.
Then on to the main issue: in addition to the fact that I've been very busy(/tired) lately, interest in The Runway also seems to have gone down quite a bit, which makes it challenging for me to keep it going.
I definitely need a little break, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to motivate myself to pick it up again later. I guess that partly depends on whether or not there's enough interest in it.
So, if anyone knows of ways to generate more interest in The Runway (and is willing to help out/take charge in actually implementing these ideas), I'd love to hear it! Also, if you're interested in taking over running The Runway from me, please let me know. Some fresh eyes and energy might be just what The Runway needs.
Anyway, let me just apologise again for the complete lack of updates in recent weeks! Time kind of got away from me. 😬

Thank you for these lovely replies! ❤️ 🥰
I haven't quite decided what I'll do yet, but perhaps just doing them less frequently could work; I like that idea.  

Thank you for these lovely replies! ❤️ 🥰
I haven't quite decided what I'll do yet, but perhaps just doing them less frequently could work; I like that idea.  

Hi all,
First of all: my apologies that I still haven't put the most recent round up! I'll try to get around to that this week.
Then on to the main issue: in addition to the fact that I've been very busy(/tired) lately, interest in The Runway also seems to have gone down quite a bit, which makes it challenging for me to keep it going.
I definitely need a little break, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to motivate myself to pick it up again later. I guess that partly depends on whether or not there's enough interest in it.
So, if anyone knows of ways to generate more interest in The Runway (and is willing to help out/take charge in actually implementing these ideas), I'd love to hear it! Also, if you're interested in taking over running The Runway from me, please let me know. Some fresh eyes and energy might be just what The Runway needs.
Anyway, let me just apologise again for the complete lack of updates in recent weeks! Time kind of got away from me. 😬

I've been away from my computer for the best part of 2+ months and just came back today and saw this!

Do whatever you need to do!! It is a wonderful activity but as people's time and energy fluctuates and entries can be quite small it makes total sense that it can feel slow. And with how long its been running it would be tricky coming up with ideas and managing it all. I echo the others saying no need to apologise and take a break or step away fully if that's what will be best for you and make you happy!!
If you don't want to let go of it completely - or if anyone else is considering taking over - it could be a seasonal thing in line with special events on the site or someone may come up with another idea entirely 🙂

I enjoy seeing it, but as you're the one running it, definitely drop it for a while (or permanently) if you need to.  No sense stressing yourself over a bunch of random strangers on the internet!  Or perhaps if it is something you want to keep doing after a break, drop the frequency so it isn't as taxing?
 
I dooooo enjoy participating, but most of the time that's just voting, sadly, as I'm not quite so creative, and often just can't figure out something that'd fit the current theme.