Neopian Times Editorial Database
The Neopian Times Editorial is a (usually) biweekly column hosted by The Neopets Team that answers questions direct from Neopians. Unfortunately, these Q&A's are not easily searched on the Neopets site, so we've created our own searchable database. Convenient for looking up past answers!
To search, just type something in the box below! (The fewer words, the better... usually.)
Latest Questions
There are 13,229 results for you search.
I’m another balloon collector and I’m also excited to see that the Meepit Balloon is now available and restocking! I also see that it’s R86 so that would mean it could presumably be wished for at the Wishing Well, correct? My only concern is that there’s also an NC item named “Meepit Balloon”, so if we wish for a Meepit Balloon at the well and hypothetically win, would the well know to award the NP item? Or would our wish be disqualified because of the confusion with the NC item? ~ mystic_mage_sprite
Hi there!
We looked into this and you are correct and we agree that this could indeed be confusing. As such, you’ll find that the NP version is now called “Foil Meepit Balloon”. Hope this helps both you and the Wishing Well to clear things up!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1055 (Modern)
·
Published April 10, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22334
Hi TNT! Hope you are doing well. I'm very excited the plot is returning soon. When it returns, is there any chance you can release the "Chapter Replay Fortune Cookie" so that we can go back and collect prizes and points from missed chapters? I missed one chapter for reasons beyond my control and I would love an opportunity to make it up. Thank you so much! ~ firefoxtails
The Chapter Replay Fortune Cookie is planned to release when the plot ends, so don’t fret! You’ll have the chance to go back and play through missed chapters :) ~ Sunpotato
From Neopian Times, Issue 1055 (Modern)
·
Published April 10, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22333
When is the plot returning? ~ kyushichi_
The Void is quiet…for now. But Orion’s been observing the shifting stars, he’s heard whispers of a gathering storm. We expect the shadows to resurface in one to two moons time. ~~ Sunpotato
From Neopian Times, Issue 1055 (Modern)
·
Published April 10, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22332
Could you please make the Neocash Baby body paints work on the Baby Varwolf? We deserve colourful Baby Varwolves! Please take all my Neocash. ~pawsley
Thank you for writing in! We agree, the Baby Varwolves should be colourful! Our team is working on this and you should expect to see an update when this is complete on the New Features page in about a month or 2!
~~ Miss Rainbow
From Neopian Times, Issue 1055 (Modern)
·
Published April 10, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22331
Hi, Adler! *gives cookie* With the concerning answers regarding how the milestones issue for Neopian Times are handled, are there any thoughts of revising how you can obtain the NT Writer avatar? Like making more milestones, make it obtainable for other issues etc? While I and many don't want it to retire, it feels very impossible to get it as of now and current submission process. ~baster_santa
Hi baster_santa!
Thank you for the cookie! This avatar is supposed to be challenging to get, so as of right now, we have no plans to revise the frequency of this avatar being granted considering it’s for anniversary milestones.
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22329
For the new random contest, what if you don't have social media for personal reasons? Are users just locked out of that contest? ~mooseydoom101
Hello mooseydoom101!
We hear your concerns! The team is trying to find the best way to reach new and active players in a modern way, hence why we want to see what would look like if we branch out into social media. We obviously understand the concerns surrounding it, and are actively discussing ways for everyone to participate. If you or any players have any suggestions, feel free to write in and let us know!! Can’t wait to share more info when we finalize the contest! ~~ TNT Luna
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22328
Hi Adler! As someone who has been entering the Storytelling Contest for quite a few years now I was wondering if there was any possibility of making the avatar retroactive. With the contest being scaled down it is now approximately five months in between avatar rounds and that's only ten new winners each time. Could we consider reworking this somehow? Thank you! ~ metakitsune
Hello metakitsune!
We have heard everyone’s feedback and I can report that we are actively working on this initiative. We appreciate everyone’s understanding with the contest and spotlight changes and we wanted to ensure past and future winners are acknowledged. We will also be adjusting the Storytelling avatar to award every 3 rounds instead of 5.
~~ Adler
Hello metakitsune!
We have heard everyone’s feedback and I can report that we are actively working on this initiative. We appreciate everyone’s understanding with the contest and spotlight changes and we wanted to ensure past and future winners are acknowledged. We will also be adjusting the Storytelling avatar to award every 3 rounds instead of 5.
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22327
Hi there, and Happy Friday! (Or whenever you're reading this). I was excited to see questions about certain items being answered in the editorial, and I was wondering if I might be able to solve the mystery of the Meepit Balloon this way. I love meepits, and collect meepit themed items. My white whale has long been the Meepit Balloon, which seems to be lost in the void somehow. It's existed for at least a decade at this point, but as far as I know it's never been seen, and no one so much as knows what the description for it is. Can Meepit Balloon be saved from limbo? Or is it doomed to forever be a legend? ~ kimikicchi
Hello!
Thank you for writing in! It does appear that this balloon seems to have floated away, but guess what? We stacked 43 Meepits into a nearby tree to retrieve it! I also heard that afterwards, they may have snuck something into your inventory… sneaky Meepits!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22325
Hi TNT! The Valentine Plumpy Sleeping Bag Trinket seems to be missing the sleeping bag. The name and the preview implies there should be one but there's only the plumpy when the item is applied to a Pet. ~elbereth_elentari
Hi there! Thanks for bringing this to our attention! Valentine Plumpy should now have a soft comfy sleeping bag to lay on now! Happy customising!
~~Goldfish in Bowl
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22324
I love collecting things on Neopets, and I am excited about the Archived Book Collection c: Since it's my birthday month, I immediately customised my bookshelf so it looks pretty. I noticed that the items appear like they are floating, which makes me feel like I'm floating somewhere on Kreludor! Is there any chance that the positions could be adjusted so that the items sit nicely on the shelf? Thank you ~tatyanne
Hello, thank you for bringing up this concern! We have fixed this issue, so the items aren’t floating in Kreludor anymore! We will try and optimize it so that it can get closer, but this is the best we can do so far! We hope you enjoy the Archived Book Collection!
~~ Dino
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22323
Hi TNT! For some reason one of the flowers are blue in Under the Lotus Background. Can you please fix it? ~greyfever
Hello! Thank you fro brining this to our attention! We have fixed the issue, so the background flower should no longer be blue! Happy customising!
~~Goldfish in Bowl
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22322
I LOVE Petpets, and I'm loving the many new flavors of Pet styles coming out. I was wanting to point out a gap I'm hoping to at least land on some list somewhere! The Birthday Petpets are a delight. Literally. They're covered in sprinkles, bright, and have their own energy that I adore. Can I please request that Pet versions of these specific types get added to the list for consideration? I may be selfish here, as we do have other treat styles, and even the 25th anniversary colour, but they just don't go well with these fun little guys (IMO)! ~ ninkish
Hi there!
I agree that the Birthday Petpets are a delight! Who doesn’t like sprinkles?! Thank you for the scrumptious idea. While we can’t make any promises, we will keep this in mind for future celebrations, so keep an eye out!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22321
With the Art Gallery moving to monthly, will Theme Days still be a thing, or can we submit any theme of art to the Gallery each month? Furthermore, how will the "Handmade" stuff work. Will there still be a Handmade Themed Gallery (which would mean the entire month's gallery is handmade), or will handmade entries submitted any month and accepted on any page be able to obtain the Random Contest Avatar? ~ mooseydoom101
Hello! Art Gallery will still continue to be twice a week, which means about 8 Art Gallery Days a month. The Art Gallery schedule is posted in the Art Neoboard.
One of the Art Gallery Day themes each month will be Handmade Art Gallery, where all the winning entries will be granted the Random Contest Avatar alongside the normal Art Gallery winnings.
~~Contest Judge
From Neopian Times, Issue 1054 (Modern)
·
Published March 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22320
With the storytelling competition going to once a month, how long will we have between story submissions? ~jdb1984
Hello jdb1984!
With Storytelling being once a month, the contest will run as normal in terms of length. For example, Storytelling for March will start on the 16th and run until the 27th (10 parts with 1 daily each business day, starting on a Monday and ending on a Friday as usual); note that if there are any statutory holidays, the length would be reduced. Here is the tentative schedule for the next six months:
March 16-27
April 13-24
May 18-29
June 15-26
July 13-24
August 17-28
I hope this provides some insight!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22318
Now that Poetry is to be lumped into the Neopian times, will each NT have only poems of the theme days since the last edition? Or will poems of any theme now be accepted for every edition? ~mooseydoom101
Hi mooseydoom101!
With Poetry moving to Neopian Times, we have considered how this would affect theming. If the NT issue is themed, we will include submissions related to that theme. If it is a normal edition of NT, we will accept random themes. We hope this will give poets more creative freedom!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22317
Even though the Annual Gormball Championship won't be majorly celebrated anymore, will the Neopedia article at least continue to be updated? ~anonymous
Hi anonymous!
While we will not be releasing new content, rest assured that you will still be able to go to the Neopedia to read about the Annual Gormball Championship (and most importantly, who the winner is!) each year.
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22316
Ask Adler! May I ask if there is a fairer creative contest prize distribution system in the works or being planned coupled with the new creative contest changes please? Please put my name as anonymous, thank you. ~anonymous
Hi anonymous!
We are working hard to ensure that we are considering all angles when making changes to contests, especially when it comes to fairness. As such, we are actively listening to feedback and we will continue to do so as we navigate any changes.
~~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22315
***ASK ADLER***
Hi Adler, in the previous issue’s Editorial, you mentioned that with Poetry being combined with the NT, future Poetry contest winners will get BOTH the Poetry trophy and the NT trophy. This feels extremely unbalanced and unfair to those who are accepted to the NT with their articles, series, short stories, and comics. Those writings are much bigger and longer than what could be a 16 line poem. So if someone was just looking to get easy prizes, they would just write a short poem and get two trophies (and I’m assuming two prizes too?). This might cause more issues if implemented. I hope TNT can reconsider this! ~weiyannn
Hello weiyannn!
Thank you for your feedback. Rest assured that Poetry submissions will be manually reviewed and include a minimum length, much like the rest of Neopian Times. We are continuing to explore ways to ensure fairness across contests as we adapt to and navigate the new changes. We are looking into revamping prize pools and offering new rewards, so keep your eyes out for more updates!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22314
Hi TNT! The new Ethereal Uni Body is beautiful but it seems like dresses are under the body! Can you please fix it so dresses are on top? ~greyfever
Hi!
Thank you for writing in. This has been updated! Your Ethereal Uni can now wear clothes! ~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22312
Hi! Did you know the calendar on community central still has the Neopian Times weekly on Friday even though it's been biweekly for a while now? shinkoryu14
Hello!
Thank you for writing in. We are aware that the Community Central calendar includes outdated information and we are working on updating that to reflect the current schedule.
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22311
Hands around maple cream filled doughnuts as a thank you for all the great items recently. Could you please activate this NP background? Negg Celebration Background. It would be awesome to have it accessible with spring on the way. ~_christmas365_
Hi!
Thank you for letting us know! With an upcoming certain festival, we'll look into seeing if there might be a way to incorporate this lovely background!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22310
Hello! I recently ran into an item called Millennia Egg. It seems to be a variation or reference to "century eggs", a food commonly found in Asian cuisine. It is delicious in congee, but definitely something not many people worldwide have tried! I saw that the Neopets item is classified as "Gross Food" which made me a little sad. Could we celebrate this unique real-world food by changing the Millennia Egg's item category to NOT be Gross Food? Or perhaps add a new food so it's clear that the gross part is the extra aging? Thank you! Signed, someone who finds century egg super tasty :) ~musiclives2001
Hi there!
Thank you for writing in and we are sorry that this made you feel sad and completely agree that it’s a unique real-world food. If you check out the item now, you’ll see that it’s been changed to stock in Exotic Foods. We hope that this item can now bring you happiness and thank you again for bringing this to our attention so that we could address it!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22309
Hello, TNT Adler! Thank you for all the fantastic work you've been doing lately! I was wondering if you could consider adding Blue Shoyru Ice Cream Pop and The Blue Shoyru Takes Flight! to any rewards pool? They would be great for a Shimmy's Event Shop from Faerie Fragments! These items are extremely rare, and many Shoyru collectors, including myself, would be incredibly grateful. Thanks lot for considering this! *hands them a fresh Happyccino*~kingambit
Hello! Although I am not Adler, I am here to let you know that the book, The Blue Shoyru Takes Flight, is a possible prize reward for winning at Creative Contests, like Art Gallery, Caption Contest, Neopian Times, Poetry Gallery, and the Storytelling Contest. *Drinks Adler’s fresh Happyccino*
~~Contest Judge
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22308
Hi TNT! Thanks for always taking the time to clarify rules in the Editorial. It really helps the community. In a previous Editorial, it was mentioned that side accounts shouldn’t be used for 1P Battledome because those battles can award NP and item drops. That makes sense. However, 2P battles don’t give any rewards at all. Would it be okay to use a side account for PvP battling only? Just wanted to make sure this type of use would be allowed. Thanks for the clarification! ~league54
Hello league54,
Yes, it’s fine to participate in 2P battles on side accounts since there’s no items or Neopoints to be gained from it. Happy battling!
~~ Saber
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22307
Would you ever consider creating a simple spelling bee style or word guessing style game for the companion app? Basically, using the Neopian dictionary, you enter letters to guess a word, or try to see how many Neopian words you can create with the letters provided? I play daily non-Neopian versions of this game and would much rather do that daily in the companion app instead! ~banahna
We love this idea! A Neopian word game would be a perfect way to spend time on both the app and the site. We’re always looking for new ways to bring the world of Neopets to your phone, and we’ll be considering this suggestion accordingly based on our upcoming development. Thanks for passing these along!
~~ TNT Narita
From Neopian Times, Issue 1053 (Modern)
·
Published March 13, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22306
HAPPY THOUGHTS
Hello, I know it's been some time but i would like to thank you again and direct your attention to the BD item "Snow with Small Rocks". You all created this one in late 2024 but the point still stands: This ones format, where it Attacks and Blocks, is great for our "VS" Battledome Match. Simple yet sweet. Please make more that attack and block two icon types. ~discoleon
From Neopian Times, Issue 1052 (Modern)
·
Published February 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22304
Now that poetry is tied to the NT... are users still awarded poetry trophies or NT trophies? The NT only allows one acceptance per issue, so if a user makes it into the NT with a comic does this mean they can not win poetry as well (or vice versa)? ~anonymous
Hello!
With Poetry moving to Neopian Times, users will now receive both Poetry rewards and NT trophies and prizes- we are even looking into adding an avatar for winners! While a user can only be published into each issue once, you are still allowed to submit multiple times across multiple categories, however, please note that we will be capping submissions at 5 per issue, which allows you to enter each category should you choose.
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1052 (Modern)
·
Published February 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22303
Gallery spotlight wasn’t mentioned, does this mean it is running as normal or did TNT forget about it and is it cancelled? ~anonymous
Hi there!
Don’t worry, we did not forget. No changes are planned for Gallery Contest and it will continue to run as normal.
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1052 (Modern)
·
Published February 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22302
What does this art gallery adjustment means for the random contest Avatar and the handmade days? ~anonymous
Handmade Art Gallery Day will continue to occur once a month in the Art Gallery Schedule. The winners of those specific Handmade Art Gallery days will still continue to be granted the Random Contest Avatar. We always look forward to all the creative, handmade Neopets creations!
~~ Contest Judge
From Neopian Times, Issue 1052 (Modern)
·
Published February 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22301
“Storytelling once a month” is too vague. Currently its every two weeks with a winner every weekday. Is it now once a month with a winner every weekday or is it one winner a month? ~anonymous
Hi there!
Storytelling currently runs every weekday. This is being reduced to now run once a month, over a two-week, weekday period (10 days), which means there will be 10 winners a month. Part of the reason for this includes the fact that we see low participation and AI submissions. It takes our team a longer time to parse through the AI submissions, duplicate entries, sparse entries, etc. If we see an influx of participants and valid submissions, we would be open to increasing the frequency of this contest again!
~~ Adler
From Neopian Times, Issue 1052 (Modern)
·
Published February 27, 2026 ·
JN Editorial ID: 22300
