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Post by Blueysicle on Mar 9, 2020 20:52:18 GMT -5
I also remember the one about the snowstorm, and I think I might have found the one about dancing through a bit of sleuthing on the NT Master Index. I only skimmed the latter, but if it's indeed the one you're talking about, June Scarlet , they were both written by the same author, funnily enough. Back to the topic at hand, I think you should absolutely be fine with how you plan to depict grief in your story, Mars . Since my works were mentioned, I can tell you specifically that I've been able to write about the main character of my Infinity saga having -what is for all intents and purposes- a terminal illness (And has had two breakdowns about it to date), as well as another major character dealing with the death of his wife along with a large amount of the citizens in his city. Plus with all the works that June mentioned above, there's definitely plenty of precedent for the subject matter.
Best of luck to you!
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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 9, 2020 21:32:46 GMT -5
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Post by CrimsonShroud on Mar 10, 2020 16:55:38 GMT -5
I remember the snowstorm story. Man, that was depressing, but very well written.
Speaking of, death is acceptable in the Times, but only if it is and I quote from an FAQ a while back; "PG-rated" (Although, fun fact: PG-rated films back in the 70's up 'till July of 1984, were able to get away with a lot of family unfriendly violence and themes, even extending into some animated films. The PG rating back then sure wasn't what it was today).
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Post by illiere on Apr 1, 2020 13:19:30 GMT -5
hey everyone -- first time posting, I'm writing a series about the ethics and styles of ruling of the various neopian rulers. how okay would it be to reference philosophy and political theory? -- if I can't name the philosophers, can i use the philosophy without naming?
i'd like to write it editorial style -- with opinions about each of these rulers. but i'm also down to write as the ruler themselves. would either be preferable?
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Post by Twillie on Apr 1, 2020 21:26:11 GMT -5
hey everyone -- first time posting, I'm writing a series about the ethics and styles of ruling of the various neopian rulers. how okay would it be to reference philosophy and political theory? -- if I can't name the philosophers, can i use the philosophy without naming? I'd say to probably stay away from referencing the actual irl philosophers, but I'd imagine you could still reference the philosophy. Another thing you could do is maybe make Neopets-equivalents for the irl philosophers, with pun names or the like. Either writing style is valid, just whichever one you'd prefer to do and what you think will serve the series best!
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Post by Allison on Jun 7, 2020 9:49:20 GMT -5
Is it okay to include neopets who have disabilities? Like... Could a neopet need a wheelchair (or a Neopian equivilant) or some other mobility aid to move around? And on a related topic, I know Neopets can get ill, but can they break bones and need casts? Surgery?
I have NO story ideas related to this, but if it is allowed, I'd like to maybe try my hand at it one time. Like this is seriously just a, "Huh. I wonder if..." post as of this point in time. If I ever did write a story with a neopets with a permanent disability, I'd see it (probably) as more of a mention and not the main focus of the article.
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on Jun 7, 2020 10:15:08 GMT -5
Is it okay to include neopets who have disabilities? Like... Could a neopet need a wheelchair (or a Neopian equivilant) or some other mobility aid to move around? And on a related topic, I know Neopets can get ill, but can they break bones and need casts? Surgery? I have NO story ideas related to this, but if it is allowed, I'd like to maybe try my hand at it one time. Like this is seriously just a, "Huh. I wonder if..." post as of this point in time. If I ever did write a story with a neopets with a permanent disability, I'd see it (probably) as more of a mention and not the main focus of the article. I'm pretty sure that Neopian having disabilities is fine. I mean, we do have a blind Ogrin on site, so that shouldn't be a problem. As well, one of my short stories ( this one, in fact) has a character essentially using a cane for a knee injury. With regards to broken bones, as long as it's not described in detail, it should be fine. Considering that older pet images had damaged portraits with the original Battledome, having a pet in a cast should bring no objections. Surgeries, might be a bit iffy.
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Post by Herdy on Jun 7, 2020 15:09:05 GMT -5
Craig's Cycle of the Moon series featured several characters with physical disabilities (including one in a wheelchair if I remember right?). Amptutees exist in canon in characters like Captain Threelegs. I feel like maybe there has been mention of broken bone injuries in the Altador Cup previously. That might be wrong though since no specifics are coming to mind.
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Post by Allison on Jun 7, 2020 15:14:37 GMT -5
Okay. Cool. As someone who 1) had SPED services in school due to physical delays, 2) was diagnosed with a "common" physical disorder that almost no one has heard of in humans, and 3) Now works with individuals with any and all disabilities (not just physical) on a daily basis, I was curious. Now, I know getting outside of physical disabilities could be iffy (even if it shouldn't be) but it was just something I thought of. Going to have to keep that in the back of my head to see if anything ever comes of it. Thanks!
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Post by Blueysicle on Jun 8, 2020 13:20:10 GMT -5
Allison : A few days late on this, but I do recall an Editorial question a while back (Issue 583) addressing the subject:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2021 22:56:30 GMT -5
Is the 200KB file size limit still a thing? I submitted a comic for the first time in a long while and forgot to make it a smaller size (dimensions are still correct). I feel like I remember it used to warn you and not let you submit if it was too big, and I didn't get a warning this time around so I wanted to confirm whether or not I need to resubmit it.
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Post by Twillie on Apr 23, 2021 23:30:55 GMT -5
Is the 200KB file size limit still a thing? I submitted a comic for the first time in a long while and forgot to make it a smaller size (dimensions are still correct). I feel like I remember it used to warn you and not let you submit if it was too big, and I didn't get a warning this time around so I wanted to confirm whether or not I need to resubmit it. It's still a thing, yeah. If it's too big, I don't believe it'll give you warning to size it down, but instead just redirect you back to the submissions page. If it didn't give you a "Submitted Successfully" page, then it didn't go through.
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Post by CrimsonShroud on Apr 29, 2021 0:44:23 GMT -5
Speaking of NT No-no's, I just looked up a story series in the latest Times issue and it featured pets driving cars (a van in this case), which kind of threw me off, as cars are not supposed to exist in Neopia.
It could be that the current editor missed it when they approved the story, but this makes me wonder, have the submission rules become less strict recently?
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Post by Twillie on Apr 29, 2021 22:28:41 GMT -5
I've noticed this as well, that more has been slipping past the radar of traditional NT rules. Romance is another thing that has gotten more slack, as I remember a short story some months back centered on a romantic couple's relationship (and one of the partners might've passed away if I remember right?)
There hasn't been any explicit rule changes, but things are just slowly changing for probably a variety of reasons. I imagine it's due to less submissions, Aesop being busy with other creative contests, and perhaps just different rule interpretations with a newer editor. With some things, the NT guidelines aren't super specific about what's too much, so what is or isn't NT acceptable can depend in part on the opinion of the editor at the time.
(although in this case with the van, that is pretty blatantly against NT rules, so it might've been a slip up)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2021 19:04:13 GMT -5
Is the 200KB file size limit still a thing? I submitted a comic for the first time in a long while and forgot to make it a smaller size (dimensions are still correct). I feel like I remember it used to warn you and not let you submit if it was too big, and I didn't get a warning this time around so I wanted to confirm whether or not I need to resubmit it. It's still a thing, yeah. If it's too big, I don't believe it'll give you warning to size it down, but instead just redirect you back to the submissions page. If it didn't give you a "Submitted Successfully" page, then it didn't go through. I was pretty sure it redirected me the first time after reading this so I resized and resubmitted, and today I got two held over neomails. Oops...
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