~~April Fools' Day 2021: Chet Flash wuz here~~
Feb 12, 2021 16:44:57 GMT -5
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Post by Carolyn on Feb 12, 2021 16:44:57 GMT -5
Hello, y'all!
This collab we're going to do things a little differently. Welcome to our April 1st 2021 bookeeping board! Chet Flash wuz here; Farewell to Adobe Flash will be our next theme. Feel free to spread the word (covertly so that we'll surprise Neopia~). www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=160982346 is the Neoboard we'll be using.
The date of the April Fool's NT will be April 2nd.
Deadline will be one week before this date, March 26th.
Carolyn Carolyn, June Scarlet June, Kat Kat, and Liou liouchan will take care of bookkeeping. When you have a submission idea, pm one of us the following:
Proposed title of entry:
Type of entry:
Short description:
Collaborator? Y/N (If yes, UN)
Here's our Q&A:
1) What is the NT April Fools Prank for 2021?
Chet Flash wuz here; Farewell to Adobe Flash, Greetings to HTML5
2) Who was/is Chet Flash?
Their name has graced the Neopian Times' pages since 2002, but no one has ever actually seen Chet Flash. They know "Chet Flash Wuz Here," but their exact appearance is a mystery. This is a Neopian with whom there is fame without form, a mysterious yet ubiquitous presence in Neopia and the Times.
3) How did Chet Flash get their start?
The Neopian Times Writers' Forum (a recommended fan site www.neopets.com/fansites/index.phtml) created them in 2003(ish). The Neopians there discussed making a recurring character whose name would be seen everywhere but who no one has actually witnessed. Chet Flash appeared through subtle references in stories and visual Easter eggs in comics. Their name, or specifically "Chet Flash wuz here" has become a frequent (although perhaps not as much in recent editions… until now) reference in NT entries.
4) What about Adobe Flash?
Adobe Flash retired at the beginning of 2021. Flash powered many things across Neopets, including games, maps, and plot comics. The Neopets Team has been working on updating these to HTML5.
5) How does this tie into Chet Flash?
We know how the lack of flash/the updates to HTML5 have affected the website. What we want to do in this prank is explore how they affect the world of Neopia. Does a Cloud Jubjub appear everytime your Neopets get dressed? Do paper maps suddenly stop working? And how does this tie back into the mysterious figure of Chet Flash? That part is up to you, be creative!
6) Who is HTML5?
That is up to you as well! But we think it'd be fun to include a character or nod to the new format as well.
7) What should I do for my April Fool's Day entry?
As always, we leave the theme's interpretation up to the individual. Some ideas we've seen bantered around for comics are : having dialogue tags outside the comic for Chet speaking off screen, having them covered by anything and everything to avoid giving away their secret identity, a Neopian who uses MPs constantly so they never look the same twice. Chet could be anyone, and they have a habit of finding themselves everywhere around Neopia. This is a secret theme where we'll only be posting about it on the NT Writer's Neoboards and through Neomail. Feel free to invite your friends! We're aiming to surprise Neopia with a collaboration that (almost) nobody expects.
www.neopets.com/~Salamence will also have an info board!
And reposting what Nat said below:
Given that Chet Flash is supposed to be this enigmatic, mysterious, fleeting figure, I feel like the Chet Flash content should either be subliminal and subtle--a reference slipped into a short story, a piece of graffiti in a comic--or a mess of competing, contradictory stories where everyone's yelling past each other about who Chet Flash wuz and wuzn't.
Chet Flash is a Dr. Sloth psyop. Chet Flash is a Virtupets psyop. Chet Flash is Kanrik's alter ego. Chet Flash is a dozen meepits in a trench coat. Chet Flash was an agent provocateur trying to push Meridell and the Darigan Citadel into war before he was disappeared by Brightvale. Chet Flash founded an ancient civilization centuries ago before getting bored with it and letting it collapse in on itself, the ruins of which can be found beneath Neopia Central. Chet Flash never disappeared. Chet Flash never existed.
The possibilities are endless! I just think this kind of frantic mess of theories would be a lot of fun. Especially if people submit stories that cross-reference each other's theories. What matters most is that there is no consensus on anything about Chet Flash except the essential: that he wuz here.
This collab we're going to do things a little differently. Welcome to our April 1st 2021 bookeeping board! Chet Flash wuz here; Farewell to Adobe Flash will be our next theme. Feel free to spread the word (covertly so that we'll surprise Neopia~). www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=160982346 is the Neoboard we'll be using.
The date of the April Fool's NT will be April 2nd.
Deadline will be one week before this date, March 26th.
Carolyn Carolyn, June Scarlet June, Kat Kat, and Liou liouchan will take care of bookkeeping. When you have a submission idea, pm one of us the following:
Proposed title of entry:
Type of entry:
Short description:
Collaborator? Y/N (If yes, UN)
Here's our Q&A:
1) What is the NT April Fools Prank for 2021?
Chet Flash wuz here; Farewell to Adobe Flash, Greetings to HTML5
2) Who was/is Chet Flash?
Their name has graced the Neopian Times' pages since 2002, but no one has ever actually seen Chet Flash. They know "Chet Flash Wuz Here," but their exact appearance is a mystery. This is a Neopian with whom there is fame without form, a mysterious yet ubiquitous presence in Neopia and the Times.
3) How did Chet Flash get their start?
The Neopian Times Writers' Forum (a recommended fan site www.neopets.com/fansites/index.phtml) created them in 2003(ish). The Neopians there discussed making a recurring character whose name would be seen everywhere but who no one has actually witnessed. Chet Flash appeared through subtle references in stories and visual Easter eggs in comics. Their name, or specifically "Chet Flash wuz here" has become a frequent (although perhaps not as much in recent editions… until now) reference in NT entries.
4) What about Adobe Flash?
Adobe Flash retired at the beginning of 2021. Flash powered many things across Neopets, including games, maps, and plot comics. The Neopets Team has been working on updating these to HTML5.
5) How does this tie into Chet Flash?
We know how the lack of flash/the updates to HTML5 have affected the website. What we want to do in this prank is explore how they affect the world of Neopia. Does a Cloud Jubjub appear everytime your Neopets get dressed? Do paper maps suddenly stop working? And how does this tie back into the mysterious figure of Chet Flash? That part is up to you, be creative!
6) Who is HTML5?
That is up to you as well! But we think it'd be fun to include a character or nod to the new format as well.
7) What should I do for my April Fool's Day entry?
As always, we leave the theme's interpretation up to the individual. Some ideas we've seen bantered around for comics are : having dialogue tags outside the comic for Chet speaking off screen, having them covered by anything and everything to avoid giving away their secret identity, a Neopian who uses MPs constantly so they never look the same twice. Chet could be anyone, and they have a habit of finding themselves everywhere around Neopia. This is a secret theme where we'll only be posting about it on the NT Writer's Neoboards and through Neomail. Feel free to invite your friends! We're aiming to surprise Neopia with a collaboration that (almost) nobody expects.
www.neopets.com/~Salamence will also have an info board!
And reposting what Nat said below:
Given that Chet Flash is supposed to be this enigmatic, mysterious, fleeting figure, I feel like the Chet Flash content should either be subliminal and subtle--a reference slipped into a short story, a piece of graffiti in a comic--or a mess of competing, contradictory stories where everyone's yelling past each other about who Chet Flash wuz and wuzn't.
Chet Flash is a Dr. Sloth psyop. Chet Flash is a Virtupets psyop. Chet Flash is Kanrik's alter ego. Chet Flash is a dozen meepits in a trench coat. Chet Flash was an agent provocateur trying to push Meridell and the Darigan Citadel into war before he was disappeared by Brightvale. Chet Flash founded an ancient civilization centuries ago before getting bored with it and letting it collapse in on itself, the ruins of which can be found beneath Neopia Central. Chet Flash never disappeared. Chet Flash never existed.
The possibilities are endless! I just think this kind of frantic mess of theories would be a lot of fun. Especially if people submit stories that cross-reference each other's theories. What matters most is that there is no consensus on anything about Chet Flash except the essential: that he wuz here.