Guild FAQ

Are you new to the nBn Guild? Do you just have a question? Check here first before asking on the board but if you don’t see an answer to your question just ask on the Guild board. Thank you!

 

How do I join the Guild?
At the moment the Guild is not private and you can simply go to the Guild main page to join. However, from time to time the Guild will be private and you will need an invite to be able to join. You can contact Megg for an invite. Invites will usually be sent less than a day after you request one on the weekends or up to two days during the week. Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

Guild Board Etiquette
When posting on the Guild board there are a few things to remember:

Respect each and every Guild member. Remember to treat people how you expect to be treated.

Do not beg or ask for NeoPoints or “donations” on the Guild board or via NeoMail to Guild members.

If you’re a new member, please try to post more than “Hi, I’m new here!” Tell us something about yourself, like which country you’re from, how old you are, or what your interests are - so we can get to know you better.

Do not post “Is anyone there?” Remember that the members are from all over the world and may not be on at the same time you are. The Guild board is not a real time chat so don’t expect members to be on the same as you.

You’re welcome to ask for help on the Guild board if you have a Faerie Quest. You might get a quicker response asking on the NeoBoards though.

Please do not post single line posts or posts with less than a few lines on the board. Combine all of your short posts into a longer one. The occasional short post is okay, so long as not all of your posts are short. The aim is quality posting, not simply quantity posting.

Do not warn any other Guild member of posting short posts or of spamming - this is up to the Guild Council to do and it is NOT the members responsibility. Please contact one of the Guild Council members if you have any concerns.

Please do not just copy and paste the results to your dailies. If something fantastic happened, we encourage you to share it with the rest of the Guild so long as you summarise what happened. This also goes for new avatars you have obtained - you can post that you got a new avatar, just as long as you summarise and do not copy and paste all of the text (e.g.)
The Kiosk Wocky says “Three of a kind, you lucky so and so!
Your Prize: 5,000 Neopoints!!!
Something Has Happened!
You are now eligible to use ‘Kiosk Wocky’ as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

Do not ask another Guild member to log into your account to get you an avatar. Unfortunately not everyone on Neopets is honest and getting an avatar is not worth losing a few items or at worse, your entire account.

If you have a disagreement with another member, the Guild board is NOT the place to sort it out. Take it elsewhere.

No flaming - if you can’t say something nice, then don’t say it at all.

Do not stretch out the Guild board with long URLs or text that contains no spaces, such as “canipleasehaveapaintbrush”.

Don’t attack another member for minor grammatical errors such as a few typos, misspellings, or improper punctuation. We are all human and humans make mistakes. Also remember that the Guild has users from all over the world so they may not know how to use English in the proper context.

Do not use excessive chat speak on the Guild board - such as u, cuz, plz, ur, 2 (for to), 4 (for for) etc.

Don’t use to Guild board to test out your font, signature or avatar. Use the Avatars/NeoSignatures NeoBoard instead.

Do not post profanity or obscenities (swear words) on the board, this also includes masked works that are typed like “th*s” or “$&^%^*”. Sexual content (express or implied) is also forbidden.

Do not make personal attacks, slanderous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening and harassing suggestions or comments.

Do not post material that promotes political, social or religious views.

Do not post “cheat” or “hack” programs or information or links to sites claiming to have these.

Solicitations of user passwords is strictly forbidden.

 

How do I donate?
You can make a quick donation of NeoPoints to the nBn Guild by purchasing items from the Celebration Faerie Shop. Alternatively you can make a larger donation or donate items by bidding on a lot by nBnGallery at the Trading Post with item(s) and/or NeoPoints. We sincerely thank you for your generosity.

 

How do I change my rank?
Check the Ranks page for more information. Ranks will usually be checked on the weekend or every second weekend. If your rank has not been updated, please be patient, it will be updated. You will not change rank if you continually post short posts on the board.

 

How do I invite someone to the Guild?
You’re more than welcome to invite people to the Guild, especially when the Guild is private which happens from time to time. You need to be a “Hatchling” for your rank. If you’re an nBn Egg, please feel free to contact one of the Council members and be sure to include the username of the person you would like to invite.

 

What Guild Events do you have?
See all our activities on the Weekly page. We also have Special Events throughout the year such as Easter, Halloween, Christmas.

 

I wanna host a Guild Event!!!
Contact Megg via the Your Say form. All Guild Events must have the approval of Megg.

 

Can I advertise my shop, trade, beauty contest entry or post jokes?
Yes, you may, as long it’s not the sole reason for your post. Please do not post several posts just of jokes. If you would like to post a joke, feel free, just don’t make it too long.

 

If I leave the Guild and re-join will I get the same Guild rank and status?
If you choose to leave the nBn Guild then decide you want to re-join the nBn Guild (with your current or a different account) we can’t re-instate your previous rank. Please keep in mind that you won’t be eligible to participate in Guild Events until you have the correct rank.

 

Spam, spam, evil spam!
We here at the nBn Guild despise the word! What is spam you ask? No not the mystery meat in your lunch, spam is:

S - Short
P - Pointless
A - Annoying
M - Messages

When posting on the message boards at the Guild, please do not post spam messages or you will be warned. Some examples of unacceptable messages are:

Hi, what’s up I’m bored… are you? I’m just sitting here in front of the computer. Bye!
There is no point to this message.

OOPS! Sorry about the mistake I made in my previous post! I meant ‘their’ not ‘there’. Okay that’s all.
There should not be posts correcting your mistakes because all it does is take up more space. Our members are intelligent enough to figure out what you meant.

 

Sometimes, messages just can’t be long! It is alright to post an occasional short message, just make sure it does not happen too often. There is no need to apologise for making a short post, as long as you don’t make a habit of it.

Also, please do not post messages warning other members about spam, for all that does is create more spam. Please leave that job to the Council members.

 

Short Post Strike Policy
There will be a strike policy to those members who continually post short messages on the board:

Strike 1 - NeoMail warning and deletion of posts
Strike 2 - NeoMail warning and deletion of posts
Strike 3 - NeoMail warning and suspended from the Guild for 5 days
Strike 4 - NeoMail warning and banned from the Guild

 

The Guild rules on messages are strict, but keep the order and cleanliness of our boards.