Oct 31, 2008 How do you make a Neogarden in Neopets? My sister has a Neopets account and she has just made her Neohome. She has some gardening items and is not sure how to make a garden. She looked on the FAQ page, and it didn't help. Right now, the gardening items, like Prismatic Sea Fern, are in.
Neopets CEO Doug Dohring has strong ties to the Church of Scientology. He is listed on Scientology's Hubbard College of Administration Web site as someone who uses the 'Administrative Technology' created by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology. He has also received awards for donating more than $250,000 to Scientology-related groups and causes [ref]. On one Scientology site, Dohring declares, 'Having used his [Hubbard's] technology in every business activity for nearly two decades now, Mr. Hubbard's organizational concepts are always with me to the point where virtually every aspect of running my companies involves the use of his administrative technology' [ref]. Dohring also confirmed the use of Scientology principles in an interview with Wired magazine, saying of Hubbard, 'He created a management technology that's very powerful.'
What exactly are these administrative principles? Hubbard's Administrative Technology is based on the Org Board, short for organizing board. This system creates seven divisions within a company: executive, personnel, sales, finance, training, marketing and qualifications, with three subdivisions within each division [ref, ref]. The Church of Scientology Web site states that Hubbard developed this system in 1965. However, Hubbard described the Org Board in a 1965 lecture as a system that had been in use by a galactic civilization for 80 trillion years in the past -- his system is an improvement upon this existing system [ref].
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While no one has claimed that any aspects of Scientology exist on the Neopets Web site itself, there are unsubstantiated rumors that employees are encouraged to convert to Scientology.
Despite the criticisms and controversies, the Neopets empire shows no signs of slowing down. As of February 2006, Neopets claims over 100 million users and over 150 million individual pets [ref]. The company will soon make the jump to another lucrative market -- cell phone ring tones and wallpapers [ref].
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- Digital Lightwave: People http://www.digl-watch.com/people.shtml
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- 'Inside the Cult of Neopets.' Kotaku, December 8, 2005. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/neo-pets/inside-the-cult-of-neopets-141826.php
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Wearable NC items cannot be applied to unconverted Neopets or the following painted Neopet body types: Maraquan, mutant, baby, invisible, and fruit and vegetable Chias, unless specified in item details. The NC Mall features some NC items that are only wearable with specific painted Neopet body types such as baby. Non-handheld Accessories are also not compatible with the body types mentioned above. Backgrounds and Trinkets will display properly for all body types. NC items may not be exchanged for NC, Neopoints, or Neopoint items. Some NC items may be sold for a limited time only and/or be limited to a specific number of uses (most items offer unlimited uses). Please review the complete details of an item (by clicking on it) before purchasing it. All Sales are final. There are absolutely no refunds. You must have parental permission or be 18 or over to make a purchase. |
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