Hello, and thank you for your interest in contributing to Jellyneo! All of the content and updates you find here on our site are brought to you by volunteers such as yourself. We are on the look out for helping hands in multiple areas, and below we have outlined projects that we feel are self-contained and can be achieved by just one person.
(Alternatively, if you want to help us out in a larger capacity, check our Join Jellyneo page for our current open volunteer opportunities!)
Below is a list of the projects that we currently have available. Each project typically entails working with a JN Staffer to make sure you end up producing something we can use.
As a note, if you do choose to help with a project below, you will receive full credit for the portion that you work on (and you will be credited with a name your choice—whether that is your Neopets username, real life nickname, or something else). In addition, you agree that by submitting something to Jellyneo means that we can keep it up and posted forever.
Now, without further ado...the projects:
Data Collection
For a few of our existing articles, we're trying to expand the accuracy of existing data or filling in a few holes that are missing. To do that, we call on you, our fellow Neopians, to submit the results of various activities you may partake in.
For example, we might be looking for the results of a go at Test Your Strength, or a list of the items requested by the Underwater Chef.
Below are links to the forms where you may submit your results to help us expand our guides:
Missing Game Guides
We already have a lengthy index of game guides, but we are still missing a few guides for some games. We are currently missing guides for the following games:
SWF Games
HTML5 Games
A fresh guide to highlight any of the new quirks or gameplay changes from the conversion.
If you are an expert in one of the games above, we would love to add a game guide written by you.
To Get Started:
To ensure your game guide is being written to JN standards and is able to be published, please:
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Review the following game guides already published to get a sense for what a "Jellyneo game guide" looks like:
- Prepare an introductory paragraph for your game guide that introduces the premise and storyline of the game. No need to write any further just yet!
- Email your introduction to volunteer at jellyneo dot net, using a subject "Game Guide Intro for: *your game name*"
- We will review your introduction, mark you down on the guide list above, and give you the green light to move forward with writing the game guide.
- We'll continue to work with you along the way to edit it, polish it up, and prepare it to be published on Jellyneo.
Game Guide Enhancements
Although we do already have guides for these games, they are lacking in some way.
Missing Important Information
These guides are missing important, useful sections to help players.
Missing Level Sets
These games are missing detailed information about the levels of the game.
Ideally, you would provide screenshots (or graphics) of each level and a walkthrough or light commentary, but submitting just one or the other would also be a help to us.
To Get Started:
If you are an expert in one of the games above, we would love to add a contribution written by you.
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Review the following game guides already published to get a sense for what a "Jellyneo game guide" looks like:
- Prepare your content, be it a text write-up and/or image(s).
- Email your content to volunteer at jellyneo dot net, using a subject "Game Guide Enhancement for: *your game name*". In the email body, please also include a name you would like to be credited by.
- We will review your content and respond with any requests for additional info, working with you to edit & polish it up if necessary, and prepare it to be published on Jellyneo.
Missing Articles
Like game guides, we also have a large index of articles on many many different Neopian topics. However, there are still a few areas where we lack an article. We are currently looking for articles on the following topics:
- NC Mall Capsule Adventures (from the past; Quest for Knowledge, Twisted Histories Capsule Adventure, etc.)
- Customisation (an overview of how to use the new HTML5 customisation app, along with tips on putting together outfits, finding items, linking to other appropriate JN guides, etc.)
- Enhance our adoption guide with sections on Pet Shuffles and trade reversals
- An article for our Book of Ages, discussing the inspiration for various Neopets games, such as how Meerca Chase is based on Snake
- The "Style Showdown" competitions from 2009 and 2010
If you are knowledgeable about one of the topics above, we would love to add an article written by you.
To Get Started:
To ensure your article is being written to JN standards and is able to be published, please:
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Review the following articles already published to get a sense for what a "Jellyneo article" looks like:
- Prepare a basic outline for your topic. The outline should simply describe the planned sections of the article, with a 1-2 sentence description of what the section is about.
- Email your outline to volunteer at jellyneo dot net, using a subject "Proposed Outline for: *your topic name*"
- We will review your outline, provide feedback, and give you the green light to move forward with writing the article.
- We'll continue to work with you along the way to edit it, polish it up, and prepare it to be published on Jellyneo.
Research Opportunities
There are a number of articles we'd like to write and add to Jellyneo, but they require a bit of research beforehand. We're looking for any help and assistance on the topics below to uncover past sources of information that might help us put together an article.
Here are the topics we're interested in:
- Coco Roll (a mobile flip phone game)
- Neopets Mobile (a mobile flip phone app, featuring Lutari Island)
- Any Neopets-related TV commercials (we'd like to make a gallery of real-life commercials)
- Neopets: Codestone Quest (a PC game)
- Neopets: Operation Kreludor (a PC game)
- The partnership between Neopets and 99 Dogs (an old online merch store)
- Quizara's Curse (a LeapFrog Didj game)
If you're interested in any of the topics above, then we're looking for people like you to assist in research!
To Get Started:
- Choose one of the topics above and begin snooping around the Internet for any sources of information on the old topic.
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Here are some sources you may consider:
- The WayBack Machine
- Old user-created fansites or custom pages (think Angelfire or Geocities)
- Old Neopian Times articles
- Old pages that still reside on Neopets.com
- Links to images or SWF files that may still exist at images.neopets.com
- Press releases from associated third parties (like merch companies, sponsors, etc.)
- YouTube videos showing playthroughs or showcasing the media in question
- Email the results of your research to volunteer at jellyneo dot net, making sure to precisely source all of your materials. (We need exact URLs so that we may properly credit.) Use a subject like: "Topic Research: *name of topic*"
- If you'd like to extend your research into actually writing the article, let us know in your message!
Old Feature Remakes
One of our favourite parts of the Book of Ages (our department dedicated to Neopets lore and history), are our old feature remakes. We've taken a few old features that have been removed from Neopets and remade them using modern web technologies. Our remakes so far include:
We'd like to add more recreations to our collection! Here's a short list of small features that we have deemed possible to recreate in a one-page format for historical purposes:
- Kiko Match (the original, before games could earn Neopoints)
- Chia Bingo
- Crewdoku (from the Krawk Island Disappearance event)
- Meristones
- NeoKnights
- Space Faerie Puzzle
- Kau Korral
- Treasure Hunt
- Battlefield Neopia
- Neo DJ
- Techo Safari
- We're also open to other features not listed here!
If you're interested in any of the features above, and you have web development skills, then we're looking for people like you to take on a project!
To Get Started:
- Choose one of the features above and do a little research. Look for things like old game guides, articles, screenshots, or instructions.
- Email the results of your research to volunteer at jellyneo dot net, along with a little bit of background about yourself and your web development skill levels. Use a subject like: "Feature Remake: *name of feature*"
- We'll get back in touch with you to provide you with some additional information, requirements, and some starter code that you can begin building against.
Model Wearables
Our database of wearable previews relies on Neopians such as yourself dressing up your own Neopet and sending the name of your Neopet our way so we can grab the wearable information. With each new wearable released, we are always on the hunt for new models.
For instructions on how to model for Jellyneo, check out our Modeling section, and check out the full list of items we need models for.
(You will even get a shiny trophy for your jnAccount when you model for us!)
To Get Started:
Visit our Modeling section for more information. You do not need to contact us to help here.
Trading Post Tagging
In our Item Database, we log as many Trading Post lots as we can to produce a thorough Trading Post history for each item in Neopia. To make reading those histories easier, we also have a mechanism in place to pull the asking prices out of Neopians' wishlists and display them right next to the item in the lot.
For more details on how you can help us tag our data set, check out the Trading Post Tagging page in our Item Database.
(You will even get a shiny trophy for your jnAccount!)
To Get Started:
Visit our Trading Post Tagging page for more information. You do not need to contact us to help here.
Missing Item Information
At any given time, we are usually missing information on a number of items in our Item Database. Currently, we are on the hunt for:
To Get Started:
If you own any of the items on the lists above, please see the instructions on the respective lists for how to send the information our way.
