Hi Snarkie! Just been catching up to what I missed on neo in the last… 8 years. It’s been super interesting to read everything from your POV since you left — love the reddit AMAs and the articles you’ve put together here! I have a weird question and it’s ok if you say no — I wanted to one day talk to the person who ran the Poetry Gallery and Storytelling competition, circa 2010. Are they by chance present online somewhere, in a publicly reachable place? Basically just want to tell them how much fun they brought to those contests, in what were to me some of my golden years on the site (having been playing since 2001). If there’s a way for you to respond privately (by email??) instead of publicly that would be awesome. Anyway, thanks for continuing to entertain us all with your stories about a job that is now far back in your rearview mirror. There’s something so fantastic about seeing you clear up some of the misconceptions, rumours, and general opaqueness that surrounded some of tnt’s actions. It looks like it was such a quirky, creative environment. You’re awesome!! Have a great day 😀

P.S. I used to spend many an hour drawing “realistic” neopets — my art is still up at [redacted] — and I can entirely credit neopets for developing those skills + a fairly lucrative freelance illustration business that got me through university!!