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This site will (hopefylly) help you in how to make a good guild, what you should think of, and how to do the things that requires for a good guild!
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I speak of experience, and here is some good advice before you think of making your own guild! Also read this! I hope this will help you make or find a better and more creative guild!
1. First of all, you must have knowledg of HTML.
2. The guild name should be easy and simple, but original. No one will ever remember //, rather name your guild 'Baby Neopets' or something easy to remember, and that looks good.
3. You should start the guild WITH somebody, so you have double up of NP and maybe one online often to contact.
4. The guild should have a prober THEME, like 'Neopet spieces' or 'Seasons of the year' (I have bad suggestions, try make up your own creative one!)
5. You should allways have a custom-made layout that attracts people to your guild.
6. There should be competitions running so the members don't get bored or tired.
7. Have you ever thought of getting a Website?
8. Some guilds can run pretty well without many NP's required, but I suggest to you, don't create your own guild if you have less than 1k and don't know HTML.
9. Don't get people to join by tempting then to get Councilpositions, that is not a good idea. First of all, it's a sign for that your guild is BAD, and second, then your council is full up when 5 members, and other people won't join because there is NO chance for them to come on council ever.
10. Good luck with your guild!
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How to make a layout (for idiots, lol!!)
If you don't know how to make a layout, you should read this, and hopefully understand more later! A layout is how your page looks, means: 'the look of your page' and is like an image with blogs/textboxes to write in. Before you start, you should know the basics of HTML, just so you know what you are doing :)
quick jumps -no html comments- Paint | Upload | Code | Done <-- quick jumps
STEP 1 - PAINTING
Follow what I say, bullet by bullet, and you'll get a finished layout at the end! (hopefully!)
The first thing you have to do, is to MAKE a layout. To do that, you could use a paint program as easy as 'Paint' that comes with every windows program. Or, to make a better result, you could download 'Paint Shop Pro' version 7 or 8.
Now, find a picture you'd like to use, or just a simple/plain color. Paste the picture/fill in the color you'd like and write for instance 'Welcome to the Guild' on it. Then you can make lightened areas to write in, add some small pictures, and what ever stuff you'd like! My (http://www.-blocked-/orblxx/tutorials.html) tutorials page is a place where you can find help to do different things on Paint Shop Pro!
When you have saved the image in a folder on your computer that you remember, with a name you remember it's time to UPLOAD the image to the internet.
Remember: You have to save your image as either a .jpg or a .gif file, or else, uploading wont work.
To choose what file you want to save it as, do following (for psp):
First: click 'file' then 'save as
Then: Write in a filename (what the layout is called, for instance: kougralayout)
And then: Click the drop-down menu 'filetype' and search for the link that says: 'JPEG - JFIF Compliant (*.jpg,*jif,*.jpeg)
Finally: Click 'save' (remember to save the image in a folder you know where is located)
NB: For regular 'Paint' it's almost the same to do, just that the filetype-name isn't the same as I said up here, just search for the file-type name that contains the letters .jpg
STEP 2 - UPLOADING
Sine angelfire.com won't allow hotlinking anymore, this section is under construction. Sorry about that. If you don't need help in how to upload, I'll name some good uploaders for you;
FREE:
- Arwanted.com
- Myimgs.com (will expire in 2 weeks if you don't upgrade)
STEP 3 - CODING
Then we've come to the coding of the layout. Means that you have to use HTML to place textareas on your page to write in!
Go to your guild, click 'Guild Layout' then 'Modify Guild Preferences' and there you have the BIG window where your HTML ahll be written, (lets call it a HTML window!) and where your layout shall be done! REMEMBER: you can't see the image while you are doing the coding, so you maybe have to 'submit changes' alot to see how it looks :)
To get the layout up: paste the image-URL between IMAGE tags in the biggest window on the page! (What are image tags? Click here to learn about it!) Now you have to code the layout, so you have to use CSS (a kind of html, just harder to understand...) to make the things work!
The scrolling thing: When you have your image-URL in the white textarea, put in this (copy and paste) AFTER the URL:
What you just put in the HTML-area now, was how the scrolling-thing on the side of the area that are going to show on your layout, is going to look like (like the colour of it, etc.) Exchange every place I've written COLOR with a decent color/the color you want the particular area on the scroller to be! (Did you get that??)
The link and text colors/outfit: To get the links change to whatever color when you hover over them, you need to use CSS again. Just simply copy what is in the textarea here, and paste it AFTER the other thing you just put in your HTML window. This is the form you must use to change the colors and such for the links and main text!
The main color: Exchange the word: MAINTEXT, with the color you want the main text (the color of your main text, all what you write 'cep the links!)
Font Size: Change NUMBER whit a number (usually from 7 - 12) for what size you want your text to be! PS: Don't remove the pt thing!
Font Face: Exchange FONTNAME with with a name of a font. (for instance: Verdana, Bookman old style or Tahoma)
The link colors: Exchange LINKCOLOR with the color you want your links to show in! That means before you have hovered over them :)
Visited links: Exchange VISITEDCOLOR with the color you want your links to show in when you have visited them once, like usually, if the link color is blue on a page, the visited link is red, just so you have an example!
Hoovering over a link: Exchange HOVERCOLOR with the color you'd like the links to change color to, when you take your mouse over it (usually before you click it, lol!)
The Textareas/the blogs: This is the code for where you are going to put all your text! To place a textblog, foolow my descriptions, and you'll learn it! It's quite easy, but it requires patience to get it done, because you have to 'submit changes' and go to 'home' alot of times to see if it is placed where you want it to be!
So copy and paste the blog things after all the other text you have pasted there, and change the following:
Placing the Blog change PIXELS FROM LEFT with the number pixels you want your blog to be from left. note: pixels are very small, so you may have to use 550 pixels to get your blog in the center!
Now change all the text that is written with BIG fonts with pixel numbers. Like with, height and how far the blog is going to be from the top. It's always the side NEAREST the named point that is moving, so if you change the with or height after you have placed the blrog from both left and top, it's only the sides YOU change, that will move!
TIP: You have to 'submit changes' alot and refresh the guild-frontpage alot to see where you are going to change the numbers next, and ca. how much!
STEP 4 - DONE
You are now finished!! Write what you want in the blog (where I've written Write what should be in your blogs here!!, and the layout is fully coded, uploaded and DONE!!
I hope you understood all what I wrote, I'm not so good in english, but I hope I explained well, GOOD LUCK with your layout project, and I hope this site helped you!
Make sure: I am NOT taking this as my own text. I read this on the chatboard once, and I will thank the one that wrote this. The following text is not my words. If you are the core to this text, please mail me, and I'll tak it away, or credit you!
 The one aspect of Neopets.com I must commend the Neopets team for creating and keeping updated, that rises above almost every other aspect of the site is the Guild. A guild is a group, or club, meant to unite people that share the same interests or tastes. There are many guild dedicated to celebrities, books, movies, and lifestyles. A guild can be a great way to make friends, find Neopets help, trade, chat, and much more! However, the originality of the guild has since faded.
 These days it seems everyone and their dog has a Paint program and is using it to create some kind of image. The result is many mediocre images instead of a few awesome images. It's also highly noticable that the images being made for use on the Neopets site by players, are becoming more and more alike. It is understandable that there should be some similarities, but it's apparent that creativity needs a new spark.
To add to the matter, one should not be surprised to see a user lookup, shop, or guild layout that looks exactly like someone else's. This is because there has been a rise in Neopets related sites, offering graphics for these uses. While the ideas are great, 2 or 3 main sites recieved all the attention while the lesser sites aren't getting the hits. It creates a rather bland and redundant Neopia.
What does this all have to do with guilds? I'm getting there. These days most guilds look alike. There are quite a few that need a complete face lift, and I won't go into names. But members want a guild that looks nice, and a leader should be able to work hard. One does not need to be a "graphic/html god(dess)" to create simple and effective layouts.
There is also the matter of redundant layouts. You can easily tell what the fad is by visiting several Neopets guilds. I always thought it was nice to be original and creative. So what if your layout has someone lesser known, or not the celebrity of the week? Doesn't this just mean you think outside the box?
Also, many guilds are dedicated the same celebrities, movies, books, etc. There are numerous Anime and Lord of the Rings guilds. While I understand people like these things, why is there a need for so many guilds dedicated to these things? Shouldn't one great guild be enough, instead of creating a competitive atmosphere?
 This competition leads to 'guild wars' spamming, harrassing, and other unpleasant behavior demonstrated by Neopians. Those of us who own a guild know how hard it can be. You need to have enough time to keep up with posts, advertising, layouts, and raising money for the guild. Many people just aren't cut out for this type of job. However some still try to make their own guild and compete with the older, wiser guilds. This is yet another reason guilds seem to be carbon copies of eachother. In light of this occuring too often, here are a few tips to keep your guild original, creative, and active.
 Try to make your guild about something that isn't one of the fads of the moment.
Look around for other guilds similar to the one you might want to make. This will take some time but you should be thourough. Perhaps you should join one instead.
Have you joined a guild before making one? This always helps in learning how a guild should work.
Make sure you have good reasons to make a guild. Trying to be cool by owning a guild isn't a good reason. However if you want to make a guild for something you just cannot find on the Neopets site is. Maybe other people want a guild like this too.
Don't just scan the chats for guilds. Go into the Neopian Guild HQ as well. There are some great guilds that just don't advertise.
Don't copy layouts. Try to make your own. Do something that is 'you,' not the in thing. Use celebrities that are lesser known, natural scenes, personal art, etc.
Make sure you can dedicate some time to your guild.
I hope this helps you create, or find a better more original guild. =3
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