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[edit] Who are "New Horizon Interactive"

The people behind this project are really shy about what kind of legal entity they are and who the people behind it are. As for the claim it is run mostly by parents - who are they and where are they?

A very sceptical parent. 80.4.39.7 09:44, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

The Contact 'tab' on NHI's web page gives an address, telephone number and email address for such questions. --Adavidb 05:15, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
Incorrect. There is nothing to prove this is not some sort of scam on kids and parents. It gives a name which can be made up. No details appear of any official corporate registration in any country or sovereign state to look up the officers of the corporation (if that is what it is). No human being traceable or otherwise is identified. The address could be a correspondence address. There is no proof anyone traceable can be found there. The Club Penguin shop sells real rubbish - but as it is mail order, that is a handy way to get kids names and addresses.
The Better Business Bureau and NetSmartz (a partnership of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Boys and Girls Clubs of America) have certified Club Penguin as safe for kids. Regarding the business itself, the BBB in Vancouver has more info. --Adavidb 15:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
"have certified Club Penguin as safe", really? How reassuring, except 1) who says so 2) where do they say so 3) who are those organisations 4) of what value is their "certification" 5) if the "Better Business Bureau" feels able to publish what it is told (who by?) names it claims are people associated with Club Penguin, how come none of the information is on the Club Penguin site? And there is no legal obligation for anyone to provide accurate and reliable information to the "Better Business Bureau". Is the information accurate and reliable? So have you got any real information that "Club Penguin" is "safe". Let me know when you have. If it really is safe then get the hard information and put it up here so people can really check it out. And if it is safe great, but don't expect me to take the word of some anonymous person who edits on Wikipedia. After all, look how reliable information is on Wikipedia - take a look at the "Rust" talk page, here [[1]] and here [[2]]:- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.4.39.7 (talk • contribs) 21:22, February 24, 2007 (UTC).
If you find a mistake in any article, be bold and fix it. If you find Club Penguin ownership information that has been published by a reliable, third-party source, then put it in the article and cite it. Otherwise, we don't have it. The volunteers here do not work for Horizon Interactive. We are here to write an encyclopedia, not do background checks for you or try to convince you to let your kids use this product. -- Satori Son 21:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Wow, that was the most entertaining angry adult I've heard in a while. He/she seemed really offended, like Wikipedia was some sort of bizarre organization attempting to trick unsuspecting parents into letting their kids play dangerous internet games. Had he/she decided to actually read the pages offered, he/she would have seen that both certification links were aligned with major organizations like the U.S. Government and the Boys and Girls Club of America. He/she would also may have wanted to look at the Club Penguin Company Info page, here.

[edit] Petition, Free Accounts

If this "petition for free accounts succeeds, does that mean non-paying members will be able to buy things? And if so, how will New Horizon gain money?

Either way, where'd you find this information? 68.5.28.194 23:19, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Nvm, found it. Wow, 869 signatures? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Moozipan (talk • contribs) 21:32, February 18, 2007 (UTC).
Where did you find it?!?! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.115.106.52 (talk • contribs) 20:47, February 28, 2007 (UTC).

[edit] New Link

There is a new link about being a member on Yahoo. What is is and is it spam. If it if, can I delete it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cptimes (talk • contribs) 01:25, February 18, 2007 (UTC).

You could have deleted it, and someone else already did. --Adavidb 20:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Yup, I did. Like I staed in the histpry, linking to such small groups like that, would be like listing every guild on Neopets, or club on Marapets, etc. Moozipan 20:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)Moozipan

[edit] Clock Tower

Since the clock tower is coming out on 2-23-07, we should make an article on the Clock Tower. Can I Make One? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cptimes (talk • contribs) 11:16, February 22, 2007 (UTC).

Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing ~~~~ (four tildes). Sure you can make one. Do a test first at this page. Crazy 29 19:54, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
It would be better to have one article on locations in Club Penguin than multiple stubs that can't be expanded. Squids_and_Chips 01:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I think that there should be an article completely devoted to the different rooms, secret rooms, and such places like "the wilderness", Explaining the minigames, what the room is used for, and a bit about the room's history. I also think that an article completely devoted to the 'minigames' of club penguin would also be satisfactory. --Coin945 12:53, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I will put an internal link on the article titled Club Penguin/Locations. (without the period) I will need help getting started but we can do test first at this page. Crazy 29 21:20, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External link deleted

Why was the Club Penguin Wiki deleted because people can get information from this page and add it to that website and vise-versa, making them both grow?--Coin945 13:02, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

That wiki, is bad, has horrible grammar, and is often vandalized, please don't re-add it. 68.5.28.194 03:34, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Moozipan

Please, do tell me that you're not talking about my Club Penguin Wiki. Is this the Wiki you're talking about? Benosaurus 00:00, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it is that website and personally, I think that if it's included in the external links, both websites will be able to grow immensely, but due to 68.5.28.194's warning, I won't add it back.--Coin945 08:53, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

But I've gone over that Wiki and it doesn't have any spelling or grammar mistakes! There are three Club Penguin Wikis. Are you sure this is the one you're talking about? Benosaurus 02:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Are there 3? Well can you please tell me what the websites to each of them are so I can check? (and by the way, I think it's a good idea to add it to the external links and the more, the merrier!) --Coin945 12:03, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

"The more, the merrier"? Actually, no. While a small number of extremely relevant website links might be appropriate, it is important for us to follow official Wikipedia guidelines at Wikipedia:External links, which sets fairly strict guidelines for what external links may be included in an article. Please remember, Wikipedia is not a link repository (see WP:NOT#REPOSITORY). If you know of a website that you think should be linked from here, post it on this page under a new subject header and other editors will evaluate and discuss it. If the consensus is that the site meets WP:EL and should be included, then it can be added to the article and will not be removed. Otherwise, there are numerous editors, including those at WikiProject Spam, who will likely remove any third-party external links that do not have a consensus for inclusion. Thanks, Satori Son 14:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

To benosaurus: No, not yours. There's this other one that's constantly vandlaized, bad spelling, and doesn't updaye anymore that was listed. 68.5.28.194 03:58, 2 March 2007 (UTC)68 from above.

[edit] Rewrite

In lieu of deleting half of the article (which would be rather reckless) and in lieu of adding multiple cleanup tags, I have added a rewrite tag. This mostly covers WP:NOT and WP:CVG/GL

Additionally, the article needs an expanded section on its critical reception, although I could not find any or many useful third-party sources. Squids'and'Chips 00:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree -- there is some great, formally written content in this article (i.e. the lead section), but some content such as the upcoming events that are listed, etc. are not so good. I have found that some content relating to Club Penguin has been simply copied from the website (e.g. the [[3]] section on the Puffle article (I have since removed it)), etc. Any thoughts? --Jatkins 20:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Question

how make a fotograph of club penguin? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ratónbat (talk • contribs) 23:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC).

ou can press "Print Screen"" on the keyboard and go to paint and press copy. Crop the photo if you wish and then save it to "My Pictures". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.185.161.179 (talk • contribs) 11:36, March 18, 2007 (UTC).
Wikipedia's images article should answer your question(s). --Adavidb 06:35, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Yep, basically, at least if your using Windows. As the other guy said, press the Print Screen (or Prt Scr or Print) button on your keyboard, and then open up Paint which is in Accessories on the Programs part of the Start Menu. Then press Paste on the Edit Menu. --Jatkins 15:30, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please add interwiki-link

The Danish Wikipedia now has an article about da:Club Penguin - will someone with edit permissions add the link to this article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jgc.gyros (talk • contribs) 19:36, 22 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Sorry

I deleted the article because it was an accident i was preesin with not sieeng.sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry.--Ratónbat 22:55, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Secret Agent shortened

How come the sections in the secret agent area under Gary the Gadget Guy and the HQ were deleted?--138.217.252.105 10:03, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Portions of it were removed in some unexplained blankings. I have reverted it and the list of mods, part of which appeared to be self-promotion. Squids'and'Chips 00:10, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Current Event

I added the current event template, since Club Penguin is always changing. ♠TomasBat (@)(Contribs)(Sign!) 22:45, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This Link

I think this link would be useful. it is a link to New Horizon Interactive, the people who made Club Penguin.--Calario freebie 20:52, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

There is an NHI wikilink within the info box to the right at the top of the article. The NHI article includes the link you listed.--Adavidb 21:41, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
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