Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts

Thursday, December 25, 2014

What is Whyville Insider All About?

So you may be wondering, what IS Whyville Insider? Well, I can tell you what it's not.

Whyville Insider is NOT a cheat site.  If you're looking for cheats, you've come to the wrong place. I do, however, post game tutorials and helpful tips. I do NOT give the answers or cheats to games, I don't show you how to remake or how to hack an account or scam. I believe in fair play, both in real life and in Whyville.

Whyville Insider was originally created a few years ago by me, jelloroks, to write an article to win the coveted Whylitzer. I had seen so many useless blogs created on the internet, where a person would win the Whylitzer, and never post on it again. I didn't want to do that. I stuck with my blog. I updated it with Whyville news and events, games, contests, quizzes, game guides and reviews, and more. And to my surprise, Whyville Insider was a hit! Many Whyvillians had commented on blog posts or y-mailed me and told me how much they loved my blog. I even had a few city workers mention it! I was thrilled.

As I got older, I stopped visiting Whyville as much and consequently stopped updating my blog as often. One day I decided I would log into Whyville again and check up on Whyville Insider, and to my dismay, Whyville Insider was POOF, gone. Erased from the internet. Non-existant. And why? I have no idea. So after trying and failing to revive my blog, I recreated it. I was able to find and repost some old articles I wrote on the new Whyville Insider. Unfortunately, I could not find my Whylitzer article.

Anyway, here's to the rebirth of Whyville Insider! *clink*

~Jello

Monday, October 27, 2014

***Announcement***

Originally posted on: Monday, September 24th, 2012

Hello, whyvillians. First I'd like to apologize for the lack of updates; I haven't actively been on Whyville for quite some time. Also I may start regularly posting again sometime later this year. Now to the announcement.

As you may know, this blog was created for me to get the whylitzer prize, and I have done so. Now, I'm giving you the opportunity to do so too. Instead of wasting internet space (what?), why not have me publish your articles here?

Interested? Just ymail me your article at jelloroks, or email me at whyvilleinsider@gmail.com. Please make sure to edit and spell check your article before sending it. Also please put the subject line as "whylitzer" or something along those lines so I don't think it's spam. DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR USERNAME! If your username is hard to read (like i's for l's) please specify that.

If and when I publish your article, send the link OF THE SPECIFIC POST to whylitzer@whyville.net. If you don't know how to do that ymail me and I'll explain.

For more information on the whylitzer award, you can read this article:

http://j.whyville.net/smmk/whytimes/article?id=5861

And to see an example of an appropriate whylitzer, you can read my whylitzer article here:

http://whyvilleinsider.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-so-great-about-whyville.html?m=0

Good luck on winning your whylitzer!

2011 Times Awards!

Originally posted on: Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Another year of great times articles has passed and now it's time to nominate the best writers to win the infamous Times Award. This year, the awards will be hosted by city worker and times editor, AMae, on Sunday, January 8 at 4 PM Whytime. Voting is now over. Here are the nominees:

Article of the Year:

The Universal Key to Happiness: booksRus (Article ID 12378)

Vision of a Blind Man: Ocean10kv (Article ID 12252)

You Think You Are Free: Antier (Article ID 12291)

You Are Special: Kittieme (Article ID 12372)

Eleven Days: sqeakers1 (Article ID 12269)

Contribution to the Times:

Xion2

sqeakers1

XxFuzzxXx

kittieme

Ocean10kv

Breakthrough Article of the Year:

Changing Perception: Analyst (Article ID 11815)

Asking for a Miracle: N00RA (Article ID 12534)

Not a Hair Out of Place: Elphie1 (Article ID 12185)

Remember 9/11: HopeLuvs (Article ID 12360)

Poet Life: iynn: XxFuzzxXx (Article ID 12423)

Science Chicago Award:

Let's Talk Tornadoes: Devildayz (Article ID 11809)

Does Singing to Plants Help Them Grow?: kittieme (Article ID 12391)

The Science of Makeup: Antier (Article ID 12476)

What Happened to All the Plants: kittieme (Article ID 11719)

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12215)

Why Award:

What Whyville is to Me: Xion2 (Article ID 11762)

Whyville: Then and Now: ImMsLyssa (Article ID 12255)

Whyville Summerbook 2011: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12331)

Past to Present: A Breakdown of Whyville: sqeakers1 (Article ID 12186)

Disrespect for the Workers: dxdxdxdx (Article ID 12022)

Interview of the Year:

Racism: BlameMeJz (Article ID 11723)

What's the Deal with Pearls?: cohenlm (Article ID 12138)

A Whole New World: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12268)

Our Favorite Yellow Sponge: tanibanan (Article ID 11957)

Victimized: DeadSnaii (Article ID 12282)

Collaboration of the Year:

Bamboozled: xoxkitkat, rachiexX, and sk8terb67 (Article ID 11843)

Let's Make a Dealio: Whyville Edition: xion2 and JCRF (Article ID 12257)

Hey You, With the Beanie!: xoxkitkat and rachiexX (Article ID 11846)

Trick or Treat!: Leprosy and 7stars (Article ID 12458)

Sibling Rivalry: Xion2 and tanibanan (Article ID 11864)

Help Article of the Year:

Choosing a Topic: ocean10kv (Article ID 11880)

Lesson 1: How to Describe: Antier (Article ID 11838)

Constructive Criticism: VickiDeze (Article ID 11822)

The Whyvillian's Guide to Editing: Combining Images: xoxkitkat (Article ID 11992)

How to Play Kalah (And Win!): kittieme (Article ID 11954)

Comic of the Year:

Hunger Games Parody: xoxkitkat and HopeLuvs (Article ID 12362)

Not So Super Heroes: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12234)

Saving Whyville: Iynn (Article ID 12137)

Trick or Treat!: Leprosy and 7stars (Article ID 112458)

Romeo and the Little Mermaids: xoxkitkat, cohenlm, PAINTING, and sk8terb67 (Article ID 12203)

Report of the Year:

Senate Inauguration 2011: HopeLuvs (Article ID 12441)

Annual Times Awards 2010: Rbd1fan (Article ID 11790)

Rhyme Time: kittime (Article ID 12317)

Happy Birthday Whyville: xoxkitkat (Article ID 11987)

The Great Clam Heist: xoxkitkat (Article ID 11966)

Entertainment Prize:

Teleport Ashjamich: DocVP (Article ID 11756)

What Would You Do: Whyville Edition: Xion2 (Article ID 12220)

Spot the Difference: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12209)

Snuggists VS Blankists: kittieme (Article ID 11718)

Times Writer Word Scramble: kittime (Article ID 12120)

The Poetry Prize:

Bless You: TearsOJoy (Article ID 11868)

Failing the Scale: Iknewit2 (Article ID 12164)

Directions in a Cage: ImForLove (Article ID 11914)

Run: dxdxdxdx (Article ID 12079)

Dark: Anionett (Article ID 11907)

Congratulations to all nominees and the winners are TBA. Good luck to all! :D