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- title "NeoPass for DTI"
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Hi, everyone! We've got big news coming up: we're partnering with Neopets to
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add "Login with NeoPass" and some other integrations to bring our sites a
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bit closer together! Here's what to expect and why.
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## Login with NeoPass
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Over time, Neopets is planning to send more users our way, and we want them
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to have a smooth experience when they get here!
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So, new users will be able to click "Login with NeoPass" and use their
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existing Neopets account, instead of creating a new DTI username and
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password. Existing DTI users can also link accounts if they want, too!
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We're also cognizant that a _lot_ of the pain points in using DTI right now
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have to do with transferring stuff between Neopets and DTI. It's possible
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that this could set us up for other smoother experiences in the future, too!
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## Links to NC Mall
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We're also planning to add a few links from DTI to the NC Mall, which we'll
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do our best to make thoughtful and unobtrusive. There's two main reasons for
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this!
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First off, when Neopets sends users our way, we don't want them to get
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confused and stuck here. Existing DTI users know their way around NC, but new
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users probably won't, so we'll add a couple hints for how to get their
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designs onto Neopets.com.
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The second reason is: we believe Dress to Impress is a critical part of the
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Neopets economy, and we want TNT to be able to see that, too. We'll include a
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lil code in the link so TNT can know people came from DTI, and can evaluate
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accordingly. (We expect this to be important long-term!)
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## Why now?
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Dress to Impress has always been a very small-staff volunteer project, and
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it's been clear to everyone over the past few years that we're struggling to
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balance DTI with the rest of our lives 😖 Work and life and family have their
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own needs, and they've been increasing!
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And so… there are reasons we're being careful talking about details right
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now, but the gist is: we're hoping that partnering with TNT will not only
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help improve the disjointed customization user experience, but can also be
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part of a more sustainable future for Dress to Impress long-term. I hope we
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can tell you more about it soon!
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I know full well, and I'm sure you all do too, that partnerships between
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companies and their fan projects can be complicated. Sometimes it goes very
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well, and sometimes it goes very poorly. I promise I'm doing my best to
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represent you all, focusing on securing what's right for the community, and
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keeping in mind the importance of autonomy! We'll only do things we believe
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genuinely serve everyone, and we'll keep a critical eye as we go.
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So, yeah! Here we go! We'll be working on this in the coming months, and I'll
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let you know more along the way. If you have questions, please email me at
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<matchu@openneo.net>, and I'll do my best to help!
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Thanks as always, everyone. We'll talk more soon! 💖
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_—Matchu_
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