Comments on: Wheel Prizes UPDATE!

By: Fracktail

Fracktail — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:22:57 +0000

Hi 1Emerald1! Good to see you again! Yeah, it’s been pretty busy for me but I’m glad to be back. :D And oh my gosh a character writing contest would be awesome, I would totally do that

By: 1Emerald1

1Emerald1 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:47:49 +0000

I miss the old, quirky Tales too, Fracktail. What I’d really like to see is some NEW Tales, they have been re-running the current set in the Newspaper for several years now at least. I keep checking in on them to see whether there’s anything new, but there hasn’t been in ages. Hey Michael Webkinz, what would you think of a Webkinz characters Story-Writing Contest! It would be fun…..

By: 1Emerald1

1Emerald1 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:38:12 +0000

The evergreen trees are my favorite but all these prizes are really cool.

By: 1Emerald1

1Emerald1 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:35:14 +0000

Whoa, Fracktail, good to see you. The holidays were crazy busy but I’m back on the comments now too. I hope you’ll enjoy Winterfest!

By: Sally Webkinz

Sally Webkinz — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:55:09 +0000

Please try hiding your dock the next time you spin, or changing your screen resolution so the window is bigger.

By: tempo

tempo — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 03:43:55 +0000

The Wheel of Wow and the Deluxe Wheel do not work. For the last week clicking on the Spin button does nothing. Is this a problem you are fixing?

By: Fracktail

Fracktail — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 02:19:58 +0000

Thank you BrightnSinging2Carrots! I’m so glad to be back :D I can’t wait to make lots of cheesy puns and stuff!

By: BrightnSinging2Carrots

BrightnSinging2Carrots — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:51:07 +0000

Fracktail?! You’re back?!!! YAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve missed seeing you on Webkinz Newz!!!!! Welcome Back!!!!! :D

By: Fracktail

Fracktail — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:16:25 +0000

Man, I miss Plumpy. I feel like her role has been filled by Fiona Feathers lately, like Plumpy’s still on but Fiona’s been doing most o fate question-answering lately. Fiona doesn’t really feel like a Webkinz character though, like a mail pigeon is cool and all but her design doesn’t really ring “Webkinz” for me? Maybe it’s the eyes, more Webkinz hosts have eyes like the plushies but lately they’ve been adding ones that have irises and sclera. Which isn’t bad, but I think it’s cool when the hosts look like actual Webkinz, like how Chef Gazpacho is a pig, and Plumpy is a hippo, and stuff. And I totally see what you’re saying about them being pushed in the background. I’m gonna save my breath because otherwise this post is gonna be too long to post, but basically my number 1 pet peeve about Webkinz is how the ‘Kinz are taking starring roles and the others are being relegated to “adult figure” roles. Like, okay, but where’s all the quirkiness? I wouldn’t mind if they did it while keeping what makes them unique, but I dunno, they feel like teachers when they’re around the ‘Kinz. In the old stories, there were weird and cartoonish adventures, like “Fluffington tries to give everyone sludge for Christmas” or “Goober gets some genius-pants”, or (my favorite) “Plumpy mixes up all her letters which somehow results in Tabby wearing a chocolate dress, Arte wearing a pink sundress and Goober going on a dinner date with a perpetual motion machine”, but what made them so good was that they could give the cute little morals at the end without losing their zany charm; in fact the simplicity of the style made it more charming, I think. I feel like the stories have turned more urban and slice-of-life, which I guess is not objectively bad but it’s still less engaging than the kooky stuff they had before. I guess I just am not a fan of the slice-of-life genre in general, since it’s like “well, I’m already living life.” I just don’t think Webkinz stories should be compared to middle school, is all. I think they should be accessible for all ages, not just the pre-teen window, which the old stories did well because they were not evoking a common thing that a certain age would identify with (like how Purr-Cilla is supposed to be like the cliche “mean but inexplicably popular girl”), but something broader (like how Nafaria is the catch-all “person you don’t want to deal with” type). Oops, so much for not making this post long. But yeah, maybe it’s nostalgia, but I like kooky stories. I wish they still did the Interviews on Webkinz Newz though, they were super funny and Goober’s in particular is comedy gold (and I’m not just saying that because he’s my favorite. Ok, so maybe Safari’s was good too. But Goober’s is awesome, seriously. You should look it up, it’s on the site!)

By: TaffyKitty12

TaffyKitty12 — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:30:05 +0000

Yeah, it seems like a lot of great hosts are underrated. Plumpy, I haven’t heard a thing about her in forever. Fluffington, what happened to him? No one has talked about him in forever. Booger…. Nothing with him either. And of course Goober and Dogbeard. I personally that Goober is really cool! I love his unique dorky scientist personality! You don’t get that with a lot of hosts these days. What I’m saying is that some the hosts nowadays don’t really have a lot to their personalities. Goober’s one of the unique ones with a great backstory and everything! Man, I wish they had more stuff with Goober in WW. I don’t see a whole lot with him. Same with Dogbeard. Dogbeard is a great character, and I don’t feel like he gets a lot of recognition for it. And like you said, he has a good message! And same with Goober of course. I wish Webkinz paid more attention to them. They now seem more like background characters than actual hosts. I know they have books with them in it and stuff, but they aren’t really mentioned often. :/ *sigh* oh, and that would be awesome if they made a zangoz bean bag chair! I’d buy it right away! Oh, and that’s fine, Fracktail! Trust me, once I get started on webkinz characters, there’s no turning back! I could talk all day about them! I guess it’s the nostalgia of it all. That stuff really takes me back to when I started webkinz… And yeah, it’s sad that Gennelle left :( I miss seeing her on here, but I guess I’m glad I still have all those happy memories of her on podcast and commenting along with the fans to enjoy ;) And it’s okay! Even though we haven’t talked tons in the last, I totally get it. Not everyone gets a chance to talk often to everybody on here. And sometimes you talk more to some than others. It happens ;) it’s just cool to see you back!