Adam Powell has an IQ of 175?

[Keakealani]

That's true, the success of any site like Neopets is generally due to the combined talents of a bunch of people - for all that the marketing of Adam, and Doug, and whomever else was a part of it, none of it would have worked if they didn't have skilled artists doing the graphics, coders doing the techie stuff, a good idea to start with, and a whole bunch of other things that make Neopets what it is today.

[Demulesca]

Does anyone else notice the amount of people in this thread stating that they have "higher than average" IQs? You can probably find the exact same situation in every single forum thread or conversion on IQ and IQ scores. Thus, either a lot of people are just plain lying, taking online tests or IQ tests really aren't all that accurate.

I'm going to guess it's a mix of all three.

An IQ test means absolutely nothing, which is the reason why it's not used in the mainstream. I highly doubt Adam has an IQ of 175, generally because it can't be tested as mentioned above.

[Mongrel]

Does anyone else notice the amount of people in this thread stating that they have "higher than average" IQs? You can probably find the exact same situation in every single forum thread or conversion on IQ and IQ scores. Thus, either a lot of people are just plain lying, taking online tests or IQ tests really aren't all that accurate.

Yeah, I'd say that most people take the Tickle IQ test six or seven times, and pick the highest score.
Incidentally, my Psychology book(the 2005 edition) says the highest IQ on record is 228. The person with that IQ(Marilyn vos Savant) writes for Parade Magazine.

[Jerch]

Does anyone else notice the amount of people in this thread stating that they have "higher than average" IQs? You can probably find the exact same situation in every single forum thread or conversion on IQ and IQ scores. Thus, either a lot of people are just plain lying, taking online tests or IQ tests really aren't all that accurate.

I'm going to guess it's a mix of all three.

An IQ test means absolutely nothing, which is the reason why it's not used in the mainstream. I highly doubt Adam has an IQ of 175, generally because it can't be tested as mentioned above.

Dunno...I always thought that most (if not all) free/semi-free online IQ tests are designed to stroke the tester's ego. Who'd continue to go to a quiz site that says that you're mentally handicapped? But on the other hand, if the site claims that you're a genius...

[AySz88]

Mr. Powell added that himself (specific edit where it was added). I actually have no idea whether or not the statement is actually true, but with no other sources, I don't see any harm in leaving it in.

According to Wikipedia policy, it's really pretty much a no-go to leave a statement in without any fact check, and self-referential edits are OR. The current revision as a CN template so I guess it's okay, but I would not suggest using that logic on Wikipedia because it's against guideline.

Well, the state (IIRC - it was a while ago) of the article when I posted was saying "has an IQ of..." as a factual statement, with the {{fact}}. I've since changed it to "...claimed that he has an IQ of 174", and considering that it is verifiable that he claimed that his IQ was 175, the {{fact}} template actually shouldn't be there - it should be replaced with a cite to the aforementioned edit.

[theonlysaneone]

Does Adam really get the credit for the marketing behind Neopets? I thought he sold the site back in 2002 to Doug Dohring, and that guy was the one who turned it into a big corporation.

he gets credited for it, but it was really doug that did alot. pinkpt could turn in a million dollar company if some millionaire thought it could make lots of money somehow!

Don't be silly, Doug Dohring didn't invent his management techniques. They've been practiced for 75 trillion years, dating back to the time of Xenu and his secret agent psychologists.

[thelilbear]

I remember taking the official, sit-three-hours test when I was around 8 or 9. I thought it was all a game. Then, a few weeks later, I end up in the gifted program at my school the test said my IQ was 138, just two points shy of the genius level. I've noticed it really doesn't mean much at all...for instance, I'm not very good at math. I do have a knack for being able to learn anything (except math) pretty quickly, memorization, and being able to teach myself, which might be influenced by my IQ a bit. Wouldn't be anywhere in the music world without those knacks...

My long-lost twin! I got 138 as well, but I'm rubbish at math, I'm always messing up when I have to add costs at work. But I have a very good memory, and can teach myself most things. I do writing instead of music

As for Adam, if he's supposedly 175 in the UK, what would that be here? If it's 175 on the UK scale that would make it seem higher to US peeps.

I'm actually in Mensa (contrary to popular belief, at least around here, it's not people sitting around talking about how smart they are and how much better they are, it's more trivia nights and fun dinners out, pretty much the same as my grad school class, but with less alcohol. And smart people can be very dumb, just read half of the letters to the editor in the magazine). The best part of the test was the section where they gave pictures of change and you had to say how much was there, or how much you'd get back from a 5 dollar bill, stuff like that. After eight years of working at McDonald's, I aced that part. So, McDonald's can help you get into Mensa!