timROGERS
27-09-2006, 07:05 PM
I know this has been said sooo many times before, but FOMO is the most pathetic thing Habbo have done thus far. I mean, for years Habbo have been asking us religiously to report people and now they have made a sudden turn!
If you are worried about something - maybe you've just seen someone break the Habbo Way - you can ‘Call For Help’, by clicking on the blue question mark in the bottom right corner of your screen when you're logged into Habbo.
A Moderator will then either send you a message or come and see you.
OK, swearing etc. is a violation of the Habbo Way, this is how Habbo should be, as it is according to Sulake a moderated community. But then they go on to say:
The 'Call for Help' is Habbo Hotel's '999' service - please only use it in emergencies.
Does that not totally contradict what they just said? First it's "if you're worried about something or you see someone break the habbo way" and then it's only use in emergencies. I'm going to bet that they added that second bit when they started FOMO.
The very idea of the "FOMO social syndrome" is of Sulake's fabrication to make people think that they shouldn't report bad behavious online. I mean, if someone insults you in their so-called moderated hotel, don't have you have the right to try to inforce the Habbo Way and get something done?
Anyone can see that FOMO is an excuse to save Sulake money and up their profits. If you are going to be banned for reporting, and people follow their campaign, then there will be less CFH's and therefore less need for moderators. Therefore, they can fire any excess ones and keep a small team, so they have to pay less in wages. Overall, it just means more profit for them. I'm not going to take it out on their moderators - they are given policies and they have to follow them to the word.
I wonder how long Habbo have been planning FOMO? The introduction of the IGNORE tool began their idea, and then "improving" the call for help system let them make their silly idea work.
But the latest and greatest studies show that using the IGNORE tool is much more effective than a ban because the Habbo stays in the hotel, yet no one can hear them or see what they're saying.
I mean, what the hell. Firstly, who made this study - oh, I know, Sulake. They probably only surveyed one person, that being Becs. Secondly, why bother? If someone is going to sit around spouting rubbish they might as well get rid of them if only to save server processing power!
I also think the people that endorsed this campaign are completely stupid. I wonder how much they were payed for doing it. Those people have always been an advocate of online safety. It's really sad that they made up two Habbo's and quotes from them - IgnoreFREAK and SOFOMO.
In my opinion, the campaign should be scrapped. I know even the Habbo Way was a bit zealous, but this is just another thing entirely. It's really sad that they've decided to rubbish everything they've ever told us in favour of a money saving initiative!
If you are worried about something - maybe you've just seen someone break the Habbo Way - you can ‘Call For Help’, by clicking on the blue question mark in the bottom right corner of your screen when you're logged into Habbo.
A Moderator will then either send you a message or come and see you.
OK, swearing etc. is a violation of the Habbo Way, this is how Habbo should be, as it is according to Sulake a moderated community. But then they go on to say:
The 'Call for Help' is Habbo Hotel's '999' service - please only use it in emergencies.
Does that not totally contradict what they just said? First it's "if you're worried about something or you see someone break the habbo way" and then it's only use in emergencies. I'm going to bet that they added that second bit when they started FOMO.
The very idea of the "FOMO social syndrome" is of Sulake's fabrication to make people think that they shouldn't report bad behavious online. I mean, if someone insults you in their so-called moderated hotel, don't have you have the right to try to inforce the Habbo Way and get something done?
Anyone can see that FOMO is an excuse to save Sulake money and up their profits. If you are going to be banned for reporting, and people follow their campaign, then there will be less CFH's and therefore less need for moderators. Therefore, they can fire any excess ones and keep a small team, so they have to pay less in wages. Overall, it just means more profit for them. I'm not going to take it out on their moderators - they are given policies and they have to follow them to the word.
I wonder how long Habbo have been planning FOMO? The introduction of the IGNORE tool began their idea, and then "improving" the call for help system let them make their silly idea work.
But the latest and greatest studies show that using the IGNORE tool is much more effective than a ban because the Habbo stays in the hotel, yet no one can hear them or see what they're saying.
I mean, what the hell. Firstly, who made this study - oh, I know, Sulake. They probably only surveyed one person, that being Becs. Secondly, why bother? If someone is going to sit around spouting rubbish they might as well get rid of them if only to save server processing power!
I also think the people that endorsed this campaign are completely stupid. I wonder how much they were payed for doing it. Those people have always been an advocate of online safety. It's really sad that they made up two Habbo's and quotes from them - IgnoreFREAK and SOFOMO.
In my opinion, the campaign should be scrapped. I know even the Habbo Way was a bit zealous, but this is just another thing entirely. It's really sad that they've decided to rubbish everything they've ever told us in favour of a money saving initiative!