Today's Daily Telegraph

[8Freak8]

What can I say.

Pure dedication. I left my friend's house at 6am coz I have to catch a train at 8am, but I spotted a newsagents open and remembered today is the day of the Habbo article being published.

I bought the paper from a confused shop-owner at 6.25am, and got home and quickly read it.

The article is in the Telegraph Magazine, and supplement inside the paper. The article is mentioned on the front cover.

It starts on page 56, and Habbox (and Habbox users) are mentioned on the 4th page of the article on 2 occasions.

I'm obviously very pleased to see the site I run mentioned in a magazine with a national circulation - even if it's a very small reference! There are 4 or 5 quotes from Habbox users.

Buy it and post pictures if you can!

Must dash now, train to catch!

Edited by Nick- (Forum Moderator) Thread closed as it has been needlessly bumped.

[-Wolverine]

What can I say.

Pure dedication. I left my friend's house at 6am coz I have to catch a train at 8am, but I spotted a newsagents open and remembered today is the day of the Habbo article being published.

I bought the paper from a confused shop-owner at 6.25am, and got home and quickly read it.

The article is in the Telegraph Magazine, and supplement inside the paper. The article is mentioned on the front cover.

It starts on page 56, and Habbox (and Habbox users) are mentioned on the 4th page of the article on 2 occasions.

I'm obviously very pleased to see the site I run mentioned in a magazine with a national circulation - even if it's a very small reference! There are 4 or 5 quotes from Habbox users.

Buy it and post pictures if you can!

Must dash now, train to catch!
Oooooooooomg, someone please post the whole article and pictures of it too since lyk omg I don't get the Daily Telegraph in Canada. :(

[Yggdrasill]

Heh, nice find.

[Xarea]

Off to go buy it now - screenshots will be posted :)

[ColyTom]

Wow, I'm gonna get that later.

[Nick.]

Woah, that's cool! Hopefully, Habbox Forum will see a major growth in members! Congratulations. Now I'm going to check back to see if I left a comment...

[Xarea]

UPDATE:

I have the magazine, read it and uploading screenshots now.

Basic story line:
UKchaserAl (Allistar Williams) and Heidster (Heidi Foster) guide Tim Moore around the Hotel. He tells of how his son is scammed; how he asked Habbox users information ect.

Only two quotes are in it that I can see. One is (suprisingly) from me (but it was edited :@) I put 'I speny 500 quid on my home phone for creds... my parents would burn down the office if they could' but this was changed to 'I speny 500 pounds on my father's work phone for creds... my dad would burn down the office if he could'

Photo's coming in about 3 mins.

[Yggdrasill]

I read it, at the top of one of the screenies is the Moderator tool. ;P

[Xarea]

Now, sorry I couldn't get the most clearest shots in the world, but I tried my hardest. In a minuite I will type the bit about Habbox and some intresting parts on here.

Here we go with pictures....

http://www.****************/uploads/5a0e1e9a3e.jpg

http://www.****************/uploads/ba51c7f17f.jpg

http://www.****************/uploads/025da34377.jpg

LUSH. I REALISED YOU CAN READ MOST OF THIS, SO I DONT HAVE TO TRANSLATE MUCH MORE :D THIS IS THE PART ABOUT HABBOX:

http://www.****************/uploads/99edfb2f17.jpg

Quotes:

The security guys at main reception know the drill. Allistar Williams, the gel-haired marketing manager of Habbo UK, says as he gives me a tour of Sulake HQ. If a visitor can't see over the desk, we don't let them in. If they hold a student confrence in the Design Centre, we lock ourselves in.


Myself and Al progress away from the NSPCC Zen Garden, to the buzzing Habbo Lido. When Al (Nicknamed UKchaserAl) is spotted by some Habbos, the first 'OMG!!! YOUR MY FAV HABBO STAFF!!' floods the screen. I asked him, Is adoration a perk of the job? 'Uh, it's sort of cool'. We then progressed to a room that had 'stacked super-rares'. 'Stacking Furni is like real art, even we have no idea how some of it is done'. I was on Habbo most of Boxing Day, with a beer in my hand doing some teleporter maze a Kid had done.


We walked into a room with stacked 'thrones'. 'You're probably looking at five-and-a-half grand's worth of furni there' William murmurs as we look at the Alladins Cave. I ask how that's possible when the spending limit for each account is set at 25.00 a week. He shifsts uneasily. 'I, um, must speak to some of these guys about how they got all this stuff'.

:eusa_danc Thats all, folks! :eusa_danc

[Yggdrasill]

They thought =ICE=T hacked. you can tell. They put that room and they hint it, and then the next thing they talk about is Crime.

did he hack? -.-

[Crowquill]

That's cool that it's in one of your national newspapers. Seems like a good article, trust them to edit the quotes though!

[Andys]

Amg Nice. So Habbo might get more popular eh? :)

[Uwe]

Just asked my grandad to go buy it [:!

[xzl.]

I just asked my dad to buy it.
xD ^^
Looks pretty cool.
=ICE-T=, I;m not sure if he hacks. I doubt it though because he seems pretty safe. xD

[Thrived]

Its super cool :)
They show Habbo in a good light mainly which is what Habbo needs :)
more new habbo's playing, new generation :D

[Barmi]

@8Freak8:
Nice find! I'd totally forgotten about it. ^_^

@Rixn:
Thanks for posting those screenshots. ^_^ It allows those of us that will be unable to get the paper today to read the article - so thanks again. :)

Pretty gr00vy article, to be honest. I managed to successfully read most of it, and it really does put Habbo in a good light, whilst still showing some of the more "sinister" sides of Internet life, particularly with last year's incident. We get to see Habbo from his perspective, his son's perspective, the view of other Habbos, and the view of the staff... lovely in-depth article which seems to sum Habbo up to a tee! :D

[edible]

I cant see where habbox comes in :[

[Coolster :)]

That guy seems a nice bloke, thanks for the screenie thingy um forgets name!
lol
he does explain habbo in a good manor therefore we might expect some extra users in the future.

[edible]

Off TOPIC : Clasus i know you soz =[


On topic -

Could anyone circle the bit about habbox??

Im gonna buy probably..

[Xarea]

Could anyone circle the bit about habbox??

Im gonna buy probably..

You seem really desperate to see the word Habbox in a magazine :rolleyes:

http://www.****************/uploads/b9fb4e5a9e.png

[edible]

Im not desperate, i just couldnt read it cos of the lightingg....

But thanks..
+rep to screenie providers..

[ColyTom]

I've asked my mum to get it.

[Tom H]

I just read it, 1.40 from asda!!! :)

[Uwe]

Jut got it and read it! [:!
I can only find Habbox mentioned once though :(

[Carlsta]

damn should of nicked it from papers i deliver lol!

[Huddle]

Lmao CHris (Poira) got published!

[brodeo]

God, i deliver the telegraph to an old woman. I should have read it :(

[Carlsta]

i was actually going to get one out of the paper i deliver i never knew it had habbo in otherwise i would have!

[Tom H]

It's a good read, Habbox gets mentioned twice. He really does give an indepth talk about habbo :P

[Fine]

:OOOOOOO thanks for telling me, I walk up to my newsagents most saturday and sundays to buy the daily express & telegraph for my parents :@
I better take that magazine out before they read it lmao

edit: got it, i said i wanted the sports pages rofl

[adm]

It just proves that the staff are only in it for the money - I mean, Al said that popularity is cool - but I figured that was a sarcastic, "uh, if I must" responses.

They really don't care about the public imo.

[2hd.]

So does that make Habbox the first ever habbo fansite mentioned in a national newspaper? ;)

And to think we doubted him.

Anyhow, +rep to Rixn and it was a good read. :)

[Yggdrasill]

Of course they are only in it for Money, do you think they would be working for Sulake if they didn't get paid?

[2hd.]

Maybe they get paid in credits? :D

[VersionUpdate]

You seem really desperate to see the word Habbox in a magazine :rolleyes:

http://www.****************/uploads/b9fb4e5a9e.png
Thanks for screenshot as I couldnt be bortherd to go buy it +rep :)

[adm]

Even still, without interactions with the public the site would go downhill.

After all, if it wasn't for us, they wouldn't have this job.

And, 2hd - you can't instantly believe someone who comes on here claiming to be a journalists because the amount of idiots we have on here. It's hard to tell...

[James!]

What else would they be in it for? :rolleyes:
It just proves that the staff are only in it for the money - I mean, Al said that popularity is cool - but I figured that was a sarcastic, "uh, if I must" responses.

They really don't care about the public imo.


www.habbohotel.com (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/exit.jhtml?exit=http://www.habbohotel.com) is the place to go if you like creating virtual characters and have always wanted to run your own hotel, à la Basil Fawlty. Students who have become addicted prefer to spend time in its make-believe bars than in real ones near their universities - and it's easy to pick people up at Habbohotel.Priceless.

[Fine]

Is it just mine or is the back cover of the magazine upside down

[adm]

^- How professional.

And, yes, that bit is priceless - we are sad.

[You]

lol any mention of meee in there ;p

[ColyTom]

Lol, I'm gonna get it soon.

[Pyroka]

I doubt ill get it, ive got too much coursework to do.. I shouldnt even be on right now but im taking a break for a few minutes. :P

Yeah thats a really cool find, i laughed when "Allistar" replied to Tims question, "Is this a perk of the job?" He replies, "Uh, its kinda cool". That made me giggle a bit, and i guess this shows a bit more of a indepth look of how its really like for the staff, and what they think of their members, etc.

I doubt ill be buying it though.. :P Good find <333

[Eckuii]

Thats cool, I wonder if the asked Habbo if they could but Habbox in the article, or I wonder if UkchaserAl referred him to Habbox, thats all good considering Habbox isnt offical.

[Uwe]

"In the chapel, there's a wedding on the go, with pixiegirl222 asking her fiancé stabbed4love if he has 'aids or anything' as a guest simulates peeing in the front"

it made me giggle.

[Tuch mi]

Tbhh, who would by a magazine about habbo?


I just read it, 1.40 from asda!!! :)

Oh, wait..

[Pyroka]

"In the chapel, there's a wedding on the go, with pixiegirl222 asking her fiancé stabbed4love if he has 'aids or anything' as a guest simulates peeing in the front"

it made me giggle.

LOL. LOL. LOL. LOL. LOL. Just shows how "mature" the Habbo public rly is! :D Just like Wedding crashers ;)

[---MAD---]

Now, sorry I couldn't get the most clearest shots in the world, but I tried my hardest. In a minuite I will type the bit about Habbox and some intresting parts on here.

Here we go with pictures....

http://www.****************/uploads/5a0e1e9a3e.jpg

http://www.****************/uploads/ba51c7f17f.jpg

http://www.****************/uploads/025da34377.jpg

LUSH. I REALISED YOU CAN READ MOST OF THIS, SO I DONT HAVE TO TRANSLATE MUCH MORE :D THIS IS THE PART ABOUT HABBOX:

http://www.****************/uploads/99edfb2f17.jpg

Quotes:






:eusa_danc Thats all, folks! :eusa_danc
nice screenshots! +rep

Wow, nice news :p.

[You]

oh nice find :], I might get it later, see if i cba to go to the shop

[Ecoutez]

I bought it this morning - very interesting.

[Fine]

reading that u relise how sad most ppl r that play habbo
like look at the 2nd page, the pic of the habbo lido where someone is pretending to be a baby, that person is probably a 15 year old that's idea of fun is to act like a baby twalking lwike twhis

[Pyroka]

Hmm i just noticed, you can see how the moderators alert and use their tools.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5876/ocd3.png

Im guessing the M stands for Moderation, and the red ! means the alert tool. Interesting.

[shenk.]

Oh, my, god.... this is sad and upsetting ;[

How many Dads woke up there sons/daughters today saying:
"Hey you play Habbo don't you? Haha, I know more about it then you now!!"

Child: "You really don't let me sleep."

[Ostinato]

Thanks for the screenshots.

Good to see Habbox got a good, fair mention. :]

Thought the article was a bit biased for the majority... although just about everything was right about how bad Habbo is and the money kids spend on it, he only actually touched on the good things that come out of Habbo.

Lol Al and Heidster probably thought he would have done an article preaising them, so I'd love to have seen their faces this morning! xD

I'm glad it was in this paper, and not The Sun or The Daily Record, because it was a longer, more structured report and was written extremely well.

[Pyroka]

Lol Al and Heidster probably thought he would have done an article preaising them, so I'd love to have seen their faces this morning! xD


Im thinking itll be in the Player Support blog ;) Id love to see that too, itd be quite funny :P

[Coolmandan6]

Okay so yeah i went and bought the article to. I think the article was very fair, think he could of reached to the users a bit more but it was all round good to read.

[Xarea]

Hmm i just noticed, you can see how the moderators alert and use their tools.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5876/ocd3.png

Im guessing the M stands for Moderation, and the red ! means the alert tool. Interesting.

M is Moderation (The Tool: You can ban; alert; kick ect.) and ! is the Call for Help. There was some photo on TFH Forum

EDIT: Found it:
http://www.****************/uploads/3e434a7ff6.png

[JohnnyJoey]

The bit about the wedding made me laugh out loud, and the gaymos thing.
Its good to see it finally getting realised that people who are really 'rich' have gotten that way through scamming and hacking. As it would take years and years to get that much money through the credit limits.

Even William admitted it, kind of.
The last couple of paragraphs made me smile.

[Pyroka]

M is Moderation (The Tool: You can ban; alert; kick ect.) and ! is the Call for Help. There was some photo on TFH Forum

EDIT: Found it:
http://www.****************/uploads/3e434a7ff6.png

Wow, wicked! I wonder what that "Upgrade" button means.. Anyway, thats seriously cool. +Rep for ALL the screenies ;)
Actually.. Im going to go out and buy the magazine ^_^ And while im at it.. Maybe buy credits? Actually miss on the credits. :P Haribo PLOZ.

[Xarea]

Wow, wicked! I wonder what that "Upgrade" button means.. Anyway, thats seriously cool. +Rep for ALL the screenies ;)

I think it's where Moderators can send (or 'upgrade') very serious calls (e.g. pedophillia) to Sulake Staff.

[Carlsta]

might buy it whilst in town!

[Pyroka]

I think it's where Moderators can send (or 'upgrade') very serious calls (e.g. pedophillia) to Sulake Staff.

Ah, very cool feature then. :P I hope they release something like a guide to Moderation soon, thatd be quite sweet. I wouldnt be much of a security breach, but it'd be better than a "Talk with MOD-Flaxy"..

[DJ-Ali]

Hmmm... This is very intresting. I wonder how they found out about Habbox anyway?

[brandon]

Hmmm... This is very intresting. I wonder how they found out about Habbox anyway?
''Steered by my son towards the forums at the independant fan site habbox.com" :rolleyes:

[DJ-Ali]

''Steered by my son towards the forums at the independant fan site habbox.com" :rolleyes:
Oooer. Thanks for telling me. +Rep

[Tussauds!]

Im gonna buy it, something to look back on and laugh at in years to come aye? ;)

[fetish]

Can't be bothered to go buy it :]

[Nixt]

I was laughing pretty much all the way through it. He doesn't really make Habbo sound like a nice place does he.

[Carlos]

I was laughing pretty much all the way through it. He doesn't really make Habbo sound like a nice place does he.

Because it's the truth.

[Nixt]

Because it's the truth.


I didn't say it wasn't, just that it was funny :)

[Coolmandan6]

I think the article wasn't unfair or biased i really think it showed the good side and bad side of Habbo and the last paragraph was very uplifting.

[SourLolly]

Wow Thats Wierd/ Amazing , Good Find.
Second time really ive heard about habbohotel in magz/ papars
used to be advertised in the bliss mag
xD.

[Ashhizzle]

So.. That guy who came on forums about 2 months ago claiming to be a news reporter was acctually a reporter :oo!

[Dentafrice1]

I remember him come on here.. thought he was fake.. guess not :o WOW

[brandon]

So.. That guy who came on forums about 2 months ago claiming to be a news reporter was acctually a reporter :oo!
Actually it was over 4 months ago.

And good report.

[Kotu]

Pretty much like in real life; I think it depends which social group you end up being part of, as to how good of an experience you're going to get.

It's just the bad always outweighs the good, Habbo actually isn't as bad as some parts of the article may make it seem. If you mix with the bad apples in real life you're heading for trouble, same with Habbo.

I thought the article was quite fair. It showed both sides, but I feel maybe the bad side of Habbo more so?

[Axel]

I bet they mentioned me.

[brandon]

I bet they mentioned me.
No they didn't.

[Pyroka]

Ive just came back from downtown with the Daily Telegraph, ive read it and its almost all the truth. Sure there is the side of Habbohotel where everyone insults eachother and act well hard, but then theres another side you dont see, unless youve been on Habbohotel more than a year. Alot of things change.. I think he's went to the wrong crowd to be honest, if he came back id show him exactly what the other side of the hotel is like.

[You]

What other side, it's crap all round, everyone is stuck up

[You]

You send a FR to someone and they accept and you get a message from them saying "Yes.... or What?..." stuck up ;/ *cudnt edit above*

[Pyroka]

Not stuck up, theres some nice people on the hotel. Youve just got to be on the hotel to find them, not on for like 1-2 days because youll obviously run into the idiots, like anyone would.

Im looking for Tim Moores email anyway.. I want to tell him how right he is on some of that, yet it needs improving..

[You]

Ive been on the hotel for 4 years, not 1-2 days ;)...

[Pyroka]

I never said you Marc, i meant Tim Moore :P He was probably only on the hotel 1-2 days, and Al just shown him the landmarks, and not the actual people that makes Habbo quite unique.. Not a swearing nation. I feel like emailing Al now, about if he should become a Tour operator or not..

[You]

Oh, lol, I dont think Al was in the mood for searching through 8k habbos to find about 50 decent habbos

[Pyroka]

Oh, lol, I dont think Al was in the mood for searching through 8k habbos to find about 50 decent habbos

LOL. He couldve invited Tim to like, a Habbohotel event e.g. The Friday Game.. Most of the people who go to them are decent?

[DCeption]

You send a FR to someone and they accept and you get a message from them saying "Yes.... or What?..." stuck up ;/ *cudnt edit above*

Hehe you cautioned :D

Newyas on topic: Ooo nice article cba to read it though, and some people dont even talk on console ;/ even thought they f/red u

[You]

LOL. He couldve invited Tim to like, a Habbohotel event e.g. The Friday Game.. Most of the people who go to them are decent?
lol probz

[myke]

Just went and bought it, it's a really good read, I recommend it to anyone :D

[You]

ew@Mike

[J1MI]

That really is a great article , i recommend you all read it, it made me think about alot of things to do with habbo, and also made me happy that im a part of this community.

I loved tim's conclusion -


Look beneath Habbo's playgroup posturing and you'll detect the foundations of a laudable value system - the importance of community, the power of creative enthusiasm, the sense that ultimately you get out of life what you put back into it.

[You]

That really is a great article , i recommend you all read it, it made me think about alot of things to do with habbo, and also made me happy that im a part of this community.

I loved tim's conclusion -
oh yes, makes me ever so proud to play an online community game

[Black_Apalachi]

Congrats to 8f8 and Sierk for their site being mentioned in a national magazine!! :o

Too bad they were on HabboHotel.COM instead of UK :D

[James!]

Yeah, congratulations 8Freak8 and Sierk for getting there name mentioned in a national newspaper..

I do remember that guy coming on these forums and everybody flamed him because they thought he was lying.. :)

[Just-One]

Nice to see he included the bit i sent him about the 13 year old abduction last year. :P

He also made aware how Habbo gives teen a false sense of reality, its a way to escape the problems of real world and he shows how Habbo exploits this very well.

Overall - A good article!

[Kotu]

Nice to see he included the bit i sent him about the 13 year old abduction last year. :P

I don't think that was very fair, considering attempts to groom young people probably occurs on a lot of popular - teen orientated - chat rooms. If they want to discuss child grooming, an article about that perticular subject or teens using the net in general would be more appropriate.

[Uwe]

has anyone realised its the American hotel yet it says Sagen, not say?

[Pyroka]

has anyone realised its the American hotel yet it says Sagen, not say?

Mm yeah i noticed that, and ive came to the conclusion its probably the Finnish hotel if anything.

[Uwe]

Its in German though but with the American hotel..

[Pyroka]

Oh lord, ZEE GERMANS have taken over the US of A. :P Did you also notice the Console has been blackened and in fact, the text box in on Hotel View also, which shouldnt be there? Somethings going on :P

[DJ Rareness]

Maybe Tim is a scriptorzzzz!

[BL!NKEY]

woa cool.

I wonder who his son is who goes on habbox and told him to go here.


We then progressed to a room that had 'stacked super-rares'. 'Stacking Furni is like real art, even we have no idea how some of it is done'.

lol, I stack that pyramid.

[Foxile]

God, i deliver the telegraph to an old woman. I should have read it :(


:D *Hehe*

[Desjardens]

Somebody post screenies of magazine so I can read it pls.

[Barmi]

Somebody post screenies of magazine so I can read it pls.
Mr Rixn posted it on the first page. :)
http://habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=2389403&postcount=9

[Stab]

woa cool.

I wonder who his son is who goes on habbox and told him to go here.




;):)
well

[Shadow16]

What can I say.

Pure dedication. I left my friend's house at 6am coz I have to catch a train at 8am, but I spotted a newsagents open and remembered today is the day of the Habbo article being published.

I bought the paper from a confused shop-owner at 6.25am, and got home and quickly read it.

The article is in the Telegraph Magazine, and supplement inside the paper. The article is mentioned on the front cover.

It starts on page 56, and Habbox (and Habbox users) are mentioned on the 4th page of the article on 2 occasions.

I'm obviously very pleased to see the site I run mentioned in a magazine with a national circulation - even if it's a very small reference! There are 4 or 5 quotes from Habbox users.

Buy it and post pictures if you can!

Must dash now, train to catch!

WOW! makes me want to go out and buy it :rolleyes:

[Dentafrice1]

;):)
well
Are you saying.. your his son?

[Braffen]

I liked the article, even tho I had a tough time reading it through the images... But good job, Rixn.

I think it was fair. There is too sides to Habbo you know.

In addition, some of you are being too tough on Al and Heidi. Give em a break, can't they ever make you happy? Geeze.

[ZL2.]

You're lips belong somewhere else other than butt cheeks mate.

[Braffen]

I think that the screenies were taken on different Hotels and sent to him from somebody at HQ judging as there are badges there from Habbo China and UK I think.

PS: Mk, grow up, thanks!

[ZL2.]

Lol, I have grown up thanks, unlike some things you do ;)

[Just-One]

I don't think that was very fair, considering attempts to groom young people probably occurs on a lot of popular - teen orientated - chat rooms. If they want to discuss child grooming, an article about that perticular subject or teens using the net in general would be more appropriate.

I think its perfectly fair.

Habbo used to tell habbo's that they should report everything that happens suspicious to be a good habbo citizen, now, Becs did the FOMO campaign and all kids who report suspicious activities are "Attention seeking" and are afraid of being banned.

This lack of moderation clearly shows Habbo is becoming an unsafe place, and I felt that it most deffinately deserved mentioning, especially as the article was about Habbo.

Just-one

[Kotu]

As I understand it, users aren't going to be punished for reporting anything that is justified. Habbo obviously would rather know if somethings happening. If a user is reporting something that is inappropriate or unjustified then all they'll get is a message back reminding them to use the CFH responsibly or to use the ignore button in similar circumstances. Of course, they don't want floods of CFH's from one user about one instance, and they don't want users to purposely go around reporting things. Which, I think is fair.

If users are afraid of calling for help then it's not entirely Habbos fault because they've never said not to all they have done is lay down the line and say when and when not to call for help, and when and when not to use the ignore button. I think that's reasonable considering these functions are put in place to help us out and to help them out.

I think people have simply misunderstood the 'FOMO' campaign, or misinterpretated what the message was. I feel the unerlying message was to think before calling for help - could the issue be solved by ignoring the person? Or, does it need the attention of a Moderating staff?

[Sony.Com]

Thats so cool!

Im canadian though so I cant buy it:(

[BL!NKEY]

I think its perfectly fair.

Habbo used to tell habbo's that they should report everything that happens suspicious to be a good habbo citizen, now, Becs did the FOMO campaign and all kids who report suspicious activities are "Attention seeking" and are afraid of being banned.

This lack of moderation clearly shows Habbo is becoming an unsafe place, and I felt that it most deffinately deserved mentioning, especially as the article was about Habbo.

Just-one

If someone was stalking you and you pressed the ignore button, they wont be able to harrase you or do anything. You wont meet up with them in real life and it will be fine. Just about every thing someone can do to hurt you on habbo can be fixed with ignoring them. If the pedo was ignored and didnt meet up with the people then it wouldnt have happened. What is habbo going to do? Say dont follow those people around?

[lolwut]

http://www.****************/uploads/3e434a7ff6.png

Nice, I wonder what the "Pick Up" buttons mean and do...

Tell me someone plskthx

[Nick.]

"In the chapel, there's a wedding on the go, with pixiegirl222 asking her fianc&#233; stabbed4love if he has 'aids or anything' as a guest simulates peeing in the front"

it made me giggle.

Yeah, I had a laugh at that too. :P


I think its perfectly fair.

Habbo used to tell habbo's that they should report everything that happens suspicious to be a good habbo citizen, now, Becs did the FOMO campaign and all kids who report suspicious activities are "Attention seeking" and are afraid of being banned.

This lack of moderation clearly shows Habbo is becoming an unsafe place, and I felt that it most deffinately deserved mentioning, especially as the article was about Habbo.

Just-one

I totally agree, I think the FOMO campaign was a waste of time, I think they should've just written an article reminding people of the ignore button.


Nice, I wonder what the "Pick Up" buttons mean and do...

Tell me someone plskthx

Well, I'm pretty sure the Pick Up button means, if you click it, you're on the case, and another moderator knows not to get involved. Like picking up the call.
Pick Up & Go, I think thats like, go to the room, as well as pick the call up.

[Pyroka]

I thought the pick up call was more to do with Furniture really.. Nevermind. I was reading the book again last night and it said that they "have to lock the doors when a student conference is outside" or "whoever cant see over the desk, doesnt get in". Seems a bit harsh on midgets i guess, but to the point. Its a bit critical calling the members of Habbo hotel who practically pay their wages stalkers..

[Just-One]

Nice, I wonder what the "Pick Up" buttons mean and do...

Tell me someone plskthx


Pickup = Assigns that specific issue to that Moderator or Habbo X

Pickup and Go = Assigns that specific issue to that MOD or X and sends them to the room the user is in

Pickup and Reply = Assigns that specific issue to that MOD or X and sends the user an alert or answer they enter.

Upgrade = When X's recieve call for helps, if a call for help is an Emergency, they press this button to send it to the Moderators.


If someone was stalking you and you pressed the ignore button, they wont be able to harrase you or do anything. You wont meet up with them in real life and it will be fine. Just about every thing someone can do to hurt you on habbo can be fixed with ignoring them. If the pedo was ignored and didnt meet up with the people then it wouldnt have happened. What is habbo going to do? Say dont follow those people around?

Woohoo, thats x!!:HappyGirl:!!x saved.. now Mr Pedo is having no luck with x!!:HappyGirl:!!x, Mr Pedo goes and meets !!LittleBilly!! who doesn't use the Ignore tool however could have been saved if x!!:HappyGirl:!!x reported it or a Moderator took action instead of replying to every C4H "Please use the ignore tool".


As I understand it, users aren't going to be punished for reporting anything that is justified. Habbo obviously would rather know if somethings happening. If a user is reporting something that is inappropriate or unjustified then all they'll get is a message back reminding them to use the CFH responsibly or to use the ignore button in similar circumstances. Of course, they don't want floods of CFH's from one user about one instance, and they don't want users to purposely go around reporting things. Which, I think is fair.

If users are afraid of calling for help then it's not entirely Habbos fault because they've never said not to all they have done is lay down the line and say when and when not to call for help, and when and when not to use the ignore button. I think that's reasonable considering these functions are put in place to help us out and to help them out.

I think people have simply misunderstood the 'FOMO' campaign, or misinterpretated what the message was. I feel the unerlying message was to think before calling for help - could the issue be solved by ignoring the person? Or, does it need the attention of a Moderating staff?

Habbo since day one have always said to ensure that if anything unconfortable happens on the Hotel it must be reported straight away in order to be a good and safe Habbo Citizen. They even did events on this basis too such as the Hobba Premiership a while back. Since Hobba's have gone, and X's have come.. the safety and overall Habbo product had started to go down hill.

Quoting Bec's FOMO campaign:

http://www.habbohotel.co.uk/community/news/article015.html

When to Use IGNORE
Any time a Habbo's chat is annoying, upsetting, or offensive. Even if they break the Habbo Way, you should use IGNORE.

They say how their moderators will deal with situations themselfs without reports, so with thousands of rooms, 20 odd public rooms, and one MOD on duty they will see everything going on? It clearly shows to use the Ignore button on all occasions and to not Call For Help. If I was a 14 year old kid, I bought loads of furni with my pocket money, I sent a call for help saying Mr so and so is saying racist remarks to me and see clearly in the cal for help "You may be banned if the call is not an emergency", and either way all they get is a reply saying use the Ignore tool. That leaves Mr Offensive racist guy to go harras some other poor 14 year old who shouldn't have been able to see the horrible things he said as the Moderators should have taken action.

All I see is Habbo have reduced the number of online MOD's so that Call For Help numbers are dropped, therefore showing the Safety on Habbo is lacking most deffinately. If that was the message, as you said, they should have made it alot more clearer and not threaten bans in the Emergency Call For Help area. :P

About 2 weeks ago, I was in a room and 2 users were swearing harrasing me etc etc, I reported it as the remarks they were saying were racist, homophobic, slanderous.. literally everything you can think of. I got a message back saying "Use the ignore tool" I was very annoyed however followed the instructions of the moderator and ignored them.. however, they didn't stop and then encouraged other members in the room to hear their points of views and pass on their messages, saying all this un true rubbish about me. I therefore went to another room, and surprise surprise they had followed me. I sent another call for help, and another reply "Use the ignore tool". After my 10th call for help saying how pathetic this is and how I can't believe I am going to have to use the Helptool to get this users removed, an hour later they did actually ban the user.

Do you think this is good?

[e5]

They thought =ICE=T hacked. you can tell. They put that room and they hint it, and then the next thing they talk about is Crime.

did he hack? -.-
Rumours going round say, yes he has, as most rich people do anyway - habbo should fix this -

nice screenies to whoever posted them and lots of comments ;O!

just-one, I totally agree on your last comment, habbo are useless in the sdaferyt department, theyt just say use the ignore button. they don;t know you use it, but then they go harrass another person, nd they report them and they just get told the same thing. Habbo eventually banthem, bevcause if they are only having one moderaor on at a time, 100 odd calls everyone 10 mins or whatever, but habbo should really get more MOD's online. Somone of the time, they get undercover moderators in! These mods will see the bad language ( if any ) and then have tyo loads there HS account and ban them? by that time, they could of gone and said something else to another person. COME ON HABBO, GET YOUR BRAINS IN GEAR!!!!

[24]

Nice Screenshots. Lol at the parents who wanted to get the police involved when their kids got scammed ha ha!! " Theres no legal framework to deal with the theft of a non-existent plastic chair". Classic. 2 years in jail for stealing a brown plasto i can see it now ^^.

[Tussauds!]

Im arresting you for stealing virtual plasto chairs, you do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court anything you do say maybe given in evidence.

Yeah, I can see that! - I'd just love to be arrested and charged for theft of a pod!

[Dan2nd]

Sounds pretty cool I think Habbo really needed this as alot of the older members are slowly moving on and leaving they could do with a new fresh lot

[Flumples]

Sounds pretty cool I think Habbo really needed this as alot of the older members are slowly moving on and leaving they could do with a new fresh lot
V11 should help =]

[alexxxxx]

Habbo is pretty much like real life, with scammers, paedos, games and everything. It makes it more intresting.

[BL!NKEY]

Woohoo, thats x!!:HappyGirl:!!x saved.. now Mr Pedo is having no luck with x!!:HappyGirl:!!x, Mr Pedo goes and meets !!LittleBilly!! who doesn't use the Ignore tool however could have been saved if x!!:HappyGirl:!!x reported it or a Moderator took action instead of replying to every C4H "Please use the ignore tool".

But if habbo pushes the idea of using the ignore button then !!littlebilly!! will use it too and after a few more people Mr Pedo will decide that habbo is not the place to find little children because they dont talk back. But if Mr Pedo talks to x!!:HappyGirl:!!x and she doesnt ignore him but just gets really mad and keeps talking to him like leave me alone. Then she reports him and he gets banned. Mr Pedo will make another accont Mr Pedo2. Then Mr Pedo2 will go around to all the little kids. Habbo wont ip someone for stalking or harassing someone. Unless they have like chat logs of serous stuff.



They say how their moderators will deal with situations themselfs without reports, so with thousands of rooms, 20 odd public rooms, and one MOD on duty they will see everything going on? It clearly shows to use the Ignore button on all occasions and to not Call For Help. If I was a 14 year old kid, I bought loads of furni with my pocket money, I sent a call for help saying Mr so and so is saying racist remarks to me and see clearly in the cal for help "You may be banned if the call is not an emergency", and either way all they get is a reply saying use the Ignore tool. That leaves Mr Offensive racist guy to go harras some other poor 14 year old who shouldn't have been able to see the horrible things he said as the Moderators should have taken action.

All I see is Habbo have reduced the number of online MOD's so that Call For Help numbers are dropped, therefore showing the Safety on Habbo is lacking most deffinately. If that was the message, as you said, they should have made it alot more clearer and not threaten bans in the Emergency Call For Help area. :P

About 2 weeks ago, I was in a room and 2 users were swearing harrasing me etc etc, I reported it as the remarks they were saying were racist, homophobic, slanderous.. literally everything you can think of. I got a message back saying "Use the ignore tool" I was very annoyed however followed the instructions of the moderator and ignored them.. however, they didn't stop and then encouraged other members in the room to hear their points of views and pass on their messages, saying all this un true rubbish about me. I therefore went to another room, and surprise surprise they had followed me. I sent another call for help, and another reply "Use the ignore tool". After my 10th call for help saying how pathetic this is and how I can't believe I am going to have to use the Helptool to get this users removed, an hour later they did actually ban the user.

Do you think this is good?

All of that could have been stopped by using the ignore button. Habbo is just an interactive chat room. If you dont want to talk to someone, you dont have to. If someone else doesnt want to talk to the person, they dont have to. But if Mrs. Pedo wants to talk to Mr. Pedo then they can. In real life I agree that you can not just press the ignore button because someone can mug you and hurt you. But on habbo everything stops when you ignore them.

[Just-One]

But if habbo pushes the idea of using the ignore button then !!littlebilly!! will use it too and after a few more people Mr Pedo will decide that habbo is not the place to find little children because they dont talk back. But if Mr Pedo talks to x!!:HappyGirl:!!x and she doesnt ignore him but just gets really mad and keeps talking to him like leave me alone. Then she reports him and he gets banned. Mr Pedo will make another accont Mr Pedo2. Then Mr Pedo2 will go around to all the little kids. Habbo wont ip someone for stalking or harassing someone. Unless they have like chat logs of serous stuff.

But !!littlebilly!! does not know about the ignore button, and hey, he is not too internet aware either. He's only a new Habbo member, and doesn't know about the Ignore button and finds this "fellow 12 yearold" very nice.

There is more of a risk with encouraging the Ignore button, when Habbo can machine and IP ban those who are obviously harvesting kids. I am sure Habbo would want to try and keep people like that off their site, and if reported will ban them, IP ban, and contact the police (hopefully). However, if x!!:HappyGirl:!!x reported it, instead of ignore, and a MOD removed them from the hotel.. !!littlebilly!! would not have been in Sky News the next Morning.



All of that could have been stopped by using the ignore button. Habbo is just an interactive chat room. If you dont want to talk to someone, you dont have to. If someone else doesnt want to talk to the person, they dont have to. But if Mrs. Pedo wants to talk to Mr. Pedo then they can. In real life I agree that you can not just press the ignore button because someone can mug you and hurt you. But on habbo everything stops when you ignore them.

I tried followin moderators, Ignore button.. but that doesnt stop them harrasing you infront of other users who do not wish to involved themselfs with you as two guys who are ignored are saying this that bobba this swearing racist etc etc!! And for them to get other people to pass on comments, and follow you too rooms.. the ignore tool is NOT that effective.

[brodeo]

You wouldn't let a child go to Kings Cross as night, but let them use the net unsupervised and they'll meet the same people!

Do homeless people have latops then?

[Tussauds!]

Do homeless people have latops then?
That made me lol!

Errr, i've walked around kings cross at night by myself! :l

Plus, what are they saying about the area the offices are in then? Kings Cross is a short walk or 2 minute bus ride away from Islington/Angel.

[Pyroka]

Do homeless people have latops then?

1. That was a comment from Heidi Foster aka Heidster.

2. I think she's refering to that if we go on the hotel unsupervised, we could meet the same bad people as you'd meet at a London Underground station at midnight.

3. That also made me lol ^_^

[jasonflavel]

Is it stillin the shops today if it is were can i buy it ?!?! i so need it

Adzeh (Forum Moderator) : Please do not bump old threads.

[womanizer]

bump,, why?

[Axel]

Is it stillin the shops today if it is were can i buy it ?!?! i so need it

Please do not bump old threads!

[jasonflavel]

sorry just relised about 2mins ago how old it was :S...
But is it on sale still xD

[lissy1019]

Is it stillin the shops today if it is were can i buy it ?!?! i so need it

Hence the name, Daily Telegraph.


sorry just relised about 2mins ago how old it was :S...
But is it on sale still xD

No it won't, It's a daily newspaper.
Although, you could ask around for any spare copies.

[Axel]

sorry just relised about 2mins ago how old it was :S...
But is it on sale still xD

Of course, because it featured Habbo in it, the Daily telegraph though 'heck, lets sell this for about a month!'

[womanizer]

the daily telegraph headquarters will have a copy for public use

[jasonflavel]

Okies sorry peeps for bumping didnt relise how long ago =o dose eny1 have a copy they could some how send me xd if not il ask around the street xD

[womanizer]

Okies sorry peeps for bumping didnt relise how long ago =o dose eny1 have a copy they could some how send me xd if not il ask around the street xD

Yes, it's in the mail expect it in 2-3 days :)

[jasonflavel]

Yes, it's in the mail expect it in 2-3 days :)
Ha Ha very funny -.-

[massacre]

lozlolz

[Casanova]

I just found this article, i never really came on when it was posted so i can see it now :)bad bumper!

[ColyTom]

Ha Ha very funny -.-
Hmmmmmmmmm, maybe try looking at a recycling bank.

[24]

I cant believe that Habbo Hotel is worth &#163;50 Million. I mean dont ya just feel like a sucker...
Suppose its just like buying something from a shop.

[e5]

y post so late?

lolzolzolzolzol.

ANYWAY COOL. IT'S GD LOLZ

[ColyTom]

I cant believe that Habbo Hotel is worth £50 Million. I mean dont ya just feel like a sucker...
Suppose its just like buying something from a shop.
Lol, why do you feel like a sucker? I'm guessing it's because they have so much money and you don't.

[Russia]

Plz dnt bump threads tht are over 1 months old.

Edited by Nick- (Forum Moderator) Please do not bump old threads.

[Pyroka]

Dude... that was pointless. -.-

[PaulMacC]

Plz dnt bump threads tht are over 1 months old.

What are you doing now , leave it to the mod's.

[Boxiel]

lol repoted