Announcements

[Xarea]

No offense to ralphsjamie, but I don't really care that Jump The Fence had a "good turnout". I didn't even know about the DDOS attack earlier, until I read in a thread somewhere to check announcements.

I think that announcements regarding events, name changes, and petty other little things should be posted in a seperate forum, not all bumping over eachother so we can't see the real (and dare I say decent/worth reading) announcements?

Thoughts?

[Charlie]

I don't think it's worth it. If you want to read the annoucements, click on the forum and view them.

[today]

I agree the DDOS thread should of been ontop for longer and the "jump the fence" should of been better done really. Personally i think its a bad announcement for several reasons.

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?p=4704728#post4704728

[Kardan]

No offense to ralphsjamie, but I don't really care that Jump The Fence had a "good turnout". I didn't even know about the DDOS attack earlier, until I read in a thread somewhere to check announcements.

I think that announcements regarding events, name changes, and petty other little things should be posted in a seperate forum, not all bumping over eachother so we can't see the real (and dare I say decent/worth reading) announcements?

Thoughts?

Totally agreed. I'm not really bothered about some event that 10 people went too considering there's a forum of hundreds of users...

[Xarea]

I don't think it's worth it. If you want to read the annoucements, click on the forum and view them.

Yeah, i'd want to read actual important announcements - I don't care if .::N1COL3::.'s Costume Change was a "great success".


Totally agreed. I'm not really bothered about some event that 10 people went too considering there's a forum of hundreds of users...

Point exactly ;).

[Mrs.McCall]

Announcements are there for users to see important and interesting things that have happened on the forum. You'll find many users read them with interest and they are good at advertising events etc that are going on but also a way of celebrating good work and events that have happened.

[Nain]

Eww, why be so mean.
I think that its good how it is, but its not for me to decide on, time to call in the habboxforum management (Elkaa tbh)

but i dont see WHY PEOPLE CANT BE BOTHERED TO CLICK ON ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLICK ON THE FORUM THEY WISH TO VIEW?

i doubt a seperate forum is going to be made as ive seen people read them with intrest

EDIT: YOUR POST JUST CAME NOW! MRS.MC WIERD!

[today]

They may not know there was any newer and more important announcements, i only view latest unless im mega bored ^_^

[JackBuddy]

Yeah it is annoying when you see a thread called 'FALLING FURNI- SUCCESS' instead of an important announcement.

There isn't really any need for it.

[Mrs.McCall]

It's just a way of letting users know what's been happening. Users are encouraged to check the announcement forum is general.

I can imagine the thread will be bumped soon anyway with updates.

[.::BaRkSeH::.]

I don't think it should be announced tbh, if someone was that interested in it, they would of gone to it.

[Ashley]

I don't really read the name changes or events threads, they don't interest me, but some people may actually want to go to the events or care about how they went.

[Leetzgirl]

It's just a way of letting users know what's been happening. Users are encouraged to check the announcement forum is general.

I can imagine the thread will be bumped soon anyway with updates.


How could have i checked when the forum is slow.

Maybe it good for saying this event was good, but at important times like srever going down, the improatant news should be posted and stayyed at the top to let everyone know, otherwise people ask questiopns

[Xarea]

Announcements are there for users to see important and interesting things that have happened on the forum. You'll find many users read them with interest and they are good at advertising events etc that are going on but also a way of celebrating good work and events that have happened.

No - announcements are not for "interesting things" - announcements SHOULD be for important information that needs to be (or should be) known by the members.

For example, would you see this:

THE PRIME MINISTER
10 DOWNING STREET
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: BBQ - GREAT SUCCESS

I would like to say that my BBQ was a great success. Congratulations to John Prescott who won four sausages, and my wife who won a burger. It was a great turn out.

Gordon Brown

No, I doubt you would ever see that.


They may not know there was any newer and more important announcements, i only view latest unless im mega bored ^_^

Yeah - important announcements need to be read - but when there are stupid posts bumping them down, whats the point.


Yeah it is annoying when you see a thread called 'FALLING FURNI- SUCCESS' instead of an important announcement.

There isn't really any need for it.


I don't think it should be announced tbh, if someone was that interested in it, they would of gone to it.

And those two quotes are exactly what I am trying to say ;).

[Nereo]

Of you were actually interested in Announcements click the whole section not just the top thread

[today]

Why? The most important ones should of been on top, quick ref/access.

Specially the DDOS thread untill its sorted should of been kept ontop for several reasons.

[Kardan]

"Danger to forum accounts"

"All passwords should be changed as there was an exploit that was... exploited earlier today. All users should change their passwords just to be on the safe side."

"FALLING FURNI - GREAT SUCCESS"

"SXCGRL93 WON A HC SOFA AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. THANKS FOR COMING."

--
With the current system the Falling Furni would replace the Danger to forum accounts thread. As soon as a user logs in, they see the latest announcement... There should be a Important Announcements board and a Forum/Community Announcements board.

[Nain]

They may not know there was any newer and more important announcements, i only view latest unless im mega bored ^_^
Well, why not do it anyway. No wonder the worlds getting fatter, people cant be bothered to click a few extra things!

Yeah it is annoying when you see a thread called 'FALLING FURNI- SUCCESS' instead of an important announcement.

There isn't really any need for it.
Nope. Its called, scrolling down :eusa_clap you did it!

I don't think it should be announced tbh, if someone was that interested in it, they would of gone to it.
not always, sometimes people are busy! that means that they can not attend these. As i said before, people read this with intrest. Why try and stop them?

No - announcements are not for "interesting things" - announcements SHOULD be for important information that needs to be (or should be) known by the members.

For example, would you see this:

THE PRIME MINISTER
10 DOWNING STREET
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: BBQ - GREAT SUCCESS

I would like to say that my BBQ was a great success. Congratulations to John Prescott who won four sausages, and my wife who won a burger. It was a great turn out.

Gordon Brown

No, I doubt you would ever see that.



Yeah - important announcements need to be read - but when there are stupid posts bumping them down, whats the point.





And those two quotes are exactly what I am trying to say ;).
sorry, whats with the sarcasm. its very good.

Of you were actually interested in Announcements click the whole section not just the top thread
Exactly, your not lazy are you :) you can be bothered to move your mouse a little to the left, click, then another click. Honestly people its not that hard!

Why? The most important ones should of been on top, quick ref/access.

Specially the DDOS thread untill its sorted should of been kept ontop for several reasons.
Nope. Announcements should be read. Not all of them have to be AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENTS! Whats wrong with letting people know that the event they went to was a success?

and now time to do this :eusa_wall as i just know that the thread maker is going to make it so that a 'Habbox Events' thread is made and the announcements are made there.

i dont get it. WHY NOT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. REALLY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS SHOULD REDIRECT YOU TO IT!

Gosh!

I still dont get why people cant move there mouse a little further.

or a touch pad (as i use)



"Danger to forum accounts"

"All passwords should be changed as there was an exploit that was... exploited earlier today. All users should change their passwords just to be on the safe side."

"FALLING FURNI - GREAT SUCCESS"

"SXCGRL93 WON A HC SOFA AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. THANKS FOR COMING."

--
With the current system the Falling Furni would replace the Danger to forum accounts thread. As soon as a user logs in, they see the latest announcement... There should be a Important Announcements board and a Forum/Community Announcements board.

Thats the point of the 'REDIRECTING SYSTEM!'
OR! They could bump the thread every few hours.
and if people can be bothered to post in this thread, why not to click a little more!
i may be saying this alot. but its stressfull, and i want THE WORLD TO BE SKINNIER!

[today]

Well, why not do it anyway. No wonder the worlds getting fatter, people cant be bothered to click a few extra things!

Nope. Its called, scrolling down :eusa_clap you did it!

not always, sometimes people are busy! that means that they can not attend these. As i said before, people read this with intrest. Why try and stop them?

sorry, whats with the sarcasm. its very good.

Exactly, your not lazy are you :) you can be bothered to move your mouse a little to the left, click, then another click. Honestly people its not that hard!

Nope. Announcements should be read. Not all of them have to be AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENTS! Whats wrong with letting people know that the event they went to was a success?

and now time to do this :eusa_wall as i just know that the thread maker is going to make it so that a 'Habbox Events' thread is made and the announcements are made there.

i dont get it. WHY NOT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. REALLY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS SHOULD REDIRECT YOU TO IT!

Gosh!

I still dont get why people cant move there mouse a little further.

or a touch pad (as i use)
Calling me fat or trying to say i might be/or could get fat really wont get you anywhere in life.

It did earn you a nice -rep though!

[benjamin]

Well, why not do it anyway. No wonder the worlds getting fatter, people cant be bothered to click a few extra things!
i actually lol'd.

[GommeInc]

Does anyone want me to chuck this at the council/shuve it in the council report?

[today]

Does anyone want me to chuck this at the council/shuve it in the council report?
Would it get us any further?

If so go for it.

[Nain]

Calling me fat or trying to say i might be/or could get fat really wont get you anywhere in life.

It did earn you a nice -rep though!
Thanks for the -Rep

I'm not calling you fat
im not saying that you wont get anywhere in life being fat

im saying

FAT PEOPLE GET MADE FUN OF!
FAT PEOPLE ARNT THAT GREAT AT SPORTS

and yes, if you cant be bothered to move the mouse, im calling you fat!

[today]

Thanks for the -Rep

I'm not calling you fat
im not saying that you wont get anywhere in life being fat

im saying

FAT PEOPLE GET MADE FUN OF!
FAT PEOPLE ARNT THAT GREAT AT SPORTS

and yes, if you cant be bothered to move the mouse, im calling you fat!
Once again you will earn a nice -rep from me when i can :)

I'm not fat but honestly people like you need to grow up and stop saying things like this..

[benjamin]

a few extra clicks won't burn any calories, just thought i'd let you know encase that's why you spend so much time on the pc or something.

[Leetzgirl]

hello

i'm fat and your taking the piss out of me?


Earned you a nice little rep- as well.

[Mrs.McCall]

The server slowing down is major news yes but forum members should just check the announcements forum incase they have missed something. Usually if it is of upmost importance i.e. forum member's account safety a thread will keep getting bumped over events announcements etc.

It's only fair event organisers can post what a success their hard work was... I mean they put a lot of effort in to their events like talkshow organisers but lots of effort into their shows. I have to admit I find the name change bit pointless but who are we to choose what is important news or not.

Plus, if we only ever posted "important" stuff i.e. server going down it'd mean that half the time the announcement forum wouldn't be used at all.

[GommeInc]

Why has this turned into a discussion about over-weight members of the forum?

Also, to answer your question KL... No but worth a shot :P

[today]

a few extra clicks won't burn any calories, just thought i'd let you know encase that's why you spend so much time on the pc or something.damn it ben, i thought it would!! :(


hello

i'm fat and your taking the piss out of me?


Earned you a nice little rep- as well.
Aha.=]


The server slowing down is major news yes but forum members should just check the announcements forum incase they have missed something. Usually if it is of upmost importance i.e. forum member's account safety a thread will keep getting bumped over events announcements etc.

It's only fair event organisers can post what a success their hard work was... I mean they put a lot of effort in to their events like talkshow organisers but lots of effort into their shows. I have to admit I find the name change bit pointless but who are we to choose what is important news or not.

Plus, if we only ever posted "important" stuff i.e. server going down it'd mean that half the time the announcement forum wouldn't be used at all.We are saying two forums one for events/name changes and the other for important stuff. :rolleyes:


Why has this turned into a discussion about over-weight members of the forum?

Also, to answer your question KL... No but worth a shot :P
Hmm, give it ago anyhow babes.

[GommeInc]

You could always make a new catagory called announcements, one for forum, one for habbox, one for events. Although that's just added mess really. I don't there's a way to solve this.

[Mrs.McCall]

And what I am saying is we shouldn't decide what is important. And you all say its unfair you have to check the announcement forum for "important" announcements but is it not unfair for other members to have to troll through an announcements sub-forum about news on events?

[Nain]

Announcements, is for announcing.
Announcing, can announce that an event went well.

you see the connnection.
i sure do.

[today]

No as it would be directly under the Important Updates forum.

Or at least stop posting "dis event was a massive hit" when there was only 12 people turned up, we never used to have threads like tihs, why start?


Announcements, is for announcing.
Announcing, can announce that an event went well.

you see the connnection.
i sure do.
gone.

[Leetzgirl]

There is a thing, Called global announcments, and it is quite usefull, but as i dont know the full details.

It best if someone who worked with VB for along time to tell us :D

[Con]

I agree the DDOS thread should of been ontop for longer and the "jump the fence" should of been better done really. Personally i think its a bad announcement for several reasons.

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?p=4704728#post4704728

I completely agree with you here, I spoke to him about the poor announcement's he has been doing.
I have told him he may recieve a department warning if he does not spell check / Grammer check his announcements anymore.



"Danger to forum accounts"

"All passwords should be changed as there was an exploit that was... exploited earlier today. All users should change their passwords just to be on the safe side."

"FALLING FURNI - GREAT SUCCESS"

"SXCGRL93 WON A HC SOFA AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. THANKS FOR COMING."

--
With the current system the Falling Furni would replace the Danger to forum accounts thread. As soon as a user logs in, they see the latest announcement... There should be a Important Announcements board and a Forum/Community Announcements board.

I agree to this too, Maybe two announcement threads would be a decent idea.


Does anyone want me to chuck this at the council/shuve it in the council report?

I think the council should check out this thread and read the feedback as it is a serious/important thing :)

[Mrs.McCall]

The event threads have been around for a long while, as long as I can remember actually. It just happens that lately the events staff is a lot more active than it used to be so there are more announcements.

[Nain]

There is a thing, Called global announcments, and it is quite usefull, but as i dont know the full details.

It best if someone who worked with VB for along time to tell us :D
There not very good. Trust me, ive worked with vB. There terrible

No as it would be directly under the Important Updates forum.

Or at least stop posting "dis event was a massive hit" when there was only 12 people turned up, we never used to have threads like tihs, why start?


gone.
We Did. ;] Just not as much.

and also Calling me a goon and saying you would slap me = - rep sorry, editing it isnt going to help.

[Leetzgirl]

There not very good. Trust me, ive worked with vB. There terrible

We Did. ;] Just not as much.

and also Calling me a goon = - rep


...


Reasons why

[GommeInc]

I think the council should check out this thread and read the feedback as it is a serious/important thing :)
I would but can't see how you could solve this problem, having a special forum for this would be empty most of the time. Event updates kinda keep it alive. If there were two forums, would this not add to a messy announcements catagory (or whatever it's called)?

[Con]

I would but can't see how you could solve this problem, having a special forum for this would be empty most of the time. Event updates kinda keep it alive. If there were two forums, would this not add to a messy announcements catagory (or whatever it's called)?

Hmm, I spose.

Maybe, If there is an important thread which people need to read, and an events staff posts over it. Maybe the important thread should bumped :)

[Nain]

exactly, or if people REALLY need to read it. why not re-direct it.

[Mrs.McCall]

Hmm, I spose.

Maybe, If there is an important thread which people need to read, and an events staff posts over it. Maybe the important thread should bumped :)

I think that's the best solution or even people just checking announcements.

Or even, if possible, some sort of box on the forum that has "recent announcements" with the 5 most recent announcements... don't know if that's possible. Kinda like a "latest news" thing that way they're all viewable.

[GommeInc]

Hmm, I spose.

Maybe, If there is an important thread which people need to read, and an events staff posts over it. Maybe the important thread should bumped :)
Seems a bit of effort for bumping and kinda looks untidy. Is there a feature that allows important announcements to appear above all the catagories on Habbox? Like when polls are posted at the top of the forum? That could work.

[Leetzgirl]

Seems a bit of effort for bumping and kinda looks untidy. Is there a feature that allows important announcements to appear above all the catagories on Habbox? Like when polls are posted at the top of the forum? That could work.


Yes there is,

It called 'Global Announcements'.

Or in the next update which will be Vb 3.7, it would be called 'Notice'

[Mrs.McCall]

That'd be the best thing I guess but if it's "important" announcements only then eventually it'll be old news and look like nothing is going on...

[Nain]

exactly. Events keep the announcements alive!

otherwise the forum category will be as dead as elvis.
Everyone will moan and want to bring the events back in the forum
Death will come to all

[Bomb-Head]

The events are for the Habbox public so announcements regarding them will be put in the announcements forum for the Habbox public to see - it makes sense? Just because you don't go to any doesn't mean others don't.

If you want to read other announcements then it's not hard to open the actual announcement forum is it?

[Kardan]

The events are for the Habbox public so announcement regarding them will be put in the announcements forum for the Habbox public to see them - it makes sense? Just because you don't go to any doesn't mean others don't.

If you want to read other announcements then it's not hard to open the actual announcement forum is it?

With a forum that has hundreds of users - with about half of them not even using Habbo and only about 10/15 Habbos going to each event... Posting information before and after each event (which is pratically everyday) is pointless.

And why should we have to open the announcement forum everyday just to see if there's anything of major importance? If there is something that management needs to tell us we should be able to see it without having to scroll through pointless threads...

[Bomb-Head]

And why should we have to open the announcement forum everyday just to see if there's anything of major importance?

Because that's the point of it?

[Mrs.McCall]

Yeah it is a bit lazy... just click on the forum and read?

You don't need spoon-feeding. It isn't hard to click on a forum.

[Leetzgirl]

But we dont know if it there


i not gonna check it every 2 hours am i :|

[nvrspk4]

With a forum that has hundreds of users - with about half of them not even using Habbo and only about 10/15 Habbos going to each event... Posting information before and after each event (which is pratically everyday) is pointless.

And why should we have to open the announcement forum everyday just to see if there's anything of major importance? If there is something that management needs to tell us we should be able to see it without having to scroll through pointless threads...

We can inform the Habbo public on what we feel they want to know. People need to know about name changes so its not a "WTH WHO IS HE" situation. People like to know how events turned out (and, for the record, its a requirement that staff post an after-announcement, not just custom.) If you want to read something then you can click on the thread.

If its something we as management need you to know (for example, a password exploit or a need for you guys to change your passwords) we would make sure it was visible. Its fairly easy to simply bump a thread. Other information that is for your benefit only you can click to read, such as this, you don't need to do anything, its simply for your information. However since it was up for so short a period I've simply bumped it. It's really that easy. All these complicated fixes are unecessary.


But we dont know if it there


i not gonna check it every 2 hours am i :|

No, check when you can be bothered after you see the blinking console.

[FlyingJesus]

Hey why not just make mandatory view threads for important stuff, everyone loves them.

[nvrspk4]

Hey why not just make mandatory view threads for important stuff, everyone loves them.

We can do that as well, we found the mandatory thread tool after the last really important announcement. Actually maybe make this one one as well.

I think we might just have a genius on our hands.

[FlyingJesus]

Yeah I was being sarcastic about people loving them lol 'cause everyone complained when we had the first poll about playing Habbo or not (or whichever the first one was) but if it's something serious about the servers and possible downtime or stuff like that then it'd be good use of the tool.Of course if you really want to annoy people you could make all threads in Announcements automatically mandatory haha, then people could really complain about events threads.

[Boonzeet]

I personally think that something serious (like the DDOS attack) being moved down because of some little event on a game that about 70% of this community play, and 3% go to the events, is silly.

Can't we make a seperate forum for Habbox event announcments? I'm sick of the good turnouts or "GRET SUCSESS!" Threads.

[Smiddy]

http://www.habboxforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=231

Surely this forum gets wasted... oh wait it does. lol silly me for finding it. :rolleyes:

It just needs to be moved and edited a little. Not that difficult.

[nvrspk4]

Yeah I was being sarcastic about people loving them lol 'cause everyone complained when we had the first poll about playing Habbo or not (or whichever the first one was) but if it's something serious about the servers and possible downtime or stuff like that then it'd be good use of the tool.Of course if you really want to annoy people you could make all threads in Announcements automatically mandatory haha, then people could really complain about events threads.

I know, but that's for a poll, I'm sure people wouldn't mind a CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD FOR SAFETY REASONS mandatory thread.

Heh. Maybe if I'm feeling especially spiteful during some big event (perhaps the Spectacular round two) I'll make it mandatory so EVERY event announcement (like three a day) forces you to read them :eusa_danc I think I'd be skinned alive.

[AgnesIO]

Especially in Ralph's evenmts.

I don't think anyone cares if someone won 2 ducks, a bed, a tv, a fridge and a hc tv.

I mean come off it - Who even wants that?!

On Topic: I only ever read the announcement shown I don't normally miss anything half interesting either.

[Xarea]

Does anyone want me to chuck this at the council/shuve it in the council report?

Yes, if you could, haha.


The server slowing down is major news yes but forum members should just check the announcements forum incase they have missed something. Usually if it is of upmost importance i.e. forum member's account safety a thread will keep getting bumped over events announcements etc.

It's only fair event organisers can post what a success their hard work was... I mean they put a lot of effort in to their events like talkshow organisers but lots of effort into their shows. I have to admit I find the name change bit pointless but who are we to choose what is important news or not.

Plus, if we only ever posted "important" stuff i.e. server going down it'd mean that half the time the announcement forum wouldn't be used at all.

There is a special forum for your events already....

http://www.habboxforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=231

If people wanted to go to an event, they'd check it.


You could always make a new catagory called announcements, one for forum, one for habbox, one for events. Although that's just added mess really. I don't there's a way to solve this.

There is already an events forum:
http://www.habboxforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=231


I would but can't see how you could solve this problem, having a special forum for this would be empty most of the time. Event updates kinda keep it alive. If there were two forums, would this not add to a messy announcements catagory (or whatever it's called)?

Haha, read above..


With a forum that has hundreds of users - with about half of them not even using Habbo and only about 10/15 Habbos going to each event... Posting information before and after each event (which is pratically everyday) is pointless.

And why should we have to open the announcement forum everyday just to see if there's anything of major importance? If there is something that management needs to tell us we should be able to see it without having to scroll through pointless threads...

Exactly - name changes and events aren't the best - or most important for that matter - of announcements, and it's just making the forum more messy.

[Roxy]

Yes, if you could, haha.

There is a special forum for your events already....

http://www.habboxforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=231

If people wanted to go to an event, they'd check it.



As an EO I'd like to point out that we have been told to post in the announcements section before and after our event.
I guess this is so that more people can see the thread and will then know about the event, therefore promoting it.
The announcement is to let everyone know the event is happening, so if it was posted in the events forum then not as many people would see it/ read it anyway.
Also, you said if people wanted to go to an event, they'd check it, but surely you don't have to read the announcement anyway if you don't want to. I can understand that sometimes it goes over important threads, but we don't know that until it's been posted and, like someone else said, the important threads can always be bumped.

[JackBuddy]

As an EO I'd like to point out that we have been told to post in the announcements section before and after our event.
I guess this is so that more people can see the thread and will then know about the event, therefore promoting it.
The announcement is to let everyone know the event is happening, so if it was posted in the events forum then not as many people would see it/ read it anyway.
Also, you said if people wanted to go to an event, they'd check it, but surely you don't have to read the announcement anyway if you don't want to. I can understand that sometimes it goes over important threads, but we don't know that until it's been posted and, like someone else said, the important threads can always be bumped.
There's no point promoting an event after it has happened though. Creating a new thread saying it was a 'success' is pretty pointless, cos you're not exactly going to post if it went horribly wrong.

[MissAlice]

I think the problem here is that members want to be aware of what they consider is important. How do you define what's important? Anything that affects the forum or site I imagine is of great importance to the majority of members. Personally I would much prefer to see a Habbox News forum, that covers the forum and the site only, and let the events, name changes, staff recruitments (possibly) stay in announcements.

Bumping surely is something that should be discouraged if it's just to get it noticed, and shouldn't be encouraged for that reason alone ;)

Just an idea :)

[jesus]

I don't think it's worth it. If you want to read the annoucements, click on the forum and view them.Fully agreed. Usually it shows up on the 'new posts' search option as well.

[GommeInc]

Which after 100 posts a minute, will be removed from the top of the new posts page ;) If people wanted to see an announcement within a minute of it being posted, the chances of it sitting at the top of the posts in the announcement forum is very likely :rolleyes:

[Samishlol]

I totaly agree with ollie. I don't bother to check announcements if i see the thread is a event, name change. If it's an update or something important then i do read.

[Excellent]

Announcements are there for users to see important and interesting things that have happened on the forum. You'll find many users read them with interest and they are good at advertising events etc that are going on but also a way of celebrating good work and events that have happened.I second this but I do not think that name changes for a DJ or News Reporter really need to be stated there. Maybe they management should introduce a staff name change forum for members to see if a member of staff has changed his/her name.

[Smiddy]

http://www.habboxforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=231

Surely this forum gets wasted... oh wait it does. lol silly me for finding it. :rolleyes:

It just needs to be moved and edited a little. Not that difficult.

There is a special forum for your events already....

http://www.habboxforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=231

If people wanted to go to an event, they'd check it.
:O you cheeky little..!

There shouldn't be a rift over this, it just needs some common sense to divide the two up..

[shizzle]

This is annoy, yes I must agree there should be another forum for this.

[today]

Indeed i agree with smiddy the Events forum needs to be used more, specially when it was bloody created and not used.

[The Professor]

Anything that affects the forum or site I imagine is of great importance to the majority of members. Personally I would much prefer to see a Habbox News forum, that covers the forum and the site only, and let the events, name changes, staff recruitments (possibly) stay in announcements.

1000% support that idea, +rep if I can.

[Smiddy]

The ideal scenario could be to use the global announcements, like others have said, where the admin staff can add any forum details that are necessary, in there, so it'd be the first thing we see when we come onto the forum.
Then the announcements forum can be used to announce staff/events.

I don't think there's a hack necessary to use the global announcements either, but it might have some security flaws no matter what!

[jackass]

I know. It really annoys me when they post 'Wahay great turnout' etc.

Completely pointless and no ones cares.

[MissAlice]

I think what this thread proves, and it's now been highlighted is that members want to be able to read what they consider to be important Habbox related news, and not have to hunt for a thread in announcements that may have been posted over 24 hours ago and is now buried because of the volume of new threads/posts in the last 24 hours.

I personally prefer a Habbox News Forum, I don't think members want to be forced to read, they simply want the choice :)

[Xarea]

I think what this thread proves, and it's now been highlighted is that members want to be able to read what they consider to be important Habbox related news, and not have to hunt for a thread in announcements that may have been posted over 24 hours ago and is now buried because of the volume of new threads/posts in the last 24 hours.

I personally prefer a Habbox News Forum, I don't think members want to be forced to read, they simply want the choice :)

Exactly - please, into force please management!?

[Xarea]

Double posting needed - another example has come:

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=482742

Sorry, but what is the NEED? I think we can see the competitions clearly enough - why does it have to push down important announcements? :@

[Mrs.McCall]

The need is so members can see the comps and access them without having to go through all the comp forums. It's only fair that the comps get advertised if we all work hard on producing them. Entries tend to go up when they are announced.

[today]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=482773

best announcement ever.

But i do like the idea of a global announcement for say server issues ect that way everyone has to see it or "force thread".

[The Professor]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=482773

best announcement ever.

Ok, we get the point.

[today]

Ok, we get the point.
i edited it actually mate.

[FlyingJesus]

Any way you want it that's the way you need it any way you want it

[nvrspk4]

Well some people are saying name changes are unimportant others are saying resignations are unimportant and others don't want events, etc.

If we had two seperate forums, one would be for "Important Announcements - Events Starting, Staff Hirings and Firings, SMod/Management Name Changes, and other random important stuff"

The other would be for Event Summaries, New Competitions, Staff Name Changes and...what else?

[le harry]

Well some people are saying name changes are unimportant others are saying resignations are unimportant and others don't want events, etc.

If we had two seperate forums, one would be for "Important Announcements - Events Starting, Staff Hirings and Firings, SMod/Management Name Changes, and other random important stuff"

The other would be for Event Summaries, New Competitions, Staff Name Changes and...what else?

I'd class "Events Starting" in the second forum heh

[Mr.OSH]

Well some people are saying name changes are unimportant others are saying resignations are unimportant and others don't want events, etc.

If we had two seperate forums, one would be for "Important Announcements - Events Starting, Staff Hirings and Firings, SMod/Management Name Changes, and other random important stuff"

The other would be for Event Summaries, New Competitions, Staff Name Changes and...what else?

I think if the forums were split, events starting and new competitions would have to be in the same forum in my opinion. However as different people class different things as important I really don't believe it is necessary. The occasional bump or stickying of the really important announcements should be enough and anyone who wants to read the events should really be able to open up the announcements forum and look over it. In any forum things will cover up other things so you have to enter the forum to check the most important threads - I don't really see any issue with the current system. :)

[Xarea]

Well some people are saying name changes are unimportant others are saying resignations are unimportant and others don't want events, etc.

If we had two seperate forums, one would be for "Important Announcements - Events Starting, Staff Hirings and Firings, SMod/Management Name Changes, and other random important stuff"

The other would be for Event Summaries, New Competitions, Staff Name Changes and...what else?

I was thinking more along the lines of:

"Important Announcements - SMod/Management Name Changes, and other random important stuff"

"Not So Important - Event Summaries, New Competitions, Staff Name Changes, Events Starting, Staff Hirings and Firings."

[samsaBEAR]

i think splitting them is a good idea, there's loads of times where ive gone to read an announcement, but im too late because its been pished back amongst all the other useless ones.
it should be split up like:
'Habbox forum announcements'
and
'General Habbox announcements'

where all the stuff about the forum, like staff name changes, new features, new rules etc go into 'habbox forum announcements'
and all the other stuff that no one really cares about, like new competitions, telling us events where a success and the like can go into 'general habbox announcements'

[FlyingJesus]

i think splitting them is a good idea, there's loads of times where ive gone to read an announcement, but im too late because its been pished back amongst all the other useless ones.
it should be split up like:
'Habbox forum announcements'
and
'General Habbox announcements'

where all the stuff about the forum, like staff name changes, new features, new rules etc go into 'habbox forum announcements'
and all the other stuff that no one really cares about, like new competitions, telling us events where a success and the like can go into 'general habbox announcements'

This is the best version of a split I think, because then people who don't care about competitions or Habbo or the radio or whatever don't have to see that stuff and can just get the forum news.

[samsaBEAR]

This is the best version of a split I think, because then people who don't care about competitions or Habbo or the radio or whatever don't have to see that stuff and can just get the forum news.
two things we agree on in two days.
what is the world coming to?

[--ss--]

I don't really see a point in splitting the announcements up as it will require more work for us to see exactly what is happening.

The announcements help give a community feel to the forum telling us everything that is happening even if it may not be 'important' in your words but i'm sure some people like finding out what happened in the events , who won and such.

[MissAlice]

Well some people are saying name changes are unimportant others are saying resignations are unimportant and others don't want events, etc.

If we had two seperate forums, one would be for "Important Announcements - Events Starting, Staff Hirings and Firings, SMod/Management Name Changes, and other random important stuff"

The other would be for Event Summaries, New Competitions, Staff Name Changes and...what else?

Pleased to see admin reading the importance of this thread, two separate forums is needed in my opinion. Of course all announcements are important, but some are far more important than an event that's already taken place on Habbo ;) Imagine you've been away for a week, members want to be able to find any important changes that have occured while they have been away, and this will make it far easier to find important Habbox News/Announcements whatever you want to call it, that members want to be kept up to date on, particulary things like new rules, changes to the forum etc. etc.


i think splitting them is a good idea, there's loads of times where ive gone to read an announcement, but im too late because its been pished back amongst all the other useless ones.
it should be split up like:
'Habbox forum announcements'
and
'General Habbox announcements'

where all the stuff about the forum, like staff name changes, new features, new rules etc go into 'habbox forum announcements'
and all the other stuff that no one really cares about, like new competitions, telling us events where a success and the like can go into 'general habbox announcements'

I think that's a great split :)


I don't really see a point in splitting the announcements up as it will require more work for us to see exactly what is happening.

The announcements help give a community feel to the forum telling us everything that is happening even if it may not be 'important' in your words but i'm sure some people like finding out what happened in the events , who won and such.

I really don't see how this will cause moderators more work. Members cant post in announcement threads, so are you saying that by having another forum which is only viewable, that causes mods more work?

The announcements should give a community feel to the forum, and I can't see why another announcement forum would make it anything less. If anything I think splitting the announcements will benefit everyone, those members who do attend events on the Hotel and members who enjoy entering competitions on the forum, will benefit too, the thread created to announce these events will stay forefront, surely that's a good thing, isn't it?

To me everyone would benefit :)

[samsaBEAR]

Lol, there is an announcement.
Just, I had to bump over it with my event announcement

It was there for about 24 hours.

So yeh, Habbox = Official
You can check here as well
www.habbo.co.uk/groups/official_fansites/ (http://www.habbo.co.uk/groups/official_fansite) [i think]
taken from; http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=483016

id say that habbox becoming official is pretty important, but once again it is bumped over with threads that arent important.

i know im bigging myself up, but i think this is probably the best way to split them:

i think splitting them is a good idea, there's loads of times where ive gone to read an announcement, but im too late because its been pished back amongst all the other useless ones.
it should be split up like:
'Habbox forum announcements'
and
'General Habbox announcements'

where all the stuff about the forum, like staff name changes, new features, new rules etc go into 'habbox forum announcements'
and all the other stuff that no one really cares about, like new competitions, telling us events where a success and the like can go into 'general habbox announcements'