Football Prediction Addon - YOUR OPINIONS NEEDED

[Tintinnabulate]

Hi,

I suggested a feature where members can post football predictions and just wondered what you thought of it? :)

Its this:

3) Football Predictions
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=238043

Its upto the sports forum users about this one. I think they might like it, but at the end of the day, its their opinions which matters as they will be the ones using it.
Its an addon which lists all the football leagues and all the matches. You can place your predictions before the match and if you are right, you get a point. There is also a hall of fame showing users points. It might be a fun little competition for sports members and maybe Forum Management can hand out prizes for those who get the most correct ones per month / per season etc.

Here is what it looks like:

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Thanks.

[W00TZEH]

Looks great and would be good for bragging rights.
As long as it's limited to
World cup
Champions league
Europa league
FA Cup
Carling Cup
Premier League
Championship
League 1
League 2

[Hecktix]

Looks great and would be good for bragging rights.
As long as it's limited to
World cup
Champions league
Europa league
FA Cup
Carling Cup
Premier League
Championship
League 1
League 2

As I said in feedback, we can't do that we're soon to become an international fansite.

[W00TZEH]

As I said in feedback, we can't do that we're soon to become an international fansite.
There won't be any 'soccer fans' from America, Canada and Singapore. If there were they'd probably still 'follow' an English team.

[Hecktix]

There won't be any 'soccer fans' from America, Canada and Singapore.

No, I forgot. They can't like the sport can they.

[W00TZEH]

Because that's exactly what I said :rolleyes:

[Hecktix]

Because that's exactly what I said :rolleyes:

My point is you cannot be certain, and if we were trying to attract these users then it's not very good advertisement.

[AlexOC]

Thanks to The Rainbow Party for this suggestion.

[Adamm]

What's the point it's not happening.

[Tintinnabulate]

My point is you cannot be certain, and if we were trying to attract these users then it's not very good advertisement.

I think a test trial month would be good.


What's the point it's not happening.

It might if majority want it.

[W00TZEH]

Why was this moved? :S And test trial month, world cup would be ideal.

[Stephen]

As ive said 100 times put it in a redirection forum in the sports forum and see how it goes. I don't go in the sports forum but a feature like that I would use because I like doing predictions :D

[Smits]

I for one would want it...

[Tintinnabulate]

Why was this moved? :S And test trial month, world cup would be ideal.

They decided its better to have it in feedback afterall :(
I wanted to see Sports members opinions as they would be affected by it and to get their attention.

[Hecktix]

Why was this moved? :S And test trial month, world cup would be ideal.

As it's feedback.

[Smits]

Well yeah please integrate this even as a trial, world cup :(

[Matthew]

idk it just seems a bit... pointless

what about those out there who dont like football?
would similar be made to suit those people?

[Tintinnabulate]

idk it just seems a bit... pointless

what about those out there who dont like football?
would similar be made to suit those people?

Well the majority of the sports forum post about football. All the cricket threads seem dead. Other sports get a few replies but Football is the main one.

[Smits]

idk it just seems a bit... pointless

what about those out there who dont like football?
would similar be made to suit those people?

Similar what? I don't understand your point, if you dont like it, dont use it?

[Tintinnabulate]

And stephen said, he rarely posts in Sports forum but he will use it.

[Adamm]

idk it just seems a bit... pointless

what about those out there who dont like football?
would similar be made to suit those people?
you don't use it.

you have the arcade.

[Matthew]

Similar what? I don't understand your point, if you dont like it, dont use it?
i meant would a similar addon be made for other sports

and for all those saying 'just dont use it', it seems a bit unfair that only the football fans get an addon like this

if it is introduced i personally would be using it im just saying, what about those who dont like football. do they get an update?

[Tintinnabulate]

i meant would a similar addon be made for other sports

No as football is the most popular here. An addon only exists for football.


if it is introduced i personally would be using it im just saying, what about those who dont like football. do they get an update?

What about those who dont use/dont like the arcade? Other sports one will be less popular and therefore pointless.
i.e. for cricket its hard as you cant predict the number of runs a team makes.

[Adamm]

i meant would a similar addon be made for other sports

and for all those saying 'just dont use it', it seems a bit unfair that only the football fans get an addon like this

if it is introduced i personally would be using it im just saying, what about those who dont like football. do they get an update?
THE ARCADE

[Circadia]

i like the idea i'm always predicting scores for Fulham and crystal palace (its fun arguing about them with my mum and dad)

[Stephen]

eSocks you say you'd use it if it was added, yet you seem desperate to not have it added??

[xxMATTGxx]

This is probably one of the plugins that Habbox won't be installing for some time to come, I would love to hear other suggestions though. This one wouldn't really benefit everyone on the forum and only the people who like football and I can't see it being used that much really. Another factor is it, is it really worth installing it?

[Stephen]

People who use the sports forum aren't the only people who like football so you can't really be against it because of that.

[Adamm]

This is probably one of the plugins that Habbox won't be installing for some time to come, I would love to hear other suggestions though. This one wouldn't really benefit everyone on the forum and only the people who like football and I can't see it being used that much really. Another factor is it, is it really worth installing it?
Try it and find out.

It's really not a ball ache to install a plug in so don't act like it's the hardest thing in the world... which, you must admit you usually do. And by 'you', I mean Habbox.

[Matthew]

eSocks you say you'd use it if it was added, yet you seem desperate to not have it added??
i am just thinking of other groups people aswell, unlike a few of you.

[W00TZEH]

It's worth a try, it'd be used more than the chat and if it's free then may as well, at least it'll keep the majority of the people who use the sports forum interested / active.
And 19/24 of the threads on the first page are football threads, the others are 3 to do with one sport on their own, and two cricket threads, obviously not as much demand for them as much as football :rolleyes: Most of the people who post in the other threads are interested in football too.

[Geraint]

I don't see why it can't be installed. On the point that Oli was making about not being able to have it like WC, CL, PL etc is that because it's only football or not enough leagues?

For ***** sake though, this is a British (and Irish) forum mainly and you're worried about other nationalities. Football is the main sport that people and correct me if I'm wrong but the majority does tend to win in most things ye. Get some NHL things if you want to please our friends over there. Love you too Yanks xxx

[Jordy]

I can't see the problem myself. Do it for just the world cup, it'd be a great tool to spark some discussion and soon after the World Cup it could be got rid of?

[Tintinnabulate]

I have installed a demo which you can see
http://saurav.co.uk/foot/vbsoccer.php
It has the world cup.
Register and try it.

You can select which leagues you want in admincp.

Btw it took less than 5 minutes to install.

[immense]

thread sucks without a poll

posted my view in another thread, cba to retype. just want a poll innit.

[Tintinnabulate]

thread sucks without a poll

posted my view in another thread, cba to retype. just want a poll innit.

Yeah I realised afterwards. People have posted wanting it so ...

[W00TZEH]

Would be used well if you offered prizes, 3month world cup vip for 1st, 2 for 2ndm 1 for 3rd.

[Tintinnabulate]

Would be used well if you offered prizes, 3month world cup vip for 1st, 2 for 2ndm 1 for 3rd.

You have the option to see which user has the most point per league so they could easily award prizes based on that.

Always points can be based on:


Points for a completely wrong bet
Points for a properly guessed match winner
Points for a correctly guessed match winner and goal difference (Winning team/Losing team)
Points for a exactly guessed match result

It would be a huge shame if its not installed for the world cup. Like I said, takes less than 5 minutes and is very very easy to set up. It can be tested during the World Cup to see how popular it is.

They ask for ideas on how to retain members and attract new ones and this is a fantastic way. The only reason they have for not installing it is "its for the minority". Well what if slowly the football users leave? Forum will be less active. You should offer something unique and this is it.

[Smits]

i meant would a similar addon be made for other sports

and for all those saying 'just dont use it', it seems a bit unfair that only the football fans get an addon like this

if it is introduced i personally would be using it im just saying, what about those who dont like football. do they get an update?

I'm not being funny but football is absolutely huge in the UK and europe, where most of the members are from. There wouldnt be much use introducing a system for the 3 fans of baseball or whatever would there? Sure if the fan base is there and on this forum.. but it isnt, and for football it is.

[StefanWolves]

Well, looks like the Sports Forum is going to be short changed YET AGAIN.

This would be used by the whole forum, not just the Sports, especially for the World Cup.

And MattGarner, Oli, why bring the whole 'OH WELL IT WON'T BENEFIT THE FORUMZZ!!!' 'OMGZ WHAT ABOUT OUR YANKEEE AND FOREIGN VISIT0RZZZ', just get a grip. Get into the real world, the whole world watches the Premier League and World Cup and the average teenager knows about the English Premier League.

Actually go and research the background of football, and mainly the World Cup and the Premier League before slating that it wouldn't attract the foreign and non-sports forum users, because it WOULD.

The fact that you won't even try it is just stubborn, it takes no time to install and is easy to implement, and its free, you're just bone idol LAZY.

What was the point in this whole Forum Government Poll thing, where the Rainbow Party won, if none of their policies are going to be implemented.

Yet another thing that's gone up the swanny for HXF, well done guys!

EDIT - oh, and yes I would support this, however it's not going to happen, because about 20 members who use the Sports Forum always get changed, and to be honest I'm used to it now! and so are others, which is why a lot of us are now becoming more and more less active.

[Hecktix]

I'm gonna close this thread now, as this isn't gonna happen, sorry guys. The thread is just going to go round and round in circles and if people start throwing insults at Management then infractions'll start flying out which is something I want to avoid.

Myself and General Management discussed it for around twenty minutes and considered several options however we simply could not justify such a big change for the forum for around 20 users.

We can however guarantee we will be doing some special events for the world cup, we aren't just going to ignore this huge global event. We have had some of our ideas planned for a while now and we think you will like what we do have planned, what this add-on is is a lot of fuss for nothing, as to be honest what we already have planned will keep you satisifed from what I have read in this thread.

Some of our World Cup campaign will be launching in the next 2 weeks, watch this space.