Recent Downfall

[Sharon]

I have noticed a huge lack of posts in the last few weeks on this forum.

At 23:53 on 30 March 2011, HabboxForum has 6,660,915 posts. So if we take 31st March - 10th April, its 11 whole days. Right now the forum has 6,673,488 posts.

On average that is 1,143 posts a day which is a lot lower than what it used to be.

Things such as Habbo Events/Quizzes should be taking place regularly to avoid this.

over and out

[RyRy]

It's not hard to figure out whats happened, peeps like Tara and Jen aint postin and all the members that did post got banned...

[Nemo]

moar comps, there used to be loads now not so many


also what pyroka said, ive noticed even myself becoming more inactive.

[Sharon]

It's not hard to figure out whats happened, peeps like Tara and Jen aint postin and all the members that did post got banned...

Yeah I've found myself not wanting to post since Jen :/

[Stephen]

I AGREE LIFE JUST ISNT WORTH LIVING WITHOUT JEN

Jen was the only thing sticking habboxforum together. Without her, the amazing star called hxf is collapsing in on itself which unfortunately means the end for most of us.

If there is no bike then how the hell is the community going to keep hxf "riding" on in the future?

Sharon have you been studying these statistics over the past few days? I did not know that you were so smart!

[RyRy]

The way I see it is the forum is declining on Habbox's 'carelist' if you get me. May not be right in managements POV but tis the way all the members are seeing it. The old members which made HabboxForum pretty much *survive* have now left and the ones that stuck around because of them are losing interest too. I mean it's never gonna get to 0 people posting, but not much point really in coming on here now.

[Neversoft]

These things happen spontaneously from time to time. One week a forum may not get so many posts, another week it could get twice as much. You see this a lot with the listening trends on last.fm. I highly doubt a few Habbox events will make things any different. Besides, the Easter holidays are coming up now and I am sure in a weeks time the forum will be bursting with life.

[The Don]

It is getting boring lately, but make new threads, post in ones already made. I made a thread about boyz n the hood in tv/film and it got one reply, I mean come on people!

But on a serious note, I highly doubt that Jen and Tara leaving will lead to the downfall of Habbox. It was around before those two were here and will still be standing after they have left.

[dirrty]

yeah, as quite a lot have mentioned above, i've found myself less inactive and really only on the forum for convenience (as in, if i'm on the net, then why not pop on every now and again) because the forum is just boring. but this seems to be the case for quite a lot of older/frequent users imo, so it seems unless there's an influx of newer members, the forum will continue to decline in regards to activity.

[Cwmbran]

Or maybe the weather has been real nice the past week so people have been enjoying it?

[Stephen]

Or maybe the weather has been real nice the past week so people have been enjoying it?

you dont come on here enough to understand. Your post is not accepted as a legit post because this has been going on longer than a week.

-Stephen

[Grig]

Or maybe the weather has been real nice the past week so people have been enjoying it?

Maybe everyone got a life and left LOL.

Although HxF was dying at around October time of last year and it rebounded quite a bit in Jan or so. So I think it's just a general trend. Although some of the older users have been less willing to post and most of the newer and younger ones seem more interested in the amazin' world of habbo yhyhyh.

[Richie]

As much as I like Jen, get over it. Speak to her on msn, I try speak to her now and then when I notice she's on msn but I don't continuously moan about her leaving on the forum, it's not like we can force her come back.

I don't post in spam any more because I just don't "click" with the spam community like I used to. When I do post in spam some people generally just cry about everything, even if I make a jokey comment there is always that one negative **** head that turns the thread. Fair enough people have their own opinions but it's the same negative people over and over again, if people keep crying they should be ******* banned, simple as. I just tend to steer clear of spam nowadays, it's not the same as before and I think I've just gotten to the stage where I just ignore people who are up their own arses.

Don't worry though the forum isn't going to die the stats will always be on an up and down scale and lets be honest the point of this thread is just to moan. Management should really make rules for feedback. If people don't have a suggestion on how to fix a problem it shouldn't be feedback, it should be a complaint. After all feedback is ones opinion on how things can be improved.

---------- Post added 11-04-2011 at 07:12 AM ----------

I know that might look contradicting but in fairness I'm just using a mirror to reflect the rainbow so people can see the gold beyond it ;).

[SaltNvinigar]

I go on abit,
but I am only new.

I post heaps when I get on, but I rarely get on now :S

[Inseriousity.]

lol at richie the leprachaun showing us the way to the gold :P

I don't think it's wise to judge Habbox's "downfall" on just posting stats. How many people, on average, listened to HabboxLive? How many people, on average, signed up to Habbox (site)? Generally, these things just tend to be a rollercoaster: up, down, up, down - no sexual innuendo intended - but if every time there was a down period and someone gave me a pound for everytime someone said "Habbox is dying" or a variation of the theme, I'd be a millionaire!

[Hecktix]

Or maybe the weather has been real nice the past week so people have been enjoying it?


lol at richie the leprachaun showing us the way to the gold :P

I don't think it's wise to judge Habbox's "downfall" on just posting stats. How many people, on average, listened to HabboxLive? How many people, on average, signed up to Habbox (site)? Generally, these things just tend to be a rollercoaster: up, down, up, down - no sexual innuendo intended - but if every time there was a down period and someone gave me a pound for everytime someone said "Habbox is dying" or a variation of the theme, I'd be a millionaire!

All very smart posts here. For the period you mentioned Sharon (and I refuse to believe you investigated those statistics yourself, so Hi Saurav glad to know you're still obsessed with Habbox :rollseyes:), the same period last year was significantly lower in posts, the same period in 2009 had similar posts too. If you look at the trends in HabboxForum statistics March onto April is always quiet and then the Easter Holidays liven things up.

One can only assume the reasons for peaks and troughs in HabboxForums posting activity however registration stats are higher than they've been all year and the amount of new members posting more than once is also on the increase. Pyroka, I think it was moaning that the older members who "make hxf survive" aren't being looked after - no it's not that they aren't being looked after it's that they are growing up and moving on - that's how life works, Habbox is right to focus on the Habbo audience (believe it or not, we're a Habbox fansite) as these are the future of Habbox.

The forum isn't getting as many posts as it would most other months of the year, but by far would I call this a "downfall", slight overexaggeration there but then again what do I expect when Saurav get's a young girl to post stuff like this, you'd think at his age he'd move on and forget about Habbox.

If HabboxForum is going to follow the same pattern it did in 2009 and 2010 of a quiet March and then an increase from mid-April to Summer then looking at the stats from last year and using last months stats to project, we should have a busier summer than 2010. So no, I wouldn't say HabboxForum is in a 'downfall', lol.

[scott]

Actually there have been quite a lot of new registrations on the forum recently. I guess the fact that the weather has been nicer it's the start of half term (or if you're from scotland then you've already been off last week) people having to complete assignments and having deadlines to meet for before the easter break. There is still a lot of posts on the forum and I don't really think that because one week has had a fewer amount of posts than other weeks is a "downfall". The forums always going to have it's high weeks and low weeks I gues that was just one of them.

To someone who mentioned about habboxlive listeners they haven't started going down much if at all we are still getting a really good amount of listeners regularly :)

[Catzsy]

All very smart posts here. For the period you mentioned Sharon (and I refuse to believe you investigated those statistics yourself, so Hi Saurav glad to know you're still obsessed with Habbox :rollseyes:), the same period last year was significantly lower in posts, the same period in 2009 had similar posts too. If you look at the trends in HabboxForum statistics March onto April is always quiet and then the Easter Holidays liven things up.

One can only assume the reasons for peaks and troughs in HabboxForums posting activity however registration stats are higher than they've been all year and the amount of new members posting more than once is also on the increase. Pyroka, I think it was moaning that the older members who "make hxf survive" aren't being looked after - no it's not that they aren't being looked after it's that they are growing up and moving on - that's how life works, Habbox is right to focus on the Habbo audience (believe it or not, we're a Habbox fansite) as these are the future of Habbox.

The forum isn't getting as many posts as it would most other months of the year, but by far would I call this a "downfall", slight overexaggeration there but then again what do I expect when Saurav get's a young girl to post stuff like this, you'd think at his age he'd move on and forget about Habbox.

If HabboxForum is going to follow the same pattern it did in 2009 and 2010 of a quiet March and then an increase from mid-April to Summer then looking at the stats from last year and using last months stats to project, we should have a busier summer than 2010. So no, I wouldn't say HabboxForum is in a 'downfall', lol.

Agree with most of this but I do think the large amount of 'downtime' we have had recently has also impacted on the numbers of posts as if it isn't up members can't physically post. :P We are entering the phase of exams for everybody too so quite a few members won't have quite so much time until the summer holidays but that's quite normal. Also members come and go all the time and if it is specifically spam you are taling about then maybe more of an effort to welcome new members there would be a good idea?

[Sharon]

Richie, sorry to crash your post but you asked me in HxHD to try and get Jen back so I don't see why your here saying to everyone get over it when you haven't exactly yourself. I'm not going to get over Jen leaving in the near future because she was a honourable member.

[-Eyeless-]

It was dying back in the dark days that I was a moderator. It will pick up again soon enough. It is probably a mix of people enjoying the sun, enjoying coursework (Sarcasm) and having stuff to do. But be assured it will come back ;)

[scott]

Richie, sorry to crash your post but you asked me in HxHD to try and get Jen back so I don't see why your here saying to everyone get over it when you haven't exactly yourself. I'm not going to get over Jen leaving in the near future because she was a honourable member.

Jen may have been an honourable member, sure she made some good posts but before she left she didn't post as much as what she used to. I don't think it's really fair to say that there isn't as much posts as there used to be because one person left that's just silly lol. Like Catz said maybe if the new members who posted in spam didn't get treated differently or sort of "pushed out" of spam then it would still be as active. Another good point she made was exam time so of course the forum posts will start to go down a bit then due to people starting revision!

[Hecktix]

Forum posts usually increase in exam period Scott, HabboxForum is a handy tool within the art of procrastination :P

[-Eyeless-]

Forum posts usually increase in exam period Scott, HabboxForum is a handy tool within the art of procrastination :P

Very good point, I used to use Habbox for just that :P, but there must be some good kids out there who will actually do their work right?

[AgnesIO]

I think it would help if a our "lower" management team and DJ's posted more than once a week

[Hecktix]

Looking at the posting pattern of the last 4 years it goes like this:

January: Busy
February: Gets quieter
March: Usually quietest month of the year until the Easter Holidays (note: these are a lot later this year!!)
April: Usually picks up around Easter holidays (see above)
May: Posting usually stays consistent with April kinda time
June: Posting drops a little due to more nice weather & revision
July: Busiest month of the year.
August: Second busiest month of the year
September: Posting drops as people get back into routines and arent on HxF until 2am.
October: Posting increases a little bit
November: Consistent with October
December: Quieter.

The same pattern has been followed for the past 4 years and I think the same pattern will occur this year, however, HabboxForum was down for 1 week in March, if you take the average posts per week in March and add it to the monthly total, March 2011 was better than 2010.

[Stephen]

As much as I like Jen, get over it. Speak to her on msn, I try speak to her now and then when I notice she's on msn but I don't continuously moan about her leaving on the forum, it's not like we can force her come back.

I don't post in spam any more because I just don't "click" with the spam community like I used to. When I do post in spam some people generally just cry about everything, even if I make a jokey comment there is always that one negative **** head that turns the thread. Fair enough people have their own opinions but it's the same negative people over and over again, if people keep crying they should be ******* banned, simple as. I just tend to steer clear of spam nowadays, it's not the same as before and I think I've just gotten to the stage where I just ignore people who are up their own arses.

Don't worry though the forum isn't going to die the stats will always be on an up and down scale and lets be honest the point of this thread is just to moan. Management should really make rules for feedback. If people don't have a suggestion on how to fix a problem it shouldn't be feedback, it should be a complaint. After all feedback is ones opinion on how things can be improved.

---------- Post added 11-04-2011 at 07:12 AM ----------

I know that might look contradicting but in fairness I'm just using a mirror to reflect the rainbow so people can see the gold beyond it ;).

It's spam, what do you expect? :| From what I remember spam was never some accepting loving bff community anytime between now and your join date. There's always been negativity in there. Plus your jokes do suck balls and you know it.


Agree with most of this but I do think the large amount of 'downtime' we have had recently has also impacted on the numbers of posts as if it isn't up members can't physically post. :P We are entering the phase of exams for everybody too so quite a few members won't have quite so much time until the summer holidays but that's quite normal. Also members come and go all the time and if it is specifically spam you are taling about then maybe more of an effort to welcome new members there would be a good idea?

I think we've been good tbh. Haven't been complaining when new members post there but I think they're all scared of me which is why there hasn't been a massive increase of newish users posting there.


Forum posts usually increase in exam period Scott & Rosie, HabboxForum is a handy tool within the art of procrastination :P

;)

[Catzsy]

It's spam, what do you expect? :| From what I remember spam was never some accepting loving bff community anytime between now and your join date. There's always been negativity in there. Plus your jokes do suck balls and you know it.



I think we've been good tbh. Haven't been complaining when new members post there but I think they're all scared of me which is why there hasn't been a massive increase of newish users posting there.



;)

I don't think they are scared of you, Stephen. :P

[Sharon]

Then what are they scared of?

[Catzsy]

Then what are they scared of?

It can be quite intimidating in spam when users first post. :)

[Sharon]

To be fair it is a bit silly to be asked to be accepted as a spam member with your first post, I know that from personal experience - anyone serious should make regular posts.

[AgnesIO]

Also, lets not pretend new members not being 'accepted' in spam is a new thing..

New users have never been wanted in spam - so I don't think that is a reason for lower amount of posts.

[Catzsy]

To be fair it is a bit silly to be asked to be accepted as a spam member with your first post, I know that from personal experience - anyone serious should make regular posts.

Tell me how is spam any different to any other forum? I do not think they need to be accepted to 'post' anyway just not be put off from posting.

[AgnesIO]

Tell me how is spam any different to any other forum? I do not think they need to be accepted to 'post' anyway just not be put off from posting.

Spam has always had a fairly 'select' amount of people posting in it, whereas virtually anyone has always been able to post in the other forums. Whether people like it or not, that is where spam is different.

---------- Post added 11-04-2011 at 12:25 PM ----------

I still think a way to get post count higher would be to get DJs (picking on these staff, as to be honest they seem to be the worst at it) to actually post more than once a week. I know not all DJs are like this, but if being able to talk to your FAVOURITE HABBOXLIVE DJ on a FORUM WHERE YOU CAN HAVE PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM is not an incentive for newer habbo players to sign up, I don't know what is.

[Sharon]

Comparing any forum to spam is a bit self explanatory really. Spam is generally where the older users who don't play Habbo go. So if a new member who is rather young and plays Habbo comes and posts you can imagine yourself how that will turn out - I'm not going to say I like it like that but I guess that's the flow around here and it has been for ages so there's no point in questioning it now.

[Stephen]

Forum posts usually increase in exam period Scott, HabboxForum is a handy tool within the art of procrastination :P


Looking at the posting pattern of the last 4 years it goes like this:

January: Busy
February: Gets quieter
March: Usually quietest month of the year until the Easter Holidays (note: these are a lot later this year!!)
April: Usually picks up around Easter holidays (see above)
May: Posting usually stays consistent with April kinda time
June: Posting drops a little due to more nice weather & revision
July: Busiest month of the year.
August: Second busiest month of the year
September: Posting drops as people get back into routines and arent on HxF until 2am.
October: Posting increases a little bit
November: Consistent with October
December: Quieter.

The same pattern has been followed for the past 4 years and I think the same pattern will occur this year, however, HabboxForum was down for 1 week in March, if you take the average posts per week in March and add it to the monthly total, March 2011 was better than 2010.

lolwhat?



Tell me how is spam any different to any other forum? I do not think they need to be accepted to 'post' anyway just not be put off from posting.

It's spam, there's always been a community there that's separate from the other forums. 08 is a nice example of how some of us see spam. Everyone knew eachother, lots of drama between people, we had laughs etcetc. I guess alot of us are just used to it being like that and don't want it to change.

I think we could sort this out much easier if a spam department was set up and I was made Spam Representative. I'm sure we'd be able to communicate with the alien lifeforms known as spammigrants and sort something out

[Sharon]

I am ALL for this Spam Council idea :O

[Catzsy]

Comparing any forum to spam is a bit self explanatory really. Spam is generally where the older users who don't play Habbo go. So if a new member who is rather young and plays Habbo comes and posts you can imagine yourself how that will turn out - I'm not going to say I like it like that but I guess that's the flow around here and it has been for ages so there's no point in questioning it now.


lolwhat?




It's spam, there's always been a community there that's separate from the other forums. 08 is a nice example of how some of us see spam. Everyone knew eachother, lots of drama between people, we had laughs etcetc. I guess alot of us are just used to it being like that and don't want it to change.

I think we could sort this out much easier if a spam department was set up and I was made Spam Representative. I'm sure we'd be able to communicate with the alien lifeforms known as spammigrants and sort something out

Well it isn't meant to be an elitetist forum at all and anybody should be able to post there as they wish.
If the 'regulars' don't find it interesting they don't have to post. Spam has been closed down in the past
mainly because of bullying of the younger members. I am not saying that is what is happening now. With respect it isn't a 'special member's club' where your application for membership is vetted,

[Sharon]

Sometimes it isn't about how old you are though? It's more about what you post. A fair few regular posters are 12-14

[AgnesIO]

Well it isn't meant to be an elitetist forum at all and anybody should be able to post there as they wish.
If the 'regulars' don't find it interesting they don't have to post. Spam has been closed down in the past
mainly because of bullying of the younger members. I am not saying that is what is happening now. With respect it isn't a 'special member's club' where your application for membership is vetted,

No, it isn't. But, with respect, suggesting spam has ANYTHING to do with people posting less is complete rubbish.

[Catzsy]

Comparing any forum to spam is a bit self explanatory really. Spam is generally where the older users who don't play Habbo go. So if a new member who is rather young and plays Habbo comes and posts you can imagine yourself how that will turn out - I'm not going to say I like it like that but I guess that's the flow around here and it has been for ages so there's no point in questioning it now.


Sometimes it isn't about how old you are though? It's more about what you post. A fair few regular posters are 12-14
You seem to have contradicted yourself here, Shaz.


No, it isn't. But, with respect, suggesting spam has ANYTHING to do with people posting less is complete rubbish.

The topic has evolved - I did not suggest that spam has 'ANYTHING to do with people posting less'.
The post was highlighting that people should be able to post in any forum they want and be welcome there or at least not be put off posting there.

[AgnesIO]

You seem to have contradicted yourself here, Shaz.



The topic has evolved - I did not suggest that spam has 'ANYTHING to do with people posting less'.
The post was highlighting that people should be able to post in any forum they want and be welcome there.

And anyone should be able to go to whatever place on earth they feel like without being judged - and sometimes discriminated against. But it happens, so lets move on.

[Catzsy]

And anyone should be able to go to whatever place on earth they feel like without being judged - and sometimes discriminated against. But it happens, so lets move on.

Move on and not make sure that Habbox Forum has the right environment for members to post in?

[AgnesIO]

Move on and not make sure that Habbox Forum has the right environment for members to post in?

I think it is ridiculous there is even an argument over this?

Infact, lets look at when Habbox was most popular. It was when new members were not 'respected' in spam at all - if anything there has been improvement in terms of them being allowed in. Yet HabboxForum is less active than it used to be? The fact spam has a smaller userbase does not effect anything. Perhaps users just like it how it is? Look at the Anime forum, they hated the idea of having more people involved in their discussions - perhaps we should just merge than unused forum with Discuss Anything, so users feel more welcomed.

[luce]

yeah it is just basically the old school, if you will, leaving like I haven't been active for ages until now leah, jake, chainy john, jen just to name a few left the sports section is dormant. Basically over moderation and people growing up and not being replaced.

[Catzsy]

I think it is ridiculous there is even an argument over this?

Infact, lets look at when Habbox was most popular. It was when new members were not 'respected' in spam at all - if anything there has been improvement in terms of them being allowed in. Yet HabboxForum is less active than it used to be? The fact spam has a smaller userbase does not effect anything. Perhaps users just like it how it is? Look at the Anime forum, they hated the idea of having more people involved in their discussions - perhaps we should just merge than unused forum with Discuss Anything, so users feel more welcomed.

Who is arguing? I am certainly not. It's called a discussion.:P Just because somebody doesn't agree with you on something certainly does not turn it into an argument. Spam has always had members leave and then people come in.
What on earth do you base this on?

Infact, lets look at when Habbox was most popular. It was when new members were not 'respected' in spam at all - if anything there has been improvement in terms of them being allowed in.
It just seems like a really subjective comment to me with little or no foundation.
As far as merging it with 'Discuss Anything' goes I like the Spam section - it is unique in it's own way.

@ Lucy - spam is not over moderated at all. In fact the mods are more lenient with that section than any other and 'abusing of each other', if they are friends, is often allowed.

[Hecktix]

I think a few wires have been crossed here, Richie and someone else mentioned about the spam forum being quiet therefore Catzsy tried to explain why she thinks the spam forum is being quiet, I believe wires have been crossed by others assuming she meant that this is the reason the whole forums posting has generally declined (although not by much lets remember).

I think people are also forgetting that Habbo fansites are no longer what they were three or four years ago, the Habbo community was quite literally based on fansites, Habbo staff used to refer to us as "super fansites" as Habbox for one had the support of around half of the active communtiy on Habbo.co.uk which was phenomenal, nowadays as we know Sulake care less which generally means less advertisment for us - you can say "go advertise yourselves" and we do, search the names of some of the big fansites on your navigator on Habbo, I can guaruntee you that 80% of the time Habbox will have A) More rooms being used and B) More people in those rooms. Of course people will listen to adverts from Sulake more than they listen to us and this is why I am glad 0rca, since stepping into the fansite administration role has tried to involve fansites more, her fansite spotlight may just be the start, fansites are back in touch with Sulake so we will see where it goes.

It's also worth noting that other fansites have taken huge hits too, generally worse than Habbox. Generally Habbox still comes out on top and this is the main thing I aim for as if we're on top if means we've got better chances of succeeding when given the chance. Habbox has improved generally from 2010 to 2011.

[Richie]

Richie, sorry to crash your post but you asked me in HxHD to try and get Jen back so I don't see why your here saying to everyone get over it when you haven't exactly yourself. I'm not going to get over Jen leaving in the near future because she was a honourable member.

Yeah once when she first left but jesus you are going on like you just got a divorce.

[beth]

bit obsessive that you don't wanna post just cause a member has left. in the 5 years i've been here, i've left/comeback/left/comeback and the forum is always fluxing. it will never die. i've seen people leave who were literally the forefathers of how spam is now (joe/alex/ryan/helen/ross/cassie/jord/clar) and yet it's still carried on, jen came along right when those guys left, and someone will come now and do what jen has done.
i think jen is fab, but she won't be the end of hxf.

[Richie]

Edited by Hecktix (General Manager): Please do not be rude to others

[Rozi]

I can't believe that people are putting hxf being a tiny bit slower than normal down to Jen leaving. Before Jen left she hadn't been active for months, and so I really can't see how she's lead to the ULTIMATE END OF HXF FOREVER OH NO.

As others have said, hxf has constantly fluctuating activity levels and if every time hxf had a slow week then feedback would be full of threads almost identical to these. Put it down to a busy time in most people's lives (I know personally I've been almost hectically busy in these last 3 weeks) and the incredibly beautiful weather.

[beth]

I can't believe that people are putting hxf being a tiny bit slower than normal down to Jen leaving. Before Jen left she hadn't been active for months, and so I really can't see how she's lead to the ULTIMATE END OF HXF FOREVER OH NO.

As others have said, hxf has constantly fluctuating activity levels and if every time hxf had a slow week then feedback would be full of threads almost identical to these. Put it down to a busy time in most people's lives (I know personally I've been almost hectically busy in these last 3 weeks) and the incredibly beautiful weather.

also to add to the "busy" period, we're just about to hit exam season SATs/GCSES/A/S levels/uni exams.

[Stephen]

Edited by Hecktix (General Manager): Please do not be rude to others

I'm very sorry that you can't take a joke :|

AND BETHIE BUT OIL SAID THAT ACTIVITY INCREASES DURING EXAM SEASON!!

and then got owned by the stats

[Calvin]

I have noticed a huge lack of posts in the last few weeks on this forum.

At 23:53 on 30 March 2011, HabboxForum has 6,660,915 posts. So if we take 31st March - 10th April, its 11 whole days. Right now the forum has 6,673,488 posts.

On average that is 1,143 posts a day which is a lot lower than what it used to be.

Things such as Habbo Events/Quizzes should be taking place regularly to avoid this.

over and outThat post just came across very rude to the competitions and events departments. They've been working their ass off to provide about 5-10 events a day and several competitions and you expect them to do more like that and make the forum become extremely popular overnight.

I think you're only posting this because spam is going slow even though all the other forums are fine. Just get used to it I suppose.

[Stephen]

She's actually posting it because saurav told her to

[Calvin]

She's actually posting it because saurav told her toWell it's not like he's a member here so he can't really judge hahaha.

[Hecktix]

Yes, don't mention the wording of the post to Sharon, she actually asked if I'd remove this thread but I asked her if it'd be ok to leave it as these kinda threads usually generate good ideas :)

[Stephen]

The-bunny is totally saurav spying on the thread or something

edit: I win

[nvrspk4]

If the departure of any group of members will cripple HabboxForum, we might as well shut the forum now.

It's a community, hence a lot of different people. The departure of one person, or a group, might be sad and drastically change the dynamic, but unless its like 25-50% of the forum leaving and influxes pretty much stopped, life will go on, and the dynamic will continue to change around.

[Sharon]

Calvin what ARE you on about I was reffering to events such as Forum Takeover ...

(edit revolved with Calv on MSN :))

Hey Forum should do a few quick forum quizzes for easter or something

[Nicola]

Calvin what ARE you on about I was reffering to events such as Forum Takeover ...

Yes and the Help Desk takeover still happens every month :S There are plenty of events going on on Habbo, the forum doesn't need to be doing them on there all the time. It's not as if the forum doesn't have a presence on Habbo, I'm in the Help Desk a fair bit nowadays and often talk about the forum with people and I'm there to answer any forum related questions if need be. There are smods and mods that also use Habbo so it's not as if it's just on there either.

Even though we had a good week of downtime in March, on March 18th we had the highest number of posts in one day since the start of 2011. This was the day that V6 was released and also around the time that the forum had come back from it's long week of downtime. To me that is something really positive and it was nice to see a huge surge of posts like that, it actually shows just how popular the forum is and how much people missed it. Posts have decreased since then but they have been quite consistent each day. The weekend just gone posts did make a small drop but I can only put that down to the weather to be honest because it's been absolutely lovely, that was just Friday and Saturday, yesterday posts went back up to what they have been normally for the past few weeks. It is a very busy time for people at the moment and as Oli has shown in his little calender, things do pick up after June once everyone has finished school and their exams, it's common sense to know that....

But heyho, what do I know? I just copy what everyone else says init :rolleyes:


Hey Forum should do a few quick forum quizzes for easter or something

Sorry to miss this bit but you edited after I quoted. I was hoping to do a quick quiz soon as the normal plan is to do them every 2 weeks, but with the easter eggstravaganza being on that is more important to advertise as it's a bigger event so I will be making a notice for that instead. It looks really ugly having 2 notices up at the top and the quick quiz one is normally quite big.

The Forum do have Easter plans though that will be starting on Sunday :)

[FlyingJesus]

Spam has been closed down in the past mainly because of bullying of the younger members.

To my memory the times it's been shut down for bullying it's been older members (Beer/Lolly/Lee most prominently) who were the targets. I haven't actually seen much unpleasantness recently, possibly because any harsh words now get you cautioned, but any disliking of posts/members seems to be down to their personality not just their age


With respect it isn't a 'special member's club' where your application for membership is vetted,

Well it ought to be, respect is something that you get from other people for your words and actions so if it's not reviewed and decided upon by other people I can't see what definition you can give to it


lets look at when Habbox was most popular. It was when new members were not 'respected' in spam at all - if anything there has been improvement in terms of them being allowed in.

Absolutely. The "golden era" was when there were cliques and member hierarchies and less nonsense about how we're somehow all equal. I'm not saying we should encourage fighting and abuse or that such things would give any more life to the forum (although I guess it's quite possible), but to suggest people are being too mean NOW of all times for areas like spam to thrive is ridiculous

[Stephen]

dey dont know mean. Mean is posting someone's pic in feedback and calling them a stalker

harry :love:

[Eoin247]

If the departure of any group of members will cripple HabboxForum, we might as well shut the forum now.

It's a community, hence a lot of different people. The departure of one person, or a group, might be sad and drastically change the dynamic, but unless its like 25-50% of the forum leaving and influxes pretty much stopped, life will go on, and the dynamic will continue to change around.

Well if this group make a sizeable chunk of the posts (or at least the good ones that make some others visiting the forum), then it is going to make a big difference even if the other 95% or whatever stay for the time being.

[Smiddy]

If you're worried about the forum having a lull, here's a simple tip; take it upon yourself to post more? Find things to talk about, interests you have, interests you are wanting to find out about. There's such a diverse group of people on here, there's likely to be someone who has even a slight interest in the topic.

There's also topics which can usually be repeated on a year-by-year basis. Looking at what Hoteluser has posted tonight (namedropping) in discuss anything, it's not an original topic, but it's one which can be used each year - hopefully with each year you'd find yourself changing a little and posting different things.

[Chippiewill]

Is this thread seriously happening? This is like saying the economy is going to **** because sales in January are down on December, it only takes a bit of common sense. Posts decrease at this time of year for obvious reasons and increase in the Summer Holidays for related obvious reasons (Infact I'm sure if Oli got out one of his graphs about now of usage statistics that we'd be able to see peaks and troughs at the same points in the year... hmm)

Also if everyone in the spam forum stopped posting then the forum would still be fine because posts in spam have little to no effect on the posts outside of spam due to the nature of a spam forum so stop winging and claiming that spam is the only thing that's holding habbox together.

[beth]

To my memory the times it's been shut down for bullying it's been older members (Beer/Lolly/Lee most prominently) who were the targets. I haven't actually seen much unpleasantness recently, possibly because any harsh words now get you cautioned, but any disliking of posts/members seems to be down to their personality not just their age



Well it ought to be, respect is something that you get from other people for your words and actions so if it's not reviewed and decided upon by other people I can't see what definition you can give to it



Absolutely. The "golden era" was when there were cliques and member hierarchies and less nonsense about how we're somehow all equal. I'm not saying we should encourage fighting and abuse or that such things would give any more life to the forum (although I guess it's quite possible), but to suggest people are being too mean NOW of all times for areas like spam to thrive is ridiculous

the hot list should still happen.

[FlyingJesus]

I think you'll find it was the lush list and the vile list

[beth]

I think you'll find it was the lush list and the vile list

THAT WAS IT. i want to find the threads. did they get closed.

[Stephen]

Is this thread seriously happening? This is like saying the economy is going to **** because sales in January are down on December, it only takes a bit of common sense. Posts decrease at this time of year for obvious reasons and increase in the Summer Holidays for related obvious reasons (Infact I'm sure if Oli got out one of his graphs about now of usage statistics that we'd be able to see peaks and troughs at the same points in the year... hmm)

Also if everyone in the spam forum stopped posting then the forum would still be fine because posts in spam have little to no effect on the posts outside of spam due to the nature of a spam forum so stop winging and claiming that spam is the only thing that's holding habbox together.

Someone didn't read the whole thread. The spam talk in this thread is just something that happened, the thread has nothing to do with spam holding habbox together

[beth]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=453834&highlight=lush+list

this is the golden era of habbox. this should be returned. fab.

[Eoin247]

Just replying to a few earlier posts here.

I think that this thing of trying to include everybody and not let anybody be rude to anybody goes too far in some cases.

I've seen posts being edited for somebody calling another user an idiot. This i really think is going to far. The fact is that in real life you got to have some common sense and if you act like an idiot in real life you will most of the time fare far worse than simply being called an "idiot".

You're are always going to have groups of people that really don't want to/will not accept certain types of people. Unfortunately that's just human nature. For example people in more mature forums like debates and current affairs don't want immature kids who post baseless "facts" posting there.

You can't force people to like or accept other people.

[Stephen]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=453834&highlight=lush+list

this is the golden era of habbox. this should be returned. fab.

ew virgin mary. Most annoying troll ever who got permed about 10 years too late

[FlyingJesus]

VM is still around and never trolled anyway until right at the end

[beth]

VM is still around and never trolled anyway until right at the end

vm is still around? this is good news. also smiddy +repped my post, so this means i'm right because smiddy is always right.

[Stephen]

VM is still around and never trolled anyway until right at the end

who is it? And yes they did lol they were just so sly at it that they always got away with it

[RyRy]

All very smart posts here. For the period you mentioned Sharon (and I refuse to believe you investigated those statistics yourself, so Hi Saurav glad to know you're still obsessed with Habbox :rollseyes:), the same period last year was significantly lower in posts, the same period in 2009 had similar posts too. If you look at the trends in HabboxForum statistics March onto April is always quiet and then the Easter Holidays liven things up.

One can only assume the reasons for peaks and troughs in HabboxForums posting activity however registration stats are higher than they've been all year and the amount of new members posting more than once is also on the increase. Pyroka, I think it was moaning that the older members who "make hxf survive" aren't being looked after - no it's not that they aren't being looked after it's that they are growing up and moving on - that's how life works, Habbox is right to focus on the Habbo audience (believe it or not, we're a Habbox fansite) as these are the future of Habbox.

The forum isn't getting as many posts as it would most other months of the year, but by far would I call this a "downfall", slight overexaggeration there but then again what do I expect when Saurav get's a young girl to post stuff like this, you'd think at his age he'd move on and forget about Habbox.

If HabboxForum is going to follow the same pattern it did in 2009 and 2010 of a quiet March and then an increase from mid-April to Summer then looking at the stats from last year and using last months stats to project, we should have a busier summer than 2010. So no, I wouldn't say HabboxForum is in a 'downfall', lol.

In what you were aiming to me, fair point to make and I can't argue with that. I have to give it to you Oli, over the past few days I've been hearing good ideas which have stemmed from you, and it's kinda scaring me that you might be doing a good job after all LOL. My whole opinion of Habbox is ruined :'(

Also guys, regarding how this thread has kinda revolved around Jen, I think you're getting wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too into that. I'm not happy Jen's gone, but she wasn't my reason for not using the forum. Jen can make her own mind up, I wouldn't ever force her back. People miss her and yeah you're gonna obv, but I wouldn't put just that down as a reason for HabboxForum's minor inactivity (compared to other months).

Shaz, build a bridge & get over it. One thing I've noticed that since I've stopped using the forum and consequently Jen has as well (PROBS MISSED FORUM W/O ME..X), you've referred to yourself as being part of the "spam crew" & that you decide who's in and who isn't. Let me just tell you that has never been the case when theres been groups in spam, and there's never been that kind of culture (since I've been on forum) where if you post for the first time in spam you're totally hated on and nobody talks to you.

Hey, maybe thats why all the posts are going down.

[Catzsy]

To my memory the times it's been shut down for bullying it's been older members (Beer/Lolly/Lee most prominently) who were the targets. I haven't actually seen much unpleasantness recently, possibly because any harsh words now get you cautioned, but any disliking of posts/members seems to be down to their personality not just their age

Then your memory is quite selective, FJ. Particularly in recent times.


Well it ought to be, respect is something that you get from other people for your words and actions so if it's not reviewed and decided upon by other people I can't see what definition you can give to it

Whatever forum you are in no-one is going to be equal. There is always going to be a hierarchy. It's the way of the world, however, earning your place in spam and not being taken much notice of to start with is a lot different to being hostile as soon as they post. That's the difference.


Absolutely. The "golden era" was when there were cliques and member hierarchies and less nonsense about how we're somehow all equal. I'm not saying we should encourage fighting and abuse or that such things would give any more life to the forum (although I guess it's quite possible), but to suggest people are being too mean NOW of all times for areas like spam to thrive is ridiculous.

Well since then you can get away with a lot more is spam providing it is not done maliciously and is not offensive to the other person. It's your judgement call if you take a chance without knowing what the possible consequences are.:P Oh and 'Beer/Lolly/Lee' was the biggest bully of them all. He was the puppet master and you all danced to his tune. Never seen such a good manipulator on here. It was Seacat and I that rumbled his game. My that is going back a bit. :O

[Sharon]

*REMOVED*

Edited by sct (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not be rude towards other forum members.

[Chippiewill]

Someone didn't read the whole thread. The spam talk in this thread is just something that happened, the thread has nothing to do with spam holding habbox together

It does if you're implying that if spam dies habbox dies, which it does not, my statement stands.

[Catzsy]

It does if you're implying that if spam dies habbox dies, which it does not, my statement stands.

I agree with you there. :) Spam is a unique forum but there is a lot more to Habbox.

[FlyingJesus]

Oh and 'Beer/Lolly/Lee' was the biggest bully of them all.

Are you thinking of the same guy? I'm thinking of the paedophile who slit his wrists with a screwdriver. I don't see how he could be classed as a bully - if it turned out that he was faking the whole lot (which can't have been 100% the case as we saw his myspace and found a lot of ammo from that) that just makes him an attention seeker who provided us with some entertainment, but I never saw him get the upper hand on anyone

[Catzsy]

Are you thinking of the same guy? I'm thinking of the paedophile who slit his wrists with a screwdriver. I don't see how he could be classed as a bully - if it turned out that he was faking the whole lot (which can't have been 100% the case as we saw his myspace and found a lot of ammo from that) that just makes him an attention seeker who provided us with some entertainment, but I never saw him get the upper hand on anyone

That was his MO to play the victim all the time, fabricate stories and he enjoyed doing it as he said so in his pm's. He got his kicks from it so yes he did have the upper hand. His 'bullying' was to intentionally go all out to get members banned which he succeeded doing on a number of occasions.

[beth]

That was his MO to play the victim all the time, fabricate stories and he enjoyed doing it as he said so in his pm's. He got his kicks from it so yes he did have the upper hand. His 'bullying' was to intentionally go all out to get members banned which he succeeded doing on a number of occasions.

yeh i got temp banned a couple of times from lee saying i was bullying him about his underage girlfriend.

[The Don]

That was his MO to play the victim all the time, fabricate stories and he enjoyed doing it as he said so in his pm's. He got his kicks from it so yes he did have the upper hand. His 'bullying' was to intentionally go all out to get members banned which he succeeded doing on a number of occasions.

He sounds like a Master Criminal (No Sarcasm)

But I think overall the forum will improve, it always does. It's not as if were down to only 15 Active users daily, As already stated the main reason is probably due to the recent weather we have had.

[Cwmbran]

I am ALL for this Spam Council idea :O
Couldn't be botherd to read rest of thread after I saw this so...

OMG A SMAP COUNCIL CAN I BE ON IT?!
But yeh its like this most years tbh