Lottery

[David]

I think it needs more publicity, I can't speak for on client but I don't see anything on the forum apart from a thread buried in CNB and Inseriousity.;'s signature. A forum notice wouldn't go wrong really at the very least

Didn't someone from management say that Habbox relies on it in someway or another? could be wrong.
Is the whole idea just being left to die out or what?

[Jordan]

Lottery still does exist I see Myke asking people when he's on Habbo. I think it would be good if EO's mentioned it somewhere in their event and maybe direct them to the CNB on the forum for a look at the thread. I think definitely do something like this in the HxSS too.

I don't see any other managers advertising but that might just be me not going on Habbo the whole time.

[Inseriousity.]

Lottery is an on-client thing. It's not really much use advertising it on the forum and so advertising and time are better spent on the place where it matters most. :)

[sex]

Lottery is an on-client thing. It's not really much use advertising it on the forum and so advertising and time are better spent on the place where it matters most. :)

It hardly takes more than a few minutes to post a notice. I dont know how thats not "worth the time"

[xxMATTGxx]

Events is an on-client thing as well - Shall we stop posting announcements in CNB then? :P I would agree in terms of posting as a reminder or even doing a notice about it every now and then. Won't cause any harm and reminding people about it is always a win win regardless of what it is. But that's my view!

[lawrawrrr]

Most of the people who buy tickets are actually Habbox members, not posting anything on the forum seems like a frankly ridiculous idea. Even if you think that the main advertising should be on Habbo, a forum post or notice every now and then can't go amiss? Otherwise everyone will just end up forgetting about it.

I try to sell as many tickets as I can, but with other managers taking the bulk (rosy in hxhd especially) it's very difficult for site-based departments like News or Content to sell quite as many tickets.

[Inseriousity.]

But what's the point if a notice doesn't really have any impact on ticket sales? That'd be like advertising a butcher's in a mosque. It only takes a couple of seconds to stick up a poster advertising it but wouldn't necessarily improve trade! We will continue to advertise on Habbo and push it there where it actually makes a difference.

[Chippiewill]

Lottery is an on-client thing.
It may be in-client but it couldn't hurt to remind people via the forum that it's still happening, a notice takes a short amount of time to do whilst reaching a large, habbo-using, audience.

[xxMATTGxx]

But what's the point if a notice doesn't really have any impact on ticket sales? That'd be like advertising a butcher's in a mosque. It only takes a couple of seconds to stick up a poster advertising it but wouldn't necessarily improve trade! We will continue to advertise on Habbo and push it there where it actually makes a difference.

Advertisement is advertisement at the end of the day.


Lottery still does exist I see Myke asking people when he's on Habbo. I think it would be good if EO's mentioned it somewhere in their event and maybe direct them to the CNB on the forum for a look at the thread. I think definitely do something like this in the HxSS too.

I don't see any other managers advertising but that might just be me not going on Habbo the whole time.

Nothing major but:

Mike = Community Mike
Myke = Monkey/Staff AGM Myke :P

[FlyingJesus]

But what's the point if a notice doesn't really have any impact on ticket sales? That'd be like advertising a butcher's in a mosque. It only takes a couple of seconds to stick up a poster advertising it but wouldn't necessarily improve trade! We will continue to advertise on Habbo and push it there where it actually makes a difference.

Are you suggesting that every single HxF user who also has an interest in the client only goes on to hang around in HxHD? Because unless that's the case and you can prove it then you're almost certainly missing out on a huge number of potential entrants by not letting the main userbase know about the lottery. No-one's saying to stop advertising it on the client, just a suggestion that also telling forum users (many of whom probably aren't in HxHD all that much and therefore wouldn't otherwise hear of it) would be a good idea

[Inseriousity.]

Well as I never said 'we should just advertise in HxHD' obviously I don't think that every HxF member who uses the client uses HxHD but I have also seen no evidence that a forum notice increases interest. My own experience with selling tickets seems to suggest that there are a lot of on-the-fencers who aren't particularly bothered if they don't buy one but will buy one if they are asked on Habbo. I am not ruling out the idea of forum notices completely but I am also not sold on their actual effectiveness in drumming up sales and interest.

My advice to managers trying to sell tickets would actually be to branch out into areas of Habbo that they should have expertise in (events selling in events, hxl selling in the parties, hxhd in hxhd, rv in the casinos and trade rooms etc). That some fail to do so is only their own loss and can not really be blamed on the lack of forum advertisement.

[Jurv]

whilst i'm looking at this thread. would anyone like to buy a ticket? :shifty:

[sex]

tbh even on habbo its advertised piss poor. i only seen rosie (miss aqua) asking people do they want to buy tickets and the odd time when inseriouslty comes on he trys to sell them which is like twice a week lol

[Jordan]

Why can't we add a a notice for the people not registered on the forum. There are a few guests that browse the forum daily with no account?

[Grig]

Yeh and it needs more departments to sell tickets. It is shameful for radio to moan about funds, then not sell tickets. I blame myself partly for this, as I was still figuring out how the lottery operates before quitting.

Only Rosie as mentioned sells tickets noticeably, then departments come up with excuses for lack of funding and hence lack of bigger events.

[-Nick]

This is the thing... In the thread (Here (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=738124)), it says


Habbox are pleased to welcome Trade City, owned by Varnius, as the official sponsor of Habbox Lottery. Trade City is a room dedicated to helping you find the best trades with everythings: rares, norms and even those pesky little doormats. If you want to trade, there's bound to be something for everyone so head on over to Trade City by clicking the image above to find out more. As part of this partnership, there will also be Happy Hours with less of the beer and more of the tickets. If you would like a ticket but don't know how to get hold of us, there will always be someone selling tickets in Trade City every day at 9pm GMT (Starting 1st March)


But I go to trade city round that time and never see anyone ?? I have to ask manegment to buy tickets... What happens if your not a regular forum user... and you look at this thread and see.. 9pm trade city.. you go there, and it turns out theres nobody there... ???

[Inseriousity.]

You're right. We'll either have to improve, alter it slightly to make it more viable or remove it completely. We'll look into this, thanks for bringing it to our attention. :)

[-Nick]

You're right. We'll either have to improve, alter it slightly to make it more viable or remove it completely. We'll look into this, thanks for bringing it to our attention. :)

No problems...

But like myself, I love habbo, but i only spend my time in casinos and trade city.... Cus my motto is Habbox Rare Values.. People ask me if I could sell them a ticket, but i say no of course ;) :P, and i direct them to manegment... As I am in Rare Values, I direct them to Will ( Pigperson) and then they reply that he has not replied the there friend request...

This is what I am thinking is theres a HabboxLottery Email (E.g [email protected]) And then all manegment have access to it at all time... and then they dont have to worry about there friend list getting full... or theres a certin team of current staff which run the lottery not manegment because the manegments are very busy and dont have enough time to run the lottery aswell as there own departments!

My best bet is to have a new department....

Manager
Ass. Manager
And there team

And they have a job of selling tickets !! Then they write down somewhere of all there tickets which they have sold... and every ticket sold they just give the coins to there manager to pass to Matt or Inseriousity.

Thanks

[Grig]

should be the managers incentives though.

[-Nick]

should be the managers incentives though.

Umm Well, Personally I dont think Habbox Help desk needs alot of coins.... neither News Maybe 20 coins every so often so they can run comps... The most coins should go to competitions then events... as every competition you win 5c !! But events you give out furni on your own will and its your choose if you do or you dont !! xo

[sex]

There really isn't a need for a new department just to sell lotto tickets. Community agm just needs to make sure they do it as part of their job lol

[David]

a new department is out of the question really, just not needed

[Kyle]

There needs to be a notice at the top of the forum constantly advertising the lottery just to remind people that it's on. There's clearly lack of interest atm since you've upped the ticket limit from 10 to 20 so idk why there isn't something more practical being done about it.

Right now only managers can sell tickets which is odd, cos the managers are the ones that typically use habbo so much less than their staff members. Find a way to let staff members sell tickets too and more will be sold.

Also idk why it's 'sponsored by trade city' because there is no mention of it inside trade city itself...

[Pigperson]

No problems...

But like myself, I love habbo, but i only spend my time in casinos and trade city.... Cus my motto is Habbox Rare Values.. People ask me if I could sell them a ticket, but i say no of course ;) :P, and i direct them to manegment... As I am in Rare Values, I direct them to Will ( Pigperson) and then they reply that he has not replied the there friend request...

This is what I am thinking is theres a HabboxLottery Email (E.g [email protected]) And then all manegment have access to it at all time... and then they dont have to worry about there friend list getting full... or theres a certin team of current staff which run the lottery not manegment because the manegments are very busy and dont have enough time to run the lottery aswell as there own departments!

My best bet is to have a new department....

Manager
Ass. Manager
And there team

And they have a job of selling tickets !! Then they write down somewhere of all there tickets which they have sold... and every ticket sold they just give the coins to there manager to pass to Matt or Inseriousity.

Thanks

Just saying I accept all F/Rs because I don't bother about my friends list. Feel free anyone to F/R or PM me for tickets xxx

Will

[FlyingJesus]

Is there currently an announcement made for the lottery winner when the draw's done? If so and it's put in the community notice board I'd suggest putting it in the general announcements section instead since community just gets flooded with events updates and pretty much no-one wants to read them, so for the sake of one potentially "out of place" thread a month I think it'd be worth having it somewhere more visible

[Grig]

Umm Well, Personally I dont think Habbox Help desk needs alot of coins.... neither News Maybe 20 coins every so often so they can run comps... The most coins should go to competitions then events... as every competition you win 5c !! But events you give out furni on your own will and its your choose if you do or you dont !! xo

Yeh but if HxHD manages to sell a lot, then good for them because Rosie gets off her bumzy and gets funding for her department, which can be used for things. If events and comps clearly know they are lacking credits (obvs there are donation, be it a lack of them) then they can easily turn to the lottery. This is why it's their incentives.

[Aaron]

I've spotted this too. And we'd have users asking to buy tickets and there being no management around to take their coins and give a ticket. I'll probably be told now, ''Why didn't you call managers?'' - it's not my job to do that, management were meant to be there at 9pm.


This is the thing... In the thread (Here (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=738124)), it says



But I go to trade city round that time and never see anyone ?? I have to ask manegment to buy tickets... What happens if your not a regular forum user... and you look at this thread and see.. 9pm trade city.. you go there, and it turns out theres nobody there... ???

[-Nick]

I've spotted this too. And we'd have users asking to buy tickets and there being no management around to take their coins and give a ticket. I'll probably be told now, ''Why didn't you call managers?'' - it's not my job to do that, management were meant to be there at 9pm.

Yh, I totally agree that it's not your job to call managers they said they will be there! I actually if you say something you should do it !!

[Samantha]

Darkred,; I don't agree with you at all really, every department could use funding and most departments attempt to do on-client events. News has two active Habbo players as their managers (I believe) and we did try to do a quest for the Olympics, we are planning on doing credit competitions and other things for HxSS and we're a content department. Ok so maybe departments with managers that don't play Habbo as much such as content don't need the funds but I do think a lot do regardless whether they're community or content.

Also, I don't agree with the new department, you need a level of trust for that surely? They would be in charge of having all the credits, even maybe giving the prize out, you would need to make sure say all General Management had the information just incase someone resigns or go away, but like I said I don't agree with it. I also think that, making a new department means you get less people selling tickets (or being allowed to sell them) so you probably won't get as many interested, I don't tend to sell tickets often, but then again I don't need the credits like some departments do, don't worry I've done my bit but it gets boring after a while.

I remember when the Lottery first started up again, Mike and co were always in Trade City selling them but I also got told I couldn't go in before 9pm to sell them and it was General Managers who were going to be there, not normal department managers but by the looks of it that changed.

[GoldenMerc]

i think i ran the lottery back in 2008 when i was comps staff, i wish it would be publicised more.

[Inseriousity.]

I remember when the Lottery first started up again, Mike and co were always in Trade City selling them but I also got told I couldn't go in before 9pm to sell them and it was General Managers who were going to be there, not normal department managers but by the looks of it that changed.

That was never the plan. It was for anyone from the very beginning.

[Samantha]

That was never the plan. It was for anyone from the very beginning.

I'm sure I asked someone if I could and got told no :P. Unless there was a mistake there.

[Lewis]

events dept should sell the tickets imo

[Samantha]

events dept should sell the tickets imo

I don't think they should, I think there's enough people selling them at the moment and if someone asks another staff member then they can direct them to the staff list to check the dept/gm or give them a specific name. Lottery is a community event but it's mainly ran by the gm team not events.

[Lewis]

I don't think they should, I think there's enough people selling them at the moment and if someone asks another staff member then they can direct them to the staff list to check the dept/gm or give them a specific name. Lottery is a community event but it's mainly ran by the gm team not events.


i have only ever seen one person selling them and thats ms.aquamarine and thats rarely seeing her advertising

[Samantha]

i have only ever seen one person selling them and thats ms.aquamarine and thats rarely seeing her advertising

Yeah I know, I said earlier that I've sold them in the past but I don't really need to. Of course I would advertise and maybe a HxSS lottery could be arranged for points?

[Lewis]

Yeah I know, I said earlier that I've sold them in the past but I don't really need to. Of course I would advertise and maybe a HxSS lottery could be arranged for points?


what points? is hxss just like normal events or is it like a huge carnival type game like 'the cube' or what? And how does the point system work :O

[David]

what points? is hxss just like normal events or is it like a huge carnival type game like 'the cube' or what? And how does the point system work :O

it starts tomorrow, wait for the announcement thread which explains everything