How has Habbox changed you/your life?

[mrwoooooooo]

Has it affected it positively or negatively?

I wouldn't say it's affected me too much, but I've learnt a lot on here about things that interest me such as gaming/graphics etc.

Hasn't affected my personal life at all as I've never really spoke to anyone much from here :P

[GoldenMerc]

I guess I got alot out of Habbox

Coding skills, Development in terms of socialising etc, Learnt how to manage, idk lots

[buttons]

i'd say more negatively than anything. honestly. like irl i've never been bullied for my appearance other than for being skinny while people on here have called me fat, made fun of an illness i had while people irl were supportive over it and at one point being bullied for being flat chested (lol). made me aware of my 'imperfections' that id have never been aware of if it wasn't for people on this forum or habbo. thanks for that guys :/
truth is, the internet is a far more horrible place than real life is even though people think it's the opposite way. and i know people would be like "don't let anyone on the internet get you down" but end of the day its a place i spend most my days on for the past 5 years so it does have some effect.


ANYWAY. good things? um... probably allowed me free expression and a place to put into words all my thoughts that come out jumbled when spoken. + knowing other people feel the same and agree with me. i guess its 'changed' me because made me realize the kind of direction i want to go in life so yea...

ALSO CHANGED MY LIFE COZ IT TAUGHT ME HOW TO DISTINGUISH YOUR AND YOU'RE SO I DON'T LOOK AN IDIOT IRL THANKS. kinda goes for all grammar as you get picked on for having poor grammar on here so you're kind of forced to write well. thanks habbox.

[FlyingJesus]

idk gave me somewhere to go when I was bored, gave me a few friends and enemies over the years, mostly just a new realm to rule over. Impossible to say what effect it's had since to my knowledge I've never lived a life without it so I can't really compare. Obv EVERYTHING that ever happens to you has some influence on your life from that point on so yeah a few years here is bound to have made a difference

[RyRy]

It's taught me that I don't appreciate the friends I have near me as much as I should. I got bullied tons when I joined this, still do but I'm not 15-16 now so I just give it right back or shrug it off. But you know, I've made some great friends (most of which don't come on the forum anymore but I still keep in touch with) and met some lovely people and been to some nice places as well, you know things that I wouldn't have done if I didn't come on this sooooo yeah negatives and positives.

[Jurv]

it's made me realise what i want to do irl and what career i want. it's helped me develop my non-existent graphics skills and idk just helped me be myself lmao :(

[Cerys]

Hm. Id say negatively.

What people have said on here has caused plenty of problems to me irl. Certain people on here don't take into consideration peoples feelings. I don't know if I can really say whats happened is bullying, but it sure as hell has made a rubbish impact on my life and to the way I think. Has also made me aware at how many people actually are 'out to get me' or whatever.


Also, habbox has shown me that people are like onions. (;

[alexxxxx]

dunno really. i find it hard to remember when i wasnt a member on here. im 20 now and never post or really check.

all i know is that habbo itself changed a lot and so has the internet.

i just find it weird that it is almost the same group of people who post on here as it was a number of years a go and i am older and have changed so much since then.

weird eh?

[buttons]

Hm. Id say negatively.

What people have said on here has caused plenty of problems to me irl. Certain people on here don't take into consideration peoples feelings. I don't know if I can really say whats happened is bullying, but it sure as hell has made a rubbish impact on my life and to the way I think. Has also made me aware at how many people actually are 'out to get me' or whatever.


Also, habbox has shown me that people are like onions. (;
erm they have many layers and can make u cry? :P
but yeah i deffo agree. people on here judging me more harshly than people irl makes me saaaaaad. we should listen to those who know us irl more.

[Cerys]

erm they have many layers and can make u cry? :P
but yeah i deffo agree. people on here judging me more harshly than people irl makes me saaaaaad. we should listen to those who know us irl more.

Haha exactly ;3
I think also its worse when people judge you o here, irl you can just ignore them and shrug it off, all to be forgotten soon. But on here, its written down always there for everyone to see, if you see what I mean

[buttons]

Haha exactly ;3
I think also its worse when people judge you o here, irl you can just ignore them and shrug it off, all to be forgotten soon. But on here, its written down always there for everyone to see, if you see what I mean
i know exactly what you mean. i find it so much easier to defend myself irl, say how i really feel or to walk away. on here it's written for everyone to see and all their friends can chip in whereas irl it would probably only be one person doing the arguing/bullying and the rest too scared to :P

plus it's all catty and you can see them talking about you or hinting things whereas irl its mostly behind your back lol

[dirrty]

don't think it has. mind you, i've been on here for almost 8 years (active for the majority of that time), so i guess it must have at some point. i've never personally been offended by things aimed at me on here, from when i first started to now. even though i've been here forever, i still haven't invested enough emotions onto people's opinions if they're negative (mainly because i don't know the people/will never see them/doesn't actually mean anything in the grand scale of things, so why would i need to be offended lol). noticed that i'm not really that different online compared to irl so yh...

[BigtimeRyan]

Well I've only been here for a few months and havn't met many people but I think I'm going to like here. Its good that I can talk to people about things which I don't talk about otherwise :/

[Foregetfuhl]

For me personally it's changed my life in more ways than I could ever imagine a website doing. I don't have friends irl and very rarely do I speak to people face to face unless it is my immediate family, and even then I hardly speak to them. I don't go out much and the only 'social' life I get is from Slimming World which is for a couple of hours a week. Yeah people pick on my imperfections on here but at the same time there are people on here that realise how I'm doing all these changes for the better and a lot have been very supportive of it.

I've met people irl through this and have met people I would hope to be my friends for a long time to come. I may have only been active on here for a little while compared to a lot of you but I guess I was just so scared to get involved I just shyed away from it all. But in those six months I have genuinely become so much more happier in myself and it's because of the nice comments I receive daily from people and the amazing attitude of my friends here.

And sometimes the little banter or negativity you receive from people can help you more than make you feel worse. I know it has helped me to grow stronger and more confident. Yeah I've had those times where I've got really upset by things that people have said or done. Or people who no longer want to speak to me but at the same time people come and go out of your lives all the time so I guess Habbox has helped me to deal with that too.

Far as I'm concerned I've met some amazing people on here irregardless of whether they like me or they don't like me. And it's safe to say the majority have helped me to grow as a person in so many ways and I genuinely do thank Habbox for that. Six months ago no way would I have trekked to London and walked around the shops all day having actual real fun with people who I have grown so close to. And knowing I have all these other fantastic and amazing things to come just makes it all the more better really.

[Catchy]

If it wasn't for Habbox I don't really know where I'd be, my life would be completely different and I'd be a completely different person. Someone from Habbox set me up with my ex so yeah, if I hadn't gone through that relationship everything would be completely different and god knows where I'd be. I've also met some friends for life at Habbox and learnt a fair bit about myself.

[Aiden]

Well before I had 5 real life contacts on Skype. Now I have 300 contacts from Habbo. :) So positively.

[geo]

a little bit of both really. i don't think i've shown my true self around habbox as much as i wanted to because it's easy to be judged by saying a few things, so i've just ended up building a wall around me and still people knock me down. i act quite rude online (srry 2 every1 x) but it's mainly because i don't want to be hurt and stuff and that's the only way i've really defended myself. some people on here have just been absolute idiots and have made habbox kinda not worth it, some of the insults and comments you can get online is stupid and does hurt, but i try not acting like i care as that's encouraged people to carry on. i sometimes wish i wouldn't spend so much time at habbox because it's not always a good experience and it's lowered my self esteem by a bit. i'm way more insecure because of habbox, although i think it's generally the internet that's made me insecure, as usually being at home and online is an escape but not really anymore.

some of the better things were making friends, i don't really have any close friends irl and i can't open up to them, but it feels great to know that you can open up to people online and they're there to help you and stuff. although, i haven't really opened up completely on the forum, just to people i've met because of habbox. also like cameron discovering what i wanna do when i'm older, i've always loved films but habbox has helped me learn about education and jobs and stuff, it's been really useful for applying for college and things, and getting tips for interviews.

i've also learnt a lot about myself that i didn't really know or hadn't discovered, not sure if that's a good or bad thing, could be seen in both ways imo. :P

the internet sux

[zombies]

met some nice people. if only distance didn't suck.

[FlyingJesus]

Haha exactly ;3
I think also its worse when people judge you o here, irl you can just ignore them and shrug it off, all to be forgotten soon. But on here, its written down always there for everyone to see, if you see what I mean

The biggest problem with trying to shrug off internet opinions is that yeah they might be a bunch of strangers who don't really know you, but that coupled with the fact that there are little to no recriminations for acting out online means that everyone's free to be just as blunt and potentially truthful as they like - in the real world you don't get that so much because people have to be a little more tactful and hold back for the most part. Definitely makes no sense at all when people say "oh it's just the internet", agreed


i've never personally been offended by things aimed at me on here, from when i first started to now.

Just as well because everyone ******* hates your guts ;|||||||||

[Inseriousity.]

It's made me pull my hair out at job applications when all the 'examples' (good customer service, listening to others, been a team player) are all Habbox related that make no sense without context.

I don't really know how it's changed me too much. I sorta changed elsewhere and just dragged that along with me to Habbox. I've learnt how to manage a team and my time in comps was really good to my self-esteem as I've been manager at fansites in the past and I think I was too young and did everything wrong. The positive response I largely got from it (although I do think I was fortunate enough to have an amazing assistant working with me hi alex you stalker) helped prove I could do it. I've also learnt to stick to my principles and trust my instincts. It does mean that I might not have many friends but does mean the ones I do have matter and that people mostly respect you in the long term. I've met some great people on here too who I hope I'll still be in contact with once Habbox is no longer a big part of my life.

On the more negative side, I've also seen how bitter and twisted some people are and see the massive lengths they go to make someone's life hell. Oh god and the constant whinging about little things that don't matter has made me realise how laidback I am (perhaps too laidback at times).

[wixard]

i'd say more negatively than anything. honestly. like irl i've never been bullied for my appearance other than for being skinny while people on here have called me fat, made fun of an illness i had while people irl were supportive over it and at one point being bullied for being flat chested (lol). made me aware of my 'imperfections' that id have never been aware of if it wasn't for people on this forum or habbo. thanks for that guys :/
truth is, the internet is a far more horrible place than real life is even though people think it's the opposite way. and i know people would be like "don't let anyone on the internet get you down" but end of the day its a place i spend most my days on for the past 5 years so it does have some effect.


ANYWAY. good things? um... probably allowed me free expression and a place to put into words all my thoughts that come out jumbled when spoken. + knowing other people feel the same and agree with me. i guess its 'changed' me because made me realize the kind of direction i want to go in life so yea...

ALSO CHANGED MY LIFE COZ IT TAUGHT ME HOW TO DISTINGUISH YOUR AND YOU'RE SO I DON'T LOOK AN IDIOT IRL THANKS. kinda goes for all grammar as you get picked on for having poor grammar on here so you're kind of forced to write well. thanks habbox.

YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT YOU'D OF NEVER OF MET ME WITHOUT HABBOX!?!??!


anyways it's been good and bad, bad that i feel i've to keep a secret from my friends irl but good in that i can say things that i don't think my rl friends would quite get/understand but that online people would. like jen said, i experience a lot more negativity here than i do irl. for me, nobody ever says anything bad about me and i never get the flat chested thing irl while people here seem to have exhausted it.... also i get called a ***** etc here when people in real life tell me that i'm an INCREDIBLY NICE PERSON

habbox is definitely a good thing in my life, and affected it more positively than negatively. DUNNO WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO VENT TO YOU GUYS and obv i've made some nice friendships etc, dunno what i'd do without my sex; :love:

[Absently]

i think for me, the main point is that it changed my life greatly in the fact that i've met who i'm currently with and they've made me so happy as cheesy as it is!! although, yeh i've become a lot more insecure about things on here, lots of people love to pick out my flaws that i've never noticed but now do. so in that way it's affected me in the way that i feel pretty awful about certain parts of me ahah :P

[xxMATTGxx]

I'm not quite sure what my life would be If I didn't spend this amount of time on Habbox. But I have met some great people thanks to this place, although the people I do talk to like nearly every day don't often use this site anymore which is a shame but we still keep in contact via skype, twitter and phone wise. If it wasn't for them then I don't know to be honest. They have always been there for me and stuff so it's a win win in that situation. So thanks to Habbox, I have made those friendships possible.

So yeah it's been good. There is some bad things about Habbox - Especially the odd and dodgey characters over the years. Oh and that some people do like complaining for the sake of complaining but we won't lose any sleep any time soon over it.

[Shockwave.2CC]

Made me more confident in talking to others by DJing

[Zak]

Positively.

I never really felt a part of an online community until I joined Habbox. I don't really fit in with the usual nerdy gaming crowds, but this place is more about its members than Habbo. It's the only forum I go on.

Plus now that I'm older I kind of feel like a farther figure to the young'uns :P

[alexxxxx]

what i find weird is that although i had been quite active back in the day, i never really got to know people on this forum, with a couple of exceptions. not sure when i was younger i was really that into stuff everyone else was on here (with exception of some of the music) haha. i remember some people had meet ups and stuff (some people met in london if im not mistaken?). one thing that is completely clear is that i'm not sure the community will develop much anymore.

like i said last month, the owner of this forum hasn't logged into this forum in years haha.

[David]

met some cool people and improved my photoshop knowledge

[Stephen]

before habbox i was a fat loner

but now I'm an internet social fat **** :D

[scottish]

Idk really

Negatively as it made me kinda immature and act like a ***** as you know you can say stuff without consequences (likes of fights not warning/bans etc) and it killed social life (well more habbo than habbox, then other games).

Positively as obviously I found someone (hello buttons; ), and obv people to play and beat at games (hello Richie; Clumping; dbgtz; The Don; CrazyLemurs; and anyone else) to pass time :P gave me a place to cure my boredom and community to play games with and have fun on habboz hotelz.. errrrrr idk what else its 2.33am i cba thinking much.

Come to think of it i'd say way more positively due to the first bit ^

[-:Undertaker:-]

It's vastly improved my English skills, debating skills and has kept my feet to the fire so to speak.

I suppose i've also learnt in staff how bitter and petty workplace politics are, which I suppose will be useful in the future.

[Eric]

Not much cause i've been here for almost 2 years only.

Positively i guess. Habbox has pretty much improved my English writing skills, speaking skills and vocabulary cause i don't usually write, read or talk in English irl. I've also learned some of 'DJ-ing skills' even though it won't be useful in the future but it's always good to learn something new anddd i guess it made me more mature and learn how to deal with bad situations and ignorant people as well

err not many negatives except being bullied online for the first time for being an asian and someone called me a ***** when i was in HxL

[buttons]

YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT YOU'D OF NEVER OF MET ME WITHOUT HABBOX!?!??!
actually tara good point, i used to think people from England (never really gave wales and ireland a second thought before this forum) and cities were completely different from little old middle of nowhere girl me but actually i realise we're still the same. like we're taught to hate non-scottish people where i live as there are very few of them but considering at one point my bestest friend from here was from Singapore WE WERE SOUL SISTERS then i guess to an extent i may have become less judgemental about that too.

glad im not the only person who is effected by negativity lol... probably by the same people. then I have others here who compliment me a million and make me feel better so don't know which one to listen to but really, we're all pretty normal people (with exceptions..)