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Martin
06-09-2013, 05:04 PM
Looking at the main site, it appears no news has been posted since the 27th August? I know there's currently only 8 people in the News Department, and people might be posted away etc, but surely there's been news to report on since then? :P
There's been a few threads posted on the forum etc in the News section, so I don't think its a case of lack of news?
Has there been any more talk on the whole bringing the news department onto the forum debate? Having like official news threads in the news and rumours forum posted by staff or something? I just think if you're having it on the site it needs to be more updated than it currently is, as for new visitors visiting the site we are advertising it looks really awful to see outdated stuff that isn't relevant etc. Not sure whats going on really, but theres also a few sections that aren't being updated at all on the site etc.
Samantha
06-09-2013, 06:57 PM
Looking at the main site, it appears no news has been posted since the 27th August? I know there's currently only 8 people in the News Department, and people might be posted away etc, but surely there's been news to report on since then? :P
There's been a few threads posted on the forum etc in the News section, so I don't think its a case of lack of news?
Has there been any more talk on the whole bringing the news department onto the forum debate? Having like official news threads in the news and rumours forum posted by staff or something? I just think if you're having it on the site it needs to be more updated than it currently is, as for new visitors visiting the site we are advertising it looks really awful to see outdated stuff that isn't relevant etc. Not sure whats going on really, but theres also a few sections that aren't being updated at all on the site etc.
I think news will get busy, but I have to agree. However, currently you have no Head News Reporter, would you rather have the news on the site looking appalling or none at all? I would prefer a few quality reports that people can read. Although that's way too long without a report, I don't think the manager has been active due to college though, so I'm not sure.
Martin
06-09-2013, 07:08 PM
I think news will get busy, but I have to agree. However, currently you have no Head News Reporter, would you rather have the news on the site looking appalling or none at all? I would prefer a few quality reports that people can read. Although that's way too long without a report, I don't think the manager has been active due to college though, so I'm not sure.
So who exactly is running the department, and are the entire department posted away or are they just not meeting minimums? I'm assuming there are still minimums? :P It just looks a bit odd having nothing posted on the site in like nearly 12 days, when quite a bit has happened on Habbo looking at the Habbo news feed etc. If its going to be on the front page of the main site, then I think it needs to be up to date otherwise there isn't much point. News is a constant thing, things need to be reported as they happen, reporters need to be investigative and enthusiastic about it and lately its just been a bit dull if I'm honest.
I do think something needs to change, whether that's forum intergration or something then maybe, but then that will impact the site a lot too. We advertise 'Habbox.com' an awful lot, and I just really worry that people are getting a ridiculous impression of Habbox lately compared to other sites, and its letting us down a lot.
You talk about no head reporters etc, thats something which needs to be addressed quite urgently, because there are mistakes on the front page right now that have been there weeks, I'm not picking on anyone here but the image in the top news article could do with touching up a bit too as the white border is like 1000 pixels away from the edge of the image etc. I know things can't be perfect 100% of the time, but this is pretty basic stuff, and if we're advertising and pushing people to be interested in Habbox then I think all departments need to work hard and up their game.
Was there anything about HxSS on the main page? An article about that etc? in the past we've really bigged it up made the page full of it etc and its just made the whole atmosphere different etc. The articles themselves aren't too bad, there's opinions in them which is good and good reader interaction etc. They are getting comments, so its evident people are reading them its just a case of staying on top of things I think as it does create a big impression to some people and their perception of Habbox.
I think if you want to start boosting news on Habbox, it needs to be integrated into HabboxForum. What I suggest is having a news ticker on a side tab which can pop out to the left, a lot like how the Christmas Forum skin works (yknow the side bar?), think it'd encourage News Reporters to post a bit more too and for people to actually read the articles.
And on the note of articles, News and articles should be merged and articles should come back! Some of the best stuff was on articles, news and articles complemented eachother so well... I think renaming the News Department to show that it's not just about writing about news. Something like the Publishing department? That's just me throwing ideas around, take them how you will but I'd love to see articles back and I think it'd boost the amount of people looking at the site.
As for no head news reporters btw, I don't think you need them. It's the manager/asst managers job to get the news guys sorted, and then you've got Senior News Reporters and just News Reporters. No need for head.
Samantha
06-09-2013, 07:27 PM
So who exactly is running the department, and are the entire department posted away or are they just not meeting minimums? I'm assuming there are still minimums? :P It just looks a bit odd having nothing posted on the site in like nearly 12 days, when quite a bit has happened on Habbo looking at the Habbo news feed etc. If its going to be on the front page of the main site, then I think it needs to be up to date otherwise there isn't much point. News is a constant thing, things need to be reported as they happen, reporters need to be investigative and enthusiastic about it and lately its just been a bit dull if I'm honest.
I do think something needs to change, whether that's forum intergration or something then maybe, but then that will impact the site a lot too. We advertise 'Habbox.com' an awful lot, and I just really worry that people are getting a ridiculous impression of Habbox lately compared to other sites, and its letting us down a lot.
You talk about no head reporters etc, thats something which needs to be addressed quite urgently, because there are mistakes on the front page right now that have been there weeks, I'm not picking on anyone here but the image in the top news article could do with touching up a bit too as the white border is like 1000 pixels away from the edge of the image etc. I know things can't be perfect 100% of the time, but this is pretty basic stuff, and if we're advertising and pushing people to be interested in Habbox then I think all departments need to work hard and up their game.
Was there anything about HxSS on the main page? An article about that etc? in the past we've really bigged it up made the page full of it etc and its just made the whole atmosphere different etc. The articles themselves aren't too bad, there's opinions in them which is good and good reader interaction etc. They are getting comments, so its evident people are reading them its just a case of staying on top of things I think as it does create a big impression to some people and their perception of Habbox.
I resigned from the department in August, but when I was away before that announcements weren't done and no reports were edited throughout the two weeks for whatever reason. I think it'll change now and I fully agree it needs to be sorted, if people go on for news they won't come on again due to the lack of activity. There have been mistakes, and currently there's only Jan/Tom or (A)GMs can edit.
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I think if you want to start boosting news on Habbox, it needs to be integrated into HabboxForum. What I suggest is having a news ticker on a side tab which can pop out to the left, a lot like how the Christmas Forum skin works (yknow the side bar?), think it'd encourage News Reporters to post a bit more too and for people to actually read the articles.
And on the note of articles, News and articles should be merged and articles should come back! Some of the best stuff was on articles, news and articles complemented eachother so well... I think renaming the News Department to show that it's not just about writing about news. Something like the Publishing department? That's just me throwing ideas around, take them how you will but I'd love to see articles back and I think it'd boost the amount of people looking at the site.
As for no head news reporters btw, I don't think you need them. It's the manager/asst managers job to get the news guys sorted, and then you've got Senior News Reporters and just News Reporters. No need for head.
You haven't been around in a while :P.
News is the news department, in it reporters can write articles, Habbo news, interviews, real life or room reviews. So, the articles are already there and reporters can write them if you wish.
You need HEAD news reporters because they are SENIOR news reporters, the name was changed when I was manager. It goes News Reporter, Head News Reporter etc. :P.
They are now integrated on the forum, it's a requirement to link to the HabboxForum thread on the report.
Suncadi
06-09-2013, 07:33 PM
I think it should all be merged into one- both real life, habbo news etc. I think it must be quite hard doing a Habbo news article first before being allowed to do real life?
This is what I see as a newcomer, obviously I don't know how it all works but sometimes a fresh pair of eyes is useful.
I resigned from the department in August, but when I was away before that announcements weren't done and no reports were edited throughout the two weeks for whatever reason. I think it'll change now and I fully agree it needs to be sorted, if people go on for news they won't come on again due to the lack of activity. There have been mistakes, and currently there's only Jan/Tom or (A)GMs can edit.
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You haven't been around in a while :P.
News is the news department, in it reporters can write articles, Habbo news, interviews, real life or room reviews. So, the articles are already there and reporters can write them if you wish.
You need HEAD news reporters because they are SENIOR news reporters, the name was changed when I was manager. It goes News Reporter, Head News Reporter etc. :P.
They are now integrated on the forum, it's a requirement to link to the HabboxForum thread on the report.
**** I really haven't been around in a while have I? OH WELL ITS GOOD TO SEE MY IDEAS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BEFORE I EVEN SAID THEM!
Okay so I get your problem, no head is bad because then you can't do things like editing and that sort... How did it get to that point? Whose the current News Manager? Bet it's a shining turd.
Samantha
06-09-2013, 07:38 PM
**** I really haven't been around in a while have I? OH WELL ITS GOOD TO SEE MY IDEAS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BEFORE I EVEN SAID THEM!
Okay so I get your problem, no head is bad because then you can't do things like editing and that sort... How did it get to that point? Whose the current News Manager? Bet it's a shining turd.
Inkwell is the News Manager.
Suncadi; if you're a newcomer how do you know that you need to do a Habbo one before real life?
Anyway, Habbo should and must be done first, we're a Habbo fansite for a reason. It's not even hard to do a Habbo article first because Habbo is split into Habbo news, Interviews and Room Reviews and anyone can go find a good room on Habbo and talk about it.
Inkwell is the News Manager.
@Suncadi (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=117319); if you're a newcomer how do you know that you need to do a Habbo one before real life?
Anyway, Habbo should and must be done first, we're a Habbo fansite for a reason. It's not even hard to do a Habbo article first because Habbo is split into Habbo news, Interviews and Room Reviews and anyone can go find a good room on Habbo and talk about it.
Shining turd hehe. I don't like how News has gotten lazy, now it's all on the site and you just have to put a personal spin on it but generally you're conveying the same message. Do you remember the times where people had to actually SEARCH for news? Like when I was a News Reporter under the reign of supreme news overlord Adzeh, we had to actually search for stuff about like upgrades, what's happening on the hotel and the gossip yknow? Now there's hardly any of that, it's annoying... Everybody can read the news on Habbo.com, they don't have to come to Habbox to hear the same thing regurgitated.
And also I hate the fact you can't change pages with a javascript link like "Next" & "Previous", has to be a drop down box. That's just yuck.
Suncadi
06-09-2013, 07:42 PM
Inkwell is the News Manager.
Suncadi; if you're a newcomer how do you know that you need to do a Habbo one before real life?
Anyway, Habbo should and must be done first, we're a Habbo fansite for a reason. It's not even hard to do a Habbo article first because Habbo is split into Habbo news, Interviews and Room Reviews and anyone can go find a good room on Habbo and talk about it.
I think they should all be merged into one. Didn't even realise there was real life news until I looked in the tabs :P
Samantha
06-09-2013, 07:43 PM
Shining turd hehe. I don't like how News has gotten lazy, now it's all on the site and you just have to put a personal spin on it but generally you're conveying the same message. Do you remember the times where people had to actually SEARCH for news? Like when I was a News Reporter under the reign of supreme news overlord Adzeh, we had to actually search for stuff about like upgrades, what's happening on the hotel and the gossip yknow? Now there's hardly any of that, it's annoying... Everybody can read the news on Habbo.com, they don't have to come to Habbox to hear the same thing regurgitated.
And also I hate the fact you can't change pages with a javascript link like "Next" & "Previous", has to be a drop down box. That's just yuck.
Why'd you think I resigned when I did, jokes :P. Nah, actually some people who have been in the news department did search for news, looking at foreign fansites, finding news ourselves and stuff. Some of that is still available, but currently I'm not sure what's happening as the reporters haven't done much since whatever date.
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I think they should all be merged into one. Didn't even realise there was real life news until I looked in the tabs :P
Oh, they're altogether anyway though?
Suncadi
06-09-2013, 07:46 PM
Why'd you think I resigned when I did, jokes :P. Nah, actually some people who have been in the news department did search for news, looking at foreign fansites, finding news ourselves and stuff. Some of that is still available, but currently I'm not sure what's happening as the reporters haven't done much since whatever date.
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Oh, they're altogether anyway though?
The main homepage only has Habbo news from ages ago. How about real life news being posted there too? Would keep it all nice and busy.
This was brought to our attention and the manager was contacted and asked for updates etc. after the posting of their departmental report.
The News department should hopefully start picking up soon, so don't worry. I, personally, can only apologise for the lack of reports until that time. :)
Samantha
06-09-2013, 08:03 PM
The main homepage only has Habbo news from ages ago. How about real life news being posted there too? Would keep it all nice and busy.
Habbo news goes on the front page, real life you can click on or put the widget on, on your front page. However, if no Habbo news is being posted then real life shouldn't be either as you need to do Habbo before real life.
Suncadi
06-09-2013, 08:10 PM
Habbo news goes on the front page, real life you can click on or put the widget on, on your front page. However, if no Habbo news is being posted then real life shouldn't be either as you need to do Habbo before real life.
Why don't you just move it in together anyway? Would make more sense to have it all in one place?
Oh look at that, Bolt660; I blame you for getting Inkwell; to resign.
Samantha
06-09-2013, 08:11 PM
RyRy; no one now, in reply to your question.
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Why don't you just move it in together anyway? Would make more sense to have it all in one place?
Habbo news is more important, but really real life news isn't written as much anymore, so I have nothing against this. It used to be like it.
@RyRy (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=81175); no one now, in reply to your question.
What? o.o
Samantha
06-09-2013, 08:16 PM
What? o.o
You asked me who the News Manager was, no one :(.
You asked me who the News Manager was, no one :(.
I can see that, you turd burglar.
Eoin247
06-09-2013, 08:27 PM
I think they should rename it to the "Journalism Department" , sounds more professional. :)
Repeating old ideas won't work. Innovation will. NOTHING had been happening, no integration, nothing unique that anyone else does. It's pretty poor at the moment, needs a major re-vamp. If it's going to be the same old, close it down.
Martin
06-09-2013, 08:29 PM
okay so theres no manager, no heads, that expains things, may as well close thread LOL
This was brought to our attention and the manager was contacted and asked for updates etc. after the posting of their departmental report.
The News department should hopefully start picking up soon, so don't worry. I, personally, can only apologise for the lack of reports until that time. :)
Oh good :P
This is the impression I get of the main site at the moment:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3865423/fjiewojfiowjgfihgiorhgoiw.png
It's not just news not being updated, its little things like Habbox Today banners which have managers from hundreds of years ago on, things which could potentially freshen the site up a bit whilst we're waiting for V7, but just aren't bothered with. I see the potential for a lot of gfx requests there, get things modernised a bit. The HxSS thing should have been removed ages ago, that
New Goodies? - More like prehistoric goodies by now! :P
HxSS - was finished with a while ago
Welcome to Habbox? - The majority of the staff in that screenie are from years ago, it might be nice to have a fresh one every so often! :)
I think hopefully the News side of things should pick up, it is crucial that we give a good impression of the site, and even though we are waiting for version 7, the main site mustn't be neglected, it needs regular updates, it needs to be fresh and inviting, interactive and interesting. We are advertising 'habbox.com' on a regular basis, and it would be more beneficial if we perfected said site as much as we can.
I'm sure General Management will be looking into the forum integration ideas, or strategies to move forwards soon, since I do think things have been stale, and perhaps its time to revolutionize news at Habbox and offer something a bit unique and more user friendly.
PREACH IT MARTIN PREACH IT! Some great points.
okay so theres no manager, no heads, that expains things, may as well close thread LOL
Oh good :P
This is the impression I get of the main site at the moment:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3865423/fjiewojfiowjgfihgiorhgoiw.png
It's not just news not being updated, its little things like Habbox Today banners which have managers from hundreds of years ago on, things which could potentially freshen the site up a bit whilst we're waiting for V7, but just aren't bothered with. I see the potential for a lot of gfx requests there, get things modernised a bit. The HxSS thing should have been removed ages ago, that
New Goodies? - More like prehistoric goodies by now! :P
HxSS - was finished with a while ago
Welcome to Habbox? - The majority of the staff in that screenie are from years ago, it might be nice to have a fresh one every so often! :)
I think hopefully the News side of things should pick up, it is crucial that we give a good impression of the site, and even though we are waiting for version 7, the main site mustn't be neglected, it needs regular updates, it needs to be fresh and inviting, interactive and interesting. We are advertising 'habbox.com' on a regular basis, and it would be more beneficial if we perfected said site as much as we can.
I'm sure General Management will be looking into the forum integration ideas, or strategies to move forwards soon, since I do think things have been stale, and perhaps its time to revolutionize news at Habbox and offer something a bit unique and more user friendly.
As you well know and have seen, the News Manager has just resigned. The lack of work came from a lack of motivation - everyone gets those times. She had a chance, but decided a resignation was in order.
Some of those things you've pointed out, sure, they should be updated. However, since V7 keeps cropping up and then dying down those haven't crossed our minds as such as they're very small things. The HxSS page wasn't removed as it was staying there from when the forum for it was released to the time the forum for it closed. Obviously, no-one really kept me updated with that, but I will remove it ASAP.
I was trying to fix your forum and competitions widget, so you can't really mention that. I should note, you only replied to my question at "09:29 PM", so I was actually waiting for you.
News, as I mentioned, will hopefully start picking up speed soon. I did apologise for this in a previous post; nothing more can really be done.
Hopefully this clears everything :) - if anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me. Thread closed.
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