To those becoming less active -

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Why?

Obviously, life is happening and Habbo(x) isn't a priority for most of us. However, it does seem to me that more and more people are becoming less active. I'm talking about people who have been here for 7+ years all seem to be becoming less active.

I wanted to give some insight into this from my own experience (and from what I've heard from others) and hope other people could do the same as hopefully it could be one step to rectifying activity levels, other than looking for new members.

1) Too much personal grudges and vendettas. The whole forum is full of snide comments and this personally is the reason I became less active. Seeing people making sly comments about me and being repped for it doesn't make you feel the greatest. Especially if it comes from management:

2) Too unprofessional. I'm sorry, I know, IT'S A HABBO FORUM!!! and I was the first person to scream that when people would cry over staff having their own opinions. However, this management comes across too much like they don't care about the site or their members and seeing them getting repped for their rudeness is really off putting, even as an older member who once encouraged it. I know you all are entitled to say what you want and defend yourselves (which most staff do so calmly) but the upper management seem incapable of doing it in a polite way and don't care about the consequences. Why are you even staff? What makes you stay here? Cause it sure aint for the people. I remember going to ClubHabbo and how much of a douche the owner and the management was and I was SO GLAD Habbox seemed to have some standard when it came to management but now it's going down the drain.

3) Nothing attracts me. Granted, it's a habbo fansite and I don't play habbo, I will be limited in what I will want to play but even then, when there is forum events I rarely want to play? They seem pretty interesting and unique (eg the pokemon event) but the advertising is really weak. I know that this is likely just me personally since others do play but I just wanted to give an insight into why I myself, and maybe others, are using the forum less. Things I do like for example, was when Inseriousity. did the valentines event where he matched people up with one another because it actually felt like us as members and people were being taken into account. It's something that gets everyone involved regardless of whether they played habbo or not. Hopefully HxSS can bring people back together and hopefully it won't just fall flat.

Now, I don't know how to overcome the first option. Remove the rep counter so people can't go on an ego-trip and create a negative environment for other members? Management not having to HAVE their say at the end of every argument but just dealing with the arguments and closing the threads? Management not staying in a role they clearly have no 'passion' for?

I barely see @Bolt660 (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=55726);, @lawrawrrr (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=61966); @The Don (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=9475); @Yuxin (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=63975); @ms aquamarine; @GoldenMerc (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=26925); @CrazyLemurs (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=82631); @Aiden (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=93224); around anymore - these are people I used to see daily and now I rarely do? So, I'm wondering if anyone can give me an insight into what makes them less active? Or what turns them off the forum?

[lawrawrrr]

I post and go on Habbo every day how can you not see me?! I guess I'm not spamming the forum as much as I used to because I'm usually busy doing AGMy stuff but I make sure to post at least once a day!!

PS: I have been on holiday for the last 5 days which is why I've been less active haha


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[wixard]

ok first i need to call a friend for backup Dave;

if we abolished rep system and introduced a like system, the likes would be public therefore potentially eliminating any sly '+rep' that people would once give to a post targetting another member. people would be less inclined to rep/like the post if they knew their name would be visible to others

activity wise i'm not being vain but i generated a lot of activity in spam with threads, and once i've stopped there has been nobody who really replaced me. i'm not saying it was just me but a lot of the main creators have left or stopped making threads which means we have less content to work with, even if it's just joking around and interacting with one another

i could start making threads again but it would be nice if others tried too, it doesn't even have to be anything super creative

also me and The Don; were chatting and we think a town of salem game is well overdue

[GoldenMerc]

Management make the decisions, not the community

[dbgtz]

Oh god yes my one complaint (aside from the forest room) about that Pokemon event is there was no prior advertising, it literally just opened one day which was very poor whoever decided to do that (good event generally speaking though even if it could have used some tweaks :O).

[Inseriousity.]

lmaooooooooooo you got stalked for like a year after that competition didn't you ;)
jen and ben. OTP.

tbh I think it's number 3 that stops a lot of people. The older members aren't really at Habbox for the Habbo part, we're here for the friends and community (however much they dwindle over the years). It therefore means that everything isn't really designed for you now. It's for the people that do still use Habbo and if I'm being honest that's how it should be really. We tend to advertise these things on Habbo so you miss the advertising cos we're not advertising at you. In marketing terms, you're not the "target audience." It doesn't help that my events tended to require a lot of effort if you wanted to win (although you could've just played less actively just for fun), sorry about that :(

For me personally, it's number 2 and 3. I don't think it needs to be too professional but there's a whole clique that can get away with murder because they have the power (or they're friends with people who are) and it's just really depressing. Without naming names but I think you can see which members are friends because they'll post something and it's like whoa how did you get away with that?

edit: okay tom posted while I was writing so will just reply. Events don't have prior advertising. Some do if they need registration but most events just start and you can choose to get involved or not.

[wixard]

LOL did one of those posts happen today mike

oh yeah dbgtz; i was meant to say in my post that i would have participated in the pokemon event if i had known about it beforehand

[Kardan]

Real life is my reason for being less active than usual, but come September I guess I'll be even less active.

P.S. Be active, play the Mole: http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=827215

[scottish]

forum poker tournament on pokerstars lets go

[David]

ok first i need to call a friend for backup @Dave (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=10680);

if we abolished rep system and introduced a like system, the likes would be public therefore potentially eliminating any sly '+rep' that people would once give to a post targetting another member. people would be less inclined to rep/like the post if they knew their name would be visible to others

i'd like your post but..
unless people are particularly bold and don't care then like system would stop the +reps in that scenario, a dislike button would also work. not sure it would stop the comments though.

when reading jen's post i thought of everything you said.


might steal some thread ideas from /r/askreddit

[wixard]

i'd like your post but..
unless people are particularly bold and don't care then like system would stop the +reps in that scenario, a dislike button would also work. not sure it would stop the comments though.

when reading jen's post i thought of everything you said.


might steal some thread ideas from /r/askreddit

oh damn i got ur username wrong i swear i typed david i even checked the last active
but yes, like system UNITE

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that's where i used to get my ideas @David (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=73895); lol

[FlyingJesus]

I'm less active because there's less to be active about - if there are only 3 or 4 posts a day worth replying to I'm not the sort to go spamming in threads where I have no interest in discussion, and that's why I'm not a fan of random question threads either. If there are 20 replies but it's all just half a line each, that's only an illusion of activity and not actually doing anyone any favours. What we really need is a lot more community cohesion... it's not as bad as it has been in the past but there is still a lot of staff clique feeling where there are staff members (sometimes even in senior/management positions) who make no effort whatsoever to interact with anyone other than their own staff team, and that's why we have more staff than members and yet still fairly crap staff workrates in some departments.

Also we've somehow stilllllllllllllll not managed however many years on to sort out the problem of splits between forum and site, where we still seem to be promoting separate accounts for articles commenting, and therefore in no way making efforts to bring the casual browsers of the site into our LOVING CARESS. What I have seen a couple of times (but sadly not often enough) is people making a genuine effort to chat to non-Habbox folk at events/HxHD and urge them to make threads and whatnot as opposed to a copy and pasted line shouting GO ON HABBOX.COM REFERRER ME DO IT FOR ME I'M THE IMPORTANT ONE HERE every couple of minutes

[Gina]

for me i just felt like i irritated everyone lmao
habboxlive was the thing which kept me here mainly because its something i really enjoyed and kept me talking to people, coming on, posting etc
hxl has died completely though and djing to 4 people isnt on my list of things to do lmao
if it was upped and everything like sure id love to come back n dj and whatev because i acc enjoyed it so it did keep me here
nothing seems to really happen anymore like i have no clue about any events or anything

because i was in an exam period i ended up getting really lazy with hxl and nothing was really done to stop me so in the end i drifted off and now im out from 10am - 9:30pm most days then come home n have a shower/bath n have dinner and b ythe time ive done everything i need to im like knackered and have nothing to make me acc want to come on here (sorry guys :( )

thats for me personally anyway

[Ms.Aquamarine]

#1 and #2 for me here, I’ll use an example. Not too long ago I saw posts from individuals that were making digs and snide remarks at another member (these individuals who should know how to behave because of their position on the forum) about a situation that they had already moved past from. Does making someone feel upset again about a situation that they had moved past a while ago and not wanting to post around the forum that they love as much for the fear they’ll be attacked make Y’ALL feel that it is fun? When I say “y’all”, they know who I’m on about it and they need to cut this crap. It’s okay to have fun because I do understand that every single thing in this forum doesn’t revolve around professionalism and strictness 24/7, but it does tick me off when anyone is feeling uncomfortable and upset because of this type of bullying and nothing is done about it.

Oh and on another note it’s okay to have an argument or discussion when it is done in a reasonable manner – it should not have to involve name-calling and just pure rudeness. This is how things get out of hand and hectic like in Dan’s goodbye thread.

Some of the craziness on here is getting tiring to look at and the atmosphere is awful.

Edit: By the way if we are going to be having rules on this forum EVERYONE needs to follow them - nobody should have to get away with not following rules. If there is a rule that should or needs to be removed there is, again, a reasonable way of arguing for or against it.

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#1 and #2 for me here, I’ll use an example. Not too long ago I saw posts from individuals that were making digs and snide remarks at another member (these individuals who should know how to behave because of their position on the forum) about a situation that they had already moved past from. Does making someone feel upset again about a situation that they had moved past a while ago and not wanting to post around the forum that they love as much for the fear they’ll be attacked make Y’ALL feel that it is fun? When I say “y’all”, they know who I’m on about it and they need to cut this crap. It’s okay to have fun because I do understand that every single thing in this forum doesn’t revolve around professionalism and strictness 24/7, but it does tick me off when anyone is feeling uncomfortable and upset because of this type of bullying and nothing is done about it.

Oh and on another note it’s okay to have an argument or discussion when it is done in a reasonable manner – it should not have to involve name-calling and just pure rudeness. This is how things get out of hand and hectic like in Dan’s goodbye thread.

Some of the craziness on here is getting tiring to look at and the atmosphere is awful.
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(already repped you..)

[GommeInc]

A mixture of education, work and having better things to do. Forums do not appeal to me any more and I find the discussions to be really "urgh" or restrained. Reddit seems to catch my attention these days. It would be great if members didn't feel afraid to start threads on any topic much like reddit and to see what their opinions are and even see personalities develop. I feel the Spam forum is now the only real forum and I really do not like it as it diverts away from interesting discussion that counts or particularly appeals to me. It's boring seeing people discuss what they have been discussing on Skype or when they've met up with each other.

Then there's the recent developments which make me think I should use the forum less frequently until changes are made to people who run the entire community. I hadn't noticed how dodgy it was after returning for a bit (got gap of freedom until August). It's getting boring seeing people bully out established members because they refuse to accept they are wrong. It happened with Sammeth and MAD and now it's happening with Wispur. The community had improved under Matt but has since been in decline. It's bad enough the Forum Manager position seems to be defunct again, with an overbearing "MAD-esque" GM taking over making behind the door decisions in a Sammeth. way.


I'm less active because there's less to be active about - if there are only 3 or 4 posts a day worth replying to I'm not the sort to go spamming in threads where I have no interest in discussion, and that's why I'm not a fan of random question threads either. If there are 20 replies but it's all just half a line each, that's only an illusion of activity and not actually doing anyone any favours. What we really need is a lot more community cohesion... it's not as bad as it has been in the past but there is still a lot of staff clique feeling where there are staff members (sometimes even in senior/management positions) who make no effort whatsoever to interact with anyone other than their own staff team, and that's why we have more staff than members and yet still fairly crap staff workrates in some departments.
This.

Staff really do not seem to mingle with everyone outside their groups. A forum is essentially a community where everyone just chats and then had a little role on the side. The number of cliques is astonishing and unnecessary. At least in the Seacat, Mizki, jrh2002 era everyone just seemed to click together and they made an effort not to mix with the same bunch.

The lack of posts is another thing. I find myself logging in - seeing no one has posted a reply or anything worthwhile - then disappearing to do other things.

[Nick]

whos up for protesting in front of matt garners house for breaking the rules1!!!!

[e5]

I'm slowly growing out of habbo, I am on less and less. I'm growing up really. I've moved out of home and I work full time, so my whole time is just taken up on my work, house and girlfriend! it's a shame I've become less active and wonder if I'll ever get the time again before I go TOO old :-(

I agree with FJ though, other people are less active - so there's less posts and ultimately I post less.

[Cody]

I try my best to post here and then, but I work 6 days a week and I barely can even get time to myself from starting that job, but I will try to post the best I can.


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[Bloop]

NEVER KNEW THIS THREAD WAS SO INTERESTING

everybody shld post in here ITS IMPORTANT

[FlyingJesus]

blup u k m8

[Bloop]

ya ill post my views SOON stay tuned

[FlyingJesus]

Oh boy bloop for president I'm going to bed

[Kyle]

ok first i need to call a friend for backup
if we abolished rep system and introduced a like system, the likes would be public therefore potentially eliminating any sly '+rep' that people would once give to a post targetting another member. people would be less inclined to rep/like the post if they knew their name would be visible to others
the rep system needs looking at properly and it's annoying when posts in feedback get ignored. Time for more visibility on the rep display, no need for an abolition of it, just add names in there.

bloop KrushGear; I thought you were going to reply to this flyingjesus is waiting eagerly for your input

[Bloop]

lazy

soon i promise

[buttons]

he made a thread @Kyle (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=30795);
alsoooooooooo no management responded to any of our threads i dont think

[Yupt]

ironic thread considering i've been popping on the last couple of days to see whats happening with comps.

i became less active and left because i often found myself wondering if i was that "kid who sits at his laptop in his room all day" at uni. i felt the time i was putting into comps could be better put into other offline hobbies more related to my course and interests. rather than just leaving the work side of habbox i chose to leave altogether to remove the temptation of wanting to return and take back my role.

[Brad]

I would say coming back after a couple months off, I can definitely see the decline of activity. I, now, am trying to stay on my activity even as a member of the articles department. My view of the forum has shifted to that of trying to stay in touch with those who I met on the forum, almost a year and a half ago (which is hard to believe I've been with the community that long).
Threads are unprofessional, and the debates/arguments are so hard to be involved in because they become very one sided with nonsense and everyone turns on one another. I'm all for a healthy debate (rip debate leader).
My goal though while being in the articles department is to bring things such as articles and other sorts of things that actually would be interesting (which if anyone had ideas, let me know)
Love the forum, and the community. Let's try to focus on bringing it alive. :)

[Grig]

People have jobs, like me. They grow out of it and Hx has failed to attract a younger audience, so no surprise there. What is more there was and has been concerted lack of effort to get this audience. Sad, but hey. Personally I visit extremely rarely due to life and it's shame that this is happening, although it was quite obvious stuff like this would happen years ago, so 0 surprises here.

[HotelUser]

I probably haven't logged onto the forum in a few years, and did today after someone facebook'd me and asked me to.

I actually think it's kind of cool how many users are still around. Looking at the list of people who've viewed this thread, I actually recognize quite a lot of them!

[Zak]

Immaturity of some of the members. It's not their fault, it's just the noticeable age gap.

Being attacked for voicing your opinion. Especially if the community do not agree.

Less time. A lot of us work part-time or full-time. This takes a considerable chunk of our time away and we probably have better things to do.

[Cerys]

For me it was because I got hate for the majority of posts I made, even if it was harmless, because of my idiotic past despite it being years ago. No one could seem to really get over that. So it became more of a chore to stay active and wasn't enjoyable at all.
Then my actual life took off because I wasn't spending every second on here xD so I never really came back except in times like this where I have absolutely nothing to do. So yeah mainly it was down to the attitude of the forum.

[Mrs.McCall]

I was fired and then banned which kind of acted as a barrier to me being active... :P

Also I'm like, hella old now. It's bound to happen... people just drift. I don't know if it's a reflection on Habbox management. I wouldn't think so, personally, but people do end up going off and doing other stuff. But Habbox will always be active in my heart <3 <3