Forum Suggestion

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Originally Posted by runeaddict99

Mkay, I like the idea of a shoutbox but maybe as a perk to donators, VIP's and staff?

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Think we may have a problem with offering it to donators because we are only allowed to offer aesthetic privileges. I don't think the shoutbox includes that, I may be wrong.

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

Think we may have a problem with offering it to donators because we are only allowed to offer aesthetic privileges. I don't think the shoutbox includes that, I may be wrong.

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CH did it for a LONG time after the rule was placed in force and they didn't have any commotion from Habbo.

Although it would be nice for all members to access at some point.

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Originally Posted by Grig

CH did it for a LONG time after the rule was placed in force and they didn't have any commotion from Habbo.

Although it would be nice for all members to access at some point.

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If i remember correctly they were told to remove it and that's why they changed it to only having it for a day or two? I'm not too sure though :P

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Originally Posted by Grig

CH did it for a LONG time after the rule was placed in force and they didn't have any commotion from Habbo.

Although it would be nice for all members to access at some point.

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Yeah I'm trying to see if they removed it but from what I have read it still may be a donator feature.

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Originally Posted by scott

If i remember correctly they were told to remove it and that's why they changed it to only having it for a day or two? I'm not too sure though :P

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Nah it was a day for all non-members and then the rest were just donators. Although I'm not aware of anyone in management (at the time) telling me about the removal. The box in general simply got removed when they re-vamped to a new layout, although may even still be there for donators as I never visit it anymore. Although to be fair, other official fansites are getting away with murder (according to Habbo) by offering stuff like special udertitles and stuff, just under the name 'donator'. Basically, a lot of the VIP features just under the donator name. Might be a good idea to either let Habbo know about this or to try and implement it ourselves and see what Habbo says :P. But then again the guys who are there now are quite incompatible to say the least :P.

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Originally Posted by Inseriousity.

There's quite a lot of decent discussion in the spam forum. Just because there isn't any meaning to a thread doesn't make it worthless. I agree with Scott, there's more to a community than post count, it's how people interact with each other. I think the best staff bonding isn't when there's a game of OMGpop (although these are good too) but when there's a bit of banter and conversation in the spam threads. Don't see how a similar principle to that can't be extended to the wholeforum

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I didn't say the spam forum or its posts were worthless but there are more ways of getting members together than bringing something to the forum which could potentially drain posting.

At least its a trial and not a permanent thing.

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Originally Posted by Infectious

I didn't say the spam forum or its posts were worthless but there are more ways of getting members together than bringing something to the forum which could potentially drain posting.

At least its a trial and not a permanent thing.

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I was hesitant to give into this idea on the basis that throughout Habbox history it has been rejected. However if the chat box is only available for X amount of days a week I don't think it will put a strain too much on posting on the forum.

My only concern in post decline is the spam forum because the shout box will maintain a spam like nature. I personally believe it would be a good idea to modify the shout box to only allow users who have made 5 posts on the current day to send messages in the shout box. This way, all users would be able to see the content of the shout box, but if they want to take part in it they would need to make five posts first.

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Originally Posted by HotelUser

My only concern in post decline is the spam forum because the shout box will maintain a spam like nature. I personally believe it would be a good idea to modify the shout box to only allow users who have made 5 posts on the current day to send messages in the shout box. This way, all users would be able to see the content of the shout box, but if they want to take part in it they would need to make five posts first.

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If Scott is so insistent that the shoutbox is happening then I think that would be a great idea!

P.s. This marks the first time we have ever agreed on something. Wow.

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Originally Posted by HotelUser

I was hesitant to give into this idea on the basis that throughout Habbox history it has been rejected. However if the chat box is only available for X amount of days a week I don't think it will put a strain too much on posting on the forum.

My only concern in post decline is the spam forum because the shout box will maintain a spam like nature. I personally believe it would be a good idea to modify the shout box to only allow users who have made 5 posts on the current day to send messages in the shout box. This way, all users would be able to see the content of the shout box, but if they want to take part in it they would need to make five posts first.

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Really like that last suggestion Dave, think it would be a great way of encouraging members to post to get this feature. I also agree that there is a risk of it becoming used moreso than the spam forums etc which we obviously don't want because spam is always quite an active part of the forum.

Think its a good idea just to trial it and see what happens really. Not sure that it would be totally beneficial having it there permanemently however.

I think maybe if we had one and enabled it for 2 days a week, like a Wednesday and a Saturday it would be good. Just something extra to give to the community I suppose. :)