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Originally Posted by scottish

It's not though as it'd be like a warning per one, and if they had a valid reason for not posting then they'd get let off, the number of posts doesn't need to be stupidly high even a low amount say 20 would show a lot more staff activity and general activity in forum would go up.

They'd have like 3 weeks to post under the limit before being fired.

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there is where the problem lies. What is deemed a 'valid reason' ? How would "I don't have any interest in contributing to discussions on a forum that I only joined because I was forced to" compare? The forum isn't the only habbox community, a lot of the staff contribute to the community in game and, in my eyes, that is plenty. If they want to post on the forum then they can get involved. If they don't, they shouldn't be forced to.

I think a negative atmosphere is generated once we start to bring in quotas and "limits" for posting. Staff members participate and interact with the community through their specific departments (ie. HxL Staff host radio events, Content Designers work on guides and the Wiki, etc). As well, if we institute posting quotas for staff, why shouldn't users be required to follow them also? People talk about special treatment of staff, yet adding a post quota for staff is completely the opposite of equality. I don't think a post quota would be beneficial.

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Originally Posted by Samanfa

I remember telling one of my staff members who kept going on about it wasn't their job to post (they are in 2 community roles therefore I think it's important for them to post) that I wouldn't mind warning them, I remember saying staff will post because they want to not because they have to, I think if someone is so into disagreeing that they should post then they shouldn't really be staff (in said roles they are in) or at least they could join a content role?

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"If you're an unsocialable hermit, join content!"... nice message to send out, Sam! ;) I think warning your staff for such small things would create more hostility than anything. They'd probably be more likely to give up posting altogether if they noticed it was such a rocky environment!

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Originally Posted by Kyle

there is where the problem lies. What is deemed a 'valid reason' ? How would "I don't have any interest in contributing to discussions on a forum that I only joined because I was forced to" compare? The forum isn't the only habbox community, a lot of the staff contribute to the community in game and, in my eyes, that is plenty. If they want to post on the forum then they can get involved. If they don't, they shouldn't be forced to.

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Quite right. I remember a popular debate a few years back where users were discussing how the forum has become the centrepiece of Habbox. After all, Habbox.com was (and arguably still is) the official fansite, and the forum is merely just one of many departments. Whilst the focus has shifted over the years, I do think there are times (like this) when we need to remember that.

We can bring over the staff posting reward to the whole forum if that is what members want. If people are happy with that then it will probably start next week. It will also be probably best for users to join a usergroup if they would like to take part and to be able to gain the reward due to calculating the posts would be easier that way. The prize would be kept to reputation this time round to see what sort of results we will get with that.

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Originally Posted by Mathew

"If you're an unsocialable hermit, join content!"... nice message to send out, Sam! ;) I think warning your staff for such small things would create more hostility than anything. They'd probably be more likely to give up posting altogether if they noticed it was such a rocky environment!


Quite right. I remember a popular debate a few years back where users were discussing how the forum has become the centrepiece of Habbox. After all, Habbox.com was (and arguably still is) the official fansite, and the forum is merely just one of many departments. Whilst the focus has shifted over the years, I do think there are times (like this) when we need to remember that.

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News is a content department too pft ;). Saying that though it's like an epidemic in there. I wouldn't warn them now as I said about the incentive but I still think it's always there to scare them too lmao.

Also about the positive rep thread, the reasons I repped them were more pointless than they repped me :P.

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

We can bring over the staff posting reward to the whole forum if that is what members want. If people are happy with that then it will probably start next week. It will also be probably best for users to join a usergroup if they would like to take part and to be able to gain the reward due to calculating the posts would be easier that way. The prize would be kept to reputation this time round to see what sort of results we will get with that.

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Could you not have a threead users could post in to request their rep instead? having the usergroup sort of makes it seem more of a competition than it should be, only allowing those who have entered it to be in with a chance. nobody should be excluded

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Could you not have a threead users could post in to request their rep instead? having the usergroup sort of makes it seem more of a competition than it should be, only allowing those who have entered it to be in with a chance. nobody should be excluded

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The only problem with that is calculating if they have made the X amount of posts - It's easier if they were in the group with the tools we currently use for the staff one.

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Could you not have a threead users could post in to request their rep instead? having the usergroup sort of makes it seem more of a competition than it should be, only allowing those who have entered it to be in with a chance. nobody should be excluded

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Would this be separate to the staff one or joined on?

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Could you not have a threead users could post in to request their rep instead? having the usergroup sort of makes it seem more of a competition than it should be, only allowing those who have entered it to be in with a chance. nobody should be excluded

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mett uses a plugin to calculate the posts, dont think its anything to do with exclusion
id imagine the group to be open to join and not a request basis

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Could you not have a threead users could post in to request their rep instead? having the usergroup sort of makes it seem more of a competition than it should be, only allowing those who have entered it to be in with a chance. nobody should be excluded

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Wouldn't a thread just create a huge backlog of request posts? Why not just have the user group and then admins can add the rep every week or so? Besides, users who are active enough on the forums should know to join the group.