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Hiya,
Wanted a separate thread from the main feedback of HxL as it diverted from a lot of healthy discussion. Not picking on anyone, but why was the poll only open for 30/40 mins?
In the past if I remember, we would have finalist clips uploaded on the site and a poll opened for a week or so. I remember this happened way back in Mizki's time of hosting it.
It is annoying!
I was so waiting for this thread.
The final did seem very rushed tbh. The opening of the poll 45 mins before the show was a bit silly (I mean, there are AU/NZ people asleep atm...) and I would have preferred it the entrants had to submit 2 songs so we could all hear different ones in the final 10 and then made our vote.
The fact everyone could view the poll results didn't help either.
Last year it was only open about an hour, but then again there was less people in the final. I was at work when the voting and such started and then the final and although it's peak time not everyone would be on then. It's unfair if they couldn't vote, really think this hasn't been the best. The voting closed days ago and we heard nothing, mistakes were made and more planning was needed!
TBH HabboxStarz should never have been merged with HxSS, people voted tactically to gain team points rather than for who they thought was actually the best.
Why open a poll for like a week that gets a substantial amount of votes and then open a new one for half an hour when barely anybody is actually online?? :S WHO ORGANISED THIS, I WANT THEM SHOT.
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I agree with @Intersocial; for once, don't think you should be able to see poll results, I mean @BOOMitsGINA; was it said tune in to find out who made the final 10 when many knew due to the poll?
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@Shockwave.2CC; don't see you entering? Hush up.The girlfriend has spoken.
I was under the impression the poll was going to close tomorrow as that's what it said. Nevertheless wd @EricYong!; & @hothot2k7;
@Elegance; @LuciieOx; & @Umbrella-; were so good can you give them my vip @RemelKiid; and @xxMATTGxx; you should totally let me give one of my black vip months to one of them (since they're girls they'll probs want pink or something but i only got black :()
so one of my months + my prize vip
(i thought i just posted this, didn't seem to post wth)
Ngl but it does seem tactical who people voted for, either that or those who voted previously some were probably not online. The amount of stick hothot got from the first hearing the other day was shocking and then he goes onto do that? Shows how surprising the show is really.
Before I went away I suggested the following structure to Ollz and BOOMitsGINA:
I'm not completely sure why, but the show was postponed and then re-arranged and then the shows planned for the 20th and 21st were hosted in a double show tonight.Quote:
19th August: play 25 clips (chosen by you) just in case you get like 50 entries, you're not going to have enough time to play them all. Voting opens at end of the show.
20th August: Voting closes 15 minutes into the show. You announce the 6 people who are through to the final - in no particular order (do not release the results of the poll)
21st August: Voting closes at half past. Dramatic build up announce 3rd place, 2nd place, 1st place.
The first show was postponed due to not enought entries I believe, the deadline was increased and then mistakes occurred. The poll wasn't up until the day after was it? However, they needed the clips which shouldn't have been hard due to Gina having them. Not sure about the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by RemelKiid
@EricYong!; started saying that people felt he didn't deserve it and that it was unfair. To those people, **** off. I think Yet and Eric definitely deserved first and second (Richie's was just hilarious and Eric sang Starships brilliantly as I said in a spam thread a while ago) but I thought someone else could have got 3rd, NO OFFENSE.
If there was tactical voting going on to get points, then people really need to get a grip.
fire theym both for mucking it up and causing stress to everyone
it's actually ridiculous, people don't get a chance to vote at all really.
even logan told me that he told them to leave voting open for 24 hours when voting for the winner. so what happened lol, wouldn't it have just made sense that voting was left open till tomorrow, because hxss ends tomorrow so it would have been a nice finale?
i'm not bothered about the points really it's just people didn't have enough time to vote. like the person who came first in the voting to get into the top 10 didn't even get into the top 3 because only having half an hour to vote.
i just think it's a lack of common sense and organistation again, but i guess that's something you can work on in the future :)
No grig, you can't post this, it's totally targetting!!!!!! -.-
like I said before it could have been better planned definitely but it was your first bigger event so you can learn from your mistakes :/
was open for just under 30 minutes and not many people knew hx starz was even on tonight, if they had i believe the votes would be different and reflect the 1st poll results.
in previous years they have hidden the votes on the habboxlive website but this year it seems it apparently can't be done??
I think next year its not going to be merged, but idk why tthe consequences were not considered in the first place tbh.
Thankyou, but you really don't have to richard, won't be using the forum much when back to school xox
I didn't want to enterQuote:
Originally Posted by Samanfa
No offence to anyone really but the competition wasn't fair, not by a long shot. Mainly due to rules being set then being broken, I got told it didn't matter but it did. There were 3 people who went over the amount of time allowed but were still allowed to participate - if everyone was allowed that amount then it could have been really different in the top three. Not only that but I don't see why the entries couldn't do a full song? It's a singing competition and really that doesn't mean you sing half a song as some may not get properly started until the deadline. Really it's a shame Logan was away I believe it would have done much better with more planning and if it wasn't for the incentive of points and such, it should be a single event. However, I think the Djs who participated in hosting, joining in etc did a great job.
I'm still struggling why you think Eric has such a bad voice and that you think it was down to tactical voting? :P Care to explain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shockwave.2CC
What team is Eric even in xD.
I think it is a shame that votes could be publically seen this year. I did request a voting system on HabboxLive.com so that results could be kept secret but I don't think the coders got a chance to get round to it, they're extremely busy with V7!Quote:
Originally Posted by LuciieOx
A lot of valuable voting time was wasted creating tension. It was a public vote and we knew the winner as soon as voting closed.... so for 15 mins after they kept talking about entries qualities when we already knew who won :S Half an hour really wasn't long enough and I know a lot who didn't get to cast their vote. Voting should at least have been opened at the beginning of the show and notice given. Voting should reflect the first vote and it doesn't.
i wanna hear from the djs
i still think, post them on the site and then leave it for a few days.
Mizki did it this way. It was effective because people who didn't catch it could listen to the clips and it would have been fair on all timezones!
Did you quote me originally by any chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by Comity
It said I got a quote from you in this thread.....
Blue!Quote:
Originally Posted by Intersocial
Oh ok^ :P
Yeah exactly, like when @Elegance; wasn't played in the first show she was listened to in the thread for days!Quote:
Originally Posted by Grig
I do think that was hxstarz was a bit short notice i had no idea what i was doing on air whih is no fault of ginas it was just the time, and the votings should have been opened for longer i was shocked to see the lack of time you got to vote and im sure this shall be improved on next time around!
If I'm honest it was a terrible idea to put Habbox Starz into the HxSS to begin with, I'm not going to lie most of my votes came from my team members. It wasn't based on how good / funny a song was it was based on how many team members were online and what team you're in. I say if there's another Habbox Starz don't make the same mistake by putting it in the HxSS.
I did actually finish the voting system, and it's sitting on my laptop, but because Logan went on holiday it never got implemented due to not having a clue where to put it etc.
this really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggots
Keeping in mind that this was Gina's first big show that she organized and things did go slightly off-plan, I don't think we should be too harsh on her!
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HabboxLive.com perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Recursion
not likes its the first year its even happened. it shouldn't have to be improved on lol.... you should be expecting a high quality show when you put your head djs in charge of an event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggots
I do agree it could have been opened longer, even if they did habboxstarz for one hour today and one hour tomorrow to allow the vote to be opened for one day, which is much better than 35 minutes.. I don't think anyone should be fired over it.. obviously the coders are busy with V7 and I presume this wouldn't be a top priority? And it was short notice for Gina that she would do the show today so baring in mind the circumstances she did a fantastic job along with Jazz and Jason as guests!
I NEVER said Eric had a bad voice and it was tactical voting as i bet all the votes he got were done by Blue team members (he's blue team)Quote:
Originally Posted by Intersocial
Timetabling the show was my fault and I'll take blame for it. However, the way it was planned wasn't as I left. It would have been a success if things were panned out better, even during HxSS time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yet
I wanted it on as it was an annual show, which many people were expecting and would always boost listeners and peoples engagement to HxL.
There's a screenshot of you saying anyone who voted for Eric must be deaf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shockwave.2CC
No, I highly doubt they were ALL by the blue team. If the poll had been open a little longer, I am highly sure he would have been 1st/2nd still. I nearly did vote for him (and I'm on the black team....) but chose 1umbrella1 in the end. Eric has a great voice and really did deserve it, everyone's turned so sour that it's apparently all tactical voting.
Yeah, it probably shouldn't be merged into HxSS next time due to how bitter people are becoming over tactical voting.
Revote quite frankly. It's just unnaceptable how long it was open for, and I only just caught the votes anyway. Seeing as a Revote will likely have a different outcome, the one that should have happened, only seems fair. And to the reply of it means another show and embsrassment for people running it, well quite frankly it should have been open for longer in first place, so tough cookies.
Well a little birdy told me a sneaky user created a thread in the blue team section saying 'Who're we going to vote for from the blue team, it'd be better if we vote for the same person so we win' or something along those lines so other teams followed their tactics. Either way I do agree Erics song was amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Intersocial
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Originally Posted by Yet
Ffs seriously, so urgh. Although the black team can't really say much lol, but most of us did state to choose who we thought was the best so we're just a lil bit nicer ;) & the fact that none of us were forcing each other/demanding X,Y and Z get voted for.
Mhm he did deserve it, tactical voting may have cropped up I suppose but at least some god awful entrant didn't win really. I still believe he would have been in the top 3 even without hxss points being involved and if the poll had been open longer.
I think tactical voting did come into it but in the black team forum someone asked everyone to vote for Richie and several people said no so I think its only part of the issue
@Jurv; is the only winner in my eyes XXXXX
Any tactical voting noticed should have also resulted in a no-vote. It's not that hard to realise this!