[!!] Paul Steps Down as CEO

[October]

WHAT A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT

http://blog.habbo.com/2012/12/31/paulwalla-departing/

After 15 months of leading the Habbo community it is time for me to hand my Staff badge to new leadership. My time as Paulwalla has been amazing, working with a group of industry veterans to support one of the most vibrant and energetic communities on the internet. We have had our ups and our downs together, and through it all Habbos have stood strong in being proud of their community and making it about friendship and fun. I’ve learned much and truly enjoyed engaging with the community. Whether our work to improve the community was popular, or controversial throughout we have heard clearly that Habbos understand their community and know what they want. The interaction has been important. The voice of the community is the strength of the community. Proof of this was clear in the summer. The community weathered a tremendous storm together, and Habbos stood strong. The way you reacted with one strong voice was inspiring. You will be left in good hands. Our new Community Team will lead Staff in the Hotel to serve you. Engagement will increase, and the spirit of Old Habbo will rise again.
All the best,
Paul LaFontaine

[Red]

OMG. ahhh wonder who will replace him

[Luke367]

YESSSSS! Happy new year! Not sure if this as been posted on habbox but on: http://www.sulake.com/blog/entries/h...-to-its-roots/

Habbo Returns To Its Roots

Launched over 13 years ago, Habbo Hotel was one of the first online communities. Since then the market for online communities has changed considerably. Habbo has always been for teens and we are aware that continuous development and renewal is key to successfully serving the teen audience.

Habbo is going back to its roots. It has always been a place to meet and enjoy time with friends. We are going to focus specifically on the features and services that makes finding new friends and sharing with old friends enjoyable. This means new features, fresh themed entertainment and a variety of games. And we will keep elements of the service Habbos have always loved.

As we increase our focus we are going to streamline the business. The Sulake organization will be restructured to better serve the community needs. These necessary changes will allow us to maintain Habbo as an iconic and safe service for our users.

The 12 local Habbo sites will keep running as usual and the service will continue to be moderated and free to play. We will launch campaigns monthly as we always have and we will continue to offer new, exciting games on the recently launched game platform.

I hope they bring old things back

[sex]

HOPEFULLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH HABBO

[October]

HOPEFULLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH HABBO

IS IT TOO LATE TO BRING BACK DIONYSUS?

[Matt]

Didn't see that one coming!!

[Red]

IS IT TOO LATE TO BRING BACK DIONYSUS?

I agree. I wonder if he was forced to step down? lmao

[FlyingJesus]

"Our new Community Team will lead Staff in the Hotel to serve you. Engagement will increase, and the spirit of Old Habbo will rise again."

ie: we're not gonna have one person in charge again, instead there'll be a nameless faceless committee of people making the same decisions with no accountability while pretending to take in the opinions of the userbase

[GoldenMerc]

I guess this is a great positive

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[October]

"Our new Community Team will lead Staff in the Hotel to serve you. Engagement will increase, and the spirit of Old Habbo will rise again."

ie: we're not gonna have one person in charge again, instead there'll be a nameless faceless committee of people making the same decisions with no accountability while pretending to take in the opinions of the userbase

I doubt he meant for the company as a whole (though, knowing the decisions he has made as CEO, I wouldn't put it past him), but for the hotel. I mean, someone has to take charge of Sulake itself, right?