The Fansite Way

[AgnesIO]

yay for unofficial ness

habbox doesn't need to be official anyway

Even if habbox are unofficial habbo will hate us.

I'm sure the selling of sub-forums would come under the selling VIP rule somehow, you know what Habbo are like.

I bet you anything they would let us sell VIP, if they made something out of it.

[Inseriousity.]

I actually laughed at that rule. I don't really see how VIP stops money going to Habbo??? Is it that the money spent on VIP could be spent on Habbo furni etc?? Because people who buy VIP normally buy credits and whatnot anyway on top of it so it'd just decrease the money they spend... lmao, that sounds confusing but I know what I mean anyway :p

[Roboevil]

It's rediculous really, I presume it's because Habbo could be held responsible if anyone was scammed of their money.

yay for unofficial ness

habbox doesn't need to be official anyway

Lol, but they've only just managed to get it.

- Charge users for premium services such as VIP access.
- Act as an affiliate for a commercial entity, nor offer merchandise (including Habbo Furni) or services for sale.

There's no way Habbox could get around it.

What would happen if Habbox announced themselves as a non-Habbo fansite (removing the name and images), but still had Habbo content?

[Jongo]

I think it is absolutely ridiculous with the amount of dominance that Sulake have over your website, even though they don't contribute with costs anyway. If your an official Fansite, sure I'd expect rules and all that malarkey. With an unofficial fansite, you should be able to do whatever you please. Some of these new rules are abusive in my opinion, virtually not allowing anyone to generate funds in a sane way (ie. not through adverts). Also what's this:

- Replicate any part of the Habbo Hotel service ('Retro' Hotels, Habbo Home clones etc).

Retro's I agree on, but Habbo Homes?! Come on seriously - says the people who made trax and myspace apparently copied off them, but Habbo don't care because they'd be slaughtered by MySpace legal team. I don't see how working and developing your own version of a "Homes System" should be in anyway affecting their company.

Absolute crap if you ask me.

[Hiro]

This is totally ridiculous if Unofficial sites cannot have it too...I mean 5 out of 8 official fansites have the VIP feature, and L_W gave the "all clear" to Habbox and CH after checking the forums too?

I think it is absolutely ridiculous with the amount of dominance that Sulake have over your website, even though they don't contribute with costs anyway. If your an official Fansite, sure I'd expect rules and all that malarkey. With an unofficial fansite, you should be able to do whatever you please. Some of these new rules are abusive in my opinion, virtually not allowing anyone to generate funds in a sane way (ie. not through adverts). Also what's this:Retro's I agree on, but Habbo Homes?! Come on seriously - says the people who made trax and myspace apparently copied off them, but Habbo don't care because they'd be slaughtered by MySpace legal team. I don't see how working and developing your own version of a "Homes System" should be in anyway affecting their company.

Absolute crap if you ask me.

Why don't they go sue ClubTropica while they're at it?

[Slowpoke]

Applies to unoffical sites too - Namely, do this or be closed down.

Imagine the revolt if they tried to close Habbox down.

[Dan2nd]

Imagine the revolt if they tried to close Habbox down.

I don't think there would be a revolt to be honest people who still play habbo would just move on else where.

[Slowpoke]

I don't think there would be a revolt to be honest people who still play habbo would just move on else where.

In all honesty, I can't see it going anywhere. I'm pretty sure that in the past this has been brought up and nothing was done. No fansite could possibly maintain themselves solely from the money made from ad clicks.

[Dan2nd]

In all honesty, I can't see it going anywhere. I'm pretty sure that in the past this has been brought up and nothing was done. No fansite could possibly maintain themselves solely from the money made from ad clicks.

I'm not suggesting it would go anywhere lol I'm just saying if Habbox was to be challenged by Habbo I don't think there'd be much of a revolt

[AgnesIO]

Imagine the revolt if they tried to close Habbox down.

They can't legally close habbox.

They can not go around tellnig other websites what to do, unless it says in there copyright act that you can't.

And i am not sure if you can actually say you can not sell vip features...