The Fansite Way

[GommeInc]

It's not just forums though, websites do such features too like profiles similar to Habbo Homes. I think this is a new rule by Habbo. Bit stupid really.

[msb.]

Lets put it this way not EXACTLY everyone is clear about the rule, so I hope it gets explained in more detail on the homepage

[Mint]

I already thought of a way round it. These are two examples:
Habbox says: "You can always make a donation by sending a text to this number, we might also thank you by giving you exclusive features....."
Or
Habbox says: "We are always doing competitions on the forum so we would always appreciate furni donations, even if you don't win we would always thank you by maybe giving you some special....."
Basically make it so your not buying anything but getting it free for donating. If Habbo can find a way around that one then, holy crap!!
EDIT: I think someone has already posted this idea, nevermind.

[GommeInc]

I already thought of a way round it. These are two examples:
Habbox says: "You can always make a donation by sending a text to this number, we might also thank you by giving you exclusive features....."

That isn't donating, if Habbox want to give out VIP they'll have to do it for free, which obviously has no point to it. They would have to be free standing donations really. It's like selling drinks at a party, which you cannot do by law and saying "If you buy this drink you'll have to donate 50p to have it".

[Mint]

That isn't donating, if Habbox want to give out VIP they'll have to do it for free, which obviously has no point to it. They would have to be free standing donations really. It's like selling drinks at a party, which you cannot do by law and saying "If you buy this drink you'll have to donate 50p to have it".

Yes because the text message would obviously cost something and Habbox would be getting the money it has cost you.

[GommeInc]

True, if they had to do something, the VIP page would have to be scrapped and and a new page called 'Donating' added. They would have to make it incredibly clear that anyone who donates gets such features, although arguably saying you get features for donating would be like you saying they're buying something. Depends how it's worded really, you can play a game with Habbo and root around their words

[TehJoshy]

At the end of the day i see it as this;
Habbox DO NOT force members to buy VIP its an additional extra. you buy it at your own free will. so i really its just sulake wanting you to spend the money on credits/HabboClub etc

[le harry]

omg habbox is closin down 4 suer!!!!!

[nvrspk4]

Straight up, I don't think they care that much. Habbo Staff have and did use our site. I am 99.99% sure that they know that we have VIP Access. I could be wrong but additionally we were vetted when we were going official. I think we may be misinterpreting the rule or they may just not be enforcing it. However I am hard pressed to believe that in the four years Habbox has been operating staff have not become aware of the fact that we offer VIP.

Yes, the new rules only came out recently (they were out when Habbox was first contacted about being official, about a month before we were made official I think) and I know that because I saw it then. But they must know.

As far as what they can do, they could take us down for having the images, however we could simply come back up sans-images, with only content and makeshift images in the meantime, while we figured out what to do and perhaps new graphics to make. I doubt we would be forced to change our name, because you can't copyright every extension of a name.

The reason they hold this unfair domineering hold is their graphics. They tie us in with their graphics and then lord copyright infringement over us and give us a set of rules to obey. However the "cannot charge thing", if it ever got to a legal stage (which it won't) could be argued as making an unfair monopoly, and the Microsoft case from many moons ago would be a fair precedent.

Still, we will probably contact Habbo to see what the deal is with that rule.

[Blinger1]

That isn't donating, if Habbox want to give out VIP they'll have to do it for free, which obviously has no point to it. They would have to be free standing donations really. It's like selling drinks at a party, which you cannot do by law and saying "If you buy this drink you'll have to donate 50p to have it".

Sell a joke for $5 and get free VIP!

:rolleyes: