Sulake cracking down on VIP

[GommeInc]

I would like to know what their intentions are with this, because it can't possibly be down to the money spent on VIP could go to Habbo Credits/HC. There is no logic in that.

Just wait till they get in contact with Habbox I guess, and if and when they do, get jrh2002 to show them common sense and logic. Habbo WILL be hopeless with no fansites and it is fansites that are probably behind them making all their money and activity anyway. Unless they propose to advertise Habbo through other means, but as far as I am aware, fansite news is what drags people to events :/

Also, you can't call it donations unless you are suggesting Habbox don't give you VIP, because as far as I am aware, donating money for something in return is called buying or trading Which is how Habbo/Sulake will see it.

[Sammeth.]

I guess if we changed the domain to HxForum or something, and adapted the skins to be all non-habbo, we could still house all the departments on HxForum (but not link to it from Habbox.com), keep running Habbox.com as official, and still offer VIP. That's one of the only options I can see to enable us to still run properly That is if nothing else can be sorted out. It's all getting a bit dramatic!

[TAYLOOOOR1]

lol we dont have a problem with paying for VIP - its a thing we choose to do via free will x[

[Kardan]

@ Kardan - Whether the site is official or not, It does not matter. On the fansites rules it says all rules apply to both Official and Unofficial fansites

What I'm saying is that if HabboxForum no longer makes itself so it's a fansite then it won't fall under the rules So it'd need a name change and just remove Habbo related images.

[Supersam]

Somebody write a proffessionally address letter for us to copy and email them, i know it isnt individually wrote by us but if enough send it in they have to listen because it means we all want what the email suggests. If enough people complain, potential thousands. They would listen as they would be scared of Habbo failing.

Apparently that was brought up at the official fansite meeting, and redtiz said that any fansite trying to avoid the rule will be treated as breaking the rule.

Thats pathetic.

Sulake/Habbo can not legally stop people from giving money to fansites. Its just not allowed.


If habbox is going to look for a route of conservatism but want to keep VIP then I would suggest maybe an alternate way of conacting staff in control of giving VIP to users (possibly through an external site not linked to Habbo in ANY way) and then user's would pay a fee there. The payment would be recorded on the site automatically and would alert the VIP-Staff to give the user VIP on the forum.

As the VIP staff act as a 'middle-man' then nothing can really be done as they are just working on two seperate sites.


However, if Habbox arent going to budge on this then im sure all users would be behind them 100% even if it means changing to a new domain and remove all links to Habbo.


If Habbo think this rule can just be instated without any change in fansites then they are very wrong. Fansites will either change or disband due to lack of funds.

[Con]

I still don't see why we should have to remove all the habbo images - as the main boost for Habbox(forum/live/w.e) is Habbo, So by doing this Habbox becomes a completely different site altogether.

Maybe instead of us all complaining/ranting about Habbo (even though it is fun - but the thing behind it is very annoying..) doing this perhaps start shooting ideas for ways Habbox can get money without VIP.
There is already the
Donate to Habbox - which they can't stop us doing.
Advertising - 1 way of getting money..

[cyberchris]

Sulake Can Shut Forums Down Froum Using Coprighted Material And Charging People To Use It Many Game Based Forums Have Been Shut Down By Nindendo For Not Putting The Nindendo Copyright On It.

[GommeInc]

I guess if we changed the domain to HxForum or something, and adapted the skins to be all non-habbo, we could still house all the departments on HxForum (but not link to it from Habbox.com), keep running Habbox.com as official, and still offer VIP. That's one of the only options I can see to enable us to still run properly That is if nothing else can be sorted out. It's all getting a bit dramatic!

Problem with that though, is HabboxForum will have to get rid of Habbo News, Habbo Alterations, Trading Forums and any direct links to Habbox.com - because Habbox is affiliated with Habbo, it is official and uses their images so any thing like www.habbox.com in links, even if it has a name like "Official Fansite" and links to "habbox.com" would have to be scrapped.

This is what SkaterChu dragged up:

This rule is not a condition for being an official fansite, but a condition for all sites who wish to use the name 'Habbo' or 'Habbo Hotel' in domain names or make use of any graphics, code or written content created by Sulake.

Donate to Habbox - which they can't stop us doing.
Advertising - 1 way of getting money..

You can't call it donating when you get charged £1 and get VIP in return. You'll have to donate and get nothing in return to call it donating.

[jrh2002]

In the UK it is legal to be known by and use as many names as you like as long as you use a different DOB. This must be the same by european law? maybe sierk can say hes uses the name Hab Box since he was little and sue habbo for stealing his name lol
I cant see them getting anywhere over the domain name. maybe habbo should purchase every domain name that includes the word 'HABBO' for its market value? ******s lol

[Con]

You can't call it donating when you get charged £1 and get VIP in return. You'll have to donate and get nothing in return to call it donating.

I meant - On Habbox.com don't they have a thing where you can use Paypal to donate to habbox?
Or is this only at christmas? :S