Suggestions.

[Jordy]

Excellent points Saurav I agree with pretty much all of them.

Why not just cut down on all the bureaucracy? I get the impression every single decision is discussed at length in some sort of admin forum. This is a very slow system and I'm sure this way, things can easily be forgotten about.

IMO Admins should just be able to do what they want when they want, there is advantages to being democratic, but remember this is a forum though not a government.

E.g. if Sammeth wanted to create a referral competition, why can't he just go into forum settings and do it there and then. Instead of waiting around on others and waiting for weekly updates etc.

I doubt this'll happen but I honestly do believe a lot more changes could be implemented a lot better if management and admins could just do what they wanted, when they wanted.

[Hecktix]

Was that because they slowed the forum down? But 6 there at any one time shouldn't be too bad should it on the new server?

You'd have to ask them, but I think it is a plausible idea.

Not fond of it myself, but I'm not the forum, I'm one person, if the majority of the forum like it then i'd support this being implemented.

[Jamesy]

in the new skins put a space between each category, i know its little and might sound stupid but it makes you notice forums better cause they all seem grouped together here

edit; though loads asked for it in the "forum going down hill thread" once the badges looked nice........ or was i seeing things

In vB4 this is the default setup for skins . The only exception is classic which is as near to this as possible - even requiring a re-write of an entire template.

[Seatherny]

You'd have to ask them, but I think it is a plausible idea.

Not fond of it myself, but I'm not the forum, I'm one person, if the majority of the forum like it then i'd support this being implemented.

I can see the sub-forums being quite empty, but I also think a lot of people would enter the competitions as they would want a sub-forum.

And I agree Jordy. Garion said the "Merging Forums" idea was being discussed in the Management Forum. I don't understand why that is necessary. Matt and Garion are (A)FM and they should just be allowed to make such things happen. If they don't have the admincp permission, I am sure they can PM someone who has. If all members discuss it in this section, then Admins discuss it again in their section, it will be months before its implemented.

[Immenseman]

I think it's an excellent idea you got ideas that have been discussed and put them all in one thread an therefore hopefully will be given straight answers. Ensures that threads that were popular aren't forgotten which is often the case in this forum. Somebody should take it upon themselves to do this monthly or so.

3. Admit it when you are wrong - If you ban someone, don't unban them when its not right and then say it was due to a "mistake".

On this front I think they should stick to the rules they set out and that we agree to which is 5 infractions = caution 10 infractions = permed. No mistakes can be made there. In my case, I don't believe I should be exempt from these I was banned for a month for 1 infraction. Cautioned for 1 warning and no infractions. They'd be no mistakes if they stuck to what they set out.

5. More competitions within the forum. There have been many suggestions such as hiding things around the forum, in threads / posts and the members have to find it.

I think that's being worked on. It has been discussed for too long and I haven't seen any improvement. They need to be funner and more forum based. Even just smaller things like posting a funny image in forum announcements and asking for the best caption. Keep it open for 24 hours and don't make the thread too long. Something like so...

Show Hide

Hey guys and gals,

Time for a forum competition, I've decided to make it a caption competition, where I will post an image and you PM me the wittiest caption you can think of. Here's the image...



Please send your answer to me by clicking here and the winner will receive 50 reputation points. This closes in 24 hours and the winner will be posted in this thread tomorrow with the winning caption!

Good luck!

Just an idea - took me 5 minutes and I guarantee it'd get quite a few people to participate. Makes them quicker, funnier, smoother, more attractive etc etc.

7. Have the Super Moderators and Forum Manager create more threads. They also need to reply alot more to threads in "Habbox Feedback". Believe it or not, new members love it when they see Administrators or Super Moderators replying to their threads. I rarely see some Super Moderators and the Forum Manager creating any threads.

I don't think they really need to, I don't see how that possibly makes things any better or worse. You say you want them to act before discussing it then say you want them to post it so it can be discussed. If they have an idea, they should implement it. They're intelligent, old and ugly enough to have a bit of freedom imo.

9. A better permanent GM. A GM who also posts alot around the forums. Has anyone noticed how the forum was very popular when Seacat, JackHB, Anitar and DJ-3000 ran it? It was because they posted regularly in feedback threads and most of them posted alot around the forums. nvrspk4 is beter suited to be AGM, not GM (if he decides to come back).

This has to be sorted soon but I think nvr knows that. Personally, I'd rather see someone new and keep Jin as owner and techy and I think I'd make infrequent general manager. Don't talk to him, don't like/dislike him but I think he's the best person for the job thinking about it.

10. MattGarner (as I said above) needs to post alot more. There is a reason why many members are unhappy with him. This isn't me complaining but me trying to help him. He is following in MAD's footsteps.

I think management in general need to post more. I think Matt posts more than a hell of a lot of managers. There was a point I'd easily be able to name all the department managers. Now, I wouldn't have a clue yet I still use Habbo(x) daily. I still think there should be a Habbox Q&A session on Habbo every fortnight or so, where random members of management answer habbox related questions. I reckon it would work and would be popular. Just to add, the forum and Habbox improved greatly with ---MAD--- a lot of the active members joined under his 'reign' and he made things get done which is more than can be said for anybody at the mo.

11. There used to be referral competitions a few years ago, consider doing them every 4 months or something (or even every month). Yes many members will cheat, but check the IP's of the winner's and see if the member created clones. They can obviously bypass this, but if they do it for habbo furni/VIP, then they are seriously lame. Either way, you will still get some new active members.

Agree strongly with this. Even if people just do it for VIP/Furni who cares if it brings in some new members. I know the issue is with keeping the members. Just say we keep 10% of members for arguments sake. 10 people sign up in a week we keep 1. 100 sign up in a week due to a referal comp - we keep 10. Not many but a short term solution and gives people a goal and something to do.

14. Cut down on the number of Super Moderators. 2 or maximum 3 is enough. We don't need 4, especially not now when the forum is less active.

I actually think we should have no moderators and all super moderators but I think it was only me and 8freak8 who ever thought that was a good idea.

Excellent points Saurav I agree with pretty much all of them.

Why not just cut down on all the bureaucracy? I get the impression every single decision is discussed at length in some sort of admin forum. This is a very slow system and I'm sure this way, things can easily be forgotten about.

IMO Admins should just be able to do what they want when they want, there is advantages to being democratic, but remember this is a forum though not a government.

E.g. if Sammeth wanted to create a referral competition, why can't he just go into forum settings and do it there and then. Instead of waiting around on others and waiting for weekly updates etc.

I doubt this'll happen but I honestly do believe a lot more changes could be implemented a lot better if management and admins could just do what they wanted, when they wanted.

This has to be done!! Department managers have to discuss what they're doing. When I was a department manager me and other managers did what we thought was best for our departments, then explained our actions. Worked better, clearly.

[hah]

I agree with the point jake said that no managers at all post, most of them come here to get a job and get it with a very low post count, i dont want to single them out but

Jess and 99% of the djs never post, all jess's posts are annoucements. If you look at Clubhabbo all their DJ are deciated and have around 2500+ posts. I can guarntee that nearly all your djs would leave the forum if the radio closed, where as they wouldnt on Clubhabbo.

And the Helpdesk staff, i see dogboy and Hoteluser posts sometimes but thats all? Normal Habbos come into Hxhd and want a job join they forum get reccs of people they have made friends with and get the job with very little posts. Andt hen they only come on to post their reports thats all...

i bet half this forum would be better staff than some of the current hxhd, i think most of them just do it for the rights in the room

[Inseriousity.]

5. More competitions within the forum. There have been many suggestions such as hiding things around the forum, in threads / posts and the members have to find it.

*coughs next month coughs*

6. If a old member is bullying/arguing etc with a new member (without a valid reason) or something then take quite harsh action against them as they are the reason the forum gets less new members.

Yeah I don't get all the faffing around tbh


9. A better permanent GM. A GM who also posts alot around the forums. Has anyone noticed how the forum was very popular when Seacat, JackHB, Anitar and DJ-3000 ran it? It was because they posted regularly in feedback threads and most of them posted alot around the forums. nvrspk4 is beter suited to be AGM, not GM (if he decides to come back).

and a GM who replies to PMs *grrrrrr I'm looking at you Jin*

10. MattGarner (as I said above) needs to post alot more. There is a reason why many members are unhappy with him. This isn't me complaining but me trying to help him. He is following in MAD's footsteps.

I always see MattGarner posting? He's in almost every feedback thread?

13. DO NOT do it so unregistered can only view so many threads. That is the worst idea ever - it will just push guests away regardless of what people say.

Agreed, I think this was established though.

I just replied to some of them as not all of them are my expertise, hope you don't mind

[hah]

I just replied to some of them as not all of them are my expertise, hope you don't mind

You're always saying "Next Month" but when will it ever come, you're another example. You're here 4 Years and you have 1000 posts and your a manager that's not even 1 post a day

[Inseriousity.]

You're always saying "Next Month" but when will it ever come, you're another example. You're here 4 Years and you have 1000 posts and your a manager that's not even 1 post a day

I'm saying next month because we've already done the competitions for next month. It will come cos when I say next month, I actually mean next month. We have a thread 'Aims of 2010' in the comps staff forum and your suggestions are on there. I think people should stop expecting instant results.

Surely it's about the quality of the person not the quantity of their post count that's important.

[Roxy]

AND INTRODUCE THE BADGE AWARD SYSTEM......IT WOULD GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THINGS BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HEARD THE 12DAYS OF XMAS WAS ONLY GETTING LIKE 3 PEOPLE A DAY ENTERING LOL

and enable youtube videos, i know this is a feature of vb4 so allowed us to use it.....no one clicks youtube links




ALSO MATT FOR THR PRIZE PEOPLE ARE SICK OF VIP LOL

OFFER THINGS LIKE BADGES IF YOU INTRODUCE THE SYSTEM OR ELSE 100REP POINTS OR 200 ETC.. LIKE OTHER FORUMS

soz this is in caps

I love the idea of a badge system, it'd be an easy way to get people who use mainly Habbo involved in the forum more too, even if it's just by giving them a badge saying they won an event.

I think that was actually a really good competition, but it should have been promoted more through the Notices at the top of the forum. This is because not everyone checks the Announcement forum.



Of course you never complain

***More notices coming soon*** It's something I noticed straight away so we are going to start using that to promote things departments are doing more.

Excellent points Saurav I agree with pretty much all of them.

Why not just cut down on all the bureaucracy? I get the impression every single decision is discussed at length in some sort of admin forum. This is a very slow system and I'm sure this way, things can easily be forgotten about.

IMO Admins should just be able to do what they want when they want, there is advantages to being democratic, but remember this is a forum though not a government.

E.g. if Sammeth wanted to create a referral competition, why can't he just go into forum settings and do it there and then. Instead of waiting around on others and waiting for weekly updates etc.

I doubt this'll happen but I honestly do believe a lot more changes could be implemented a lot better if management and admins could just do what they wanted, when they wanted.

This has to be done!! Department managers have to discuss what they're doing. When I was a department manager me and other managers did what we thought was best for our departments, then explained our actions. Worked better, clearly.

The community departments discuss their ideas with me, nothing too lengthy just a quick pm saying what they want to do. I then give my feedback on their ideas before they go ahead, which IMO works a lot better (not just because it's my job ) but because it helps the ideas to develop more before they're actually put into place.

I do agree with most of Sauravs points so hopefully quite a few of them will go ahead.