Suggestions.

[Hecktix]

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

Staff posting more is something that I have mentioned, however obviously a push to make staff post it gonna be hard. However I can assure you that we are starting with the moderation department and we should *hopefully* see more mods posting in the new year

[Nixt]

I have been reading all the threads in this section lately and I think the following 15 points will really help the forum:

1. Merge Forums - http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=618419

This is in discussion, as has been said. Unfortunately due to the scale of the changes we do need to seek approval from the most senior members of management. We really like your ideas and I do think they will be implemented soon, if not in the New Year. I think the biggest issue here is that as our general management team, although now improved considerably, is still lacking a distinct GM - this is, I think, the key to getting changes implemented quickly and effectively. I will discuss this point further below.

2. New, better skins. Please get members opinions before releasing these on the new vBulletin.

As you know, new styles are in production. Senior members of management have seen then and given them their approval. I will talk to Jin about the possibility of having select members of the forum view the skins and offer their opinion. I say a select amount because if everyone saw them before their release there would be far too many conflicting opinions and it would make it difficult to make improvements where necessary. I think it would be good for some people to see them, though.

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".

I definitely think this kind of thing is improving. I've advised members of staff to turn around and apologise, rather than continue a futile argument in the past. It's improving and to be fair I don't think this is a massive issue.

4. Remove Post Approval. These really are unattractive. Moderators are here for a reason, let them do their job. I am sure if a user is a bot and starts spamming and no Super Moderators/Admins are on, I am sure Moderators can issue several infractions and ban them themselves till a Super Moderator comes on to asses the situation. I am not sure if one of the custom questions are used at the moment when registering, but use them. I did on my forum and since then I rarely ever had any bots spamming my forum.

I totally agree. I didn't like this system from the beginning and that opinion remains. Admittedly there are advantages and indeed, our Moderators have gotten a lot better at approving posts. Nevertheless I think it's a deterrent for new members and retaining those new members should be our priority - not reducing spam which has never been a massive issue, anyway.

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.

Do you mean things ran by Forum Management, or competitions ran by the relevant departments on the forum? Either way I agree - I'll talk to Matt about possibilities.

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.

I agree, we do need to take decisive action against those who seem to ridicule and bully new members. Moderators are aware of this, and it will most certainly start happening.

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 make a lot of effort to reply to threads in this forum, and post about generally where possible. One also needs to bear in mind that we do have personal lives and when we are online we do have work to do and thus posting can be inconvenient. Nevertheless I do think some people across the Habbox Staff team (not only our Moderators) could make more of an effort - hopefully they will take note of your comments and attempt to improve .

8. Promote things such as Debates more through the notices at the top of the forum. These would lead to more active discussions and therefore increased activity.

Jin didn't want to see debates return full stop, I am not sure how far he would like us to advertise them if he doesn't agree with having them about in the first place !

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).

Jin needs to make Sammeth GM. No doubt about it - it needs to happen and soon. He then needs to give Sammeth the power he needs to make changes, abolishing the aforementioned bureaucracy which I agree is an issue.

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.

Regardless of whether I agree or disagree, Garner has taken note of your advice and said he will try to improve - you can't ask for more, especially as he is currently upholding two very difficult and busy roles. I think he's doing a good job .

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.

I think they are a good idea and the ACP has an option (I think...) that allows us to run these competitions rather easily, as well as allowing us to check that members aren't cheating.

12. What this forum needs is more discussions. Maybe give out prizes to members who create GOOD discussion threads through out the forums. What you need to do is promote things more.

Member of the Month embodies this idea... I guess we could also give prizes to individual members who create active and interesting threads - even Administrators (Matt and I, in particular) replying and 'repping' threads that do a good job of generating discussions would help I think.

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.

Fair point

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.

To be fair we may well have 'too many' Super Moderators in one sense, but as PA said (yeah I know it's TheProfessor or w/e but you will always be PA to me ) you can never really have too many. I wouldn't say this is a pressing issue and I certainly don't think it is one that is having a negative affect on the forum.

15. Things such as Christmas Forum's should have been created. It has been for the past 2 years (or I think) and it has always been very active with pages and pages of threads. You may say they can post it in Discuss Anything but it's not the same.

Retrospectively, this would have been a good idea.

It would be good to get replies from many Administrators / Super Moderators. These threads are useless if they don't let us know what they think. I realise some of the above points have been raised before but some are new and I have expanded on some old ideas which have been suggested by members in the last few months.

Well there is my two cents. I apologise for the delay in my reply, I normally like to respond to such threads promptly, but it's an awfully busy time of year (irl).

[Seatherny]

Do you mean things ran by Forum Management, or competitions ran by the relevant departments on the forum? Either way I agree - I'll talk to Matt about possibilities.

Competitions ran and promoted by Forum Staff.

I make a lot of effort to reply to threads in this forum, and post about generally where possible. One also needs to bear in mind that we do have personal lives and when we are online we do have work to do and thus posting can be inconvenient. Nevertheless I do think some people across the Habbox Staff team (not only our Moderators) could make more of an effort - hopefully they will take note of your comments and attempt to improve .

That point wasnt directed at you as I have noticed you and invincible are the most active when it comes to discussions.

Jin didn't want to see debates return full stop, I am not sure how far he would like us to advertise them if he doesn't agree with having them about in the first place !

Is there a reason why he didn't want i returning? I think Debates is a very good section as it leads to many active discussions and gets users to return in order to continue the debate - e.g. the debates on BNP and Ethnic Minorities had many members contributing to it.

[Immenseman]

Just a general thing to add on to what Graham touched on. Too many times do I see "it's being worked on" or "it's being discussed, something should happen soon" or "that's on our objective for next month". The forum and Habbox are going through their worst period since I've been here. It needs decisive action - not ***** footing around. I know management agree with me on this so why is nothing being done. Do what you think is right, stop trying to people please. You run the forum, not the members - you have to be more like 8f8 and MAD and just get on with it. I think since nvr took over things are more *i can't think of the word but I mean like too much discussion and weighing up options and thinking about reaction*. Make the changes and then see how they go, if they don't work, scrap them. Something is better than nothing.

[Seatherny]

I agree with Jake. Quick decisions is what this forum needs. A quick thread by Forum Management in Managers section:

Right this is what we propose:
-new feature / change or whatever-
Your opinions will be appreciated - you have 7 days.

Simple. There is no point discussing it for weeks.

[Nixt]

Competitions ran and promoted by Forum Staff.

I'd like to do this, we'll have to work out what prizes we can give. As VIP quota is limited and general management do not like the idea of giving out rep.

Is there a reason why he didn't want i returning? I think Debates is a very good section as it leads to many active discussions and gets users to return in order to continue the debate - e.g. the debates on BNP and Ethnic Minorities had many members contributing to it.

I think because he thought it would unsuccessful and that if I were to leave my successor would lose interest and fail to uphold them.

I agree with Jake. Quick decisions is what this forum needs. A quick thread by Forum Management in Managers section:

Right this is what we propose:
-new feature / change or whatever-
Your opinions will be appreciated - you have 7 days.

Simple. There is no point discussing it for weeks.

Something I'd love to do, but we simply do not have the power. The changes we want to make affect the forum in a way that they must be approved by Jin for the most part - either because they're big (the forum merger you suggested) or Matt and I do not have the relevant Administrative powers to complete them (i.e. the introduction of a badge system). All of the suggestions posted here and brought up in Forum Management only, we are just awaiting replies from Jin whom I have PM'd asking to reply to them as soon as is possible. I think this accentuates the need for a General Manager.

[FlyingJesus]

I wish people wouldn't make replies within the quote it's bare ugly and difficult to re-quote and then I cry and all sorts of nonsense

[Seatherny]

Why not have an Assistant General Manager (Forum) who could install the badge system etc? Would be so much quicker than having to go through GM's. The AGM (Forum) can then be asked for approval on forum related things.

[Hecktix]

Why not have an Assistant General Manager (Forum) who could install the badge system etc? Would be so much quicker than having to go through GM's. The AGM (Forum) can then be asked for approval on forum related things.

I personally think just having a permanent GM would solve this better.

[Immenseman]

I personally think just having a permanent GM would solve this better.

Yeah I agree. An AGM (Forum) would kinda defeat the point of a FM imo.