Suggestion

[Catzsy]

I think attracting new users to Habbox is a huge problem. I only think that because the community is quit exclusive and it's not as welcoming as other forums. New people are there for forums look at tryhabbo which always has a lot of members on and is a new site. HabboForum had 30/40 people on at their best all of whom posted - HxF doesn't 'recruit' at the same rate (well not active/posting members anyway) and I think it can be resolved but that's a different topic for a different day.

We have new members joining everyday which is shown by the popularity of the new members forum.

[immense]

They don't stay like they do with other forums.

[Catzsy]

They don't stay like they do with other forums.

Well that is not the evidence so far and what evidence do you have to the contrary and how do you know?
Also as I said the New Members forum is there to welcome people and help them settle in and seems to be working.

[immense]

Because General Management have outlined it as a problem before... and I view more or less every thread and in comparison to this forum and others there are much less newer members.

[Pyroka]

Because General Management have outlined it as a problem before... and I view more or less every thread and in comparison to this forum and others there are much less newer members.

They're trying to combat that with the Welcome Commitee, which hasn't been operational that long. You have to consider though, Habbox has been around for a LONG TIME, as to other fansites which havent' stuck around that long. Keeping that in mind, users must be coming and sticking around else there wouldn't be many people posting. HabboxForum has its lulls in activity which is fair for every forum imo, but the userbase at Habbox is alot more friendlier than most Habbo fansites, because alot of the management don't go on Habbo much anymore, and they don't have that immature attitude that new fansites normally have.

There's always gonna be new members, as long as Habbo is around. The speed they register at isnt constant, but they do register.

[Catzsy]

Because General Management have outlined it as a problem before... and I view more or less every thread and in comparison to this forum and others there are much less newer members.

But when??? And how do you actually know? This is just conjecture and probably no different to any other forum.

[immense]

I know because I'm not stupid. I use the forum daily therefore I see first hand. I also see that there is a welcome committee, would there be one if new members were sticking around? No. FlyingJesus posted a lot of stuff before that showed there wasn't an issue with getting new members, but keeping them. This is clearly still an issue else they wouldn't have made amendments.

[Catzsy]

I know because I'm not stupid. I use the forum daily therefore I see first hand. I also see that there is a welcome committee, would there be one if new members were sticking around? No. FlyingJesus posted a lot of stuff before that showed there wasn't an issue with getting new members, but keeping them. This is clearly still an issue else they wouldn't have made amendments.

You do not have the stats and in fact when many of the new members have bought Donator and are posting. What you are talking about has been addressed so in fact is no longer as issue. Also you do not produce anything to support the fact that you say that new members stay more on other forums??? An opinion is one thing but actually knowing it to be a fact is another. The New Member committee/Forum was in fact the idea of Josh (Flatface) and me. I suggested it because as far as I know no other forum has one.

[immense]

you must be right!! the welcome committee isn't addressing a problem on the forum and management implemented it for fun :rolleyes:

[Pyroka]

I did a bit of searching into your Tryhabbo point recruiting members fast, seems they just have a lot more presence on Habbo with giveaways and stuff like that. If HabboxForum did this, they could use the New Members Only forum to hide the password in, meaning that only new users could get furniture. Makes sense, I guess... And hey they may come back on if we make the right impression.

Oh and the fact they opened up in March 2010 as to Habbox's uh... 2004 was it? Yeah I think so, yeah we have about 6 years on them in terms of knowing how to do it properly. I know I'm picking on that one point, but I think it's a valid one that General Management could sort.