Posting Competitions

[Andy-]

I like posting competitions as they get me active around the forum as I rarely used to post as much but with something to gain as I am currently leading with 111 posts and being followed by 105 which tells me that I have to keep posting.

[AgnesIO]

I think it's an awful idea, if you break it down you're basically paying people to post, the amount of drivel and spam being posting is ridiculous. It's ruining the experience of an intelligent discussion forum because people are just posting to increase their post count.

As much as I dislike it, it is giving us more to reply to.. and newer younger members are more likely to post to easy, less complex threads - than go to Current Affairs for example.

[Hecktix]

May I ask what you need to do to be banner from the competition?

Not saying he should be, but I know that Benj0 guy was - so what did he do - just wondering

Make any attempt to cheat by breaking the rules, so like that - I imagine a moderator has contacted Nicola about that guy and she'll disqualify him when she gets online.

[Martin]

You can't really use an example of something which doesn't exist anymore You could do that with any amount of
rulebreaking/unacceptable posting around the forum etc before it's actually dealt with.

Yes, some people will take it too far and go crazy spamming places up etc, however from what I'm seeing the overall effect on posting has been
positive so far. I have seen a lot of replies which really do contribute to things, and looking at the posts made by the top few posters they
are all on topic and offer something positive to the discussions. It's early days yet, but I think things like this do work providing the moderation
is kept on top of and that the guidelines are adhered to.

[Hecktix]

I like posting competitions as they get me active around the forum as I rarely used to post as much but with something to gain as I am currently leading with 111 posts and being followed by 105 which tells me that I have to keep posting.

Will you keep posting afterwards though? Are you enjoying posting around HabboxForum?

[scott]

What's everyone's thoughts on them? Do you think it helps get users more active around the forum or do you think it encourages spamming?

Just pop this in here as an example:


So yh whats your thoughts on them?

We have contacted him and sorted that situation out now!

Anyway I think that it is a good idea and does normally work. It makes the forum a lot more active (and gives moderators stuff to moderate! :dance If people do pointlessly post a lot then they will be dealt with the exact same as normal and we've already seen someone get disqualified from the competition Hopefully all the people who are taking part continue to post after the competition is done

[AgnesIO]

Make any attempt to cheat by breaking the rules, so like that - I imagine a moderator has contacted Nicola about that guy and she'll disqualify him when she gets online.

Ah fair enough.

I think the posting competition should help the forum if I am honest. Although you get more spam, it does encourage people to post more - which can only be a good thing - surely?

[Stephen]

Lol this thread has nothing to do with the guy that spammed the forum I just want to know everyone's thoughts on whether they think these comps encourage users to spam the forum or really get users active. Just used that picture as an example

[Andy-]

Will you keep posting afterwards though? Are you enjoying posting around HabboxForum?

I enjoy the forum and normally post in specific areas like Graphics and Habbo but now I have been posting around alot more around the whole forum but I will keep posting but maybe not to this extent.

[Hecktix]

Ah fair enough.

I think the posting competition should help the forum if I am honest. Although you get more spam, it does encourage people to post more - which can only be a good thing - surely?

There are always going to be muppets that try to spam around the forum, posting competition or not. We have a good moderation team that get these people dealt with pretty quickly, alright this westerny guy was left for a few hours but then again his little spam attack was at 5am (which will have also made it seem worse as he was probably the only one posting at that time).

I've been sad and checked the posts of the top 5 and they are all deserving top 5 places, I think with one of them I was quite surprised to the extent to which they have been posting, I just hope they realise that posting around HabboxForum is fun and continue doing it once the incentive is no longer there - this is the long term aim!