Staff - Jamesy?

[HotelUser]

I check Habbox.com on the odd occasion and in the forum widget I happened to see a thread about Jamesy pop up. Perhaps against my better judgement I decided to hop on my account and make this reply.

First since it was brought up, I do think Jamesy did a lot for the forum and should be recognized for that. He was a great Forum Manager, extremely friendly and easy to talk to, and pushed out several different and lovely forum themes. There's a lot of old staff who I think should be recognized such as Hayley (Angel-Light), Leah, Nicole, Danube and Dan for RV, Rosie (Catzsy) and a lot more. I remember working with management and giving a few folks VIP for recognition when I was here. Matt, Myke and Milke are all approachable guys and I'm sure they're willing to listen to suggestions as to which former staff are worthy of recognition VIP. Every few years I also remember a loose review process wherein those who held merit were reviewed and the merit list was updated which typically took care of those with merit who were given it under sketchy circumstances. It could be an idea for management to look over the merit list again if there's active feedback regarding it.

Since it was also (rather rudely) brought up: Oli and Garion both contributed years and tremendous time and effort towards Habbox. Just because you don't personally like an individual doesn't mean you should ignore the good things that person did for Habbox. Infact, I think doing so is quite childish. Jake (Immenseman) and I rarely got along, however I wish him no ill-will and I think he should definitely be recognized with merit (it's also nice to see that he has a page on the wiki-- impressive!). I think it's also important to mention that it's difficult to start arguing as to who "deserves merit more", because I highly doubt there's any one person on the forum who knows every single contribution of every staff member past and present. Instead of pitching one merit individual against another it's probably better to just look at the list of *known* contributions that individual members have made to Habbox. The list in my opinion should not be a mere competition, it should be a way to remember the contributions and dedication of previous staff members to the fansite.

I loved James and I miss him greatly Working with him was one of my favourite experiences at Habbox He was always so passionate about things and so full of energy and positivity, and he was just a really nice down to earth guy and I miss talking to him and you are right, he gave the community a chance to help decide things, and trusted their opinions a lot. People don't realise how hard he worked behind the scenes too

People never do, and Jamesy did a lot of things for Habbox behind the scenes!

[Kardan]

My personal opinion is that the requirements for Habbox Merit are flawed. I don't think holding a manager position for a year should grant Habbox Merit, but only people who made a huge impact on Habbox. I mean, I wouldn't consider someone who managed graphics for a year of someone of mass importance, but if someone was a super moderator for many years, I would recognize them.

The thing is though, it's too late to just change the definition of it now really, because half the people that have it will probably get upset if they lose it... Personally I think the best thing to do would be to retire the award, but hey

[Mr-Trainor]

I was thinking after reading this thread, whether I could be any more pedantic than what Casanova is being... And then it clicked! Why haven't any managers from like 2005 and backwards have Habbox Merit?! Does DJ-3000 have merit, or what about Adzeh? Or A4AOwen? We need to look at the history of Habbox and make sure everybody is accounted for and given appropriate VIP!

And because some of you are silly, I was being extremely sarcastic.

I think because you have to request it, so if they don't come online any more then they won't have requested it .

I check Habbox.com on the odd occasion and in the forum widget I happened to see a thread about Jamesy pop up. Perhaps against my better judgement I decided to hop on my account and make this reply.

First since it was brought up, I do think Jamesy did a lot for the forum and should be recognized for that. He was a great Forum Manager, extremely friendly and easy to talk to, and pushed out several different and lovely forum themes. There's a lot of old staff who I think should be recognized such as Hayley (Angel-Light), Leah, Nicole, Danube and Dan for RV, Rosie (Catzsy) and a lot more. I remember working with management and giving a few folks VIP for recognition when I was here. Matt, Myke and Milke are all approachable guys and I'm sure they're willing to listen to suggestions as to which former staff are worthy of recognition VIP. Every few years I also remember a loose review process wherein those who held merit were reviewed and the merit list was updated which typically took care of those with merit who were given it under sketchy circumstances. It could be an idea for management to look over the merit list again if there's active feedback regarding it.

Since it was also (rather rudely) brought up: Oli and Garion both contributed years and tremendous time and effort towards Habbox. Just because you don't personally like an individual doesn't mean you should ignore the good things that person did for Habbox. Infact, I think doing so is quite childish. Jake (Immenseman) and I rarely got along, however I wish him no ill-will and I think he should definitely be recognized with merit (it's also nice to see that he has a page on the wiki-- impressive!). I think it's also important to mention that it's difficult to start arguing as to who "deserves merit more", because I highly doubt there's any one person on the forum who knows every single contribution of every staff member past and present. Instead of pitching one merit individual against another it's probably better to just look at the list of *known* contributions that individual members have made to Habbox. The list in my opinion should not be a mere competition, it should be a way to remember the contributions and dedication of previous staff members to the fansite.



People never do, and Jamesy did a lot of things for Habbox behind the scenes!

Both Danube and Undertake already have the award. Shame @-Danube-; never comes on any more . I agree with how people rarely recognise the amount of work people do behind the scenes, though.