Breaking News: is this the end of fansites, goodbye Habbox?

[Ardemax]

TL;DR: It's been a slow news day and now the baby is throwing toys out of the pram.

Edited by Matts (Forum Super Moderator): Please don't post pointlessly.

[FlyingJesus]

I've never understood why people like replying to people who are just here to cause trouble, they aren't entertaining at all.

Anyhoo, if this doesn't get overturned there are plenty of ways around it. Fixed "raffles", affiliated sites whose donor lists just happen by coincidence to be viewable by HxF forum management, whatever. That said, their demands aren't reasonable or legally upheld, nor do they actually relate to the problem they seem to believe they're tackling, so we're actually under no obligation to comply whatsoever.

Thread done, everyone can stop repeating themselves and giving disabled kids attention now

[Demi]

The esteemed habbo rights campaigner Okeanos has learned that his efforts to stop fansites taking monetary donations from its users moved a significant step forward today. After speaking with staff members and campaigning for months to end fansites collecting money from people, I can now exclusively reveal that all fansites have received an email telling them to immediately stop accepting money from their users. Can fansites survive without this income? Will Habbox go the same way as ClubHabbo? Who knows.

YOU sir are an ass... You clearly don't know how fansites survive and need to pay for hosting etc... Complete idiot. Go away.

[Kardan]

Several other official fansites can run without donator and adverts, why can't you?

Several hundred people donate millions of pounds to charity, why can't you?

[FlyingJesus]

Excuse me I said stop

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[Kardan]

Excuse me I said stop

Excuse me, I am farming rep thank you very much!!11

On Topic; This is outrageous! How dare Sulake do something like this!

[Samantha]

Excuse me I said stop

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Now I get it .

Anyway I'm sure this will be revoked soon enough.

[JaiHo]

My opinion is for anyone who cares!

Habbox and other fansites are a great asset for Habbo they promote Habbo in a positive way & quite frankly the events and things that fansites put on are one of the most popular/exciting things to do on Habbo nowadays. Habbo has shown their recognition of fansites values by making the "official status"
Now on to the donation subject, I think if it could be shown that fansites were financially benefitting from donations that would be an entirely different situation but I think it's quite clear that the people who run fansites such as Habbox do so for the love of it rather than for monetary gain I mean be serious how much money would they be making? Anyone who has an inkling of running costs would understand that for a website such as Habbox with all its content requires money to be kept running. No-one is being FORCED to donate. I think Habbo should re-think this decision because quite frankly it could be disastrous for them.

Also yeah I get it some fansites don't ask for donations cause they are 1) Small with no content 2) have no forum 3) Are hosted on free sites

[JaiHo]

Can't edit my post for some reason! Just wanted to add just became a donator for the first time because fudge you habbo

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Several hundred people donate millions of pounds to charity, why can't you?

Sorry what? I have donated several money to charity. I don't get why you would even say that if you don't even know anything about me lol.