News Department Feedback 2k13

[Inseriousity.]

If there was more of an articles-based approach it might be better so advertising dan's rare values piece to a room of traders is more likely to have an impact for example. threads on Habbo on the forum can create huge debate so if a news reporter was to dig a little deeper with their stories then perhaps that could evoke the same response.

[CrazyLemurs]

When she was News Manager and not AGM, Sam asked me if I'd like to return
My biggest problem is that I have to report Habbo news; this does not exist
There are few things we can report on that Habbo themselves (or other fansites) haven't already told people, and I feel I'd either be repeating the same information unnecessarily or pretending I've found out some amazing scandal
She wouldn't let me be real life news only so I had to say no
Although I can't see who can manage it atm

[lawrawrrr]

When she was News Manager and not AGM, Sam asked me if I'd like to return
My biggest problem is that I have to report Habbo news; this does not exist
There are few things we can report on that Habbo themselves (or other fansites) haven't already told people, and I feel I'd either be repeating the same information unnecessarily or pretending I've found out some amazing scandal
She wouldn't let me be real life news only so I had to say no
Although I can't see who can manage it atm

This is exactly why I feel like the News Department as it is cannot work.

Sam also asked me to return, and I thought about it, but I just... like my work being noticed and I guarantee that most News articles wouldn't. There are some things I'd really like to see done again or worked on but yeah. It's hard, I love that department, spent the most time in it and desperately don't want to see it fail but there's so little pathway for it right now :/

[Mark]

We had a survey recently and actually the results say the opposite. People do still use Habbox for Rare Values, and it holds a lot more information than Habbo's marketplace does. You might not use it, but a lot of people still do - even if it's not as many as it would have been prior to the merge.

Having said that, I have suggested plans to downsize the department and the Rare Values section on Habbox, should that need to happen, as opposed to just closing which would be a very bad decision in my opinion.

As for News, I think it needs a manager ASAP. I know it was mentioned that 2 AGMs are looking over the department, but that's not enough. You need someone who will be there and be able to focus solely on news. Obviously I'm sure you're planning to do that anyway, but I'm just saying it should be done as soon as possible .

Ah fair enough, didn't know those were the results of the survey. That being the case I think something does need to be done about News. I like Laura's idea of downsizing or merging.

[lawrawrrr]

If people are genuinely interested I could mock a plan together and put it across on here?

[Samantha]

If people are genuinely interested I could mock a plan together and put it across on here?

I'm somewhat interested, I spoke to you on Skype about how I put a report telling people that if they needed Advent help then to click this link and discuss it on the forum. I wasn't looking for comments on it, but I think it helped (and got some) with people agreeing to look etc.

That could be the step forward too, although I still believe that a lot of our reports (when I was a normal News Reporter I did ones mainly that weren't anywhere else) to ensure people knew what was happening. However, places like HFFM, HabbCrazy etc. are a lot worse than our News at its current state and I will admit that is saying something. I do agree a manager will be needed as it needs bringing back up, I attempted it, but there's only so much you can do which I tried doing (for example not leaving 6 days without a report etc.) I'm not saying I was perfect in the role, but a fresh face could work wonders.

[Lewis]

I stopped reading news as soon as the horrendous new version of the main site came (no offense). Before that, I loved reading news and well, I can't comment on the standard of current news.

Even though it doesn't really have anything to do with this thread but well, kind of does... Either bring the news to the forum or fix the laggy and horrible main site (maybe the lag is just me, but the old one never lagged) and I'll probably begin reading it.

[Mr-Trainor]

I stopped reading news as soon as the horrendous new version of the main site came (no offense). Before that, I loved reading news and well, I can't comment on the standard of current news.

Even though it doesn't really have anything to do with this thread but well, kind of does... Either bring the news to the forum or fix the laggy and horrible main site (maybe the lag is just me, but the old one never lagged) and I'll probably begin reading it.

It lags for me too sometimes, particularly with the snow as much as I love it .

[lawrawrrr]

Oh god I hate the main site more than anything and it does not help with News at all!

[Martin]

Oh god I hate the main site more than anything and it does not help with News at all!

Agreed, Joomla ftw!!

I remember the cute little Habbox Today notices we used to do down the site for special events that were happening in departments etc, and each manager had to do one per week on set days etc (News was Thursdays I believe) and we had to make sure that colour hadn't already been used etc LOL SUCH FUN