Do something BIG Habbox!

[xxMATTGxx]

So why was it so often (before it became a joke) spoken about by management as though it would be the answer to all our prayers and that nothing can be changed without it? Simple things like linking news and forum, badge guides, guest commenting (despite it being a crap idea), wiki updates, graphic designs, and somehow even a slew of community based ideas have all been shot down in the past because supposedly v7 was going to fix it all and often it's even been claimed by staff that they've been stopped from doing certain changes and necessary updates because they had to wait for v7.

We've pretty much lost news by now and the Hx/HxL merge which seems to be one of the biggest parts of v7 isn't even that big an issue any more because HxL has picked itself up so well since its slump when the project began; we appear to have outgrown v7 before it's even arrived

Any changes that requires or required coding to be done (not your simple basic HTML) then those features wasn't going to be added to V6 due to complexity of it. Anything else that didn't require coding was allowed to be done if we were able to do it. Even guest commenting wouldn't have been a simple setting change - There is a lot more to it then that.

It was also mentioned a while ago that no one should be using the "V7 excuse" and if any suggestions didn't require coding to be done then the ideas could go ahead if it was able to be done.

it's even been claimed by staff that they've been stopped from doing certain changes and necessary updates because they had to wait for v7

This was near the start of when V7 was first started and was mainly aimed at content updates. That hasn't been said or mentioned to any department for a very long time. Any department can do any changes they wish - Unless they want features that needs coding work to be done.

When I mention coding work, I don't mean a simple change of the existing work that is there in the HTML/PHP etc etc. I am on about actual creating things from scratch or changing what is there but requires a lot of work to be able to get it done.

[Sian]

I have something @xxMATTGxx; and obviously I don't know how you and jin see your role as being, but this is what I've always thought it was;

If you are, as you say basically jin, then surely you have at least a basic plan of what direction you want habbox to go, a list of priorities as well that you can then delegate as you feel fit to the agms.

And by the sounds of things, most people in here would like to hear your thoughts on where habbox needs to be and what needs to be prioritised. As you said, you're on habbox all the time so will definitely have a clear view on this (not just v7).

Some members clearly seem to have a lack of confidence, so yeh, it might be a good idea, now and then to outline the odd thing because personally I see you as the figure head of habbox and therefore its leader.

A good idea might be to write a thread yourself, on things that you've discussed with the agms that you're happy to be publically recognised and post it in announcements. It could potentially calm things down.

[Empired]

I have something @xxMATTGxx; and obviously I don't know how you and jin see your role as being, but this is what I've always thought it was;

If you are, as you say basically jin, then surely you have at least a basic plan of what direction you want habbox to go, a list of priorities as well that you can then delegate as you feel fit to the agms.

And by the sounds of things, most people in here would like to hear your thoughts on where habbox needs to be and what needs to be prioritised. As you said, you're on habbox all the time so will definitely have a clear view on this (not just v7).

Some members clearly seem to have a lack of confidence, so yeh, it might be a good idea, now and then to outline the odd thing because personally I see you as the figure head of habbox and therefore its leader.

A good idea might be to write a thread yourself, on things that you've discussed with the agms that you're happy to be publically recognised and post it in announcements. It could potentially calm things down.

This is a very sensible suggestion. I think it's fairly obvious to everyone how hard Mike has been pushing for an action plan to be published, and this would definitely be one.

I think one of the reasons so many people have a go at @Samanfa; is because, from a non-staff member's point of view, nothing is being worked towards or done. Yes, Sam posts in feedback threads when people ask her directly what she is currently working towards but these feedback threads are quickly lost and not everyone looks at them anyway.

Wouldn't it just be easier for everyone if the (Assistant)GM team could come up with an action plan for the whole of Habbox? Because not only would people see that plans were being worked towards, but some good ideas from feedback threads made could be put in there as well.

Eugh I'm still feeling really under the weather so I have absolutely no idea if that made sense or not but I can re explain if it doesn't.

[Lewis]

What do you mean by that exactly? Updating can be mean different things depending on the context. Whatever the Content Department are working on at this moment isn't related to the progress of V7.

Your question about funding for Events was answered by Lewis. I've also not seen any messages about the department in general needing any funding - Unless it went to Sam directly. If Lewis needs credits then I am more than welcome to give them some from what I have. @Mk,;



V7 is built on a completely different platform and system V6 is currently using. It will bring a new layout to Habbox you are correct but the plan for V7 is to make it easy for the staff members who use the site as well. (News, Content, HxL, RVR, HxHD) with a whole new staff panel that is no longer complicated to use. It might be bit hard to understand unless you have experienced it as a site staff user who has to use it on a daily basis. Not just the back end which is important but also front-end changes to make it easier for people who visit the site.

It will also make it easier for us to add new features and also put changes into place as at the moment V6 is confusing and complicated in the back end and coding wise. You may have also noticed that V6 can be quite slow in terms of loading at times and that was also one of the reasons why we wanted to get away from it when we can due to the amount of queries it requests when people use the site.

With the launch of V7 would also the close of HabboxLive as a separate website and would bring it all under one roof.

Short Story: It's hard to do anything on V6 and we need a new site where we are able to do it with ease and where there isn't a huge amount of bugs.

The whole magic fix to all of our problems isn't the case - It will help the departments that use it as they will be able to do more. But for the rest of Habbox that's a different situation.

I don't need any credits for the time being, and neither should any events staff if they just ask me. So I'm still not sure what the post was about

[FlyingJesus]

I don't need any credits for the time being, and neither should any events staff if they just ask me. So I'm still not sure what the post was about

Just reporting what I saw, possibly the people I saw talking didn't realise there was a pot for it but 2 of them have been around for ages so seemed odd to be fair one of them is quite disabled though

[Recursion]

So the only reason was to speed up v7? @Recursion; said a few pages back that scrapping Rare Values right now would have no benefit . But anyway, what makes it 'the worst department'?

I redact that statement. It would make it far easier to release, lol.

[Kardan]

Is V7 even at the development stage where Rare Values is stopping the release?

[FlyingJesus]

If so (as we heard months and months ago) why not (as was suggested months and months ago) release the stuff you do have and work on RV as a future project rather than holding everything up

[Aiden]

I read something about the forum widget here. Also when v7 comes can you add to the list to make it only feature the same thread once? Like if a popular thread appear it just shows that 5 times. Surely it should show the latest poster to make it look more interesting and varied.

[Mr-Trainor]

If HxL (just as an example) was left until last to be coded for v7, would you all be suggested HxL closes?

If so (as we heard months and months ago) why not (as was suggested months and months ago) release the stuff you do have and work on RV as a future project rather than holding everything up

Hmm, would it not be complicated enough trying to integrate Rare Values v6 in to the v7 site, that they'd be better off spending that time working on Rare Values for v7? I guess @Recursion; would be the best person to answer that .