(A)GMs hosting on-client Events

[Cerys]

Just jumping in to say this - not a clue if it's been said already because I've only skimmed whats been said

I agree on (A)GMs hosting events IF they have the time. Quite often I see people high up in the HxHD like oh I'm bored wish there was an event on, when they're capable of hosting one themselves if they're that bored! I don't think it should be an expectation though because it's not like the (A)GMs are little kids skiving their school work to come on habbo. They have jobs and bills to pay, which is a tad more important than rushing home to host an event

But I really do agree with whoever it was who said sort out the dept before saying (A)GMs aren't pulling their weight (or something to that effect). Who knows if this has been suggested before, but why not introduce casual/guest hosts? HxL has guest DJs who (I assume) don't have to meet the minimums/have a different set of minimums, so why can't events do the same? Obviously limit who has can do it like only allow previous dedicated EOs to have that option. I've talked to many people who used to host in the past and they all say pretty much the same thing, myself included, that if they didn't have the pressures of minimums then they'd host. Yknow come and go as they please; host for their enjoyment because they want to, not because they have to. So guest EOs who are trusted previous hosts who will do a good job but not forced into it weekly or whatever it is now. (Trusted so that they won't be all like yeah I'll do it gonna be fab then never show their face again)

Also I think it should be more certain whether or not people can use other peoples rooms to host because when I've been asked that before and said yeah if you need a room to host in they'll help you, I've had other habbox members be like lol no ur wrong gotta have ur own room soz. Dunno if they're doing that to be awkward and make the other person not apply or if they genuinely believe you can't.

Not a clue if this has been suggested already or discussed in the past, so apologies if it has, but just a lil idea of mine.

[Meanies]

Just jumping in to say this - not a clue if it's been said already because I've only skimmed whats been said

I agree on (A)GMs hosting events IF they have the time. Quite often I see people high up in the HxHD like oh I'm bored wish there was an event on, when they're capable of hosting one themselves if they're that bored! I don't think it should be an expectation though because it's not like the (A)GMs are little kids skiving their school work to come on habbo. They have jobs and bills to pay, which is a tad more important than rushing home to host an event

But I really do agree with whoever it was who said sort out the dept before saying (A)GMs aren't pulling their weight (or something to that effect). Who knows if this has been suggested before, but why not introduce casual/guest hosts? HxL has guest DJs who (I assume) don't have to meet the minimums/have a different set of minimums, so why can't events do the same? Obviously limit who has can do it like only allow previous dedicated EOs to have that option. I've talked to many people who used to host in the past and they all say pretty much the same thing, myself included, that if they didn't have the pressures of minimums then they'd host. Yknow come and go as they please; host for their enjoyment because they want to, not because they have to. So guest EOs who are trusted previous hosts who will do a good job but not forced into it weekly or whatever it is now. (Trusted so that they won't be all like yeah I'll do it gonna be fab then never show their face again)

Also I think it should be more certain whether or not people can use other peoples rooms to host because when I've been asked that before and said yeah if you need a room to host in they'll help you, I've had other habbox members be like lol no ur wrong gotta have ur own room soz. Dunno if they're doing that to be awkward and make the other person not apply or if they genuinely believe you can't.

Not a clue if this has been suggested already or discussed in the past, so apologies if it has, but just a lil idea of mine.

Guest Events Organiser has been a role in the past but was something that was always going to be phased out eventually. It was at one point limited to only 3 staff in that role at any given time and they would be people along the lines of what you said - ex events staff or other members who have been around for a long time. It then got to a point where people were just sitting in the role and not doing anything at all where it became a bit pointless and so a minimum was brought in for them which I think was 1 event a fortnight. In an attempt to boost people joining the department, the general minimum was reduced to 1 event a week and this pretty much ruled out a need for the guest role anymore.

To clear up on using other people's rooms - yes, you can and are more than welcome to. I'm pretty sure any events host would be willing to let someone else host in their room and I've even had a few generic rooms set up in the past for that sole purpose. So long as the host has full priviledges in the room (kick, ban) then there is no issue with using someone elses room at all. Obviously it is ideal to have your own room but it is not completely necessary.

[Samantha]

Just jumping in to say this - not a clue if it's been said already because I've only skimmed whats been said

I agree on (A)GMs hosting events IF they have the time. Quite often I see people high up in the HxHD like oh I'm bored wish there was an event on, when they're capable of hosting one themselves if they're that bored! I don't think it should be an expectation though because it's not like the (A)GMs are little kids skiving their school work to come on habbo. They have jobs and bills to pay, which is a tad more important than rushing home to host an event

But I really do agree with whoever it was who said sort out the dept before saying (A)GMs aren't pulling their weight (or something to that effect). Who knows if this has been suggested before, but why not introduce casual/guest hosts? HxL has guest DJs who (I assume) don't have to meet the minimums/have a different set of minimums, so why can't events do the same? Obviously limit who has can do it like only allow previous dedicated EOs to have that option. I've talked to many people who used to host in the past and they all say pretty much the same thing, myself included, that if they didn't have the pressures of minimums then they'd host. Yknow come and go as they please; host for their enjoyment because they want to, not because they have to. So guest EOs who are trusted previous hosts who will do a good job but not forced into it weekly or whatever it is now. (Trusted so that they won't be all like yeah I'll do it gonna be fab then never show their face again)

Also I think it should be more certain whether or not people can use other peoples rooms to host because when I've been asked that before and said yeah if you need a room to host in they'll help you, I've had other habbox members be like lol no ur wrong gotta have ur own room soz. Dunno if they're doing that to be awkward and make the other person not apply or if they genuinely believe you can't.

Not a clue if this has been suggested already or discussed in the past, so apologies if it has, but just a lil idea of mine.

A few years ago Guest Events Organisers were introduced by myself when I was Assistant General Manager (Community), the manager was away at the time so I couldn't really discuss it them, but it did work for a period of time. As far as I know, it still exists, but the current event minimum is 1 event per week which makes the role sort of pointless as that's what the guest minimum was as well. There was also community hosting that was introduced by Jake? I think and that took members of the community hosting as well - I think people like @thms; took part in that! I think it'd be great to do, as long as the guest role is actually for those who have been dedicated before, and can show that they can do the job they're meant to do - also the minimum for normal Events Organisers would need to change, or the guest one would.

[Brad]

Just jumping in to say this - not a clue if it's been said already because I've only skimmed whats been said

I agree on (A)GMs hosting events IF they have the time. Quite often I see people high up in the HxHD like oh I'm bored wish there was an event on, when they're capable of hosting one themselves if they're that bored!

Something that came to me, and may be something that could benefit is if a seasoned Habboxer wanted to host an event while nothing is going on, could we give like an incentive or a reward system like we do with posting on the forum.
This is just something I think would benefit.
Like requirements of an official event privileges would be something like;
> Been Part of HabboxForum for at least six months
> Have been in some form a role at Habbox
> Posted minimum of 250 posts on habboxforum

Something along those lines. That way if someone who is well known at habbox wanted something to do, they get a reward based upon how many events the host, or something like that?
If this has been a suggestion in the past, let me know how it went.

I think we did have before where any Habbox staff could host events. Could this not be implemented again?

[scottish]

Something that came to me, and may be something that could benefit is if a seasoned Habboxer wanted to host an event while nothing is going on, could we give like an incentive or a reward system like we do with posting on the forum.
This is just something I think would benefit.
Like requirements of an official event privileges would be something like;
> Been Part of HabboxForum for at least six months
> Have been in some form a role at Habbox
> Posted minimum of 250 posts on habboxforum

Something along those lines. That way if someone who is well known at habbox wanted something to do, they get a reward based upon how many events the host, or something like that?
If this has been a suggestion in the past, let me know how it went.

I think we did have before where any Habbox staff could host events. Could this not be implemented again?

so basically become an EO without being an EO so you can avoid doing mins but still essentially become staff.

would seem pointless for anyone to become staff in that case.

[Meanies]

Something that came to me, and may be something that could benefit is if a seasoned Habboxer wanted to host an event while nothing is going on, could we give like an incentive or a reward system like we do with posting on the forum.
This is just something I think would benefit.
Like requirements of an official event privileges would be something like;
> Been Part of HabboxForum for at least six months
> Have been in some form a role at Habbox
> Posted minimum of 250 posts on habboxforum

Something along those lines. That way if someone who is well known at habbox wanted something to do, they get a reward based upon how many events the host, or something like that?
If this has been a suggestion in the past, let me know how it went.

I think we did have before where any Habbox staff could host events. Could this not be implemented again?

so basically become an EO without being an EO so you can avoid doing mins but still essentially become staff.

would seem pointless for anyone to become staff in that case.

Although the idea is a good one, I have to agree with Scott on this in that it would put people off joining the department. There was at one point the ability for any member of staff to host events which I believe was brought in during a very quiet spell and is something I dismissed for the reasons Scott has mentioned. There was a period last year where I attempted to revisit this idea with the Community Hosting Scheme whereby any respected member of the community would be able to take over an event and host for just 1 round if they wished. I know that's kind of going back on what I've been saying about people hosting without joining the team, but the idea behind it was that it would encourage people to actually join and give those that don't normally host the chance to experience it with the hope that they would later go on to join the department. Over the period it was running I think there were only 2 or 3 instances where someone actually stepped in and wanted to host a round so it was deemed a flop and done away with.

[Brad]

Although the idea is a good one, I have to agree with Scott on this in that it would put people off joining the department. There was at one point the ability for any member of staff to host events which I believe was brought in during a very quiet spell and is something I dismissed for the reasons Scott has mentioned. There was a period last year where I attempted to revisit this idea with the Community Hosting Scheme whereby any respected member of the community would be able to take over an event and host for just 1 round if they wished. I know that's kind of going back on what I've been saying about people hosting without joining the team, but the idea behind it was that it would encourage people to actually join and give those that don't normally host the chance to experience it with the hope that they would later go on to join the department. Over the period it was running I think there were only 2 or 3 instances where someone actually stepped in and wanted to host a round so it was deemed a flop and done away with.

Could it be for the fact as well that people just cannot commit to the full 1 hour slot?
I know in some cases or not, games that have one round lasting 15 minutes would benefit from having the full hour slot, but those games that last roughly 2 minutes or so would get over-rated for the full hour.
Would even offering 1/2 hour slots be beneficial as someone like myself, would be able to commit to a 1/2 slot instead of a full hour.

Again, I might just be restating other people's ideas or what not, but something to rethink.

[Meanies]

Could it be for the fact as well that people just cannot commit to the full 1 hour slot?
I know in some cases or not, games that have one round lasting 15 minutes would benefit from having the full hour slot, but those games that last roughly 2 minutes or so would get over-rated for the full hour.
Would even offering 1/2 hour slots be beneficial as someone like myself, would be able to commit to a 1/2 slot instead of a full hour.

Again, I might just be restating other people's ideas or what not, but something to rethink.

Shorter slots is something that has been brought up before also, I can't remember exactly why it didn't get put into action but the way the events panel works at the moment wouldn't be able to cater to that and would depend on @Tom; or one of the site coders making some alterations to the way it works. I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing to have a 30 minute time slot as like you said, some games can get a bit boring and tedious both for the players and hosts I'm just not sure how easy it would be to operate. Thanks for stepping up with some ideas, normally these kind of threads state all the downfalls but no one ever makes any suggestions on how to make it work!!

[Samantha]

Could it be for the fact as well that people just cannot commit to the full 1 hour slot?
I know in some cases or not, games that have one round lasting 15 minutes would benefit from having the full hour slot, but those games that last roughly 2 minutes or so would get over-rated for the full hour.
Would even offering 1/2 hour slots be beneficial as someone like myself, would be able to commit to a 1/2 slot instead of a full hour.

Again, I might just be restating other people's ideas or what not, but something to rethink.

When @Lewis; was the manager this happened at some points, but it was more so for those events that were really popular so you were allowed to overrun/book another 30/60 minutes of the same event. It could potentially be trialled to see how it would work, I would imagine it would be a little similar to the Saturday Night Quiz as that never really needs an hour slot either!

[FlyingJesus]

The minimum is one hour a week which is massively lower than any other department I'm sure, there's no way we can lower that to make a guest role

I think rather than having half hour slots introduced it would be better if people don't feel like hosting one thing for a full hour to just have it so that a change of game can be done within the hour - if that's actually an issue for anyone. Obviously it would have to be stuff that you can easily flick between rather than spending 20 mins remaking your room half way through hosting. Just the other day we had an event where after a while people got bored of it so the game was changed, and I have no issue with that if it keeps people interested and in the room