Should HxHD be scrapped and COMPLETELY turned into a lounge?

[Dentafrice]

Why not **** both of your ideas, and not turn it into a desk.. or a lounge.

Don't have a desk. And don't make it into just a lounge. Turn it into a "Help Center".

That way you don't have to call it just a lounge, but it can also be used for help.

Then you don't have the feeling that you have to walk up and sit at the desk, and only ask the staff for help, you can ask it across the entire room.

From when I've lurked in there recently, and the past, it's like the only reason people become HxHD staff is so they can sit behind the desk and "look cool", when half of the time they are away.. sitting on the little chairs.

Or of course those with rights are being uber cool and dancing on the bars.. (what is this, 2005? I mean we've got all these cool effects and cars, etc.. and you're doing the cool move of dancing on the bars).

Half the time, from what I've seen, it's the users outside the bars helping more then the staff inside.. they're always the one complaining someone needs to shutup, or is banned, or kicking people.. not helping.

And half the time the people outside the bar (non-staff) that are helping, end up pissing one of the HxHD staff off and getting kicked and banned.

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You don't need 15 staff to moderate a room, you really don't need that many at all. When there is problems, you don't need 7 people in the room to kick one person.

Maybe 5 volunteer people, that are handled not by a forum department.. or not by anything other then being a volunteer on Habbo.

That's my 10 cents.

[leah]

Why not **** both of your ideas, and not turn it into a desk.. or a lounge.

Don't have a desk. And don't make it into just a lounge. Turn it into a "Help Center".

That way you don't have to call it just a lounge, but it can also be used for help.

Then you don't have the feeling that you have to walk up and sit at the desk, and only ask the staff for help, you can ask it across the entire room.

From when I've lurked in there recently, and the past, it's like the only reason people become HxHD staff is so they can sit behind the desk and "look cool", when half of the time they are away.. sitting on the little chairs.

Or of course those with rights are being uber cool and dancing on the bars.. (what is this, 2005? I mean we've got all these cool effects and cars, etc.. and you're doing the cool move of dancing on the bars).

Half the time, from what I've seen, it's the users outside the bars helping more then the staff inside.. they're always the one complaining someone needs to shutup, or is banned, or kicking people.. not helping.

And half the time the people outside the bar (non-staff) that are helping, end up pissing one of the HxHD staff off and getting kicked and banned.

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You don't need 15 staff to moderate a room, you really don't need that many at all. When there is problems, you don't need 7 people in the room to kick one person.

Maybe 5 volunteer people, that are handled not by a forum department.. or not by anything other then being a volunteer on Habbo.

That's my 10 cents.

Staff don't sit behind the desk all the time, they dont go inactive behind there either :S
People are allowed to ask for help across the room too?
and staff dont kick people because they don't like them...
people are only kicked if they rule break.
Where have you got this from? Have you even been in the desk?

[Bevvie]

Whenever i go in the staffs are active and help people, they only kick people that are breaking the rules etc.

[Dentafrice]

Staff don't sit behind the desk all the time, they dont go inactive behind there either :S
People are allowed to ask for help across the room too?
and staff dont kick people because they don't like them...
people are only kicked if they rule break.
Where have you got this from? Have you even been in the desk?

Have I ever been in the desk? Of course I have, I used to be SS there, many times

I admit, I haven't been in there more then twice in the last month. Haven't noticed this new "easter layout".

I do remember that 90% of the time, on the layout with the chairs behind the bar, that was the ultra cool staff inactive area.

If staff don't sit behind the desk, or are not there most of the time, why even have the desk?

I've noticed quite a bit of kicking because of either dislike, or had a little personal "pissoff" by someone, because they were jealous they were either helping more then them, or took someone they were trying to help, unless that's a new rule?

So many staff here helping.. if I was new, and didn't know what to do, I'd have no clue who the hell to ask.

[dogboy123]

We dont kik people because they swear

If its directed at sum1 then we may give a warning then kik

Some people are banned

You cut out the text, we were helping.

[Dentafrice]

The point was a screenshot of the desk, thanks.

[dogboy123]

If you'd read the thread, its been said many times that staff dont have to be behind the desk

Maybe we're encouriging people to help, so we can see whos worth of recs?

[leah]

Staff go behind the desk, just not always, the whole point of the desk being smaller was so that the staff could go into the main room and socialise with the visitors.
Normally people come in and ask for help, it doesn't matter where staff are to help them.
No one was kicked for helping someone so I really have no idea of what you're going on about.

[Lee.Norman]

Nah, Im not being biased, it clearly wouldn't work.
Yeh it would need staff, a lot more than 2 or 3 which is what as been suggested.

I agree. Like I said at the start of the thread. IF it became a lounge, at least 6 moderators would be needed.

Im not sure why people are all ina fuss about the HxHD. You can still come in and chill like a lounge, but we offer help to people who need it? The only difference between a lounge and a help desk is a lounge doesn't offer help. It doesn't even really look like a help desk, with the small staff area, compared to other help desks. Not really sure why people are arguing?

People are arguing, probably because they are bored.

Yes, the help desk is used more as a lounge than a help desk. And not many people come in asking for help. But if the desk became a lounge, I can only see a few minor differences.
- No staff area
- Fewer staff
- Nobody is obliged to help anyone
So I cant see it being beneficial to anyone by making it a lounge.

As for 'inactive staff' and kicking because of personal issues. I occassionally see someone inactive whilst in the staff area. But they always say BRB, and stand facing the wall. How can you possibly complain about someone going on BRB for a short period of time!?
And I have only ever seen one person kicked because of a personal argument. And thats because he was banned from the room, but repeatedly came back. So after a long time, the staff gave up kicking him. Until some kind of personal argument happened. (I dont know what. Nothing was said it the room.). Then Leah started to kick him again. But after all, he was banned anyway.

Why go through the hassle of changing the room, and staff structure, when it will make almost no difference. Except the few people that need help, might not get it.

[dogboy123]

Would that girl be asking for help if it was a lounge

And look how active the staff are :rolleyes: