Forum Updates - 9/01/11

[Hecktix]

That's what I thought and it can be confusing. For those wondering, the * and + were allowed from last weeks updates (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...01#post6923001) and not from 9/01/11.

Usernames with a single + or * after them are still forbidden but this is done automatically at registration.

In regards to the 3 letter name rule, it's always been a rule at Habbox however I must say it is the worst enforced rule I've ever seen, it actually makes sense to ban 3 letter names as when searching for them sometimes it can cause a lot of issues however it'd be an extremely difficult rule to clamp down on as so many people have gotten away with it through VIP requests - it was put in updates so people are aware it's now allowed as we get no end of people complaining about people with 3 letter names when its against the rules. So now, it's not

[nvrspk4]

Usernames with a single + or * after them are still forbidden but this is done automatically at registration.

In regards to the 3 letter name rule, it's always been a rule at Habbox however I must say it is the worst enforced rule I've ever seen, it actually makes sense to ban 3 letter names as when searching for them sometimes it can cause a lot of issues however it'd be an extremely difficult rule to clamp down on as so many people have gotten away with it through VIP requests - it was put in updates so people are aware it's now allowed as we get no end of people complaining about people with 3 letter names when its against the rules. So now, it's not

The simple solution to that is to make sure your VIP managers know the rule, and to force a name change when you see the issue. Since it is a fairly simple rule and because there is a very practical reason (the search issue) and to clamp down on it you only need two people to know what they're doing, it seems fairly simple to enforce...

The * and + thing is a good point, although the point of the rule was that your eye would be drawn to any * or +, even if it wasn't at the end of the name. This is less important than the other change but I'm still curious as to why the + and * are that necessary

[Hecktix]

The simple solution to that is to make sure your VIP managers know the rule, and to force a name change when you see the issue. Since it is a fairly simple rule and because there is a very practical reason (the search issue) and to clamp down on it you only need two people to know what they're doing, it seems fairly simple to enforce...

The * and + thing is a good point, although the point of the rule was that your eye would be drawn to any * or +, even if it wasn't at the end of the name. This is less important than the other change but I'm still curious as to why the + and * are that necessary

My original stance on the three letter names was to try and enforce it however since it hasn't been enforced for a long amount of time, I think it stems back to 07/08 looking at some of the three letter usernames and although it was a task I considered to challenge a change for every single one, and if you look into it on ACP there are literally hundreds of 3 letter names - it'd be an incredible task and it'd be one that's quite unfair on those who have had their names for quite a while and of course the first name that would need changing is Jin's which he wasn't too keen on. Registration still requires 4 letters minimum so 3 letters is very much a VIP privelidge (unless your Habbo name consists of 3 letters), nothing will change much however it is a rule we had to remove 'cause it'd have pissed off a hell of a lot of people if we'd changed it and it wasn't their fault they got past such rules.

In terms of the * and + a while back we had someone request a name via VIP like this: *+*NaMe*+* - someone pointed out to me that this was technically against the forum rules however I personally didn't have an issue with it, so I spoke with Matt and Nicola about removing it and applying common sense in name changes. This change wasn't major, but it's more about loosening boundaries - the person who chose to have their name appear like I showed above did it for a 1 week joke using their Xmas VIP and I really think it'd be harsh to put a stop to something like that, as long as common sense is applied in name changes then there should be no problems really.