Posting Competitions

[matt$]

I've found myself going into the graphics section more often and they're some really talented people on this forum tbh.

[RockyHorror]

Will you keep posting afterwards though? Are you enjoying posting around HabboxForum?

If you look back through the last threads I've created, I have been trying to encourage posting by creating discussion points, which I think the staff members should be actively doing, the only staff member I have witnessed doing this is HotelUser.

I was enjoying posting before this competition, now I'm finding I'm less encouraged to post, because any posts I do make are drowned out by a plethora of unintelligent posts that add nothing to the thread.

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I enjoy the forum and normally post in specific areas like Graphics and Habbo but now I have been posting around alot more around the whole forum but I will keep posting but maybe not to this extent.

This just sums it up, really.

[Catzsy]

Make any attempt to cheat by breaking the rules, so like that - I imagine a moderator has contacted Nicola about that guy and she'll disqualify him when she gets online.

She already has Oli:
http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...93#post7076893

[iflu.]

Well, I think it encourages both.
although spammer's are sure to get disqualified.
although I'm new to habbox, on other forum's
I'm usually fairly active, I post and reply a lot!
The possibility of winning 60 credits does encourage
me to post a lot more, soo for me it encourages activity
but for other's it may just be spam.

[Hecktix]

If you look back through the last threads I've created, I have been trying to encourage posting by creating discussion points, which I think the staff members should be actively doing, the only staff member I have witnessed doing this is HotelUser.

I was enjoying posting before this competition, now I'm finding I'm less encouraged to post, because any posts I do make are drowned out by a plethora of unintelligent posts that add nothing to the thread.

---------- Post added 19-04-2011 at 12:19 PM ----------



This just sums it up, really.

You say it sums it up, but that's a positive thing - it's someone who didn't post around the forum as much before saying he will continue to post around the forum. Of course they won't post as much as they do when there's an incentive but it means someone who didn't post before will continue to post, this can only be a positive thing.

[RockyHorror]

I don't see how you can encourage posting for the sake of posting, that's the definition of spam. You say your happy with the quality of posts from the people at the top of the leader board, but if i single out posts made by the top two, and you can tell me if they in anyway add to the thread.

iAndy-;

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...25#post7079325

Girlnextdoor15;

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...66#post7078766

I think if you continue this, it needs to be more hotly moderated, and posts like this shouldn't be allowed and should lead to disqualification.

[Hecktix]

I don't see how you can encourage posting for the sake of posting, that's the definition of spam. You say your happy with the quality of posts from the people at the top of the leader board, but if i single out posts made by the top two, and you can tell me if they in anyway add to the thread.

iAndy-;

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...25#post7079325

Girlnextdoor15;

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...66#post7078766

I think if you continue this, it needs to be more hotly moderated, and posts like this shouldn't be allowed and should lead to disqualification.

There's nothing wrong with those posts they both contribute to the thread. This is a Habbo forum, if you're another of those posting Nazis that suggest posts should have a minimum word limit of about 15 then please don't... the dominant age on this forum nowadays is 14-16 and a lot of these kids don't want to be posting essays - those posts are absolutely fine. It's people like you making comments like that and suggesting moderation should be a lot stricter that have caused a lot of damage to this forum. Loosen up.

Thegirlnextdoor15's post contributes as she's sharing with the OP that she is also having the same problem - letting him know he isn't the only one.

Andy is replying to the thread, saying he knows a few words in Japanese, it's not the most constructive post in the world but it's replying to the thread and on topic and providing discussion, I could now reply asking Andy what words he knows...

[matt$]

Maybe deduct like 5-10 posts or something for every post someone makes that is pointless from there leaderboard score. maybe that'll help less spam posts, obv this is a job for the mods so have fun doing more work

[RockyHorror]

So your blaming me the user, for lack of activity on your forum? The reason posting fluctuates is because of your target audience, the vast majority of discussion points that encourage posting come from the more mature users, so you alienating ''us'' as the cause, is ridiculous.

[Stephen]

Tbh I don't think the competition causes proper posting activity. All the people trying to win the comp seem to post idontreallywanttobehere sort of replies.. You can just read their posts and instantly think oh they're trying to win the comp