Habbox is dying

[Inseriousity.]

This has never in all of history been an issue. People do sign up in droves - but they don't stay, and that's the real problem

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the issue now though. When was the last time you had access to the statistics that proved that analysis

[FlyingJesus]

Right now

[Inseriousity.]

Oh lmao awkward although is 10 people a day really 'droves'

edit: okay just checked 2008 and it was a similar number so yeah seems you're right. I think we need to question that divide between Habbo and forum. If people are still being enticed (where? how?) to join the forum then we need to do more to keep them. I still think Habbo is the key to it all though. Doesn't look like general management want to engage in this discussion today though

[MissAlice]

Oh lmao awkward although is 10 people a day really 'droves'

edit: okay just checked 2008 and it was a similar number so yeah seems you're right. I think we need to question that divide between Habbo and forum. If people are still being enticed (where? how?) to join the forum then we need to do more to keep them. I still think Habbo is the key to it all though. Doesn't look like general management want to engage in this discussion today though

Do new members still receive a pm? Who shows a new member how to read it? Or how to make their first post?

[GommeInc]

There's nothing keeping them. Forums are slowly dying. Social media is the way forward and more convenient. Not forgetting Habbo has their own system of keeping people enticed. A fan site forum isn't enticing at all, nd never really will be. It doesn't help that the forum is a mess at the moment - people are not welcoming, staff just don't really get involved and members post mainly in the Spam forum for reasons unknown. It's not that surprising.

[FlyingJesus]

Client interaction definitely makes allllllllllllllllllllllllll the difference yeah, there are newer members like Cabl and MrsPlant (and others I'm sure) who signed up and right away got involved in not only the community from the member's side of things but also staffing, and having been around on client a lot more over the last few weeks it's so painfully obvious that the difference is something as simple as people taking an interest in these folk rather than just telling them to sign up and then never speaking to them again because there are friends to go afk next to

Events staff have probably had a slightly unfair share of my scorn over the years, but they really do need to be made aware that their job shouldn't just be to make sure a game happens, but to keep that game socially interactive and not something that could be done in any other room at any other time without Habbox involvement

[Inseriousity.]

Do new members still receive a pm? Who shows a new member how to read it? Or how to make their first post?

They do but it's automated so I don't really think there's much of a personal touch to it. I started PMing new users who entered competitions to welcome them to the forum and encourage them to keep entering, which had a little effect but also ended up petering out. Communication on a forum is stilted by its very nature. It needs the free flow of Habbo to help it out. On the other hand, I've had some interesting conversations with non-Habbox members in the HxHD and tried to convince them to join. Never see the majority of them ever again so that has its disadvantages too. It's definitely a difficult process so I think general management could do more in that regard.

[MissAlice]

They do but it's automated so I don't really think there's much of a personal touch to it. I started PMing new users who entered competitions to welcome them to the forum and encourage them to keep entering, which had a little effect but also ended up petering out. Communication on a forum is stilted by its very nature. It needs the free flow of Habbo to help it out. On the other hand, I've had some interesting conversations with non-Habbox members in the HxHD and tried to convince them to join. Never see the majority of them ever again so that has its disadvantages too. It's definitely a difficult process so I think general management could do more in that regard.

Hats off to you for doing that, I think that was a really nice touch, and encouraging to see staff do that

Well every member of staff is an ambassador for Habbox. It’s easy to get someone to sign up, helping and guiding a new member to stick around the forum may mean helping and guiding them to make that first and second post. I don’t really know how a new member perceives the site. Perhaps someone should be asking them? I know when I first joined I didn’t find it easy. Plus there are all the rules to try and understand, I wouldn't like to be new on the forum.

[Inseriousity.]

No I meant providing the infrastructure. We need more Habbo presence and that is the responsibility of general management. There is very little evidence that general management are pulling their weight and doing things to improve this. For instance, just a few ideas I had:

I mentioned an SS/Army type room in my OP. These are popular with the younger Habbos that Habbox needs to attract.
A one-room difficult maze offering a raffled prize (100c) where new members who enter are personally PMed with a welcome.

I also believe that Habbox needs to provide a service that regular Habbos find invaluable. Something they can't get elsewhere. I don't really know what that is, it's trial and error for the most part, testing the market but if something is found that works out and is similar to the effect RV had for Habbox, it could regenerate the fansite or at the very least slow down its decline.

[FlyingJesus]

I also believe that Habbox needs to provide a service that regular Habbos find invaluable.

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