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[Samantha]

If you want to say that then sure. But this was when HotelUser wanted to do the next step to V6 whether you want to call it V6.1 or V7. There was no code given to Habbox at that time and the only stuff that was left behind was ideas. The "new" V7 started in Summer 2012 and there is work to show for that. But we can't release it or otherwise departments would be in a more messier situation than they are now. Which is what Will is currently working on.

So do you only have 1/4 site coders doing work on v7?

[xxMATTGxx]

So do you only have 1/4 site coders doing work on v7?

Three coders and only one does work on it. Two used to work on it but stopped for their reasons. The other is just for forum skins - Although I do believe he's working on some scripts for V7. Recursion did work in the early days but now deals with the server side of the stuff only due to his real life matters.

[Kardan]

@beth;, @Kardan; @Marketing; this is going back a few pages but are you mainly talking about the news reports on the front page currently? I'm only bringing this up as they're all mine, but I do agree, recently I've been bolding too much sometimes it might be just because some of it doesn't seem that important and I think I need to bold at least one thing per article - I'm sure this is simple to work on.

It's not just you, it's pretty much across the board, last time I checked, I think only one person didn't go overboard with the bolding, but I can't remember who it was I'm no expert on writing news articles, but there should really be only one or two things at most that is bolded within the article. Or heck, just the first line, which basically sums up the article.

E.g:

Callie leaves, Lost_Witness appointed new temp. HM

Today is a pivotal day in Habbo's history, as Hotel Manager for 2 years, Callie, has left Sulake. In a news post written today by Dionysus, Lost_Witness was appointed temporary Hotel Manager, with a permanent hotel manager to be decided within the next few weeks. BLAH BLAH BLAH.

[scottish]

If you want to say that then sure. But this was when HotelUser wanted to do the next step to V6 whether you want to call it V6.1 or V7. There was no code given to Habbox at that time and the only stuff that was left behind was ideas. The "new" V7 started in Summer 2012 and there is work to show for that. But we can't release it or otherwise departments would be in a more messier situation than they are now. Which is what Will is currently working on.

so no-one thought to ask HU for his code upon departing habbox? :S

give deadlines for specific parts of the system, if they're way behind get rid of them..
once these deadlines are met, post on the forum stating it so we actually know it's getting progress and not a myth as it has been for the past 2 years.

what's been done so far?
are any parts of the system complete?
what's being worked on atm?
what's the next part of the system to be designed/implemented?
when is the estimated time to get it finished?
is there any deadlines or is it just do what you want when you want?

---------- Post added 09-04-2013 at 10:08 PM ----------

The pressure is on for V7 to be something really special.

the pressure is on for V7 to actually materialise

[xxMATTGxx]

so no-one thought to ask HU for his code upon departing habbox? :S

give deadlines for specific parts of the system, if they're way behind get rid of them..
once these deadlines are met, post on the forum stating it so we actually know it's getting progress and not a myth as it has been for the past 2 years.

what's been done so far?
are any parts of the system complete?
what's being worked on atm?
what's the next part of the system to be designed/implemented?
when is the estimated time to get it finished?
is there any deadlines or is it just do what you want when you want?

Who says there was any code? You keep bringing up the fact that if they don't meet deadlines you should get rid of them. Okay then but then Habbox will be on V6 until the last day of this site. Which might sound like it will already but the whole project would actually be scrapped completely then. Because there is no one else willing to do the work.

[Samantha]

It's not just you, it's pretty much across the board, last time I checked, I think only one person didn't go overboard with the bolding, but I can't remember who it was I'm no expert on writing news articles, but there should really be only one or two things at most that is bolded within the article. Or heck, just the first line, which basically sums up the article.

E.g:

Callie leaves, Lost_Witness appointed new temp. HM

Today is a pivotal day in Habbo's history, as Hotel Manager for 2 years, Callie, has left Sulake. In a news post written today by Dionysus, Lost_Witness was appointed temporary Hotel Manager, with a permanent hotel manager to be decided within the next few weeks. BLAH BLAH BLAH.

If I ever read something like that opening line on Habbox I would probably be annoyed at the reporter .

I agree with a couple of things being bolded but mainly it should be limited to some facts and figures - like you said something that sums the article up; the dates perhaps would just show how current the news is if we got it out quickly.

[Kardan]

Three coders and only one does work on it. Two used to work on it but stopped for their reasons. The other is just for forum skins - Although I do believe he's working on some scripts for V7. Recursion did work in the early days but now deals with the server side of the stuff only due to his real life matters.

So because nothing on V6 will be updated, all future updates and content relies on that one person finishing V7? Sucks to be them, they're definitely the hero in the group then, having the whole forum's weight on their shoulders and nobody to help them with it

[scottish]

Three coders and only one does work on it. Two used to work on it but stopped for their reasons. The other is just for forum skins - Although I do believe he's working on some scripts for V7. Recursion did work in the early days but now deals with the server side of the stuff only due to his real life matters.

So you essentially have 1 coder, 1 skinner and 1 server manager.

[Chippiewill]

Let's make this clear...

Will has not been working on V7 for the past two years. To be honest, I don't think anyone who is current staff has actually been part of V7 for the past two years. Unless they gave ideas or designed graphics when HotelUser asked for them.

So he hasn't been doing nothing because he's only been working on it for so many months.

Just to be even clearer, I started at the end of October and I have been working on V7 quite a bit whilst trying to keep up with school work and exam revision (and until the end of 2012 managing a department, poorly might I add, sorry guys).

At the time I started the only panel which was in a usable state was events and it wasn't exactly brilliantly done. (All credit to Kieran, he's a brilliant designer and his html and css work is great but this was his first venture into PHP seriously, what he managed to achieve regardless was amazing).

During August there was SERIOUS miscommunication between the site coders which led to the unfortunate conclusion by Recursion that V7 could be finished inside of two weeks, from September until about I started all of the site coders were too busy with real life commitments to do any coding and I have been the only V7 developer pretty much since I started (Barring Kieran who is the very occasional help when he's not crashing flying a plane).

Apologies that you were lead to believe that V7 was *immanent* however things take time and situations change. If Adam Kieran and TomF weren't busy then V7 would be done back in August almost certainly but that is unfortunately not the reality of our situation.

[xxMATTGxx]

So because nothing on V6 will be updated, all future updates and content relies on that one person finishing V7? Sucks to be them, they're definitely the hero in the group then, having the whole forum's weight on their shoulders and nobody to help them with it

Pretty much - It is pretty **** but finding someone to do all the necessary changes on V6 would be an even harder task than V7 most likely.

So you essentially have 1 coder, 1 skinner and 1 server manager.

Pretty much because people like those don't often work for free. They charge/cost money and it's hard to solve that.