Suggestion

[Kyle]

The trouble here is that habbox is so set in its ways and far too stubborn to budge. It's the classic habbox answer of "the decision is final" without properly discussing or even trialling an idea first. I've pushed for this change for as long as I can remember and the answer is always the same.

It is *not* difficult to find users if they have their habbo name in their usertitle/postbit. Searching the name will usually bring it up but there's also the staffgroups page where usertitles can be viewed and, if all else fails there is that good old fashioned method of simply letting people know your forum name. Phil *should* have his forum name as his habbo name. The forum *is* a community department and he most certainly should be interacting with people on the client, considering habboxforum rather than habbox itself is essentially the fansite that sulake are endorsing.

Trial it, see the pros and cons. Don't just brush an idea under the carpet after it's been suggested and supported by many over a number of years.

If you're struggling for a way to trial then my suggestion would be to first open up name changes to current staff, see if anybody has difficulty with finding their names after x period, then if no problems are had then open it up to new applicants too.

[Phil]

Phil doesn't own Phil does he?

Habbo won't give it to me :@

The trouble here is that habbox is so set in its ways and far too stubborn to budge. It's the classic habbox answer of "the decision is final" without properly discussing or even trialling an idea first. I've pushed for this change for as long as I can remember and the answer is always the same.

How it currently is isn't causing a problem though? I understand that it might be frustrating for the few who would like to have their own name for the Forum but people understand that this is going to be the case when they are signing up to Events, HxHD etc.

It is *not* difficult to find users if they have their habbo name in their usertitle/postbit. Searching the name will usually bring it up but there's also the staffgroups page where usertitles can be viewed and, if all else fails there is that good old fashioned method of simply letting people know your forum name. Phil *should* have his forum name as his habbo name. The forum *is* a community department and he most certainly should be interacting with people on the client, considering habboxforum rather than habbox itself is essentially the fansite that sulake are endorsing. [/QUOTE]

While having the Habbo Name in the userbit is an option and I know when you search it, it'll show up. I just tried searching "Dilusionate" and it did come to my page so I agree with you here. I saying that, I think it's good for the names to be the same in the departments but only those that are necessary and I don't really see it being necessary outside Events, HxHD and possibly HxL.

I have no opposition to changing my name to Dilusionate if need be but I don't think it's really necessary right now.

[Kardan]

Surely for DJ's it makes more sense to have them named 'DJ Starlight' rather than their Habbo name of !x!coolgal2!x! anyway.

[Kyle]

It doesn't need to be "causing a problem" to be illogical when there are other options that won't restrict applicants as much.
@Phil; why don't you think that you need your forum name as habbo name right now?

[Phil]

It doesn't need to be "causing a problem" to be illogical when there are other options that won't restrict applicants as much.
@Phil; why don't you think that you need your forum name as habbo name right now?

Well it has never been a necessity for Forum Moderators/Managers in the past, what has changed?

[Kyle]

Well it has never been a necessity for Forum Moderators/Managers in the past, what has changed?

I'm asking why it isn't necessary, not about the past.

[Phil]

I'm asking why it isn't necessary, not about the past.

Because I'm classed as a "non-community" department and before you have a field day with that, I do disagree with that statement. I just believe that my community is forum based, this is the community I provide for and the community I aim to please. I admit that I should be spending more time on Habbo than I am trying to get people onto the Forum because I do very little of that if any at all.

I always said that Events and HxHD are somewhat the core advertisers for Habbox and that's why I think it's more necessary in those departments.

Now going to get a haircut bye x

[despect]

I think personally as its only a rule for community departments it shouldn't be changed as community departments rely mostly on interaction with the community on both the forum and habbo there are sometimes problems such as complaints etc if staff have their own names on the forum it is very hard to deal with the complaints as it won't be intimately obvious what their habbo name is.

[Kyle]

Because I'm classed as a "non-community" department and before you have a field day with that, I do disagree with that statement. I just believe that my community is forum based, this is the community I provide for and the community I aim to please. I admit that I should be spending more time on Habbo than I am trying to get people onto the Forum because I do very little of that if any at all.

I always said that Events and HxHD are somewhat the core advertisers for Habbox and that's why I think it's more necessary in those departments.

Now going to get a haircut bye x

But advertising really doesn't have anything to do with it considering the aforementioned methods of finding a user work just dandy. I'm glad you at least think that the forum should be more community focused so are much better than Chris in that regard.

I think personally as its only a rule for community departments it shouldn't be changed as community departments rely mostly on interaction with the community on both the forum and habbo there are sometimes problems such as complaints etc if staff have their own names on the forum it is very hard to deal with the complaints as it won't be intimately obvious what their habbo name is.

whaaat

If we're bringing up irrelevant points about difficulty for management then I could just as easily say that it's more hassle to change forum names to habbo names when people become staff. The fact is that if it isn't obvious for a manager dealing with a complaint who their staff is then they shouldn't really be a manager in the first place. Like I said though, finding a username is as easy as searching or viewing a forum profile. It would be *required* to have habbo name in forum post bit/usertitle for staff so you're wrong - it will be immediately obvious.

[akeel$]

Irregardless; anyone can search Habbox and find the events which are up so they wouldn't even need to look us up on the forum and if they do then they'll easily be able to see our profiles reading Habbo: on every post we leave. I'm not too fussed about this but it is keeping a lot of people back from joining the fansite and at the moment that is what I am concerned about. I know that during the last few weeks things have gone downhill hopefully picking up again (yesterday and today were pretty packed with events) but as I said people just want the ability to have different usernames I guess. It is something which has been brought down so many times but never accepted so I reckon we should get the opportunity to use this to it's advantage because there is nothing wrong with having a name of desire and not following our Habbo username.