Zycon the Hobba - Under 18?

[BlackGarden]

Zycon is on my list and he seems cool, as the Habbo Staff on this forum have said MANY MANY TIMES, Habbo have very strict ID orders.

Thanks for the feedback Evolution. I'm aware that Habbo have very strict ID orders, but frankly they can be got past. A friend of mine "tested" the system last year and got to something like stage 3 despite being just 14 as she used an older sister's name and DOB to obtain her ID. She then told them she was no longer interested in becoming a Hobba.
I am certainly not the sort of person who would believe a rumour like this normally, but he is acting very suspiciously. Even if the rumour is not true, I don't think he should have a badge because of all those alerts he sent. Sorry if you like him, but that bit really is definitely true.
EDIT to add: Cool Kieron. She may be unwilling to say for privacy reasons, but it's worth a try really.

[andrew]

Yes, Habbo is very strict about privacy as you know, and I doubt they would be able to give any information concerning his age etc. If you think about it, he could just be a really immature 18 year old, and in that case, would likely lose his badge.

I'm sure though, this isn't the last we will hear about him.

[2hd.]

this has been a gr8 story

[Azela]

Blackgarden this 'moderation law' is coming from the goverment but obviously you know more than glitterkat don't you?

[BlackGarden]

Azela I've asked for anyone who has anything further to say about there being a law about moderating on internet chat rooms to link to a government site specifying the law. I have just searched Her Majesty's Stationary Office myself for any laws created in the applicable period about moderating online, and about voluntary work, but as you are convinced that there is a law, perhaps you would like to search.

Also, as I have said in previous posts, I have received the official line from Habbo before about the age change which is that they felt it was best that those under 18 focused on school and family. They did not mention legal factors. I am not trying to say I know more than GlitterKat, I am merely repeating what I have been told by Habbo. Those people saying that there is a law have obviously at some point got the wrong end of the stick. In fact, this is exactly what they said:

"Habbo Hotel has raised the Hobba application age because Hobbas have a huge amount of responsibilities to deal with each day. With over three million Habbos in the hotel and 300 or more calls for help per hour, we don't feel it is reasonable to expect minors to commit the time needed for training and Hobba tasks.

Habbo Hotel feels that education and family come first; relaxing on Habbo should be fun!" - From an e-mail from Habbo dated Nov 9 2003. Too bad it didn't actually answer my question.

Habbo made the decision of their own accord to raise the application age, as they have a full right to do, and they would not be at risk of being shut down for allowing someone under that age to become a Hobba. Again it would be their own decision (though horrifically unfair on everyone else). This discussion is concerned with two things:

1) Whether Habbo have indeed breached their own rules to allow someone to become a Hobba under 18.
2) Zycon's abuse of his powers.
If we keep on talking about why Habbo changed the age we're really straying from the point somewhat.

EDIT: I have had a thought that perhaps at some point Habbo referred to "legal reasons" when asked about the Hobba age change, without being specific, which caused some people to assume that there was a specific law about moderating internet chatrooms. Of course there is no such law as you can set your own up at the age of 13, and would moderate it yourself. If Habbo had referred to "legal reasons" they were probably referring to under 18s legally being minors, and them feeling it was unfair to give minors such responsibilities.

[Nutter]

ASL isnt personal info and its ok to ask for it asking for someones first name isnt personal info

Personal info involves
where you live ie home address street etc
email
first and last names
Phone number
etc thats personal info

[BLAH100]

There are Moderation laws in the Uk and in Australian and most of the other hotels except in the US where the moderation laws are different. It even says about the age limit because of the laws on the habbo site in the faqs

[BlackGarden]

There are Moderation laws in the Uk and in Australian and most of the other hotels except in the US where the moderation laws are different. It even says about the age limit because of the laws on the habbo site in the faqs

Sorry but there are no such laws. At 13 you can open your own chatroom hosted anywhere round the world and moderate it yourself. As far as the law is concerned, Habbo Hotel is no different from such a chatroom. If you're going to continue to refer to laws please link to them. I just had to scour the FAQs myself to find absolutely nothing. The only things vaguely reminiscent of such a law are the UK laws for working with children which state that you must be police vetted. Of course it could all be to do with ensuring that parents are confident that their children are safe, and Habbo felt that parents were uneasy about 16 year olds being responsible for their children's safety.
This is all totally immaterial to the discussion anyway so can we please stop arguing about nonexistant laws now?
Personal info is anything personal to you. It is unlikely that anyone could find you from your name, age, gender, and the country you live in, but you must be careful not to give out such information in an offhand way because you could end up being really offhand about any information about yourself, such as your e-mail address, or your school. The more someone learns about you, the closer they are to finding out where you live and what your surname is!

[HAYRIYE1992]

yes very strange i agree but it is a criminal offence to have a fake age on the internet and no habbo wouldnt make someone a hobba because they knew them because for gods sake this is a proper company in london!! but im guessing its a underage hobba but then again im not because as you say its a silver hobba because silver is a good stage to become a gold hobba but if he was udnerage they wouldnt of made him a silver hobba let alone a proper hobba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HAYRIYE1992]

Could you change my habbo name for me in habbo hotel UK smexkitten!!! because i was banned for having a unacceptable name but i didnt no nothing wrong

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