My honest opinion it's bothering me alot... read

[Inseriousity.]

Although I'm not sure which AGM(s) Graham might be talking about (and I don't care to hear anyone hazarding any guesses), I do agree with parts that I bolded. I'm quite pressed for time ATM (on my way out the door for work), but there are just a few things I want to say quickly (I can elaborate after work, if necessary).

Habbox is definitely more strict now than it has been at any point in Habbox history that I can remember (and I am a Habbox dinosaur who has been here since the beginning). Habbox is definitely treated like a government job. I must say... I personally believe that the staffing rules are absolutely rubbish and nothing more than a way to assert dominance/power and to create busy work for some roles. I'll use the Radio Department as an example, because I am very familiar with the department (and I have been working on and off for the radio department since 2005).

There is currently a caution/warning system in place, and I think it is an absolute waste of time. It wastes the time of the Senior or Head DJs who have to issue them (typing/editing said warnings takes up valuable time which could be used to help promote team bonding, coaching of new DJs, etc) and the DJs who receive them (because they have to read through PMs about topics which can be quite pedantic).

Further, there are so many rules in place that it can almost completely take the fun out of the job. When I first joined HabboxRadio (before it was HabboxLive), everyone on the team was very close with each other. We probably only had around 20 DJs, but the radio was absolutely booming, and the radio was scarcely offline. People used to DJ because they genuinely wanted to, not because they were worrying about meeting their minimums to avoid warnings. There was no such thing as warnings when I first started. Everyone pulled their own weight because they wanted to because it was fun and they enjoyed the close knit group of DJs, not because they were scared of punishment. If there was a DJ who was inactive, the radio management would deal with them on a case by case basis, and contact them individually if they had issues about them. If they were unable to resolve the inactivity issues (i.e. there wasn't a reasonable explanation as to why the DJ had been inactive recently, and they had no intent of improving upon their inactivity), the DJ would be booted from the department. Simple.

The warning system doesn't deal with those who are inactive efficiently. When I first took over as a Head DJ a few months ago, there was a DJ on my team that hadn't logged in to the forum or Habbo for over 3 weeks. I immediately picked up on this, and issued them a warning for failing to meet minimums at the end of my first week. Then the next week. Then the week after that. Then I had to PM management several times to get the DJ removed from the department (even after they had accumulated the 3/3 warnings, which is supposed to lead to an automatic dismissal). So this DJ was inactive for six weeks (3 before I became head, 3 after) before they were removed, because the warning system is not all its cracked up to be.

I think the way that all departments are run needs a major overhaul, and yes, more slack. Departments should be run on a more personal level (dealt with on a case by case basis, rather than with cookie cutter strict rules / warning systems). Managers were able to do it back in 2004-2006 when Habbox was 10x as active as it is now, so they should be able to now that the site has shrunk to a much smaller size.

Again, I'm willing to talk a lot more about these issues, but I have 25 minutes to get to work, so I'll elaborate later

I know this goes against everything you were just saying and I hate to be that guy but technically there's a rule in place that says you're not allowed 3 weeks inactivity without permission so it's more a case of systems in place not being really followed by management.

Generally speaking though I agree that things can be more relaxed. I didn't bother with warnings when I was comps manager but it was a small department so it's easier to keep things all close-knit. Then again, on the other hand, I've also seen it go the other way, when there wasn't any warnings given then staff become complacent and lazy but the latter was usually caused by a manager not being up to the job or addressing issues.

[Kyle]

stop accepting every man and his dog into guest event host role because none of them do anything

[Drewar]

I know this goes against everything you were just saying and I hate to be that guy but technically there's a rule in place that says you're not allowed 3 weeks inactivity without permission so it's more a case of systems in place not being really followed by management.

Generally speaking though I agree that things can be more relaxed. I didn't bother with warnings when I was comps manager but it was a small department so it's easier to keep things all close-knit. Then again, on the other hand, I've also seen it go the other way, when there wasn't any warnings given then staff become complacent and lazy but the latter was usually caused by a manager not being up to the job or addressing issues.

I was aware of that three week rule, and I brought it up to (radio) management at the time, but they didn't enforce it, they told me to just keep issuing that member warnings and wait for that person to accumulate 3 warnings.

If the staff become complacent or aren't doing their job, I think it's easy for management to have a one on one, personalized, "case by case" conversation with them, rather than sending them a bunch of cookie cutter warnings. If they aren't doing their job, and you talk to them about it and they still don't do their job, just give them the boot. That'll help nip complacency in the bud.

[Martin]

stop accepting every man and his dog into guest event host role because none of them do anything

Isn't there a fixed amount of events that guest events organisers have to host before they're warned/fired though? Although at the moment considering the department has no seniors and no management due to odey being posted away again, I expect people are getting away with more than they should at the moment.

[Chris]

It would also help if some AGM realise habbox is a fan site for teens as didn't have the personality of a potato sack. They treat it like a boring government job all the time

Presuming you are actually referring to me here, how exactly has anything been treated like a boring government job and what on earth does that have to do with what the OP said?

Anyway in response to the OP, we are now in the process of reviving the events department. Shonly is overseeing it for the time being and applications for events management are currently open. I'm happy to say that we've had some promising applications so far!

[Jssy]

I hope I can help now, alongside other events staff woowoo

[Sho]

I'm hoping to bring in a good handful of trialists over the next few days which will (hopefully) mean more events being hosted. I've PMed a handful of applicants today to offer them a trial and I've also got another handful of applicants to PM tomorrow. It's a good start and our new trialists seem to be really keen to host too .

[Rachel]

Maybe Habbox is not as busy as it use to be but heck it is still doing pretty good to me

[dude1-44]

True that. im sure it will have its time pass and get its user and listeners back up

[Cody]

True that. im sure it will have its time pass and get its user and listeners back up

That sounds good to me. :]