HxHD changed into a lounge?

[Becca]

HxHD has been apart of Habbox for years. It's been a tradition and I would really not like to see it dwendle off, when it's quite successful as it is:

what's the screenshot for... :S

[HotelUser]

If HxHD is around then all HxHD traditions should be upheld, but the thing is David and I don't think it's a bad thing - Habbox Help Desk is no longer a Help Desk, it's a Habbox hang out where people from Habbox go to hang out, and the sign of it being busy is a sign of Habbox being strong - if it was turned into a lounge it could have many more uses and be even more popular, in my opinion.

What's the point in having a help desk if no one uses it. I know the help desk is used alot by users and is full nearly all the time but it should be changed into a lounge because no one really needs help. It is mainly used as a chat and chill discussion room. The lounge could be used to help users as well but I just don't see the point in having it if 99.9% of the people don't use it.

But that's just it. I'm hesitant because we still do genuinely help quite a lot of people. Since:
- Trading passes
- The merge
- Difference in bans because of new moderation on Habbo
- How to use the help Help tool since it changed
- Activating email accounts changed awhile back

Also at night, recruiting users to Habbox Forum. It looks much more respectable to have an area of the room designated off where people know there are staffmembers present.

[Inseriousity.]

I voted no because for me, pretty much everyone in this thread know it's for chilling out and that's fine. I use it to lounge around myself. However, there will be new users who do come in the help desk for help and a lounge is just same old, same old. There are probably loads of them. At least with a help desk, it has a specific purpose.

The only problem I see is with what buttons was saying on the previous thread; people coming in, asking for help and not getting it because staff don't actually know the answers! I've never applied for HxHD for the simple reason I don't know enough anymore. They've changed it so much that I have no idea what's what. Some of the staff in there do not know enough either. I think the main issue is with rare values, the answer I normally see is 'go to Habbox.com', which isn't really helpful.

[Hecktix]

Also at night, recruiting users to Habbox Forum. It looks much more respectable to have an area of the room designated off where people know there are staffmembers present.

Area of the room or not, staff are staff - I get what you're saying but I don't think it's a huge issue, the reassuring factor is that we have Habbox.com in the room name and Habbox.com is on the registered fansites list.

"Habbox.com" - is why the room is popular.

[GommeInc]

Perhaps a lounge with a smaller desk? Help Desks tend to just be lounges anyway. You can't turn it into a full lounge because would people would come in and not know what to do, as it's a custom to have a desk in help related rooms.

[HotelUser]

It was only after Ben and I had restored an increased staff limit, larger staff area and restored the old ways of HxHD that the room started being more popular. We're a Habbox tradition, and we're a popular room. The room is most always popular, and we do help people.

I can see why people are coming from with the lounge idea because they don't want the dance around as many rules as we have now, but a solution to that is us being more reasonable with rules. Changing the department into a lounge wont help that.

[Matthew]

what's the screenshot for... :S

i think it was to prove that people do want help.

[scottish]

ironically in that screenshot i was the only person who could help, molly repeated what i said and admitted it and rnb said aload of crap.

[Grig]

You could still have staff representatives there in a lounge. As many of a time, I have seen non- staff answer the questions as the staff were sometimes at a blank. So it has never really been a problem. I myself have gladly answered some questions too, when I am not staff either. It's a real thorny issue that has pros an cons, but let's face it that over 90% of the people use it to chill .

[Becca]

It was only after Ben and I had restored an increased staff limit, larger staff area and restored the old ways of HxHD that the room started being more popular. We're a Habbox tradition, and we're a popular room. The room is most always popular, and we do help people.

I can see why people are coming from with the lounge idea because they don't want the dance around as many rules as we have now, but a solution to that is us being more reasonable with rules. Changing the department into a lounge wont help that.

It would help, It would still make people help and ask for it, nothing would change except everyone will be happy and it will be popular. Also, no actual lounge staff, just trusted habbox staff with rights to sort the people out.

ironically in that screenshot i was the only person who could help, molly repeated what i said and admitted it and rnb said aload of crap.

true, habbic for hxhd manager.