Rare Values needs reform

[xxMATTGxx]

reow. whens v7?

wait so furni editors dont directly update values? if they did, then theres the problem solved. scrap experts when v7 comes out

Furni Editors are Furni Editors, nothing to do with the values from what I can see.

[Dean]

Furni Editors are Furni Editors, nothing to do with the values from what I can see.

So the blame is pin pointed on the Head Rare Value reporters and the managers, yes?

[xxMATTGxx]

So the blame is pin pointed on the Head Rare Value reporters and the managers, yes?

Well in theory I blame the lack of us being able to change the roles with ease but sure. The real issue is that we don't have enough staff to update the values because they can't actually update them.

[Dean]

Well in theory I blame the lack of us being able to change the roles with ease but sure.

Then we need to work around this. If we can't change the roles then we need to do something with the current system and the current roles.

[-Danube-]

I was a manager in the RV department over 2 eras, once in 2008 and once in 2010 (i think). There was a massive difference between 2008 and 2010. In 2008 the popularity of the values looked after itself, all was required to do was to keep the values updated and add a few new rares, EVERYONE used Habbox Rare Values.

Then i came back in 2010 and the department was DEAD. The marketplace had been released and i seriously think Habbox did itself a massive misjustice in this period, when the marketplace was released there needed to be massive promotion of Habbox Rare Values, something to challenge the marketplace at this time. But this didn't happen and rather quickly the Habbo marketplace took over and it basically destoryed Habbox Rare Values, they are not used no where near as often as they used to be.

Some people may just say 'Close the department, it's pointless' but i totally disagree. When i came back as manager in 2010 i was very shocked to see the state of the rare values, i love that department and i put alot of work into it and to see it loose popularity and basically start dying was horrid. So with the release of V6 i made some changes, removing an old feature called Rare Watch and basically combining it with the Rare Values. So rather than it all just being Values driven, it would be more of a resource. I went so far but i think it needs to go further, the site got updated with all these new furni images, furni descriptions and other things but the department just stayed the same. I think i made a big mistake not trying to restructure the whole deparment.

The Rare Values will never be what they were so they need to be develop and form a use. It should become like a Furniture Museum on Habbox. All items of furniture should be uploaded on the site with a dedicated team of people making sure every item is there with all their images and that their names and descriptions are up to date, they should also be added nice little facts about a certain item of furni like 'This item of furniture was given out by Ione on her birthday, click here to learn more about this (maybe links to Habbox Wiki)' and then obviously the value of the item should be there.

The department could be restructured in 2 ways.

One way could be to have to distinct type of staff, one group of Rare value Reporters and another group of furni editors, with more of a content type of role. But this way could lead to a saturation of the department, far too many staff for the amount of stuff to actually do week by week.

A better way could be to remove the 'Expert Rare Values Reporter' rank but keep the normal RVR and Head RVR roles. Each RVR in the department should be given a range of categories of furni for them to look after and they need to make sure all the images, descriptions, titles and values are ok for all items of furniture plus adding any extra little bits of interesting information, plus they should aim to update every item of furni in their categories once a month, to stop things not getting an update for 6 months. Then the HRVRs would act as 'team leaders' they would be given a group of reporters and they would have to oversee these reporters, giving them targets for the week, telling them if something needs doing in their categories etc. Each category on Habbox should have a corrisponding thread in the RV Staff Forums for the assigned reporter of that category to post things in and for their team leader HRVR to post tasks for the week etc. As more and more furniture is released and more furni categories are made, more staff are to be hired so the department will slowly grow by 1 or 2 members of staff each month or 2.

Habbox has really started to focus upon it's Wiki side of things and i think this is a great direction for Habbox Rare Values to go. It needs to be an Off-Client Furni Museum, a resource of all things Habbo Furniture, not just values. And a dedicated team of people is needed for this.

No current manager is to blame for the decline in popularity of Habbox Rare Values, it's not their fault, it's the Habbo Marketplace. I think we need to admit we have lost this battle of popularity, but we have not lost the war. As long as Habbox is still running there should always be space for something to do with Rare Furniture, after all Habbox owes it's further existance to Rare Values.

So yeah my opinion:

1) Make Rare Values into an Off-Client Furniture Museum
2) Restruture the department to fit in with the above, giving reporters a set amout of categories to update and keep fresh.

[JerseySafety]

Then we need to work around this. If we can't change the roles then we need to do something with the current system and the current roles.

Make everyone manager, only way to get around it.

[Samantha]

Then we need to work around this. If we can't change the roles then we need to do something with the current system and the current roles.

NOTHING BEING DONE TIL V7 UNFORTUNATELY. I did suggest going to forum reporting like for experts to ask for something to be updated. The heads would only need the manager part of it then they could update them.

[JerseySafety]

I was a manager in the RV department over 2 eras, once in 2008 and once in 2010 (i think). There was a massive difference between 2008 and 2010. In 2008 the popularity of the values looked after itself, all was required to do was to keep the values updated and add a few new rares, EVERYONE used Habbox Rare Values.

Then i came back in 2010 and the department was DEAD. The marketplace had been released and i seriously think Habbox did itself a massive misjustice in this period, when the marketplace was released there needed to be massive promotion of Habbox Rare Values, something to challenge the marketplace at this time. But this didn't happen and rather quickly the Habbo marketplace took over and it basically destoryed Habbox Rare Values, they are not used no where near as often as they used to be.

Some people may just say 'Close the department, it's pointless' but i totally disagree. When i came back as manager in 2010 i was very shocked to see the state of the rare values, i love that department and i put alot of work into it and to see it loose popularity and basically start dying was horrid. So with the release of V6 i made some changes, removing an old feature called Rare Watch and basically combining it with the Rare Values. So rather than it all just being Values driven, it would be more of a resource. I went so far but i think it needs to go further, the site got updated with all these new furni images, furni descriptions and other things but the department just stayed the same. I think i made a big mistake not trying to restructure the whole deparment.

The Rare Values will never be what they were so they need to be develop and form a use. It should become like a Furniture Museum on Habbox. All items of furniture should be uploaded on the site with a dedicated team of people making sure every item is there with all their images and that their names and descriptions are up to date, they should also be added nice little facts about a certain item of furni like 'This item of furniture was given out by Ione on her birthday, click here to learn more about this (maybe links to Habbox Wiki)' and then obviously the value of the item should be there.

The department could be restructured in 2 ways.

One way could be to have to distinct type of staff, one group of Rare value Reporters and another group of furni editors, with more of a content type of role. But this way could lead to a saturation of the department, far too many staff for the amount of stuff to actually do week by week.

A better way could be to remove the 'Expert Rare Values Reporter' rank but keep the normal RVR and Head RVR roles. Each RVR in the department should be given a range of categories of furni for them to look after and they need to make sure all the images, descriptions, titles and values are ok for all items of furniture plus adding any extra little bits of interesting information, plus they should aim to update every item of furni in their categories once a month, to stop things not getting an update for 6 months. Then the HRVRs would act as 'team leaders' they would be given a group of reporters and they would have to oversee these reporters, giving them targets for the week, telling them if something needs doing in their categories etc. Each category on Habbox should have a corrisponding thread in the RV Staff Forums for the assigned reporter of that category to post things in and for their team leader HRVR to post tasks for the week etc. As more and more furniture is released and more furni categories are made, more staff are to be hired so the department will slowly grow by 1 or 2 members of staff each month or 2.

Habbox has really started to focus upon it's Wiki side of things and i think this is a great direction for Habbox Rare Values to go. It needs to be an Off-Client Furni Museum, a resource of all things Habbo Furniture, not just values. And a dedicated team of people is needed for this.

No current manager is to blame for the decline in popularity of Habbox Rare Values, it's not their fault, it's the Habbo Marketplace. I think we need to admit we have lost this battle of popularity, but we have not lost the war. As long as Habbox is still running there should always be space for something to do with Rare Furniture, after all Habbox owes it's further existance to Rare Values.

So yeah my opinion:

1) Make Rare Values into an Off-Client Furniture Museum
2) Restruture the department to fit in with the above, giving reporters a set amout of categories to update and keep fresh.

@Samanfa;
@PigPerson;

Wow.... lol. I agree scrap experts doing 3 extra reports is useless.

[Samantha]

@-Danube-; with descriptions and stuff you may as just direct them not habboxwiki ;l

[-Danube-]

@-Danube-; with descriptions and stuff you may as just direct them not habboxwiki ;l

I do not understand what you mean by this?