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[lawrawrrr]

They are helping Habbox though - it makes sense to hold another event, if the official one for that timeslot is ****.

How are they hindering Habbox events and other EOs?

sorry but ive hosted games all the time way before i hosted for habbox, just because i joined the department doesn't mean i should have to stop that? its nice hosting and being able to host how i normally do, give prize if i decide, not have to worry about stupid screenshots or rules or how i speak to people.
there was no event when we started to host, which was the main reason for doing it but i didn't wanna book etc because i just wanted to host freely. then an event host seen how popular it was and decided to book and hope to take the users from the game and make them go to his

I do see all your points, I really do, and it is nice to see good events bringing in advertising! It's only a small matter of, if a HxL DJ was to kick another one off air just cos they wanted there'd be a bit of uproar!

The way you've described it Graham makes me see it differently, why would booking an event make their event popular?! Surely it'd be the opposite because people will stay in the original one??

But yeah, it's lovely you're hosting, even outside your booked slots and unofficially, but when you're taking over someone else's slot (different story altogether when you're hosting FIRST as in this case!) it could be seen (note: COULD BE SEEN BY SOME PEOPLE) as a bit mean.

[AgnesIO]

I can see why they would complain about it but maybe if they took hints of the type of event they were hosting they wouldn't have this issue in the first place.

Excuse any mistakes in the above, on my phone at this minute.

This is exactly right - you'd think it was the biggest hint ever that the event type is not preferential.

Anyone who seriously believes that having multiple events on at one time is in some way worse for Habbox than having just one with a handful of the same people every time needs a major logic upgrade. If I were managing the department I'd want it as busy as it can be at all the times that it can be - this means variation and participation, not forcing popular events to cleanse themselves of any links with the site in case someone hosting a crap event doesn't like not being the most popular.

Personally I'd set the event hosting rules to say that as long as a CNB is up you can host whatever slots you like and there can be more than one on at a time; you could still book a slot and that would be helpful to the department to know who's around when, but people can also host impromptu games and help advertise Habbox even more.

Spot on as normal. I've never known of a manager who wants less activity :S

[Kardan]

I do see all your points, I really do, and it is nice to see good events bringing in advertising! It's only a small matter of, if a HxL DJ was to kick another one off air just cos they wanted there'd be a bit of uproar!

The way you've described it Graham makes me see it differently, why would booking an event make their event popular?! Surely it'd be the opposite because people will stay in the original one??

But yeah, it's lovely you're hosting, even outside your booked slots and unofficially, but when you're taking over someone else's slot (different story altogether when you're hosting FIRST as in this case!) it could be seen (note: COULD BE SEEN BY SOME PEOPLE) as a bit mean.

It's pretty obvious that the radio is a different matter considering there is only one radio, but there isn't only one room for an event to be held in, in the whole of Habbo.

[Eoin247]

Seems like a no brainier really. The wrong solution to an EOs problem. The more popular rooms with habbox tags the better.

[lawrawrrr]

It's pretty obvious that the radio is a different matter considering there is only one radio, but there isn't only one room for an event to be held in, in the whole of Habbo.

Er ok then, different example, if I was to run a habbox-style competition I think the comps managers would be a little miffed about that?

It just depends whether management want double slots or not; something longer like Strangers or an auto-game could run for however long as well as normal events, but it's always been a bit of a binary system. If the rules are, EOs can only host 1 at a time, then if they run more than one (not so much when you can't track them, when they're not advertising it as an official habbox event) then they are breaking those rules technically

[AgnesIO]

I do see all your points, I really do, and it is nice to see good events bringing in advertising! It's only a small matter of, if a HxL DJ was to kick another one off air just cos they wanted there'd be a bit of uproar!

The way you've described it Graham makes me see it differently, why would booking an event make their event popular?! Surely it'd be the opposite because people will stay in the original one??

But yeah, it's lovely you're hosting, even outside your booked slots and unofficially, but when you're taking over someone else's slot (different story altogether when you're hosting FIRST as in this case!) it could be seen (note: COULD BE SEEN BY SOME PEOPLE) as a bit mean.

The difference is, in events you can have 10 events running at one time - whereas we can't have 10 live DJ shows at one point.

[xxMATTGxx]

Er ok then, different example, if I was to run a habbox-style competition I think the comps managers would be a little miffed about that?

It just depends whether management want double slots or not; something longer like Strangers or an auto-game could run for however long as well as normal events, but it's always been a bit of a binary system. If the rules are, EOs can only host 1 at a time, then if they run more than one (not so much when you can't track them, when they're not advertising it as an official habbox event) then they are breaking those rules technically

You could say that already happens when Forum Moderators post competitions on the forum.

[lawrawrrr]

The difference is, in events you can have 10 events running at one time - whereas we can't have 10 live DJ shows at one point.

okay okay but like i just said the rules are currently that only 1 official habbox event can be run at once so anyone hosting simultaneous habbox events that MAY LOOK OFFICIAL to people are technically breaking the rules, and eos should know better cos i guarantee they'd be miffed if it happened to them

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You could say that already happens when Forum Moderators post competitions on the forum.

Ah, but that's with the forum department, not out of the blue!

[Yawn]

ok so i clarify some things

its my room and all my own furni but im not EO. myles and graham help host it though.

first 2hrs we hosted today there were no events on (and for some hours before there were no events) and habbox was in the tag. then a couple of hours in a host put their name down for 2 slots bingo and addition. during the other hosts second slot martin came in to say he had been getting complaints and was being nagged and asked if i could take the habbox tag out of the room because it was negatively affecting the other hosts (official) games.

its not rly an issue and our game remained as popular as it was after we'd taken the tag out. i dont think it particularly benefited the other host though as their room numbers were still around 10 people before and after i removed the tag. i think his choice of games were mostly to blame for their low numbers.

in future whenever we host i will only use the habbox tag in the room if our event is official and booked in. if someone was searching the habbox tag to find the event and they see a room with 30+ people they will naturally go to that one opposed to the one with lower numbers. it isnt an issue for our game and i understand how it is beneficial to the official events. we will continue to promo habbox whenever we host this game regardless of it being 'official' or not

:Innocent:

[Kardan]

Er ok then, different example, if I was to run a habbox-style competition I think the comps managers would be a little miffed about that?

It just depends whether management want double slots or not; something longer like Strangers or an auto-game could run for however long as well as normal events, but it's always been a bit of a binary system. If the rules are, EOs can only host 1 at a time, then if they run more than one (not so much when you can't track them, when they're not advertising it as an official habbox event) then they are breaking those rules technically

Why wouldn't you allowed to post a competition? Since you are competitions staff...

And this is the whole point of the thread really, that this 'rule' needs to be changed...