Lack Of Events

[despect]

In terms of events staff unbooking their events, is there a rule put in place that says you can't unbook your event lets say 20 minutes before your event is scheduled?
@Intersocial; @Shonly; @Purfles; @mdport.; - not sure who else to tag

[Yupt]

Not content with the number of events on?!?! Well comps always have something going xoxoxoxox www.habbox.com/comps

ok but in all seriousness, hffm have 47 events staff, we have 17? Even if half of hffms are totally useless and never host then it's still quite clear that their system is far superior to our when you see them hosting to the extent they do. And before anyone replies saying "but mike all Habbox staff can now host events" - it really doesn't make a difference, just because we can doesn't mean we are going to, I am intending on perhaps hosting one event soon and that would only be comps themed and aimed to advertise/spark more interest in my department.

long story short - I think we should dramatically increase the number of events staff we have but keep the same requirement.

Also, during times when nothing is going on that would be the ideal opportunity to make use of mazes/auto wired things etc. mazes are forever popular and we have more than enough talented room builders to create an excellent one. I know for instance that a small group of people at Habbox already have an incredibly popular one, events management GET INVOLVED. Graham's auto rooms or whatever they're called are forever popular and also make a huge amount of credits, why we aren't asking for his advice is stupid.

[God]

Frankly I don't think it even makes sense to keep the department if it's not going to improve at a rapid rate very soon; we're having one or two events at peak times which all the staff seem to be perfectly capable of attending but then mysteriously disappear when asked to host next, and then the international staff come on and host something at 2am with 5 people attending. Just about every event is less a community entertainment deal and more just a social gathering of people who are already Hx staff or regulars, so the department isn't really doing anything for our image anyway. If it was running properly with a constant stream of popular events like it used to many moons ago then I could see why keeping things as they are would work but when it's more an embarrassment than an advertisement there is simply no point in carrying on the charade. If we're as strong a community as management would like us to believe then let people host events in Habbox's name as and when they feel like it, scrap the absolutely pointless CNB system which no-one in the entire world gives a toss about, and instead of an events manager have someone (the Community AGM for example... who?) be in charge of promoting Habbox on the client and encouraging the community to be a community. Give incentives to build "official" autoruns or event rooms or theme rooms or whatever and give up the absurd belief that an events department that relies on trialists hopefully not cancelling 5 minutes before their booked event is of any value to us currently. It's over-regulated, under-staffed, and totally ineffective.

ps sorry I didn't post earlier I will never leave the house again in case a thread is made

Just to talk about your statement above, that is not true at my late night events. I normally get between 8-14 and a few times I've peaked at 25ish. Anyways we do have a Death Run, as I own it and I offer it to any thing Habbox needs it for. Maybe we can use ur idea and make it an official room.

[James]

In terms of events staff unbooking their events, is there a rule put in place that says you can't unbook your event lets say 20 minutes before your event is scheduled?
@Intersocial; @Shonly; @Purfles; @mdport.; - not sure who else to tag

I think it's 15-20 minutes, yeah. not 100% sure, best waiting for one of them to reply LOL. Not sure if hayden changed it.

[lawrawrrr]

Not content with the number of events on?!?! Well comps always have something going xoxoxoxox www.habbox.com/comps

ok but in all seriousness, hffm have 47 events staff, we have 17? Even if half of hffms are totally useless and never host then it's still quite clear that their system is far superior to our when you see them hosting to the extent they do. And before anyone replies saying "but mike all Habbox staff can now host events" - it really doesn't make a difference, just because we can doesn't mean we are going to, I am intending on perhaps hosting one event soon and that would only be comps themed and aimed to advertise/spark more interest in my department.

long story short - I think we should dramatically increase the number of events staff we have but keep the same requirement.

Also, during times when nothing is going on that would be the ideal opportunity to make use of mazes/auto wired things etc. mazes are forever popular and we have more than enough talented room builders to create an excellent one. I know for instance that a small group of people at Habbox already have an incredibly popular one, events management GET INVOLVED. Graham's auto rooms or whatever they're called are forever popular and also make a huge amount of credits, why we aren't asking for his advice is stupid.

End of the day, you can't force people to apply - and with the bad rap the department has had recently, I don't think many people want to apply. There could be much more done with advertising though!

I love the idea of having an auto run officially hosted by Habbox, which could always be on. Maybe even end in the hxhd so someone's always there to record winners?


on phone xx

[Empired]

Not content with the number of events on?!?! Well comps always have something going xoxoxoxox www.habbox.com/comps

ok but in all seriousness, hffm have 47 events staff, we have 17? Even if half of hffms are totally useless and never host then it's still quite clear that their system is far superior to our when you see them hosting to the extent they do. And before anyone replies saying "but mike all Habbox staff can now host events" - it really doesn't make a difference, just because we can doesn't mean we are going to, I am intending on perhaps hosting one event soon and that would only be comps themed and aimed to advertise/spark more interest in my department.

long story short - I think we should dramatically increase the number of events staff we have but keep the same requirement.

Also, during times when nothing is going on that would be the ideal opportunity to make use of mazes/auto wired things etc. mazes are forever popular and we have more than enough talented room builders to create an excellent one. I know for instance that a small group of people at Habbox already have an incredibly popular one, events management GET INVOLVED. Graham's auto rooms or whatever they're called are forever popular and also make a huge amount of credits, why we aren't asking for his advice is stupid.

Hello @events management can we listen to Yupt please x

Firstly, increasing the number of events staff and keeping the minimum the same is definitely the best bet for increasing the number of events. This means that advertising events applications around habbo is really important if you actually want people to apply.

Also, a maze yes!! I think I posted ages and ages ago about having a Habbox maze with the entrance/tiny first bit of the maze in HxHD so people have to go through HxHD to start the maze. That would mean we'd have to really focus on advertising the Habbox sites in HxHD but could be done x

I'd love to see some really good wired games as well that could run themselves.. Perhaps if it was in an admin room then it could be turned into a weekly event where all events staff have rights and are able to host?

[Chug!]

If everyone in the department pulled their weight, we'd have at least 5 good events per day, not all hosted by one person.


on phone xx

If people actually turned up to events, if Radio staff actually advertised, rather than 'Go to the helpdesk' or 'go to my amazingly cool party room' then I might be more interested in hosting my minimums. But seeing as the events pick up like 10 people, thats not worth it.

I hosted Pacman the other day at 7PM GMT. PEAK TIME. Had the same 6 people playing for the whole hour. Noone inviting, whoever on the radio not supporting. Staff from all departments not turning up to support.

You all say HFFM have loads of events with loads of people in the rooms; most of them are staff.... They actually have a TEAM that support. Unfortunately, Habbox doesn't have that. Habbox has a community with 80% of them who prefer to ***** about events and hxl and other departments than actually help to support them. Staff don't support. That's the issue.

I'm not booking an event to sit with maximum of 10 people in my room. It isn't worth my time... So it isn't a managers fault, or even the Events Staff. Everyone needs to pull there weight.

Ps. Laura this isn't a dig at you at all, xoxox

[lawrawrrr]

If people actually turned up to events, if Radio staff actually advertised, rather than 'Go to the helpdesk' or 'go to my amazingly cool party room' then I might be more interested in hosting my minimums. But seeing as the events pick up like 10 people, thats not worth it.

I hosted Pacman the other day at 7PM GMT. PEAK TIME. Had the same 6 people playing for the whole hour. Noone inviting, whoever on the radio not supporting. Staff from all departments not turning up to support.

You all say HFFM have loads of events with loads of people in the rooms; most of them are staff.... They actually have a TEAM that support. Unfortunately, Habbox doesn't have that. Habbox has a community with 80% of them who prefer to ***** about events and hxl and other departments than actually help to support them. Staff don't support. That's the issue.

I'm not booking an event to sit with maximum of 10 people in my room. It isn't worth my time... So it isn't a managers fault, or even the Events Staff. Everyone needs to pull there weight.

Ps. Laura this isn't a dig at you at all, xoxox

I'm on my phone so I can't chuck out a massive response, but suffice to say DJs are told to advertise the events, and I haven't heard a single one not advertising. Did you send it in the request line? Sometimes, if they're not on Habbo, it's possible to forget, I've almost done it before!


on phone xx

[Sho]

In terms of events staff unbooking their events, is there a rule put in place that says you can't unbook your event lets say 20 minutes before your event is scheduled?
@Intersocial; @Shonly; @Purfles; @mdport.; - not sure who else to tag

Yeah I suggested this rule was made a few days ago and Hayden implemented it.

[Kardan]

Ok, my first question, who is the Assistant Events Manager? And if we don't have one, why not? I'd say we need one.

Secondly, Intersocial has been in the management position for one week, it would be unfair to judge him on that one week alone.

Thirdly, why is everyone talking about this 'But it's okay not to have as many events because it's this time of year', I'm sure that Christmas last year on Habbox, there were events nearly every hour of the day with the Christmas Bonanza that @Inseriousity.; might have been in charge of.

So I found the thread, http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...81#post7780481, not as many events as I thought I was, and it's even worse when you see who is hosting the events, mostly the same people - and it's even worse that you realise the only staff that seem to be pulling their weight this year are the same exact people.

Also, I found it quite ridiculous that some of the events staff are suggesting that it's the fault of the other departments for not hosting events, or that people should sign up to the team if they don't like how it's going.