HxF Beauty Contest - What could've been done better

[Conservative,]

What the title says. How could the HxF Beauty Contest been done better?

In my opinion everything was far too vague in the voting thread - we weren't told if we had to vote for both genders, if we had to use all 3 votes, or if we could vote for ourselves or give rep to those who vote for us.

Also - it HAS (despite people saying it hasn't) become a popularity contest. Sorry to say - it's a nice idea but it hasn't worked how it was intended.

I think private votes (eg; private poll/PMs) would've been better as people wouldn't see others votes and therefore there is no possibility of being pressured into voting for certain people or bribing.

[myke]

What the title says. How could the HxF Beauty Contest been done better?

In my opinion everything was far too vague in the voting thread - we weren't told if we had to vote for both genders, if we had to use all 3 votes, or if we could vote for ourselves or give rep to those who vote for us.

does it really need to be spoon fed??

Also - it HAS (despite people saying it hasn't) become a popularity contest. Sorry to say - it's a nice idea but it hasn't worked how it was intended.

you're a fine one to talk, you just posted saying you voted for your friends so until you vote properly you can't complain it's a popularity contest tbf

I think private votes (eg; private poll/PMs) would've been better as people wouldn't see others votes and therefore there is no possibility of being pressured into voting for certain people or bribing.

fair but if you're really that weak willed that people can bribe you online into voting for them then wow.

[Hecktix]

You are clutching at straws here Robbie. It's pretty explanatory, if you want to vote for 3 girls, vote for 3 girls, if you want to vote for 3 girls and 3 boys, vote for both. I don't think we need to give you a dummies guide to everything, you're all teenagers

It was always going to be a popularity contest, that's what these things are and nobody has ever denied that. It was run last year before you were even here and it was a popularity contest then (although someone pretty much paid their way to the top and it wasn't realised until afterwards, this won't happen this year).

Private votes/polls wouldn't work because of the amount of entries, besides I think it all adds to the fun making everyone say who they find good looking on HabboxForum . Bribes would happen private or not - it's just something that people need to report if they hear of it and it's something that the competition organisers need to monitor.

[scott]

What the title says. How could the HxF Beauty Contest been done better?

In my opinion everything was far too vague in the voting thread - we weren't told if we had to vote for both genders, if we had to use all 3 votes, or if we could vote for ourselves or give rep to those who vote for us.

Also - it HAS (despite people saying it hasn't) become a popularity contest. Sorry to say - it's a nice idea but it hasn't worked how it was intended.

I think private votes (eg; private poll/PMs) would've been better as people wouldn't see others votes and therefore there is no possibility of being pressured into voting for certain people or bribing.

The fact that I gave a template on what to reply with I thought was quite obvious that you vote for both boys and girls, You can vote for 3 people or you can vote for 2 people it doesn't really matter to be honest. Personally (of course I would say this since I made it) I think it was posted fine and I couldn't exactly say "don't give anyone rep for voting you" anybody is welcome to give whoever they want rep and we can't stop them.

[Richie]

Despite what people think, better preparation wouldn't of solved people asking others to vote for them. Just deal with it jeez, if people are gagging for one month vip so bad, let them bribe their friends. There isn't a way you can stop it, it is habboxforum, it is either a popularity contest or no contest.

[Conservative,]

I was carrying this discussion from the actual thread btw.

And @Myke - No, it doesn't need to be spoonfed, but it needs to be clear - especially stuff about voting for yourself - I had no idea if you could or not.

And Oli - it's a BEAUTY contest, not a popularity contest. Private polls mean that people can vote for who they want without other people knowing so they can try and be bribed but then they can vote for someone else anyway?

[Samantha]

I just feel that it's pointless saying 'use your best picture' because some can use a really bad one and get most of the votes.

[Hecktix]

I was carrying this discussion from the actual thread btw.

And @Myke - No, it doesn't need to be spoonfed, but it needs to be clear - especially stuff about voting for yourself - I had no idea if you could or not.

And Oli - it's a BEAUTY contest, not a popularity contest. Private polls mean that people can vote for who they want without other people knowing so they can try and be bribed but then they can vote for someone else anyway?

As Richie said, Robbie - it's HabboxForum what can you expect. Although last year second and third places did go to who I felt were "better looking". Again robbie, private polling doesn't stop bribery.

[Nicola]

I am not going to tell people that they can't +rep someone for voting for them... you guys are constantly saying how we're too harsh, imagine what you would say if I told you that you couldn't go around +repping people lol.

I agree that it should have been made clearer whether you could/couldn't vote for yourself or not and I will take full responsibility for this as I checked over the thread before Scott posted it. For the rest come on, it's pretty self explanatory..

I think it has worked out how it was intended, it was intended as a bit of fun and has been fun until it just got ruined by some people being extremely immature because they're taking it far too seriously.

[Rozi]

people on this forum take it SO SERIOUSLY. Yes it wasn't completely clear. Yes it is in some senses a popularity contest but I see no difference between a popularity contest and a beauty contest - they're both equally morally questionable. And no, it doesn't actually matter AT ALL.