Hi!
I had chat with Paul LaFontaine, and he told me these things:
- Mute until they improve moderation
- 10 new features
- Big campaign, The BIG Unmute
PS, my personal message to Channel 4:
[spoiler]
I HATE YOU!
[small]But please show more The Simpsons on T4.[/small] [/spoiler]
UPDATE: [small]Real big thanks to little Shorty <3_<3 Also I changed the finnish words in text to english. -Jeppe[/small]
New quiz? Texts:
[spoiler]quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.0 = Someone asks about the service MSN / Skype address, so that you could continue the conversation for the period. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.1 = Someone asks if I would like to chat via webcam. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.2 = Someone asks the internet that you would see live. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.3 = Someone Online asks him to send the pictures of me swimming costume. It is uncomfortable, but he promised not to show images to anyone other. How do you do? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.4 = Someone says that he has the pictures from yesterday's gig in which you would have wanted to be also involved. He says that you get the pictures if you tell him your email. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.5 = One type with whom you've talked for a while, has acknowledged that he likes you a lot and would like to have sex and be in close contact. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.6 = One girl comes to talk to you in Habbo, and says that she goes to the same school as your sister. And now he asks if you could be friends on Facebook. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.7 = You have all day blazed new branded jeans that are really good-looking site, but no one believes that you have them for real. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.8 = Your friend with your relationship with your Habbo last week, sending expensive gifts all the time and ask you do not tell anyone of them that no other hur their minds. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.9 = Habbo friend has just won tickets to Lady Gaga's concert, but did not reach the area. He says that may send them to you if you give your home address first. He can not even prove that he has the tickets by sending a picture of the tickets to your email. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.10 = Your new friend bothers you constantly Habbo messenger through the strange and aggressive messages and makes you feel uncomfortable. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.11 = Someone you follow you to each room and will not stop, because it can follow you anywhere. What are you doing? quiz.SafetyQuiz1.question.12 = Habbo Your best friend told you that another user has a asked all sorts of information about you. What are you doing? panic.button.caption=Emergency Exit[/spoiler]
The mute is ending soon! I got an invite to edit pinboard called "The BIG unmute" on Pinterest from Habbo staff Grecian9. -Jeppe
Update 4: Today Paul posted this to the Habbo blog: [spoiler]t must seem like a long time since you last spoke to your Habbo friends, but rest assured we haven’t been wasting time since the site fell silent.
The Channel Four News report in the UK about inappropriate interaction on the site saddened me for two reasons. Not only was I deeply concerned to hear about the findings, I was also sorry that the report made no mention of the millions of responsible users who have a positive and constructive experience on our site.
For a full week since Channel Four’s report went on air, my team has worked tirelessly to create the best possible solutions to the challenges we face from a small minority. Now it’s time to allow our loyal and legitimate users a brief chance to have their say before we finalise our plans for Habbo’s future.
For six hours tomorrow (Wednesday), starting at 14:00 UK time, a new and separate website called ‘The Great Unmute’ will open and allow you all to post your thoughts and feelings in a way never seen before in social media. Once the uploading closes, the site will be re-secured as a testament to the many positive experiences the Habbo community has created.
It’s your chance to tell me what I can do to improve the community. You have my word, my team and I will be reading every comment, looking at every picture and watching every video clip. My commitment to you right now is to deliver the safest possible user experience. I understand that means listening to you at this critical moment if I am going to get it right. I feel strongly that it is the right thing to do to make sure your views are heard.
It is also a moment where the world will be watching us, listening carefully to our conversations to understand what our community means to us. The Habbo community is a creative and dynamic environment, but we have never allowed the uploading of visual content before. This has always been a key element of our efforts to protect the safety of our users. That’s why The Great Unmute is a chance to get creative in new ways; the site will allow multimedia content, giving users a real chance express their views in a responsible way with a watching world. Users below the age of 18 should check with their parents before uploading multimedia content.
As the world media stops talking ABOUT us and takes a brief moment to listen TO us, I want us to demonstrate why we are proud of our community. The Habbo site has always been about interacting, sharing news and views and making new friends in a controlled and constructive environment. This is what we’re going to show with a single voice in a wave of innovative content.
When we open The Great Unmute I am going to ask you to answer at least one of the following questions with your posts:
· What does your community mean to you?
· How do you feel about the recent news?
· How can we improve the site in the future?
I would also like to extend the invitation to parents of users to visit the site and watch our conversations. This marks the start of Habbo working closely with parents and users together, sharing a collective responsibility to deliver a safe and secure social experience for our global community of teenagers and young people.
After the Great Unmute, my team and I will need to spend a little time looking at the content you submit to make sure I come back with a final plan to deliver the community you want. But rest assured the reopening of the Habbo community is not far away. In the meantime, again my thanks to the millions of loyal users who are continuing to support us through these challenging times.[/spoiler]