Sulake cracking down on VIP

[Slowpoke]

The fansite way states that fansites must not "charge users for premium services such as VIP access". That rule has been around for a while although it has never been properly enforced, until now. ClubHabbo have received an email from the UK offices stating that they have until 1st December to discontinue their forum VIP service. So what happens to Habbox? Would management be able to keep up with the server and hosting payments with the income coming soley from ads? It's only a matter of time until management get the same email...

[GoldenMerc]

Looks like Habbox is going to become unoffical again.

[Slowpoke]

The fansite way applies to official and unofficial fansites alike, I can see a lot of forums having to close down due to them not being able to keep up with payments - It's an incredibly silly rule.

[GoldenMerc]

uh, I don't think they will mind about unoffical...

[buttons]

why doesn't anyone explain to them that without VIP their fansites can't afford to stay open & then they're gonna have none left at all :S

[The Professor]

By the sounds of it we're gonna have to think of some pretty crafty workarounds or sierk will be out of pocket

[Rapidshare]

The fansite way states that fansites must not "charge users for premium services such as VIP access". That rule has been around for a while although it has never been properly enforced, until now. ClubHabbo have received an email from the UK offices stating that they have until 1st December to discontinue their forum VIP service. So what happens to Habbox? Would management be able to keep up with the server and hosting payments with the income coming soley from ads? It's only a matter of time until management get the same email...

No offence but how do you know we gonna get the email? and proof that clubhabbo had the email pls

[Coldplay]

Could ask people to "Donate" and in return they recieve free VIP

[Slowpoke]

It's common sense really, they must be extremely dimwitted if they think Habbox will be able to support itself soley through income from website ads - I guess nvr could try and explain that to them but I doubt they'll listen (although I must admit he can be very persuasive at times).

No offence but how do you know we gonna get the email? and proof that clubhabbo had the email pls

I don't know that we're going to get the email but I can't really see Sulake only bothering to force one fansite to remove VIP. As for proof that they got the email, click HERE.

[iDenning]

Why are they enforcing this rule, members dont mind? No one on this forum nor clubhabbo have complained about having to buy VIP? So whats the problem?