There have been inquiries, questions and even noise about ‘Hosted Rooms’ vs. ‘Owned Rooms’.
Well, let me explain it to you.
A ‘hosted room‘ is someone who volunteers, I ask someone, or in one case someone asked to host until they can buy the room. A ‘hosted room’ means the room is still owned by the site (which is me), and I still have full power over it regardless. I set the rules, the theme, ext. for it. A ‘host’ is an able body in the room, to draw people to it, help assist people if they need it (by answering question, steering them in the right direction, etc.) At anytime, I can remove a host if I so see fit.
An ‘Owned Room‘, well it means someone bought the room, and it’s there to do with as they wish (without breaking my site rules that is.) They make their own rules, can allow or deny someone from enter it, etc. Admin or myself, have no power over these rooms, unless it goes against site policy.
I hope this explains things for you.