Hmmm, does anyone happen to have a link to wherever it's stated that people are allowed to charge users only a minimal amount to cover bandwidth usage only in EA's EULA? I can't seem to locate that proviso anywhere.

And that's all anyone can ask for, really.

Snobbishness? Elitism? Better-than-thouism? I don't agree with the sentiment, but I'm just suggesting words that might mean what you're thinking.

But you know, I used to hang out at BoolProp quite a bit. Then, of course, when it was overrun by younger and younger (and oftentimes near-illiterate) members, it stopped becoming as fun for me so I didn't go there as often (this is not a knock on the members at BoolProp; it's just a comment that my personal taste for the site itself had changed). But I did like it a lot at one point, so I can understand why people (i.e. rubbersushi and Emma/simsfunk) wouldn't want it to change (especially for the worse).

And for whoever derided them for the possibility of the site going bye-bye for some reason and them being upset over it: well, I'm thinking if MATY suddenly disappeared, you'd probably be a little bit upset about that too, despite the fact that it's 'just a forum about a game.' Please don't mock people for their affection for their favorite sites. No one's saying you have to like what they do, but I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't ridicule or dismiss other people's opinions and likes as 'less worthy' or 'unimportant.'

Unless it's pro-incest. Then you can mock all you want.  

Should I be glad I never saw what Emma posted that she was angry about? I've honestly never had a problem with her (aka simsfunk), and I think she's one of the better moderators I've actually encountered, so if I've done or said something to bother you, Emma/simsfunk, I really am sorry about that.

And a big welcome to rubbersushi! I offer you greetings and a nice cup of eggnog and gingerbread cookies aplenty (in the shape of Peggy Hairs).  

I figured as such, but when I mentioned that fact (about a poster's age and how she might not be familiar with the details of 'association,' she got rather pissy with me. Plus, I think that Drew wasn't too fond of the whole 'age-related discussion,' so I just dropped it.


I can respect your/their wishes on that matter as well.

ETA: Well, with Cel's latest fit about us, I expect this thread will get locked pretty soon. If anyone has anything else to add, you'd best do it quickly.

I could be way off on this, but the mods there don't strike me as the types to ban someone from their own site just because they happened to have registered here.


Ah, good! Another looter-of-booty that hasn't cost the pay sites a dime!


At least they're allowing the discussion to take place, despite the fact that the site owner (Jennifer) has come right out and says that she disapproves of file-sharing. That's something that I can respect, since I've seen very little of that maturity on most Sims 2 sites (even some Sims 2 LiveJournals won't allow discussion of it or links (both direct and indirect) to forums like these).

Good point! They don't allow linking to any forum that contains objectionable material, and MATY does contain Crammyboy's cock mod, so technically, linking anyone to anywhere on the site is bad. I think that may have slipped past their notice. *ponders*

Given the fact that someone is 'getting a headache' from people using 'big words,' I'm wondering how long it's going to be until the thread is locked just to simplify matters.  :roll:

However, I've got to say that it was nice to find a paysite that's actually allowing a discussion of the issue to take place on their forum. It's a start.  

Whoops. My mistake. I think I'll go and correct that actual post and not make a new one, since that might be a touchy subject for them. You know, their getting ripped off for paying for file space and everything.

I recently managed to get one of the forums I occasionally frequent (Boolprop.com) to allow a discussion of the file-sharing issue. Hooray! However, one of the mods thinks that I have been responding too often and that it looks more like an, 'Argue with Denimjo'-type thread rather than a debate. Would anyone else care to add to the discussion to distribute the points freely through other people?

ETA: The only thing they ask (besides civility) is that this site not be linked to.

Just don't expect to share his bunker. You'll likely be shot on sight and harvested for an alternative food source.  :shock:

I hope I didn't offend you, DiscordKitty. I was just saying that saying something (anything, really) is "totally untrue" merely because it hasn't happened to you is rather silly.

PirateBooty, when you say that's 'totally untrue,' to what are you referring? The fact that the incident in question didn't happen as sickpuppy said it did (and if you do "know" that, I'd dearly love to know exactly how you would be able to "know" that beyond a shadow of a doubt), or the fact that that sort of behavior is going on over there at all (and again, I'd really love to know your method for being able to monitor all of the actions of all of the moderators/admins on that community at all times).

I could just as easily say that it's totally untrue that family members would never steal from their families simply because it hasn't happened to me, but that would just be ridiculous.

Actually, I would care about his/her apology if it were genuine. I personally doubt that it was, though.

Awww, sorry about your crispy Sim, Avic. Did your Sim child get taken away by the social worker? I remember one time that I had extraordinarily bad luck when I had an adult Sim looking after his wife's two kids while she was at work and he had a satellite fall on him! The Social Worker, caring naught for the tragic wailings of the children, snatched them away before the mother could return home from work.  :evil: