Oh, give it a rest. Like you've never put your foot in your mouth. Do you really think that her intentions were to offend you? I think you've taken this past the necessary point and are simply holding a grudge, which is fine, whatever, but it's just going to get dumb from here on in and you may as well just take it to PM already and save the rest of us the headache.

Oh, I have no qualms about the phrase "Don't Drink The Kool-aid!". That doesn't bug me at all. It is a reminder to question, evaluate, analyze and think for yourself. But comparing Tomass to Jim Jones seems over the top to me. And, personally, while I'd rather not have my personal information smeared across the intrawebs, it's still not as heinous a crime as poisoning countless children to death. I understand the analogy, I understand the parallels between the two, I just think that by using them in this instance, it really is trivializing the heartstopping horror that was the Jamestown Massacre, and I think that some perspective needed to be injected into the conversation. I also think that for his crimes, Tomass should be stripped of his bank account, second home, and all luxuries, then sequestered in the most poverty stricken, aids ridden portion of Africa and forced to do some real humanitarian work. When it comes to Jim Jones, however, I would imagine something like a Brazen Bull would be more appropriate.

Well, then I guess that just begs the question: How much is a life worth?

Okay, dstar, I see your point and I understand the comparison, but, really? Jim Jones? When do we start comparing Tomass to Hitler? Where does the line get drawn? Tomass is a greedy twat and a manipulator and he uses people, all under the guise of a business; a business which is not legal - I get it. But Jim Jones led 900 people to their deaths - many of which were children who had no choice about where they were or what they were forced to drink. Even a good portion of the adults balked, at which point the guy had them killed. All Our Crap Is About A Video Game. What TSR does isn't right, and it isn't cool, and it isn't even allowable, and we certainly shouldn't cut them any slack, but! It. Is. Not. An. Atrocity. And I feel that by making that comparison you are minimizing the horrific events that took place at Jonestown and the 914 lives that were lost.

Okay, well, let's see. I think right now, what's going on is T$R's Thoma$$ is screwing over his Featured Artists, which is similar to, yet less invasive than, the way he's been screwing over the Sims Community for years. Basically, he wants to give them [the FAs] less money while not actually accruing less money, thus reiterating, yet again, how much of a giant dirty hooker's douche bag Thoma$$ truly is. It doesn't matter, though, it's not like they should be getting paid in the first place. It's really more offensive in that his greed knows no bounds and his loyalty is utterly nonexistent. Apparently there really isn't any honor among those particular thieves. Also, he's looking for new Featured Artists to specialize in Sims 3 (or something along those lines) - no doubt he'll be screwing them over soon, too. Anyhow, be sure to read Coconut's Blog - it will illuminate a great many things when it comes to that God-forsaken site, and is a good place to catch up on all the latest goings-on, without all of the sugar-coat-it-ram-it-down-their-throats-and-act-like-it's-not-pure-insanity-SHAPE! crap.


*Appreciative Chuckle* Yeah, it always does that.

Holy crap, what a load that is. Why in the world can't she just get a job? I mean, come on. There are so many options out there, it's not like the only thing she's good for is working at McDonald's or something. Although... But, still, she can't possibly work 8 hours a day on Sims. And if she did find a 40 hour a week job, she'd still have time to work on stuff, and she'd probably still be able to post a hair once a week or so. I mean, wasn't Nouk like a nurse or something? She managed to hold a job and still take the time to make pretty, free hair meshes. Not to mention do all of her WNF duties. I just don't buy that Juice/Newsea/Whomever is really that hard up. I think she doesn't want to look for another option, and wants to be lazy. It's the whole "Why get a job when I can screw people over for money with very little effort?" kind of mentality. You know, the same mentality spewing forth from TSR and Peggy, among others. It's crap, and I truly think that if this is what she does to support a household, she's just being lazy, and possibly even narrow-minded.

OoooooO, they could have a wittle uprising and everything. Let's see, I think I would call their union something like IISSC - the International Idiocracy of Shitty Sims Creators.

Oh, how frickin peachy. What the hell do they think they're doing? Does no one in that roach infested rotfest of a place realize that people will notice these things? So, what... their team of "Artists" (*wink wink*) now include Shakeshaft the Thief and a liar sidekick, Monica the Fraud. Anyone taking bets on who's next? What a real crack team they got going over there.

For those of us still hooked on TS2 - check out what Nymphy made! Pretty corsets!

I. LOVE. BUGGYBOOZ. Love 'er! What a fantastic creator!
So, while tootling around the community yesterday, I came across some great stuff:
Pooklet recolored some (of my personal fav) eyeshadows
She also made some REALLY CUTEASS skins!
lmhwjs has some beautiful potted plants
Aelia made cute little girl outfits - with polka dot boots!
CatOfEvilGenius gives Grandpa some untuckables
I rather like these tops from slkn
psychosim has a hack for postnuclear TV channels <-- Not really my cup of tea, but this is really amazing!
And last, neato necklaces from Sunshine Faire

That hair is causing me to salivate. -le sigh- Unfortunately, I'm not sure that my poor game can handle it at the moment.
Referring to that hair, Nymphy had this to say over at GoS:

Wow, lilfroglet! Awesome! Just... wow. Definitely above and beyond.

That was well written and highly enjoyable! Moar macro love for Darqstar!

MogHughson is a fucking genius. GENIUS!

Thank You!