TSR has been subdued these past weeks, but then again, it's barely been functional.  I check from time to time, and have never gotten so many 404 messages or "too many people are trying to use the site so hang on" screens (yeah, right  .  From the looks of the forums, very few people are active, and those who are, are complaining about all the downtime.  The quality of the FA downloads is the same old sh*t, and the quantity has been reduced almost to the minimum.  It's a shame that TSR was never definitively pinned to the hacking, but they're doing enough to shoot themselves in the foot right now.

Me too, Soggy. Sorry I'm late with the good wishes. 

Mini-drama indeed.  WTF is her problem?

Moune, I love the Bayou set.  My game is BFBVS, but I'll download it anyway.

I agree.  I don't generally care for the style, but she is so gifted.  And I think she's only 20. 

I can't even imagine what the back looks like.  Must leave a bizarre tan line, though.

Fugly and purposeless--a winning combo.

What a terrific find!  Great site.

Pescado, I'm not saying I don't believe you, but could you please explain how you came to this conclusion?  (I want you to be right, I just need some more evidence to be satisfied.)

Yeah, well, they check for ages about as well as they check for stolen meshes and non-PG13 content.

In all fairness, though, how can they (or any site) make sure that you're the appropriate age before allowing you to join?  Esp. if you don't need a credit card or paypal account or something similar.

Deleted because I had wrong information.

Sidhe, here's how it appears to me. The EULA ok's the use of EA's tools for non-commercial purposes, but it still owns the tools.  So I think if you make a recolor of one of their meshes, or clone one of their meshes to make a different mesh, what you'd own is the derivative product:  i.e., the 2 dimensional rendering of the recolor or new mesh.  The original mesh I think would be considered a tool.  So basically the artist hold copyright to the drawing only.

And the EULA is clear that these derivative products cannot be sold.  So even if DOT, let's say, happens to be right (which she isn't) that she "owns" and therefore can do whatever she wants with, her lamp mesh, the EULA forbids her from selling it.

ROFLMAO even more at "disillusioned miscreant."  Thom must have asked someone to read Oliver Twist to him.

That's going to be my new sig.

Thanks for the info.  I retract what I said above about the quid pro quo.  Guess it's still too early to tell.

That may be so, but what about the integrity of the "leaders?"  We're not the ones who were violated, they were.  There must have been some pretty shiny quid pro quo to get the "leaders" to drop the matter.

That's pathetic.  I really thought they'd get caught with their pants on fire this time.

From the TSR newsletter, which (fittingly) showed up in my spam folder:

"TSR News

Apr 02, 2009 | TSR Newsletter Returns!

After a long break during the development of TSR version 7, we would like to welcome you to the new TSR Newsletter! This time around we will be sending the newsletter out bi-monthly, so you should see 6 issues a year. The content has been slimed down a little for this current design but there is always room for improvement, so if you really want to see one of the old features return, or a new feature added, feel free to post your comments on the site and we will see what we can do. "

Sliming:  when you care enough to do your very best.