Look at what I made and om nom nom it! (Post your creations pt. 2)

[Missbonbon]

Rensim *is* a paysite, but in a different class - they are fileshare friendly - the only paysite to be so.  Ren allows stuff to be in the booty because while money is needed to run the site, she believes in sharing. 

Hmm that's weird then. I always figured it was free because you can download everything from her website. I think I'm going to go look and see what's of hers that in the booty. Has she talked to nouk about getting on their servers?

I've been admiring that sim for a while Missbonbon; I think you used her to post about that very same Helga hair and I thought she was gorgeous - downloading!

Thank you. Yes, and now if I put her into another hairstyle she looks funny to me. I love that Helga hair!

[calalily]

Rensim *is* a paysite, but in a different class - they are fileshare friendly - the only paysite to be so.  Ren allows stuff to be in the booty because while money is needed to run the site, she believes in sharing. 

Hmm that's weird then. I always figured it was free because you can download everything from her website. I think I'm going to go look and see what's of hers that in the booty. Has she talked to nouk about getting on their servers?

I don't know if she's spoken to Nouk or Jessica - I think she tried to go optional donation and all free, and didn't find the support.  But here's an example of a donation item: http://www.rensim.com/details.php?file=38 She even makes a point on the page that it's fileshare friendly and available elsewhere for free.  I believe all their donation items are skintones (big files in other words).

[Missbonbon]

Interesting. In the booty it's one rar but I'm guessing it has tons of files in it. Well would we consider her a paysite or no? I wouldn't at this point, but I didn't even know until today she had donation files either.

[SoggyFox]

So, in other words, she is -actually- getting money for bandwidth, not for the stuff.  I was a little puzzled when I went there.  I also didn't see her stuff in the booty, but I found that its best for me to stick to one skinner's skins, to make stuff look consistant, and currently, I'm using Enayla's skins.  This is also why I'm thinking of sticking with a separate AGS game to keep things from getting untidy, for the pirate neighborhood.

[calalily]

Interesting. In the booty it's one rar but I'm guessing it has tons of files in it. Well would we consider her a paysite or no? I wouldn't at this point, but I didn't even know until today she had donation files either.

I think it's all the freshie files.  As to whether a paysite, I'd say yes so it should be in the booty, but I can't see that a Rensim killmark is a good thing when she is so willing to share.

So, in other words, she is -actually- getting money for bandwidth, not for the stuff.

Seems to be so, but I can't say for sure 100%.

[Anouk]

I believe she said she already paid for a few years of her hosting and was not interrested. She could just release the payfiles and be done with it. Also, paysite is paysite.

[SoggyFox]

paysite is paysite, but there are degrees of paysite, as far as my opnions of the owners go - It is alot easier to believe the paysite is in fact just paying for bandwidth if they have no problems with you sharing the files.

On the other hand, is it believable that TSR is just charging for bandwidth?  Not at all.  Its obvious they are greedy fucks who just want the monies, they don't even try and have good photos for most of their stuff, from what I've seen.  Which really makes you wonder.

[aSIMmetrical]

What I want to know here (to bring the thread back on-topic  ) is when bruno's gorgeous swimwear will be available again!

[Missbonbon]

What I want to know here (to bring the thread back on-topic  ) is when bruno's gorgeous swimwear will be available again!

Hehe, probably whenever MTS2 quits acting funny.

I believe she said she already paid for a few years of her hosting and was not interrested. She could just release the payfiles and be done with it. Also, paysite is paysite.

That sucks. I know a paysite is a paysite, but it's just confusing since she even states on the page for the donation skins and where to get the files for free. It's weird.

[SBNao]

Ya know...can't find cordvidophile anywhere. They're not popping up on MTS2 or on Insim where it looks like they posted at some point... 

[Druid]

she has her own site now: http://www.sironasims.com/ I'm pretty sure she's Nixy on GoS, as well.

[Minolia]

she has her own site now: http://www.sironasims.com/ I'm pretty sure she's Nixy on GoS, as well.

Nope, she's Cordvidophile2 at GoS, Nixy is someone else all together. 

[daniyagami]

I believe she said she already paid for a few years of her hosting and was not interrested. She could just release the payfiles and be done with it. Also, paysite is paysite.

That sucks. I know a paysite is a paysite, but it's just confusing since she even states on the page for the donation skins and where to get the files for free. It's weird.

I know Ren for years. Her point is simple: if you want to download the skins from her site (meaning, eating her bandwith) you have to donate. If you don´t want to donate but wants the skins, then you can go to one of places she points (N99 mostly) and ask there and someone will send you by email. She uses the money for bandwith, she is file-sharing.

... she is a control freak about her creations, but this is a completely different matter.

she has her own site now: http://www.sironasims.com/ I'm pretty sure she's Nixy on GoS, as well.

Nope, she is not. This is Nixy´s site.

[Souvenirs]

I get the idea, but I still consider her site a paysite.  Maybe not one of the worst, but a paysite.  Expecting people to go to N99 and start requesting people send them files doesn't sit right with me.  I've personally never even been to N99, and it'd make me feel like a leech if I signed up just to whine to people I don't know to give me pay files.  If it's that much of a hassle to attain her files (and getting them through the booty doesn't count), and she's charging for them, then her site's a paysite.  Plenty of other sites have been able to go free and still pay for hosting; I'm sure Ren could do it as well.  I don't see why the "I need money for hosting" excuse is any better because she gives people permission to share her files.  It's still alienating a lot of people who don't know who to ask for her files, don't think she's in the booty (because they don't think of her site as inactive), and will end up paying because they don't know any better. 

Don't get me wrong, I actually like Ren's content, and I've never pegged her as all that greedy or malicious.  I just wish she would step away from the paysite label, because then I could respect her a lot more.

I didn't mean for this to get this long (sorry ), but I have one last point: I know the Daum/Naver people were considerably more rude than Ren has ever been, but wasn't their content bootified because they made it such a hassle for people to get to it?  I think Ren's content should be in the "active" part of the booty with all the other active paysites--if she's happy to have people share her files, the she should be happy to have them easily accessible.  People won't think to look in the inactive sites section when her site's not really inactive.

Again, I don't see Rensim as being up there with the likes of TSR and Peggy, but...meh.

[Rissa]

Just so can everyone interested can read about it again: Ren and her skins: http://phorum.mustnotbenamed.com/index.php/topic,1130.msg45935.html#msg45935

Her site is on the "liberated" list, and according Hecubus isn't a paysite anymore.