Agreed. We never mind gentle nudges back to topic.

It's really sad when organizations of any form refuse to entertain debate - I've seen it in companies I've worked for, a theatre company I worked in, and a handful of forums. When you squelch dissent and debate, you wind up getting MORE problems, defectors, splinter groups, and sometimes you wind up crumbling completely.

You go, girl!

:::hands Aikea some rum::::

What blows my mind is that Thomas thought that you two could just quietly fade away! I don't know numbers, but you had to be one of the top draws at TSR - I know people who subscribed just to get your stuff. How could we NOT notice?

Also, interesting about your more-risque-than-PG13 items - considering there are now porn stars on TSR, I can't imagine anything you do would be as bad as that. Ah, hypocricy, thy name is Thomas.

I hope you post here more often... we're awfully drunk fun.

Too many enters
Turns quite normal sentences
Into crap haiku.

Pescado takes great delight in his attitude of misfortunehah.

Yep, I like it. Let's see how long before we hear someone outside the community using it....

English speakers have adopted "schadenfreude" for precisely that reason. It's such a great word to describe that emotion, why try to create another? (English is, after all, part German anyway.)

Excellent news.

While Aikea and Geyldh are getting their new site set up and are figuring out if they can host all of their old files, we are graciously hosting their items.  Of course, we know that some people found that four of the meshes were messed up, namely:

Aikea:
AG10
Sweater with Sneakers for Kids - Mesh AG118

Geyldh:
Metal Postcard
Alpha Tunic Top for Adult Females (REA17)

While we don't know for sure if it was a problem with the booty, or TSR, or some other mysterious borkage, we do know that we now have these four meshes in the booty, fresh from Aikea's and Geyldh's computers.

You can find their files in the booty, under TSR/z-retiredartists - each has their own folder, and the new meshes are in folders cleverly marked as fixed meshes.


Thanks, of course, to Aikea and Geyldh for helping us get this straightened out!

That one's on the list, btw. They already knew about problems iwth that mesh, and the AG10... we do have a few more to test out, but we'll get this all straightened out by the end of the week.

I don't know if they've found their way here yet - they still seem to be reeling from the big resignation yesterday. I've been talking to them both over at GoS, and if there was one word to describe their mood, I'd say it's 'relieved'. I'm working with them on getting their files in the right places, and actually, they asked for a bit of help:

If you have had problems with a Geyldh or Aikea mesh crashing your game, please PM me and let me know which ones. We're going to look at the original files v. the files we get from TSR v. the cleaned files in the booty, and see where any problems might be. I only need a few to test, and I probably won't PM you back, just know I say thanks, and I'll tell you all to knock it off when we have enough to test.


Oh, and I'll tell them to come join us, and to ignore any bad shit we might have said about them before, when they were part of the Evil Empire. LOL

I will say this: Atwa better stay away from the German sims forums - you KNOW that her PM has got to be there too, and I can't imagine they'll let her leave alive. Birgit and the TTs must be just TICKLED that she's gone.

ETA: Although, I'd pay money to see the fights in action. I might even learn a little more German ... you know, for the lulz. 

OH, I expect the real drama is yet to come. I can't imagine Atwa going quietly into that good night...I suspect she'll go to some sims forums and start bitching publicly.

Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about!

So at what point do we stop discussing it and CELEBRATE? I want a party, dammit! A party! With champagne, confetti, balloons, and Katrina and the Waves singing "Walking on Sunshine" while we dance ourselves silly!

For the moment, I'll move their folders into "retired artists" even though they're not listed as retired, until the stuff is taken off pay. I've contacted them at GoS about their plans for their files; stay tuned.

ETA: I just heard from Aikea - they're not going to be able to host all their items on their new site, so I'm contacting the Sims2Graveyard Keeper about their files. Somehow, we'll make sure all of their stuff remains available.

Okay, that happened in like the last 10 minutes...while I was typing "but they're still listed"!! LOL