Really??

Honestly, this is what I get for trying to do the right thing:


My response:

In an effort to do something kind for the people who donated to my site for our first year a preview gift was made for them to enjoy before everyone else did.

I have had discussion with others on the issue and realize it was not received in the manner it was meant.  So the 'gift' is open and for all who would like it now.

The site will no longer offer any items in this regard.

If you wish to discontinue your membership here, please do.  Your account will be deleted by the site software for inactivity over a period of time.

Sincerely,
Administration

This example is one reason I am so short with people at times.  It doesn't matter whether you try to do the right thing or not, some people just have to say words and stir shit.  

I will most certainly be crediting all those whose stuff I used.

Sherry, that is a neat idea.  A special signature or avatar is a GREAT idea!  I wish I had thought of it sooner. 

Okay, I actually understand what you guys are saying.

I didn't think a couple weeks would be the same as Peggy/other paysites releasing something a year later, etc.  But FreeShit and Nouk (yes, Nouk) only cleared it up for me.

FreeShitOnly:  "They may not have "paid" to receive that "gift".  But they paid you and in return you gave them a gift."

Nouk:  "Sorry DL, but if you're holding out the file for everyone except those who donated, no matter if it's 3 minutes or 12 days, it's a payfile. It goes against everything you said prior to this, and it just shows that you have different standards for others than for yourself. You could have just released it as a thank you for everyone and anyone who wanted to download it like everything else on your site. That works fine. Having downloads on your site is allready a gift in itself anyway. If you had rewarded downloaders with something non-EA no-one would have moaned about it, but you chose this, and you're not a stupid woman so that says alot."

I will release it within minutes.  Not because I'm skeert of you guys...you know that ain't so, but because I actually see the arguement in this.

You know lily, the files will be free before you can get them in the booty...unless one of the donators shares it with you first.

The items were offered as an early preview for those who donated already,
not to solicit new donations.  

This means these people get to use it first.
They can use it, see it, share it, eat it... whatever 'first'.
Not because they pay for it.  Therefore, no free/pay meshes were used for donations.
Preview...
Our birthday is on April 17.

I hope you will all enjoy the great stuff the staff has planned.

Perhaps I shouldn't have called it a donator's gift.  The items were specially recolored for those who donated this year.
I figured it sounded better than donation gift.
If it is done again in the future, I will be more careful to word it perhaps calling it a Donator's Preview

I appreciate your cander and civility.  I think I will add a better explaination to the post.  I had zero idea it was causing confusion until Courtney asked about it onsite in PM.

I was sure that a few weeks 'exclusivity' of the items wouldn't cause a stir, but apparently... get out your print screen...I was wrong.

I'm so sorry the wording of the post was misunderstood by some.
I don't need an excuse for anything, but for fair play here's your explaination.

DLMulsow's Sim~Antics birthday/anniversary is in April, hence April's gift.

These files were made for all the donators and supporters for our first year and
shared with them first to make them 'special'.

These files will be shared for everyone else on the birthday celebration
along with many other things made by me and the staff later this month.

The post was made public because I wanted to be sure everyone who donated recieved the items early as a special gift.

I'm sorry Rome_Raven did not receive the gift, she did not PM me as it is stated on the post if someone was missed.
Apparently, she doesn't want it anyway.

I didn't do it privately because I thought that would be skeevy.
"Here's something for you because you gave me money but keep it a secret." <---NOT

I don't plan on making these special gifts often,
perhaps once a year for our anniversary to show my supporters they are special.

And Red, if I needed to solicite donations for the site, there would be a post saying, "I need donations for the site." 

Thank you to those who defended me and knew better.
Those of you who enjoy tearing others apart, looking for trouble where there is none and just general gossip like old women...well, you know what you can do.

Enjoy your day.

Someone informed me that GoS (Garden of Shadows) forum was shut down by the Save Sims2 Community for filesharing.  Do y'all know anything about this?

Eh, I was bored...

Besides, I heard my name taken in vane.  That other one had to jump on the bandwagon.  How could I not respond?  Necromancy???  Who says that, honestly...



Okay, I got this just for you since you don't seem to know what it is either:

Necromancy is the act of conjuring the dead for divination. It dates back to Persia, Greece and Rome, and in the Middle Ages was widely practiced by magicians, sorcerers, and witches. It was condemned by the Catholic Church as "the agency of evil spirits," and in Elizabethan England was outlawed by the Witchcraft Act of 1604.

Necromancy is not to be confused with conjuring devils or demons for help. Necromancy is the seeking of the spirits of the dead. The spirits are sought because they, being without physical bodies, are no longer limited by the earthly plane. Therefore, it is thought these spirits have access to information of the past and future which is not available to the living. It has been used to help find sunken or buried treasure, and whether or not a person was murdered or died from other causes.

The practice of necromancy has been compared by some to modern mediumistic or practiced spiritualism. Many consider it a dangerous and repugnant practice. Dangerous because it is alleged that when some spirits take control of the medium they are reluctant to release their control for some time.

Necromancy is not practiced in Neo-pagan Witchcraft, but it is practiced in Voodoo.

There are two noted kinds of necromancy: the raising of the corpse itself, and the most common kind, the conjuring or summoning of the spirit of the corpse. A.G.H.

Mkay, this can be derived as creed or lifestyle and even part of religeon.

Thank you, and good night.


I'll be done now.

You don't know me.  You weren't there.  You're like a child looking for names to call.  You are a gossip monger.  You listen to everything you hear.  It's pitiful.

You also said you haven't been onto my site.  So how the hell do YOU know I stole anything??  

Also, I take great offence in being associated with necromancy.  Do you even know what it is?  If you DID know me, you would also know I am a Christian.  An imperfect Christian, but I do my best.  Keep your witchcraft to yourself and keep religeon, creed and lifestyle out of your bullshit.

Armywife:

Sorry if I took your post personally.  Your comments DID sound like you were bringing the military into it.  I am proud and I don't appreciate you or anyone else telling me how to be a Marine's wife.  My husband got his leg broken in several places so you can have the freedom to bitch at me.  God bless the USA and our military men & women.

You may proceed...

Oh, so now being intellegent is bad.  Oh, oooookay.  Now I know why I don't come here very often.  I only dropped in because someone told me I was mentioned.  Gotta love fame, now if only I had the fortune...

And what would "this" be??  You're trying soooo hard to be mean.  It's actually amusing.  (Thinking of something equally childish...)  Um, no, I guess you're better at it than me.   :roll:

I have some laundry to wash.  Buh-bye, now.

^ROFL  Ooookay...

Oh, I didn't say I didn't respect Kathy.  Just no longer going into old and ancient bygones and percieved wrongs.  Enjoy your pirateering Armywife!  I am a Marinewife...  Oorah!  

Lord knows we gotta drag up old bullshit, Hecubus.  Me and Kathy got miles and miles of bad road between us.  I just don't give a shit anymore.  I said my piece.  I've gotten sick of the accusations.  I have created ass loads of content.  A couple of pieces were questioned because they were UNSIGNED when I got them and recolored them.  Naughty me...

I have over 2000 members on my site since opening April this year so I have much support.  I also have friends that have been there from the beginning and know that I haven't "stolen" anything.  So, in a nut shell, I don't really give a flyin' shit what people that DON'T know me or WEREN'T there say.  

A LOT of very immature people will jump on a bandwagon just because a big site owner has a beef with someone.  I've gotten used to it.  Nuff said on this issue.  I won't go thru defending my "honor" again.  It just gets too tiresome.  

I DO, although, want to help out.  Hecubus, if you need anymore donations please let me know.  I'd be happy to provide for the cause.    I would also like any suggestions for the site you might have.  As I've said before, pirates are welcome.  We are all trying to do our part even if we don't always agree with each other's way of doing it.

ARR, Rum for everyone!!!

Hecubus, I'm pretty sure I haven't "stolen" anything, seeing as how Sims 2 custom content belongs to Maxis/EA anyway, free or pay.  I believe once I download it, it belongs to me as do many other "pirates" and I like to share my files and recolors, etc. whether they be free or pay.

I have redistributed meshes with credits to the mesher (so has Leigen) and paysite items (just like the booty does), either recolored or converted to other meshes also with credits to the original artists/meshers.  

If you have any questions about that feel free to come to the site and check for yourself.  Oh, and I actually make some stuff from scratch too, but I get accused of stealing that as well.   :roll: