You should. I'm pretty sure there's a sticky here that lists any of the people to contact.

Incidentally, I find it interesting that Johan initially showed up and prefaced all of his statements with "I don't know". Now he seems to be taking the position that he's actually very much in the know, but can't directly answer anything here because it's all one big sekkrit. 

Why do all of your responses seem to start with "I don't know"?

I've pretty much been staying out of this thread because I'm not one of the "insiders," so to speak. I just don't have all the information on everything, so I'm not sure how relevant any of my comments are. You seem to be in the same boat, Johan, so I'm not sure what it is you're trying to do here.

So normally I'm a huge fan of "liberated" maxis content anyway (more clothing options FTW!), and the fact that these are for guys is just an added bonus.



http://fantasyrogue.livejournal.com/27691.html

She also has several other Maxis-separated downloads on her LJ as well.

This is the same question I have had for ages. Financially, it doesn't make sense for EA to allow paysites to exist, especially with current economic issues. Their unwillingness to step in is pretty baffling to me, actually.

Does anybody know if Drea is the same maxoid who pitched a fit about the Ikea lamps over at MATY?

Edited because I accidentally hit "quote" before. *smacks forehead*

Wouldn't be surprised, I'm getting the feeling that she's got a personal mission set out in her head.  It is creepy, but it's not anything that wasn't being stated over at the BBS anyway. Personally, I thought it was kind of funny that she thought basically adding "I'm not lying!" to her post was somehow going to add legitimacy.

EA (or maybe Maxis still existed back then?) has had a history of having CC creators make things for the Sims games. I specifically remember them doing some sort of clothing contest for NL, but I believe they did it all the way back in TS1 days. What's interesting is that AFAIK, they've always been free creators up until now. Well, that and the fact that they were never as ugly as those godforsaken lamps. *shudders*

Has anybody else noticed IdiotDrea's modification to her post? I find it interesting that she felt the need to add a "no, really!" edit to her own post. If this really is coming from the "management and legal team", why exactly would they need (or want) to speak through somebody that can't even spell the word "please"?

My neighborhoods' deco has improved vastly since I discovered Criquette.

This is actually a valid point, not that I'm advocating we yank down the booty.

Does the fact that many (I say many because I'm thinking especially of Ren Sim when I say this, since she is fine with her stuff being in the booty) paysites don't want their stuff in the booty matter at all, though? This is a pretty convoluted loophole if EA is actually relying on it, and I'm trying to wrap my head around it. I guess it's possible that this is why EA hasn't come out against filesharing, although I would argue that if that is their stance on the thing, linking to PMBD should be perfectly legit at the "official" site.

ETA: Also, doesn't that mean that in order to continue charging for their downloads, sites like TSR would have to provide their downloads to the booty as well? I'd certainly love to see Thomass's expression during that conversation.

Actually, I think he was calling Numenor "the greatest of us", not himself. I could be misreading it, though.

What I don't understand is why he feels so personally targeted. "The pirates have been hating me good and strong"? Really? Because I spend plenty of time lurking around this forum, and this is the first time I've even heard of the guy. I certainly don't see any "We Hate Beosboxboy!" threads around here either.

This guy just doesn't understand irony at all, does he? The "artist's rights" bit made me laugh-- because obviously what he considers to be the artist's rights totally overrides what the EULA states. Hasn't the guy figured out yet that he completely misread (and totally overinflated) the BBS post?

This is why I was pretty astonished at the heated reply, assuming it really was Numenor. He has the undeniable right to be angry (although I would also hope that on some level he understands why the decision was made to put it in there). Even keeping that in mind, wishing that everyone who considers themselves a "pirate" gets cancer seems pretty over the top, not to mention unfair to those who really have dealt with cancer before.

I'm hoping this wasn't the real Numenor, personally.

I just saw that, and honestly, I was pretty surprised at Numenor. He's basically a free creator with one donation item, and the only reason it's even there is consistency. It's not like this is the "Numenor Must Be Destroyed" club or anything. 

Also, you have to love the irony of the statement-- after all, he's bashing "pirates of any kind", yet MaxoidDrea essentially just gave pirates the go-ahead to ignore whatever parts of the EULA they want.

Just because I am curious, although I understand if nobody has an answer for this: what exactly would Pescado do if EA did come out and declare themselves best buddies with paysites? Not that I think that is likely, mind you.

Impressive. Hopefully there are BBSers who will read that and finally understand just how detrimental paysites are to the community, as well as downright evil. (Looking at you, TSR.) There are too many people there that STILL do not know of the iffy tactics used by many paysites.

Incidentally, even if EA came out and declared paysites A-OK I'm not sure I could ever support them, though I doubt they ever will anyway. Paysites seem heavily destructive to the community, and a lot of them strike me as pretty shady, honestly. (Once again, TSR comes to mind.)