New MTS2 Rules

[calalily]

That rocks! I'm sure the moderating team should get credit as they had to agree to this work too   Kudos to MTS2 - who can't say they are the best freesite, eh?

[Plum]

Works for me.  I wish they would just cave and allow PMBD links already though; it'd make things a lot easier.

[Delphy]

calalily, Yes, the mods need credits too becuase this has been discussed for about a month internally, with various revisions and changes and clarifications along the way.

Plum, actually with these rulings we won't need to allow links to PMBD from downloads - becuase there will be no pay only contents on the site, hence no need for links.

Clementyne, I did actually leave for a few weeks, that message in my sig is just there so people will stop bugging me

[OneEyedWillie]

*claps hands*  Good!  This will probably encourage free creators as well, as it gives more of them a chance to shine.  (I'm speaking in regards to the pictures part, ie sims used in a lip color ad)  Yes thank you MTS2 team for making this great decision, but that also makes the job a bit hard for you, and I wish you all the best of luck

[Jojoba]

Plum, actually with these rulings we won't need to allow links to PMBD from downloads - becuase there will be no pay only contents on the site, hence no need for links.

So if we have a link to the booty in our sig, we have to remove it?

eta: and does this also comply to S2C as well?

[Lethe]

Feverish,
rule 2 applies mostly to houses and sims. If there is, say, a sim that is shown with peggy's latest pay hair, that hair is not necessary for the sim to work. You can change the hair if you want. However, the sim will look very different without it. That's why the sim, in the picture, should be put in a hair that the downloader *can* get without paying.

[Delphy]

No Captain, becuase 1) These are rules for MTS2, not S2C.  Seperate sites you know  and 2) See new rule 6.   I'll quote it:

6. With regards to the signature rules: removal of links is at the absolute discretion and final decision of the admins.

We have always had rules to prevent linking to illegal content, however just because you might not agree with a persons sig, doesn't mean it should be removed. If the signature has swear words, or links to pornography or warez sites, then it will be removed as per the existing rules. All other links are removed only at the discretion and decision of an admin. If you find a signature you disagree with, you may report it, but please keep these rules in mind.

This means that you do not have to remove links to PMBD from your signature.  It also means that if you are, for example, a paysite owner who takes offense to a sig from a user that links to PMBD (which has happened), you can complain about it, but we don't have to do anything about it, like remove it.

Also, I'll be interested to see what kind of knock on effect this has for other sites.

[Jojoba]

Ahh thanks for answering that I was just slightly worried that this good change had a sneaky catch to it - because I am suspicious of everything  :wink:

Hmm well I think this an excellent change! This way they do not in the slightest way get any advertisement from themselves or others. As when someone uploads a lovely Peggy pay recolour, they are in effect promoting her, and I do remember Raon joining up and posting some hairs to er 'bait' (to use NeptuneSuzy's famous words) people over, as does over pay sites, most notably TSR who send over FAs and SAs.

It will be interesting to see what this change will do to sites like Raon, Peggy and TSR. They are going to have to do some advertising to get people to know about them...

Woo for the free I say! It will be awesome to log onto MTS2 and to see no pay stuff in the screenshots...

This is going to be interesting!

*passes much rum around*

[Delphy]

Saw this over on MTS2 in the news thread:

"I know that the buzz in the community has been saying there were changes certainly coming to MTS2's policy regarding pay items. Seems though that some people thought MTS2 would go the other route and allow pay meshes to be included in uploads, but you are so right when you say:"

I find this very interesting.

[Alphess]

Hey! I said that!
It might have been buzz in the community, or it might have just been the voices in my head....

[Hecubus]

Saw this over on MTS2 in the news thread:

"I know that the buzz in the community has been saying there were changes certainly coming to MTS2's policy regarding pay items. Seems though that some people thought MTS2 would go the other route and allow pay meshes to be included in uploads, but you are so right when you say:"

I find this very interesting.

Sounds like some pro-paysite propoganda. All signs have led to the new guidelines. Don't they actually READ the threads? Heh.

[Alphess]

Saw this over on MTS2 in the news thread:

"I know that the buzz in the community has been saying there were changes certainly coming to MTS2's policy regarding pay items. Seems though that some people thought MTS2 would go the other route and allow pay meshes to be included in uploads, but you are so right when you say:"

I find this very interesting.

Sounds like some pro-paysite propoganda. All signs have led to the new guidelines. Don't they actually READ the threads? Heh.

Yes yes I read the threads.... pro paysite? Me? No! Someone who knows me won't you stick up for me?  
 either way let me clarify...

I didn't mean to say that MTS2 would offer pay content, but that it seemed people were hoping that MTS2 would turn a blind eye to pay content included in uploads.

[AW]

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[AW]

Delphy -  Glad your back - you are much needed.  Hope you got my pm and hope all is better.

[AwwBoo]

I just saw the new rules and came to celebrate!  I was sure you would all be as well.

This is a huge step by one of the largest and most influential Sims 2 download sites available.  Big thanks to Delphy and all who made it happen.