helaenes website may be closing but read this

[Quorneater]

She can't be in the fed if she uploads any new content to TSR (captive old content is excused) so I guess she will post to a free site.

[bunnie]

well, she uploaded all the stuff she recently uploaded at mts2 to tsr. i don't know what that means...

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Helaene/

[Quorneater]

Well it's a bit close to the edge, but as long as she doesn't do it *after* she becomes a member, it just about squeezes through under the "captive content" clause.  And needless to say it must not be in the subscription section.

[alia]

Inge, what if her stuff was pay at TSR but free at MTS2? Would that be OK? I'm just being curious.

[Quorneater]

No it wouldn't pass the requirements for membership of the fed.  Members cannot be doing anything to help paysites.  Captive content implies the creator would have liked to move it off TSR but was unable to do so.   I'd be a bit cynical of someoene who deliberately uploaded a lot of stuff there and then came straight to the fed trying to join.  Not sure how precise the constitution is on that one...

[Chasie]

I hope she stays at MTS2. She has been uploading a lot of stuff there lately. I really like her stuff, and it would be a shame to lose her work to TSR. I guess we will just have to wait and see. Being that she is in the Federation of Free Sims Sites... I can't really see that happening.

[PirateBooty]

Wow that's sad, but damnit I'm STILL waiting for her to upload those nighties again!!!

[BlueSoup]

I still don't understand the point of being in this federation.  I personally do not care at all if people I download from are in it, and I am just about as anti-paysite as they get.

[Soup Parrot]

blue,
The way I understand is the federation is for 100% free.By being a member, they are like agreeing to that premise.

[zatanna]

well, she uploaded all the stuff she recently uploaded at mts2 to tsr. i don't know what that means...

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Helaene/

That's scary. I hope she doesn't

[BlueSoup]

Which is completely ridiculous.  Making up arbitrary rules to follow does not a federation make.

I initially believed in the site, before a consitutution and a bunch of silly rules were made.  Then it got to the laughable stage and then I deleted my account.  I'd rather not be associated with it.  And last night, both Pescado and I received invitations to join, become federation members and overturn some silly vote happening now to allow others who link to paysites to not only join, but actually have some voting powers!  Ohnoes!

Anyhow, I think the original concept is good - have a resource site for people to find information on inexpensive hosting, HTML tutes, etc. etc. and stay free just because they want to, not because a random group of people promised them something shiny.

[Quorneater]

Lol!  I didn't send that!

All these initiatives have a part to play in the overall aim of getting rid of paysites.  Everyone can choose which they prefer to support or whether they support both.

I don't go around slagging off this initiative, and it would be kinda nice if you didn't keep having a pop at ours.   Thankyou.

[tIIsuggas]

I don't mind people having a pop.  I would like to know people's views.

I have read a few threads in different forums discussing the federation, and to be honest, a lot have some valid points.

I do enjoy being part of it, because I think the concept is very good.

[Quorneater]

Well I still think that a many-pronged fork is better than one large knife.  And it's no bad thing to have a *different* set of people on each front, cos it makes the view look more widespread than if it was just the same people going on about paysites all the time.

There's no reason at all there can't be a third scheme started, for people who don't like pirate files *or* politics.

[tIIsuggas]

There's no reason at all there can't be a third scheme started, for people who don't like pirate files *or* politics.

And I would probably join them too.