The Maxis Curation Guide Rework - Player Feedback Thread

SUL SUL SIMMERS!


If you’re reading this, you are probably eager to find out more about our Maxis Curation process and would like to get more information about the changes that we made to the guide itself.

Well, we’re glad you’re here! It’s been a while and we have a lot to tell you! Make yourself comfy with a cuppa tea and go on a little journey with us! :smiley:

• We don’t curate any content that violates our Terms of Service
  
  We have added a callout to this rule to highlight that this does not only apply for content itself going forward, but also for player accounts that have been found to have violated EA’s Terms of Service.
  
  Why did we add this callout?
  
  We know that The Sims is not just about 100-Baby-Challenges and endless nights of building dream houses. The Sims is also a safe space for a big part of our Sims Community.
  
  And because the world outside can be crazy enough at times, we want to do more to protect this safe space for those who truly need it.
  This means that going forward, we’ll make sure that we won’t promote any content from players who have acted against our Terms of Service. Please keep in mind that cyberbullying is also a violation of our Terms of Service and reporting players/creations that weren't violating our ToS falls into this category, too.
  
  If you find yourself being harassed, bullied, or even impersonated by another player in the Gallery, please make sure to let us know by heading to EA Help’s Player Report page.
  
  We hope that these adjustments are also a reminder for all our players to be nice and fair to each other and to treat each other with respect. We are one community after all!
  
  
  
  
• We only curate original content and will not consider re-uploads from users other than the original creator
  
  We are aware of some instances in the past where players received a Maxis Fav although their creation was a re-upload that was not tagged as such. We know this is a big talking point among some of our creators so we would like to dedicate some lines to this.
  
  While we would like to assure you that we are very careful when checking potential curation candidates, these things can still happen. This is because our checks are performed by real human beings who can make mistakes from time to time (I really need to program my Servobot to help me with that task!). But you can be sure that we are deeply sorry whenever something like this happens!
  
  Something that we see regularly is accusing comments on player’s profiles or in the comment section of re-uploads. Before we go further into this topic, let’s take a step back. Remember that people of all kinds and ages play The Sims and use the Gallery in different ways and that we don't know their personal circumstances. Sometimes, we might come across someone who doesn’t understand or isn’t aware of the overall Gallery etiquette yet. In these situations, we would like to encourage you, our Community, to help your fellow Simmers. Let them know what you normally do to give credit to another player's content or how you showcase other player’s creations. We are convinced that a lot of our new players will welcome some feedback, tips, and tricks from our more experienced ‘old stagers’. :smile:
  
  Besides this, we also set up this Maxis Fav Re-Upload Report Form for you where you can report Maxis Curated items that you find to be a re-upload without credit given to the original creator. We would like to ask you to use this form for Maxis Favorited re-uploads only and not for general re-uploads!* The responses coming from this form are checked and reviewed daily as part of the curation process and we will remove the Maxis Fav from a reported item if we find the report to be valid. We hope that this feature will help us follow up with any mistakenly faved re-uploads faster and in a better way.
  
  Although we are encouraging you to use the form mentioned above to report Maxis Favorited re-uploads, this doesn’t mean that you can’t continue to report these instances directly to us through the forums or through Twitter! But should you decide to go with this option, we are asking you to do so in a respectful manner, without being rude, or engaging in so-called naming & shaming. For more information on this, please have a look at our Forum Rules & Guidelines.
  So, when reporting a re-upload, you could use a wording like, “I believe that to be a re-upload based on a creation by .”, and we’ll happily take a look. Be kind! :smile:
  * For general re-uploads, please continue to use the plagiarism report option in the Gallery.
  
  
  
  
• We don’t curate content that contains Custom Content (CC) or requires the use of mods to be created.
  
  The reasons for this are fairly simple.
  Firstly, the purpose of Maxis Favorites is to honour the most amazing creations that our community has to offer, of course.
  
  Secondly, it also aims to provide a pure The Sims 4 experience and a starting point for players who are new to the game. We want new players to be inspired and start their own creations based on what they see in the Maxis Fav section. At the same time, we want to avoid that new players become frustrated when they can’t re-create what they saw in a Max Fav because that particular creation has a specific rotated object (using the T.O.O.L. Mod), a picture that’s not in the Decoration section of the build & buy catalog, or because it makes use of a custom pose in the Gallery.
  
  Please don’t worry, you will still be able to upload your content using those CC/mod features to the Gallery and nothing will change about that. But in order to receive a Maxis Fav for your creation, please make sure to replace custom paintings or thumbnail poses with original game content and not to rotate objects using the TOOL mod. If you can’t go without CC, you can simply upload 2 different versions of your creation - one with CC and one without which then is eligible for the Maxis Fav selection (and trust me, if your creation receives a Maxis Fav, there will be plenty of players looking at your other creations as well including the ones using CC! :wink:).
  
  
  
  That’s all we have for you at this point.
  
  We hope that you enjoyed this glimpse behind the scenes of Maxis Curations and that you are happy with the changes that we made as well as the reasoning behind them.
  
  Of course, our journey doesn’t end here. We would like to know what you think about this new approach; is there anything that you’re not sure about? Do you feel something should be done differently? Do you have any questions? Let us know below!
  
  And now, you’re all set to get those Maxis Fav nominations out there: on the forums, on Twitter, we want all of them! ALL OF THEM!!!
  
  
  Thanks everyone and Happy Simming!
  
  - SimGuruKuxiku