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- EA_Pythia3 days ago
Community Manager
Invalid HTML error when publishing new stories. Please help.
I am trying to post a story with images on one of my threads, but keep getting an error message come up saying: 'This content is not published. Invalid HTML. Please remove this before posting. Lib- sim.' (no idea what the last bit means). The story is pasted in plain text from a Word doc and have tried uploading each image via the option in the bottom bar (From Computer) instead of copying and pasting but it still won't let me publish the story. There is no HTML content used in the story, it's all from my computer, so am not sure why I keep getting a message about invalid HTML content. I am wondering if it's the length that's causing issues, as when I do shorter posts with one or two images, it works perfectly fine. I notice there doesn't seem to be a spoiler option on the bar for new posts/replies after the main introductory post so I can't get the long post into a spoiler. Has anyone else had the same issue when trying to post stories (can't find related topics in Search)? And if so, have you managed to solve it?
New Here! Looking for Tips on Making the Most of EA Forums
Hi everyone, I’m new to the EA community and wanted to introduce myself! I’ve always been a big fan of games like The Sims and FIFA, and I’m looking forward to being part of this community. I’ve heard a lot about how helpful everyone is here, so I thought it’d be a great place to join in, learn, and hopefully contribute too. Since I’m still figuring things out, I wanted to ask—are there any specific tips for getting the most out of the forums? Are there threads or sections that are especially active or helpful for newcomers? I’d also love to know how to get involved in community discussions or events. Thanks in advance for any guidance, and I’m excited to get started!Feedback on the Bug Forum needed
- Main Bug Collecting is still done at AHQ - Hi everyone, I've spend the last couple days cleaning up the bug forum and now I'm interested to hear what you think of it. I don't want to go into details on how I think it should work. I want to hear how it feels to someone who newly ventures into the bug forum or tries to report something. Cade did make a post here: General Information About The Bug Reports Forum | EA Forums - 4965007 to give some general info and of course it has all the downsides this forum generally has but I'm interested in the special features the bug forum here work out for you. The main differences currently are: There's no template, tags are used instead A bug has a status by which you can filter. There's upvotes instead of me toos (upvotes are not likes, they work like the me toos to show how wide-spread the issues are) What do you think of the bug forum here ? What do you feel is missing ? What is unclear ? I'm specifically interested in these question: How does the flow of the bug forum feel to you ? Do you understand what status a bug is currently in and what they generally mean? If you reported something and it was closed down, do you know why it was closed down and what to do next to get help/see that your issue is reported properly ? How does the sorting in this particular forum feel to you ? Do you understand which tags to put for your particular issue ? Do you easily re-find your post know when you've gotten an answer ?
"Related Posts" sidebar on the forum encourages necroposting.
I don't want to necropost, but I find myself inadvertently doing that by clicking on the posts in the "Related Posts" sidebar on the forum. Most of the posts are nearly a decade old. To avoid necroposting, could the "Related Posts" only list posts that will not encourage necroposting? If a post is too old for people to add posts to, maybe it shouldn't appear there.
Wow! It's been a while since I came on the forum
And I can honestly say, not impressed with the changes. As an Elder I struggle to keep up with all these new changes. If it aint broke don't fix it! All the links to various platfoms, most of which I know nothing about or are interested in. Trying to find out information is not as easy trying to cope with all the changes. At least I have my memories of better Forums from the Sims 1 and especially the Sims 2 days. Younger people do not take into account older people when making changes, the newer technology and how some of us struggle to understand teminology and changes. But just remember one day you will be an elder and maybe then you will then understand. Yes time doesnt stand still does it! Why do things have to be so complicated and why when something works perfectly well you have to implicate changes. You even make us use your avatar picture. Nothing special anymore. I even had to verify who I was to get on here! Perhaps it is getting to the stage where I should hang up my playing days.You've reached your limit for uploading images
Trying to post an image a few days ago I just got the message that I've reached my upload limit for images, and that I cannot post images any longer. What is even more surprising is that this applies to linked to images as well - even though they do not cause strain on the servers at all and is NOT uploaded to the servers. Just to be clear, I've cleared cash, logged out, logged in again and tried different threads as well as different images, and still the same result. This is not a temporary glitch. I've since read the rules very carefully and NO WHERE can I find the information that there is a limit to how many images I may upload or link to. With a community so based on pictures as the sims-community is this is make it or break it. I cannot take part in screenshot threads started by the gurus. I cannot upload images of my builds in threads asking for images. I cannot complete my projects of NoCC decades fashion. I cannot complete my story by using screenshots, nor start any stories in the future. In essence, I am unable to take part in a large part of what makes this community. EA_Cadeand EA_Nils I have written to you both privately on this matter and yet I get no answer. Is this really what it's supposed to be like?
Dark Theme Please!
Having recently been dumped over here from the old Sims forums (which, tbh, were not great either) I am shocked by how dated and user UNfriendly these forums are. It literally gives me a headaches because they are so bright and as a result I don't even want to look at them. PLEASE, at the very least, add a Dark Theme to these forums, I'm begging you.
Forum posts not posting properly and half posting.
Has anyone else had this issue since The Sims 4 forums upgraded? Three times now i've made posts only to find they have got lost in the abyss. I hit reply again and it doesn't register. Just now i made a full post in the what happened in your game today thread for the sims 4. I hit reply and nothing happens. I hit reply again and only half of my post is posted.What happened to the forums? Hate it!
It's been awhile since I visited the Sims forums and wow do I dislike what they've done. 1. I can't make my own avatar anymore? 2. The design and layout is hideous. And way too bright! DARK THEME PLEASE! 3. What happened to all the wonderful sub topic forums? Made looking for specific topics so much easier! Whoever is responsible for this hatchet job... we are not friends. I can already feel the headache coming on from the brightness. If there IS a dark theme PLEASE somebody point me to it!
Does anyone actually think these forums are an improvement?
I honestly just don't see it, it's a big mess and I have to click many times to even see the newest comments on a thread. It's just a huge downgrade to me compared to the old Sims forums which where so much easier to navigate. It just makes me far less interested to really engage here. It just seems even worse than Discord. Maybe I'm getting old but I honestly feel like social media is often getting less social due to "improvements"New Forum Oddity
Well, here's a new weirdness I have never seen before... I tried to click Like on a post and instead got a pop up of a brief user profile as if I had hovered over a random user's name or avatar (a random user who, as far as I could tell, had nothing to do with the post I was trying to Like). (I keep saying I'm walking away from these forums, but there are a few people and threads that pull me back.)
