Hello, and welcome to the Gift Gathering - Thank Yous & Gifting Thread of the Sims 3 forum.There is so much to do and see that it's a little disorienting, isn't it? Well, this is your one stop shop on how to survive in here. 1. We are a community, just like every other thread on this forum. 2. We like newbies, they are fresh blood (in more ways than one) and we are always looking for more friends. 3. We want you to become an active, permanent part of this community. 4. We want to help. Please feel free to introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself.Below I will post some useful links to help you get better situated. But if you have questions, please ask! Guide to the Gifting ForumThe best place to go first and foremost is the Guide to the Gifting Forum thread. In there you will have the Do's and Dont's that will prevent a ton of headaches that neither you nor anyone else here wants to be a part of!Gift Gathering: FAQ/Q&AHave a question? About anything? Go to the FAQ/Q&A thread and ask. I'm always encouraging others to ask ask ask. So go ahead...ask!Forum RulesPerhaps the most important link is the Forum Rules. Nothing ruins a good time then being reported and banned. Please, if in doubt that something you are about to do or say is allowed, read and ask! We'd rather you find out from us that you can't do something, then from a mod.

Helpful LinksShowcase and AppreciationA great way to get your feet wet and meet some great people? The Showcase and Appreciation thread. Here you can find not only some great creations, but also get to know the people in this forum. This forum is not just about gifting things that cost real money, but something as simple as a recommendation or a kind word can go a long way to make someone happy. And that's really what we're about here!Simpoint Free Gifting DirectorySpeaking of Gifting for those without money, another great thread is the Simpoint Free Gifting Directory. Here you can find tons of requests that YOU can fulfill without needing money. This is a great way to find things that require no simpoints and to contribute as well!The Unofficial Wishlist ThreadAnother good thread is the The Unofficial Wishlist Thread. Here you can stop in, and get some ideas about ways you can gift someone that doesn't require you to spend simpoints. The beauty of it is that the person you want to gift TELLS you what they want!Active Contests & Lotteries DirectoryJust looking to jump right in? Well head over to the Active Contests & Lotteries Directory! It's an easy and simple way to find a lottery or contest that will suit your needs! Hosting a contest or lottery and want to "advertise?" Well stop in and post your link.List of TutorialsSo you want to be a builder, heh? You want to make smexy looking Sims? Or do you just want to decorate your home without getting a visit from the repoman? Well, here is a great compiled list of tutorials about...well just about everything! Go crazy! And then share with us!Pssst, hey you...yeah, you. Come here. Don't have a clue how to build? Want to take some classes? Well, click here and go to ZooProfessor's Beginning Builder's University and tell them the Newbie Underlord sent you... Build-n-ShareSo now you really want to build. Or at least you think you might want to build if you could build like the builders can? Well, jump in at the Build-n-Share. This is a great place to get some practice in building! Don't forget to share with us afterwards!Contest Idea ThreadHave a great idea for a contest but can't host it yourself? Want to host or sponsor a contest, but have no ideas? This thread is a great way to collaborate with other Simmers, get great ideas or give one!Hosting a ContestOkay, I've entered some contests and it doesn't look that hard to host. I'll just create a post and that's all I need to do, right? Wrong. Hosting a Contest is harder than it looks. Make sure you have the time and the simpoints before you even think about taking on that responsibility. That's right - responsibility! But how do you create the perfect contest? Go to Hosting a Contest for some more tips on how to host the perfect contest.Anettesb wrote:Setting up a contest takes time, and you will often need more than 1 post. With the time limit for how fast you can post in your own thread, codes that might go funky and Liam getting in the way...well then even if your 100% done writing things up and have them in a word document it can take an hour or more to set up.So if people state “Do not post” or anything like that in a thread, and you see they are reserving multiple posts themselves, chances are they setting up a game, don’t make their work in vain by posting! Because if you do post, they have to start over.Personally even when I have written it all, most of the time (and that is without Liam interfering) it takes me 1-2 hours to set up, getting all the little details in their spot, and that is when it goes smoothly!So give the hosts time to set up, thank you. Hosting Template to UseOther links and advice:Wishlist HelpSome great tips on how to set up your wishlist to maximize gifting potential.Refer-A-Friend DirectoryI am providing a link to the refer-a-friend listing thread. There are two sets you can get if you use one of the links listed to purchase Simpoints for the first time. But, it has to be the first time you are buying Simpoints.I would encourage those that have never purchased Simpoints, but are thinking about doing so, to use one of those referral links. You will thank me when you become a rabid collector (like myself) of Sim stuff.How to purchase Simpoints without a Credit CardThis is a great tutorial on how to use EA Cash Cards to purchase simpoints and games through origin. This comes in handy if you don't have access to a credit card. You can purchase these cards with cash and then use them to buy the points. Check out the link to read the easy tutorial!How Do I Simport?!?!You ever wanted to know what Simporting actually is? Well...here you go!Anette Says: Some other great linksSo...can there possibly be more help? Why...of course there can! Here are some other great links.Friend Requests: Some Tips and AdviceBefore you request someone as a friend, please read their about me. Some people do not accept friend requests or require a little bit more interaction before they approve a request. Understand that it is not about or because of you or something you said or did. A few people make friend requests just so they can beg for gifts on a wider scale. Some people make requests and then fall off the face of the earth. Each person has different ways that they manage their page. So, before you make a request, ask yourself: Have I ever spoken to this person? Did they say anything about friend requests? Once I have them as a friend, will I have anything to say to them?Some Good Reasons to Friend Request:1. Stay updated on uploads2. Write on their wall about something3. Communicate outside of the forums4. This person is amazing and I consider them a friendThere of course are plenty of other reasons to request someone. But these are just some starter points.Thanking Simmers for GiftsOkay, so there is no clear way to thank someone for giving you a gift, but you have some options:1. Create a Thank You Thread - if you do this, make sure you make a general thread that you can use over and over again. Ex: My Thank You thread2. Say thank you on the simmer's MyPage - this is a quick, easy way to say thank you. Just note that some people have their pages closed to non-friends. If that is the case, choose option 1. 3. Create a thread and link it on the Simmer's MyPage. This is helpful if the person is not a GG regular. If you don't post the link, they might never see it and will think you were ungrateful(ok, so it's not that serious...but you never know).And for the MOST important piece of advice I can give: No matter how you do it, you SHOULD thank every single person who gifts you. Sometimes a simple thank you is appreciated more than trying to gift the person back!I want to thank all of those that came before me and created amazing threads. Thank you for your hard work that has made this so easy for me!

Not sure if this thread is open. It doesn't say it's not.Anyway, thank you for the links. I really need them, since ..... aw, cripes, Blthye I just wanted to support your thread. :lol:Come on, Newbies and Lurkers. We don't know you're out there until you tell us. Come play in our sandbox. :mrgreen:

dothesmustle wrote:A wee tip for other newbies: Bookmark anything you have entered or want enter or chat threads your involved in because this forum moves fast. Alrightly, boys and girls. I want to throw something out there with the recent threads that have popped up. I'm calling it: Begging threads...is that what I was doing?The most important thing I can say about begging threads is not to make one. While there is no rule that says you can't ask for a gift on here, it is considered highly rude and will get more negative responses than good ones. Please do not gift people who create begging threads, because it's not good to reward someone for bad behavior.What is a begging thread, you ask? Well, some examples are:1. Please gift me this (this being anything)2. Please rec my/his/her studio (although it might not seem like it, it is considered begging and the Simpoint Free Directory is a better place for that)3. Oh man, the new set came out today and it looks great...too bad I have no simpoints4. My friend really deserves this set, please gift it to them5. I really wish I could get that store itemThis is just to list a few, they come in all kinds of creative ways. Sometimes, you genuinely want to help someone else get something they want, however, asking someone else to spend money is not accepted here.There are some exceptions to this rule, The Flash Mob and the Gifting Angel thread and Nomination lotteries - these are all threads that allow you to throw people under the bus. Take advantage of those.The biggest piece of advice I can give about this is: If you want something or want to gift someone, do not create a thread only for that reason. Find threads that already do this in general, like the ones listed in the Guide to the Gift Forum. It's less of a hassle and helps prevent the sometimes aggressive backlash.

Hi, My name is Smash. I'm a bit new here, but I wanted to say thanks to Blythelyre (I hope I spelled that right) for this thread. I like that one of the first threads I see is one welcoming new people. It can be kind of daunting coming into a place as big as this and not knowing anyone or having simpoints. Thanks for this thread! I hope I can make a happy home here. :mrgreen:

Hi, I'm baby squirrel, and I'm kind of new too, I lurked for a couple of years and now i live to check the forums daily, lol... I like to join in contests, like to judge the and I also like to host them. I have met some wonderful people on the forums and now I am so glad I stopped lurking and started posting... Anyway enough of my chatter, welcome, take off ur coat and stay awhile :wink:

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stormwench
14 years ago
anettesb wrote:
stormwench wrote:
InvisibleLyndz wrote:
I totally agree.
It's bad when support don't even know what age it is for!

Yes, I don't know why they don't have certain outfits and hairs for all (or at least elder/adult down to teen) ages. It's especially annoying when you have certain items in the store that you have to buy again and again just to get the item to go across teen to young adult to adult and elder! (I just guess they're sneaky in that way)

Hopefully with Supernatural we will see a wide range across ages and genders but I won't he holding my breath hehe

I think I have to defend CS a bit on this one. Origin support does not just support TS3 and its sp's and ep's but each and every game that EA puts out and well as coordinating with Steam support when their is a problem. At some level they just can't know anymore and expecting them to know about each and ever item in each and ever game is expecting way to much from them. I ony have a few EA games, but I have to admit that I don't know all about each and every items in even one game let alone all the ones I have. Sure I know where to go in game and pull it up or check it out in the 'store on the website' if the game has one, but whether its sized to fit one age group or another I would not know without checking it out.

I am sure that the guru who read the technical store forum do know these things and have answered questions like this many times or the website gurus have past the info on to them but they make this stuff and only for the store, they would not know about EP's and EP's contents, there you have to go to the general technical forum.

Its not wrong to expect the team that made the clothing or hair or object to know what size it fits or if its categorized incorrectly or other issues, but expecting overall Origin CS to know each and ever object or clothing or objects or tools or weapons or whatever is expecting way more then any person is capable of.

I didn't expect them to know... but to react when I tell them it is wrongly catagorised.... and to help me when it dosn't come in my game... (that could be checking oops it isn't teen it is adult try look there.... we where on email they could respond to me there...)

so no they can't know all about all items.... but they can listn when we say it is in a weong catagory.... 1 thinks you by a teen dress in this case.

I do wish they would say when its something they will pass on to the team or product lead of the store or specific EP or SP or the base game so we would know that it will be at least a point made to those who might fix it. Most of this stuff does get passed on but we never know that they either plan to do that or have to do it so its easy to think it just stops with them.

I know why, in most cases, they cannot say they are passing it on, pretty much don't say it will be unless they need a supervisor to get your game working. EA would worry that if we knew it would be passed on then we would expect a fit and that would be upsetting if they decide not to fix it. I know a few times guru's have said in a forum topic that they would pass info on and then after 2 days people were arguing about not hearing back - so I am sure Origin is the same way.

I, too, am hoping for SN to have at lease the 'costume' outfits for zombies to cover all age groups - if kids can be zombies I am sure they will have clothing like that. So far only adult clothing has been mentioned so I am not holding my breath.
anettesb
Seasoned Ace
14 years ago
SW... it wasn't origin support....

and I find this a thing that do need fixing.... a person shopping for teen clothes might by this dress....
johnscorpio
14 years ago
stormwench wrote:
scorpiophoenix wrote:
How is everyone this evening? I am currently bulldozing lots to rebuild and I thought I would check in and see what was going on! :-)

Sounds like you are in for a lot of work. What world are you bulldozing lots in?

That would be Lucky Palms and the ones I have started in Plumington County by Pallypoo. :D
I am working on a lot for Blythelyre's contest and I did not like my original constructs, so bulldozing and restarting! :shock:
johnscorpio
14 years ago
Krysstia wrote:
So I had a totally random thought. How do all of you come up with your "simself"? Is it a sim that actually resembles you? One that resembles what you wish you looked like? What you looked like when you were younger? I like asking open ended questions to see what people's answers are, but I am also wanting a simself. I'm really no good at creating sims though. :)

I have a simself that comes close to what I would look like if I lost about 25 pounds! LOL! The avi I am using right now is just a sim I created and uploaded.
plumdot
14 years ago
I'm thinking of downloading player pose. I just came across a contest where a lot of the men were posed oh so very nicely. Anyone want to give me the run down on it? How it works? Or just let me know where I can find it.

I'd be mighty grateful. Thank you muchly :mrgreen:
stormwench
14 years ago
anettesb wrote:
SW... it wasn't origin support....

and I find this a thing that do need fixing.... a person shopping for teen clothes might by this dress....

Ah well, I am sorry I read it wrong - but origin support is very guilty of doing this too, it would be better if all CS could let people know when they are going to bring it to someone's attention instead of leaving people hanging and feeling like its not important to fix something like that.
stormwench
14 years ago
aricarai wrote:
I'm thinking of downloading player pose. I just came across a contest where a lot of the men were posed oh so very nicely. Anyone want to give me the run down on it? How it works? Or just let me know where I can find it.

I'd be mighty grateful. Thank you muchly :mrgreen:

You can find it at mod the Sims. There is good documentation there and a forum where people have posted about it that might also help you.
anettesb
Seasoned Ace
14 years ago
stormwench wrote:
anettesb wrote:
SW... it wasn't origin support....

and I find this a thing that do need fixing.... a person shopping for teen clothes might by this dress....

Ah well, I am sorry I read it wrong - but origin support is very guilty of doing this too, it would be better if all CS could let people know when they are going to bring it to someone's attention instead of leaving people hanging and feeling like its not important to fix something like that.

yes thats all I want... or hey a respons to the fact that I added this info to the case ..... now it was just a ok we close the case (with no word about doing it... it was just done....) :lol: :roll:

the most important in what I was wishing was actually that any special set would cover all ages and both gneders... like this new set.... nothing for teens and elder :cry: or toddlers... well atleast the remembered the kids....
plumdot
14 years ago
Thank you very much! :mrgreen:
klb685
14 years ago
*waves*
Hello and good day to all!

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