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It has been over a month now and our new Sims 3 forum is still a hot mess. Notifications are broken, no custom avatars, and no subcategories (at least for Sims 3). We have been told there won't be pa...
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I don't like MTS community site.
I also feel this site is a dark and lonely site. It feels like it separates in a way I don't understand.
I wouldn't mind the old TS2 site format (with pictures) or TS3 site. This site feels unwelcoming.
Hi Rflong7 I miss your creative plumbobs. We have a Creative Corner in Sim Creatives that could definitely use a little more SimArt
Rflong7I feel that same separation. It feels like I'm losing friends. I am wondering why you don't like MTS? If you don't want to say publicly you can message me. :)
I dont like MTS either, firstly
I quote from one of their files about writing stories "We have alot of talented people in this forum with very creative ideas, but the way that some of them write their stories is just so darn off-putting that it's hard to understand what the people had intended to say in the first place."
and
"nstead of posting individual critiques on every story that I could critique, I'm going to write ONE BIG NASTY CRITIQUE and link it every time I see a story whose author could benefit from the knowledge that I care to impart. "
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Feels unwelcoming, uninviting.
Whoa. That is...pretty awful. Who is reading Sims stories for literary content? Yes, some Simmers are great writers, but there's a huge variety in age, language, education, skill. I read them for the storytelling! Sims stories should be a place for people to experiment, to grow and practice with whatever they're trying to do, without judgement. (Maybe judgement on the scandalous Sims though! :D )
Even if a person is clearly not a native English speaker or is a newbie writer, it's the enthusiasm, the pictures (sometimes staged, sometimes live), the construction of the story they wanted to tell or were thrown into that draws people in. We all have our preferences for what kind of story we want to read, but to critique people putting themselves and their writing out there is pretty rude.
Sorry, I get kind of worked up about this. I am literally a librarian IRL, and the elitist attitude I see from people about what "counts" as reading material is just gross and puts people off from writing and reading. We don't need that in the Sims world.
