Gallery misconduct
For quite some time now, many gallery members have been watching a cheat problem with the number of downloads on individual creations. Those who cheat do so in order to increase their popularity to t...
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I am very happy to see that many creators really cares about this problem. However, I learned that some of the cheaters have begin to reported some creations. Well, it's outrageous, because a lot of these creations are uploaded by honest creators, and contains nothing harassing. We really need help about those false reports too. Please EA!
I continually get more and more disappointed with the gallery system the more I learn about it ☹️ I thought the worst thing another simmer could do here (besides reuploading) is fraudulently exploiting the gallery by boosting their individual creation total to make their creation quickly rise into the popular now section. Now, only yesterday I have learned that some of these download cheaters are retaliating against some of us for using the reporting tool on their obviously cheated creation. I see an obvious download cheater, I report it as the rules clearly state to do. I have now learned that some of my creations have been flagged while there is clearly no obvious reason for anything I have created to be reported. I am so upset over this whole thing which stems from the fact that simmers can easily add to their own download total! I have tried my best to speak up and fight for what is right in the gallery for the last few months. I have tried to encourage good creators to stay when over and over we see so many frustratingly broken things in the gallery. Now I learn even the reporting system that is supposed to protect us is actually hurting us. Please EA, please .. speak up now for your majority - your honest simmers who love this community and want to stay! Sadly though, time and again we hear of the good, honest creators going away. I won't go away even though some days it feels like I should. If I give up I give the gallery I respect & love to all the fraudulent, dishonest simmers and I refuse to let them have it! EA, there is no other choice than to fix the game code to stop download cheating. 1 download count per person, per creation only! Thank you!
Also, I'd like to thank you all for coming out to this forum post and giving your support. It has actually refueled my hope reading your words here. Please spread the word & encourage everyone you know to support this message!
