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'd like to get something off my chest: When members of the gallery report honest creations, this creation disappears from both the gallery and the honest creator's catalogue, which means they are no longer visible to the creator. I know this because some of my creations have disappeared from my catalogue some time ago. But these creations were downloaded anyway. So they are visible to others. And I don't want to have any more that with a lot of love and effort created things are simply no longer visible for me in the catalogue.
@KissingSims wrote:
I'd like to get something off my chest: When members of the gallery report honest creations, this creation disappears from both the gallery and the honest creator's catalogue, which means they are no longer visible to the creator. I know this because some of my creations have disappeared from my catalogue some time ago. But these creations were downloaded anyway. So they are visible to others. And I don't want to have any more that with a lot of love and effort created things are simply no longer visible for me in the catalogue.
This happens if you have the option hide reported content checked. Try unchecking that.
oh vielen dank liebe crinrict. Dann war ja meine "Aufregung" ganz umsonst!
Here again in english so that everyone understands it: oh thank you dear crinrict. Then my "excitement" was for nothing!
@KissingSimsand @SimmieSweetness it is wonderful to see you speaking up here even though you have chosen to leave the gallery already. Losing you & so many of our honest gallery creators over all the negativity in the gallery saddens me. Especially when I know this download cheating problem can easily be fixed in the gallery. No, I don't write game code but I am a gamer. I see a fixable problem here. I actually see a few different ways EA can fix this one problem too. That is why I will continue trying my best to get EA to notice, seriously consider and actually fix the gallery so no one can exploit the honest gallery majority in this way any longer.
Also,@crinrict & @KissingSims - The major issue with false reporting is not that if I personally have that box checked I can't see my own creations that have been reported. That is frustrating sure but for me the bigger implication of this act is the fact that every gallery member who plays with the "hide reported content" box checked does not get the opportunity to see any reported creation, including these falsely reported creations. As I said earlier I am getting more disappointed with the gallery dysfunction the more I learn about it. Plus, if I apply this one problem, download cheating, to all other dysfunctional gallery issues, this one problem infects all other negative actions & feelings in the gallery to now include this one .. false reporting.
I am begging everyone who has any influence at EA to please fix the gallery and put an end to download cheating asap! The gallery is broken, the popular now section is riddled with download cheaters .. The system is now clearly not working as it was intended. Now it showcases & gives high importance to many cheaters who have fraudulently added to their download total to rise into the popular now section thereby stepping over and pushing down so many of the honest talented creators that actually deserve those spots. This section is supposed to show what is truly popular as decided by all simmers as we click the fav heart & download. It is not for the selfish abusive minority making themselves look like the best creator ever when all they have done is repeatedly click the download button on their own creation!
What have we already begged EA/Maxis to do for us, for example to program an image changer or I think about our action in the gallery "We stand Strong" or "Our Plea to EA". And nothing of the sort has happened. I wonder what those responsible think when they see and read such actions from us and here at Anwers HQ. I have created Sims again and would like to share them so much but I really don't dare...
