"Nikkei_Simmer;c-18351834" wrote:
@EA_Cade, would it be preferable for the SIms story-threads to be nominated or just re-created in the new forums. As focus would be more towards nominating the threads with game-help information etc.
I was going to jokingly nominate the Post the Alphabet (Cowplant) thread, just for giggles...but no...it can be recreated if anybody wants it. :p
"Pary;c-18351824" wrote:
I also think it sad that a lot of tips, tricks and older technical help threads that are still relevant to some issues will probably be lost.
I'd say that a lot of those threads need to be archived and ported.
I've got some time on my hands (disabled), so maybe I can run through the Sims 3 Forums and find the threads that could be ported. Although some of them may probably be in the Archive forums as well.
I'd hope someone can do the same for Sims 2 which I don't play.
Heya,
If it's important to you, nominate it. We're not placing any restrictions in this area.
"Atreya33;c-18351882" wrote:
"EA_Cade;c-18351550" wrote:
. "friendlysimmers;c-18351398" wrote:
Will the new forum support the canadien french speakers from the province of quebec @EA_Cade ?
Yep! We will have a French section of the forums like we do on AHQ, it's not tied to geographical location though.
Will there be a Dutch forum? There used to be a Dutch sims forum but that was ended. Answer HQ however still has a Dutch section.
Yup. On both AHQ and EA forums.
The Dutch Sims AHQ is right
here and our Dutch CMs over on AHQ are all lovely people.
"MsMay;c-18351891" wrote:
I’m really sad this old forum will be closed down. I was wondering, will we be able to maybe have an features to be able to edit name & edit images icon on the forum of your own in the future on the EA forum? I’m really want to keep my old forum name. I grew attached to this name & old image icon since when I first sign up to this old forum before the sims 3 base game released.
We'll have more to share on that soon. We're currently building out what the customizations will look like on the EA forums.
"ChadSims2;c-18351896" wrote:
"EA_Cade;d-1012877" wrote:
These forums are showing their age, and are no longer representative of the community experience we wish to share with you. After careful consideration, we have decided to close The Sims Forums by July 2024 and replace it with a new forums site - to be called EA forums - going live this July.
I must ask seeing as we're getting a newly updated community experience please tell me the new forum will have a dark mode? May the day of a bright white screens be nearing an end the future is now.
"haneul;c-18351898" wrote:
"ChadSims2;c-18351896" wrote:
"EA_Cade;d-1012877" wrote:
These forums are showing their age, and are no longer representative of the community experience we wish to share with you. After careful consideration, we have decided to close The Sims Forums by July 2024 and replace it with a new forums site - to be called EA forums - going live this July.
I must ask seeing as we're getting a newly updated community experience please tell me the new forum will have a dark mode? May the day of a bright white screens be nearing an end the future is now.
I hope users will be able to choose. Accessibility-wise, it's best to have both. Some people with astigmatism and other vision issues struggle with dark modes, so white screens going away would be a problem.
Dark mode options was my first request for the new site. Obviously no promises though :)
"Lenny_Ogg;c-18351901" wrote:
A few questions:
1. When the threads created after Oct 2022 will be moved to the new forum, will they be in the same categories as they are here or will they be merged into a kind of 'Archives from the old forum' ?
2. And the Nominated Threads, will they remain all packed together in the new forum or will they find their way in the categories they were before here?
3. There is also a kind of 'paralel sims 4 forum' with General Discussion, Creative Corner... at AHQ
Will this forum also be moved to the new forum or co exist? (And if: Why can't this forum here co exist too?)
4. How does one backup their threads?
1. We've mapped them to migrate to the same forum type on AHQ that they lived in here. We have a home for most everything created already on AHQ.
2. See above.
3. This migration is independent of the AHQ forums.
4. I've seen some users nominating their threads for migration to back them up, others are copying them to external sites like WordPress/Tumblr. Personal preference I suppose.
"Brd709;c-18351915" wrote:
Sorry it it's already been answered, will the current boards be made read only once the new forums launch?
In July 2024, The Sims Forums will be permanently closed and will no longer be accessible. Anyone trying to access The Sims Forums using the original URL will be redirected to The Sims section on the new EA forums site.
"GlacierSnow;c-18351916" wrote:
Your forum name will be whatever you set it as on AHQ, which can be changed here. Signatures on AHQ are currently limited to EA staff and Community Connections Program members, but we're exploring options in this area for the EA forums.
@EA_Cade Currently, I have a different name on AHQ than the name I use here. I attempted to change the name on AHQ to match this one, following the link you gave, but it doesn't let me. It says the name "GlacierSnow" is already registered. But I don't think anyone else is using the name "GlacierSnow" so I suspect it's actually me. Is there any way I can find out?
Where I am trying to change it is in the "About Me" tab, Basic information, edit. That's the only place that looks like I can change it. But I'm not able to.
I'm asking this question on this thread because there are probably other people right now trying to do the same thing.
"haneul;c-18351937" wrote:
@GlacierSnow It is the same for me. I can't change to my name here because it is already in use.
I can't see account details unfortunately. If you feel like you own both accounts then please reach out to us at Help.EA.com so we can assist further.
"MrPlumbob;c-18351933" wrote:
I'm a bit confused about the nominated threads section. Will everything that's been nominated be moved to the new forum? Or will it depend on whether the creator of that thread makes an account for the new forum? Scrolling through the list of nominated threads, I'm seeing several threads where the original author hasn't posted anything in years, but the threads remain very active. I'm so sad that we'll be losing these forums. I've only been here since 2022, but this place feels like home. I hope the new forums feel the same way, but I'm not so sure anything will. These forums are a piece of history.
Threads will only move if the OP of the thread here has an account on AHQ as well, I would say over 90% of the threads currently nominated should migrate without issue.
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