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Hello! Love Archie's legacy so far, how long have you been playing The Sims? Did you play the earlier games too? 🌺

Hi Siri! Hope u re doing well.😉

I've been playing The Sims on and off for more than 14 years. I can't remember exactly when I started playing the sims, but it was probably a couple of months before The Sims 2 was released. TS2 is great, but later when I learned about the open world concept, I jumped on the quickest train to TS3. I was a loyal TS3 fan for 7-8 years before moving on to TS4 last year. I guess i'm still on an exploring mode rn😁

a little reminder

roxanna & mckenzie @bouncytrait, your pose suggestion is lovely pose by @fallstaticexit ❤️ original lot by @peonypyxels

Hana got a new job and is ready to fall in bed as soon as she’s home 😂

Omg...

Laila: I just need to grab my shoes, jacket, and a bag. Martin: Hey, I'm not made of patience.

Laila: I know, I know! You can get in the car if you want. It's parked on the corner. Martin: Key? Laila: Upstairs… I'll unlock the doors for you.

All I did was fail today...

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Aaaaaaa thank you @catsinmugs ily♥️

I'm gonna tag my cutie moots @midnitecafe @matchalovertrait @changingplumbob @mdshh @flovoid @mushbop @alientown @linalinsims @analogforher @virsancte @sirianasims @aurorangen @feroshgirlsims 💓💓💓💓

i miss simblr but i don't have time to post so i'll start a ❤️ chain! if you're tagged, rb and tag your current favorite simblrs! i'll start 💖

@alxandergoth @acuar-io @virtualfolk @pearlean @farfallasims @sikoi @mwvwv-sims

I swear I’m healing my childhood through this game…

inspired by this post by @bouncytrait thank you so much for the opportunity to practice! :) if anyone else wants to send me reference pics and have ample time to allow me to mess around and practice, send them my way! Always free of course!

Download SFS - paywall? srry neva heard of her

That night was eerily quiet, everything still— but the peace was shattered as Cassie heard the sound of the front door shut.

"Malcolm?" She called out. No answer.

Her heart raced. "If someone's there.. just leave now.. or you'll regret it." She said, her voice quivering.

Stop enabling thievery in the Sims community. Don't steal poses/content.

@hellosimsulani (known as Simsulani) is stealing poses of multiple posemakers and is making money from it, taking advantage of those posemakers' work, but also of her (paying) Patrons by deceiving them with content that isn’t hers and already exists for free. It is proven with at least 15 affected creators and there are more yet to be uncovered. Because of theft we lost ToysOfDukeness as posecreator. Stealing people’s work is not okay, people pour passion into their creations. We are losing talented Simmers because of theft.

See the proof here (the document is under construction and more is to be investigated): SIMSULANI STOLEN CONTENT

Simsulani has been stealing poses for YEARS. She went unnoticed because she is good at camouflaging. It is incredibly hard to notice the stolen poses at first glance, it is a frankenmesh fiasco. I tried to dissect the poses and find the original creators, it is a slow and tedious process.

Groups and couples got split up and merged. Places in groups got swapped and/or rotated. Normal couples or single poses suddenly got a kid or partner (or both). Some expressions were made clownesque, exaggerated or the eyes closed. To make it harder, she added accessories or removed them. She changed the body anatomy (resulting in broken poses sometimes) to make it appear different.

In some preview images clipping and/or weird gaps are very noticable. It shows they were posing with someone or something that got removed or changed around. 

Why did I share this? Pose makers can make mistakes, everyone does, but these traces of thievery and dedication to it instead of making her own poses. And she is earning money from poses that creator’s share for free.

I am not against early access (I am against perma paywalls though), but if you ask people for money to access your content early, you should deliver content of your own or you aren’t fit for content monetization. Content of your own or go home. Don’t steal others' poses or meshes to fill your wallet. Same for commissions, people commission you to create something, not to steal something.

So please, if you’re a posemaker, check if you were affected and share it, she even got poses of a small posemaker like me. If it is confirmed I will add it to the document.

For pose users, please don't support Simsulani’s behavior. There are many amazing pose creator’s she stole the poses from, please go to the original creators instead and not to Simsulani. Money will aid in enabling her so please cancel your subs.

And Simsulani, please cancel all the Patreon tiers until you make your own poses and go make your own poses from scratch. Never steal anyone’s poses again. 

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I am not releasing my centaur pose pack today, my apologies, but this all feels too bitter.

I am so not okay with all the stolen content I have seen so far - and I know there is so much more hidden (also besides Simsulani and besides poses). I don’t want this to continue for us. The Sims community is supposed to be a creative outlet and fun place. So please let change happen. Don’t enable thieving creators, don’t give them download numbers or money for content that isn’t their own. There are many wonderful Simmers and creators out there creating amazing content, go to them instead.

A big thank you to ToysOfDukeness and @simmireen to paving the way. I am just a small pose creator, but I hope there will be a ripple.

I was going to make this post last week after an incident that pissed me off, and now there's more nonsense occurring, so here's my rage turned into something productive: some free posemakers whose work I really rate! No CurseForge, no theft. Just folk whose enjoyment of this little hobby really shines through to me.

@simmireen - our queen of romance @electricwhims - storytelling and fantasy poses hereeee @freezerbnuuy - storytelling poses & BB goodness! @truecolorssims - lots of really useful storytelling poses @nefaricussims - fantasy storytelling poses TheSerenadeOfShadows - fantasy and mer queen! SamsStudio - I use their poses ALL the time Rebouks - another necessary maker for any storyteller J3llyFish - poses, make-up, accessories, ahhhh! SurelySims - honestly Surely can do anything I think RaspberryWhimss - sweet couples and pregnancy poses! SimmerBerlin - retired, but I use their emotions constantly LibetSims - on hiatus but I also use their emotions a lot MadeByCoffee - poses and deco Sims aaaaahhh SakuraSimz - sweet sweet couple poses WhimsyAlien - very cute storytelling & supernatural poses SubieSims - adorable family storytelling KeirosSims - lovely poses for our boys ALuckyDay - storytelling, modeling, and accessories! TalentedTrait - gorgeous family poses YangSims - super cute storytelling packs! AdjustedKarma - a huge range, I especially love the pin-ups TheStarTome - sweet couples! Simmistrait - lots of varied posepacks

That's just off the top of my head, and I hope they all tag because Tumblr hates me... otherwise I'll be going back and adding links.

Edit: reader, they did not all tag. 😌

Just come across this pic on pinterest wahhhh i want this pose😭

your evil sexy boss lady

Just come across this pic on pinterest wahhhh i want this pose😭

♡ love her, and thissss hair.

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spending the day in jammies type saturday

I'm Tired.

I totally get why many simblrs don't want to name and shame and want to avoid drama, but I'm not one of those simblrs. If I see some bs I'm going to call it out. I only have a few followers (who are lovely and sweet) anyway, so it's not like I'll get a crusade against me. So that's exactly what I'm gonna do, because I'm pissed right now.

I know I don't have a big blog so it's unlikely many will see this, but if you do, please reblog it. Spread the word about creators who have stolen content so that people can stop downloading their cc and supporting them.

One of my favorite creators, Toys of Dukeness, has just deleted all their poses from Patreon and stated that they are leaving the Sims community. Their poses have been STOLEN by other "creators" who have locked them behind paywalls. Keep in mind Toys gives their poses out FOR FREE and they've been STOLEN and put behind paywalls! They're making money off of shit that isn't even theirs! How disgusting is that?? And now they don't even feel welcome in the community that they've given so much to.

And it's funny because I just saw a post from the amazing @simmireen (who makes many of my favorite poses) calling out THE SAME CREATOR for stealing their poses!! Simmireen's poses are stunning and she is kind enough to give them out for free, and she's had her hard work ripped off by an early access paywaller. The same one who drove Toys out of this community: simsulani.

This is a screenshot taken from Toys of Dukeness's post (read the whole thing here) that specifically calls out two of the thieves:

If this keeps happening, more of our wonderful cc creators are going to leave simblr. And I don't blame them one bit. Why put hours, sometimes days, of work into creating content when it's just going to be stolen and profited off of by someone else?

And when those creators do eventually leave, do you know what we'll be left with? Scummy perma-paywallers and early access creators who use minority groups to make money. (As a member of the LGBT I can't tell you how fucking sick I am of seeing "Pride Month Collection- Available to the public on June 30th🥰")

We can't let that happen. We need to support and show love to the creators who allow us to have beautiful cc and amazing poses in our games. I can tell you right now my stories would be nothing without simmireen's and Toys' poses. And they aren't the only creators who have had their cc stolen. We're on here about AI stealing art all the time (which is a totally valid argument, don't get me wrong), meanwhile actual humans, fellow simmers, are stealing content right under our noses, right this moment.

I am TIRED of this. Our content creators are being driven off this site and out of the community entirely because their work is being stolen. Storytellers, including myself, have also had their storylines stolen. I once saw someone take my entire NSB Gen 2 storyline, with even the quotes being copied and pasted! If you don't have creativity, then don't make content, that's okay. What's not okay is STEALING from people who have worked hard on their craft, ESPECIALLY if you're making money off of the stuff you stole.

Again, please reblog if you can. And feel free to share some REPUTABLE creators so simmers know who to download from rather than the thieves. They're the ones who need to be driven out, not the hardworking creators. And anyone who is afraid to vent about this on main can come into my anon and rant all they want. We as a community need to stop this.

-Coco xoxo