Post by Sims3Tavern on Dec 9, 2013 22:46:04 GMT -5
Rules for all of the Forum
Signatures
Image Rules
General Upload Guidelines
Where Can I Find (WCIF) Subforum
Requesting Content
- The theme here is medieval/fantasy content. Please keep posts, CC, requests, etc. to be medieval. The only exception, of course, is the "Life Outside of The Sims" subforum.
- Rules are subject to change at any time. Any changes made will go in here and the "Announcements" section.
- Double-posting is not allowed unless you are making a tutorial or it is in the stories/legacies section on your own legacy.
- Chatspeak: the use of abbreviations for phrases and words, unless such abbreviations are limited to names only.
- Excessive formatting: the over use of various tags (size, colour, glow, etc.) or signing posts with your name.
- Spam: as posting the same unaltered text in various threads, making a posts without adding anything of value.
- Attention-seeking: self-explanatory. If you have a problem then it belongs in the "Life Outside of The Sims" subforum.
- Cliquish behaviour: being condescending towards others and/or ignoring them because they are not part of some forum 'in' group. This kind of behavior is ridiculous.
- Harassment: via PM (Private Message) or otherwise, this includes flaming (making incendiary posts with the purpose irritating another member), constantly begging for CC or items, or any other constant negative behaviours targeted towards any single member.
- Reviving dead threads: posting in threads that have been inactive for a month or longer, unless you are adding something new and of value to the conversation.
- Mini-modding: Just report people if they break the rules. It's up to the discretion of the mods do determine a course of action for behavior.
- Quoting images: Do not quote images. It leeches bandwidth and is completely unnecessary.
- Multiple Accounts are not allowed: Try to stick to one. If you create a bunch of accounts to harass people, we will ban all of them without though.
- Account deletion: We will not delete your account for you.
Signatures
- Graphics must not be larger than 600 px wide by 150 px high in total. No more than two are allowed.
- Text cannot be more than five without lines, but a maximum of three if using with a graphic.
- No animations, please.
Image Rules
- Must be less than 750 px wide; suggested size is 650 wide by 450 high.
- No post can contain more than 10 images.
- Hotlinking from non-file hosting sites is forbidden. I personally have seen disaster strike from these situations
- In general, do not add images to your posts as attachments. If it's in a .rar file then it's fine.
General Upload Guidelines
- Uploads may be removed if they do not meet our quality standards, are deemed too mainstream, or if they fail to adhere to any of the other forum rules.
- In-game pictures are required for all uploads. Please do not add them as attachments.
- Additionally, at least one 600 x 450 representative preview must be included.
- All uploads must have a list of credits if your download is based on or has elements of someone else's work
- Include items, either in your download or as links, that are necessary for your content to function properly. (Especially for lots
- If using free, easily accessible content in your downloads, make sure to follow the creator's Terms of Use. This condition does not apply to pay content, or inaccessible free content.
- If you do not upload your content to the server, then file-hosting links are fine (mediafire, box, sugarsync etc.). Links to ModTheSims, your own personal journal, or any other kind of sites do not belong in the download sections. We do not permit Adf.ly links.
Where Can I Find (WCIF) Subforum
- Before posting, make sure to search this entire forum, and large sites such as MTS, TSR, the Sims 3 Wiki, Garden of Shadows, etc.
- If posting WCIFs about items found in picture threads, wait at least 24 hours before doing so.
- Give your thread a descriptive title.
- Pictures and links are a must. If no pictures can be found, or the item is question does not have one, make sure to write a very detailed description.
- Do not make more than two WCIF threads per week. Leave some the requesting space for other people
- Do not PM anyone with WCIFs. It's rude.
- Thread bumping, or posting to bring your post to the top with the purpose of drawing attention to your WCIF, is also not allowed.
- The creation of more than one account for the purpose of requesting items in this section will earn all your accounts a permanent ban.
Requesting Content
- The purpose of this section is to request creations/modifications of items for the Sims; all posts will be treated as requests, not simple 'wishes.'
- Before posting, make sure to search this entire forum, and large sites such as MTS, TSR, the Sims 3 Wiki, Garden of Shadows, etc.
- All requests must have a picture. Please do not hotlink these photos or add them as attachments to your post. Instead, upload them to a photo host such as photobucket or imgur.
- In addition to the picture, please add as many details about how you'd like the item to be made.
- If the creation is to be based on existing content, you must provide links to that item. If the item is pay, please provide a link to the booty or somewhere the item can be downloaded for free. If the item is made by a free creator, you must also make sure that such modifications are allowed under their Terms of Use.
- No thread bumping is allowed. "Me too" type posts count as thread bumping.
- Hijacking, as in asking for content creation/modification that is not part of the original request, is not allowed.
- No more than two requests can be made per week, just like the WCIF section. This is so others get a chace for their requests to be fulfilled.
- Self-sim requests, which also include requests of your friends, are not allowed anywhere in this forum. Celebrities are okay, though.
- Self-sim requests, which also include requests of your friends, are not allowed anywhere in this forum.
- Do not PM anyone with item creation requests. This is considered rude.
- Those interested in fulfilling requests are advised not to do so if the thread is breaking rules, and should continue to avoid it until the problems have been resolved.
- Unfulfilled requests will be deleted after one month. You may re-post your request after this deletion.
- New content created from requests in this section may and probably should be uploaded to the appropriate download section.