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A new stuff pack is on the horizon, are you going to be one that picks up The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff on release, wait a bit, or skip out of it entirely?  That is the question for the new poll – but before you answer, let’s recap the previous poll, shall we?

What do you think about The Sims Team bringing back the Cowplant?

• Looks cool, but I wish it was added to an Expansion and not the store. (37%, 542 Votes)
• If it was a free store item it would be cool to have. (35%, 509 Votes)
• OMG COWPLANT!!! (12%, 176 Votes)
• I love it! (7%, 95 Votes)
• That thing scares me!!! (5%, 76 Votes)
• I hate it! (4%, 58 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,456

I’m not going to take credit for this idea – as surely someone else had to think of it before me…but it hit me. There is an easy way to kill SOPA dead, and I’m surprised Google/YouTube hadn’t done it yet.  As we know, the media is doing a piss-poor job of informing users on SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act that TheBlackScorpion brought to your attention a couple of days ago.  Its meant to stop piracy – which I do encourage – problem is, it is way too broad and gives pretty much all control to businesses.  If EA wants, they can shut down this site, and any other sites.  A ton of sites are at risk – any sharing media, various Youtubers, etc.  I could go on and on, but I’ll leave it to you to research.

Anyhow, as I mentioned, the way to stop SOPA….It’s simple. We, uh, kill the Batman. We need to get Google’s attention and have them shut down Google as well as YouTube for 24 hours or a short period of time.  Have them post a letter or the above video instead…It would get everyone’s attention, the media would HAVE to talk about it, and people could then be informed and hopefully rally to insta-kill the idea.  But in order to do this, we need your help…Pass this message on to your friends, post on forums, youtube comments – let’s get Google to do this, and do all we can to squash this bill dead.

Alright, here’s the deal.  It’s been mentioned in the past that I use to do random posts that didn’t relate to The Sims in any shape or form.  Well, the random posts are coming back.  I’m not entirely too happy with the direction of The Sims franchise at this moment (The Sims FreePlay, The Sims Social, The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff, The Sims 3 Showtime), hence why I’m pretty burnt out right now.  The Black Scorpion and the rest of the staff are doing a most excellent job keeping things on track for you guys :)  I thank them all for doing this while I take a step down.  Anyhow, I know I still got some work to do and I don’t totally want to abandon this site.  So, I’d figure I’d do what I did in the past and put out a couple of random posts of things I enjoy that I’d like to share with you.

So, with that being said, if you come across a future comment on why I’m posting randomness, please direct them to this post for the answer (or you can feel free to repeat the above).  Also, do take use of the CATEGORIES section on the sidebar if you want specific news on a game of your interest.  I know I can’t please everyone, but I at least want you all to have choices

Thanks!

- Jud

So I admit I hadn’t really been focusing on the site lately – or Sims in general.  Hopefully that can change this Friday, as I am looking to catch up on getting some games that I missed out on.  However, Bryce (Black Scorpion) has been doing a killer job keeping you all up to date!  I’d like to wish the staff, as well as all you readers a very Happy Thanksgiving (for those celebrating, that is).  :D  Below is a video on how I plan to cook my Thanksgiving meal

So I’m not the best at crafting a proper post, thus I’m just going to randomly type what is on my mind and hope that it flows smoothly.  It appears there has been a lot of commotion going on between the readers of this site and staff.  I’m not referring to the past post that was removed – this has been going on for some time.  I’m usually turning the other way as I am not a fan of drama and really try to stay out of it, but I am going to put an end to it.  I’m not going to go into discussion on who was right and who was wrong, rather, I want to discuss what this has been leading up to.

You see, we’re made up of a good size staff.  Most in which if they have a few spare minutes of their day, they’ll come on and post a news tidbit.  I thank them for that.  However, the bulk of the posting has been up to TheBlackScorpion.  Now, some folks may not happen to like this, may not like his views on EA or the games – that’s perfectly understandable.  We’re all going to have opinions on one another.  Some may say that some news stories are not worthy of being published – whether it’s incorrect information or a topic not related to the Sims.  I hear you loud and clear on that.  Best solution is, feel free to skip the post, or let us know which info is incorrect and we’ll correct it. Like I have stated, we’re a fansite.  We’re by no means the best fansite out there – we don’t claim to be.  Plenty of awesome Sim sites to check out, hence why we often post links to them and their works.

But jumping back…you see, even if some of you don’t like his posts/comments, TheBlackScorpion has been a huge, huge help on this site.  See who does most of the updates these past couple of months?  That’d be him.  Without him, this site would go downhill fast – very fast.  I just can’t keep up anymore….Work has increased since we had layoffs, I picked up new jobs around the workplace so I’ve been training and learning new things.  My social life has also picked up a great deal, so I usually don’t find myself on the computer much anymore, thus leaving little time to update.  Heck, I don’t even remember the last time I played The Sims 3 – in fact, I can’t even remember when I last played a video game.  Been reading about all of the site closures recently?  Yeah, I had thought about closing this site…Still thinking about it too…

So all that’s left that I can say is be thankful that he’s around to help post – along with the rest of the staff.  You may find his posts to be not up to par with what you expect, but if there is something you see wrong, be a kind folk and please point it out in a non-hostile manner.  I would really, really appreciate that.

-Jud