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Latest update I have on GOS and S2A is that the old hosting has been resumed (i.e. paid for again) so that HugeLunatic can hopefully access all required files to pass over to the people who have volunteered to assist in upgrading and re-hosting the site, but their c-panel access hasn't yet been restored so it's a waiting game at this stage. I'd also like to offer a formal apology to anyone who was offended by my post yesterday as it did garner negative feedback in comments and reblogs. I have taken the feedback on board. I did not mean to offend anyone with my tone or my words, and feel that most of the negative responses came from people who don't know me very well. I meant to offer reassurance, not condescension. Be that as it may, as I've said I accept my tone did not sit well with some people and I accept why. If you called me out, I have read and accept your point of view. I will not be engaging in further feedback on this post.

Hello yolkema! I was just about to make a post about this, hope you don't mind me using your ask :-)

I'm aware of the GOS/S2A situation and I've been lurking. I wanted to see how it all turned out before making a post about it. @teaaddictyt shared an update where she explained that GOS/S2A aren't dead just yet, people are working on getting it up again. I've also reached out to @liquidsims if this is something they would perhaps be able to "mirror" like the old ts2 sites they have done before (if all else fails).

In the meantime, @simnostalgia scraped GOS back in 2023 and you can find it here. I also found this sfs link on reddit. There's also the mediafryer archive. For links, you can plop them into wayback, a lot of links has been saved but not all ofc. I've already stumbled upon some links not archived. To answer your question, yes, feel free to share the links you find!

I've seen people post some links etc already, and I will probably reblog those, and until GOS/S2A are up and running again, I will reply to asks looking for GOS/S2A content. But pleeeease include links* if you have them! Even if wayback hasn't archived it. And if the creator is still active, reach out to them first.

*It makes it so much easier for me, it's already hard enough as it is with Google's fucking (sorry) AI shit. If anyone has any recommendations for working image-search and search engines, please enlighten me.

Like many of us, I grew up with Garden of Shadows. To me, it was more than just a forum. It was a place I could ask for help, learn new skills and, best of all, find amazing content in any style I could possibly want. I loved the board names, the people, the themes; everything, really.

And I admit I was more than a little heartbroken to find it gone.

After mulling it over, I decided that I wanted to preserve what I possibly could. I spent a few hours yesterday running through strategies and ideas about how to best go about it, and the best I could come up with was, well, exactly the same.

So, here it is: the Garden of Shadows mirror forum.

I've only just started, but I hope to add a little bit to it every day. The primary focus will be on preserving all the knowledge and custom content. I'm tackling it myself, but if you feel so inclined, you're more than welcome to join in.

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I shared a box-link redirector nearly a year ago, and I've noticed recently that box links stopped working for me, even with my redirector installed. Some worked though, and I couldn't figure out why some would work and some wouldn't. After some aggressive googling I stumbled upon this thread and then I finally understood!

TL;DR: I've updated my redirector so please re-download: SFS

Simblr.cc

I made a website!

Now you've probably seen the attempt before, people getting mad at tumblr and then making a 'Simblr' (Tumblr clone). Though, despite tumblr being sometimes a bit frustrating because of their changes, that's not why this site came to be...

I wanted a place where Storytellers, Creators, and just generic sim players can all be together and get the exposure and fun that they deserve.

Not only that, but also for a place where the TSM community and TS1 can belong somewhere too without the use of a forum.

And eventually, I hope we can make it the home for Life by you and Paralives when that comes out :)

Plus, it's also NSFW friendly! While the site is initially PG-13, we've got tags and profile settings that allow you to browse NSFW items as well.

Simblr.cc:

Discord:

What can I find on Simblr.cc exactly?

Anything for all sims games, really! TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4 and TSM

Okay folks, time for an update on the archiving situation:

First of all, thank you all so much for helping get the word out and for volunteering your time and energy. It's much appreciated!

Now then, I saw a lot of folks offering up their Sun&Moon stash. This is not needed. We're still active, nothing has been lost but some images. The other sections need saving, NOT Sun&Moon. Focus your efforts elsewhere.

In another bit of news: the spreadsheet has been joined by yet another spreadsheet, which we hope to fill with all the CC we can find. The whole idea is to fill in the names and creators link to what we have and any blank spaces left in the end will tell us how much data we lost. This sheet goes into more detail and lists topics and creators in subsections.

As some category pages are inaccessible, it's a bit tricky to estimate exactly what we do and don't have, but there's a trick to get to any archived pages within a category as the wayback machine does allow you to search through urls. The trick is shared on the PBK Discord and it's highly encouraged to use it, especially for sections larger than 25 topics. We want to be as accurate as possible.

Unfortunately not even this trick will help us get to pages that haven't been saved: One confirmed Big Loss is the Oblivion Conversions topic. Not a single one of its pages has been saved to the wayback machine :(

So yeah, if you so happen to have a full backup of the oblivion conversions topic or even just a list of its contents, please share it over on the Discord server. Tye's files are unfortunately not accessible through the links we have been able to find.

On a more personal note: almost all the cc I uploaded to the Keep, excluding the very oldest stuff, should be on tumblr as well. I'll see about uploading some of my older stuff here at some point. Though I may bring it up to my current standards first.

As for the continued future of the Keep: we have not received any word from Sunni 's family and unfortunately, we don't think we can get any contact established. We're thinking about our next steps.

Lemme just say, before I'm heading to bed: None of the people involved in the moderation of the Keep in any shape or form are even remotely planning to give up just like that.

A lot of things are still uncertain, but just know: we want to keep going. We're not sure what the future is going to bring, but rest assured, we are thinking about what our plans are. We historical simmers are not going down easily.

As some of you may have noticed, the Plumb Bob Keep site has been down for several days. At this time, we do not know anything about the future of the site; we have no contact with Sunni's family, who pay for it. Since the future of the site is uncertain, we are calling for all hands on deck to help us try to archive as much of the downloads as possible: images, text, links and actual download zips. We will primarily be using the Wayback Machine, but as Google searching was only turned on in the last year, many things will not be accessible. Fire_flower has created a spreadsheet to help organize the effort and allow us to see where the gaps are. This will be step one of the process, before we dive into our personal collections.