#submitted posts

It's okay to be a system that has multiple hosts, or co-hosts It's okay if the host[s] feel like they shouldn't be a host, or don't qualify/deserve to be one It's okay if the host[s] are fictives, factives, or just introjects in general It's okay if the host[s] leave front easily It's okay if the host[s] don't leave front easily It's okay if the host[s] are trauma holders, anger holders, etc. It's okay if the host[s] are prosecutors, or persecutors

I'm sure I'm missing more, but speaking of persecutors

It's okay to be a system that has multiple persecutors, or one that is perseuctor heavy It's okay if the persecutor[s] are really violent, and cannot be left in front It's okay if the persecutor[s] refuse to heal/reform as a persecutor It's okay if the persecutor[s] interact with littles, or alters that typically don't/'shouldn't' interact with persecutors It's okay if the persecutor[s] are the host[s] It's okay if the persecutor[s] try to reform or successfully do so, but then relapse(? is that the correct term to use in this context??) and most importantly: It's okay to be a persecutor. You're not automatically a bad person

I'm probably missing a lot here too but !! ya also if this is the wrong way to submit stuff or if I worded something wrong, I apologize </3

-- 💊 [host + persecutor]

Thank you so much for the submission(s)! What you said is absolutely correct. It's more than okay for your system to function however it functions - even if it may seem odd to others.

https://maglor-sightings.tumblr.com/post/672707075307126784/recently-discovered-that-maglor-is-the-guy-whos inspired by this ask, have competing music teachers maglor and daeron in the sixth age (hence maglor’s scruff)

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This creator really took an EA mesh, recolored it with a pattern from an indie company that doesn’t allow people to use their patterns without permission (which I am 97% sure this creator doesn’t have) and then is charging people $20 for it. The creator says the $20 will get you all of their CC so far but what if I only want THIS particular recolor? Why do I have to pay you $20 for useless CC (for me) that I am not going to use. They made it Patreon exclusive, of course, as an extra screw you to EA and other Simmers.

Simmers really need to speak up more because, since EA will do shit about this, we ourselves are allowing these greedy creators to exist and continue like nothing wrong is happening.

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SUBMITTED PORTION FROM @divinexmove

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Now I'm going to be frank here, as I always try to tell it like it is.

First of all, this creator is not the only person who's used RPC prints. Lots of other cc simmers have. So as far as the "sin" of using patterns from a company that may not exactly allow it, they're not the only one guilty of it. However, part of the main reason that this simmer is a bit of a problem is that UNLIKE other simmers who are using these prints in CC, they are specifically trying to profit off it, and off of the brand name.

What do I mean by this?

Here's what I mean:

There's a distinct difference between adapting the prints onto CC furniture for an optional donation vs adapting it for CC furniture and locking it behind a paywall. A donation method speaks to your INTENT, showing that you're not about making money, you're just wanting to share the content with others, and if they chose to donate, that's their choice.

Locking something behind a paywall indicates that your intent is to make money, particularly if you are using that brand name when trying to advertise what's behind that paywall in order to "entice" people to buy.

Now, being real and reasonable, not every company has the funds and resources to go after every person who uses their brand in a way that isn't kosher, plus..going after every tom, dick, and harry that uses your brand's name/image for something can make you out to be a real jerk of a company.

But, if you DID have the resources, I want you to think...who would you be more angry/frustrated with? A creator who likes your product so much, they recreated it for a video game and had optional donations? Or someone who was actively trying to profit off of your brand name by putting content into a game based on your stuff, and was then paywalling it?

Now, I will admit I've used these prints in my own recolors, ironically to try to offer an "alternative" to people who might be tempted to pay 20+ dollars for this person's stuff.

This simmer has not only been using the RPC brand, but restoration hardware, and magnolia as well, which are big "design" names.

What's even more interesting is they're literally using MAXIS meshes, so the whole argument of "oh I meshed this 100% by hand so it's not EAs" that so many paywallers use (which is incorrect, because if you're using the assets of the game, and the game as your PLATFORM for your content, you have to play by EA's rules...same as if you were hosting content on youtube, or here on tumblr) is not remotely valid. So she's literally paywalling RECOLORS of content.

Thankfully some of this person's paywalled recolors are liberated at paysitesmustbedestroyed. But as far as other content of hers goes, either someone will have to pay the fee and liberate it, or...they'll have to recreate it.

I'll include some of my work in progress recolors below, that I hope to release once I've got enough. I'm currently at 8 patterns for this wall bed, and I'd like to get at least 15 swatches total before I release it. But when I do, it'll be 100% free. Because fuck paying 20 bucks for a recolor.