CHRISTMAS VILLAGE NOCC - findjoo THE SIM'S HOUSE / CASA - miladsp MODERN BACHELOR FANASTY - Zita1966 CHRISTMAS MARKET ^.^ NOCC -relhcuk1 PARTY HOUSE - RABOOSKI AROUND THE POOL - NoCC - Simforfun
This week my nominations are on French version nominations! The honored are; - angelus75 - ktejj - miquette06 - flubber32c4 - Cayrees - via2382 - findjoo - Zita1966.
Like that i hope for them they will discover great creators!
I see no reason to question Maxis choices. It can be very hurtful to some people who have been picked and it's
also Maxis tab, not ours. I like the fact that they pick things that may seem unexpected to some.
They can obviously appreciate things that others can't and that is how art (in any form) is supposed to be.
We all have our own taste, and Maxis has theirs. The only time I think it should be questioned would be if it is a case
with bad CC attached (something I'm sure they are trying their best to avoid). Or if it is a case with plagiarism.
Otherwise I see no reason, like I said. The way some people are using this thread though, that's another story.
SimGuruHydra used to host a thread on the old site where we could add our latest creations. There was no nominations.
Anyone could just post their newest stuff and by that it was also noticed by the gurus. The way things have developed here makes
me feel that it would probably be better to have that kind of thread, instead of nominations. That way no one has to feel
left out, and they would also not have the need to post from multiple accounts.
I personally like this idea though. It is fun and something new. Just my 2 cents.
The great thing about this thread though, @Manssom, is that it allows us to nominate people who may never visit this forum and thus would not participate in a showcase style thread. I personally like scouting out amazing builds by relative "unknowns" that are getting overlooked. I hope we'll be able to make whatever changes are necessary to keep this thread effective and helpful for the gurus vs. having to go to some other format.
My personal suggestions for improvement would be:
Make sure your nomination is not already listed (I don't see the need to "second" nominations; it just clutters up the thread)
Make sure your nomination is not already a Maxis favorite (it's in the rules, but I still see it happening frequently)
List fewer nominations per post (if you've got a ton, save some of them for next week)
Post on a weekly basis, not daily
Provide a Gallery link for each nomination
Post nomination thank yous on showcase threads or via PM, not here
If Maxis does favorite one of your nominations, edit your post to cross it out, so if they go back through the thread, it's easier to see which nominations are still outstanding.
Like I said, I personally think this is a great (and fun) idea for the same reason you're mentioning.
I have nominated a few myself that I haven't seen on this forum But just to make it clear, nothing stopped us
from nominating other people's work on Hydra's thread either. It was just not limited to nominations.
The great thing about this thread though, @Manssom, is that it allows us to nominate people who may never visit this forum and thus would not participate in a showcase style thread. I personally like scouting out amazing builds by relative "unknowns" that are getting overlooked. I hope we'll be able to make whatever changes are necessary to keep this thread effective and helpful for the gurus vs. having to go to some other format.
My personal suggestions for improvement would be:
Make sure your nomination is not already listed (I don't see the need to "second" nominations; it just clutters up the thread)
Make sure your nomination is not already a Maxis favorite (it's in the rules, but I still see it happening frequently)
List fewer nominations per post (if you've got a ton, save some of them for next week)
Post on a weekly basis, not daily
Provide a Gallery link for each nomination
Post nomination thank yous on showcase threads or via PM, not here
If Maxis does favorite one of your nominations, edit your post to cross it out, so if they go back through the thread, it's easier to see which nominations are still outstanding.
I agree with all of these! I just find it hard to see if Maxis has already favorite something. I wish they would add a little star or something to the details section.. maybe.
I was incredibly excited about the possibilities of this thread when it began, and I think it effectively eliminated most of the sense that a mindless bot was choosing favorites at random. But all new experiments like this have their flaws, too, and unfortunately I think this thread has created two in particular which did not appear to exist before. First, most of the recommendations are FOR forum users BY forum users, which has created a pretty isolated community with a disproportionate majority of favorites. I have the greatest respect for the people who go out of their way to find hidden gems on the gallery which have never been posted about here, though, because that's the best way to keep the recommendation process from being tainted by "forum privilege." The second unfortunate side effect of this thread is that, in many ways, it has cheapened the value of getting favorited. I'm not going to argue that it always made sense how decisions were made before, but now there's a definite feeling that being part of a certain vocal group of forum users makes it far more likely to get recognized than producing high-quality work. So now, a favoriting after a recommendation is just as likely to make people wonder how much someone had to complain before getting that as it is to make people take notice of the build. Since this thread began, the greatest value now comes from getting favorited WITHOUT ever getting recommended, because that's the only thing which still seems based on the quality of work, rather than active use of the forum.
I don't want to imply that this means the experiment with the recommendation thread wasn't worth it. I think clearing up a lot of the sense of random choices by a mindless bot, and providing a feeling of involvement with the process to the players, is still something of great value. Many of the recommendations are also deserved. But there are definitely flaws left to work out. In the interim, I support and encourage people to consider many of the recommendations made by @BryonyRae (especially 3, 4, and 6), and urge people to include at least one recommendation from a person who doesn't use this forum, just to start repairing the cheapening sense of "forum privilege."
The second unfortunate side effect of this thread is that, in many ways, it has cheapened the value of getting favorited. I'm not going to argue that it always made sense how decisions were made before, but now there's a definite feeling that being part of a certain vocal group of forum users makes it far more likely to get recognized than producing high-quality work. So now, a favoriting after a recommendation is just as likely to make people wonder how much someone had to complain before getting that as it is to make people take notice of the build. Since this thread began, the greatest value now comes from getting favorited WITHOUT ever getting recommended, because that's the only thing which still seems based on the quality of work, rather than active use of the forum.
I highly disagree. There are many nominations on this thread that never got a fav from Maxis.
They have also favoured things that haven't even been mentioned here.
Everyone is of course entitled to their own opinions but I would like to believe that Maxis can and should be able
to decide for themselves what work they want to have on their tab (regardless of what other people think about it).
I don't complain All my previous nominations have been taken into account by Maxis. I think that this depends on the quality of work and our objectivity
I wonder if some sort of "Best of the Gallery Graveyard" recommendation category or thread would be helpful? One where people can nominate creators that have, say less than 100/150 followers. I follow a few creators that I think are awesome but apparently are not well known and have a surprisingly low amount of downloads & favorites. I don't know these people and just found them by browsing or their showcase threads but would love to see them get appreciated. (I was happy to see that Maxis did happen to notice butch14's "Castle Drachenburg)
Nothing is ever going to give everyone their due and every idea has it's benefits and drawbacks but it was just a thought I had.
BTW; I like BryonyRae's suggestions.
I've created a thread where we can further discuss this thread, Maxis favorites, the Gallery etc. I think that we're covering some important topics here but don't know if we want to bury the nominations in it. If you want to hop over to the new thread and continue the discussion there, it's ready.
I was just browsing through the offline gallery since the one in-game lags and stutters for me, so if any of these are duplicates or already recognized, I apologize.
There are many, many others already mentioned in this thread that I agree deserve recognition as well. But, duplicate nominations seem to be frowned upon and I don't want to offend anyone or break the rules.
I see no reason to question Maxis choices. It can be very hurtful to some people who have been picked and it's
also Maxis tab, not ours. I like the fact that they pick things that may seem unexpected to some.
They can obviously appreciate things that others can't and that is how art (in any form) is supposed to be.
We all have our own taste, and Maxis has theirs. The only time I think it should be questioned would be if it is a case
with bad CC attached (something I'm sure they are trying their best to avoid). Or if it is a case with plagiarism.
Otherwise I see no reason, like I said. The way some people are using this thread though, that's another story.
SimGuruHydra used to host a thread on the old site where we could add our latest creations. There was no nominations.
Anyone could just post their newest stuff and by that it was also noticed by the gurus. The way things have developed here makes
me feel that it would probably be better to have that kind of thread, instead of nominations. That way no one has to feel
left out, and they would also not have the need to post from multiple accounts.
I personally like this idea though. It is fun and something new. Just my 2 cents.
That way no one has to feel left out, and they would also not have the need to post from multiple accounts.
No one besides people from others countries, at last half a million people
I believe each country has their own Gurus and Mods and by that I also think it's kinda up to them
to create this for their forum? Also, everyone is welcome here, so I really don't understand what the problem is.
Comments
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE NOCC - findjoo
THE SIM'S HOUSE / CASA - miladsp
MODERN BACHELOR FANASTY - Zita1966
CHRISTMAS MARKET ^.^ NOCC -relhcuk1
PARTY HOUSE - RABOOSKI
AROUND THE POOL - NoCC - Simforfun
All are amazing builders :)
Gingerbread Coffee House by Amy_Fazila_ - creative and fantastic build!
*Ascend Traditional - SimmerDeb
*BUMBLE BEE - findjoo (Sorry again if it's shouting, but the title in the gallery used all caps)
*Gingerbread Coffee House - Amy_Fazila_ (I third the nomination)
*J-Pop Nightclub - battyivy21
*Open Corners - BryonyRae
*The Footlong - koomasterpc
*THE SMURFS' VILLAGE - findjoo (Sorry again if it's shouting, but the title in the gallery used all caps)
That's all I remembered. I'll be back for more.
- miquette06 - flubber32c4 - Cayrees - via2382 - findjoo - Zita1966.
Like that i hope for them they will discover great creators!
@sheba1197
@ryeCris16
@angelKatryn
Thanx for the nominations. (*)
getting a hard time taking this thread serious due to some things though ... =/
Check out my buildings on the gallery under my name or on my building showcase! http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/794210/j0l1990-s-building-showcase/p3
To find me on the gallery, look for J0L1990 thats the number 0, not an O!
http://www.thesims.com/gallery/E59496237FC811E48D35C7944614EFF7
The name is problem becouse is in Chinese but building is awesome - by lipeng163
http://www.thesims.com/gallery/D5FBFED083E211E480441697EF9457F9
Hero on EA AHQ
also Maxis tab, not ours. I like the fact that they pick things that may seem unexpected to some.
They can obviously appreciate things that others can't and that is how art (in any form) is supposed to be.
We all have our own taste, and Maxis has theirs. The only time I think it should be questioned would be if it is a case
with bad CC attached (something I'm sure they are trying their best to avoid). Or if it is a case with plagiarism.
Otherwise I see no reason, like I said. The way some people are using this thread though, that's another story.
SimGuruHydra used to host a thread on the old site where we could add our latest creations. There was no nominations.
Anyone could just post their newest stuff and by that it was also noticed by the gurus. The way things have developed here makes
me feel that it would probably be better to have that kind of thread, instead of nominations. That way no one has to feel
left out, and they would also not have the need to post from multiple accounts.
I personally like this idea though. It is fun and something new. Just my 2 cents.
Edit: Typo
My personal suggestions for improvement would be:
I have nominated a few myself that I haven't seen on this forum But just to make it clear, nothing stopped us
from nominating other people's work on Hydra's thread either. It was just not limited to nominations.
Good suggestions by the way
Anyhow, I have some recommendations:
WrathofCath: Greystone Legacy http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/D90A034574E211E48F87CD87D6E7D0F5
Brennachan: Blue Turtle Trailer Park http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/17E64B60826011E488F0DB83D3811030
misscbong High Victorian House http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/2B0975AD5BE211E48799B6E85C5874A4
FOLLYFOOT: Lily of Valley Victorian http://www.thesims.com/gallery/C11ED75C6F6F11E48FDB7E5DD06A37FE
I have a few others, but I will add those later.
Origin ID: Tiki5872
I agree with all of these! I just find it hard to see if Maxis has already favorite something. I wish they would add a little star or something to the details section.. maybe.
Origin ID: Tiki5872
I don't want to imply that this means the experiment with the recommendation thread wasn't worth it. I think clearing up a lot of the sense of random choices by a mindless bot, and providing a feeling of involvement with the process to the players, is still something of great value. Many of the recommendations are also deserved. But there are definitely flaws left to work out. In the interim, I support and encourage people to consider many of the recommendations made by @BryonyRae (especially 3, 4, and 6), and urge people to include at least one recommendation from a person who doesn't use this forum, just to start repairing the cheapening sense of "forum privilege."
I highly disagree. There are many nominations on this thread that never got a fav from Maxis.
They have also favoured things that haven't even been mentioned here.
Everyone is of course entitled to their own opinions but I would like to believe that Maxis can and should be able
to decide for themselves what work they want to have on their tab (regardless of what other people think about it).
Hero on EA AHQ
Nothing is ever going to give everyone their due and every idea has it's benefits and drawbacks but it was just a thought I had.
BTW; I like BryonyRae's suggestions.
LAS-VEGAS by piposou
http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/9EB4E55A84BA11E489A7C558A3607224
Grande Hacienda Legacy by itguyinsc
http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/BAA700F7840A11E480DF377E785434A1
Ciel & Sable Bathroom by piposou
http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/E15266AF84D011E485DA19899CE9244C
There are many, many others already mentioned in this thread that I agree deserve recognition as well. But, duplicate nominations seem to be frowned upon and I don't want to offend anyone or break the rules.
Have a great rest of your week everyone! *Hugs*
Brilliant idea I second that.
Hero on EA AHQ
to create this for their forum? Also, everyone is welcome here, so I really don't understand what the problem is.
Gingerbread Delight V.2 by Vihisha Thank you Maxis!!!
She did a very nice job with this one, plus it ties in to the holiday season and couldn't be any more perfect! Thank you Maxis for your consideration.