User:HystericalParoxysm/Private Messaging - Revision history

HystericalParoxysm at 20:10, 29 July 2009

2009-07-29T20:10:26Z

HystericalParoxysm at 12:04, 24 September 2007

2007-09-24T12:04:05Z

HystericalParoxysm at 11:59, 24 September 2007

2007-09-24T11:59:36Z

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Hi there! You've reached HP's PM Catcher System. Please read the following headings before proceeding!

Are you wanting to PM me about any of the following subjects?

=Do Not PM Me About...=

Please do not PM me about any of the following subjects - there is better help for you elsewhere than PMing me about it!

==Game Help==

If you need help with your game - if something is busted, doesn't work right, doesn't install right, doesn't play right, etc., please see MTS2's [[Game Help]] section.

Most problems can be fixed and most questions answered in the extensive FAQs there - many of which I have written or added to myself. If you continue to have questions/problems after doing what it says to do in the FAQs, please post in the Game Help section rather than PMing me.

I check that section regularly and answer questions there, but you may get a faster answer there, and then if someone has the same problem they'll see the solution, too, without having to ask. If I have answered a question on a previous thread, please don't PM me for further help - I check back on threads I've posted on and offer further suggestions, if I have them.

==Custom Content==

If your custom content won't install, you don't have WinRAR, stuff won't show up in your game, etc., please see this section in Game Help at MTS2 for all sorts of info on that: [[Game Help:Custom Content]]

==Broken Files==

If you are getting errors when downloading my files from MTS2 (CRC error, incomplete or corrupted files, empty files) then delete the files from your computer and download them again. All those errors mean is that there was a problem in transferring - all of my uploaded files are 100% working and complete and the only thing you can do is try to download again.

If you are having trouble with one of my downloads and you think there is an issue, please post in the upload thread rather than PMing me. I have over 100 uploads to MTS2 including some rather similar stuff and it's a lot easier for me to keep issues organized by thread, rather than a pile of stuff in my inbox.

==Bad Posts==

If you've noticed a post that violates site rules, please press the report button on it (on upload threads, it says, "Report if this download breaks site rules" and on regular posts, "Report this post". That will send a report to the MTS2 moderators using our regular report system, and someone who moderates that area will get to it, probably quicker than if you sent it to me personally. Many reports require a little bit of discussion, too, so it's better to report it so it can go through our proper system, rather than to an individual moderator.

==Upload Questions/Issues==

If you have a question about uploading or you've uploaded something and you have questions on its status or why it was conditionally approved or rejected, please see MTS2's Creator Issues forum, where you can make a new thread with your question. Only other MTS2 moderators and yourself will be able to see your threads - which is why that forum will look empty. That way, the proper people can answer your questions (as it's entirely possible that I do not moderate the section you'd be asking about).

==Creation Questions==

If you have questions on how to make something or you're looking for help and tutorials on creating, please see MTS2's extensive Create section, where you'll find tutorials on all manner of Sims 2 modding as well as forums where you can ask questions if you get stuck. I check the Create forums regularly to answer questions, so I may end up answering it there, but other people will be able to see the answer and benefit from the thread without having to ask the same question themselves.

If you have questions or comments relating to one of my tutorials, please post that on the appropriate tutorial thread - I check my tutorials pretty regularly to answer questions, and if someone else has the same problem later on, again, they can see the answer you got and not have to ask, too.

I do not provide one-on-one help in PMs - I write tutorials and answer questions on the forums so people can learn what I know without me having to tutor them personally.

==Where can I find...?==

If you are looking for Sims 2 content, please see the [[Content List]] (a huge list of all kinds of custom content, with links, separated by category) and the [http://forums.sims2community.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37 Where Can I Find?] forum at S2C (separate registration from MTS2 required). I don't know where to find the content you're looking for, really. Or if I do I'll answer your question once you ask it at S2C in WCIF.

==Requests==

I don't take random requests. I don't really take suggestions on stuff to make. I don't need ideas for cool stuff to make. I have more than enough of my own, and not nearly enough time to make everything I want to make as it is.

I started creating because I wanted to see my ideas made into stuff for the game, and if you want to see something in particular made, I suggest you start creating, too. I learned almost everything I know from MTS2's Create section, and if you're willing to read tutorials and be persistent, you can make cool stuff just like I did.

=Do PM Me About...=

If your problem falls into one of the following categories, you are welcome to PM me about it. Please be patient as I get a lot of PMs so I may not reply immediately.

==User Harassment==

If another user on the site is harassing you via the Private Messaging system, please forward the PMs to me with a note about what's going on. Remember, I can't read your PMs so you'll need to send me copies of them by forwarding the messages to me. I will investigate the issue and make sure it's dealt with.

If a user is causing trouble in a thread on the forums though, please use the Report system rather than PMing me or another moderator.

==Where should I post...?==

If you've got a question on where an upload should go, or where a thread should be posted, you are welcome to PM me with those questions and I will point you in the right direction.

==S2C Questions==

I am an administrator on [http://forums.sims2community.com Sims 2 Community], MTS2's community forums site. If you cannot access S2C for some reason or cannot post there to ask questions (or PM me there) you may PM me here on MTS2 with S2C related questions and I can help you about them here, to get you fixed up on S2C.

==Demused Sims==

My personal site, [http://www.demusedsims.com Demused Sims], has no email address attached to it due to spam bots. If you're having trouble with my personal site or have comments or questions related to it, you may PM me at MTS2 about it - I check my PMs way more than I checked that old email anyway.

==Permissions==

If you want to use something I've done in a way that is different from my terms of use, please ask me first by PM. Most of my stuff can be used and edited and shared freely on any free site with a link and credit - check [http://www.demusedsims.com/HystericalParoxysm-README.txt my terms of use] first for details, but you probably don't need to ask me for specific permission for it unless you're editing one of my meshes.

==Links to Stuff You've Made With My Stuff!==

I love these PMs. If you've made a sim wearing my hair or clothes or skins or whatever, or if you've used my textures for another project, or recoloured one of my meshes, or made something neat following one of my tutorials, please PM me and let me see what you've done! Every time I see someone using my stuff it makes me go, "Squee!" a little inside, so these PMs are greatly appreciated.

==Praise and Adoration==

Hey, I like hugs and cookies. If you wanna tell me how awesome I am and how cool my stuff is, go right ahead. I get a lot of grumpy PMs as staff on two big sites so the few really sweet ones I get are even more special to me.

=Okay, geez, I really do need to PM you...=

Yeah, I know I'm anal, but you'd be surprised the stupid stuff I get PMed with, really.

I'm usually on daily but it may take me a little while to reply as I sort through all the silly stuff I do. Please be patient. :)

Please note that if your question is under the "do not PM" list, it will likely be ignored. Don't get offended... just... y'know, read next time.

* [http://www.modthesims2.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=31337 PM HystericalParoxysm]

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 Please do not PM me about any of the following subjects - there is better help for you elsewhere than PMing me about it!
-==Game Help==
+===Game Help===
-If you need help with your game - if something is busted, doesn't work right, doesn't install right, doesn't play right, etc., please see MTS2's [[Game Help]] section.
+If you need help with your game - if something is busted, doesn't work right, doesn't install right, doesn't play right, etc., please see MTS's [[Game Help]] section.
 Most problems can be fixed and most questions answered in the extensive FAQs there - many of which I have written or added to myself.  If you continue to have questions/problems after doing what it says to do in the FAQs, please post in the Game Help section rather than PMing me.
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 I check that section regularly and answer questions there, but you may get a faster answer there, and then if someone has the same problem they'll see the solution, too, without having to ask.  If I have answered a question on a previous thread, please don't PM me for further help - I check back on threads I've posted on and offer further suggestions, if I have them.
-If your custom content won't install, you don't have WinRAR, stuff won't show up in your game, etc., please see this section in Game Help at MTS2 for all sorts of info on that: [[Game Help:Custom Content]]
+===Broken Files===
-==Broken Files==
+If you are getting errors when downloading my files from MTS (CRC error, incomplete or corrupted files, empty files) then delete the files from your computer and download them again.  All those errors mean is that there was a problem in transferring - all of my uploaded files are 100% working and complete and the only thing you can do is try to download again.
-If you are getting errors when downloading my files from MTS2 (CRC error, incomplete or corrupted files, empty files) then delete the files from your computer and download them again.  All those errors mean is that there was a problem in transferring - all of my uploaded files are 100% working and complete and the only thing you can do is try to download again.
+If you are having trouble with one of my downloads and you think there is an issue, please post in the upload thread rather than PMing me.  I have over 100 uploads to MTS including some rather similar stuff and it's a lot easier for me to keep issues organized by thread, rather than a pile of stuff in my inbox.
-==Bad Posts==
+===Bad Posts===
-If you've noticed a post that violates site rules, please press the report button on it (on upload threads, it says, "Report if this download breaks site rules" and on regular posts, "Report this post".  That will send a report to the MTS2 moderators using our regular report system, and someone who moderates that area will get to it, probably quicker than if you sent it to me personally.  Many reports require a little bit of discussion, too, so it's better to report it so it can go through our proper system, rather than to an individual moderator.
+If you've noticed a post that violates site rules, please press the report button on it (on upload threads, it says, "Report if this download breaks site rules" and on regular posts, "Report this post".  That will send a report to the MTS moderators using our regular report system, and someone who moderates that area will get to it, probably quicker than if you sent it to me personally.  Many reports require a little bit of discussion, too, so it's better to report it so it can go through our proper system, rather than to an individual moderator.
-If you have a question about uploading or you've uploaded something and you have questions on its status or why it was conditionally approved or rejected, please see MTS2's [http://www.modthesims2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=492 Creator Issues forum], where you can make a new thread with your question.  Only other MTS2 moderators and yourself will be able to see your threads - which is why that forum will look empty.  That way, the proper people can answer your questions (as it's entirely possible that I do not moderate the section you'd be asking about).
+===Upload Questions/Issues===
-==Creation Questions==
+If you have a question about uploading or you've uploaded something and you have questions on its status or why it was conditionally approved or rejected, please see MTS's [http://www.modthesims2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=492 Creator Issues forum], where you can make a new thread with your question.  Only other MTS moderators and yourself will be able to see your threads - which is why that forum will look empty.  That way, the proper people can answer your questions (as it's entirely possible that I do not moderate the section you'd be asking about).
-If you have questions on how to make something or you're looking for help and tutorials on creating, please see MTS2's extensive [[MTS2:Create|Create]] section, where you'll find tutorials on all manner of Sims 2 modding as well as forums where you can ask questions if you get stuck.  I check the Create forums regularly to answer questions, so I may end up answering it there, but other people will be able to see the answer and benefit from the thread without having to ask the same question themselves.
 If you have questions or comments relating to one of my tutorials, please post that on the appropriate tutorial thread - I check my tutorials pretty regularly to answer questions, and if someone else has the same problem later on, again, they can see the answer you got and not have to ask, too.
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 I do not provide one-on-one help in PMs - I write tutorials and answer questions on the forums so people can learn what I know without me having to tutor them personally.
-If you are looking for Sims 2 content, please see the [[Content List]] (a huge list of all kinds of custom content, with links, separated by category) and the [http://forums.sims2community.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37 Where Can I Find?] forum at S2C (separate registration from MTS2 required).  I don't know where to find the content you're looking for, really.  Or if I do I'll answer your question once you ask it at S2C in WCIF.
+===Requests===
-==Requests==
+I don't take random requests.  I don't take suggestions on stuff to make.  I don't need ideas for cool stuff to make.  I have more than enough of my own, and not nearly enough time to make everything I want to make as it is.
-I don't take random requests.  I don't really take suggestions on stuff to make.  I don't need ideas for cool stuff to make.  I have more than enough of my own, and not nearly enough time to make everything I want to make as it is.
+I started creating because I wanted to see my ideas made into stuff for the game, and if you want to see something in particular made, I suggest you start creating, too.  I learned almost everything I know from MTS's [[MTS2:Create|Create]] section, and if you're willing to read tutorials and be persistent, you can make cool stuff just like I did.
-−
-I started creating because I wanted to see my ideas made into stuff for the game, and if you want to see something in particular made, I suggest you start creating, too.  I learned almost everything I know from MTS2's [[MTS2:Create|Create]] section, and if you're willing to read tutorials and be persistent, you can make cool stuff just like I did.
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 If your problem falls into one of the following categories, you are welcome to PM me about it.  Please be patient as I get a lot of PMs so I may not reply immediately.
-If another user on the site is harassing you via the Private Messaging system, please forward the PMs to me with a note about what's going on.  Remember, I can't read your PMs so you'll need to send me copies of them by forwarding the messages to me.  I will investigate the issue and make sure it's dealt with.
+===User Harassment===
 If a user is causing trouble in a thread on the forums though, please use the Report system rather than PMing me or another moderator.
 ==Where should I post...?==
 If you've got a question on where an upload should go, or where a thread should be posted, you are welcome to PM me with those questions and I will point you in the right direction.
-I am an administrator on [http://forums.sims2community.com Sims 2 Community], MTS2's community forums site.  If you cannot access S2C for some reason or cannot post there to ask questions (or PM me there) you may PM me here on MTS2 with S2C related questions and I can help you about them here, to get you fixed up on S2C.
+===Demused Sims===
-−
 ==Demused Sims==
 My personal site, [http://www.demusedsims.com Demused Sims], has no email address attached to it due to spam bots.  If you're having trouble with my personal site or have comments or questions related to it, you may PM me at MTS2 about it - I check my PMs way more than I checked that old email anyway.
-If you want to use something I've done in a way that is different from my terms of use, please ask me first by PM.  Most of my stuff can be used and edited and shared freely on any free site with a link and credit - check [http://www.demusedsims.com/HystericalParoxysm-README.txt my terms of use] first for details, but you probably don't need to ask me for specific permission for it unless you're editing one of my meshes.
+===Permissions===
-==Links to Stuff You've Made With My Stuff!==
+If you want to do something with my stuff and you're unsure if you can based on my posted terms of use, you're welcome to ask me - I usually respond quickly.  :)
 I love these PMs.  If you've made a sim wearing my hair or clothes or skins or whatever, or if you've used my textures for another project, or recoloured one of my meshes, or made something neat following one of my tutorials, please PM me and let me see what you've done!  Every time I see someone using my stuff it makes me go, "Squee!" a little inside, so these PMs are greatly appreciated.
 ==Praise and Adoration==
 Hey, I like hugs and cookies.  If you wanna tell me how awesome I am and how cool my stuff is, go right ahead.  I get a lot of grumpy PMs as staff on two big sites so the few really sweet ones I get are even more special to me.

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 ==Upload Questions/Issues==
-If you have a question about uploading or you've uploaded something and you have questions on its status or why it was conditionally approved or rejected, please see MTS2's Creator Issues forum, where you can make a new thread with your question.  Only other MTS2 moderators and yourself will be able to see your threads - which is why that forum will look empty.  That way, the proper people can answer your questions (as it's entirely possible that I do not moderate the section you'd be asking about).
+If you have a question about uploading or you've uploaded something and you have questions on its status or why it was conditionally approved or rejected, please see MTS2's [http://www.modthesims2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=492 Creator Issues forum], where you can make a new thread with your question.  Only other MTS2 moderators and yourself will be able to see your threads - which is why that forum will look empty.  That way, the proper people can answer your questions (as it's entirely possible that I do not moderate the section you'd be asking about).
 ==Creation Questions==
-If you have questions on how to make something or you're looking for help and tutorials on creating, please see MTS2's extensive Create section, where you'll find tutorials on all manner of Sims 2 modding as well as forums where you can ask questions if you get stuck.  I check the Create forums regularly to answer questions, so I may end up answering it there, but other people will be able to see the answer and benefit from the thread without having to ask the same question themselves.
+If you have questions on how to make something or you're looking for help and tutorials on creating, please see MTS2's extensive [[MTS2:Create|Create]] section, where you'll find tutorials on all manner of Sims 2 modding as well as forums where you can ask questions if you get stuck.  I check the Create forums regularly to answer questions, so I may end up answering it there, but other people will be able to see the answer and benefit from the thread without having to ask the same question themselves.
 If you have questions or comments relating to one of my tutorials, please post that on the appropriate tutorial thread - I check my tutorials pretty regularly to answer questions, and if someone else has the same problem later on, again, they can see the answer you got and not have to ask, too.
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 I don't take random requests.  I don't really take suggestions on stuff to make.  I don't need ideas for cool stuff to make.  I have more than enough of my own, and not nearly enough time to make everything I want to make as it is.
-I started creating because I wanted to see my ideas made into stuff for the game, and if you want to see something in particular made, I suggest you start creating, too.  I learned almost everything I know from MTS2's Create section, and if you're willing to read tutorials and be persistent, you can make cool stuff just like I did.
+I started creating because I wanted to see my ideas made into stuff for the game, and if you want to see something in particular made, I suggest you start creating, too.  I learned almost everything I know from MTS2's [[MTS2:Create|Create]] section, and if you're willing to read tutorials and be persistent, you can make cool stuff just like I did.
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 I'm usually on daily but it may take me a little while to reply as I sort through all the silly stuff I do.  Please be patient.  :)
-Please note that if your question is under the "do not PM" list, it will likely be ignored.  Don't get offended... just... y'know, read next time.
+Please note that if your question is under the "do not PM" list, it will likely be ignored.
 * [http://www.modthesims2.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=31337 PM HystericalParoxysm]