Upcoming Change: Merging MTS and SC (Update Your SC Details!)

[HystericalParoxysm]

If you're a Sims Community member, you may have already read the thread there (http://forums.sims-community.com/showthread.php?t=67730) regarding the proposed merging of the two forums into one. If you haven't already read it, please go and do so now, at least the first post. We'll wait...

(elevator music)

(*taps foot, yawns, eats a sammich*)

(more elevator music)

Oh, hey, you're back.

Okay, so... makes sense, doesn't it? There are a lot of cool features that we can offer here at MTS that we can't at SC, including some neato new ones that we'll be rolling out soon that the MTS users haven't seen yet.

The main reason for this post is to remind MTS users that if you have a SC account that you would like merged with your MTS account, please be sure to log into it, and make sure your email address is correct. If not, please make sure to change your email to the correct address and re-activate your account (you'll get an activation email sent to the email you changed it to). This will help ensure that your SC account gets merged with your MTS account properly.

For more info on exactly what will happen with usernames, see this post (http://forums.sims-community.com/showpost.php?p=1354368&postcount=57).

And just as a note for those of you who may not be interested in social forums, remember, you can always filter whatever forums you don't want to see showing up in New Posts and your myMTS2 display by editing your forum subscriptions (http://www.modthesims2.com/subscription.php?do=massfsubs).

More information regarding the merger will be upcoming as we know exactly how/when/etc. - we'll keep you posted on anything you need to know. We do anticipate some downtime when the forums are merged (necessary for such a big change) but we will try to make it as quick and painless as we can for everyone. :)

Edit: You may notice that some of the SC forums are being added to MTS if you look at the forum list. This is mainly just preparatory so we can get them set up - you can't post in them yet. Hopefully that's not too confusing. ;)

[bluetexasbonnie]

I'm not sure I wanted to know that I was stiff, stuffy, snarky and asocial ...
... nonetheless, I'll help roll out the welcoming keg, and bake some cookies for the warm tea group. (What kind of cookies go good with both beer and tea?)

Actually, I've always thought the division was sort of strange (yes, I understand why it was a good idea at the time) -- as you point out, we are all one community.

[Masterofallvideogames]

Awesome , thanks!

[rian90]

Hmm..wonder if I will still be able to post on MTS2 after the merger? I have been a member of SC for years and have never been able to post. I sent email to the contact info and never received a response so finally just gave up. I sure hope this doesn't mess up my MTS2 account.

[sherahbim]

i think its an awesome idea! i love both sites and would love to see more of a connection between the two communities :)

[jon119]

I like the idea very much. There were times when I was just one step away from signing up for the SC but in fact I just checked the site out when there were special discussions.

Now I can also take part in them without having to remember one more password [and I don't want to use the same password on different pages for some reasons...].

[G.O.C.]

rian90, did you read this? (http://forums.sims-community.com/showpost.php?p=1354368&postcount=57)

[lewjen]

Hey great idea!! I wanted to be a member over there but I couldn't join 'cause of my e-mail. Thanks.

[HystericalParoxysm]

bluetexasbonnie - I didn't mean anyone in particular with that. You've always been very nice. :) It's not a universal thing, and it's not all the time. It can just get a little stuffy over here - having an area that's just about playing with pixel dollies might help a bit with that. ;)

[bluetexasbonnie]

I didn't really take it as a personal comment, and certainly didn't think you meant it as that. I was trying to be humourous in my own stuffy, snarky way. ;)

(hmm... maybe I really do need some mentoring.)

[Deluxe Designs]

Ooh this sounds cool, i have never been at SC because it is such effort, but now it is easy i will be in the forums having a good chat! lol :)

[Night Racer]

oo this sounds epic
ust one question:

here i am sim~obsessor.
at the forums im Night Racer
could it be possible to re-name my MTS account to Night Racer and then merge them together?

at the time when i chose sim~obsessor as my account name i was tired and was somwhat carless as to what i chose...but now this is the only site/forum im part of where im NOT Night Racer...

other than that.. ithink this iea is the best ive herd for the site in a while.
(PS: when will the new site desighn theme be announced/set?)

[willwrightfan]

I like this idea a lot!

[edejan]

Yeah, I agree with the idea. I'm a member on both forums and visit both daily. This will just make it a little easier for me...thumbs up!!

[whiterider]

sim~obsessor, it's probably easiest if you wait until after the site merge, and then request an account merge under the name you want.

The existing themes will be retained, and the SC ones added - a few SC features will be added here and there, but none of that is finalised yet. :)

[pierreandreply4]

Thank you very much for the info

Pierre

[cupcake12winx]

I like the idea, but on SC I have an account and have not been able to post. I've never gotten the activation email... will that affect what I do on here?

[karin_hoshi]

Sounds good. No more divisions. Sounds like progress to me. *cookies for everyone*

[bbc100]

I want my name in red

[DaCruikshanks]

The Ravelry thing was cute. ;)

I think this is a great idea! Hopefully it'll get the people who spend all their time making CC to play and getting the people who play's talent making CC.

Plus I'm too lazy to get a separate SC account. :lol:

[Delphy]

bbc100, Only Admins get red names, and you certainly dont qualify.

[tree4me]

Do I qualify, Delphy? :p

Just kidding. Like I said on S-C, I'm all for the idea. I've always found that MTS wasn't as cheery as S-C. :)

[EvilCatsMom]

This is a GREAT idea! I've never been motivated to sign up for SC (my inherent laziness rears it's ugly head), so this will be a welcome change. And I'm really looking forward to the "help" features being made more user friendly, as well as MTS2 being friendlier in general. Haha, maybe I can even get help in making myself a cool avatar and stuff! I will be sad when everything is down while the merger takes place, but I have complete faith in the admin/staff to make sure everything is up and running smoothly in time for TS3. Because, as everyone knows, you guys ROCK! As a geologist, I would know!

[kentuckyfriedsims]

I'm all for it!

I have never bean on SC myself, I hope its friendlier then the Sims 2 site Forum.

They get really Bullish there.

And they don't like new comers ether, their like rabid dogs, they attack at the smell of new blood.LOL.

[Taruto]

Hmm. I can't get into my SC account (the email address I used to sign up is forever deleted) :( I'd like to merge it into my MTS2 account. What can I do?

[Elephant]

Awesome! I've been thinking that the sites needed to be re-merged.

[kevmp1198]

Please Don"t Merge Mts2 With Your Adult Themed Site Because Even Though Mts2 Has Filters, I Still Wouldn't Be Allowed To Come To This Site Anymore And I Come Here Like, Every Day.

[whiterider]

When did we say we were going to merge MTS with SXS2? SXS2 used to be part of MTS2 (you had to set your age as 18+ and tick a box in your options to see adult stuff), until PayPal had a hissy fit and told us they'd close our account if we didn't remove the adult stuff. That hasn't changed - all we're talking about here is SC.

[elpemmy]

Sounds like a great idea to me. Just a quick thing- will social groups still work the same and/or would we lose any in the merge?
:D

[HystericalParoxysm]

elpemmy - Social groups should basically just be smushed together - whatever's present over there will just be added as new social groups (hopefully with all the same and correct members) over here.

[bear819]

Sounds like a great idea! The only thing is I can't access SC, or the forums, anyway - if I try to click on one of the top threads or the forums link, it gives me an error message. Maybe this would fix it. Then again, if I can't access SC, I don't think the accounts will be merged.
:(

[melethana]

sweet! I'd always wondered why when I updated my avatar here, I had to update it again at SC. By the time I showed up they looked so similar, I thought they were the same site already. Silly me! Yay merge!

[pervypixie]

Although I am not active at either site I do enjoy browsing the forums at SC, where I can usually find an answer to whatever question I might have had, plus some of the threads are kind of interesting to read.

I usually check this site everyday for new downloads, which my downloads folder grumbles about, but my sims thank all the creators for the insane amount of goodies available here.

So I think merging the two together is a pretty darned good idea, I know that both SC and MTS are in very capable hands and trust that both Delphy and HP will do whatever is best for the community as a whole.

[Aled]

Can I change my mts2 username? Something like Big_Al or Aldrin or whatever :(
I pm'd delphy about a month ago but i guess he didn't care lol
anyone? please!!! :)
P.S. I'd gladly update my threads and posts(maybe even the uploaded files) and change all the big_al405's to the new username. :anime:

[akire]

I'm all for it!

I have never bean on SC myself, I hope its friendlier then the Sims 2 site Forum.

They get really Bullish there.

And they don't like new comers ether, their like rabid dogs, they attack at the smell of new blood.LOL.

I've been posting on SC for a while and never had any problems. If you read the rules before posting there shouldn't be any probs. Everyone has been so friendly. I've always felt welcomed. :)
As far as the merge goes ... I love the idea!

[Delphy]

Locking this as the merge is now complete. See 340953 for more information.