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12th May 2011, 08:45 AM
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 Happy 7th Birthday MTS!
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Delphy
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Delphinius The Great
 
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On this day in 2004, modthesims2.com was registered as a domain, marking today the 7th birthday of the site. Obviously there wasn't an actual website on that day, but one followed very soon after, built on the e107 CMS platform and running on a shared 10$ hosting account. In the early days most of the discussions where about figuring out the file formats, and seeing just how the game was made up. I quickly found that as the popularity of the site took off, that within a few months with the release of TS2 we had almost 1000 people online at a time. The only problem was that the front page took 10 mins to load (I'm not kidding!). I'm suprised people still kept visiting, but they did. It was at this point that I started to hack around with the underlying PHP code and try to speed things up, but ultimately, in October 2004, I decided to move to the vBulletin system, which has since been heavily modified and rewritten to support the custom features we have here on MTS. We've seen a lot of changes over the years - the splitting off of the adult content, and of the discussion forums (and subsequent re-integration), and many new features such as a new look download page, re-organised download categories, and a new download browser, not to mention the upload wizard, and, more recently, the introduction of jQuery and a more Web 2.0 feel to the site with the introduction of more AJAX features, jQuery UI and Themeroller. It's been a long road, and it certainly doesn't feel like 7 years, but I guess time flies - I'm pretty much the only staff member who has been here since the beginning, but I'd like to thank all of the old and current staff members, and creators, and you the members, for helping to make this site one of the best there is! With the Sims 3 still going strong, who knows what the future will hold, but rest assured this site will be around for a long time to come!  
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Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies. |
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12th May 2011, 08:49 AM
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Rileyjcquinn
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Great Work Delphy! 
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Experience a truly beautiful and unigue neighbourhoood http://gatescove.weebly.com |
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12th May 2011, 09:11 AM
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HystericalParoxysm
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There should probably be cake and ice cream. And strippers. |
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12th May 2011, 09:56 AM
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fway
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Happy Birthday MTS! Quote:
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12th May 2011, 10:10 AM
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Sparklycookie
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*hands everyone a slice of non-lying cake* Happy birthday MTS! Wow, can't believe it's 7 years old! |
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~Sparkle!~
*A dream's a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep* My Simblr! ~ My Twitter ~ My Yearbook! ~ Random Legacy ~ TS2 legacy |
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Last edited by Sparklycookie : 12th May 2011 at 12:00 PM.
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12th May 2011, 10:15 AM
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cupcake12winx
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Happy birthday MTS! I hope I'm still here when/if this site has its 10th birthday. |
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12th May 2011, 10:26 AM
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Mehrlicht
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Not absolutely sure, but I probably am the oldest member on MTS....Maybe its a shame to be sooo old and to be addicted to the Sims ...and,of course, to MTS, because both are inseparable. I was one of the early members and have tons of sweet memories from great creations which popped up with the morning coffee.And...from great tutorials.AND: from so many great creators ! Honestly I can say that MTS, to a certain extent, has changed my life... Well, "7" is a magical number, perfect for a very special birthday. Will add some champagne to Hysterical's cake and icecream. H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! |
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12th May 2011, 11:05 AM
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Purplepaws
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I've been here nearly since the beginning (spring of '05), and I can remember when all the new meshes required a "Testers Wanted" in the title, and the main downloads page was just a box with the latest threads, much like the one at the top of the community forums. What a long way we've come since then! Happy birthday, MTS, and thank you Delphy, for creating and maintaining one of the best sites on the web!
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♦ Animal Lover, Eco Friendly, Loner, Perfectionist, Vegetarian ♦ Sensitivity is strength. |
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12th May 2011, 11:30 AM
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Robodl95
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It's growing up so fast  Thank you for providing such a wonderful site, you guys are all great people 
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Hi I'm Paul! |
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12th May 2011, 12:02 PM
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Johnny_Bravo
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Happy B-day MTS 
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If you remember me, I'm awesome! Knobhead
a.k.a. Zandvoort
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12th May 2011, 12:28 PM
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Deluxe Designs
Wiki Wizard
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Ooh happy birthday!  Thank you for maintaining such an amazing and resourceful site
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12th May 2011, 12:31 PM
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Fresh-Prince
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Happy Birthday MTS!
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12th May 2011, 12:32 PM
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Morphead
Forum Resident
Join Date: Jul 2006 |
Amazing, Happy Birthday, with many more to come!
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12th May 2011, 12:42 PM
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PoohBear427
Test Subject
Join Date: Jun 2008 |
Happy Birthday and thank you for making the Sims world a better place. |
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12th May 2011, 01:43 PM
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Cloudburst
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Happy Birthday MTS! On a side note, apparently it was 4 years ago today that I joined this site as well. Freaky coincidence... 
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Excuse me, but I just have to explode.
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12th May 2011, 02:12 PM
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thedivineone
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Happy birthday MTS! Hip hip, hazzah! |
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12th May 2011, 02:37 PM
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leesester
Flaily Fish
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Happy Birthday MTS
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More downloads by Leesester, BoilingOil and others at Leefish.nl | My Stuff at Leefish.nl | LeeFish RSS |
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12th May 2011, 02:54 PM
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armiel
I've retired. But I'm still a pro at lurking.
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Happy Birthday MTS, once more 
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12th May 2011, 03:26 PM
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carollee9
Test Subject
Join Date: Feb 2005 |
Happy Birthday, MTS ! Joyeux anniversaire ! Thankyou for this wonderful site, for this wonderful work. Big thanks to all the creators, too. You give us happiness everyday. |
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12th May 2011, 03:48 PM
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heaven
Princess of Procrastination
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Happy Birthday! Don't know what I would do without the site because, as Mehrlicht said, in my mind the Sims and MTS have become inseparable. Love it, y'all do a great job! |
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Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid." Story Contest: Fairy Tale Edition - Now Taking Applications |
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12th May 2011, 04:06 PM
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Amairani
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Happy Birthday and thank you for creating this amazing website-community! I don't even know what I would do without MTS after I bought The Sims 2, being a clueless newbie in the Sims world
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12th May 2011, 04:12 PM
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Inge Jones
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Many Happy Returns of the site :D |
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simlogical Please do not PM me with questions about modding. Please post in an appropriate forum and send me a link to the thread if you would like me to try and help. |
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12th May 2011, 04:59 PM
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Kims*Designs
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Happy Birthday MTS !!  |
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12th May 2011, 05:41 PM
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-Maylin-
Addicted to Capuccino!
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Happy Birthday MTS!!  |
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12th May 2011, 06:10 PM
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FranH
Scholar
Join Date: Jul 2007 |
Happy Birthday, MTS 2 & 3, and many, many more to come!
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