Hey there Hoppereenos. Just bouncing by to direct you to something that we felt needs to be looked at now and then. The Guidelines we at the Addicts set out to achieve across our sites and ask our awesome readers to follow as well. (Once again, much THANKS and appreciation to Wandering Caveman for the AWESOME pics!!)
You can find the entire breakdown on our Guidelines Page, but here is an overview for you to get a good idea of what we are all about.
We are the Addicts. We are NOT EA. We are not owned by EA. We do not work for EA. We do not receive any payments or compensation from EA. Everything on our sites is our own thoughts, methods, details, and information. We have bought, paid for with our own hard earn cash, and/or played out in our own games. (We put in the time needed to get through them all.) We are a group of avid players that are here to help and assist other fellow players all we can with what info we find while doing so.
We want this to be an open environment and a fun one too, so we do have some things we ask of you when visiting our site…
BE KIND TO OTHERS: Allow each other to communicate their own views and respond to them in a courteous manner.
SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE: There is ALWAYS a much bigger picture going on than what you may see or think. Your view is limited to just your game play, your devices, your style, etc. So there will be many times that you may not know or understand the OTHER views. It does not make one better than the other, it just means keep an open mind so you can learn and grow by seeing the other sides of things.
KEEP IT PG: We want EVERYONE to be able to access our site and information we provide on it. In order to protect our site from being slapped with a MA or ADULT ONLY content restriction, we will keep and maintain the site to as close to a PG/PG-13 rating as possible. We ask the readers do as well. If you do not follow this, you may find your comments altered and/or deleted.
NO ABUSE: We will NOT allow attacks, trolling, vulgarities, racism, or other remarks that will incite hate, flame wars, or abuse towards any readers or any member of the Addicts Team. ANYONE not following this will have ALL comments removed, banned from the site, and/or legal action taken against (depending on severity). Check your hate at the door or you will be shown it.
SHOW RESPECT: If you do not agree with someone that is just fine. We are all unique and individual so may have different thoughts on situations. Not everything will be for everyone. How you react though is critical. If you would like to give your point of view on a matter, please do so in a respectful and constructive way. (See NO ABUSE.)
WORDS DON’T SHOW EMOTIONS: Keep in mind anytime you make a comment that what YOU may find hilarious another may take offensively. What you find cruel or mean, you may have taken the wrong way. It is a known fact that the emotional state of a persons mind will impact the way they perceive something. This means if you are angry, you may take every comment you read to be angry as well even though it is not intended as such. It is a natural occurrence when you have a group of strangers coming together to have discussions, how you react though will be up to you. So take a step back, take a breather, and try again if you are taking something too personal. Think if that person really meant it that way or it it was just a mistake of perception due to the state of mind. Think before you react to a comment. If you are not sure or wish to discuss the matter privately, feel free to email us. tstoaddictsblog@gmail.com
HACK FREE SITE: NO HACKS ALLOWED. Any reader found violating this will have all comments removed and even as far as banned from the site. It is not only illegal, but a breech of privacy to access another players account unauthorized. We will not allow it.
SPOILER FREE SITE: As we have come to realize after years, this game can change between concept and what is actually released into the game. Due to this, we prefer to wait to release information on ANY content of the game until either it is directly confirmed by EA or live in the game itself. We ask in return that our readers do NOT post any links to sites not ran by EA that have “spoilers”. Doing so will result in the comment being edited and/or removed.
STICK TO THE POINT: We like to provide a lot of in depth information to our readers. To do so, we break up released content into smaller sections that focus on a specific item and/or subject. In return we ask that you keep the conversation on these posts to the topic at hand being discussed. If you have a question or comment on something else, then please use our “Search” feature to locate the appropriate post to comment on. If you still can’t find it, post it on our Q&A Section and we will be happy to point you the right direction. Not following this guideline may result in your comment being removed to keep the post from being flooded with unnecessary information of topic.
BE PATIENT: We are real people here at the Addicts and have a real life that requires our attention outside the blog. We are also offering this site to you for FREE. A lot of time, effort, and LOTS of money goes into doing this. (That means we have real jobs too that pay the bills and pays for what we do for this site.) So if a comment waits in moderation, it doesn’t mean we are ignoring you it means to please exercise patience. Allow us time to get to your comments and find the details for your answers. (Some take a bit to research). In a world where everything is expected instantly, slow down. Have REAL expectations of time. We will get to your questions. We will get to your comments. Just…wait. Patience my friends.
Short story Long, we like to keep the atmosphere here positive and the discussion open. We strive to have this place be an outlet where everyone can be respectful to one another and we all can laugh, learn, and love to just discuss this silly lil game. We know not everything is perfect. Nothing in the world ever will be. But as a community we can work together to make it the best it can possibly be. Laughter is always welcome.
There you have it. The mindset that the Addicts Team focus on. Yes we all have our good days and bad days. We are human after all, so let’s focus on the good ones and keep the site fun as this is a site about a fun game after all. 🙂
What do YOU think of our Guidelines? Does this help you to understand us a little better? All of them make sense? Any you still want more info on? (Remember this is just an overview). Let us know in the comments below.
~Bunny
I can’t believe you don’t get any help from EA. All those donuts you must use to speed up tasks and buy premium stuff just to give us the walkthroughs and info… Wow. Mind blowing.
You must all be mad! 😉
Mad’s good. I like mad!
Luvvin’ your work folks 😀
lol just a little…
Honestly though the amount we spend for TSTO doesn’t compare to how much we have to shell out for the Family Guy game. Between TSTO and Family Guy (from our perspective), TSTO is the better value! We spend about 1/3 on TSTO in 1 year as we do on FG. THAT drives me nuts lol
Don’t take this to offense or anything, but I’m surprised one of you don’t have a hacked game. To speed up things, see all available tasks etc it would be handy in regards to that.
lol the guidelines say no hacks…we follow them too. You should see our CC statements, it’s not pretty lol
**BE KIND TO OTHERS: Allow each other to communicate their own views and respond to them in a courteous manner.**
If only people followed these guidelines everywhere. I wouldn’t be at this site if this wasn’t the basic understanding.
The PG-13 rule made me giggle as I recalled that recently one of my comments had a phrase removed. I was referring to an old data processing platform but if a moderator is younger than a fossil, well, the phrase “days of Wang” will have taken on a different meaning. I see that now. Giggling again. =)
hahahaha that was probably it! 😉
This is just a great opportunity to remember how much behind the scenes foundations you all create, which creates such a friendly and accessible site for so much info and supportive guidance for the rest of us.
I know you were not fishing for any compliments with this or any posts, but praise for you guys is well deserved. Thank you.
Aw well thank you 🙂
I have been utilizing this site with my son for a year now and it is the best site for information and appropriate discussions. It teaches valuable Simpson’s history ,for anyone concerned about it’s scholastic value, which my son loves and has taught us everything I know about the mechanics behind the game. The site has told me when there was an update out that I wouldn’t have even looked for, it has earned me donuts with information on multiple occasions and unlocked many details otherwise invisible to players. To all of the fine people who do this incredible work I say hazza! Hazzah!
Aw well thank you for the kind words! 🙂
Best troll bouncers ever! IMO it is because of your guidelines that I visit your site daily. Nice, helpful people who don’t make me cringe and never make me wish I hadn’t read a comment. Thank you ladies for all your help and thank you too addicts!
Forgot this is not the ladies only blog lol please include Wookie in my appreciation.
Great site. Thanks for all the hard work you put into it.
Good points. Easy to follow IMO, but I’ve never cussed out or been negative to others online; really don’t see the point in that. Tells you everything about the person posting such comments and nothing on the original post itself.
Be positive. Be playful. Be polite. If maybe a bit impish. 😉
Thanks Bunny, Alissa and the Wookie for all you hard work; makes my experience of TSTO so much more fun.
Now, with your god-like powers… Can you make Santa come, like, NOW?!? 😉
lol I wish. The problem is some are saying hold off and some are saying now…so it’s making our powers cancel out 😉
Such a brilliant site! Thank you.
Deja Vu’ anyone!!!
I have been here since the beginning!
Very easy rules to follow!
Always remember this site is FREE!
Not much to ask to be courteous, respectful and kind!
Think before typing!
I love this site and the people that made it happen!
Where else can you get free stuff, great timely info, Lots of laughs, great personal touches and help!
Not to mention, you’ll never find another site like this that includes a locked up, Cheeto eating Wookiee in the attic or a Geekerdy Bunny aka Patient Zero locked up in the Basement with her “water”!
THIS IS THE BEST SITE EVER FOR ALL YOUR TSTOADDICTIONS! ‘nough said! 😉
Geekerdy? BWHAHAHAHHAHAHA 😉
knew that’d grab your attention!!! LOL It was the only way i could think of to combine Geek and Nerdy!!! 😉
How about Neek?
Lol
Right on the money
ok let’s recap…..be polite, no spoilers, tolerance keep cool…….yep nothing about no sarky comments by midleaged English guy’s. Thats cool I’m OK.
Well…there is the “Bunny adores the Brits” clause. 😛
Every rulebook has an exception……I think this post is great reminder about treating others with dignity and respect (except for those shelbyvillens ) well said.
Thank you so much for posting this! I try to maintain these sort of guidelines wherever I am online, but not everyone does. This sort of community is exactly why I enjoy this site so much; and you moderators are wonderful and so dedicated! It amazes me that with everything going on in your personal lives, that you have the time not only to maintain the site, but play the game(s), too. You are fantastic and we appreciate it!
You all do such an amazing job and put so much effort into this blog. Following these guidelines is the least the rest of us can do.
I love this game and you all are a big reason why. I hope the few bad apples that abuse the privilege of this site don’t jade you from continuing to love helping us all!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience, humor and tireless effort.
All common-sense things. You guys really run a top-notch site! If that weren’t the case, I wouldn’t have stuck around for the past year-plus. I really appreciate the hard work that you guys do, and that y’all don’t spend twelve hours at the time “Express[ing] Rage Against Noobs” (Even us noobs who are on Level 47 for the second time!). 😀
Meh…sometimes 11hrs is all we need 😉
This site is amazingly helpful, so thanks for all your time put in to fuel our crazy addiction. 🙂
Thank you for all that you do!
One of the the biggest things that drew me to this site and keeps me comming back is that it is such a friendly place, which is virtually non existent on the internet. It is so easy for people to hide behind a computer screen and start fights all the time online and it gets so tiresome everywhere you look. I love it here and I hope this site continues for as long as the game does.
Thankyou again so much Addicts Team for all you do, you guys and gals truly rock!
Aw well thank you my friend! We strive to make this a fun environment for everyone! 🙂
Y’all are extremely appreciated!! 🙂
I sign. Those are all good point (Note to myself, better watch out my language about my overuse of the d word to express astonishment from now on).
Best. Moderators. Ever. 👍👍
🙂
All seems sensible to me.
You probably always find a glut of comments waiting for moderation when you get up in the morning – especially when something hits at 8am here. The joy of GMT for us, not so great for you 😉 I would hope no-one expects instant moderation when commenting at those times.
Thanks to all of you for your continuous efforts to make this such a great place to visit 🙂
lol sometimes we wake up to post about it…but usually the comments are a bit daunting at 3am 😉
Well said. Now if only I can remember them.
Hello
Un grand merci à vous, de nous offrir tant d infos, le nouvelles,
J’adore sa votre site
Un grand MERCI de PARIS ( France )
i wanna thank you all for the amazing blog that you have and we all appreciate what the effort, time and money you put in this blog
thanks again and keep going.
Love the site! How about a “rumor” section?
That’s something we’ve been talking about adding since our anniversary poll feedback. However, there’s a fine line between rumor and spoilers. Speculation is one thing (which is why we end a lot of posts with what do YOU think is coming). However, there are people that will post spoilers that hit before they’re in the game…and that we’re not ok with. We see the same stuff…and direct from the files. But time and time again it’s been proven that not everything in the files makes it into the game.
So it’s a fine line & we’re still trying to decide the best way to handle a page like that.
Its nice to see them once in awhile. You are all amazing! These guidelines are part of what makes this little community so great. Thank you!!!!
Some people ruin things and make things difficult for others, when they just need to learn to be decent. You guys provide this site for us and there shouldn’t even be a need for guidelines here.
Well said. That should be Facebook guidelines
lol Facebook has a whole other set of issues! 😉
Pretty basic stuff, all very good points but pretty much common sense for the internet. Keep up the good work guys, y’all are extremely appreciated. 🙂
Fully agree! ^^