#i don't support a paywall

[jujoobedoodling]

a study ft half naked sylvanas

full image @ ko-fi

[goldandlights]

For anyone interested: There's a new way to continuously support Tumblr in the TumblrMart!

A 2,99$ (monlthy) or 29,99$ (yearly) sub simply to support the platform -which I think is quite neat. With Twitter a living nightmare, pillowfort and bluesky not taking off and 10+ years of my life & interestes all on this platform, I'd quite like it to stay up for a long while more.

If you do, too and can spare the expense, please consider it. 🎉

[neuroglitchy]

oh hello, yet another ADHD app designed to help with routines!

unfortunately I can't afford your subscription, do you know why?

BECAUSE I CAN'T MANAGE THE MOST BASIC ROUTINES WITHOUT THE HELP YOU PUT BEHIND A PAYWALL YOU PREDATORY FXCKS!

I'm open to recommendations, in case any of you found a free alternative to apps like Brili, Tiimo, Routinery or RoutineFlow...

[bitingtrait]

So i was playing around with one of my OCs in CAS and noticed that the body sliders were kinda slow on their everyday outfit, so through trial and error i figured out that it was an acc cravat i have

so i check it in s4s, and it was 47k polys

below is a before and after of me decimating the mesh

there is no good reason for this. I removed 40k polys and it looks the same.

This is paid content. The least you can do as a creator is make sure the polycount isn't way higher than needed.

[applesaucesims]

Blackmagictrait has all of goppolsme paywalled content on their page for free 💖

Niiiice we love to see it 😍 thank you @blackmagictrait for doing the lord's work

I see they also reuploaded other paywalled pride content 👀👏

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

The Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository is live!

You can find it at: https://www.animal-photo-references.com!

Here's how this repository works: all photos were taken by me, a human, at zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, and other facilities with animals in human care. There is no AI involved in the photo editing or creation and there never will be. Right now there's 56 species on the site; my catalog has over 300 and I will be uploading the rest of them as fast as I can.

Artists creating derivative or transformative works (without AI) have blanket permission to use these references. Yes, even for work you're going to sell.

All other usage/reproduction requires permission, but assume I'm friendly and please do ask! That's educators, researchers, the media, people who need images for a school presentation, etc. This is just to retain copyright/control in case they're scraped/reused unethically - it doesn't meant I don't want folk to have access! So please do reach out via the contact form on the repository website, I don't bite and I'm most likely going to say yes.

Please don't repost the repository photos to your own blogs: I've created @animalphotorefs as a dedicated blog to share photos from the site, and of course I'll reblog a lot of it here! That again just helps with retaining copyright and sourcing of the images. If you really want to repost some for a specific purpose, please just ask me first!

Also, folks, this project has no funding. It's just me and my camera.

There will never be a paywall on the site - I believe resources like this absolutely must be free for everyone to access. So please, please, please support the repository if you use it. Want sneak peeks at photos, cute videos I take, or to help choose what I photograph and what gets posted first? You can do that through Patreon (and there's a free trial on the most interactive tier!) If you'd like to just drop a tip, I've also set up a Ko-Fi.

I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the repository.

To whet your thirst for cute photos, here's an Indian rhinoceros contemplating a goose.

[msbarrows]

Seeing a lot of people in the notes who seem to want to be able to donate without getting a badge for it and... well... you can buy a badge and NOT DISPLAY IT. Because one of the many Tumblr features that I guess other users haven't always noticed is that you can decide what badges to display and in what order.

If you go into the Settings page for your blog/sideblog, the badges you have set to display are shown right underneath your avatar, with a "manage badges" pencil icon at the end. Click on that and you'll get a popup with a list of the badges you currently have unlocked, with ticky boxes beside them. They'll show up the order the boxes get ticked, and won't show up if unticked.

(I'd happily get ad-free or the supporter badge, except unlike the other badges or store merch I can buy, there's no PayPal option - I assume because there's an issue with setting up repeating payments? How about making a one time payment version of the annual ad-free/supporter badge for those of us who don't do credit cards?)

you've probably have gotten this question a million times, but -- what about fundraising in the style of ao3 or even wikipedia? for all the thousands of fourteen year olds running around who don't understand how much it costs to run a website, there's another thousand of adults whom would love to keep using this site forever. it may not be a more-profits-every-quarter kind of situation, but then again, one is allowed to dream beyond the current silicon valley web 2.0 profit driven hellscape

That was the idea behind the Tumblr Supporter badge, a way for people who appreciate the site can chip in towards keeping it going. It hasn't been as successful as we hoped, only about 2,300 subscribers so far (out of 11.5M monthly active users) but over time maybe it could compound to be what drives the site.

[love-killed-the-superstar]

Oh there are some real dumb bitches on simblr huh.....

[thatonegreenleaf]

🌼~forget-me-not~ necklace! (two versions) 🌼

this was requested by my lovely friend noodle for her simsta legacy story! it has a swatch intended to be ashes, but there's also red, some other colours, and a sand looking one, so you can use it as if the pendant holds any number of things that may be important to your sim, that they don't want to forget! could be handy for storytelling with the new pack coming out!

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FORGET-ME-NOT NECKLACE:

♥ base game compatible!

♥ two versions! V1 has a ring near the pendant, and V2 doesn't

♥ teen-elder, feminine and masculine frames

♥ 27 swatches + V1 has 6 extras

♥ 1.6k poly

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Follow me on twitch!

Support me on patreon!

⇢ download: simfileshare | patreon

use my code "THATONEGREENLEAF" when you buy packs in the EA app to directly support me! ♥ (not a discount code, I wish!)

I DO CUSTOM CAS ROOM (and other) COMMISSIONS! fill out my commission form ♥ (currently closed)

TOU: do not claim my cc/CAS rooms/presets as your own! recolour/convert/otherwise alter for personal use OR upload with credit. (no paywalls, no c*rseforge)

[elainemorisi]

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-college-return-on-investment/

I'm sorry, I'm a complete asshole about this with absolutely no skin in the game (for at least ten more years), but it also drives me nuts. So please just. look at the graph

[friendlycursedspaceotter]

So, I don't have Disney+ out of being a broke artist with currently no paying jobs and also being a tiny bit underage. any reputable **insert sea shanties and that one theme from those movies with Johnny Depp, if you know, you know, here** sites that won't **insert bad guy from above movies here**?

Don't try and send me money. Don't try to get me on Reddit; Tumblr is already enough. I have a chance at getting a paying job at some point soon, but they're competitive and there is a very good chance I might not get it (speaking from experience of only having one currently unpaid-- Kai, you're amazing, and I know you're just a broke high schooler, so I hope this thing we're doing takes off-- job after almost 20 auditions, and I was probably one of the lucky ones). I'm about ready to maybe open up a Ko-Fi or something for my YouTube channel, but I still can't do that because Reasons, so in the meantime, I either need to find a way to get money or to get *insert things above here*. And I'm not paying for the stuff I want to watch on Prime Video.

tl;dr: broke girl woke up and chose to dismantle capitalism because she's tired of seeing spoilers on her dash

[mylittlesimcorner]

Covergirl Posepack

Hi lovies!! I'm finally back with another posepack.

This posepack is inspired by magazine covers from the 1970s through 2000s, especially Vogue and Cosmopolitan.

What you get:

19 poses (13 + alternate versions for some of them, the hands are slightly away from the body so they don't stick in some clothes)

All-In-One

CAS Trait Version, under the Self Assured trait.Here's a preview of the main poses:

You'll need:

Pose Player or Wicked Whims

Teleport Any Sim

Terms Of Use:

Do NOT re-upload my CC.

Do NOT claim my CC as your own

Do NOT put my CC behind a paywall.

Do NOT edit my CC, without my permission, unless it is for personal use only.

Tag me on Tumblr or use the hashtag #mylittlesimcorner so I can see you using my CC 🤍

Download (Now Free for my Patreon Members)

Thank you for your support 💋

[theneighborhoodsave]

V1: Willow Creek + Magnolia Promenade 🏠

The Neighborhood is a CC-free save file that explores the concept of home. V1 celebrates the vibrant communities of the U.S. Gulf Coast. ❤️

This is what comes in V1:

13 community lots

22 total residences (includes 3 multi-family rental lots, 9 single family homes)

New High School & Auditorium in Copperdale (+8 school staff townies)

Secret lot (Sylvan Glade) reimagined

17 unique households with skills, jobs, relationships, and stories that tie into the town

New clubs and holidays

Download, screenshots & more info below ↪

The wonderful Ly family in Willow Creek was lovingly created for the save by @cowplant-snacks. All other neighbors were made by me, you can meet all of them here! Pets are from Pugowned, misc. townies from @cowplant-snacks and @simsontherope on the gallery.

There's lots of little details and things to explore, both around the world and relationship wise, so I'm excited to see what y'all uncover. Please feel free to @theneighborhoodsave in your posts or tag #theneighborhoodsave. I'd love to see what your sims are up to!

I also want to say thank you to anyone who's appreciated this creative journey with me. This save feels like home to me and y'all have supported me every step of the way!

Download the The Neighborhood save on SFS

Alt: Google Drive

The save is 100% CC free! Please note that I do have all expansions, packs, and kits (except for Castle Estate, Goth Galore + Crystal Creations.) For any items you don't own the game will try to auto find replacements for those items. The file is mostly blank this time around but does include the original EA builds in university and vacation type worlds (sans Granite Falls.)

Included is a folder of completely optional skin details/eyelashes for the neighbor sims. Thank you to @faaeish, @pyxiidis, @tamo-sim, and @landgraabbed! There are 4 pieces of CC I cannot include in the folder due to creator TOU. Please check the included "Read Me" file for more information.

All builds and families are up on the gallery (@sweetbeagaming) + tray files have been shared here.

If you've never used a save file and need help installing it, I highly recommend this tutorial by @leeleebsimming.

⚠️ A couple of disclaimers here due to some existing EA bugs. EDIT 4/25: Included in that link are directions on how to avoid TOOL'd items from disappearing. If you want to keep powerlines and such please check this out! ⚠️

Everything was tested to work around these, but I wanted to put them out there as an FYI.

TOU: Please don't reupload my save/builds/sims, claim as your own, and absolutely do not paywall them. Other than that feel free to build your own Neighborhood stories however you'd like!

[cas-couture]

cas couture.

cas couture is an upcoming community-based sim magazine focused on fashion. what sets cas couture apart is that we will not allow permanently paywalled cc to be featured in the magazine and aim to highlight the numerous, talented cc creators in the community :)

we are looking for simblrs who would like their stories/cc/creations/sims/pretty-much-anything ADVERTISED (for free, this is not a cash grab) in the APRIL 2025 ISSUE!

as cas couture is community driven, we need YOUR participation!

( more info under the cut !!! )

we want to put the spotlight back on this community and appreciate active simblrs. we want to encourage blog interaction and actually make the community ~feel like a community!

what will advertising look like?

sponsoring might look different across different spreads, it might be an ad for a movie/ tv series (i.e., this would advertise a sim story), an ad for a product/ designer (i.e., this would advertise a CC creator) and so on.

we're pretty much open to advertising anything! :) if you have any ideas for how you would like your creation advertised, let us know!

what are the requirements to sponsor?

you must be 18+ to apply

this is for fun!!!! pls remember that :) and also pls don’t be zionists or trumpies or homophobes or racist or anything else awful because :( and that’ll be another reason why we can’t have nice things :(

submit this sponsorship form (set aside 10 mins to fill this out, if your sponsorship is accepted, have some pictures/content ready that you would like us to use!)

reblog this post so i know ur for real about wanting to advertise!!

you would reblog and boost and interact with the April issue when it releases on April 11 :) (this would run on an honor system because I'm not a weirdo, but........ like if not enough people do it, it probably won't be worth the effort of making all the ads if no one's going to read the first issue/ interact with it? the point of cas couture IS blog interaction!!!!)

deadline to submit a sponsorship form is April 1. if you are making your own advertisement, it is April 10.

faq

i'm an editor for the magazine already, can I apply to sponsor?

yes, you totally can! we would just request you still fill out the form and once we confirm your sponsorship, we would just ask you to make your own advertisement, as it would probably be the quickest method :)

can I make my own advertisement as a sponsor?

yes, you totally can! once you're accepted as a sponsor, we will send you more information on the canvas size and other regulations <3

how many advertisements are you accepting?

there is no set number, it's more like... how many advertisements we can crank out in time for April 11 :) if you are willing to create your own advertisement and submit it by April 10th, the chances are 99.999% that we would accept :)

why is reblogging this post a requirement in order to apply for sponsorship?

because it'll show that you're truly willing to ruin your impeccable feed with simblr community content! if you're not willing to do it now, you probably won't want to later :( cas couture can only fuel itself on my hopes and dreams for so long until it burns out :( the aim is for blog interaction, making (age-appropriate) friends and having a good time!!!!

thank you for supporting cas couture! you're helping fund the nepo babies'-- i mean, interns'-- matcha addictions-- i mean, education!

asking da community for some support <3

as this is totally a community project, i'm going to tag some community members who really helped the last post reach the masses (I'm sorry, I'm annoying for tagging!!!) and current editors (I'm going off the top of my head, I'm sorry if I miss anyone!!!) on the team for the April issue!!!! if you don't like to be tagged, I'm sorry!!!!! <3333

@householdbinary @jokiyo @simafrassx @olivetelfie @my-kwy @southernfriedsims-blog @ratwoman161 @harvestsims @mmonetsims @kdplayssss @liyahssims @fairytailtow @crazy-hazy-sims @aliengirl @strangegrapefruit @thebramblewood @thefoxburyinstitute @missatan

psst, we're still accepting editors for the April issue!!! learn more about the roles available here!

[cozykhuwa]

Sister Pack: Part II by northern siberia winds [lips conversions 4t3]

🍰 latte lips

♡ polycount: texture so non existent polycount ♡ categories: lips ♡ custom thumbnail: yes ♡ recolorable: yes (2 channels) ♡ age groups: young adult female, adult female

🍰 lip color n1

♡ polycount: texture so non existent polycount ♡ categories: lips ♡ custom thumbnail: yes ♡ recolorable: yes (1 channel) ♡ age groups: young adult female, adult female

🍰 lip liner n2

♡ polycount: texture so non existent polycount ♡ categories: lips ♡ custom thumbnail: yes ♡ recolorable: yes (1 channel) ♡ age groups: young adult female, adult female

♡ I am not the original creator, I just converted the cc

♡ These may look slightly different from the original sims 4 ones since sims 3 and 4 features aren't the same (obv)

♡ Ensure to always read my TOU

♡ Credit has been given to the relevant users/softwares

💋latte lips

💋lip color n1

💋lip liner n2

🍰Patreon (alt) (FREE)

Feel free to tag me if you use these in your game, I'd love to see it! And if there is any problems don't hesitate to contact me <3

♡ @northernsiberiawinds for your beautiful work <3

♡ Blender 2.76, Photoshop 2021

Wanna buy me a coffee ☕ or even a slice of cake 🍰, feel free to donate via my ko-fi.

My Ko-Fi Page 🎀

Or sub to my Patreon!

💌 Thank you to everyone who is reblogging and supporting my content! Y'all are greatly appreciated!

♡ PERSONAL USE ONLY: My original cc & overrides are free for personal use in you Sims 3 game. DO NOT redistribute or claim as your own.

♡ CREDIT OF USAGE: If you share my cc in any way, please credit me.

♡ NO PAYWALLS: DO NOT put my cc behind any paywalls or adlinks such as linkvertise.

♡ REDISTRIBUTION POLICY: DO NOT reupload my cc on other sites. Please share my original download links to respect work put into my cc and spread the word.

♡ MODIFICATIONS: If you edit or recolour my cc, and want to share it, please give full credit where it's due.

[avaisdramatic]

Putting this comment on here because I feel like I’m actually going insane…

It seems like nobody in the comments even watched the video, complaining about how paying for content is difficult in this economy, like, that's why they are doing this! They cannot continue to make the content they want for free based on ads and sponsors alone. If you have paid attention to the "Making Watcher"s of recent years, their company is not, and has not been profitable. They are so dependent on advertisers for funding that it is becoming a restriction to the content they want to make (y'a know, like Buzzfeed was), so they had to find a solution. I don't know why you all seem to think you are entitled to free content, I understand not everyone can afford it but Watcher doesn't owe you content personally. Frankly, I doubt they wanted to put their content behind a paywall, but if it's that or not make content at all, of course they are going to try to find a solution. So no, they aren't "turning into Buzzfeed” because the massive problem with Buzzfeed was its restrictions on creative freedom and exploitation of its workers. If Watcher wants to produce fulfilling content that gives their editors, designers, producers, etc full creative freedom and a livable wage, this is the best option. If you want them to pay their workers the bare minimum and tailor their content to advertiser interests just so you can watch it for free, that's fine. Just don't pretend that they are some evil media mega-corporation and you are the anti-capitalist shining hero for saying it. You don't have to like it, and you don't have to continue to support them, but don't try to shame and demonize them for making an already difficult decision.

Many of you DO have an understanding of the difficult position our current economic system puts people in because you have experienced it, but you are so unable to extend that understanding beyond your own point of view. Look past yourself for a moment and think critically, and maybe you will understand their perspective. Much love for all of the talented people within Watcher who are doing their best.

And just to add, their format going forward is almost IDENTICAL to CollegeHumor-Dropout's streaming service format (even down to the free premieres and advocating for sharing accounts with friends), which most people praise to high heaven as "the only ethical streaming service." As a huge fan of both companies the stark difference in response here is actually astounding...