I'm surprised this thread is so small with 15,000 users registered.

macpotty wrote:Hello,

Everytime a new Sims 3 expansion comes out I dread getting it because I'm terrified I'll make one little mistake and completely corrupt the game meaning I have to spend another 24 hours getting them all back again

Thankfully, when I finished getting the expansions I was missing this wasn't the case thanks to the easy to use and apply fixes from this forum and from the game downloads I located (which directed me to this forum.)

I highly appreciate the work and dedication being done here by the forum staff and community trying to help each other to fully enjoy an addictive game.

Please be around for The Sims 4, I'm going to need you.

MacPotty.

Hello,

As far as I am concerned, I would like to stay longer on here, and also help out with The Sims 4.    But of course, this depends on many things; at the "end" of The Sims 3 I will review my past "work" on the forum and more importantly, the general "climate" (a kind of "forum mood", if you want to call it that way) and lastly, of course, also decide on the basis of some "real-life things" - whether I can actually be online frequently enough to meet the "demands" of the forum without at the same time affecting my real life in a negative way.

Yes, I am sure, at least as many people will be in need of help with The Sims 4 too, but we will see.

And about the "15,000" users: you have to take into account that those who actually post in the "Introduction" section often stay longer on the forum than the average user.   Most of the users here create an account, ask one or two questions relating to The Sims 3 (or another G4TW download) and leave again afterwards. Some of them may come back after a while and ask other questions, others don't. I guess that's the nature of a forum like this - but I like it.

I'm glad to hear that you appreciate what we do - and we'll see what the future holds, for all of us.