Disrespectful Players

So I just learned today while reading a post on Club Crimsyn that players of TS3 are being far more disrespectful then players of TS2. Many are posting comments that a either completely disrespectful to CC creators or boarding on disrespectful. Comments like "I would download this if..." or even "This sucks! blah blah doesn't work! Fix it!" are littered throughout websites like My Sims 3 Blog and TSR. Let me say this now: This is in no way insulting the efforts of My Sims 3 Blog or TSR staff. They're doing their best to keep these kinds of things to a minimum, but they still happen. Anyway, when I saw this post I was literally appaled. Ever since I started using CC (probably... Early 2008) I've always been respectful to creators whether it be slicking the "thanks" button on MTS or leaving a comment about their work. I can't imagine people being rude or disrespectful to these creators! They don't have to create things an post them. It is exhausting, sometimes, creating things, posting them, and keep track of a website while also juggling real life. To, in turn, be insulted or disrespected after doing that would depress anyone and has made many TS2 veteran designers quit instead of designing for TS3.

Everybody knows the CC maker Pilar, right? Pilar's website has over 300 thousand views and she/he is very popular on TSR as well. I was browsing Pilar's blog today (as I often do ;)) and I found that barely ANY uploads had comments! No thank yous no great jobs. Nothing. Keep in mind, this isn't rude, but it is a little bit disrespectful to not tell a designer how much you appriciate their objects in game. Objects take hours of meshing and hard work to get right; please show how much you care!

So my challenge to all of you is to comment on everything you download, if not, then at least the majority of things. We all love to be praised for our work and designers aren't machines; they're people too! Please, repay the kindness they've bestowed on you and thank them :).

-Sian