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Again I ask, if you have nothing to hide, then why hide? Why not take your 4 sims to a money house that is designed as a public pizza lot, and plop yourself down at one of the many tables they have there and carry on your legitimate activities if they are legitimate? If you're so hell-bent on keeping to yourself then why bother paying to play a game that is designed to be played alongside others? I'm beginning to wish there was no 'Ban All' feature at all.....only Admit All and Ban List. I do not believe Ban All was put there for the function that it is most often used for, and I really can't think of why it would have been implemented for any category besides residence.
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That is way over the top!
No one is obligated to justify how or why they close their house to passerbyes. There is no game mandate that says a player is required to provide entertainment, socialization or facilities to other stray players on demand......in fact, that is exactly
why we have a Ban All function!
If you can not think of any reason for using it in all categories, it is only because you have your head locked and loaded on your own narrow crusade.
I, personally, have locked down a house to have a:
*Private chat.
*Roomie meeting.
*A party.
*To build.
*Expand the lot.
*Clean up after some roomie has trashed the lot.
*To redecorate.
*To move the lot.
*To design a card game in the card set object.
*Because I am mad at the world and just want to play with my dogs and water the flowers.
I have seen players use it:
*To empty a house in preparation for closing
*To keep anyone from landing as they prepare to go to work.
*To host a private group game.
*To change category.
*To control lag, by limiting the number of visitors.
*To have a private club, with limited membership.
*To get rid of annoying people.
There are probably as many reasons to use Ban All as there are personalities in this game.
If we have any *proof* of illegal activities (not speculation or supposition...real proof), use the report button and then....get on with our own game.
None of us have any right to make assertions about other player's integrity, or intentions, solely based on the use of Ban All.