Sims talk: sim ranting

Hey, I just posted a rant at sim_rants. It was my very first one. Isn't that wild? I just thought I'd share. (It's a slow news day.)

If you aren't a member of the comm, the rant was just about how I get irritated when people fail to name fortune sims by their correct name. I know... it's pretty important stuff, right? :P I can't lie, though... it irritates the crap out of me.

Looking for extracted sims from Maxis family trees

Does anyone know where I might be able to find a download of some of the Maxis characters from the family trees, specifically the anscestors of the Caliente family? It is possible to extract these, right? I know I can't ressurect them, and they're blacked out in SimPE, so that makes me wary of trying to extract them.

I could recreate the sim in question, but I'd love to see the actual character in-game.