The boards
What simpcity forums are
What are simpcity forums?
Simpcity forums are adult boards. Members keep shares and discussion in titled threads you can search later. A room is a category, a thread is one topic, and a reply is a later message in that topic. The live community is simpcity.cr. This domain is the field guide in front of it.
Is simpcity.run the live forum?
No. simpcity.run publishes the reading guide, this FAQ, the journal, and a room index. The simpcity forums where people post are at simpcity.cr. Forms on this domain only preview fields in your browser.
Is simptown a separate community?
Searchers use simptown and simpcity for the same style of boards. Save simpcity.cr and you will not have to guess which name is current this month. Send either friend the same link.
What does “gooning forum” mean here?
A gooning forum, in the way people search for it, means an adult board organized as threads rather than a chat that disappears. Simpcity forums keep those threads titled and searchable. The phrase is a search label for the same rooms, not a second site.
Who is allowed to join?
Adults 18 and older only. If you are under 18, leave and do not register. The rule is on the live boards and on this guide for the same reason: the threads are adult.
What can I do before I have an account?
Read this FAQ, the guide, the journal, and the room index. You cannot start a thread, reply, watch a topic, or send a private note until register is confirmed on the live host.
Account
Register and login
How do I finish simpcity register?
Open simpcity register on simpcity.cr. Choose a username you can keep, use an inbox you check, set a password you do not reuse, accept the rules, then open the confirmation link before you try to log in. One username. The checklist on this domain only previews the fields.
The confirmation email has not arrived
Wait a few minutes. Check spam and promotions. Use resend once. Do not create a second account — that is the most common way a first week on simpcity forums goes wrong. The same order is written out in the register checklist.
Can I read the live boards without registering?
Some indexes are visible to guests. Starting a thread, replying, watching, and private messages need a completed simpcity register. This guide is readable either way.
Login keeps failing
Recheck the username, then reset the password on simpcity.cr. If the account was never confirmed, finish that email first. A new username will not repair an unconfirmed one. The sign-in notes list the same checks beside a local field preview.
Should I reuse a password from somewhere else?
No. The forum password should exist only there. Write the new one down in the same private note as your username and the live URL, simpcity.cr. Do not paste that password into a mirror you have not compared with the bookmark.
I already have two usernames. Which one do I keep?
Keep the one whose email you confirmed. Stop using the other. If neither was confirmed, finish the mail on the first and leave the second alone. Support on the live boards can see accounts. This guide cannot.
Access
Mirrors, search, and downtime
What is the current address for simpcity forums?
simpcity.cr is the host to save when an older domain fails. Open the rooms, sign in, and register from that address. The bookmark note explains how to compare a link someone pasted.
A friend sent a different link. Should I use it?
Only if the host matches the bookmark you saved for simpcity.cr. Logos are easy to copy. Read the domain, not the banner. When you are unsure, start from this FAQ and follow the link here.
The site looks down. What do I check first?
Your connection, then another browser, then the URL itself. A blank page on an old mirror is not an outage of the live simpcity forums. More detail is in the downtime note.
I searched and found nothing. Are the forums empty?
The search box on simpcity.run only covers this guide. Live threads are searched on simpcity.cr after you sign in. Use two or three words a title would use, not a full sentence.
Where do I land after I join?
After login at simpcity.cr, open Forums and pick a room. The room index is a preview of that split. Read a pin before you post.
Using the rooms
Threads, titles, and the first days
Which room should a new member open?
Community, if you are introducing yourself or you do not know where a topic belongs. Support, if the confirmation mail never arrived or login fails — and only with the one username you already created. Main boards and lifestyle after you have searched. The room section of the guide has the full split.
What makes a title useful on simpcity forums?
It names the topic in ordinary language, the way someone else would search for it. “Confirmation email stuck in promotions” can be found. “Help” cannot. The title is the one line that shows up in the room list.
How do I avoid a duplicate thread?
Search two or three specific words before you open a new topic. Read the existing thread to the last page. If it already covers the question, reply there with a new detail instead of starting a twin.
What is the difference between a thread and a private message?
A thread stays in the room and helps the next reader. A private message is for one person. If more than one member would benefit, put it on the simpcity forums thread. Keep the first private note specific. An empty greeting is easy to ignore.
What belongs on a public profile?
An avatar that is not your face from another account, and one line about how you use the boards. Leave off a city, a workplace, and a legal name. The profile note goes further. Do this before the first reply.
What should I do in the first week?
Bookmark simpcity.cr, confirm the email, read a pin, search, set the profile, then reply once with a real detail. The first-week section spreads that across seven days so you are not posting on night one.