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-description: Important Disclaimer Regarding SimpCity and Cyberdrop-DL
+description: >-
+  Due to the recent DDOS attacks on SimpCity, I have made some changes to
+  Cyberdrop-DL.
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-# Important Disclaimer Regarding SimpCity
-
-Due to the recent DDOS attacks on *SimpCity*, I have made some changes to *Cyberdrop-DL*.
+# SimpCity Support Dropped
 
 ### Removal of SimpCity Scraping Support
 
-Support for scraping *SimpCity* has been removed temporarily. I understand this may disappoint some users, but hopefully after reading this, you will understand why I made this decision. Following the recent DDOS attacks, SimpCity has implemented the following security measures to protect their website:
+Support for scraping _SimpCity_ has been removed temporarily. I understand this may disappoint some users, but hopefully after reading this, you will understand why I made this decision. Following the recent DDOS attacks, SimpCity has implemented the following security measures to protect their website:
 
-* *SimpCity* has implemented a DDOS-Guard browser check.
+* _SimpCity_ has implemented a DDOS-Guard browser check.
 * Access is now restricted to [whitelisted email domains](https://simpcity.su/threads/emails-august-2024.365869/).
 * [New rate limits](https://simpcity.su/threads/rate-limit-429-error.397746/) have been introduced to protect the site.
 
-### Why Scraping *SimpCity* Has Been Disabled
+### Why Scraping _SimpCity_ Has Been Disabled
 
-*Cyberdrop-DL* allows users to scrape a model’s entire thread quickly, downloading large amounts of content. While convenient, this has created several issues:
+_Cyberdrop-DL_ allows users to scrape a model’s entire thread quickly, downloading large amounts of content. While convenient, this has created several issues:
 
-- Large-scale scraping can result in downloading content you may never view.
-- Such scraping puts a significant strain on *SimpCity*’s servers, particularly during DDOS attacks.
-- Scraping provides no direct benefit to *SimpCity*, and in light of these attacks, they have chosen not to support automated scraping.
+* Large-scale scraping can result in downloading content you may never view.
+* Such scraping puts a significant strain on _SimpCity_’s servers, particularly during DDOS attacks.
+* Scraping provides no direct benefit to _SimpCity_, and in light of these attacks, they have chosen not to support automated scraping.
 
-For these reasons, *SimpCity* has removed the *Cyberdrop-DL* thread, and I have disabled scraping for their site in order to reduce the strain on their servers.
+For these reasons, _SimpCity_ has removed the _Cyberdrop-DL_ thread, and I have disabled scraping for their site in order to reduce the strain on their servers.
 
 ### How to Reduce the Impact of Cyberdrop-DL Usage
 
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 ### Usage Best Practices
 
-I encourage you to be mindful of how you use *Cyberdrop-DL*. Here are some tips to minimize the strain on websites:
+I encourage you to be mindful of how you use _Cyberdrop-DL_. Here are some tips to minimize the strain on websites:
 
-- Avoid running multiple scraping sessions repeatedly in a short span of time.
-- Regularly clean up your URLs file by removing links you no longer need, and reducing how often you run the program.
-- Be selective with what you download. It’s helpful to quickly scan content to avoid downloading files you'll delete later.
+* Avoid running multiple scraping sessions repeatedly in a short span of time.
+* Regularly clean up your URLs file by removing links you no longer need, and reducing how often you run the program.
+* Be selective with what you download. It’s helpful to quickly scan content to avoid downloading files you'll delete later.
 
 ### Alternative to Scraping SimpCity
 
-If you wish to continue downloading from *SimpCity*, you can use a Tampermonkey script like this one: [SimpCity Tampermonkey Forum Downloader](https://simpcity.su/threads/forum-post-downloader-tampermonkey-script.96714/).
+If you wish to continue downloading from _SimpCity_, you can use a Tampermonkey script like this one: [SimpCity Tampermonkey Forum Downloader](https://simpcity.su/threads/forum-post-downloader-tampermonkey-script.96714/).