From e1f24a1d38cd4d71af8ce8fa1a99500a910494cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:00:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update simpcity-support-dropped.md --- docs/simpcity-support-dropped.md | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/simpcity-support-dropped.md b/docs/simpcity-support-dropped.md index e4f65d621..c53808ad5 100644 --- a/docs/simpcity-support-dropped.md +++ b/docs/simpcity-support-dropped.md @@ -4,25 +4,25 @@ description: Important Disclaimer Regarding SimpCity and Cyberdrop-DL # Important Disclaimer Regarding SimpCity -Due to the recent DDOS attacks on *SimpCity*, I have made some changes to *Cyberdrop-DL*. +Due to the recent DDOS attacks on SimpCity, I have made some changes to Cyberdrop-DL. ### 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. +- 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 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Additionally, I have made adjustments to the default rate-limiting settings to f ### 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. @@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ I encourage you to be mindful of how you use *Cyberdrop-DL*. Here are some tips ### 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/). \ No newline at end of file +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/). \ No newline at end of file