A Reader's Guide to Simtropolis City Journals

[mayormommy 8]

The New Reader's Guide to Simtropolis City Journals

I hope you enjoy this handy little guide to some of the great city journals of the past few years. Most of the 2004 journals listed had at least 5 pages (at 30 replies/page) or had some unusual or significant features. I had hoped to extend the list farther back into 2003, but unfortunately most of those CJs are now missing their pictures.

For the list of 2005-2006 CJs, I raised the reply limit to 300 replies (10 pages), since we've had so many impressive journals come out recently and there's only so many hours in the day to read them all. I will add more journals occasionally as they approach the 300 reply limit. Note that the list now goes in reverse chronological order. Somewhere along the way I have misplaced the SCJU and MOS logos, so if anyway would like to send them to me along with a list of member CJs, I would be happy to add them. Plus I have some catching up to do on my 2006 CJ summaries!

I'd like to thank SimMaster for helping find all the links for the 2004 CJs. I really appreciate it!

Last full update: 10/17/06, 2006 Trixie winners added 12/6/06

  - 2004 Trixie winner

- 2005 Trixie winner

- 2006 Trixie winner

2006 City Journals

October

10/5/06 - Schulmania by Schulmanator. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Best Alternate to History CJ, runner-up for Most Entertaining CJ. 300 replies, 2,200 views. Status: ongoing.

10/1/06 - Ensenada, A Tale of Organised Crime, Intrigue, and Manic Depressive Turnips by Shadow_Assassin. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Most Entertaining Journal. 140 replies, 1,700 views. Status: ongoing.

September

 9/27/06 - Trinity River Valley - TRV's terrain looks too pretty to build on, but crazychickensc12 does it justice with well-planned suburbs, mid-rise commercial areas, and an enormous zoo. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best City Planner. 300 replies, 2,100 views. Status: ongoing.

9/17/06 - Gold Depra - An Empire of Greed by chocolatemax. 270 replies, 2,500 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Awards for Most Aesthetic City and Most Unique Region, runner-up for Most Awe Inspiring City, Best City Planner, and Best Use of Nature in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

9/17/06 - Run for your life! by hamsterTK is a captivating story about a young surveyor who discovers a mysterious tunnel after an earthquake and soon finds himself pursued by the evil ARCO corporation. Expertly Photoshopped pictures complement the story, which reaches 330 replies and 2,100 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Story in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

August

8/24/06 - wouangaine wows Simtropolis with innovative special effects in Viridis Doria Provincia - Animated CJ. Scrolling mosaics (even sideways!), animated traffic scenes, and simulated time lapse sequences provide plenty of fun, though the city is quite appealing in of itself. 300 replies, 2,200 views. Status: ongoing.

8/8/06 - Watch the dusty oil town of Oasis, Arizona - A Desert Metropolis grow into a full-fledged modern city. SpecialEddie provides detailed tours of the oil fields, massive hydroelectric dam and reservoir, air force base, and casino sector, gaining 300 replies and 3,400 views. Status: ongoing.

July

 

7/19/06 - Take a ride down Medicine Hat Avenue and explore the mid-rise city of Lloyd, Ontario, Canada by asturianu. Be warned, however, that the winters are very cold and snowy. 400 replies, 2,000 views. Status: ongoing.

June

6/15/06 - Montrose by cityhawk. 300 replies, 2,200 views. Status: ended.

6/14/06 - Rejuvenate your spirit with a restful visit to Paradise Falls by jacqulina, a peaceful wooded valley inhabited by only a few lucky farmers and their horses. 500 replies, 5,300 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Use of Nature in a CJ, runner-up for Best Rural CJ. Status: ongoing.

6/6/06 - sloppet weaves together Photoshop skills and an eye for building detailed cities, turning Anwakee County into a rich green tapestry of remarkable depth. 1,100 replies, 5,100 views. Runner-up for the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Use of Added Graphics in a CJ. Status: restarted.

6/1/06 - San Lucas by luker91 is a charming patchwork that grows ever more beautiful despite the occasional manmade or natural disaster. 300 replies, 2,400 views. Status: ended.

May

5/27/06 - Oasis-The Wild West by SpecialEddie. 2006 runner-up for Best Western Themed CJ. 260 replies, 2,200 views. Status: ended.

5/20/06 - Katies Mountain Retreat by KT3 follows the develop of tiny mountain villages as they grow into small cities. 800 replies, 2,900 views. Status: ended.

5/20/06 - ThePeoplesPerson's superb Photoshop skills fill The Tropics of Haalu with brilliant tropical sunlight and clear, reflective waters, bringing the island paradise to 700 replies and 3,900 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Use of Added Graphics in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

5/2/06 - Tree lovers will enjoy The Free Democratic Nation of Caledonia by szarkoz, with its many parks and leafy streets. 300 replies, 5,500 views. Status: ongoing.

April

4/17/06 - Alicante City - St. Marque Inlet by Fox is a bright, modern, coastal city supported by high tech industry. Colorful newspaper entries keep the reader informed about goings-on in St. Marque, the SCJU, and the world at large. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Best Newspaper in a CJ, runner-up for Most Aesthetically Pleasing City. 600 replies, 5,300 views. Status: ongoing.

4/15/06 - Mr. Beer's second CJ, Omaha, NE & Council Bluffs, IA Metro, sprawls across a relentlessly flat Midwestern landscape of realistic suburbs, farms, and railyards. 400 replies, 3,700 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Dedication to Accurate Scale in a CJ, runner-up for Most Realistic City. Status: ongoing.

4/9/06 - The only Turkish CJ in Simtropolis, the United Republic of Ankara by Yoman3 is a canal-filled city featuring everything from old rowhouses to modern skyscrapers, garnering over 600 replies, 3,800 views. Status: ongoing.

4/6/06 - Pictures That Old People Might Take - A new CJ, oh my! by RadionheadFan. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Funniest Title for a CJ. 100 replies, 900 views. Status: ended.

March

3/27/06 – wouanagaine's city of Genesus glows with vitality - even the industrial parks are lush, green, and tree-lined. 300 replies, 2,700 views. Status: ended.

3/17/06 - Wild Wild West by kimcar. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Western Themed CJ, runner-up for Most Educational CJ. 130 replies, 1,500 views. Status: on hiatus.

3/12/06 - Three Rivers Region is a chatty, rambling CJ chock full of helpful information ranging from quick tips to detailed tutorials. If you do your homework, dedgren might reward you with a piece of eye candy. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Most Educational CJ. 1,000 replies, 15,000 views. Status: ongoing.

3/11/06- Crystal Bay by rewright rolls across the landscape like a deep forest green carpet. Watch it grow upwards and outwards with 300 replies and 3,600 views. Status: ?

3/10/06 - In the alternative history CJ The Imperial Kaiser of the Rhineland by Dark_Jedi06, Germany is divided during World War I and the country of Rhineland is born. Follow its struggles with fascists and its neighbors over 300 replies, with 3,100 views. Status: ongoing.

3/5/06 – The first trilingual CJ on Simtropolis, Rasec – em Pt, en Fr, in En by Fabiocb is a little piece of Europe transplanted to the Caribbean, with a surprisingly large and modern downtown.  500 replies, 3,100 views. Status: ongoing.

February

2/18/06 - MayorTim is back with another huge but always tidy and well-organized city in Astoria. The former British colony reaches 500 replies and 5,800 views. Status: ongoing.

2/9/06 – Botania, City of Hope & Greens by terrymunweihao is an exuberant and lush city, with a fun street network that sometimes looks like it could have been designed by Dr. Seuss. 400 replies, 4,500 views. Status: restarted.

January

1/31/06 - In his second city recreation, E.J.C. patiently fills in the region of Paris, the city of love, including the surrounding suburbs and farmland. The region views are not to be missed.  Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Most Realistic City. 500 replies, 12,000 views. Status: ongoing.

1/20/06- Only the rich and beautiful sims must be able to afford to live in the glamorous coastal cities in GMT's Greater Columbia River. This long-running CJ has 300 replies and 5,000 views. Status: ongoing.

1/16/06 - The Massopax River Valley by dfnva. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Best Roadgeek CJ. 140 replies, 2,300 views. Status: ended.

[Alkaola 18]

Sorry to barge in your post, Alkaola, but I seem to have some sort of snag getting the whole revised Reader's Guide into one post.

Second Half of 2005 City Journals

December

12/19/05 - Cadott Bay by barnatom. 300 replies, 9,600 views. Status: ended.

November

11/28/05 - Kinata by magpieshooter is a collection of bright and sparkling pictures of a leafy Australian city. Its sophistication grows over the course 500 replies and 7,000 views. See its continuation in Kinata SAR (II). Status: ended.

11/28/05 - The only thing the diverse pictures of AK's Eye Candy Album have in common is that they are all spectacular. Whether it's farms, industrial areas, sprawling suburbs, soaring downtowns, or natural terrain, aleking always inspires, with over 1,400 replies and 25,000 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Most Awe Inspiring City Journal, runner-up for Most Realistic City and Best Use of Custom Content in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

11/16/05 - A simple city reconstruction project suddenly evolves into a breathless science fiction saga in The New Carpathia Confederation of Planets by zelgadis.  Futuristic bats, intense action sequences, and elaborately designed cities earn over 800 replies and 8,600 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Most Chaotic City. Status: ongoing.

11/15/05 - Istrinia - Many Nations, One Region by Mickebear et al. is a collaborative effort by 11 great CJ authors. Each intriguing nation has its own history and style, bringing in 400 replies and 12,000 views. Status: ended.

11/10/05 - It's not often one gets to see such a large and elaborate city as The United Cities of Chesterfield by nycsc4 developed completely from scratch. So far it has 500 replies and 9,000 views. Status: ongoing.

 11/5/05 - louisville327 enlivens his second city planning CJ Eureka - Planning for the Future! with blogs, news reports, and ever humorous captions. See how this modern city develops over almost 400 replies and 22,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best City Planner, Honorable Mention for Best Use of Added Graphics in a CJ. Status: ended. 

11/5/05 - Amazing special effects, animations, and custom BATs bring to life the ongoing space war in the futuristic CJ Battlefront Zanapolis by 2ch.net simplayer, with 400 replies and 8,200 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Science Fiction CJ, runner-up for Most Chaotic City. Status: ongoing.

October

10/22/05 - Shadow_Assassin's sense of humor is drier than ever in the desert city of The Savannah Way. The long-running story includes 700 replies and 11,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Most Entertaining Journal. Status: ended.

10/08/05 - The wealthy residents of Sinop - Homeland of Waters by Fabiocb enjoy lovely green parks and even landscaped roadways in this CJ of 300 replies and 10,000 views. Status: ended.

10/4/05 - The European countryside of Monk is like a beautiful painting come to life. sloppet's CJ reaches 300 replies and 6,000 views. Status: ended.

September

9/27/05 - sorchin's problem solving skills - whether it's building impossible bridges or creating custom BATs - are fascinating to watch in Developing Macedon, a CJ of 700 replies and over 11,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Best City Planner. Status: ongoing.

 9/26/05 - slann's CJ offers everything you ever wanted to know about the Viceroyalty of Dominea: Valmont but were afraid to ask. The incredibly detailed alternative history journal includes 400 replies and 10,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Use of Added Graphics. 2006 runner-up for Best Newspaper in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

9/11/05 - cjah shows off his mastery of creating beautiful farmland in his second CJ Callisto, which has 280 replies, 3,500 views. Status: ended.

9/9/05 - jeronij applies his unmatched city building skills to a more mountainous, rural setting in Simtropia. The usual extra goodies we've come to expect from jeronij like mosaics and tutorials help the CJ reach 2,600 replies and 116,000 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Best Long-Running Graphics Oriented CJ. Status: restarted.

9/9/05 - A huge stone spire towering over a massive city gives an unique look to TDK by 1ajs. The somewhat fire-prone city reaches 400 replies, 6,500 views. Status: ongoing.

August

8/30/05 - If only the real Kentucky looked this good! Meinhosen's Photoshop effects bring vibrancy to Ralston Metro Area, with 300 replies and 10,000 views. Status: on hiatus.

8/26/05 - Green Depra isn't just pretty because it's green - chocolatemax285's CJ of small coastal towns also has a uniquely charming look with its pine trees and brick streets, reaching 1,800 replies and 34,000 views. Winner of the 2005and 2006 Trixie Awards for Most Unique Region. 2005 Honorable Mention for Most Aesthetically Pleasing City. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Most Aesthetically Pleasing City, runner-up for Most Awe Inspiring City, Best City Planner, and Best Use of Nature in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

8/23/05 - An impressive downtown rises near the sea in the Pacific Northwest inspired region of Western Lands by USA Patriot. 300 replies and 6,700 views. Status: ?

8/19/05 - Pack your walking shoes for a long tour of A UK village by barnatom. The quaint brick buildings, canals, and farms bring in 280 replies and 7,000 views. Status: ended.

 8/19/05 - Lifelines by RadioheadFan is a series of rather intense short stories, ironically set in adorable little towns. It reaches 300 replies and 5,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Story in a CJ. Status: ended.

 8/14/05 - What if Napoleon had escaped after the Battle of Waterloo and founded a new empire in America? jarnomiedema uses a dazzling array of graphics to present the modern day Empire of Chaumont - Delightfully Oppressive. The alternative history CJ makes it up to 1,100 replies and 45,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Alternate to History Award. Honorable Mentions for Best City Journal, Best Newspaper in a CJ, and Best Story in a CJ. 2006 runner-up for Best Alternate to History CJ. Status: ongoing.

8/11/05 - The citizens of the densely populated islands that make up the The United Kingdom of Cordovia truly love their queen, HM Tara De'Vanquish. pipishere's story of her glorious reign reaches 270 replies and 6,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Most Entertaining Journal. Status: ended.

8/9/05 - Walnut Creek Intl Airport - The mother of all airports is actually a CJ about a series of different airports. blahdy even builds new airport BATs for this CJ of 600 replies and 21,000 views. Status: ongoing.

8/5/05 - Not an exact recreation of its namesake, but an incredibly realistic city nonetheless, Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Mr. Beer sprawls its amazing suburbs almost 400 replies and over 12,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Most Realistic City Journal. Status: ended.

July

7/28/05 - Mikeaut1 creates another beautiful tropical city in Cabel Bay Republic, complete with news bulletins, traffic cams, weather reports, and special features on specific buildings. Its 500 replies draw 12,000 views. Status: ended.

7/26/05 - Internations: Pakkusena, organized by Kumba, is a multi-player region of several countries, each with their own flag, history, culture, etc. The Pax Americana CJ reaches 300 replies and 12,000 views. Status: ongoing.

 7/14/05 - The herringbone street pattern, multiple levels of terraces, and lovely terrain shots provide an unique look to aleking's massive city of Brastoval Bay, which includes 1,200 replies and 33,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Awe Inspiring City. Honorable Mentions for Best City Journal, Most Aesthetically Pleasing City, and Best Use of Custom Content in a CJ. Status: ended.

7/13/05- Several Simtropolis members try to remake a former prison planet into a civilization in utora's Ariana - a story of space travelling. The intriguing science fiction story combined with great cities and landscapes entertains over 400 replies and 7,000 views. Status: ?

7/11/05 - Who needs the Canary Islands when you can vacation in Cordova with its beaches, museums, and open and inviting downtown shopping districts. Gurrgkud's CJ reaches 280 replies and 6,000 views. Status: ended.

7/10/05 - Birmingsfield: UK Style Industrial City Journal transforms into a modern commercial center in this CJ by ILL Tonkso, with 300 replies that have been viewed 14,000 times. Status: ended.

  7/5/05 - hammo's great maps make it easy to find your way around the Isla de Suenos. Watch this CJ grow more and more sophisticated over the course of 250 replies and 7,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Newspaper in a CJ. Status: ended.

[frogface 352]

Excuse me, barging in again...

 First Half of 2005 City Journals

June

6/29/05 - Experimental City Journal Preparations: Developing Internations by Mickebear isn't really a city journal but a planning thread for a multi-player region. It still has interesting discussions and great pictures of real and sim cities though, with 600 replies and 17,000 views. See the results in Istrinia. Status: ended.

6/29/05 - Undeterred by the massive city that has defeated previous recreation attempts, ejc takes on the Big Apple in New York... All the Boroughs, over 15 pages and 23,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Most Realistic City. Status: ended.

 6/11/05 - Do over! mexicanboy13r tackles SF again with a larger, more accurate map and much more detail in San Francisco - Bay Area, which makes it up to 900 replies and 47,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Most Realistic City. Status: ended.

6/9/05 - Fairlane500 not only invites readers to participate in Rolling Down the Railroad, the readers actually write the story. Hop on board and join a fascinating band of passengers in this rural CJ of 200 replies and 7,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Most Entertaining Journal. Status: restarted.

6/5/05 - The gently rolling terrain of Urland, a (mostly) rural coastline is the perfect setting for Nardo69's small farming towns and quaint seaside cities. It reaches 600 replies and 15,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Best Rural CJ, winner of the 2006 Trixie for Best Rural CJ. Status: ?

6/4/05 - Transportation options abound in Glen Harbor by MasterPlanMan. However, it's the fascinating industrial areas that later steal the show in this CJ of 600 replies and 18,000 views. Status: restarted.

6/2/05 - Take a journey to the romantic south of France in Mickebear's Greater Marsalia Region, City at the Mediterranean. With all the lovely mosaics, there's no wonder why this CJ has 400 replies and 12,000 views. Status: ended.

May

5/28/05 - Hand scribbled captions add surprising charm to the big city of Bostalk. Cjah's CJ makes it up to 1,100 replies and 29,000 views. Status: ended.

5/21/05 - Dynasty seems like a conventional CJ - at least until the pirate invasion. Shadow_Assassin's wry humor entertains over 270 replies with 5,000 views. Status: ended.

5/14/05 - jesselong recreates the city of Hong Kong in painstaking detail, especially its complex road and highway network. 300 replies, 11,000 views. Status: on hiatus.

5/11/05 - The mosaics of cute seaside towns are the main highlight of San Estaban by pikatchoum, a CJ with 300 replies and more than 7,000 views. Status: ongoing.

April

4/28/05 - Watch cities spread across several islands in the The Four Sisters Region by aleking, with 300 replies and 7,000 views. Status: ended.

4/21/05 - MrCinatits Adventures in Terraforming by MrCinatit. 2006 runner-up for Most Unique Region. 220 replies, 7,100 views. Status: restarted.

 4/20/05 - At 1,700 replies and 53,000 views, thatmonkeysim's Wood County has attracted a lot of attention - even catching the eye of our beloved Dirktator. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Most Entertaining Journal. Honorable Mentions for Most Awe Inspiring City and Best City Planner. 2006 runner-up for Best Roadgeek CJ. Status: ?

 4/12/05 - Follow the ups and downs of an airline pilot's life and get a bird's eye view of various small, rural towns in Life in an Airplane by RadioheadFan. At 900 replies and 16,000 views, it's a popular story-driven CJ. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Story in a CJ. Status: ended.

4/8/05 - A city journal without any cities? CycleDogg introduces his revolutionary terrain mod in Lewis and Clark Expedition. While it only has 130 replies and 7,000 views, it forever changes the look of SC4 landscapes. Status: ended.

4/8/05 - The refined city of Lattica Hemstead: The River City features broad avenues, elegant bridges, and carefully terraced residential areas. This CJ by wks2003x stretches over 300 replies and draws 9,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Most Chaotic City. Status: ended.

4/5/05 - Rail buffs will love Thames - A British Style CJ by frogface - at least on days when the fog clears, that is. The English-style countryside rambles for 900 replies and 46,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mentions for Most Unique Region and Best Rural CJ. Status: ended.

4/5/05 - Nealos101 does some stunning terraforming to create the GTA San Andreas inspired region of San Portello, filling it with California and New York size cities to reach 400 replies and 13,000 views. Status: on hiatus.

4/2/05 - Mikeaut1's Euphora is a multi-layered cake of beautiful downtowns, attractive suburbs, and finally lovely beaches as the frosting on top. Check out the traffic cams too, in this CJ of 500 replies and 11,000 views. Status: ended.

March

3/30/05 - Sci fi fans rejoice at the introduction of another interplanetary journal. The Colonization of Hermoso by ThePeoplesPerson attracts almost 8,000 views of its 300 replies. Status: ended.

3/25/05 - Can you build a city with a population of more than 100 million? Maybe it helps if you start off with 70,000,000+ Sims. This skyscraper forest by i like to fish reaches 250 replies and over 18,000 views. Status: ended.

3/23/05 - ILL Tonkso shows not only the rich and beautiful but the poor and ugly side of his city in Brennt Shores Revisited. The realistic city has 19,000 views of its 500 replies. Status: ?

3/22/05 - Tarrytowne River Valley by aldara6166 starts out as a conventional CJ but soon evolves into a full-fledged Clive Cussler-type novel called The Golden Chimera. Check out its 400 replies (with 9,000 views) only if you can handle the suspense. Status: on hiatus.

 3/22/05 - Bucolic New England farming towns are the best known feature of dhoppeii's LaPlaisance County. Pull up a rocking chair on the front porch and enjoy the 1,400 replies that have been viewed 35,000 times. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Rural CJ. Status: on hiatus.

3/18/05 - Watch small towns evolve into sophisticated, polished cities in Goldenrod Plains by kingofsimcity, with 600 replies and 16,000 views. Status: ended.

3/5/05 - Colonists attempt to build a new civilization on The Planet Myon, which is inhabited by mysterious creatures known as "zukes." Leech10's sci fi CJ includes 700 replies and 18,000 views. Status: ended. See the spin-off CJ Galesfe City.

February

2/28/05 - Thistlewood by RadioheadFan follows the dark life of architect Artemis Winchester over 8 pages and over 6,000 views. Status: ended.

 2/23/05 - DragonAnime's Palm Point is an endless parade of glorious parks, monuments, and cathedrals. Readers with a sweet tooth will enjoy pages of eye candy, with 3,200 replies and 70,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Use of Custom Content in a CJ. Honorable Mentions for Best City Journal, Most Awe Inspiring City, and Best Use of Added Graphics in a CJ. Status: ended.

2/16/05 - Huge superhighways provide the lifeblood for the revitalization of a city in Views Around Montaukshire by DuskTrooper, with 300 replies, 20,000 views. Status: ended.

2/16/05 - Sun Valley by bobinator is a classic CJ about the growth of an Alaskan city, with 600 replies and 22,000 views. Status: ended.

2/15/05 - Several Simtropolis characters participate in the politics of Riveria Island - A Land in the Indian Ocean by nedal2001. Tiny towns grow to cosmopolitan cities over 340 replies and 9,000 views. Status: ended.

2/15/05 - "City by Committee" is the master plan for x2230062's city in ITS IN YOUR HANDS! The real interactive CJ. Readers vote in numerous polls over 360 replies and 10,000 views. Status: ended.

2/4/05 - Don't let the Tolkien-inspired city names fool you - Anduin Valley Revisited is a fantasy of modern city building. Darmok's picture perfect city journal, including handy DIY tutorials, reaches 3,600 replies and 96,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Best City Planner. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Best City Journal, runner-up for Best City Planner and Best Rural CJ. Status: ongoing.

January

1/31/05 - The small towns of Turnwood look peaceful, but social unrest, terrorism, assassinations, and even wars break out. Pooty's tale of turmoil (with occasional comic relief) reaches 400 replies and 14,000 views. Status: ?

1/26/05 - Even a nuclear disaster can't slow down the growth of MayorTim's Klondike Delta. The immense city spans 800 replies and wins 28,000 views. Status: ended.

1/23/05 - The Southwestern city of Casa Grande is so successful that rewright has to add more land for it to expand. The carefully done graphics and newspaper articles fill 500 replies and gain 15,000 views. Status: ?

1/17/05 - You know that the city journal has become a mature art form when the first CJ satire arrives - Far Away and Long Ago by mtbrocket gently pokes fun at the genre over the course of 400 replies and the ever-just-slightly-out-of-reach goal of 7,000 8,000 views. Winner of the 2006 Trixie Award for Most Hilarious Journal, runner-up for Most Entertaining CJ. Status: ongoing.

1/1/05 - PhilsCafe uses a variety of different graphics to illustrate the growth of Acorn Creek Region - An American Story, including newspapers, transit maps, and old photos. This long-running CJ has reached 300 replies and over 11,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Best Newspaper in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

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This is a great idea, especially mentioning a lot of the ended ones was a good idea so these great CJ's are not forgotten forever brings back some good memories

[mtbrocket 2]

2004 City Journals

December

 12/18/04 - One of the last major journals of the year, jeronij's Sculpting Columbia River demonstrates supreme integration between a city and its terrain. By the time it ended it had reached 119 pages and over 229,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best City Journal. Honorable Mentions for Most Aesthetically Pleasing City, Most Awe Inspiring City, and Best Use of Custom Content in a CJ. Status: ended.

12/18/04 - Travel through the big city, sprawling suburbs, and quaint farms of Downingsford MSA on oreon's detailed road and highway network. This long-running CJ reaches 700 replies and 21,000 views. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mention for Best CIty Planner. Status: ?

12/21/04 - Swamper77's self-titled Swamper77's Region depicting the small town of Sandy Lake continues over 5 pages with 4,000 views. Status: archived.

12/10/04 - rob_2616 takes us back in time to the founding of Beirut, New York. The historic recreation fills 7 pages with 8,000 views. Status: ended.

November

 11/21/04 - Part story and part urban planning tutorial, louisville327's Adventures In New Urbanism provides an education on city life over 9 pages and 15,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best City Planner. Status: ended.

11/19/04 - Accomplished BATter jtportland exactingly brings Portland, OR, to SC4, even reproducing several custom buildings. The Portland Project includes 6 pages and over 10,000 views. Status: ended.

11/4/04 - An improbable mix of beautiful Welsh cities, science fiction, pop culture, great graphics, and tolerance, Rhodesia Newydd Dinas/ City Of New Rhodesia by 6underground reaches 700 replies and almost 23,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Most Chaotic City. Honorable Mentions for Best Story in a CJ and Best Use of Custom Content in a CJ. Winner of the 2006 Trixie for Best Use of Custom Content in a CJ. Status: ongoing.

October

 10/24/04 - Happy faces abound in bourneid's Broome County. With clever graphics and sly humor, the story reaches 1,000 replies and a whopping 37,000 views. Winner of the 2005 Trixie Award for Best Use of Added Graphics. Status: ongoing.

10/10/04 - A horrible space accident strands thousands of travelers (including several Simtropolis members) on a mysterious planet billions of light years from home. MrCinatit's engaging story Stranded and awesome terraforming attract almost 29,000 views and 1,300 replies. 2005 Trixie Honorable Mentions for Best Story in a CJ and Most Unique Region. Status: ?

10/3/04 - Our Friendly Franciscan member Mexicanboy13r recreates his former hometown of San Francisco in lush detail and with careful attention to neighborhoods, bringing the CJ up to 20 pages and over 25,000 views. Status: ended.

10/3/04 - The enchanting streets of Eladremme invited city journal readers to wander. Unfortunately the pictures are gone now, but marrast's second CJ had 11 pages and 22,000 views. Status: ended.

10/2/04 - Do over! MayorTim starts fresh with Gotland 2, which reaches 11 pages and over 9,000 views. Status: ended.

10/1/04 - Enhanced by many BATs, lots, and mods, JO's Geb follows a civilization from its primitive pre-history to its technological future over the course of 8 pages with over 7,000 views. Status: ended.

September

9/29/04 - Even native Chicagoans have trouble telling apart Afuegosky's CHICAGO...As real as it gets from pictures of the real city. The gorgeous Second City reproduction includes 400 replies and over 21,000 views. Status: ongoing.

9/16/04 - Dusktrooper returns with more idealized cities and brand new BATs in Views around Thanemontshire, with 9 pages and more than 12,000 views. Status: ended.

9/14/04 - Explore city building, Florida style, in flanig407's Palmdale Metro, a CJ of 7 pages and over 6,000 views. Status: ended.

9/11/04 - Based on the animated series "The Fairly Odd Parents," the Big Z's recreation of Dimmsdale soon reaches an impressive size, not to mention its 5 pages and over 3,000 views. Status: ended.

9/11/04 - Nijntje123 takes masher's CJ-as-movie concept one better with the moving pictures of Eradish Islands, which even includes a soundtrack. In just a few short weeks, the journal already has more than 3,000 views of its 2 pages. Status: ended.

9/6/04 - Frogface brings some European style to the city journals forum with The City of Dobruk. Its elegant streets and parks span 8 pages and bring in over 11,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Most Chaotic City. Status: ended.

9/1/04 - Meet Mr. Simbourgeois, the irascible mayor of the quaint French town of Belleville. This city of the people, by the people, and for the people includes 8 pages with almost 13,000 views. Status: ongoing.

August

8/30/04 - Alkaola shows off his unique Euro-tropical style in Greater Cloácka - A State on its Own. Take a break and enjoy 5 pages of beautiful pictures, with 5,000 views. Status: ended.

8/29/04 - The Bethel Peninsula follows small farming towns as they fend off a British invasion. MayorTim's war story reaches 5 pages and over 3,000 views. Status: ended.

8/6/04 - Mikeaut1 introduces readers to several attractive island cities at once in Tropicana Islands - Many City Journals in One. With 21 pages and over 17,000 views, Simtropolis loves the tropical atmosphere. Status: ended.

8/5/2004 - Dutch colonists try to create a new world in the mysterious land of New Holland in the Bermuda Triangle - but are there aliens involved? Utora's instant hit reaches 17 pages and over 18,000 views. Status: ended.

8/2/04 - Iamrobk follows the growth of the seaside city of Moreno Valley: An Oceanside Desert. The CJ quickly boasts 7 pages and over 5,000 views. Status: ended.

July

7/27/04 - Do over! Davidhogan tries again in San Diego County (Resettled). This realistic CJ has 9 pages and almost 8,000 views. Status: ended.

7/24/04 - Los Santos tantalizes readers with hints of Los Angeles and references to Grand Theft Auto. This CJ by Casper3141 reaches 5 pages and 4,000 views. Status: ended.

7/23/04 - An interlaced network of seaside towns and cities makes up comdude21's Ocean Point. Its visually interesting diagonal road system sprawls over 40 pages and 33,000 views. Status: ?

7/22/04 - Get a rare glimpse into the secretive socialist state of Rodina. This CJ by sepsis reaches 600 replies and more than 26,000 views. Status: ?

7/22/04 - michi5 wows ST with massive cities in the modestly named CJ Just want to show my region, with 4 pages and over 4,000 views. Status: ?

7/11/04 - Laughter erupts as we follow the hapless antics of the citizens of Ludlear, with their favorite hobby being running into trees. MrCinatit's CJ TimeBomb includes 9 pages and over 7,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Most Entertaining Journal. Status: ?

7/1/04 - fredval's second CJ Aldebaran continues over 15 pages and is viewed more than 10,000 times. Status: ended.

June

6/28/04 - Combining realism and eye-popping beauty, Dark Avatar's recreation of Singapore comes to 300 views and over 24,000 views. Status: ended.

6/25/04 - Cyber_256 takes readers down under with a recreation of Adelaide, South Australia. The realistic city brings in 10 pages and over 10,000 views. Status: ended.

6/24/04 - ChicAgo333 wows Simtropolis with Mandursuro, a forested region featuring an innovative highway design. With 21 pages and over 27,000 views, Mandursuro is indeed "loved by many." Status: ended.

6/20/04 - Superstar takes on the Big Apple in the realistic recreation New York 2, with 10 pages and more than 14,000 views. Status: ended.

6/20/04 - City building skills and BAT skills meet in Dusktrooper's CJ Views around the Region of Baldwinshire. It includes 8 pages and over 9,000 views. Status: ended.

6/18/04 - Masher creates the first CJ "movie." Koda doesn't win any Oscars but it does win over 3,000 views of its 5 pages. Status: ended.

6/11/04 - Combining science fiction and ancient Egypt, J.O.'s unique CJ Kasvagoria reaches 5 pages and over 3,000 views. Status: ended.

6/9/04 - Stock markets crashes, alien attacks, fires, and floods can't slow down the growth of dudyconstructor's Capitalist. The story of this high-rise city reaches 7 pages and over 5,000 views. Status: ended.

6/2/04 - Andrew George starts Norwich, a long-running journal about a carefully crafted English city. Norwich becomes 24 pages and attracts almost 26,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Most Awe Inspiring City. Status: ended.

May

5/21/04 - Take a tour of Turry in Dannato's CJ that blends story and city building (and rebuilding). Turry Metro Region to Scale garners 12 pages and over 21,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Best City Planner. Status: ?

5/18/04 - Our extended vacation on the Jersey shore begins in May with Jetty Jockey's recreation of Cape May. The realistic CJ has 8 pages and almost 8,000 views. Status: ended.

5/12/04 - MrVegetable's innovative CJ The Human Body attracts wide interest in how the human anatomy will be recreated in city form, with over 5 pages and over 4,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Most Unique Region. Status: ended.

5/9/04 - The truth is out there in MrCinatit's story about Allen Wilson, a sim who has become "aware." The suspenseful tale The Universe According to Me reaches 10 pages and over 11,000 views. Status: ended.

5/7/04 - The city journal of mayormommy, The Ragged Edge: a tale of four cities actually follows the lives of 12 mayors as they struggle with the difficult terrain and each other. This romantic potboiler makes it up to 12 pages and almost 13,000 views. Status: ended.

5/6/04 - A small town baking on the desert plains is featured in marrast's Somewhere in the Southwest. The CJ reaches 5 pages and more than 4,000 views. Status: ended.

April

4/19/04 - Jaws drop at the beautiful downtown introduced by pcsurgeon in MaxiCity, which makes it to an astounding 14,000 views despite only being 5 pages long. Status: ended.

4/18/04 - Beautiful pictures of a beautiful city are the main attraction of comoneymaker's Citta' of Angelo's. The CJ's 7 pages are viewed over 9,000 times. Status: ended.

4/5/04 - Will Molgov overthrow the evil dictator? Find out in Pooty's influential CJ Arkangelsk, a CJ of 4 pages and more than 2,000 views. Status: ended.

4/3/04 - A photo album of inspiration, S.A.C.'s Olympia dazzles Simtropolis with 9 pages and over 17,000 views. Status: ?

March

3/31/04 - Gooseville by MsCharamut1969 provides light-hearted eye candy and an upbeat attitude with 12 pages and over 6,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Best Story in a CJ. Status: ended.

3/30/04 - Iamrobk breaks out of the grid in Comazia, a journal of 8 pages and more than 4,000 views. Status: ended.

3/23/04 - Gemika introduces a unique hexagonal road layout and transit system in the aptly named Gemika's First City Journal. Its 5 pages bring in over 6,000 views. Status: ended.

3/21/04 - Jcabassa tames the uninhabited wilds of Kenora - a jcab city II, a CJ of 11 pages and over 8,000 views. Status: ended.

3/20/04 - The brief but novel CJ Pyramid City by ragnarocks later spawns a sequel CJ, "P2." Only 3 pages, it attracts 5,000 views and ongoing attention. Status: ended.

3/19/04 - The land, the sea, and the rolling hills meet in Kunimura - Afrothunda's CJ makes it up to 8 pages and over 9,000 views. Status: ended.

3/14/04 - The Splimopia Reports on Splime's city of Splimopia continue over 6 pages and are viewed over 4,000 times. Status: ended.

3/12/04 - Soak up the sun in Palm City II, a CJ by The_New_Vlad with 6 pages and more than 6,000 views. Status: ended.

3/8/04 - Dr. Vu wreaks havoc in gincheal's CJ, The Mount Royale Metro Area. This modern city features 6 pages and over 5,000 views. Status: ended.

February

2/27/04 - A stunning display of intensive transportation planning, smirkazor's CJ River Basin: The region where anything can happen spans 400 replies with over 15,000 views. Status: ?

2/25/04 - Whiteshark365 founds Crystal Junction, a rapidly growing desert metropolis. It soon becomes second most popular CJ of 2004 with 27 pages and over 50,000 views. Status: ended.

2/21/04 - From highrises to snow-topped peaks to suburbs, you'll find it all in thatmonkeysim's Independence City, with 8 pages and more than 5,000 views. Status: ?

2/18/04 - Jcabassa demonstrates impressive city building skills in Lantanna and the work pays off with 7 pages and over 4,000 views. Status: ended.

2/13/04 - dc82 tackles New York again in Manhattan. The little version of the Big Apple has 5 pages and 11,000 views. Status: ended.

2/2/04 - You never know what will happen next in n74704's Just Another Day in Orangeview. The foggy film noir story runs for 5 pages with more than 5,000 views. Status: ended.

January

1/27/04 - Adley's Hydrexis keeps readers guessing over the course of 5 pages and over 4,000 views. What about that volcano? What's my character up to? Will Adley ever update this? Status: ?

1/25/04 - You'll never get lost in Binsur, thanks to Mdz1001's super highway system and great signage. Find your way to this long-running CJ with 8 pages and almost 7,000 views. Status: ?

1/23/04 - Dusktrooper introduces the unabashed skyscraper forest of Baldwin Oaks, carrying on for 10 pages and over 10,000 views. Status: ended.

1/20/04 - Nexis of Genesis takes Simtropolis readers on a journey to another solar system. Mrbisonm's sci-fi story eventually becomes the most popular CJ of 2004 with 3,200 replies and over 118,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Best City Journal, the 2005 "Twas a Grand Story," and the 2006 Best Long Running Story Oriented CJ Trixie Awards. 2006 runner-up for Best Story in a CJ Status: ending soon.

1/18/04 - Wander the country roads in MayorVieira's lovely region of Vera Cruz, with 6 pages and almost 9,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Most Aesthetically Pleasing City. Status: ended.

1/16/04 - Many readers have fond memories of Miami - jcab's hometown, a CJ that reaches 6 pages and over 5,000 views. Status: ended.

1/3/04 - An experiment with a Los Angeles-style expressway system, iamrobk's Ancoda River Valley continues for 8 pages with more than 3,000 views. Status: ended.

1/1/04 - Starting the new year off right, Dippit's tunnel-happy Greater Metropolis Region achieves 5 pages and more 4,000 views. Status: ended.

1/1/04 - My kind of town, Chicago's growth is illustrated in this realistic CJ by zeb_fisher over the course of 6 pages and a whopping 11,000 views. Status: ended.

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Great job. I have a Word document full of CJ links I use to keep track of the ones I like. There are some really good ones and some really bad ones. I am a contrarian though as I think there are several that are extremely over rated and others which are very good but are not well known. I don’t think a CJ should go on for too many pages as it tends to have more replies than updates. And now for a random thought. I use ImageShack and I do notice that the random pictures disappear over time from my CJ and that is extremely annoying especially that the original CJ was lost. Anyone else suffering the same fate and how do I prevent it?

 

-Dan

[6underground 11]

2003 Journals of Note Continued into 2004

12/30/03 - MayorTim founds the immense region of Gotland, spawning an equally immense journal of 15 pages and over 13,000 views. Status: ended.

12/24/03 - Everyone loves San Diego, especially in this realistic recreation by eppisgood that includes 6 pages and over 9,000 views. Status: ended.

12/15/03 - Founded late in 2003, Lewellan222's depiction of life in the quaint 1950's American town of Digby - East Coast Region becomes the most influential CJ of 2004. Despite infrequent updates, the tale soon reaches 30 pages and over 90,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Best Newspaper in a CJ. Status: ?

11/30/03 - Simmax sets the standard for realistic city recreation with The Paris Project, an endeavor that runs for 12 pages and 16,000 views. Status: ended.

11/27/03 - Can you recreate an entire country in Sim City? Find out in Fredval's Rebuilding France with Sim City, a journal of 20 pages and over 23,000 views. Status: ended.

11/12/03 - Simcityperron shows off the sprawling city of Eddiesville - its chronicles eventually reach 11 pages and more than 14,000 views. Status: ended.

10/1/03 - Dargor launches the long-running CJ Santa Lucia. The park-filled downtowns prove popular, with over 11 pages and 13,000 views. Status: ended.

8/21/03 - Leave your heart in San Francisco v2.0 by eppisgood, with 8 pages and 18,000 views. Status: ended.

 8/19/03 - The granddaddy of all city recreations, City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73 becomes a 3-year labor of love with over 1,900 replies and over 164,000 views. Winner of the 2004 Trixie Award for Most Realistic City Journal, and the 2005 Trixie Awards for Most Aesthetically Pleasing City and Granddaddy of All City Journals. Status: ongoing.

4/28/03 - One of the earliest city recreations was New York City by dc82. The city slowly develops over 9 pages and 24,000 views. Status: ended.

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mayormommy, thank you so much for your incredibly beautiful description about New Rhodesia. This is a very good idea for a thread. Thankyou Mayormommy / Croeso Mayormommy!

[Darmok 34]

There's a lot of work behind that list!
And it will indeed be very usefull for the upcoming trixies.

I feel that a simple thank you is a bit inadequate, but I'll say it anyway!

Thanks Mayormommy, in fact MANY THANKS!

[mayormommy 8]

Date: 11/2/2005 12:12:43 PM
Author: mtbrocket

Great job. I have a Word document full of CJ links I use to keep track of the ones I like. There are some really good ones and some really bad ones. I am a contrarian though as I think there are several that are extremely over rated and others which are very good but are not well known. I don’t think a CJ should go on for too many pages as it tends to have more replies than updates. And now for a random thought. I use ImageShack and I do notice that the random pictures disappear over time from my CJ and that is extremely annoying especially that the original CJ was lost. Anyone else suffering the same fate and how do I prevent it?

-Dan

quote>

Thanks, Dan. I tried keep my opinion out of this list and just be positive about all the CJs. I do see there are a couple where I need to write a fuller description. As for the photos, most of the 2003 CJs had their photos hosted on ST and thus lost them in The Great Photo Purge of 2004. ImageShack has been reasonably reliable for me, and at least they don't cut you off with bandwidth limitations every month. But I have all my photos saved somewhere, just in case they need to be reposted.

[Dsrwhat316 12]

wow, now this is an extremely useful thread! all of the great CJs organized in one place makes it simple and easy to read some of simtropolis' great works. thank you very much!

[MayorVieira 1]

Very interesting, mayormommy. I was quite surprised to see my long-forgotten Vera Cruz CJ in the list... it's nice to see that some people still at least know it ever existed.

By the way, I'm pinning this topic... with so many great CJ's popping up everyday a list like this comes in handy.

[mayormommy 8]

Thanks for pinning this MayorVieira, and thanks also for all the comments from everyone.

Note: If anyone knows of a CJ over 5 pages that began in 2004 or over 10 pages that began in 2005 that I missed, please let me know so I can add it to the list. My intetntion is to add some links for the 2005 CJs this weekend, but I won't write up the descriptions until the Trixie nominations have closed.

[RadioheadFan 1]

Wow, I feel so honoured to have 3 CJs on here... What a great addition to the CJ forum MM, I've been longing for something like this for quite a while.

Jamie

[choco1 4]

Wow, fantrastic idea. This thread is great and will make it so much easier to locate old CJs and get inspriation! Well done, I shall have a long read-through of this! Hopefully one day I will make it one it! Just 4 pages to go in Green Depra!

[thatmonkeysim 8]

this is great MM i love it! im glad at least one of my CJs is on there! but are you gonna give the 2005 CJs the same detail as the 2004 not trying to put anymore work on you though...

but the 2004 list makes me remince....

EDIT omg i see Independence City!! well its not technically ended because i still work on it... speaking of that i was supposed to put some pics of it on there this summer.. [puts on weekend checklist]

[mayormommy 8]

Date: 11/3/2005 7:56:11 PM Author: thatmonkeysim this is great MM i love it! im glad at least one of my CJs is on there! but are you gonna give the 2005 CJs the same detail as the 2004 not trying to put anymore work on you though... but the 2004 list makes me remince....

Actually, I think you have two CJs on there, with Independence City. Yes, I'll do the same little descriptions of the 2005 journals, but I think I'll wait a few weeks so there's no undue influence on the upcoming Trixies. (Plus I haven't read too many of them yet. ) I'll link them all this weekend, though, so it can be a handy reference.

 

I'd like to add that although I've set the page limit of 10 pages rather high for 2005, I don't want anyone to think that shorter CJs aren't worthy of attention. There are plenty of 3-9 page CJs that I liked very much and wanted to include but I needed some sort of objective filter or this list would have been 78 pages like the entire forum.

 

EDIT: Okay, I'll change Independence City's status to ? so there's no pressure on you to update it anytime soon.

[Chris M 406]

Hey, MM

Thanks for this as it is a fine additon to the CJ forum. It's nice to have one thread listing all of the great CJs of Simtropolis. I think more people will be interested in CJs if they see a brief description of it before they gaze upon it and let me tell you it can be somewhat intimidating. Thanks for listing Palm Point on the list, and I'll look forward to seeing your description of it!

Date: 11/3/2005 8:08:10 PM
Author: mayormommy

Date: 11/3/2005 7:56:11 PM Author: thatmonkeysim this is great MM i love it! im glad at least one of my CJs is on there! but are you gonna give the 2005 CJs the same detail as the 2004 not trying to put anymore work on you though... but the 2004 list makes me remince....

quote>

Actually, I think you have two CJs on there, with Independence City. Yes, I'll do the same little descriptions of the 2005 journals, but I think I'll wait a few weeks so there's no undue influence on the upcoming Trixies. (Plus I haven't read too many of them yet. ) I'll link them all this weekend, though, so it can be a handy reference.

I'd like to add that although I've set the page limit of 10 pages rather high for 2005, I don't want anyone to think that shorter CJs aren't worthy of attention. There are plenty of 3-5 page CJs that I liked very much and wanted to include but I needed some sort of objective filter or this list would have been 78 pages like the entire forum.

quote>

Yes, I agree with that. I enjoy many of the smaller CJs that haven't really been noticed by the general public of the CJ Forum.

[thatmonkeysim 8]

thanks MM

and i agree there are alot of smaller CJs that are the bomb yet they dont get noticed most of the time because the CJer doesnt have name recognition or CJ recognition but thats ok if they keep at it theyll be a celebrity themselves!

o yea and thanks to the mod that made this a sticky

[ginchael 1]

Date: 11/3/2005 8:17:56 PM
Author: DragonAnime
I don't want anyone to think that shorter CJs aren't worthy of attention.

Yes, I agree with that. I enjoy many of the smaller CJs that haven't really been noticed by the general public of the CJ Forum.

quote>
Wow, Mount Royale!

But I do think that you should add CJs with less. Some of the best ones (like Chaumont) are below that right now, and its only a matter of time...so why not add them now?

[louisville327 0]

Just as an FYI, Adventures In New Urbanism (November 2004) has officially ended, so you should change its status. You know, if you have the time.

This is a great idea, by the way!!

[mayormommy 8]

Date: 11/3/2005 8:49:37 PM Author: ginchael

Date: 11/3/2005 8:17:56 PM Author: DragonAnime I don't want anyone to think that shorter CJs aren't worthy of attention. Yes, I agree with that.  I enjoy many of the smaller CJs that haven't really been noticed by the general public of the CJ Forum.

Wow, Mount Royale! But I do think that you should add CJs with less.  Some of the best ones (like Chaumont) are below that right now, and its only a matter of time...so why not add them now?

Chaumont is on the 2005 list. There are a few others hovering at 9 pages that I have no doubt will make it onto the list in the next few weeks. But let me catch up with 10+ pagers first and then I may add some slightly shorter ones at the end of the year.

 

EDIT: louisville327 - Really? I just looked at it the other day. I'll mark it ended for you.

[louisville327 0]

Date: 11/3/2005 8:55:48 PM
Author: mayormommy

EDIT: louisville327 - Really? I just looked at it the other day. I'll mark it ended for you.

quote>

I just ended it four days ago, so no foul if you don't check it every single day of the week. I understand.

[MrCinatit 30]

the only thing more amazing than this list is the amount of work which went into this. great job, mayormommy.

[Mary Maurine Mayo 984]

its to bad my CJs got started so late in the year... Nice job and alot of work.... You guys sure are on top of things...

 

Lynks

 

[mayormommy 8]

Thanks, MrC and Lynks. I've just linked all the 2005 CJs and I'll come back to this in a couple weeks to fill in the descriptions and statistics. But right now I'd like to work on my own CJ for a few days.

[mtbrocket 2]

Thanks for answering my question about the images mayormommy. My backup pictures were also lost. You are right; I don't think negative things should be said about individual CJ's but I would not feel honest if I did not speak up on a general observation. I guess it is that engineering nature of mine to always seek improvement. You should see me lament about my own CJ.

-Dan

[jarnomiedema 52]

Wow.. MayorMommy.. That must've taken you quite a lot of time to compose and then link the entire list.. I say three cheers for your amazing commitment to the Simtropolis City Journals!

 

Also, thanks for mentioning Chaumont in your list.. If there's anything you need in terms of information about it, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have! Keep up the great work!

[MayorTim 16]

Wohoo! I have 3 cjs in your list! I am pretty surprised that you added Bethel, I had almost forgotten about it myself!

Anyways, thanks, and the list is really great! Really beings back memories

[jeronij 13]

Hi mayormommy,

I just wanted to say THANKS for such a great CJ

[Nardo69 51]

Great idea but what a lot of work! Here's BIG THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! to you!!!!!

Nardo

[PhilsCafe 8]

That's a wonderful list. There are so many CJs and this list is a useful help to find one's way... thanks a lot. I appreciate the effort you put in this list.

- Phil

[Chappington 131]

Date: 11/2/2005 11:12:19 AM Author:mayormommy A Reader