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The Sims Wiki uses special templates and categories to create lists of articles in need of improvement.

Needs clarification
Sometimes, an article or a part of an article may be unclear or difficult to understand. If a section of an article is unclear, the offending section is often marked with the Clarify template. Anyone can edit the article to clarify the statement in question, though it may be worth consulting with the original author of the confusing statement to try and determine their intent. If an entire article is confusingly-written, it should be marked for cleanup using reason

Articles with sections marked with Clarify are automatically listed in Category:Articles needing clarification. You can help The Sims Wiki by reviewing these articles and clarifying any confusing text. Additionally, you can click here to visit a random article in the category.

Needs confirmation
As a general rule, The Sims Wiki does not have an expectation that information added to an article be formally referenced. That is, most of the time, you don't need to give a citation to a source for all information added; in most circumstances, the source of information would be the games themselves. However, this lack of a required citation does come with a drawback - sometimes incorrect information can be added, and readers may not be able to tell the difference.

Because of this, editors on The Sims Wiki can flag possibly false information as needing confirmation. This is accomplished using Confirm. Another user, preferably a user other than the original author of the information, may remove the Confirm template if they are able to prove, either in-game or with evidence from another website, that the statement in question is true. In the case of proof via an external site, a reference citation should be added to the article to prevent future confusion. If a disputed piece of information cannot be proven, it may be removed from the article.

If an article has text within it marked for confirmation, it will be listed in Articles needing confirmation. You can help The Sims Wiki by reviewing these articles and verifying any information that may be in doubt. Additionally, you can click here to visit a random article in the category.

Needs citation
While formal citation of facts are usually not required, there are a few exceptions. New game or content pack articles, as well as articles that talk about Sims, families, worlds/neighborhoods, objects, and other features from those games or packs, are held to specific standards under The Sims Wiki Policy; all information added to those articles about an unreleased title need to include references to information added there (specific requirements about these references are listed on the aforementioned policy page). Additionally, articles about real-world subjects, such as people or websites, should generally include citations/references to back up any claims.

If a statement is made that needs to be supported by a reference, but no reference is available, the statement should be flagged with Fact. Any user may then provide a reference to a trustworthy and reputable source in order to verify the statement in question. If a citation is not added in a reasonable amount of time, the offending statement should be removed from the article.

If an article has text within it marked as needing citation, it will be listed in Category:Articles with unsourced statements. You can help The Sims Wiki by reviewing these articles and providing citations for any unsourced information. Additionally, you can click here to visit a random article in the category.

Needs expansion
Some articles on The Sims Wiki, especially newly-written articles, may be lacking in information. Articles which are generally short in length and in need of expansion are called stubs. Stub articles are marked with a stub template, based on the type of article being tagged. This template can be removed once the article is deemed to be sufficiently detailed about the subject being discussed, even if the resulting article is not very long. In the case of whether or not an article is a stub, article length is not as important as determining whether the article is in need of more information in order to be considered comprehensive; if an article is short, but has all known information about its topic, it is not a stub.

Additionally, some articles may not be stubs, but may have sections within the article that need expansion. These sections are marked with Expand. Once sufficient information is added to fulfill the needs of the section, the template can be removed.

Articles marked as stubs will appear in Category:Stubs. There are several stub templates for different types of articles; each stub template will also categorize the article to a specific category for related stub pages. These specific categories can be found as sub-categories of Category:Stubs. Most articles tagged with a specific stub template will also appear in the general stub category as a general catch-all. You can help The Sims Wiki by reviewing stubs and expanding on them to make the articles more complete. You can click here to view a random stub article.

Articles that have sections in need of more information will appear in Category:Articles with short sections. You can help The Sims Wiki by editing these articles to expand short or under-developed sections. You can also click here to view an article that has a section in need of expansion.