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I'm not a huge fan of using {{t|Main}} to link to the subpages. But, until we devise a better way to do it, it seems like the best option. Perhaps we can look at other wikis that divide articles like this (none come to mind immediately) to help inspire a way forward. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 18:14, September 3, 2014 (UTC)
:Look at the Sonic Wiki, this is how they separate the original timeline from the Sonic Boom timeline (and many others). I think this will be a good way to separate The Sims - The Sims 3 timeline and The Sims 4 timeline :) http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Sonic_Boom)<br />http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog -- '''[[User:JaseyJasee|JaseyJasee]] ([[User talk:JaseyJasee|talk]]) 16:22, September 4, 2014 (UTC)'''
Another option is how they handle some templates on Bulbapedia. For an example: [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Squirtle_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Learnset]. You'll note, the template displays information for the most recent generation automatically, and provides links to earlier generations. Clicking on one of the page links loads the subpage relevant to that generation. The system is seamless enough to where the page jump isn't jarring, and each generation links to the other generations. The idea would need some adapting to work here, but I think it could. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 20:27, September 4, 2014 (UTC)
I went ahead and re-built my Bella Goth test pages to demonstrate what I'm describing here. Go to [[User:LostInRiverview/Bella Goth]] and go to the Biography section to see what I'm talking about.
The separate box above the Sim infobox could be incorporated fully into the template if we choose to go that route, or else it could be its own separate template. We could devise some way to make the template recognize what game generation it is, or we can simply have that information be added manually. I'm pretty sure we can use an #ifexist parser function to have it remove pages that don't exist like if, for instance, a Sim only appeared in generations two and four. We could have it set up to check if a properly-named page existed for the Sims's first generation biography and, since it doesn't, the link wouldn't appear. There's lots of little details left to work out, of course.
Keeping in mind that this is still a work-in-progress, what do you think? -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 02:48, September 5, 2014 (UTC)
: LiR, your idea seems good and I like the example given, but the term "generation" seems a bit iffy, in my opinion. I think that we could use something in the lines of "The Sims 2" or "The Sims 2 Era" instead of "Generation Two", since EA and the fanbase don't really seem to use that term often. {{Template:DanPinSig}}10:32, September 13, 2014 (UTC)
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