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I don't really like how {{T|Era}} has been overused in many general (non-game specific) pages. I think game-related era should only be used when an article is exclusive to one / several games or expansion packs. Some things that are common in the game seem just redundant and awkward when they use this Era. For example, we know that [[gender]] appears in every single game, so the use of Era is not necessary at all. It's not like we can even list every game that has gender, because it's impossible if the presence of gender is absent in a game.
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Eh, if it's defined by an infobox what game(s) the subject is featured in then that's enough exposure. Adding the template to something that we've only seen once is pointless. {{T|Pagecover}} and {{T|Era}} appear to be working in co-operation on some pages but I'm fine either way of which method we use for whatever I didn't mention. {{LabSig}} 21:46, May 13, 2013 (UTC)
:I think we've addressed that articles using Pagecover no longer needs Era, but Era template itself will sometimes be used in one of Pagecover parameter, when necessary / suitable. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 08:07, May 14, 2013 (UTC)
As someone who, like Pidge, adds Era to Sim and family pages, I can honestly say I do it out of habit. In earlier days I did it because I thought it looked rather nice on the page, but now I do it because I'm so used to just adding the brackets. In regards to pages such as life stages and zodiac signs, I see them as a bit messy when there's too many (probably over 4 or 5). ~ [[User:Waikikamukow|<font color="6a2286">Waikikamukow</font>]] <small>([[User talk:Waikikamukow|<font color="00b0f4">Anyone wanna chat?</font>]])</small> 07:39, June 11, 2013 (UTC)
:I see. Sometimes it's become my habit too, adding Era to Sim and family pages. My main concern is, however, pages like [[clothes]], [[stove]], and [[Build mode]]. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 04:32, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
'''Closed''' - It's agreed that the Era template should only be used for subjects that only appear in a handful of things. {{LabSig}} 12:38, July 14, 2013 (UTC)
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