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'''Welcome to the wiki!''' The Community Portal is where this wiki community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki. To see the most recent discussions, click the '''Discussion''' tab above.
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You can find out more general information about the wiki on the [[Project:About|About]] page.
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'''Welcome to the Community Portal.''' The Community Portal is where the TSW community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki.{{clr}}
==New to wikis?==
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* There is some advice on getting this wiki started at '''[[Help:Starting this wiki]]'''.
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* A list of help pages can be found at '''[[Help:Contents]]'''.
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==How to help out==
* If you want to help but you're not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[:Category:stubs|stub]]''' articles by adding content.
* Another helpful activity would be to check the list of '''[[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]]''' for frequently linked-to articles that don't exist yet.
* To follow the changes to this wiki, and to look out for new users and edits use '''[[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]]'''.
* You can find a list of useful templates on '''[[:Category:Templates]]''', some of which are documented on '''[[Project:Templates]]'''.
* If you need help editing, you could start with '''[[Help:Editing]]''' or '''[[Wikia:Help:Tutorial 1|the tutorial]] on the Central Wikia'''.

==Want to discuss stuff?==
* If you want to discuss anything specific to an article, you can use '''[[Help:Talk page|the talk page]]''' for that article.
* For more general discussions you can use the Discussion tab of this page, or a Forum if the forums have been set up.

==Things to do==
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* Help expand some '''[[:Category:stubs|stubs]]'''.
The focus article is an article that is in need of improvement or attention. Please help us by working on this week's focus article:
* '''[[Special:Shortpages|Locate]]''' and '''[[Template:Stub|mark]]''' pages that need expanding as [[:Category:stubs|stubs]].
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* Create links to some '''[[Special:Lonelypages|orphaned pages]]'''.
<center>'''[[The Sims 4: Luxury Party Stuff]]'''</center>
* Upload and add some images! Visit '''[[Special:Upload]]'''. Add them to a category too, like <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[:Category:Images]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.
* Write a new article that's on the '''[[Special:Wantedpages|the wanted list]]'''!
* Consider splitting up very '''[[Special:Longpages|long pages]]'''.
* Create some links on '''[[Special:Deadendpages|dead end pages]]'''.
* ''Add more...''

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*[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
We want to lengthen and expand some of our short articles, especially in these categories:
*[[Special:DoubleRedirects]]
*[[:Category:The Sims 4 stubs|The Sims 4 stubs]] <small>({{Random page in category|The Sims 4 stubs|text=random page in category}})</small>
*[[Special:ProblemReports]]
*[[:Category:Lot stubs|Lot stubs]] <small>({{Random page in category|Lot stubs|text=random page in category}})</small>
*[[Special:Uncategorizedcategories]]
*[[:Category:Character stubs|Character stubs]] <small>({{Random page in category|Character stubs|text=random page in category}})</small>
*[[Special:Uncategorizedimages]]
*[[:Category:Articles with short sections|Articles with short sections]] <small>({{Random page in category|Articles with short sections|text=random page in category}})</small>
*[[Special:Uncategorizedpages]]
You can also help us lengthen and improve our stub articles by clicking below to visit a random stub page!
*[[Special:Unusedimages]]
{{Random page in category|Stubs|text=<span class="button">Click here to view a random stub page</span>}}
*[[Special:Wantedcategories]]
*'''Check out the full list of special pages at [[Special:Specialpages]].'''
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Some of our articles are in need of a good cleanup! You can help by improving the articles in these categories:
*[[:Category:Cleanup|Cleanup]] - These articles need general improvement. <small>({{Random page in category|Cleanup|text=random page in category}})</small>
*[[:Category:Articles needing confirmation|Articles needing confirmation]] - There are statements on these articles that need to be verified by other players. <small>({{Random page in category|Articles needing confirmation|text=random page in category}})</small>
*[[:Category:Articles missing information about The Sims 4|Articles missing information about The Sims 4]] - If you own and play the game, help us bring these pages up-to-date. <small>({{Random page in category|Articles missing information about The Sims 4|text=random page in category}})</small>
You can also visit and improve a random page in need of improvement by clicking here:
{{Random page in category|Articles needing improvement|text=<span class="button">Click here to view a random stub page</span>}}
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The Sims Wiki has thousands of images to help decorate our articles. However, there are some issues with images that we need help with; you can lend a hand by:
*Adding images to [[:Category:Articles requiring images|articles without images]]. <small>({{Random page in category|Articles requiring images|text=visit a random page in the category}})</small>
*Helping us find a use for our many [[Special:UnusedFiles|unused files]].
*Replacing [[:Category:Images of poor quality|poor-quality images]] with better images, or nominating poor-quality images for deletion. <small>({{Random page in category|Images of poor quality|text=View a random image in the category}})</small>
*Categorizing our many [[Special:UncategorizedFiles|uncategorized files]].
*Determining the [[:Category:Files with unknown copyright status|copyright status]] of uploaded files. <small>({{Random page in category|Files with unknown copyright status|text=View a random image in the category}})</small>
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[[The Sims Wiki:Featured Editor#Nominations and Votes|Vote for or nominate next month's Featured Editor]]!<br/>
[[The Sims Wiki:Featured Editor/Past Editors|See previous Featured Editors]]</center>
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Go to [[The Sims Wiki:Battles]] to vote for your favorite!
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[[The Sims Wiki:Battles/Nominations|Vote for or nominate a battle]]<br />
[[The Sims Wiki:Battles/Archives|Previous battles]]
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This bulletin board is open for any editor to leave notices to other editors. To leave a notice for others, click on the button below:<center>
[http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_Wiki:Community_Portal/Bulletin_board?action=edit<span class="button">Edit the bulletin board</span>]</center>
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[[File:Discord_logo1600.png|left|50px|link=The Sims Wiki:Discord]]The Sims Wiki is now on [[The Sims Wiki:Discord|Discord!]] Check out [[User blog:LostInRiverview/The Sims Wiki on Discord|this news blog]] to find out more about Discord, the TSW Discord server, and to find out how to join!{{clr}}
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==Some other interesting pages==
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* Want to find out what you've done so far? Visit [[Special:Mycontributions]].
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* Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''!
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 18 July 2020

Community
Community Portal
Community Portal
Shortcut
Welcome to the Community Portal. The Community Portal is where the TSW community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki.
Improve the wiki
Focus Article

The focus article is an article that is in need of improvement or attention. Please help us by working on this week's focus article:

The Sims 4: Luxury Party Stuff
Expand short articles

We want to lengthen and expand some of our short articles, especially in these categories:

You can also help us lengthen and improve our stub articles by clicking below to visit a random stub page! Click here to view a random stub page

Clean up our articles

Some of our articles are in need of a good cleanup! You can help by improving the articles in these categories:

You can also visit and improve a random page in need of improvement by clicking here: Click here to view a random stub page

Add and improve images

The Sims Wiki has thousands of images to help decorate our articles. However, there are some issues with images that we need help with; you can lend a hand by:

Community Features
Featured Editor
Vpetmad(talk) is the Featured Editor for January 2016.
Vpetmad first joined the wiki in 2012, but wasn't terribly active until 2015. This year, she attained rollback and has been helping out in various aspects of the wiki. Congratulations, Vpetmad, and Happy New Year!

Vote for or nominate next month's Featured Editor!

See previous Featured Editors
Battles


Playful vs. Flirty
Go to The Sims Wiki:Battles to vote for your favorite!


Vote for or nominate a battle
Previous battles

Community news
Community Bulletin Board
This bulletin board is open for any editor to leave notices to other editors. To leave a notice for others, click on the button below:
Edit the bulletin board
Current Bulletins

  • The Bulletin Board on the Community Portal is open and ready for your submissions! Any editor may add bulletins to the board; if there's something you want other editors to know, please throw a note up on the board! -- LiR talkblogcontribs 04:45, November 25, 2015 (UTC)
Community News (other news)

<bloglist timestamp="true" count=5 type="plain" title="TSW Community News"> <title>Community blogs</title> <type>box</type> <order>date</order> <category>The Sims Wiki Weekly News</category> <category>Community blogs</category>

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Editor notices
The Sims Wiki is now on Discord! Check out this news blog to find out more about Discord, the TSW Discord server, and to find out how to join!
Reminders