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Line 1: {{Community-nav}}<div style="background: #ffffff; border: solid#E0E0E0 2px; margin: 5px 2px 5px 2px;"> '''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. {{Pagecover \|image=The_Sims_4_park.png \|name=Community Portal \|backgroundcolor={{Theme color\|green}} \|offset=75 }} <div style="padding: 5px;"> ~~You can find out more general information about the wiki on the [[Project:About\|About]] page.~~ {{Shortcut\|TSW:COM}} '''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?==~~ <!-- * If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the '''[[Wikia:Help:Tutorial 1\|tutorial]]''' on the Central Wikia. {{Headergreen\|text=Get help}}--> * There is some advice on getting this wiki started at '''[[Help:Starting this wiki]]'''. <!-----------------------------------IMPROVE THE WIKI----------------------------------> * A list of help pages can be found at '''[[Help:Contents]]'''. Ask for specific help at '''[[Forum:Help desk]]''' and gameplay help at '''[[Forum:Questions]]'''. {{Headergreen\|text=Improve the wiki}} * A list of administrators can be found at '''[[The Sims Wiki:Administrators]]'''. * There is advice on how to structure an article at '''[[The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style]]'''. ~~==How to help out==~~ Join a '''[[The Sims Wiki:Projects\|Project]]''' and collaborate on a specific area of The Sims Wiki 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. We are currently discussing '''[[The Sims Wiki talk:Requests for administratorship\|if we should have a policy for revoking an inactive admin's rights?]]''' and '''[[The Sims Wiki talk:User Created Contests\| if unregistered users should be able to make contests]]'''. Discuss what you think with the community. ~~==Want to connect with the community?==~~ Join and/or make a [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_Wiki:User_Created_Contests contest]! Ask a question on the [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Index forum]! Talk with other users on the [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_Wiki:IRC_Channel IRC channel]! Make a [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_Wiki:Talkboxes talkbox] to show off your unique style while leaving messages on talk pages! Make a [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_Wiki:Userboxes userbox] for your user page to show people what games you have, information about yourself, and your likes and dislikes! ~~==Things to do==~~ ~~{{See also\|The Sims Wiki talk:Development Portal}}~~ {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} <!-----Focus article-----> ~~; Useful activities~~ {{Headerblue\|text=Focus Article\|icon=TS4 star icon.png\|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}} * 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]]. [[File:The_Sims_4_Luxury_Party_Stuff_Logo.png\|center\|250px]] * 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...'' {{col-2}} <!-----Expand articles-----> ~~; Other useful special pages~~ {{Headerblue\|text=Expand short articles\|icon=TS4_new_plus_icon.png\|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}} [[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]].''' {{col-end}} ~~==Some other interesting pages==~~ {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} <!------Clean up articles------> {{Headerblue\|text=Clean up our articles\|icon=TS4_duster_icon.png\|iconpos=right}} ~~; Guides and tips written by players~~ Some of our articles are in need of a good cleanup! You can help by improving the articles in these categories: [[Resurrecting tips]] [[:Category:Cleanup\|Cleanup]] - These articles need general improvement. <small>({{Random page in category\|Cleanup\|text=random page in category}})</small> [[Earning simoleons]] [[: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> [[Fishing spawner]] [[: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> Guide to achieving the [[Guitar Star]] challenge You can also visit and improve a random page in need of improvement by clicking here: ~~[[:Category:Player tips\|more...]]~~ {{Random page in category\|Articles needing improvement\|text=<span class="button">Click here to view a random stub page</span>}} {{col-2}} <!-----Add and improve images-----> {{Headerblue\|text=Add and improve images\|icon=TS4_easel_icon.png\|iconpos=right}} 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> {{col-end}}</div></div> <!-----------------------------------FEATURES----------------------------------> <div style="background: #ffffff; border: solid#E0E0E0 2px; margin: 5px 2px 5px 2px;"><div style="padding: 5px;"> {{Headergreen\|text=Community Features\|icon=TS4_star_trophy_icon.png\|iconpos=right}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} <!-----Featured Editor-----> {{Headerblue\|text=Featured Editor\|icon=TS4_silver_medal_icon.png\|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}} {{Featured Editor}} {{----}} <center> [[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> {{col-2}} <!-----Battles-----> {{Headerblue\|text=Battles\|icon=TS4_boxing_gloves_icon.png\|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}} <center>{{MP battles}} Go to [[The Sims Wiki:Battles]] to vote for your favorite! {{----}} [[The Sims Wiki:Battles/Nominations\|Vote for or nominate a battle]]<br /> [[The Sims Wiki:Battles/Archives\|Previous battles]] </center> {{col-end}}</div></div> <!-----------------------------------COMMUNITY NEWS----------------------------------> <div style="background: #ffffff; border: solid#E0E0E0 2px; margin: 5px 2px 5px 2px;"><div style="padding: 5px;"> {{Headergreen\|text=Community news\|icon=W newspaper.png\|iconpos=right}} <!-----Bulletin Board-----> {{Headerblue\|text=Community Bulletin Board\|icon=TS4_push_pin_icon.png\|iconpos=right}} 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> ;Current Bulletins {{/Bulletin board}} {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} <!-----Community blog listings-----> <div style="padding: 5px;">{{Headerblue\|text=Community News <small>([[The Sims Wiki:News\|other news]])</small>\|icon=TS4_newspaper_icon.png\|iconpos=right}} <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> </bloglist></div> {{Col-2}} <div style="padding: 5px;"> <!-----Community Corner notices and boilerplate-----> {{Headerblue\|text=Editor notices\|icon=Icon-warning-48x48.png\|iconpos=right}} <div style="padding: 5px;"> [[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}} </div> {{CommunityCorner-Boilerplate}} {{Col-end}} </div> ~~;Vote for [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Article/Voting\|Featured Article]] and [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting\|Featured Media]]~~ </div> __NOTOC__ ~~What's been going on? Read [[The Sims Wiki:Newsletter]].~~ [[Category:Community\| ]][[Category:The Sims Wiki\|{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Portals\|{{PAGENAME}}]] Want to find out what you've done so far? Visit [[Special:Mycontributions]]. * Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''! * Decorate your [[Special:MyPage\|user page]] with [[The Sims Wiki:Userboxes\|Userboxes]]. * Make your opinions stand out with [[The Sims Wiki:Talkboxes\|Talkboxes]]. ~~{{col-end}}~~ ~~[[Category:Community\| ]]~~ ~~[[Category:The Sims Wiki\|{{PAGENAME}}]]~~