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At all times we need to make sure that we are not violating the terms of the [[wikipedia:CC BY-SA|CC BY-SA]] license that we use by making sure we provide proper attribution to our edits. This can easily be accomplished by exporting and then importing the page histories of our Wikia wiki correctly, and by providing a URL if that is not possible.
==Differences between Wikia and Miraheze==
This table will cover the differences between Wikia and Miraheze as it pertains to The Sims Wiki.
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! scope="col"| Aspect
! scope="col"| Wikia
! scope="col"| Miraheze
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! scope="row"|Software
|Wikia uses MediaWiki version 1.19.24, which went out of support in May 2015.<ref>[[mw:MediaWiki 1.19]]</ref> Wikia heavily customizes their version of MediaWiki, to the point where a version upgrade will be extremely difficult.
|Miraheze uses MediaWiki {{CURRENTVERSION}} and constantly updates its software, as seen in [[Special:Version]]. It strives to upgrade to the latest stable release of MediaWiki whenever possible to ensure that all communities are able to enjoy new features to the wiki software.
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! scope="row"|Skins
|Wikia only offers one skin for desktop, called Oasis, and one for mobile, called Mercury. Wikia used to offer Monobook, but this was removed in May 2018.<ref>[[wikia:w:Thread:1456214]]</ref>
|Miraheze offers six skins by default that users can enable as they please in [[Special:Preferences]]. The Sims Wiki has opted to use the [[mw:Skin:Vector|Vector]] skin as its default skin, which is the same skin used on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. In addition, Miraheze utilizes the [[mw:Extension:MobileFrontend|MobileFrontend]] extension, which delivers a rich, easy to use interface on mobile devices.
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! scope="row"|System messages
|Wikia does not allow free editing of the MediaWiki namespace, only allowing a select [[wikia:w:Help:System messages/whitelist|whitelist]] of pages that can be edited by administrators. Changes to any other system message must be reviewed by Staff. Wikia cites "security issues" as the reasoning.
|Miraheze allows all wiki administrators to edit the MediaWiki namespace freely by default, allowing for virtually unlimited and unhindered customizability of the site's appearance.
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! scope="row"|JavaScript pages
|JavaScript code that is submitted to community JS pages (which load JavaScript code for all users on the wiki) must be reviewed by a [[wikia:w:Help:JavaScript review process|review process]] before they take effect. This process can take several days. Only JavaScript pages in the MediaWiki namespace are freely editable by administrators. In the userspace, users may only edit the common.js, Wikia.js, or global.js pages; edits to any other JavaScript pages in their userspace are denied.
|Miraheze does not enforce any restrictions on how administrators can edit the community JavaScript pages on the wiki. Changes made to these pages take effect immediately after being saved. Users can edit any JavaScript pages in their userspace freely.
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! scope="row"|Namespaces
|For technical purposes, the Fanon, Fanon talk, Game guide, and Game guide talk namespaces have namespace IDs 112, 113, 114, and 115, respectively.
|For technical purposes, the Fanon, Fanon talk, Game guide, and Game guide talk namespaces have namespace IDs 3000, 3001, 3002, and 3003, respectively.
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==What to do with the old wiki==
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