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The Sims Wiki is a comprehensive encyclopedia about ''The Sims'' series. However, there are some topics which are of questionable relevance or which are not necessarily notable enough to warrant an article on the wiki. The following policy has been
==Definitions of Content==
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This wiki is first and foremost about ''The Sims'' games themselves. The following types of pages either are not relevant or present other issues which necessitate limiting their creation.
* Pages about well-known YouTube or internet 'celebrities' that play ''The Sims''. There is no reasonable or practical way to determine which celebrities are notable enough to be described, and no way to prevent shameless advertising on the part of the celebrities themselves.
* Pages about player-created custom content (not including game modifications), such as custom neighborhoods, downloadable families, etc. Players may still create pages about these creations in the [[Project:Fanon Portal|Fanon namespace]], though articles there are generally intended to tell a story and are not meant to advertise downloadable custom creations. Pages on custom content are better suited for [[w:c:the-customized-sims|The Customized Sims Wiki]].
* Pages which are obviously not relevant to ''The Sims'' series, such as a page about [[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]].
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There is no strict definition of what topics or pieces of information are notable. Notability is largely determined by the community at-large, though it is not necessary to actively determine whether each and every article on the wiki is notable. Rather, the wiki utilizes ''passive review'' of articles with questionable notability. This passive review follows the steps below.
1. Any user may question whether an article which has been created is notable enough to remain. If a user believes an article is not notable, they should tag it with the {{t|Notability}} template and begin discussing notability on the [[Help:Talk page|article talk page]] or in the [[Forum:Community discussions|Community Discussions forum]].
2. If a notability discussion occurs, a consensus will be necessary to determine that an article is not notable. An article with questionable notability should not be deleted until it is established that the article is not notable. It is the discretion of the community to decide whether an article is or is not notable, basing this decision on any given guidelines or established precedent on previous issues of notability.
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==Article Relevance==
Articles believed to be irrelevant should be tagged with {{t|Delete}} or {{t|Speedydelete}}. If a discussion is necessary, it will be held at [[Category talk:Candidates for deletion]]. Articles which are definitely irrelevant may also be deleted on-the-spot by an administrator.
==Policy adoption and revision history==
The Notability Policy was ultimately drafted after a lengthy discussion in [[Forum:Discussing_notability_and_establishing_a_notability_policy|this forum thread]]. The policy was proposed [[Forum:Discussing_notability_and_establishing_a_notability_policy#Proposed policy|here]]. A consensus to adopt the policy was reached, and the policy entered into effect on March 24, 2013.
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