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Line 1: {{~~Policy~~Era\|~~Proposed~~SPR\|TSW}} {{Policy}} {{Nutshell\|Do not create pages for games that have not been officially announced. Once announced, all information about unreleased games or features must include a citation to a reputable source proving that the information is accurate.}}{{Policy-nav}} {{shortcut\|TSW:UGP}} The Sims Wiki has adopted a specific policy regarding the addition of information about '''Unreleased Games''', including unconfirmed and rumored games. Above all, the focus of this policy is to ensure that all information added to the Wiki about a particular game or game feature is verified and accurate. Additionally, this policy governs the addition of information about unconfirmed and rumored games. Line 13 ⟶ 16: ==Rumor Confirmation== #'''Only [[Electronic Arts]]''', through their [http://www.ea.com website], through an EA website (such as [[~~TheSims3~~TheSims.com]]), through EA staff members at official EA events, through videos/trailers produced by EA, or through EA-managed social media sites may issue an official confirmation of a game's development. Linking to anything other than an EA site, an EA-produced event, video or a post from EA on an EA-managed social media site does not confirm the rumor. Posts on [http://~~forum~~forums.~~thesims3~~thesims.com~~/jforum/forums/list.page~~ The Sims 3 forums] ''do not'' serve as official confirmation unless the post is made by a confirmed SimGuru. #If a user moves a rumor to 'Confirmed True' without a link to an official confirmation, that move will be reverted and the user will be subject to a warning. Repeated moving may be subject to additional actions as necessary. #Any new articles created for a newly-confirmed game must link to a source of official confirmation from Electronic Arts, or they will be deleted. #Pages about features included in an unconfirmed game - e.g. new traits, objects, ~~neighborhoods~~worlds, families - should not be created until the game is officially confirmed. Articles which refer to features that exist in previous games/expansions should not be edited to include reference to unconfirmed features or unconfirmed expansions. ==Confirmed Games== #All information added to articles about ~~features~~unreleased ingames, aor ~~game~~about ~~that~~features ~~has been officially confirmed but not~~in ~~yet~~unreleased ~~released~~games, must cite a specific trustworthy source. Trustworthy sources may include: EA sources as listed in 'Rumor Confirmation' above, reputable ''The Sims'' fansites, Twitter posts from members of the game development team, or other sources of verifiable information. Posts on forums (except by EA staff) do not serve as confirmation of rumored features. #Information added without citing a source may be removed immediately. #Citation requirements on most features are no longer enforced once a game has been released, since these features can easily be confirmed by players playing the game. More obscure features, including possible [[List of Easter eggs in The Sims\|"Easter Eggs"]], may still require player confirmation or source citation as proof of existence, as determined on a case-by-case basis. ==Policy adoption and revision history== The Unreleased Games Policy was proposed in [[Forum:Unreleased_Games_Policy\|this forum thread]]. The creation of the policy was ratified by community consensus, and the policy entered into effect on January 28, 2013. {{Policy-bottomnav}}