The Sims Wiki talk:Community Portal/Archive 5
Voting to have CAS Sim pages. I decided after I tagged a few pages and created votings on their dicussion pages that I should just kill a bunch of birds with one stone. All registered users votes count, make sure your logged in. Voting will end within a month or when there is a significant amount of votes overwhelming the opposition. Make sure to sign your votes with ~~~~.
Voting Delete or Keep or Move
Delete {CAS sim pages would fill up this wikia with pointless information.) Makiah 17:00, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Move? I don't mind if they're kept here or not, but rather than simply deleting them, if the pages contain useful information, we could make a spin-off wiki for CAS Sims. Angela<staff /> (talk) 04:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
- Rather than making separate pages we could have 'one page' for CAS sims for all different users and delete the rest, since most CAS sim pages are very short and contain one line (from what I have read). For example Rose Hilton, Enko Mutapcic, Denis Josipovic, Fatima Dautovic, Sally Sinclair. I know there is a page where people can talk about their CAS families. Makiah 05:10, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Hmmm...actually I, too, prefer the idea of making a CAS sub-wiki or separate category. The game is just as much about customization as the stories/characters/info that ship with it. I do like that idea. I just don't think such Sims should be included in the actual game info, such as being listed in Pleasantview; this could confuse those not as familiar with the game as all of us are - people just wanting general information on The Sims 2 as it ships. I'm all for making a separate area for CAS info rather than simply deleting it - either way, though, I think they need to be moved or removed from where they are now. skatoolaki 13:03, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
- If we were to make a spin off wiki for CAS sims and families, I believe that someone else would have to step up to the plate. I just recently (Like 1-2 days ago) took the job of admin on this wiki and I don't think I'm personally ready to start another wiki just for CAS sims.
- I also think it's hard for me (and anyone else who is not the beginner of the page) to expand CAS pages when they are not my sims. Thus we are left with blank pages or pages with one or two lines describing a sim, which seem a waste of space. I also don't think the categories thing will work because people tend to not always categorize everything the way it should be categorized.
- Maybe instead of many different pages we could use the CAS page to describe what a CAS sim is and the talk page could be where people talk about their characters. We could merge all CAS pages together in the talk. Where older pages come in we could take the original owner's name or ip and say "SoandSo says..." then what they posted in a page(s). I don't think many people have posted their CAS sims but I think the few who have, created many pages for different characters of their families. Then we could make an announcement of the new page to post CAS sim information and archive the older pages when they get full.
- I think this is a better idea than deleting them. That way members are still heard but it is differenciated between base game and CAS sims. The same thing could also be done with objects. Though I think we should cross that road when we get to it. ~ Makiah 16:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
- It certainly would be more work - and likely confusion - for all involved. I see your point, Makiah (and gratz on the Admin position). The idea of a Create-A-Sim page detailing what they are all about and the 'Talk' feature allowing people to describe, talk about, and share their custom made Sims sounds like a fair and efficient idea to me. That way we could take the CAS Sim pages already made on the Wiki and paste them into the 'Talk' section of that page. I'm all for that. skatoolaki 16:39, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
- I want to get this done as soon as possible so it's off the plate. So we will start the voting procedures again and disregard the old vote. Voting ends when there are 10 votes or after 2 weeks, which ever comes first (unless there is a tie, cross the road when we get there). If there is another option voting will restart again that way we include it. ~ Makiah 17:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)