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::Whereas with Sims like "Brandi LeTourneau", their names aren't pronounced quite how they're spelt. Initially I pronounced "LeTourneau" as "Lay-Tor-Neo", until I decided that since "Beau" is pronounced "Boh" or "Boe" rather than "B'u", then I would start pronouncing "LeTourneau" as "Le-tor-no". Even now I'm not entirely certain whether I'm pronouncing it right, but I'm pretty sure my pronunciation is more accurate than it was initially. ― '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] | [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 04:56, September 6, 2015 (UTC)
==Master games list==
I've created a new template, which is currently called {{t|MGL1}} (short for "Master Games List"). The purpose of this template is to eliminate the need to edit the [[:Category:Game color templates|game color templates (GCTs)]] every time a new content pack is announced. The MGL will eventually be a list of every Sims game, and will break each game or pack into a set group. For instance, The Sims and The Sims: Hot Date will automatically be grouped together, whereas The Sims and The Sims 3 would not. Once the MGL is complete, the GCTs will be edited, as demonstrated [[Template:Vgmainheadercolor/test|here]].
There are a few things that should be resolved first, however. Right now, we have more-or-less coherent groups between our games. I've set MGL to output games as belonging to any one of the groups TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4, [[The Urbz: Sims in the City|Urbz]], [[The Sims Social|Social]], or [[The Sims Medieval|Medieval]]. However, some of our GCTs distinguish further, between base games versus expansions for that game (see [[Template:Vgcolor]] for instance). My feeling is that we should simplify the groupings and eliminate color differences between base games and expansions/stuff/game packs for those games; this would also reduce the amount of different groups listed in the MGL.
This change-over will make it much simpler to add new games to the list and to have them output whatever colors we'd like, without having to edit a dozen different game color templates to do it. As well, under this setup we could more easily accommodate fanon, user-created or fictitious games, through a possible "MGL-fanon" template, which would function the same in principle and would only require slight modification of the GCTs.
I've made the first edits on a test basis, and the output can be seen currently on the [[The Sims Wiki:Sandbox|sandbox]]. In this test case, I'm utilizing {{t|Game/test}}, which has a different general appearance than {{t|Game}} but functions similarly. Note in the example that the TS1 and TS2 games display the correct colored header and border, whereas the TS3 game does not; this is because the TS3 game is not yet listed in the MGL.
When I have more time, I'll continue the implementation of this system. This will involve editing a few templates but ultimately it should be unnoticeable to the readers and at the same time should ensure that adding new games is significantly easier. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 16:56, September 6, 2015 (UTC)
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