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Welcome to The Sims Wiki's '''Fanon Namespace'''!<ref>A '''namespace''' consists of all the pages that begin with the same prefix. Any page that begins "Fanon:" is said to be in the Fanon namespace. For example, the page [[Bella Goth]] is not in the fanon namespace, whereas a page named <nowiki>[[Fanon:Bella Goth]]</nowiki> would be. On The Sims Wiki, all fanon content is kept in the Fanon Namespace, to keep it separate from other content.</ref> We look forward to seeing your ideas join our extensive and varied library of ''Sims'' fanon<ref>'''Fanon''' is the general term used to describe in-game player-created content. Fanon includes player-created Sims, families, neighborhoods, worlds, and lots, and storylines derived from those creations. Note that fanon is typically distinct from "custom content."</ref> and fan fiction content. However, before you begin bringing your ideas to life, we have a few pointers you might want to take into consideration, such as some rules and guidelines. After all, The Sims Wiki is an encyclopedia about The Sims series, and while we welcome fanon content and encourage editors to be creative in contributing their content, our main mission is to preserve and develop the canon<ref>'''Canon''' is the term used to describe EA and/or Maxis-created and thus "official" game content, including pre-created Sims, families, neighborhoods, worlds, and lots, and storlines derived from those creations.</ref> information. Because of this, we do have a few definite policies that we enforce regularly. We try to make these rules as easy to follow and understandable as possible. Our goal is to make sure that you are able to create excellent fanon content without negatively affecting other content on the wiki.

We also have a few policies applying specifically to the Fanon Namespace. Many are already here, but be sure to take a look at the official policies anyway. If you have any questions, you can ask any [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|Admin]]<ref>'''Administrators''', or '''Admins''', are elected members of the community who are entrusted with special abilities that will help them maintain order and civility on The Sims Wiki. These abilities include protecting and deleting pages, instantly undoing edits to reverse the effects of vandalism, and blocking users who break the rules of the wiki.</ref> or [[The Sims Wiki:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrat]]<ref>'''Bureaucrats''' are like administrators, except that they also hold the power to give other users special rights</ref>.

All fanon pages are located within what is called the Fanon Namespace. This means that they all have a 'Fanon:' prefix to differentiate them from mainstream, canon articles. Example: [[Fanon:Ecclesiarchy]].

This [[The Sims Wiki:Templates|template]]<ref>A '''template''' is a feature of wikis that allows users to pull data from specific template pages elsewhere on-site and present it on a page without having to rewrite the template itself. Neat, right?</ref> lets everyone else know just who wrote the awesome fanon they are about to read. If you created the article through the create-box, the template will already be preloaded. If not, add <nowiki>{{Property|<your username here>}}</nowiki> to the top of the page.

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