User blog:LostInRiverview/October '12 Community Events

Alright folks, GEORGIEGIBBONS is busy with real life, so I'm going to fill in as substitute event planner for October!

We've got birthdays aplenty in October, so be sure to give a very special message to those users! Aside from that, I figure there are a few things we could try and revive this month, like User Created Contests, so I figure we'd try and organize a week for contests. If you have any ideas for community events in future months, leave a comment below!


 * Events for October 2012
 * October 3rd - RoseGui's birthday! Wish her a happy birthday on her talk page!
 * October 5th - Emeraldisverycool's birthday! Wish them a happy birthday on their talk page!
 * October 6th - 7th - IRC weekend! Drop into IRC and chat with other users!
 * October 9th - BobNewbie's and SalemUAE's birthday! Wish BobNewbie and SalemUAE a happy birthday message on their talk pages!
 * October 10th - Bbqpizzayo!'s birthday! Wish them a happy birthday message on their talk page!
 * October 13th - October 19th - User Created Contests week! Create a new contest and participate in other contests. The best contests may even get featured on the Main Page!
 * October 13th - October 14th - Wiki Chat weekend! Drop into Chat (access) and converse with other users!
 * October 13th - Mr. Totaldramaman's birthday! Wish him a happy birthday on his talk page!
 * October 14th - Elviralapida's birthday! Wish him a happy birthday on his talk page!
 * October 20th - 21st - IRC weekend! Drop into IRC and chat with other users!
 * October 21st - Bellagoth's birthday! Wish her a happy birthday message on her talk page!
 * October 22nd - PatTag2659's birthday! Wish him a happy birthday on his talk page!
 * October 27th - October 28th - Wiki Chat weekend! Drop into Chat (access) and converse with other users!

We've got a ton of stuff that needs to be discussed over on the Community Portal talk page, as well as elsewhere. In no particular order, they are:
 * Other stuff
 * Revisiting voting requirements - A proposal to change the wiki's voting requirements; '''this is an important discussion and consensus is needed.
 * Resolving Proposed Policies - A discussion on finalizing old proposed policy ideas.
 * Encouraging community input - A discussion on how to get members of the community more involved in discussions (gee, isn't this ironic?)
 * Policy for rumored games - A proposed policy to deal with new game rumors.
 * A discussion on the Same-sex relationships page over whether the warning on the page should be kept or removed.

Please keep in mind, all these discussions are completely open to everyone! We encourage and we **need** the input of regular TSW contributors! These discussions are what help us as a community make the decisions that impact the future of the wiki - decisions like whether to activate or deactivate Wiki Chat, whether or not to delete Player Stories, whether administrators should be voted on. These discussions matter, and as a member of The Sims Wiki, your opinion matters too! In fact, your opinion is just as important as the opinion of anyone else, even administrators and bureaucrats. This is a wiki that we all build and run together, and in order to do that, all of us have to be involved in making these decisions. So please, take a few minutes to look at the Community Portal talk page and weigh in on these important conversations, or start one of your own.

Have a great October! -  LiR speak ~ read 07:46, October 3, 2012 (UTC)