Thread:JAlbor/@comment-1519608-20130430154859

Hi Jorge! I'm a bureaucrat on The Sims Wiki, which you visited some months ago to ask us if we'd want to be more formally affiliated with EA (you started a forum thread about it here). The general response on The Sims Wiki was positive, if not just a bit cautious. There was no real response from anyone on Wikia about it, however. That being said, an idea was recently thrown around between some TSW administrators on a way to promote an upcoming expansion pack release. Namely, some of our administrators were considering chipping in money to buy a copy of the EP to give away in some sort of promotional event on the wiki.

There are several reasons why I'm coming to you with this matter. Firstly, you reached out to us, proposing the idea of a more close relationship with EA. Their assistance with this giveaway would be appreciated, since we've found out that it is not possible through EA's Origin service to give codes out as gifts (if you buy them, they work only for your account). We'd rather not buy and ship a physical copy of the game, and from what I'm told, a copy of the expansion sold on Steam would not be compatible with versions purchased via Origin. However, we know that EA has engaged in game giveaways before (I want to say that the SimCity Wiki did one, but I don't know with 100% certainty), so they may be logistically able to award game codes where we cannot. Failing this approach, I'd appreciate any ideas you may have on how to implement this idea (or if the idea can even be implemented in the first place).

I am choosing to contact you here rather than on The Sims Wiki, because I'd rather not make this matter extremely publicized within the wiki. I'm not seeking to make this a grand secret, but I don't want to get the community there excited about something that is really just an idea at this stage. If this seems like a plan that can be implemented, we can then inquire with the community about whether they support it, if you feel it's necessary to do that.

Feel free to email me if you feel that avenue is more convenient than using the Message Wall. If this idea isn't "in your department" or if another member of Wikia Staff is more closely tied to these things, please let me know. Otherwise, I look forward to working with you! 