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	:While options 1 and 4 would both work (option 4 maybe even better for consistency), option 1 allows us to use sub-pages, as we have in the past. For example, one main page covering an entire universe, as well as individual pages for each era and game if necessary. So for that reason, I believe that option 1 is best. '''[[User:JFletcher\|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher\|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 02:27, 19 November 2012 (UTC)		:While options 1 and 4 would both work (option 4 maybe even better for consistency), option 1 allows us to use sub-pages, as we have in the past. For example, one main page covering an entire universe, as well as individual pages for each era and game if necessary. So for that reason, I believe that option 1 is best. '''[[User:JFletcher\|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher\|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 02:27, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

			::I agree 100% with James, and I apologise if you think you've been ignored! The reason I didn't want us to assume that GTA V was part of the GTA IV Era was because there was no evidence at all until that Rockstar quote, and there have been no prior examples of a universe spanning more than one era, until now. We can't really base our naming system on speculation. Your points about consistency are very important too - you have identified the one tricky part of the lowest common denominator (LCD) system. As well as keeping things consistent in-article, we also would want to keep things consistent across different articles/eras. For an overused example, we might have Wanted Level in 3D Universe but then Wanted Level in GTA IV Era and V Eras separately - that is an inconsistency that makes it a little bit harder for users to guess which page they are supposed to link to. To me, the simplest way of working around that is to simply allow everyone to use redirects! The 'Wanted Level in GTA III Era' page could just redirect, and then someone can fix that later if they want to. [[User:Gboyers\|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers\|talk]]</sup> 08:28, 19 November 2012 (UTC)