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 ::Abandoning eras altogether in favour of game lists or universes presents so many problems that it is not a viable alternative for me. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 22:18, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
+:I've been holding off from this discussion because ever since GTA V was announced I've suspected that it may be in the same Universe as GTA IV, but I'm just one of numerous users who have had their concerns about this basically ignored, and received the same copy-pasted response, rather than contributing to serious discussion. For that reason, I didn't really see the point of trying again here - Particularly since the original discussion page was largely biased itself.
+:Anyway, since the discussion page has been rewritten, it's starting to make a lot more sense. I'm actually liking the lowest common denominator concept, assuming that it is used properly. What I don't want to see is titles that use a level lower than what the subject matter is really a part of (eg. Using 'In GTA IV Era', when the subject matter also exists in GTA V). And for the record, partly because of the concern about games such as GTA A and GTA CW, I have never really liked the 2D/3D/HD names, just the concept. Although I can't suggest any better names (and I don't suggest contradicting Rockstar).
+:As always, what's most important is consistency. We don't want opening sentences like 'in the GTA 1 Era and HD Universe'. I would rather have 'in the GTA 1 Era, GTA IV Era and GTA V Era. But where possible, it should be condensed, such as 'in the 3D Universe and HD Universe'. Section headers, similarly to page titles, should use the lowest common denominator, but also taking consistency into account, just as above. It also depends if the whole HD Universe can fit into the a single section, or if each Era should be separate for that subject matter. Infoboxes and templates are probably better off using eras, cos with Semantic MediaWiki, this is where consistency is ''extremely'' important. Categories, similar to page titles, may vary.
+: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)