Do you rename Sims? Particularly non-played Sims?

No. I also don't waste my time going about and changing out their wardrobes, either. I do get upset if I'm not in the home when a Sim of mine is born. I had the eldest child and his wife move out before the baby was born, my bad, and I went into the lot of the only girl with my celebrity star, so I could play them. I got so involved in that household and with Erik's trials, that I failed to check back on the older brother. The game gave his son the name of Hobart. :: Shudders violently:: I finally took the time the day before the patch came, to amend that situation, to age him up to Child and to created a toddler sister in that household, besides putting a larger home on their lot. Then I aged up the twins the third son and his wife had, fixed the body of the youngest son, who is a teen and did my 'maintenance'. After learning that the MCCC mod works okay after the patch, I went ahead an updated. Hey, a very dear friend of mine passed away Monday night and I'm not myself right now. Happens.