User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-4996890-20141219014722/@comment-24036697-20141219223130

Alright, Gcheung, let me try to go through this one step at a time.

This change seems alright. I can see the intention is to give more space for the article's contents, which is good. However, it either all needs to stay, or all needs to go. Keeping just the recent activity module (which pushes the infoboxes below it), is stupid. I think the text size needs to be smaller than it is under the new system, at least for desktop. This is a change that I could certainly get used to. I'm not seeing much of a problem with it. I really dislike this change. As I've stated in other places, this change makes Wikia look more like a social site than what it is meant to be--a collaborative website allowing the editing of its content and structure by its users. I may or may not use this, so I don't really care either way. As long as it stays at the bottom of the article, it won't bother me. Placing ads in the MIDDLE of the content area is as idiotic as it is distasteful. Please find another place to put your ads; the left or right side of the page, where the wiki background image is, would be better.
 * Right rail:
 * Typography:
 * Local navigation:
 * Left side tools:
 * Content recommendations:
 * Advertising:

All in all, I see more cons than pros for this, but it DOES have potential, if you are all willing to work WITH the community to make it better.