Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5070188-20151202130010/@comment-168424-20161220162532

AChildOfGod wrote: Can't wikia try doing what Wikipedia does? They ask for donations to keep it running ad-free. From experience on other non-wikia sites, ads just get in the way of me trying to get the information I need. It is money-making nuisance. I very very rarely ever click ads. I wonder how many of our readers here on the wikis actually click on the ads or are put off by the ads and never come back?

Wikipedia's giant asking for money banner is exactly why Wikia can't go that route. It doesn't work.