User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-26474229-20141211200537/@comment-5557418-20141211211924

We do have that. It's just Monobook, under your preferences. Also, Wikia has its own style, whereas we also have an option to change it. Of course, Monobook would have to be conformed (which is rare), but it's still there and removes the "silly background".