User blog comment:Sannse/Your First Look at the New Wikia/@comment-58032-20100819224733

Overall, the page has a fine look. BUT:


 * The article area has visibly decreased a lot, which will screw up many wiki layouts. I for one don't have the time to redo all of our wiki's layout.


 * We at the ice hockey wiki have quite a few articles that have over 20 categories (275 to be exact); the most categorized has 38. Imagine how ugly the page will be. Considering that categories share their bar with the name of the last editor (a detail not important enough to be the first thing one sees), that'll make the categories bar even longer and screw things up even more.

So basically, with the categories in sight before the article, the immense and flashy sidebar that attracts the eye, the huge Wikia bar at the top that screams to the readers to have a look at another wiki instead, all this new skin does is diverting the readers' attention from the wiki where they are and lure them to another one. Unlike many other people, I don't necessarily dislike the new look. But PLEASE stop hijacking the readers eyes with all the unnecessary stuff and make all those bars smaller and quieter.
 * I can't speak for everyone, but my eyes are naturally attracted by the right side of webpages first - straight where the larger sidebar full of flashy photos and stuff is, which just catches the eyes even more and tells the readers to go have a look at anything but the article they wanted to read in the first place.