User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia/@comment-673709-20160926180226

Rebranding this as a "Fandom" from a Wikia will lessen its academic import. Where I was previously able to reference a research paper on my university's Wikia in my resume/CV, a "Fandom" brand publishing source is not going to fly for any academic reference. There are other academic and scientific uses of Wikias that this will alienate.