Thread:DaRanger/@comment-4998377-20121029202711/@comment-4674838-20121108024011

~=(iNate)=~ wrote: Ok, after a couple email exchanges - Hot Spots removal / hiding would be considered a violation of Wikia ToU.

My next question then would be can we figure out how to move it, lower on the page? It would be nice to push Community Messages up a bit. The reason removing Hot Spots is against the ToU is because it's part of the right sidebar. Everything on the right sidebar is a "key element of the Wikia look" per Help:Customization policy -- meaning that it should appear in the same location in the interface and function as intended. Translation: you cannot move or remove Hot Spots, Community Messages, or anything on the right sidebar.

Note: I am not a staff member, so you should ask them to clarify in your email correspondence if moving Community Messages up is allowed. I'm just saying that I find that very unlikely due to my experience with the ToU.

The ToU leaves you free to customize things for yourself in your personal css/js files however you like. But when it comes to changing things wiki-wide for all viewers of a wiki, you cannot move, remove or alter the normal functionality of key components of the Wikia interface (such as the right sidebar).