User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia/@comment-1618941-20160926203143/@comment-452-20160926204508

""Fandom" on the other hand, being a somewhat America-centric word and concept"

- WarBlade

Thank you for pointing that out.

In that case: Dear Americans, words don't mean the same thing everywhere, perhaps you should be more globally sensitive and check whether the terms you consider might make you look foolish to the rest of the world.

It's the responsibility of the speaker to make sure they are understood, it is not the responsibility of the listener to learn the speaker's language. This is why "Obnoxious American Tourists" is a meme older than the internet.