User blog comment:Sannse/Your First Look at the New Wikia/@comment-33628828-20100820224904

Hello. I'll start off by saying that I really don't like the look of the new skin. It puts too little emphasis on the individual wiki; which is what the viewer was wanting to look at. To me, it seems that this is just an attempt to turn all of the independent wikis that run on Wikia into one big database. After thinking over this a bit, I have come to realize that this is not a bad thing. What the new skin will do is allow for viewers to not only find information that they need on one subject, but also find information on others that they might be interested in. This is ultimately a good thing, and fits in with what Wikia should be: A more detailed version of Wikipedia, with more information on individual topics. The more I think about this, the more I like it. The new skin, while removing a lot of a wiki's individuality, does help viewers to find more information easier. The issue that I see with the direction of Wikia is the decreased functionality, through extensions like Special:MyHome and the activity feed. In terms of functionality, MyHome pales in comparison to the recent changes. It lacks clear links to the diff of each edit, as well as the history of the page edited. It does not include [rollback] links. It is also considerably harder to find information on, as it takes more time to look through the edits that have been made. I truly hope that this is not force-fed to us even more than it already is. While the new skin certainly displays functionality, I am worried that new extensions might come out of this "new Wikia" that will also reduce efficiency. All that I ask is that you ensure this doesn't happen. Thanks.