User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-4457974-20170112201305/@comment-876022-20170112213249

There used to be the email user feature up until three years ago which would have fullfilled this role. It was removed due to low usage and a part of MediaWiki that Wikia didn't wish to keep upkeep on. 21:32, January 12, 2017 (UTC)