User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Introducing Fandom/@comment-1820055-20160125232808/@comment-1738746-20160126114301

"That being said, we don't think associating with the word Fandom will be a problem. I think you may be underestimating how much readers are already aware that communities on Wikia are fan-made."

Again, we want to point out that the issue is that you don't seem to grasp the understanding of what "fandom" means to the majority of end-users when viewing wiki sites. It doesn't just mean "fan made" i.e. that fans have come together and created a factual wiki about a certain subject matter. "Fandom" and similar words are used to describe fan-made stories based on a particular series they enjoy i.e. not factual. Stuff like fanfictions, fandoms and fan-made characters. That's what the word is construed as by the majority of end users, and this is something you guys don't seem to understand. Your definition of fandom is correct too, but we're pointing out another definition to you as well- plenty of words in the English language can mean many things. While you guys see it as something positive because that's the definition you meant to portray, we're telling you that's not how it's coming across to us, the fans. The wikis I admin are not fandoms, nor do they contain fan-made aspects- it's a factual encyclopedia about the shows/games we love.

Edit: Same comment to you DEmersonJMFM- 'fandom' does not equate to "fan made/fans who got together to make a factual encyclopedia". It equates to fan-made stories and information that is not official. Like you pointed out, there are wikis who embrace fanons and there are others who don't- for those of us who don't, having this word is going to hurt our reputation for accuracy.