User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Layout Changes: Breakpoints and Typography/@comment-452-20150521172949/@comment-452-20150521194106

There are 2 font size problems:
 * One intentional, because wide-screen users were ignoring the fact that others don't have screens as wide as them. Wikia are unlikely to change that unless you come up with a better idea to get wide-screen users to start being more responsible.
 * One unintentional, because Wikia didn't do enough testing. They're fixing these cases, slowly.


 * a user shouldn't have to be forced to change to another type of layout if they don't want to.

You are not being forced to do anything, you're free to edit your CSS at any time, but people are asking for an option in their preferences, and an wider option already exists.


 * "searched the web for an explanation and ended up here"

Why didn't they just click the notification in the bottom right corner?


 * Look it this way, it should be Wikia's job to make all wikis look good throughout all platforms

Look at it this way, Wikia used to have a fixed width. 700px for everyone, no matter how wide your screen. They introduced the fluid layout partially for people with larger screens, and those people with larger screens started formatting their content only for their own screen.

Look at it this way, it should be the users' job to make sure the content looks good at lower widths, and they have apparently not being doing that. How is Wikia supposed to make a table formatted for 1600px width look good on a 1280px screen?


 * you have to recognize this wasn't the best way to do it

I have to? I suggest you read my other comments if you think that's what I think.