User blog comment:Kirkburn/The expanding world of the VisualEditor/@comment-13918697-20141028074944/@comment-68.146.52.234-20141203184234

There have actually been many cases where websites and services that have introduced "improvements" have been forced to roll them back upon getting enough negative feedback to indicate that no improvement has occurred (or many users don't want change). Wikia at least is more accessible than Facebook, yet Facebook has had to roll back changes on several occasions based on negative feedback. If enough users complain (as this anon is complaining now) about the preferences option being taken away, there is a good chance it could be put back. Right now I'm not fond of the "Search this wikia" bar that has suddenly shown up on all the Wikia sites I visit. If enough people complain, it will go away.