User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia/@comment-20644-20160930175246/@comment-4189499-20161001041250


 *  I'm sure many of you have described Wikia by comparing it to Wikipedia in some way.

Just as an addendum to my comment, I would like to say that I do not see this as a bad thing. There is a reason many start-ups try to describe themselves as "the ____ of _____". It's an easily understandable elevator pitch that can be conveyed in under 5 seconds. Calling a Wikia wiki "the Wikipedia of Doctor Who" or "the Wikipedia of cocktail recipes" is not a bad thing at all as it conveys understanding quickly. If you have the 30s+ that's needed to explain Wikia wikis more fully, that's all well and good and you can go into the community side, but I do not see anything bad about having the wikis I'm part of explained as "the Wikipedia of ____" to somebody who has no idea what a wiki or Wikia is.