User blog comment:Swordsofwrathadmin/Why you should oppose URL changes./@comment-28096636-20180823171254

First off, a poll/petition isn't going to change anything. FANDOM is ultimately a business whose goal is to make money. That's the goal of all businesses. They have to think of what is best for the business side of things. If they were to cater to all of the community on every decision, they would be out of business in a year.

And yes, they want their sites to be welcoming to all users. But that also includes new users. Users who may not even know the difference between Wikia and FANDOM. Users who don't really care about what site the information is on and are just focused on getting the information.

Brandon mentioned in his blog post the fact that Wikia hasn't even been used in years. Why? Because FANDOM has evolved. It's no longer just wikis. It's working to become a one-stop shop for all fans. Does that include wikis? Yes, but it also includes informative articles, meaningful discussions, and a community whose ultimate goal is to help create that ultimate fan community. That means that we must be willing to conform to FANDOM's changes whether we like/agree with them or not.

FANDOM has a team whose sole job is to ensure that FANDOM's SEO is the best it can be. Changing the URL from "examplewiki.wikia.com" to "examplewiki.fandom.com" is what the SEO team has discovered will boost SEO for all of FANDOM.

And no, not all people automatically think "fandom" means fanon and illegitimate content. Fandom for me means a group of people who are passionate about a certain subject and are striving to create the best environment for all fans/enthusiasts.

Also, please stop with the whole "cancer.fandom.com" bull. It's both repetitive and redundant.

I'm pretty sure that I speak for all of Editorial (the "cheesy clickbait" that many FANDOM users constantly drag through the mud) when I say that we work very hard to bring you quality content. Both the FANDOM Contributors (like myself)  and our editorial team work hard to bring you news and content that is anything but misleading or "clickbaity." One of the guidelines that we all have to follow to a tee is "No clickbait." We do that so that we are a cut above other fan sites that do serve clickbait. We don't appreciate our fellow FANDOM users saying that our articles are clickbait because we actually do put time and effort into our writing. We don't false advertise, otherwise, our work wouldn't be published.

So please, stop complaining about Editorial. It's not fair to FANDOM Contributors like myself, and it's not fair to our fantastic editorial team who are paid to ensure only the finest-quality content is shown on FANDOM.