User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-4864110-20141221003617/@comment-13918697-20141222002358

"you are just whining about and offer no ideas how to improve the article design"

I'm only going to respond because I'm sure there are others who believe that those of us who, at this point, are criticizing but not "offering" solutions are of no consequence.

Examples of why this layout prototype is the anti-thesis of a visually attractive wiki have been stated by many others. Feedbacks have included one-by-one rundowns. Some have included screenshots to illustrate their feedback.

Wikia staff  know  what the objections are. At this juncture, they have been offered multiple ideas on how to make the final change in the layout better than this prototype. Ideas that have been duplicated by different persons offering their opinions.

However, just as it is important to hear constructive feedback, it is just as important to hear the many voices that, after reading the suggestions provided to Wikia staff by others, in unison want to make their voices heard in objection to this prototype and all the changes coming down the pike. Similar to an election where the turnout is 25% and decides the outcome while the other 75% of voters stay at home and swallow the results -- the majority of Wikia users don't bother to offer opinions to Wikia staff and it is those of us who are engaged the most in our wikis, speak up, and make our voices be heard that are the backbone of Wikia.