User blog comment:Jenburton/The Values of Fandom: Community/@comment-416633-20161129213701/@comment-26402117-20170103162823

I have to disagree, but I can't address this at one person as I didn't exactly tackle arguments posed in the rebranding comments before.

I don't personally agree with Wikia being called just a wikifarm host or an encyclopedia. This site doesn't feel like MyAnimeList, or Wikipedia, or many other sites I just rather like. The comparison is inaccurate because of the tools Wikia people can use to co-ordinate their editing, like chat and message walls. They could be better in terms of accessibility and portability, but I guess that's the purpose of new products and updates. The community is different too, because there's a deeper interest in a topic and a feeling that users can change things for the wiki.

I also think that there's been a flood of disparaging comments about other platforms like Tumblr or Twitter on the site lately, even though they were nice when I joined them recently. It also ignores the fact that many of the people who rely on wikis here are from those sites. The editors shouldn't overlook the readers. Having a problem with the Fandom's editorial program or the concept behind Discussions shouldn't result in such behaviour.

What is even sadder is that the collaborative aspect of this wiki was previously damaged by people conflicting with each other. If I saw someone saying something unsubstantiated, I didn't necessarily feel like I could respond or that my opinion would be 'corrected' in a suitable manner. I hope 2017 is something positive for Wikia and for its users, and that things can improve around CC's community rather than just calming down.