User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-30962703-20141216180412/@comment-452-20141230154012

I wasn't here for that, so I don't remember it, but I've read some of those old discussions, and what I see is people who joined Wikia because they liked how it was. I also notice a lot of those people are no longer here.

Wikia, then and now, gambles that following the latest trends will attract more people to make up for those that leave.

Unfortunately, since the number of people online, and on Wikia, is constantly growing, they will always see "There are more people this month, therefore what we did last month as a good idea".

edit: And when I first read those discussions, years ago, I thought "Well, I'm glad I wasn't there for that, but I think Wikia looks okay as it is, so I think I'll edit here."

I thought that the changes away from monobook was just Wikia establishing it's identity, and assumed that they were just about done. I was obviously wrong.

If Wikia had looked like the new prototype when I first saw it, I would not have started editing here.