User blog comment:GokūBlack10/A Fair Responce to Wikia's New Look/@comment-113335-20101004194757

You are correct in saying that Monaco recieved a similar vengeful boycott.

However, the AWA and Monaco's resistance are different. While Monaco's resistance was an expression of hatred on a new skin choice, Oasis is a resistance regarding coercion.

All wikis, except the exempted Uncyclopedia, are being assimilated into the Oasis skin against their will, and no option (unless they decide to allow Monobook to stay) will be available for any user.

While Monaco was hated for a long time, people were still given the option to choose other skins. For example, Quartz and MonoBook were still available. Further, these skins could still be changed and customized easily, through CSS, the MediaWiki Console, and other means that even a coding Noob like me could utilize. Oasis has a similar easy-to-change interface, but it doesn't let you do much of anything except change the colors.

In the days of yore, as an administrator on the CPFW, I was able to read my preferences and see a feature that allowed me to "set the default skin".

Back in the day, that choice was Monaco (and all varients plus "Custom"), as well as Quartz, Monobook, Nostalgia (or was it Classic?), Cologne Blue, and some others, the names of which I have trouble recalling.

You see, the AWA is much more important and prominent than Monaco's resistance, because it isn't just fighting another routine change, it's fighting for the individuality and relative independence/sovereignity of each individual community.

Also, to judge the AWA by noobs that curse at the Staff is a broad assumption. I have never once cursed at the Staff, although I have called them cruel names (greedy, forcing, infidel, ect. ect.), and when I do, I have means of backing it up, if my accusations are ever challenged.

Not all of us are crazy. Who was the moron who sent a death threat to the Staff? I don't think the AWA intends to foster a psychotic group of swearing ner-do-wells who stoop below the level of the Staffers.

-- † TurtleShroom™! Jesus Loves You and Died for You!! †    :)  :)  OASIS?! DO NOT WANT; DO NOT WANT!! Come, my friends! Together, we shall make a new look for Wikia! We shall make... THE OASIS!! 19:47, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

P.S.: In Monaco, the Staffers actually listened to the uproar, eventually. Advertisements could be hidden in that thing, and Monaco is highly customizable.