User blog comment:Dopp/Community Central content and policies: discuss/@comment-1656630-20110526163224

Wow, I didn't realize how firm (and frustrated) you guys are about this. Really helpful for me to know -- thank you.

I don't know if I'm still allowed to play the "new girl" card around here (I'm hoping it has at least another month before it expires), but I think this situation warrants it. My experience of Community Central has been different from what you're describing, and I'd like to figure out why.

I've been seeing this as a general space for finding community and support about being a Wikia user, which could (potentially) include just getting to know each other a little better, or geeking out on common themes and experiences that happen across similar wikis (in addition to all the other things you describe). I got this both from (a) the blended content on the staff blog, and (b) the welcome message on the homepage: "Here you can meet up with other Wikia community members to talk about your wiki, learn about what's happening on Wikia, and find help."

Why do you think your experience is so different from mine?

And to take it a step further... what if the staff blog posts did belong here? How would that look? Can these themes coexist?