Help talk:FandomDesktop

Can we at least have Oasis as an option to go back to?
I personally don't like the new theme and having the old one stay would prevent me from having to relearn the entire website.


 * Oasis is being retired, as is Hydra. --MisterWoodhouse (talk) 13:30, 9 July 2021 (UTC)


 * So there can't be an option to go back to an oasis? SafariKid2 (talk) 22:19, 13 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Correct. The current option to go back to Oasis is a temporary one during rollout. Oasis and Hydra will be retired after full rollout. --MisterWoodhouse (talk) 14:55, 9 July 2021 (UTC)


 * why Mr. Perr (talk) 11:20, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

WHY DO WE NEED THIS?
Why?

Please make this a 2022 april fools joke.
^^^ XxIsSooCool (talk) 19:12, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No. --MisterWoodhouse (talk) 19:13, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

FandomDesktop is just... an eyesore
Sorry, but FandomDesktop looks absolutely off-putting, and it's just awful to look at on different Wikias/Fandoms. If this ends up being a mandatory replacement and disallowing me to use the Oasis layout, then its become clear that the people at Fandom have blatantly ignored us over the things none of us wanted. Ever since the removal of the MonoBook layout, the Fandom has gotten more and more disconnected to the community in forcing us to use layouts that are too confusing and unappealing to look at, and FandomDesktop isn't an exception either. They're deliberately ruining their own reputation by ten-fold. JonTheVGNerd (talk) 19:51, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * The monobook layout was bland. Furthermore, people were heard regarding this new thing. It might not be perfect but it is just as good as Oasis, in my opinion. 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Guess what, BLAND IS GOOD. Monobook is like getting a perfectly white sheet of paper in which you can draw or write as you want. Fandom's designs are like a girly stationery, with a ton of useless frills on the edges that are distracting from the content and leave only a small fraction of the sheet usable. LYRIC-Stormwatch (talk) 18:14, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

GODDARNIT FANDOM
i hate the new design.
 * A+ feedback. 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Detailed or not, it's still feedback and shouldn't be ignored. Felice Enellen (talk) 20:24, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not really feedback. "This is not good" is not feedback. What about it isn't good? What can Fandom do to change it? Simply having an opinion is not feedback. 20:50, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

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Can someone tell the moderators to delay this forever? It's just garbage and no one would want this. Mornelouwdaddy (talk) 04:42, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Rather than calling it a garbage, I think it is better to point out and explain the things you believe they should improve or change regarding the new design. That way, they might listen to your advice.

--14:56, 11 July 2021 (UTC) Literally everything in desktop is garbage... It's better if they can actually read the feedback from users. Mornelouwdaddy (talk) 15:03, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, if you want an assurance that your feedback are heard by them, you can file a ticket on Zendesk. There, you will have a Fandom staff responding to your suggestion directly. It will take times, but they will respond as long as you be specific and informative about your complain and not writing anything that are against the rules. You can also ask them on Fandom Discord. There are many Fandom staff there and they might answer your suggestion as long as you follow the rules and write the complain on the correct channel.

--15:40, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Message from TheMaster84
FandomDesktop is garbage. 0/10 wouldn't recommend you to make something that hideous like this ever again. TheMaster84 (talk) 07:17, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

This sucks.
This sucks, I hate it. Dasu! (talk) 00:33, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Ranting about the change won't bring back Oasis. They have decided that they would change the layout to FandomDesktop. Now, we all know that FandomDesktop still have a lot of issues. I think being more specific by telling them about the bugs you encounter, what you dislike about FandomDesktop, and helpful features that were available in the old layout but disappear in the new one will be much more helpful for them to improve FandomDesktop than a mere rant sentence. Maybe, just maybe, they would listen to your critics if you wrote it that way.

--15:18, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

T_T
Most of us hate this new design update, so why are you forcing it on us? —This unsigned comment is by Canttouchthis5555 (wall • contribs) 22:23, July 10, 2021 (UTC). Please sign your comments by adding " ~ " in source editor.
 * Good point. No one even asked for the update and the admins just went 'lets remake the entire website'. Mornelouwdaddy (talk) 15:08, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This new skin was part of the UCX rollout, which came from Fandom and Gamepedia merging. It's been discussed for... a long time now. The fact that people don't tend to pay attention to the news on Community Central is nobody's fault but theirs for not paying attention. I understand it's frustrating, but no matter what you do or how much you complain, Oasis IS going away. So you might as well direct that energy into making your communities look good in Fandomdesktop. 15:22, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Did anyone even ask for you to write that long paragraphs? Anyways, like JonTheVGNerd said, Fandom is ruining their reputation by tenfold. What are those reasons you may ask? FandomDesktop. Mornelouwdaddy (talk) 15:39, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No I was just giving you an honest reply to your issue, nobody asked me to. Also... with whom is Fandom ruining their reputation? Because, the bigger wikis that actually get most of the viewers have been adjusting just fine. 16:47, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

crammed screen space
absolutely gotta love how the entire page is squished into a much smaller space in the middle so they can shove ads in your face on the left and right. if this is gonna be the new default theme, sure, go ahead. but why remove the other themes? Oreli (talk) 21:18, 11 July 2021 (UTC)


 * You can change the spacing in your preferences. Itogi (talk) 21:27, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

I also love how that huge amount of space on the sides is also completely blank if you have ad blocker (like I do), so it looks even more useless and unappealing. The Wiki that I contribute to as an Admin finally converted over to this hideous "update," so we've lost all the customization that has withstood other updates over the past decade. Thanks a lot, Fandom team. I tried messing around with Theme Designer, too, but it's a complicated and overwhelming mess to deal with. They really missed the mark on the old saying, "Keep it simple, stupid."

I also cannot find the search bar anymore because it has moved out of its usual spot, the side bar is filled with options that I can't imagine anyone would use: TV, Games, Movies, Video, and Wikis? What are those for? Search engines exist, and so does that massive, seemingly never-ending crawl of "related pages" or "trending Wiki pages" or whatever at the bottom of the screen. This sidebar on the left is visual clutter.

Last note because this was my first complaint with UPC: Recent Changes is a spectacular downgrade from Wiki Activities. Not only does it look definitely like "nerd speech" with the weird numbers and letters for "changes" made on pages, which makes it the opposite of user-friendly, it makes it impossible for me (as an Admin) to see what comments are being left on user pages, articles, or blog posts. We also cannot see images that have been added anymore, which is killer for visual folks like myself. I don't recognize what is happening on my own Wiki, so I'm less inclined to log in anymore. I try, but this "update" to FandomDesktop has only amplified my hatred towards the Fandom team for making it harder for non-coding people like me to enjoy what should be ENTERTAINMENT. The Golden Girl 18:42, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Criticisms
The design looks all wrong. It doesn't have all the navigation feature, there's no tab to tell us if the recent changes list or social activity still exist. And the main bar looks so ridiculously sideways-backwards. What if we lose our watch lists too? --1RichardHunt 18:59, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Recent Changes, Social Activity, and Watchlist - all still exist, and there is no plan to remove them. Recent Changes and Watchlist are native parts of MediaWiki. Let's not overreact based on nothing. 08:19, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Why
Why is everyone complaining about this? Look, I agree with people that UCP isn't that great, but how does this make it any worse. It looks more professional this way tbh. UCP may have been a bad idea, but this wasn't. 131.242.30.117 00:51, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Great job, Fandom!
You made thousands of people angry! What’s your next update that you’re shoving up our asses? Don’t worry, you can permanently ban me for having an opinion! Oh, and I know the RichardHunter idiot will delete this like the asshole he is. Screw this.

I can get over all the other shit but please keep the old search bar in the top
Everything about this sucks but I can get over it if you just keep the little search bar in the top right corner. The new search is horrendous. Also I don't see any reason why we couldn't keep the old design if we wanted, reddit did exactly that with their new design.D3jv40320 (talk) 13:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

eyesore
The design looks like it was made for tablets or mobile devices. The bar on the side is a distraction when reading, The user profile button location makes no sense, as does the notification area. the text and screen for that matter look scrunched in and centered like it's meant to cram in massive banner ads, the buttons need labeling too. the sidebar also seems redundant with the top banner having the same features as mentioned earlier it's visual clutter. —This unsigned comment is by Someguy098 (wall • contribs) 00:35, 14 July 2021 (UTC). Please sign your comments by adding " ~ " in source editor.

Please keep the current wikia.
Please keep the current Oasis skin.

"Desktop" design is designed for phones.
Even on a 1080p resolution screen nearly 40% of screen real-estate is wasted between both sides empty areas.

Desktops aren't phones. Why does the design not at the very least expand to the screen?

Chalk up another "modern" redesign that goes backwards in UX in virtually every way.

On a 1440p look how much space is wasted on the sides: https://i.imgur.com/FR25gZk.jpeg, just about 50%.
 * No, it's not. Press the expand button and voila! The fixed width inclusion is because research shows a narrower line length aids in reading comprehension on even desktop screens, so we're giving our users options between a fixed width or an expanded fluid width, depending on their personal preference. --MisterWoodhouse (talk) 17:32, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Support team where?
So it says a bug report can be filed with 'the support team,' what support team? Where? Shouldn't there at least be a link to click on? Boilpoil (talk) 17:49, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Added. It was supposed to be there from the start and the link formatting got gobbled after drafting the page. --MisterWoodhouse (talk) 17:53, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Sign-in button
The current location for the sign-in / register button (bottom left on the sidebar) is not intuitive, since most people read from top to bottom, and from a design standpoint, a high-utility feature (logging in to your service) should be more readily apparent to users. What do you think about switching its location with the Fandom button on the top left? 24.176.162.122 19:05, 19 July 2021 (UTC)