User blog comment:Dopp/Meet More Wikians with Improved Profiles/@comment-3569803-20110801235055/@comment-10370-20110802191303

I think the difference between our points of view is that I don't think that upgrading the communication features are "making Wikia into a social network". One of the projects that we're working on is updating the user messaging system. As a long-time veteran wiki contributor, I know how inefficient and confusing our current user talk page system is. Making that system work better helps wiki contributors talk to each other and collaborate better, which means better content creation. Communication features aren't an extra luxury for wikis; they're a crucial part of working on a collaborative project with strangers.