User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/The first migrations to the Unified Community Platform/@comment-24053170-20200815193107

The Superpower wikia cannot function without the classic editor.

Its an underlying tool that is vital for the overall editing, error detection, page creation, and the necessary work for the wiki as a whole.

Using the visual editor only simply will not work, as the wikia ends up with to many coding problems otherwise. and the staff cannot always simply fix the pages with just the visual editor. They have to use the classic editor to review and fix things.

If the classic editor function is removed the wikia will no longer be able to develop anymore. And this isn't hyperbole. Its actually truth. As all the users (staff included) have to use it in order to create pages and fix errors (this has happened so many times and so often that it cannot be considered mere hyperbole, its actual truth and the classic editor must remain intact)

Due to the sheer number of edits, page creations, and other details. Switching it to the new editor will cause the breakdown of the vital functions that the site requires in order to prosper.

I'm not saying it won't be switched, its just that due to all the work that went into making the wikia, it might not be able to survive the move to the UCP intact and would likely have to recoded from scratch by the staff to get it working again on a level that would be viable for others.

I have been a member of the wikia long enough to see all that has come and gone, and how many coding errors have occured due to how often the wikia is updated.

If your going to make the migration, your going to have to discuss it with the staff first. Because if the change is sudden then its going to cause a lot of breaks and the wiki will stop working properly.

I'm not talking about retaining the classic editor for the fandom network overall. I'm talking about how its actually a necessary and vital function for the superpower wiki, and how removing it is will prevent users from expanding the wikia further. And considering how many pages are created every day and how many there are currently on the site, you can see what it would mean to do a change over to a system that would prevent both users and staff from doing anymore work.

My statements are not hyperbole and are actual concerns for the continued existence and usage of the superpower wikia and how it requires the existence of the classic editor for both regular contributors and contributions and staff to deal with problems that arise.

The visual editor alone is simply not an accurate enough tool to fix the problems that arise. We need all the editor choices. As we can't make new pages or fix pages without them, it simply won't work any other way.

98% of the edits on wikia are either the classic editor or source editor. Only 2% of the users use the visual editor.

Switching to only one editing tool will cause more problems than it will resolve. I understand the reasoning behind the move and all, but because of the huge userbase, coding setup, number of current and future pages, and more. We need to be able to use every possible tool to keep wikia working.

Anyway, I have said what I needed. I hope that the change doesn't end up breaking the foundation of the wikia that I have put so much effort into.