User blog comment:Gcheung28/New sharing options on Wikia/@comment-896291-20150428100619/@comment-452-20150428104418

Unfortunately, blocking it personally doesn't help the public image of a wiki.

Any time I see a brick and mortar business stick a "Like us on facebook" sticker on their door, I laugh at how desperate they seem. This doesn't seem very different, especially in light of the comment regarding no one knowing that the previous share button was there.

But hey, Wikia has always been desperate for ad views, it's how they make $$$, so this move isn't surprising. I expect they will eventually implement an auto-posting "I just made an edit on Wikia!" facebook update for people with facebook integration.

It will certainly be interesting whether the more prominent placement of the share buttons will result in more shares, or if it will actually prove that "No one cares about the social media aspects on an article". Unfortunately, I doubt Wikia will share the results.