Thread:BertH/@comment-156134-20121003010531/@comment-4839035-20121005210348

BertH wrote: Ricky Spanish wrote: The thing is, it shouldn't be mandatory. There are already several mandatory functions that we must abide by, but not allowing our communities to edit in the preference they desire is a bit harsh. I think your logic actually supports Wikia's policy -- Hunterj's request is, in fact, to make something (source mode) mandatory. Having both editing options available allows users to edit in the preference they desire. This shows how Wikia staff always find some way out (usually by twisting peoples words) of following a wiki's community. Seriously, I would love to have the RTE switched off on the wiki I edit also, Wikia need to think about individual wiki's for once, rather than rolling out crap onto the entire website then not listening to people when they want it turned off.

BertH wrote: Hi Hunterj. I reviewed your submitted examples, and it seems like the best solution is to better educate new users on best practices before they start editing. This is more ideal when trying to expand communities, as opposed to putting up more barriers (and source-only is indeed a barrier for new users). Wikia is your partner in that effort, and we'd be happy to help out more with suggestions and even assistance. Let me know if you'd like to talk more about that. We're also always working on improvements to the visual editor itself, to address concerns like yours.

But generally we no longer disable the visual editor for any wikis, since that does typically prevent community growth.

Funny how you try to bring up reasons for it, and use the word "generally", but in later comments you essentially say "NO." and that you never will allow ANY MORE WIKIS to use it.

Try to at least be consistent with your comments :/.

Also, how does it "typically prevent community grouth"? Take a look at this website: WIKIPEDIA. It's doing fine, isn't it?