User blog comment:Dopp/New Profile Design Now Live Across All Wikis/@comment-670668-20110818190402

I fail to see how updating user profiles facilitates wiki introductions.

I think this is particularly the case on wikis where there are hundreds of contributors editing at a time, and countless users coming and going (you know, those passers-by that you'll see once and never again). An unnecessary and space-mongering bubble that really only organizes information that could be manually put on one's userpage isn't really introducing me to that person; I could get to know them far better by editing with them.

This update also makes it easier for people to make a mockery of userpages. Admins can do nothing about vandalism or hate speech in these bubbles, and I doubt that's what Wikia had in mind in terms of expressing oneself.

It also concerns me that this is a high priority focus for Wikia staff.