User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/How we're testing the fandom.com domain migration/@comment-26213507-20181009043819

With people continuously bringing up the problems with the change in general, I just want to point out that this blog itself is a step in the right direction between users and the Wikia Staff. They could have just done this test without communication, such as with implementing discussions on new wikis, but they took the time to say so instead. You have my thanks, at least.

More importantly, this test serves a much greater importance, both for the SEO drops and the fact that Wikia did kinda listen to us this time around, and decided to test the change rather than just see what happens. Unlike with discussions, this could be your opportunity to find valuable information before just letting a mistake happen. Perhaps we'll see how people really react to the word "Fandom" now more than ever. In any case, you have my gratitude there as well.

That being said, I still highly disagree with this whole rebranding fiasco...but I suppose that's a point for another blog.