User blog comment:Sannse/Important Updates on Wikia’s New Look/@comment-8072-20100928233201

So what you're saying is, admins aren't allowed to personalize wikis for their core audience.

"This is to protect the universal layout and functionality of every wiki on Wikia and ensure that users have access to all of the features available in the new design."

Why must all wikis have a "universal layout"?? This is totally against everything you guys have been saying over the years. A complete reversal of the let every wiki foster it's own community and style. Wikis used to be able to decide how their wiki should look, and what features are best for that. And Wikia staff used to care about that. But now I see you care more about advertisers and lawyers.

Guess what? Not every wiki wants a new image gallery. Nor do they want a latest blog post widget, when not all wikis revolve around blogs. Work with us Wikia, and you might win back a lot of folks who you have alienated.

1 month is not enough time for all the work this "new skin' needs. It needs more than bug fixes and you know it.

Since the new terms aren't clear, here's the diff for everyone: http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Terms_of_Use&diff=prev&oldid=5011

"You can still personalize your wiki with different colors and themes, add large, standout images to the wiki background, create styled templates and tables within the content area. There are plenty of ways to be creative! While these terms will limit what you can do to the overall layout, creativity is still an essential part of Wikia."

This is a hilarious joke. You just admitted you have severely limited every wiki with your new legalese, and then pretend like creativity matters. Don't do that. If creativity mattered, you wouldn't have just maimed us.