User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-1474707-20170111181000/@comment-417288-20170113055618

Trying to create a mobile "Curated Main Page" failed for our wiki because the "Trending" section was forced content, and included things like embedded videos from YouTube that were copyright questionable or fair use. (Manbearpig comes to mind.) Seen in the context of a page where it helps explain the content is one thing, being shown as a separate video in the Trending section is completely different. Also, there was no way to truly show off a featured article that had been voted for featuring by the community, and to show (instead of this Trending garbage) UnNews articles written about recent events. Simply put, there just wasn't enough control allowed over the content. Showing trending articles works fine for wikis based on fan interests, but our wiki is based on parodying Wikipedia by writing humorous articles in encyclopedic style. Different people are going to find different topics funny, and some not funny at all. So it is better not to force topics on the reader that the reader might not find funny by pressuring them into reading what is "trendy" in humor.