Forum:Why is the Wikia Game Guides app so bad!?

Has anyone used the Wikia Game Guides mobile app or works on a wiki presented in it?

Personally, I think it is horrible, but I take a look at it once in awhile to see if it has gotten any better. So far it has gone from one of the worst apps I've ever used to just really bad and an embarrassment.

Why doesn't Wikia give wiki admins info or customization options to make the presentation of their wikis better in Game Guides? Why doesn't it have any preferences or settings? Is someone actually getting paid to produce this piece of garbage?

If anyone actually likes this thing, can you tell me why? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 6 Jul 2011 3:50 PM Pacific


 * Hey Fandyllic -- I just saw this, and I wanted to make sure you also saw my comment response on last week's Tech Update:


 * I just checked with the app developers, and they'd love to get a concrete (specific as possible) list of things that aren't working for you and things you'd like to see changed. (The updates, for example, are only supposed to happen about once a week, so if it's "constantly" happening, they'd love more detail to troubleshoot.) Throw in your wish list for presentation while you're at it.


 * You can send it via Special:Contact and just say "this is for dopp" at the top. Thanks! 
 * --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 16:22, July 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * I sent a list of about 7 things, but I have little hope of progress, if Special:Contact is the way to discuss these issues. It seems more like a way to hide problems. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 13 Jul 2011 8:58 PM Pacific


 * Thanks! Forums are a good way to talk to other users, but they don't always give you a direct communication line to our developers and product managers. Since you're a respected technical advisor within our community and this feature is in active development, the dev team asked me to send them a clear and unfiltered list of your complaints and requests. They're discussing them now. Many are points they agree with, and plan to get to in order of their priorities. --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:23, July 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm just one person. Are you suggesting anyone with complaints about Wikia Game Guides just use Special:Contact and make it clear their issue is about Wikia Game Guides and not a particular wiki?
 * There seems to be no clear line of communication for feedback about Wikia Game Guides at all, unless I missed something. Maybe Wikia should set up a Wikia Game Guides wiki to track issues and get feedback? Without more transparency, I can't see a way someone outside of Wikia could do this. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 15 Jul 2011 1:11 PM Pacific


 * We have an announcement blog post coming soon, but it's been delayed because Apple is taking its sweet time approving our LyricWiki app. That blog post, like most of our launch posts, will also be a request for feedback from the community about the current versions. It's unfortunate that it's been delayed, and I agree -- it seems like there's no clear way to give feedback about these new features in the meantime.


 * Special:Contact is an effective method for any user to provide feedback about any feature. We pass on feedback to our developers and product managers from there whenever it's clear and reasonable. And we'll continue to look for better ways to receive and manage feedback. --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:05, July 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Better late than never, I guess. I look forward to finding out ways to improve Wikia Game Guides, especially for WoWWiki. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 16 Jul 2011 5:49 PM Pacific


 * Well i would not call them bad but amateaur (the ones made by users not programmers), you could make them yourself. TheBen10Mazter  (Talk -Blog -Contribs)  01:40, July 22, 2011 (UTC)