User blog:InfinityDestroyerYT/My Thoughts on the New Editor

So, FANDOM has announced that they're migrating to a newer version of MediaWiki, so I thought I might as well share my thoughts on it.

I don't have an issue with FANDOM migrating to a new version of MediaWiki. In fact, I think it's great that they're upgrading to the latest version of MediaWiki. However, I have issues with the new editor and how it's being used.

Firstly, I find the new editor a bit harder to use than the old one, mainly having to do with templates: they're a lot harder to edit now. In the old editor, data rows were already there for you, all you had to do was add content to them. In the new editor however, data rows aren't already there for you, you have to add them first. So now you have to open up a new tab, go to the wiki, go to the template you want to add, copy the source, go back to your page, swtch to source editor, and add it, then add content in either mode. I know that's how it is in MediaWiki, but FANDOM has always been easier to use than MediaWiki, so why make it more complicated.

My other major issue is that FANDOM decided to lock the editor on all new wikis created using the platform. FANDOM has already stated that the editor isn't finished yet, so why lock an unfinished editor onto new wikis that use their platform? It just seems like a bad decision to me.

If FANDOM doesn't change the new editor, then I'm seriously considering leaving FANDOM, and I actually mean it. I'm not saying I'm leaving yet, but if they don't make changes to the editor, then then I might as well stop using the website. I know that FANDOM may change the editor, but for now, I'm not seeing any changes. If they're not going to change the editor, then why bother continuing to edit, when it's hard for me to use. But maybe FANDOM will listen and change the editor. Who knows? ;)