Thread:CzechOut/@comment-44227692-20191103163439/@comment-188432-20191111021238

Hey there :) Thanks for your very polite message.

I just wanted to assure you that this decision was not taken lightly, nor quickly. And, like you, I hope you don't find any rudeness in my further explanation.

The line you quoted is precisely what guided that decision:


 * If the topic is exceedingly obscure, and page view statistics suggest a very small audience, we'll probably deny the request.

Because the topic was exceedingly obscure, and the page view statistics extremely poor, the request was denied.

Here are some reasons why I think the wiki has such a challenge with obscurity.


 * The band in question is local to the British Isles.
 * The terms "road" and "trip" are very, very common. Many, many intellectual properties and pop cultural notions use these words.
 * Searches with "road", "trip" and "fandom" or "wiki" show many, many pages that are on fandom.com — but pages on this wiki are way, way down the list. So the term is obscure 'even on just the fandom.com domain.
 * The terms "road", "trip" and "TV" don't give your wiki the clear nod, because there's at least on TV show called "Road Trip".
 * This band isn't the only active band with the name "Road Trip". So even in your topic's specific genre, the name is not unique.

All this, and other reasons, combine to suggest that there's a genuine SEO issue with the topic name, and therefore a reason for the low viewing stats.

While it's possible that the explanation will still not be entirely satisfactory, I hope it will at least provide some useful insight into the decision!