User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/The first migrations to the Unified Community Platform/@comment-24053170-20200814203445

Is removing the Wikia Activity really necessary? Since a bunch of wikias require it in order to function properly and ensure that the pages aren't being vandalized.

Recent Changes doesn't show you whats being uploaded or what edits have been made until you actually click on the link, but wikia activity clearly shows you what images have been added to the page, what comments are new, and even if something has been removed from the page.

But Recent changes prevents you from seeing any of that, and some wikias don't have any active staff members which means the pages could be vandalized and you wouldn't know it without clicking on every new edit.

Wikia activity is necessary for some wikias, removing it entirely is not a good approach as it just encourages vandalism. I agree that Recent Changes serves a purpose, but sometimes it necessary to check both to actually see what edits have been made and which ones aren't showing up in recent changes.

I understand how your trying to switch all of fandom to the new platform, but removing a critical section of the site will just cause problems for others that actually depend on it for maintenance

While it might apply to all of fandom, there are some wikia's that will not be able to work properly without it, because recent changes can only show so many edits before it gets cut off. While the wikia activity can actually check to see what was in those edits before having to go to the actual pages.

Its a matter of allowing the sites to function properly and not have vandalism and trolls that you can't immediately trace the origin of.

Some of the wikias are edited so often that only having Recent Changes prevents their proper functioning.