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I mean, I would be interested in these supposed sources, too.

It's usually not hard to find; example, when Tumblr introduced its ban on NSFW content, its user base dropped by about 200 million users, which was around 1/3 of its userbase. It was heavily reported and so easy to find sources. I mean, that - and platform changes, interface changes, and a slew of other issues - and it still has millions of users, even if it's struggling to get by (quite common with Yahoo takeovers, and probably due to close soon altogether, I'll confess).

I find it very difficult to believe Fandom would have this same issue. First of all, all old wikis work on the old platform, which means most users probably wouldn't be using UCP. Second of all, the beta doesn't seem so unpopular as to lose millions of users, and - it it were - I'm sure the sheer backlash (and loss of profit) would cause Fandom to publicly announce a halt (temporary or not) of the UCP process. Thirdly, their profits come from other areas, too, so to "survive" would be quite easy. Lastly, doesn't Gamepedia work similar to UCP from what I hear? They still run fine.

I mean, I still maintain that Fandom - for its faults - is far from the excrement-show of other sites, in which you're just waiting for the inevitable moment of their closure, as they slowly die over many months or years. . . if statistics and figures show otherwise -? Fine. I just find it hard to believe, too, that "1/8" or" much" of Fandom has already gone.