User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia/@comment-4083900-20160926232908/@comment-3528596-20160926234557

Hey there! While I'm really happy that you (as a representative of the service formerly known as Wikia) have responded to a pretty big criticism here in the comments, I, for one, am not yet satisfied. This comment is a great first step though. You've acknowledged that there is a concern here. I want to underscore that I'm grateful for that acknowledgment.

Moving on though, I don't feel you've answered the concerns that I, as well as others, have voiced. (You can see my concerns here. I feel they mirror at least some of the concerns other users have regarding the name "Fandom").

You gave us the Wikipedia definition. I actually already knew that definition. What you didn't address was the connotation of the word. Wikipedia definition of connotation: "A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation."

Not to put words in other people's mouths, but I think we've all got the denotation of fandom down. I'm concerned about those cultural and emotional associations with the word "Fandom".

You claim "in general we got great support for Fandom" and "most of you agree it's a good [choice]". Really? Could you dig up some support for those claims? I understand that users without concerns are less likely to comment on this blog, but I'm seeing a lot of concerned users and nowhere has any Staff member directed anyone to any legitimate indication that anyone not working for/affiliated with the company Wikia feels this way about "Fandom" as the term chosen for Wikia's new brand name.

(Side note: Is Wikia confused with Wikipedia? Seems plausible. Again, I'm not here to deny the desire for a new brand name&mdash;I find it unnecessary but understandable. No, I'm worried about the specific choice.)