Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24739709-20151201202536/@comment-5175866-20151206183301

Yes Wikia has acquired several wikis, or had many move over the years. They eventually got to the point of requiring  a uniform url (at wikia.com), namely because Staff has said it is very difficult to maintain seperate domains, from a technical standpoint. I also believe that Wikia wanted to attach those wiki's to their branding more (those sites do not need wikia branding to help with their SEO, but Wikia makes more money when people know they are apart of Wikia). Wikia would like as many communities as possible to be Wikia-branded, but there are many communities who do not wish that. This can often cause conflict between Staff and Communities, between having the liberty of content and profits. This is why we have many forks. I hope someday it can be more balanaced and Wikia can allow more freedom for wiki;s while still profiting (when profit gets in the way of community is when we have fights).Wikia has a large group of bonservants, building all of their content for free. They must be cautious not to provoke them