User blog comment:Dopp/Meet More Wikians with Improved Profiles/@comment-3387961-20110731115707/@comment-1656630-20110801230921

We're trying to strike the right blend of encouraging social introductions, creating consistency across Wikia, and allowing wikis to have their own culture, standards, and style. This redesign offers a nice balance of all three of these. Wikis that don't want to encourage the use of these features don't have to. Looking forward to seeing how it plays out for you, and what you think of it!