Board Thread:Darwin/@comment-31651144-20130822212317/@comment-3030984-20130826160304

RRabbit42 wrote: Let me make sure I got this straight. First we had Monobook, which could fit any size of monitor. That was replaced by the Wikia skin because Wikia (the company) couldn't maintain code on two different skins and was a fixed width. Now the Wikia skin will be replaced by Darwin, which can fit any size monitor and is also because Wikia can't maintain code on two different skins.

So... in 2015 are we going to have yet another skin and go back to the fixed width? Er, not quite. Monobook exists still as an alternative skin. It was Monaco which was replaced. Darwin isn't a new skin - it's an improvement to the existing Wikia/Oasis skin - hence why it will eventually become the norm. The Wikia team don't want to maintain two versions of the same skin, as it is rather unnecessary duplication and would cause more problems with development.