User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Fandom and Curse Media are joining forces/@comment-32281471-20181213022506/@comment-5956954-20181216154637

"Of course you can make a lot of amazing looking templates to make pages look better, but that won't change the wiki design that still looks the same with different colors."

It can if the incentive is made. Other than that, the same thing goes with me and my searches on Gamepedia sites. The Minecraft Gamepedia home page is info-heavy and simple, which I can call a win, but that same info-heavy and minimalistic design is common from my searches on Gamepedia. Such doesn't make the designs dull, thankfully, but since Wikia can and also have the same thing happening with design and customisation, I would think Gamepedia's design is good with Wikia being pretty good itself as well.

"Yes, but the problem is, FANDOM is focusing a lot on the "fan" part of Wikia, and are getting editors away from editing. That's what I really hate."

They're focusing on a new type of editor for people to use. It is currently implemented on some select TV wikis such as w:c:dragonpilot. While FANDOM is definitely focusing on its "fan" part, this project does demonstrate that work is still being done on the core features of a wiki. Feedback goes on Special:Contact/feedback.

"Yes, that looks really cool, but it's for Mobile, and it kinda looks like all the mobile pages in FANDOM, but still, the script is amazing."

You say the truth, though my point was directed elsewhere. What I attempted to prove is the option to customise your experience being there and completely allowable regardless if it is a big overhaul to what does exist. If such changes can be made, along with what LoL and TARDIS had done, what other unique designs and overhauls are also possible that haven't been put to the test yet? Such a prospect excites me.

"I don't get what you're saying, when I visited the uncyclopedia (when it still had Monobook) the text was aligned properly."

Oh, no I didn't mean the English text was attached to the right much like this text is attached to the left now. I meant the box the text, images, etc. reside in stretches itself to the left and lets the tools and other wiki links on the left exist in the space that is left.

"And about that image, yes, there are plenty of annoying ads, but it's not a problem for me because I use uBlock origin (yes, even on FANDOM! :D)"

I used Ublock Origin as well, and it still appeared for me for some reason. It seems no adblocker for me works, so I have to deal with it (which is annoying. Keep it as a small banner or something). I'm yet to check, but is there also a Special:Preference feature on Gamepedia that reduces the number of ads that appear when logged in? FANDOM has that, so I am curious.

"FANDOM has these awful autoplaying videos in some Wikias, which the staff didn't even ask the community about that, and a lot of people hate it. I have never seen someone who likes that."

I see potential in them, so I kinda like them (better than more uncontrollable ads without an adblocker). FANDOM said they are working on a way to give community members more power over their videos. For example, the Steven Universe wiki has videos that credit User:Lenhi as the scriptwriter, who was a former administrator of the wiki. In the future, it is expected wikis earn the right to post their own videos.