User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Fandom and Curse Media are joining forces/@comment-426872-20181212201528/@comment-25464118-20181213063400

"We completely understand your past frustrations with Fandom."

- Brandon Rhea

These aren't past frustrations. These are current and on-going frustrations. It'd be a different story if issues that caused communities to fork had been resolved but they haven't.

"Over the last year, Fandom has undergone a change in company direction that ensures communities are the first priority in everything we do moving forward."

- Brandon Rhea

Then why is it that in the past year two of your largest communities, Runescape and Yu-Gi-Oh!, have forked? If a change has been underway there's been no visible difference in the way that communities are handled.

A huge reason that communities are leaving FANDOM is the feeling that FANDOM doesn't have their best interests at heart. How is forcing them back to FANDOM help resolve this issue whatsoever?

"We hope that with time, a strong commitment to community, and the trust you’ve placed in Gamepedia, you will find a great home at Fandom."

- Brandon Rhea

FANDOM does understand that the reason Gamepedia has been so successful is that they house the FANDOM refugees, right? If you take those communities and force them back under the FANDOM umbrella they're just going to fork again. Or is FANDOM just not worried about this?

"Part of the reason Fandom and Gamepedia are coming together is that we have a shared vision for what the sites can become."

- Brandon Rhea

A very small part, yep. I'm sure the "Gamepedia is our largest competitor" bit never crossed FANDOM's mind, did it?