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I am the founder of this wiki. I'm not really a n00b here anymore, but basically, you can't verify sites with Google Webmaster Tools. I own the site and I want to use this site with Google Webmaster Tools. Basically:
 * Meta tag verification fails . Wikia's built-in automated spam filtering functions block the code, required for the verification meta tag. Wikia doesn't even support meta tags LOL :D
 * HTML file upload fails . Ya see, you can't upload files to a Wikia wiki. All wiki pages have the code  before them, while GWT requires the HTML file be in the root level.
 * Domain name setting modification fails . In Google Webmaster Tools, Wikia is not listed as a domain name provider. Also, I can't find any functionality in Wikia that allows you to manage DNS records.
 * Using Google Analytics verification fails until the GWM problem is solved, because Google Analytics verification uses the same mechanism as GWM verification.

All these problems cannot be diagnosed for now. I'd use Special:Contact but I don't want the staff to do this for me. Any way to verify Wikia sites with Google Webmaster Tools? --Brandon Sky (talk) 01:17, September 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * No. Wikia wikis are hosted by Wikia, not you - hence why you are not allowed to verify them with Google's wm tools. 01:21, September 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * It is not your site, nor is it your wiki. You don't own anything. DWI.--PedroM (talk) 09:46, September 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * Technically, you "own" your contributions, but license your text and contributions to wikia under CC-BY-SA. -452 06:05, September 27, 2012 (UTC)