User blog comment:GokūBlack10/A Fair Responce to Wikia's New Look/@comment-851739-20101004060551

First off, I appreciate your calm analysis of the situation that stands in stark contrast to many other users' comments. I posted this on the other blog in response to your thought on the Monaco/Oasis parallel, but since you've created a blog dedicated to that discussion, I'll include a copy here:


 * At first glance, the Monaco/Oasis parallel looks applicable, but if you think about it, the logic can't really be used to justify forcing Oasis on the wikis.


 * For an analogy, let's say, Monaco was oatmeal and Oasis is gruel. (Those food choices are admittedly colored by my perception of the new skin, but I'm hardly alone in that regard.)  People complained when the oatmeal came along, though a few people liked it. Many threatened to leave.  Eventually, those who stayed grew accustomed to oatmeal.


 * Now we're getting gruel, and there are even more passionate complaints, though a few people prefer gruel to oatmeal. I have no doubt that those who remain on Wikia will eventually become accustomed to gruel like they did oatmeal.  The disturbing constant in the equation is that Wikia doesn't seem to care that its users hate what's being fed to them.  What will the next food be?  Macaroni?  Raw potatoes?  Worms?  The only thing you can be sure of is that you won't have the least bit of say about it.  (Though they might allow you to choose from several different colors of worms.)  That uncertainty is what is tempting me to leave Wikia, as well as the thought that staying would mean enforcing their apathetic 'Big Brother' mentality.


 * But to be honest, I'm getting sick of all the spam and pure hate posts here too. I don't hate Wikia's staff; I acknowledge their right to do as they please with their web site, and spouting out repetitive comments expecting a different response is just silly.  If some of you plan to leave Wikia over this, more power to you, and I may even end up joining you.  But let's quit beating a dead horse.  The decision's been made, and since our words are obviously having no effect, it's time to speak with constructive actions.

As an addendum, I'm also waiting for the new skin to become available on my wiki in a few days before I talk to my wiki about our feelings on it. Even though I'm not at all optimistic given what I've seen in the beta wikis, I want to see it in action on my home turf before I pass my final judgement on it. In any case, I'll be sticking with my community. If they want to leave, I'll leave with them and if they want to stay I'll stay with them. (I just wish Wikia had gone through the same process when they were deciding whether or not to make the new skin mandatory.)