User blog comment:Sannse/Your First Look at the New Wikia/@comment-52774-20100923113135/@comment-52774-20100924061812

I understand the Google thing but the Wikipedia thing I don't understand. True, Wikia is a different site from Wikipedia however there are somethings between the two that can't be denied. When looking for articles or stuff in an encyclopedic manner, Wikipedia tends to be the first stop most go to. From there, people get the idea of what an online ecyclopedia looks it. When they want something more specific not bound by the restraints of Wikipedia or whatever reason, they usually go to wikias. That kinda says something at the very least.

There's no doubt that the change is high tech looking and all that. However is it really something that would attract newcomers what with Wikipedia practically being a model for other encyclopedic websites?