User blog comment:Dopp/New Profile Design Now Live Across All Wikis/@comment-3570981-20110823013553/@comment-1656630-20110824205414

@Truefriend, The 888th Avatar had a great comment here last Friday about how change is necessary in all environments, and it's how we handle it that matters.

@Rappy, et al: We do listen to feedback, but we can't always do what you ask us to do -- there are a lot of other factors at play (and a lot of other users that aren't speaking here).

We looked into releasing this feature early for testing, but the team decided against it. Being able to experience the feature globally across Wikia was a key part of the experience, and we didn't want to fragment that.

However, as Tim said, I agree that the early screenshots didn't prepare you guys for the size of the feature, and we're sorry about that. I had the same response when i first saw it, too -- it's bigger than it looks in the pictures! But as I've been playing with it, I've come to appreciate the way it was designed. I hope you'll give it a chance, too.