User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia/@comment-1387259-20160926182101/@comment-1387259-20160926192617

"Without editors and content, there are no readers and there is no business."

This is the first time I've heard anyone on Staff acknowledge this very simple fact. Case and point, "Discussions". Removing Forums (to add a feature with little room to talk about the wiki itself and state thereof) is short-changing the editors and the administration of the individual wikis.

The last few years have been riddled with similar changes that make the site easier for readers (particularly mobile readers, see the new "infobox" layout that does not work with many wikis' already-established styles or the intricacy of their already-existing templates), without taking into consideration how it will affect those of us that write the content. Your mobile apps don't even bother to give credit to the editors, as page history doesn't even seem to be accessible on them. Because what is Creative Commons anyway, right?

While the rebranding does not directly change anything, it's a solid representation of this mindset that Wikia Inc. has taken on recently.

And not to mention the criticism. Every time Wikia Staff makes a blog post like this, there's no actual discussion. It's always "we're making this change, deal with it". Those of us who can actually point out why change X is a bad idea aren't listened to. Staff just jumps to defend the change without openly considering the drawbacks or offering to tweak it based on community opinion.