User blog comment:FishTank/Refining Your Editing Experiences/@comment-5785681-20200424183602/@comment-5785681-20200425000246

I'm glad to hear it's not a part of the new UPC; however, it's still considered new if the header is any indication. The header, btw, only appeared when I clicked onto a new CC message and a pop-up appeared saying "We've added something new: a Dashboard! It's accessible under the avatar drop-down if you want to find it later." The link took me to my existing Dashboard for Community Central. The info mimics much of what apperas under "User Preferences" on many older wikis and, there, it appears in very small type a bit down on the page.

I guess it's up to FANDOM if they want to keep things "as is" and focus on the new UCP. I just hope there isn't a rush to implement the new code onto legacy wikis unless it can be done without destroying what makes those wikis idiosyncratic in how they have been developed and nurtured over time to reflect their communities (both past and present) by using tools (both new and old) in a way that may not be exaxtly what is considered "perfect" but is unique to that community. And aren't those unique qualities what make a wiki...a wiki?

I give as an example: tabbers. Tabbers, we're being told, are no longer a good idea. But why? And will wikis currently using them be destroyed in their presentation and "look" when the new code is imposed? What if those wikis want to keep using them? Or other such older tools?

I understand the underpinnings of the change and it's good for a long-term outcome, but thus far...it's just worrisome. Sorry about the messy formatting. IDK why it did what it did. Hope this version comes out looking correct.

Angelle 00:21, April 25, 2020 (UTC)