Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-20644-20141110180435/@comment-4189499-20141118041553

Brandon Rhea wrote: I didn't quote your reply specifically, but I did reply to that point in general, since multiple people have brought it up. Saying "my wikia," like "my Twitter" or "my Facebook," is not a new concept. Like I said before, we have confidence in the ability of people to know the difference between the company and individual wikias. There's not that much more detail than that; it's pretty straight-forward.

Let me ask you - what more detail would you like? I'd be happy to answer specific questions you have, but "more detail" doesn't give much direction for a conversation. The thing is, Twitter and Facebook are well-known entities which just about everyone is familiar with. That's the major difference between saying "my Twitter" and "my wikia". The general public just isn't conscious enough of Wikia as a brand for the name to become synonymous with the brand. How do you think this change will impact on those who know about wikis simply in relation to Wikipedia, the wiki with the biggest presence, rather than Wikia itself? Why do you think this will not alienate people not already familiar with the Wikia brand, which unlike Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube etc isn't widely recognised across all people and all demographics of internet users?