Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-20644-20141110180435/@comment-5558225-20150312014741

Excellent message! I understand the change. I do. It definitely makes a statement. Some wikis, however, like the True Blood Wiki and the Southern Vampire Mysteries Wiki, have communities that have died down. As interest shifts into the next best selling series on television, interest in certain series diminishes. In these particular cases, I feel the wiki becomes less of a community, and more of a definitive and comprehensive online resource guide possessing the most encyclopedic coverage of the series that could ever possibly be available. In fact, when the two aforementioned wikis are finally "complete" - updated with each and every fact that exists, everything that anybody could ever possibly dream of adding - and the page layouts are perfect, I plan on printing out each and every page, to store in page protectors, in binders, to complement the series, it's comic books, trading cards, soundtracks, board games, etc. They exist to serve as a complete encyclopedia devote to the series.

Granted, I see what you mean about community, and at one time, those two thrived. A poor decision to end the series, coupled with the completely lackluster series' finale, led to an eventual degradation of the wiki that at one time thrived with 7 years worth of dedicated editors. I get all of the emails, and there is still an average of about 15,000 users that visit each day, but I am the only one who edits anymore. I am doing what I can to encyclopediacize the content, and trying to developed a complete an overall sense of uniformity and consistency throughout each and every page on the wiki... Er, wikia.

But one thing about the TB wiki is that it spoke for itself. From the official, and, killed off years ago because it turned into a convoluted mess, wiki, branched the TB wiki that still stands tall today. There's been about 5 copycat wikis, but none can compare to the one that built such a strong name for itself. A simple search yields the wiki being first in the list, and Google Chrome even adds the TB wiki to the "search on this site" feature when typing something resembling something found on the series.

In this case I feel the wiki has already been established. Built a name for itself. Its reputation proceeds it. Its name is iconic. Everyone knows "the True Blood Wiki". The "True Blood Wikia" just doesn't possess that simplistic flair that makes its name so dignified... its name oozes definitive comprehensiveness. Granted, "Wikia's True Blood Wiki" doesn't sound that bad... nor does "The True Blood Wiki on Wikia".

I have no problem changing the name if it should ever be a requirement, but at the current moment in time the name being the way it is, is so iconic, and has become such a well known staple (nobody goes to any of those other fake copycat wikis) that I feel it would make more sense to leave it alone. At least in the current moment in time. In my humble opinion, of course! But again, excellent post. I feel a sense of community and pride every time I am on here, so you guys have definitely done your jobs! You guys are fantastic and I am extremely proud to be a part of such a legendary, revolutionary, and evolutionary community. May Wikia live on in the hearts and minds of fans forever.