Forum:Wikia/Wikipedia accounts

Can Wikia accounts work on Wikipedia (doesn't seem so, but just asking)? If not, is there any consideration of merging the two accounts in the future? And what about account deletion? Has a decision been made on whether wikia (or Wikipedia) accounts can be deleted? Exp.Fl.Cmndr. Mitth&#39;raw&#39;nuruodo 01:30, 16 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Wikimedia (Wikipedia etc) and Wikia are totally separate companies running the same software on (almost) totally different servers on different sides of the United States (California/Florida). The shared software, MediaWiki, is mostly developed by people working for Wikimedia, includes volunteers and people working for Wikia (though most of the Wikia in-house developments aren't ready for release yet). Anyway, this means it is impractical technically and politically (many Wikimedia users would object) to merge the user databases.


 * Another problem, is Wikimedia doesn't have a single user database, they have several hundred. Every project (every translation of every project) has a separate user database (full list). The user database just for the english language Wikipedia is about 40 times bigger than the user database for every Wikia combined. This makes it doubly impossible to merge them. --Splarka (talk) 04:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Appreciated. Figured that Wikia and Wikipedia were related.  First wikia used was Wookieepedia, which is obviously named after Wikipedia.  Both seem to have the same issue of non-deletable accounts, though.  Exp.Fl.Cmndr. Mitth&#39;raw&#39;nuruodo 08:13, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Accounts on MediaWiki wikis cannot be deleted. If it were possible, then someone could just come along and create a new account using the same username and claim all the contributions of the person who used the old account.  However, you always have the right to vanish.  --Leon  (talk ) 22:16, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm sure that there was a page somewhere about this but I can't find it. --Leon  (talk ) 22:17, 16 January 2007 (UTC)