User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia/@comment-24524076-20160927021628

You present a point. Not a good point, mind you, but a point.

So, you're getting mixed up with Wikipedia? Why is this an issue? You're both informative networks powered in part by Wikimedia tools; the only real difference being that you're for-profit and like to focus on whole sites for each topic, rather than a simple top-down view.

Wikia is a good name. It has informational connotations, and generally catches most search terms that would direct a user towards the wiki. Fandom sort of implies that the network is for some sort of chintzy message board, not a wiki network. Besides, Wikia has ten years of recognition; even most Wikia editors don't really care about the Fandom branch.

It's sort of like Walmart deciding to call itself Great Value, because it pushes their generic products and keeps people from thinking it's a home renovation store... despite being one of the most well-known companies on the goddamned planet.

[Off the name issue below, only tangentially related.]

Another issue is discussions. You're taking the Forums and turning them into an AIM-style chatroom. Isn't that what the Live Chat's for?

Oh, and the apps. Want a crappy version of your wiki where you can't zoom, it's missing most features, and passing readers can't fix minor mistakes? TOO BAD, YOU'RE GETTING ONE ANYWAYS AND YOU CAN'T STOP US.

It also bugs me how Wikia conflicts with things like the NIWA (Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance), official wikis, and Gamepedia (that Curse product), but that's just sort of natural, and there's nothing you or I can do to stop it, so eh, who cares.