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Until recently,<sup>[when?]</sup> registered users who understood how to use preferences could choose which skin they used, but even this choice will now stop. | Until recently,<sup>[when?]</sup> registered users who understood how to use preferences could choose which skin they used, but even this choice will now stop. | ||
====Monaco==== | ===={{tag|Monaco}}==== | ||
The default skin for Wikia wikis used to be called 'Monaco', more colorful and customizable than the default {{tag|MediaWiki}} 'Monobook' skin that [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] uses. While registered users could view Wikia sites using the Monobook skin (by choosing it in their preferences), Wikia did not allow it to be chosen as a default skin for all wiki visitors, which was frustrating for some communities. Wikia says statistics show that Monaco encourages new registered users by making editing easier | The default skin for Wikia wikis used to be called 'Monaco', more colorful and customizable than the default {{tag|MediaWiki}} '{{tag|Monobook}}' skin that [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] uses. While registered users could view Wikia sites using the Monobook skin (by choosing it in their preferences), Wikia did not allow it to be chosen as a default skin for all wiki visitors, which was frustrating for some communities. Wikia says statistics show that Monaco encourages new registered users by making editing easier, but many Wikia left nonetheless. | ||
====Oasis==== | ===={{tag|Oasis}}==== | ||
Wikia has introduced a new 'Oasis' skin, which is widely unpopular with registered users, see [[WikiaSite:community:User blog:MarioGalaxy2433g5/To the people complaining about the new look|To the people complaining about the new look]]. The new skin is now compulsory for all users. Because of this change, many Wikia users have now [[:Category:Inactive|left]], often [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|taking their wiki]] with them. | Wikia has introduced a new 'Oasis' skin, which is widely unpopular with registered users, see [[WikiaSite:community:User blog:MarioGalaxy2433g5/To the people complaining about the new look|To the people complaining about the new look]]. The new skin is now compulsory for all users. Because of this change, many Wikia users have now [[:Category:Inactive|left]], often [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|taking their wiki]] with them. | ||
====Mobile skin==== | ====Mobile skin==== | ||
Wikia also supports a {{tag|Wikis with a mobile-view site|mobile-view}} specific skin, designed to be used on [[:Category:Smart phones|smartphones]] and tablet computers. This version is automatically displayed when any Wikia wiki is opened on such devices, although there is the option to also view the conventional desktop version using the [[#Oasis|Oasis]] skin via a link at the bottom of the page. | Wikia also supports a {{tag|Wikis with a mobile-view site|mobile-view}} specific skin, designed to be used on [[:Category:Smart phones|smartphones]] and tablet computers. This version is automatically displayed when any Wikia wiki is opened on such devices, although there is the option to also view the conventional desktop version using the [[#Oasis|Oasis]] skin via a link at the bottom of the page. | ||
===={{tag|Venus}}==== | |||
In December 2014, Wikia introduced yet another skin, causing even more controversy among users.<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Rupert_Giles/Prototype_for_a_new_article_layout</ref> | |||
===Criticism=== | ===Criticism=== | ||