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I find that I can sign on to any Wikia [[wiki]] using my [[username]] and password that I created first at the [[Wikia Scratchpad]]. I think when I sign into any one of them I can edit any Wikia wiki. I think this should be mentioned in the article. This is very convenient when you edit more than one Wikia wiki, but [[Talk:Wiki farm#How wiki farms are similar or different from single wikis|I'm not sure if this may imply some disadvantages as well]]. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 15:09, 23 June 2010 (EDT) | I find that I can sign on to any Wikia [[wiki]] using my [[username]] and password that I created first at the [[Wikia Scratchpad]]. I think when I sign into any one of them I can edit any Wikia wiki. I think this should be mentioned in the article. This is very convenient when you edit more than one Wikia wiki, but [[Talk:Wiki farm#How wiki farms are similar or different from single wikis|I'm not sure if this may imply some disadvantages as well]]. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 15:09, 23 June 2010 (EDT) | ||
==WoWWiki and PathfinderWiki both leave Wikia!== | ==[[WoWWiki]] and [[PathfinderWiki]] both [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|leave Wikia]]!== | ||
In the last couple of days I've found out that the admins of both [[WoWWiki]] and [[PathfinderWiki]] have decided that they no longer wish to work on [[Wikia]]. | In the last couple of days I've found out that the admins of both [[WoWWiki]] and [[PathfinderWiki]] have decided that they no longer wish to work on [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]. | ||
With the work being released under the CC licence, they have | With the work being released under the CC licence, they have [[fork]]ed their projects to their new homes, rather than been able to delete them at Wikia. But WoWWiki in particular is one of the top roleplaying wikis on Wikia and this ''could'' be the start of an exodus. It will be interesting to see if anyone actually stays behind to continue the Wikia versions of these projects. | ||
The new World of Warcraft wiki is being called Wowpedia...and is identical to WoWWiki up to several days back, so I am guessing that could get a new article (even though the actual wiki database dates back to the start of WoWWiki). | The new World of Warcraft wiki is being called [[Wowpedia]]... and is identical to WoWWiki up to several days back, so I am guessing that could get a new article (even though the actual wiki database dates back to the start of WoWWiki). | ||
But the new Pathfinder wiki has retained the PathfinderWiki name, the URL they had before they merged with Wikia and the PathfinderWiki branding. (I'm not so sure what to do about that one.) | But the new Pathfinder wiki has retained the PathfinderWiki name, the URL they had before they merged with Wikia and the PathfinderWiki branding. (I'm not so sure what to do about that one.) | ||
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::Ugh. I just took a look at the Wikia to which I most frequently contribute. The new look completely erased all the wiki's customizations and appears to have messed up the navigation menu, too. It looks horrible. I can see why the others are upset. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 11:18, 6 November 2010 (PDT) | ::Ugh. I just took a look at the Wikia to which I most frequently contribute. The new look completely erased all the wiki's customizations and appears to have messed up the navigation menu, too. It looks horrible. I can see why the others are upset. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 11:18, 6 November 2010 (PDT) | ||
:Wow, you are right. I'll have to pass the reports of RPG wikis back to The Piazza. People interested in those subjects are going to want to know about the move. There must be other wiki users considering the move too.<br><br>The interesting thing is that despite the exodus, Sansse is refusing to consider switching back to the former template (which seems to be the main reason why people are choosing to leave) and she is also refusing to allow any wiki-community to shut down the Wikia version of their project when they leave (meaning that ''every'' wiki that leaves is forking instead of moving). There are so many wikis leaving Wikia, that I think that the Wikia page may need to be given a section that lists them all. It might even need to be a subpage or even something like a 'wikis that left Wikia' category. I'm not really sure which is best. I've never seen anything like this in my life!<br><br>And if Wikia are creating "forks" that are unsupported, that might need to somehow be noted on any pages set up for those wikis on WikiIndex. Wikia's forking is bound to create confusion and the articles here are going to need to present both wikis along with a reason for the fork (perhaps a 'forked from wikia' template could save some typing. [[User:David Shepheard|David Shepheard]] 07:59, 8 November 2010 (PST) | :Wow, you are right. I'll have to pass the reports of RPG wikis back to The Piazza. People interested in those subjects are going to want to know about the move. There must be other wiki users considering the move too.<br><br>The interesting thing is that despite the exodus, Sansse is refusing to consider switching back to the former template (which seems to be the main reason why people are choosing to leave) and she is also refusing to allow any wiki-community to shut down the Wikia version of their project when they leave (meaning that ''every'' wiki that leaves is forking instead of moving). There are so many wikis [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|leaving Wikia]], that I think that the Wikia page may need to be given a section that lists them all. It might even need to be a subpage or even something like a 'wikis that left Wikia' category. I'm not really sure which is best. I've never seen anything like this in my life!<br><br>And if Wikia are creating "forks" that are unsupported, that might need to somehow be noted on any pages set up for those wikis on WikiIndex. Wikia's forking is bound to create confusion and the articles here are going to need to present both wikis along with a reason for the fork (perhaps a 'forked from wikia' template could save some typing. [[User:David Shepheard|David Shepheard]] 07:59, 8 November 2010 (PST) | ||
::I haven't looked for any others, but I'm sure there are more. It looks like [[Wookiepedia]] is staying, though. They appear to be the new poster child for Wikia, now that WoWWikia has forked. This weekend, I concentrated on fixing my favorite Wikia. I doubt it will make a move; like me, the other admins have been mostly absent of late.<br><br>I'm sure this isn't the first wiki to fork, but I can't think of any pertinent examples at the moment. I think that listing the wikis which have moved from Wikia is a reasonable thing to do. A template also seems like a good idea. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 13:35, 8 November 2010 (PST) | ::I haven't looked for any others, but I'm sure there are more. It looks like [[Wookiepedia]] is staying, though. They appear to be the new poster child for Wikia, now that WoWWikia has forked. This weekend, I concentrated on fixing my favorite Wikia. I doubt it will make a move; like me, the other admins have been mostly absent of late.<br><br>I'm sure this isn't the first wiki to fork, but I can't think of any pertinent examples at the moment. I think that listing the wikis which have moved from Wikia is a reasonable thing to do. A template also seems like a good idea. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 13:35, 8 November 2010 (PST) | ||