Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-35072152-20181215055730/@comment-37030351-20181216004329

Another evidence of Staff trying to ignore others:

User:

Wait, I'm confused. By that partnership, what were you guys planning to actually aim for? Is it supposed to be a future merge? Or will it stay as separate sites? Also, on which side aquired which? Generally, from what I've seen down, I'm not sure which side will benefit, considering some wikis on Gamepedia were forked off Wikia for general user preference and how this will all work out in the end. If I'm being honest, I'm actually kind of worried this will provoke the current gamepedia wikis that prefer that site over this one.

FANDOM Staff:

We strongly believe that Fandom and Gamepedia joining forces is in the best interest of all communities. Whether or not that means any changes is something we will be looking into. There’s a lot we need to account for as we take a thorough analysis of the two businesses and make longer-term decisions. We’ll be taking a thoughtful approach to making these decisions and will work with our communities throughout the process.

User:

I'm just curious, did you actually consult any Gamepedia communities before doing this? I feel like this will be all new to them. Fandom and Gamepedia share the same goals, but I do not think this will be very effective in the long-run unless all the concerned communities that migrated onto there from Fandom are also aware of this and satisfied. With that being said, something like this should certainly require much more thought with all the areas it will effect in the future, as well as how this will all work out in general, and for everyone.

FANDOM Staff:

By joining forces and bringing our resources and staffs together, we feel confident that we’ll be able to provide the best product and community experience possible under one roof. As a combined company, we can invest more in new features, community growth, and other services. As Fandom continues to evolve into 2019, we’re excited about building an experience that makes Fandom and your communities the home for gaming fans.

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See how they answer and reply questions. They are missing the entire point here. It seems to me that they are downright copy-and-paste all their replies everywhere. Or should I say, they are trying to ignore all the questions that give them an advantage on the debate (eg: Did they consult the Gamepedia communities first?) And just type out something like "we are excited about building an experience that makes FANDOM and your communities the home for gaming fans"? For God's sake. Did they even hear what the other guy said? All they claimed is that the can invest more in new features (Which are very possibly crap decisions as well), and that they are confident about it. Apparently they did not try to ask for others' opinions (and even if others' do reply, they simply ignore all the criticism and reply to the few users who supported this), simply saying that this is for the best of FANDOM.