User:Icantthinkofanamexd/sandbox/Fandom (2018-present)

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Fandom (formerly known as Wikia) is a wiki hosting service founded on October 18, 2004, by Jimmy Wales (who also co-founded Wikipedia) and Angela Starling.

Bad Qualities

  1. There are a large amount of advertisements, sponsored content, and other things that distract from actual content and make it difficult to use.
    • This is especially true with the Gamepedia wikis, where ads would appear even if the user was logged in.
    • There was even an AI-generated "Quick Answers" section that disappeared a few hours after it launched due to how unnecessary it was and it spreading actual misinformation.[1]
  2. It's lacking a lot of features compared to other wiki hosts.
    • There is only one skin each for desktop and mobile (FandomDesktop and FandomMobile, respectively).
    • There are also only around 40 extensions, which have to be enabled by Fandom staff instead of wiki owners being able to enable them.

Good Qualities

  1. Unlike other wiki hosts, you have the ability to generate a wiki instantly without the need of waiting for someone to approve the wiki.

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