Corporate-owned wikis have ads and other issues, so fans have decided to go their own way

  • HereticalDoughnut@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I really cannot stand fandom sites. It always lacks content so pages are filled with useless information such as links to review sites. Also, it’s an atrocious experience on mobile.

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      1 year ago

      The number of CSS hacks needed to make the site anything but obnoxious even on desktop is obscene. Not just the ads, but the constant pushing of unrelated content and wikis, popovers, auto-play videos… it’s awful.

    • HidingCat@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Content is all on the people contributing to the wiki, it’s not Fandom’s problem.

      The shite experience though, totally is Fandom’s.

      • Graphy@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        If there’s a current existing wiki for a game but it’s a fandom then I don’t even try to contribute.