User:SpartHawg948/Petition

We the undersigned, editors of the Mass Effect Wiki, submit the following petition respectfully requesting that the Wikia Central Staff please reconsider their planned implementation of a new skin system (the “new look”). This change, while certainly well-intentioned, has been the cause of much dismay at the Mass Effect Wiki, and it appears that this is, by and large, the case across the Wikia community. Mass Effect Wiki editors have expressed a number of concerns, including (but not limited to) the following:


 * Loss of autonomy
 * Distracting top navigation bar
 * Right-hand navigation bar that is unwieldy, to say the least
 * Degradation of the aesthetic quality of longer pages and talk pages, which appear cluttered using the new skin

Above all what concerns us is that, despite the massive public outcry, there seems to have been little or no response from Wikia, and no consideration seems to be given to concerns expressed by editors. This may very well simply be a matter of appearances being deceiving, but a few words from Wikia would go a long way here. We have become accustomed to friendly Wikia staffers providing prompt and helpful responses to inquiries, which makes this current near-silence all the more disconcerting.

We are not asking that Wikia do away with the “New Look” entirely. We understand that there are likely wikis that would very much like this new look. We have no desire to force our will onto them. We are merely asking the same in return. All we are asking is that the option to use Monaco not be removed on November 3, 2010, as is currently planned. We respectfully thank you for your time and consideration.

Signed,