User blog:Ajraddatz/On the move
- Note
- This is a user blog stating a personal opinion, and not a definitive document on the future of Brickimedia (which is going forward)
Hey guys,
I'm still not sure about this move. Wikia is unfortunately able to dominate the Google results, and I don't see how we could surpass Brickia any time in the foreseeable future; no other site has been able to.
I need to make the choice to renew the hosting or not in eight days. Honestly, I can't see this site being successful. I would like us to just stay at Wikia, and remove Brickimedia entirely. Some day, I dream of Wikia no longer being so dominant, and then we can move off. But today really isn't the best time for that. No other forked site has been able to pass the Wikia one in activity or views, and Brickipedia unfortunately won't be the exception.
All that being said, this is a beautiful site. So much work has gone into it, and if people really want to keep it going, then I will pay for it to continue to exist. But as the person who really pushed to have a move in the first place, I'd really like for people to consider the consequences of it. We won't be getting new users, we won't be passing the old site, and ultimately we'll probably become like a number of other forks who die off after a year or so.
The door is still open at Wikia; the blocks can be removed, the rights can be reinstated, and there are other opportunities available for Brickipedians. Wikia Stars get some cool stuff, and I've also been able to arrange some funding for actual prizes from Wikia.
As I've said many times before, Wikia sucks. They have a bad business model and use us as slave labour to make money. But, I think that they're also the best option out there - for now. So, what are people thinking about this?
