Thread:ThinWhiteMale/@comment-20644-20140618235359

Hey ThinWhiteMale. I'm Brandon from Wikia. I was sorry to hear that you have chosen to move to another wiki host. Since the decision appears to have been officially made, I'll first just say that I wish you well and hope that you continue to use Wikia, even if you don't edit on this particular wikia anymore.

On that note, I just wanted to let you know about a few housekeeping items regarding forks from Wikia. First, as I'm sure you probably know, we don't delete wikias that have forked, so The Yogscast Wiki will remain open. Similarly, it also needs to remain welcoming and available for anyone to continue editing if they so choose, so we don't allow notices about how members of the community have chosen to move to another host. That is considered an unsolicited advertisement, and is viewed much the same way as if someone went to your new wiki's main page and posted their link there. I've removed that from the main page.

It is OK, however, to keep the link on any forum or wall discussions that are currently being had about the fork. (People posting on their own user page is fine too.) I would just ask that you make sure any messaging makes it clear that people have a choice to move with you or stay here. That said, and I haven't seen this so far so I don't foresee this being a problem, please don't leave wall messages for users about the fork. Just like main pages, we look on this as if someone from another website came to your new wiki and started leaving lots of messages about their site.

If there are any questions about where the line is, a good rule of thumb is this: this wikia shouldn't be used to promote your new wiki, and this wikia should not be altered so as to hurt it and/or benefit your new wiki. This includes the use of templates, notices, or URLs on pages other than the announcement.

I don't foresee this being a problem either, but just so it's clear, please don't delete pages or change fundamental elements of the site. The wikia will remain open and intact for any future editors. If pages were deleted as a result of the fork, we would restore them.

Finally, while we are disappointed to see you leave and hope you continue editing on other Wikia communities, I just wanted to say thank you for the mature leadership you have shown during this process. It's not the outcome I or Wikia would have wanted, but, from what I've seen, you and your community have conducted yourselves fairly and maturely during this process. That doesn't always happen during forks, so thank you. :)

If you have any questions about anything I've just said, please by all means let me know. Thanks! 