Forum:This other Wikia did it this way...

I'd like to take a moment to say something here. JUST because one wikia does something doesn't mean we have to copy it. We can do it because we want to, not because its been done by someone else. Lately, half the mergers preposed are suggested it seems because the German wikia did it. Lets forget the german wikia can we please. As I said it once I'll say it again, what works for one wikia might not work for another. And while I can support mergers sometimes, but I get a little annoyed with is hearing a quote about another wikia, particular the German OP wikia.

Listen, the German wikia also "borrowed" some of our pictures without asking and never gave us credit in our early days. Its bad enough we struggle to get that sort of thing under control, but when you KNOW they are borrowing off another wikia and not crediting us, its also bad. We should already be doing this ourselves, but as I said we struggle to do it.

But the point is, wikias shouldn't be a replica of each other. Our goal is different in some aspects to the German, for example they allow spoilers (and translate them) and we don't allow spoilers. They allow it because they've got someone to translate, so they are the first (or one of the first) sources for German based spoilers. Whereas we don't allow it because theres nothing more annoying then bad translations copying up two days later or leaving ourselves open to fakes. Plus we don't have a translator on the team. I quote AP forums, even with reliable sources they still allow fakes in from time to time.

So there you go, my 2 British pennies (I don't use cents lol) on the matter. One-Winged Hawk 15:22, January 25, 2010 (UTC)