Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1038387-20150101215847/@comment-246292-20150120025923

Tony, this conversation has gone on for a long time and our policies and reasons have been explained, in various ways, many times. I will attempt one more time to give you the reasons why we limit our scope.

This is the DC Database. It isn't the "Comic Book History Database". Its not the "Things Tangentially Connected to DC Database" (though we are already cover some of that). I think you're looking at the "Database" portion of our name and thinking that means "all data". We're not. We purposely limit ourselves. We don't attempt to cover everything the way Wikipedia does or try to cover "every topic, every franchise" like the Database Wiki does. Our goal is to cover DC exclusively. Limiting our scope allows us to focus our efforts on things within that narrower definition and attempt to catalog that information.

What does Wikia get out of this? By limiting our scope, we can more exhaustively cover the (already large amount of) information about our topic. That creates a quality resource that brings in views and ad dollars. If our area is too limiting, editors are free to find a wiki that covers that information or start their own wiki. In fact, Wikia encourages that.

Does having that information hurt us? In some ways, yes. The "clutter" the others talk about may make it harder for users to find the information they are actually looking for. Search results can be diluted and users not familiar with the layout of a wiki may choose to go elsewhere for their search. Creating and maintaining those pages takes time away that could be used on other areas of the site. Spending time on these arguments takes time away from admins and users who could be doing something else.

I doubt you will ever agree, no matter how we explain it. We've been over this time and time again. Continually arguing against it, or demanding answers we've already provided, doesn't win you any fans. At this point, I suggest you work within the strictures of the site or find a place that is open to your wider history and devote your effort there.