Are we supposed to be flattered? - " Encyclopaedia Pokémedia"

[Archaic]

Wikia is at it again.

http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pokémon_Wiki

At the bottom of their English, Spanish & German versions, Wikia is displaying "Encyclopaedia Pokémedia is a group of free Pokemon wikis in different languages ...", together with links to English, Spanish, German, French, Polish and Japanese editions. Nevermind that the French, Polish and Japanese editions have 10 articles or less.

Blantant copying by Wikia strikes again. Accept no poor imitations everyone, we're still #1. =)

EDIT: They're apparently copying the styling of some of our partners as well. Their German one is taking designs and pictures from our Spanish partners.

 

[Falconwing]

Yeah, this is getting old.

 

[Nando]

Is there seriously nothing we can do about this?

 

[TTEchidna]

"Hi, I'm Wikia, I need a punch in the faaaaace".

I wish there were something we could actually do.

 

[electAbuzzzz]

There IS something we can do. Point and laugh.

In all seriousness, this isn't even worth getting annoyed over. They're a bunch of idiots and everyone knows they're just copying us. Just ignore.

 

[Archaic]

It is rather amusing that Wikipedia, despite being owned by the same people (through a different organisation, since Wikia is for-profit while Wikipedia is non-profit), actually gives official direction to people in their manual of style that Pokémon stuff should go to Bulbapedia, rather than their Wikia.

 

[immewnity]

They moderately take our Bulbanews article template: here

 

[Cold]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If they're copying us, it's just proof that they're too lazy/stupid to come up with their own ideas.

On another note...their second Did You Know thing is wrong ^.^

EDIT:

There IS something we can do. Point and laugh.

In all seriousness, this isn't even worth getting annoyed over. They're a bunch of idiots and everyone knows they're just copying us. Just ignore.

Agreed.

 

[$aturn¥oshi]

It is rather amusing that Wikipedia, despite being owned by the same people (through a different organisation, since Wikia is for-profit while Wikipedia is non-profit), actually gives official direction to people in their manual of style that Pokémon stuff should go to Bulbapedia, rather than their Wikia.

It stems from the fact that Bulbapedia existed first, and back when Wikipedia was tearing down its Pokémon articles (when I was working there) Bulbapedia was the only place users could go with their info. Old habits die hard.

 

[Pidgeot]

The lazy idiots.

 

[MAGNEDETH]

lets burn them, burn them all.

 

[Scarlet Sky]

Bulbapedia existed first? Hmm... I took to long to get to the Encyclopedias apparently to notice... D: Well it is true either way Bulbapedia has more articles... and the ones they have are inferior to yours. (EX Articles on each individual pokemon are more detailed just one example) All you can do is point and snicker in the end. ^^

 

[Lugnut]

Looks like a cheap knock off. Most people know the Bulbapedia name anyway, and most google searches lead here. I don't see them being as sucessful.

 

[Midnight Blue]

Just asking who is the "boss" over there?

 

[Every Breaking Wave]

It is rather amusing that Wikipedia, despite being owned by the same people (through a different organisation, since Wikia is for-profit while Wikipedia is non-profit), actually gives official direction to people in their manual of style that Pokémon stuff should go to Bulbapedia, rather than their Wikia.

Yeah, well, speaking as one of the five or six principal editors of Pokémon-related articles on Wikipedia, I can definitely say that Bulba beats Wikia and Serebii in every form of it's content

 

[Falconwing]

Yeah, well, speaking as one of the five or six principal editors of Pokémon-related articles on Wikipedia, I can definitely say that Bulba beats Wikia and Serebii in every form of it's content

That doesn't even need to be said. It's as true as saying the sky is blue.

 

[electAbuzzzz]

Indeed.

 

[Cold]

It is rather amusing that Wikipedia, despite being owned by the same people (through a different organisation, since Wikia is for-profit while Wikipedia is non-profit), actually gives official direction to people in their manual of style that Pokémon stuff should go to Bulbapedia, rather than their Wikia.

Wikipedia has good taste.

 

[TPJerematic]

Indeed.

Is that serious ... lol

 

[$aturn¥oshi]

Bulbapedia existed first? Hmm... I took to long to get to the Encyclopedias apparently to notice... D: Well it is true either way Bulbapedia has more articles... and the ones they have are inferior to yours. (EX Articles on each individual pokemon are more detailed just one example) All you can do is point and snicker in the end. ^^

When I said "first", I meant the first exclusively Pokémon wiki.