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TwistedAlpha wrote: Obi the LEGO Fan wrote: TwistedAlpha wrote: Obi the LEGO Fan wrote: TwistedAlpha wrote: Obi the LEGO Fan wrote: TwistedAlpha wrote: I don't see any reason why not, but I feel this would be pointless. Wikia would likely end up removing it as soon as they see it. I don't see why they would. It will benefit both sites, as I said to Spy. Increasing traffic to LMBW is good for Wikia, so I don't think they would view it as a bad thing. In fact, having Brickimedia link to Wikia would be very good for them. I can't think of anyone on Brickimedia who doesn't know about LMBW already. Not to mention LMBW to Brickimedia traffic would be much higher than vice versa, considering userbases. And as I said, Wikia's likely to remove it regardless of if they have a valid reason or not. It's true that a lot of current Brickimedians know what LMBW is. However, in the future Brickimedia will gain more and more members (as it appears in google searches). Brickimedia will eventually have a lot of traffic that will not come to Wikia, unless Brickimedia has a link to Wikia. Thus, having a link to Wikia that new Brickimedians will see will increase the traffic to LMBW and Wikia itself, which is a benefit to Wikia. I don't think they will have a problem with that. Eventually it might. And that's probably enough of a reason for Wikia to refuse to let it happen. They've shown in the past they're completely opposed to any kind of referencing of it anywhere on Wikia, even on chat or casual discussions. Brickimedia is not a competitor for LMBW. Our link would not have any negative effect on Wikia, but would have a long term benefit, as I explained. You may assume Wikia will be unreasonable about it, but I see no reason why they would do so. It's definitely a competitor. If Brickimedia is advertised here, people may favor it over Wikia, and thus Wikia will lose ad revenue (albeit a minute amount). Meanwhile, Brickimedia becomes more popular and thus more known and as a result a greater competitor to Wikia. And as for why Wikia would be unreasonable, it's been seen already they've been unreasonable concerning Brickimeida and those associated with it, Meiko especially. Banning or disabling accounts, or threatening to do so, for simply mentioning it, has happened if I remember correctly. I have been informed by Meiko that approximately 60% of Brickimedia's userbase were never users on Wikia. That means there is a large number of people who could learn about and even contribute to Wikia because of an proposed affiliation. This could be a great benefit to Wikia. Also, it is highly unlikely that users who would decide to contribute to Brickimedia instead of Wikia based on our links. None of the members of LMBW itself will move there after learning about it, as there is no LMBW on Brickimedia to move to. The chances of a negative consequence to Wikia are, I believe, outweighed by the benefits.