User blog comment:75x/The Move to Brickimedia - My Thoughts/@comment-3444778-20130417204536

Sentimentality was the biggest reason I mentioned that people are staying behind in my own appeal. You claim that love for the old site is not the reason people are staying behind, by contrast, but because they didn't get a choice. I disagree. The admins didn't force this on anyone; there was a long discussion about it when it first came up, and almost the entire community voted in favor. If not sentimentality, then what? I am fairly certain it's not rebellion.

Why would the fewer ads be such a huge benefit to me, personally? They wouldn't be more beneficial to me than they would be for anyone else. Ads are not the reason we're moving, they are simply a byproduct of the move that pro-movers like to advertise to win support. It should be noted, however, that while not logged in, there are significantly more ads and significantly longer page load times. It's not for you to say that we have enough users on the wiki, and it's not the fact that we get new users that relates to the ads, it's how many new users we get. Just because we get a new user doesn't mean that another five didn't decide against it. Why stunt our own growth?

Unfortunately, the unlimited features mean little to those not developing. And the new site is far from identical, it calls for more micromanagement and has a fairly steep learning curve. But you are right, it is amazing to be unrestricted, and hopefully I'll be able to level the transition with that freedom by making things over there more like we have them here.