Forum:Wiki design

In recent years, the Assassin's Creed Wiki has changed its design from that of an encyclopedic repository to that of an overzealous and unnecessarily exuberant forum or gaming blog site. For example: In short: this is an encyclopedic wiki, not a blog, forum or internet flash gaming site, aesthetically speaking.
 * New background image - Not only does its positioning get in the way of text on the far left and right hand sides of the screen, but it's way too flamboyant. How can one stay focused on the text of a passage with such a badass image behind said passage?
 * New curved borders - These are just unnecessary and aren't even aesthetically appealing. Notice templates, infoboxes, side rails, etc. should all look better with the standard point borders. These news curves are also inconsistent, as features like the search bar, category footer box, template documentation box and Information template box all have remained unchanged.
 * Transparent background - It simply doesn't mix well with text and isn't befitting of an encyclopedic website. If we're shooting for optimum readable for viewers, the background of WikiaMainContent needs to be opaque/the standard gray; i.e., you see how the background of WikiaMainContent is when editing in source mode? Yeah, that's how it should be when browsing the wiki. It's tenfold easier to read text this way.
 * Color scheme
 * Why are the borders for the side rails here light green when the infobox templates, search bar and category footer box are bordered light gray? This is yet another instance of design inconsistency here. Light green is simply way too far off from the 'true' color scheme of the site (gray, fyi; just look at for the predominant color when you respond to this topic).
 * This isn't that big of a deal, but a white background in general (behind the text; not the entire site) tends to be more pleasant to the eye. Popular and credible wikis with this style include: Wikipedia, Wookieepedia, Nukapedia, LyricWiki, CombineOverWiki, Marvel Database, Final Fantasy Wiki, etc. This is simply something to consider, and isn't a serious issue.

Opinions? Cordo (talk) 08:41, November 27, 2014 (UTC)