Forum:Getting rid of MyHome

Some wikis, like the Star Wars Fanon Wiki, in response to Wikia creating a controversial redirect from the wiki's main URL (e.g. http://fallout.wikia.com ) to Special:MyHome being the default setting for all registered users, have created workarounds that disable MyHome completely and redirect it to the Main Page.

Although I think that MyHome might be a good feature for new users, I definitely don't want it replacing the Main Page at the wiki's main url by default, so I think it would be a good idea to do the same here, if only to pressure Wikia into making each wiki community able to decide whether to turn the redirect on by default or not. When that's possible, we can always make MyHome functional again. Before I do that, I would like to ask the community about their opinions, though. So, what do you guys think? Ausir(talk) 21:09, November 5, 2009 (UTC)

Kill it. Bury it. Never speak of it again. Killzig 21:38, November 5, 2009 (UTC)

Seconded. Behead it with a gravedigger's spade and bury the head at a crossroad. Nitty 21:50, November 5, 2009 (UTC)

I don't like it. And don't you remember the reactions in the news post about it? 100% of the posters wanted it gone. Spoon Leave me a freakin' message 23:39, November 5, 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, people do want the redirect gone, but not necessarily the whole page. Which is why I'm asking here. Although we probably won't get Wikia to remove the redirect in any way other than by removing the page itself. Ausir(talk) 23:44, November 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the redirect was what I meant. I should learn to be more clear... Spoon Leave me a freakin' message 23:49, November 5, 2009 (UTC)

Dump the redirect. I don't care about MyHome. http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/thumb/4/4a/Naglowaa_se.gif/11px-Naglowaa_se.gif Tagaziel (call!) 23:46, November 5, 2009 (UTC)

Also keep in mind that if we do it, the "More" button in the "Latest activity" widget will now redirect to the main page, not to MyHome or Recent Changes. Ausir(talk) 23:48, November 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * That funny little widget at the bottom I only knew was there because you just told me about it? Isn't it made obsolete by the 'recent changes' widget? Spoon Leave me a freakin' message 23:56, November 5, 2009 (UTC)


 * It is, but you can't remove it and most new users will see it, not the RC widget. Ausir(talk) 00:08, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
 * Eh, fair enough. I'll go along with whatever you guys decide. Spoon Say Hi! 00:13, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
 * Not being able to remove the widget is another silly thing about MyHome, btw. Ausir(talk) 00:17, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
 * The widget not being removable is not really related to MyHome though. The new version they released yesterday replaced the old "Community" widget which also couldn't be removed. The only changes in comparison to the old one are that they removed the redundant link to one's user page and the avatar display; instead they expanded the number of recent changes shown to 5 (from 2). That and they replaced the link to RC with one to MyHome (which is the only downside of the update from my point of view). -- Porter21 (talk) 00:54, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
 * It just gets more annoying as we go along, doesn't it? Also, is anybody else going to say anything? Spoon Say Hi! 00:23, November 6, 2009 (UTC)

Done
MyHome now redirects to the main page. Ausir(talk) 18:30, November 6, 2009 (UTC)