Thread:ZeroExalted/@comment-51654-20131206053157/@comment-1242640-20131206070805

Until Wikia is closer to making it the default editing interface for every Wiki, I don't foresee us switching back to it anytime soon.

For one thing, the inability to use source code shortcuts (ex. a single apostrophe for italics, two for bold text) on rich text will take some time to get used to. And even then, it removed a way to easily link other articles without having to go through the hassle of clicking to add a new link each time.

Secondly, it's an irksome process to get to source editing; and time-consuming because it takes longer to load the editing window and also to apply any changes made to source text. It's bothersome when a page contains complex code that is much easier to edit by switching to source mode, and having to go through the trouble of clicking multiple times just to get there.

Of course, this is only based on an hour or two of firsthand experience. Due to my own inexperience with the new interface, I might have missed a number of simpler solutions to the problems I pointed out.

And of course, if our own users become accustomed to it and would like to use it again, we'd have no qualms about reactivating it in the neaer-future.