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Please hover over the footnotes for details; the color-coding of the table is only a rough overview of points that have been discussed. Also see this google spreadsheet.

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Fandom wiki.gg Bulbapedia ABXY (Strategy Wiki) Weird Gloop (RuneScape Wiki)
Monetization Ads Ads[A] Ads Ads Ads
Ads Many[B] Moderate[C] A lot[D] Few[E] Very few
In-article ads Yes[F] No Yes[G] No No
Ads for editors None with PRO No No No No
Cookie notice Screen blocking[H] Small banner[I] Screen blocking[J] Screen blocking[J] Not required[K]
Server stability[L] Good Good Good Good Good
CDN around the globe Partial[M] Yes Yes No[N] Yes
SEO impact Unchanged Strongly negative[O] Strongly negative[O] Strongly negative[O] Strongly negative[O]
Editorial control Partial[P] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Policy control (legal) Never Never Partial Partial Partial
Legal responsibility Fandom Wiki.gg Partial ABXY RuneScape
Skin control Partial[Q] Partial[R] Full control Full control Full control
Mobile support Yes Partial[S] Yes Yes Yes
Custom domain No No Required Required Required
Allows language wikis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shared file repository Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
International support Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial
Anonymous editing No[T] Yes Unlikely[T] Yes Yes
Extension control Partial Partial Yes Yes Yes
Access analytics Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change config Rarely Partial Yes Yes Yes
View file pages Partial[U] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Miser mode Yes No Unknown[V] No No
Extensions of interest
OATHAuth Partial[W] Yes Yes Yes Yes
VisualEditor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DynamicPageList3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PortableInfobox Yes[X] Yes Yes Yes Temporarily
OAuth No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Widgets[Y] Partial Yes Yes No No
TemplateStyles No Yes Yes Yes Yes
TabberNeue Partial[Z] Yes Yes Yes Partial[Z]
EmbedVideo (fork) Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial[AA]
Notifications[AB] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gadgets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ThemeToggle Partial[AC] Yes Yes Yes Partial[AC]
Scribunto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CirrusSearch No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cargo Partial Yes Unknown Yes No
RealMe[AD] No Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. Only Gaming related
  2. Header; sidebar (right); below the article; floating video; in-article ads
  3. Above and below the article; sidebar (right)
  4. Sidebars (left and right); floating video; floating ad banner (bottom); in-article ads
  5. Above and below the article
  6. Videos and quizzes; not always recognizable as ads
  7. Videos and regular ads; recognizable as ads
  8. Does not have a button to decline all cookies, and instead requires you to open detailed cookie settings
  9. Likely insufficient since it does not provide an option to decline cookies
  10. a b Has a button to decline all cookies and dismiss the popup with a single click
  11. No ads or optional cookies for EEA based users, therefore no cookie notice required
  12. Considering MCW size traffic
  13. Pages have a global CDN. Images are hosted from US and Germany.
  14. Images have a global CDN. Pages are hosted from US.
  15. a b c d All pages will need re-structuring to show up in Google as Fandom won't remove the existing wiki
  16. see w:c:mcdonalds:Special:Diff/29634 and https://twitter.com/humanstein/status/1670125120822681600
  17. Limited to FandomDesktop with restrictions (e.g. no customization of basic site elements or ads)
  18. Limited to Vector 2010; see also wiki.gg's customization policy
  19. Wikis are capable of making their content responsive on their own terms. An official responsive skin is on the to-do list but with no ETA.
  20. a b Ad networks require to strictly follow COPPA
  21. Only when logged in
  22. Limited by server resources
  23. Fandom uses a custom auth system with 2FA option
  24. Fandom version is slightly different compared to open-source version
  25. Possible security concerns, FileUrl could be replaced with TemplateStyles
  26. a b Still uses Tabber
  27. YouTube only
  28. On-wiki and email notifications for watchlist or user talk messages through Echo or similar
  29. a b Built-in light/dark mode toggle
  30. To replace Widget:Mastodon work-around
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