Board Thread:FAQs/@comment-24434281-20130302225408

This was the closest thing to a "Wiki discussion board" in my eyes so I'll put this here and I am not sure if the two admins know about since, since I came upon it through chance. I hope that this will inform or at least start a discussion on whether the benefits are simply worth it.

From my understanding, Wikia Alliances are a a hub of wiki's with a common theme between them.

Choose an Alliance and your wiki will get updates about exclusive content (think beta codes, star interviews, giveaways, etc.) from member communities. Communities that participate will receive the badge on their community, proudly showing their alliance and giving first-access to this extra content. Plus, your community will get promoted on the hub to which it belongs, on Wikia’s Twitter and Facebook accounts, and you will be listed as member in the links below for all the world to see.

Source: http://www.wikia.com/Alliance

Some pros/cons of it are;

Pros:
 * Since we are a small wiki, it may be possible to increase the number of hits we get. Although I am aware most of our hits are probably from google, e.g. the surge of edits after the Weiss video was released.

Cons:
 * There are spammy ads in the form of banners which are added to the wiki which apparently cannot be limited.
 * There is no sort of restriction or moderation for joining one of the themes. Even a user who does not go on a wiki can possibly and successfully add that wiki to one of the groups.
 * The details about extra content is rather vague, and as the whole concept is currently new, we may not expect alot from it. 