Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-53539-20130917095132/@comment-35301431-20131222184038

Chevsapher wrote: deviantArt hits are a good indicator of a character's popularity in the western fandom, so I like the idea of including them in the Popularity sections. Just my personal opinion, though.


 * The issues are that deviantART is a popular artsite yet it is not the only artsite for Westerns. Same goes for Pixiv.
 * Unless you have a Pixiv account, doing an unregistered search is not getting the full result so a lot of works marked 'adult' or private are hidden.
 * This at least makes Piapro the most reliable in relation to Vocaloid due to regulations of the site.
 * Everyone on deviantART does not upload their own original work, they don't properly tag, and the search function isn't the best indicator of how much artwork of a specific character there actually is. You can filter search to your hearts content, it still won't be accurate or reliable.
 * Giving the example above, Yan He having 2,000+ art is false. It still remains in the 100s once the word 'Vocaloid' is in use.
 * This type of thing is trivial to track and can be done on someones time using their personal space, not mainspace.

My compromise is to remove the numbers and revamp it to indicate to readers about the activity on art sites instead. Years ago Angel removed a number of content in relation to popularity based on fan forums and fandom reaction in general and instead focused on usage, this made things slightly more presentable. So as to why is she letting this slide is beyond me, and it is going right back into how the wiki was the first time the section appeared.