Thread:Paul.rea/@comment-4280498-20180114015254/@comment-4091815-20180114024354

I should have clarified prior to making the changes. Now that the show is over, we're dealing with fewer internal searches. Our category structure was designed with that limited search functionality in mind.

As of late, most people only dip into one page that they found via Google or cruise almost exclusively through the in-page links.

Because the Wikia Search feature always sucked, it was much more important to be regimented in not repeating information et cetera so as not to create unnecessary confusion and endless internal search results.

Looking at the site externally though, having direct information available through Google is far more important now. People who are just now discovering the series know what they're looking for and want to find it first thing. That's why creating those individual pages is more important now.

For example, if someone searches "Teen Wolf Alec" currently, they end with a link to Minor Characters#Belasko because that's how Google saw that page. Internally, Alec led to Minor Characters which is still fine/ Now, with the new page, Google will get you to the individual page (once it crawls the site late tonight or tomorrow).

Bottom line, our internal structure is still important for our 140,000 app users and those folks who use the site on a regular basis. It is less important to a growing majority of new visitors. I hope that clarifies my thinking on the subject.