[iamacyborg]

Even worse, Google actively penalises wikis that choose to fork from Fandom.

[resolutebat]

The algorithm penalizes copies of content that are newer than the original, which punishes spam and forks alike.

[iamacyborg]

Yep, with no recourse for manual intervention, even if the new site is better in all ways.

[arp242]

They penalise duplicate content because 999 out of 1000 times it's spam. It's a bit of an issue forking any site, and one reason you might be better off just starting over.

[iamacyborg]

Easier said than done when you’re dealing with tens of thousands of pages and a decade of content.