I mean...this is precisely what's supposed to happen when you have a niche interest? And this is a better situation for them anyway because now they can use som

I mean...this is precisely what's supposed to happen when you have a niche interest? And this is a better situation for them anyway because now they can use some structured data extension (SMW, Cargo,* WikiBase, DPL) specifically tailored to their needs and create a lot more advanced querying/filtering features that are super usable by the average person rather than requiring you to know SPARQL. Wikipedia doesn't support SMW or Cargo (for good reason) but on specific-subject wikis that aren't literally the scale of Wikipedia one of these is pretty much a must-have if the admins are tech-savvy enough to make good use of them. (My recommendation is Cargo but either can work) *no relationship to the Rust package manager, it's a SQL wrapper for MediaWiki I would say the headline here if anything is, "WikiMedia doesn't support niche-interest wikis that run alongside Wikipedia" and instead make you either self-host or use a farm (Fandom, Miraheze, Wiki.gg, etc).