User blog comment:Cristina7/Introducing Discussions, a New Platform For Engaging Your Community/@comment-5275700-20160909212124/@comment-18172179-20160909220655

And maybe, hold the trigger until Discussions are improved. Not fire away and get rid of Forums altogether without a fighting chance.

Wouldn't it have been better like... something along the lines of: "We're proposing to use Discussions as an alternative to Forums. We need feedback. What can we do to make it work?"

But what do we get?: "Hey, this is Discussions. Say goodbye to Forums!"

See?

And yes, while some comments are merely negative talk, almost everyone has shown concern about the upcoming feature. You'd think someone would stop and consider options... but nope. ...their way or the highway.