Board Thread:New Features/@comment-26339491-20191016152503/@comment-9605025-20191024015706

reply to #133 by Tupka217 Tupka217 wrote: It’s a small step backwards mecessary to take a huge leap forward. That is what is supposed to happen. We won't know until the UCP is complete. Here is to hoping the UCP goes beyond merely meeting expectations. - reply to #134 by Mira Laime Mira Laime wrote: ...

... So this is a move we have to make, in order to eventually arrive at a point where we have one feature that serves all user groups. If that is the goal, then I seriously doubt Discussions will be around at that point. Yes, Discussions can be upgraded. However, as is pretty much concensus at this point, the chances of getting wikitext in Discussions is all but exactly 0.0%. As long as wikis continue to be hosted using MediaWiki and the primary discussion feature is not (and thus not capable of using wikitext), the primary discussion feature will never be sufficient for admins, powerusers, etc. At best, you would be able to get it down to 2 systems; which we arguably already have between Discussions and DPL Forum. Although, I suppose one could develope a new MediaWiki-based discussion feature that is a bit more "modern" than DPL Forum. - reply to #135 by Fandyllic I hadn't even considered that kind of difference. Definitely a downside for devices with lower specs and/or older devices.