Board Thread:New Features/@comment-26339491-20191016152503/@comment-9605025-20200116195143

All fair points. However, just because it isn't optimal doesn't mean it isn't possible/reasonable. The impression that has been conveyed from past exchanges is that it is not possible/reasonable. If one wants to make the argument that, for development purposes, anything less than optimal should be treated as impossible, then fine. I disagree with that decision but at least it clarifies the point of disagreement.

With regards to Wikia's implementation of threaded discussions, yes, I agree that porting it may not make sense. I was asking about the concept in general. From past exchanges, the general impression I have received is that threaded discussions, even as a general concept, is exceptionally MediaWiki unfriendly. Let us assume that someone put in the effort to make threaded discussions in a manner optimal for the current MediaWiki version. What is it about threaded discussions that would cause the extension to be inherently more difficult to maintain than other extensions?