Board Thread:New Features/@comment-28340828-20170105212004/@comment-168424-20170107000450

Annabeth and Percy wrote:

Forums is supposed to go away entirely, but for right now, they can co-exist with Discussions. If you have created a new wiki and would like to have Forums, you can request them at Special:Contact/general.

This information is technically true, but as far as I know, no admin has successfully switched a new wiki from Discussions back to Forums.