User blog comment:BertH/Migrating Forum Content to Discussions/@comment-8072-20170816235539/@comment-5275700-20170818180326

Discussions is simply a more modern area for community conversation. Forum is not something we can continue to maintain and make it suitable for the future. Just like on wikis, organization and usage vary from community to community, with moderation and leadership as the key to success. If you personally have no interest in either Forum or Discussions, there's nothing obligating you to participate. But others in your community might have interest. Perhaps in the future, like with Forum, some aspect or specific function might prove useful to you.