User blog comment:Cristina7/Introducing Discussions, a New Platform For Engaging Your Community/@comment-28398720-20160913143838/@comment-28398720-20160914143410

Finishing mobile support for Forums doesn't require a product replacing. And replacing contributors first product and taking away wiki management options from us, with mobile readers first product isn't what I call an update.

"The intention behind Fandom was not money" - Don't be naive! wikia is for profit company, google any article on the topic of fandoms and you'll find a breakdown on the topic.

"Neither does Wikia use its userbase - everyone here contributes to Wikia of their own will" - that is a matter of perspective. It is not that hard to exploit people who has no other options and want their communities to succeed (e.g. Give people no choice but to move to discussion and they will have to moderate the flux of mobile vandalism) Or the usual create features you need and stop fixing\improving features you don't.. (e.g. pushing editorial material contributors from wikis news\blogs to fandom and create conditions for them to remain "active contributors" there)