User blog comment:AnnWatson/The Values of Fandom: Balance/@comment-24687156-20161116154823/@comment-20644-20161116174257

That's an example of Balance in action. There are community needs surrounding any discussions platform, and we also have business needs we have to address. We've talked at length about the business needs&mdash;Forum doesn't work well on the backend, it isn't compatible with devices other than desktop, and the ability to evolve upon that feature is extremely limited. It simply isn't designed to do the things we need it to do now. The community needs are also clear&mdash;an easy and effective platform to host conversations, with all of the tools necessary to do so.

We had to Balance those two needs, and it's why we have the rollout plan that we have. We can't keep Forum forever, but we also won't remove it from existing communities until Discussions is at a place where it's a robust enough replacement. Whether or not you like the decision to move ahead with Discussions is one thing, but we've certainly balanced the needs of the business with the community as much as possible.