User blog comment:Cristina7/Introducing Discussions, a New Platform For Engaging Your Community/@comment-26111777-20160915214355/@comment-24258073-20160926045649

I'm afraid it's out of our hands. Nothing we say is going to change Wikia's mind. And Staff can't really do much about it either, since they're being paid by Wikia employers to do all these things. If you're trying to persuade Wikia to not replace the old Special:Forum, you're wasting your time.

They've already made their minds up, and there's nothing you or anyone can do. The most we can do is give feedback on how to make discussions meet with our approval, but that's pretty much it.