User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/The first migrations to the Unified Community Platform/@comment-43631410-20200526210758/@comment-24006128-20200526214401

Very true, 343!

The internet is evolving and we have to keep pace. That means more features, more portable experiences, and updating to stay current.

A modern version of MediaWiki also means we're now compatible with most third-party extensions, so that when admins ask for something cool, we can look into it and add it to our platform if the request is valid, rather than have to say no because we can't load it onto our setup.