User blog comment:Cristina7/Introducing Discussions, a New Platform For Engaging Your Community/@comment-26213507-20160916145118

I have a few questions to ask, so I'll get right to them.

1) Why do we need to eliminate forums? Wikia staff has already mentioned that there are "problems" on the back end, and that they don't pop up on searches, but the former seems like a fabricated excuse, while the latter is not much of a problem considering Discussions has no search feature either. But are the forums really that much of a problem? Are they causing blackholes that are sucking wikis into them or something? Why is it such a problem to keep forums?

2) Will Wikiext/CSS/any script be added to Discussions? This is a very big thing on most wikis, and the generic answer of "We're hoping to add more" isn't helping on this one. The questions remains, and I'd prefer a definite answer for this, since this is a make-or-break in a good number of wikis.

3) Is it really that hard to maintain both Discussions and Forums? This is more of a follow-up to my first question, but it serves a purpose all the same. It sounds more like laziness right now, so if there really are major problems with maintaining both in terms of numbers, then please provide some statistics.

Alright, That's what I have now, but I'm sure more will pop up.