User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-10637-20170111181814/@comment-26213507-20170111183541

It is worth noting that the Special:Forum was not perfect. However, I stand with you, and believe that appealing to a younger audience and detaching from the original roots (such as the name Wiki/Wikia and being connected to a wiki/forums) does not "evolve" the site.

That being said, let's hope such rash and iffy decisions are not going to made as much in 2017. That much can be a benefit of 2016.