User blog comment:Mira Laime/Moderators Without Borders — a New User Group is Coming/@comment-8072-20170816235709/@comment-26339491-20170817235523

A lot of users find their way to a wiki because they seek information, and the stay because they like the socializing and speculating they find in Discussions. For those users who are really not interested in that and only want to edit and create articles, Discussions isn't a problem - they can ignore it. Hardly any user on FANDOM uses all features available. And even before Discussions there were plenty of users who are very active in chat but never edit an article.

Admins who lead a wiki because they love the encyclopedia aspect of it and who are not interested in the social chatter around their fandom now also have a way to focus just on what they find rewarding - they can get help for the rest, or promote someone within their own community who has social moderation skills and enjoys taking care of that area for them.

FANDOM wants to give all users a space to engage in what they're most interested in, whether it's wiki editing or socializing. Some like both, and those who don't are free to leave the part they don't care for to others. It doesn't seem fair to discount the needs and wants of a large group of users because not everyone shares them.