User blog comment:Cristina7/Introducing Discussions, a New Platform For Engaging Your Community/@comment-28398720-20160908232032

Lets be honest. Discussions has nothing todo with improving 'wiki editing', it is about generating more casual readers traffic for wikia/fandom.


 * Discussions design is hevily focused on on mobile users, despite the fact that vast majority of wiki's editors being desktop users.
 * Discussions are wikia half-assed attempt to be what its not, trying to draw in more social network crowd. We can already see the cesspit in the advertised links above and you going to clean it up for wikia.
 * Discussions remove wiki integration, wiki-text and highlights thus impeding the communities ability to work together.
 * Discussions salted as permanent replacement for wiki forums.

Anyway, despite discussions being inadequate and unpopular (except few sickafant who spew you are "afraid" of change BS) like other wikia social features it will be forced down our throats.