Help talk:Discussions FAQ

Where did these questions come from?
Seems like they didn't come from the community or several important ones were left out. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 9 Dec 2016 5:34 PM Pacific


 * They probably just came up with a bunch of questions and answers that they think will be asked a lot.—by Grudgeholder the Great (Pulty); posted at 04:49, October 3, 2017 (UTC)

Do user opinions matter?
http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Cristina7/Introducing_Discussions,_a_New_Platform_For_Engaging_Your_Community#comm-1132456

-- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 9 Dec 2016 5:50 PM Pacific


 * From what i seen, clearly not. They can say whatever they want, but they hardly ever take opinions. Thousands of users disagree witg adding discussions, but Wikia is giving little to no feedback. Even if they do, it is rarely convincing or helpful. They say that there are always problems in Forums, but if communities are fine with it, then let them keep it, instead of forcibly removing it. To me, Discussions has mich more problems. In fact, i think of it as a problem itself. Wikia says that they are constantly updating and improve it, but these updates do not do very much. Users are still unsatisfied with discussions. And new wikis have to use discussions. Shouldn't Wikia allow them at least to have non-garbage services (Forums)? So, user opinions never really count. The wikia staff are like dictators and power abusers that make changes that many do not want.—by Grudgeholder the Great (Pulty); posted at 05:16, October 3, 2017 (UTC)

Why was the search question removed?
I noticed "Can I search Discussions content?" was removed from the FAQ. Why? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 3 Apr 2017 2:20 PM Pacific


 * Nevermind, it must have been a duplicate. I see "Will Discussions be searchable?". -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 3 Apr 2017 2:21 PM Pacific

Can you answer this question?
Why couldn't you guys fix the Forums' problems instead of rebuilding it entirely?

~Signed JustLeafy ( ͡| ͜' ͡| ) USER  WALL  06:51, September 17, 2017 (UTC)
 * Forums is really old and it's falling apart, and its architecture (MediaWiki) is not designed to handle something as complicated as Forums. Right now, it also has loads of both front-facing and back-end bugs and has been patched together with "band-aid" fixes. So, Discussions is pretty much a rewrite and redesign of Forums. noreplyz  talk 07:09, September 17, 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the answer. Do you think it is a good idea to add this question and response into the page?


 * ~Signed JustLeafy ( ͡| ͜' ͡| ) USER  WALL  08:07, September 17, 2017 (UTC)


 * That question and a response are already on the page. Granted: It's a rather brief response and FANDOM staff should give a more detailed one soon! Mira Laime   (help forum | blog) 18:09, September 18, 2017 (UTC)