User blog comment:Cristina7/Introducing Discussions, a New Platform For Engaging Your Community/@comment-5275700-20160909212124/@comment-24739709-20160909220425

I want to reiterate what Bert said above - Discussions is still in active development, and we've announced it this week so we can gather the kind of feedback that we're getting here in these comments. We're going to take our time and make sure that this retirement and migration are done right, not quickly.

I also encourage everyone to read the FAQ, because it addresses many of the concerns here.