User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-10637-20170111181814/@comment-20644-20170111182519

Discussions will eventually replace Forum, but it's not in a place where it's ready to do that yet. That's a long-term plan, and Discussions will evolve significantly before that change ultimately happens.

The idea that we "just want to be Buzzfeed" though is not true at all. People want to be able to discuss their fandoms in an easy-to-use way&mdash;the success of the Discussions platform so far has proven that. People also want to contribute and read editorial-style content as well, which is why Fandom news and stories have been a success. We are providing people with different ways of contributing in addition to the wiki platform, and it's all coming together as a single, more robust experience on the site.