User blog comment:BertH/Migrating Forum Content to Discussions/@comment-35494933-20170816183552

On the wiki I'm an admin of (Looney Tunes Wiki), the boards serve two purposes. Lately, we've had an influx of new members that usually comment on the boards dedicated to talking about the franchise. However, our policies also require that users make edits to articles (the mainspace), lest they be blocked purely for socializing. If there is a secluded area where people can talk about Looney Tunes without repercussions for no article edits, I'd be fine with that, since that seems to be the only reason why some members are here.
 * To alert members to important wiki procedures, such as new policies.
 * To allow users to talk about the Looney Tunes franchise.

However, I still have one really big complaint, and that's the lack of ability to highlight threads. We highlight threads to bring attention to discussions regarding important wiki procedures, such as new policies. If there is no option to highlight threads, then we might resort to blog posts to alert users to wiki problems, since not everybody checks the discussions.