User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-24510587-20170111181049/@comment-24510587-20170111193017

"Comparisons to other sites and services are always inevitable with new features" Yes, and in this case it's because Discussions is literally a carbon copy of Twitter's layout. Even the profile picture (or wiki logo) is in the same spot.

"It's before your time, but many others will recall that the Forum feature received similar criticisms when it was released." The Forum feature never replaced the wiki-style forums though, did it now?

"Innovation isn't always about doing brand new things, it's also about finding better ways of doing things" Then I suggest actually finding a better way of doing things, instead of this mess you presented to us.