User blog comment:BertH/Migrating Forum Content to Discussions/@comment-24302820-20170815063640/@comment-5275700-20170816181359

Based on what you said here, and also on what you posted in your community's Forum, I think you are confusing Discussions with Comments. Which is understandable, since this blog mentions that Discussions will be included at the bottom of article pages.

Discussions is relatively new and is a centralized conversation area for the community, not tied to any article. So it will work well for the scenarios that you say Forum is perfect for.

Comments are found on article pages at the bottom, and the content is related to that specific article. There is a "one or the other" relationship between Comments and article talk pages.

A few recent discussions will be showcased in the updated page footer, but they will be very distinct from Comments on that page. And since your community does not use Comments, you won't need to worry about anyone being confused. Watch for an upcoming blog post which will talk about the new footer in more detail, and you will see how it will look.

To see an example of Discussions on a somewhat similar community to yours, i suggest checking out Valkyrie Crusade Wiki.