User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/An update on the Forum retirement plan/@comment-31797469-20191219161043

As an administrator of a wiki with a heavy forum use, the biggest problem with Discussion (not the only, but the biggest) is lack of overview.


 * In addition to the "stream" view of posts, there Should be a view/interface where you can see all main posts sorted by latest reply/edit.
 * Admins should be able to view the history of a post with its replies.
 * Post and replies should be visible under their own category in Special:Recentchanges
 * When reporting a Discussion post you should be required to describe Why.
 * When a moderator accept/edits/deletes a reported post/reply, they should have the option to write a description.

These are in my mind the Bare Minimum for Discussion to even be a supported feature. Without them, the Discussion feature is a net negative. I don't say that lightly, nor as an exaggeration.

In addition, the following features (extras) would be much appreciated:
 * Reply-to / Quote
 * Use and search/autocomplete for Images from the wiki
 * Use and search/autocomplete for internal wiki articles
 * Use of wiki-custom emojis.