Forum:Should we use the new Discussions feature?

Since I joined this wiki well after its founding, there's a lot I don't know about its history. I wonder what people here think about the possibility of using the new Discussions feature on the Girl Genius wiki at some point in the future.

I am not sure why the old wiki-style forums are still in use here instead of the newer (but now obsolete, since they are being replaced with the new Discussions feature) discussion-style forums. I assume that the discussion-style forums were never activated on this wiki because, once that feature is turned on, any wiki user can create a new forum (discussion) and it was feared that this would get out of hand. Can anyone provide some background?

While I am used to participating in discussions in the wiki-style forums now, I found them quite daunting at first and they are still quite awkward to use. I'm sure many users just give up, rather trying to participate in wiki-style forum discussions. If we started to use the new Discussions feature, it might attract more people to this wiki. -- William Ansley (talk) 19:39, January 11, 2017 (UTC)