Thread:Nusdan/@comment-25358024-20170227190556/@comment-5645428-20170228003933

I understand I have made this process quick, but everyone has been well informed. A VAST MAJORITY OF USERS ACTUALLY COMPLAINS ABOUT THAT IN THE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BOARD. This is untrue. Surprisingly, I did not encounter a single complaint on the News and Announcements board, and only appropriate questions and requests, which was very good to see. I attempted to answer them, including your own question regarding the Break the Chest series; we left the Off Topic board open for a few more days, and we let you know that we would eventually end with just the News and Announcements board until the official closure.

I imagine I will be repeating myself frequently when it comes to to justifying the Discussions platform, so I will say this once. Functionally, for regular users, it is nearly identical to the forum, with the exception of being unable to use Wikitext. That it is literally it. The category system is more organised, the previews on the index make discussions more accessible, and in terms of performance, it will not at all struggle with 100+ replies due to lag. Only aesthetics I imagine might be off-putting, and that's a pretty big change, but only by using it will everyone become accustomed with it eventually. Inevitably, the forum will be closed and disabled. Keeping it open alongside Discussions doesn't achieve anything significant, so we've made the shift.

If you would like to argue for the viability of the forum, there are both threads and discussion posts you may do so on.