Board Thread:Wiki discussion/@comment-1990160-20130325231534

I propose that discussion of wiki-based issues be moved back to the old forums.


 * Why?
 * Threads of discussion are difficult to follow in the linear system created by the new forums. Quotes are awkward (and take up massive amounts of space).
 * Discussion seems to bear little relation to voting. Users joining a thread are immediately greeted by an introduction, followed by a "vote Y/N" option. Thus, any opinion that follows can be easily disregarded. In contrast, old discussions would require a reader to view previous discussion before coming to a discussion.
 * Who votes, exactly? Thread:918663 lists 43 people as having voted "yes", but I count only 24 in the list displayed. Does this count anonymous user votes, then? (see also Thread:925026
 * Who votes, exactly? (pt. 2) Thread:897553 Who are these voters? As an example, the first three listed users that voted "yes" have 0, 0, and 3 edits exactly (followed by ajnub). Also, quite a few seem to have voted for all three (S/N/O), because there's no recourse for doing so.

Perhaps it might be argued that the new forums allow more people to participate in discussion, but this is not intrinsically a good thing. Decisions should be met by informed users who have more than a vague inkling of what is going on. (please see RfB/Tech 2)

I will not be introducing a vote (to address the issue in bullet #2). Discussion will progress until no satisfactory, unresolved arguments are raised by one side or another. 