Forum:Proposal to implement the new forums

This is a proposal I've held back on proposing for a long time, but I feel like a culmination of events has forced me to reconsider this idea, and to that end I am proposing it now. I would like for The Sims Wiki to replace its current forum structure with the "new" Wikia forum feature.

I feel that this change will aid in community discussions on the wiki. Right now, we have a difficulty with new and inexperienced users posting on the forums. A large part of this may be due to the unique way that wiki-style forums are handled. The Wikia forum feature, however, handles most of the post threading and organization, meaning users need to be less familiar with the process in order to post or contribute their opinions. Activating the Wikia forums will also allow us to sticky and promote important discussion topics, so that users who don't often check community discussions will be more likely to see them.

If we were to implement this change, all threads that are currently open on the forums would be closed. If we choose to make this change, we should come up with some way to smooth the transition, but I believe it can be done. Some of our forum games may be affected but the result should not be severe.

Thoughts? -  LostInRiverview talk • blog  •  contribs 16:13, July 16, 2015 (UTC)