Thread:Yami riku/@comment-34762995-20180523001853/@comment-25646419-20180523042541

Trying to think of ways to make that function decently.... Things that make the forums handy:
 * You can get a notification when someone leaves a message.
 * A comments section on a page does not have this.
 * A "talk" section might have this. I'm not 100% sure. Can't remember, but "talk" allows users to freely edit anything which has been said there, meaning they could alter another user's words. If your community is well trusted / small, you can probably use this.
 * You can give kudos (aka "likes")
 * You can see who has given the kudos
 * Users can give kudos as a way of saying that they agree with something, they support something, or they have simply read what was posted... all without having to actually post anything.
 * You can highlight threads, which gives everyone on the wiki a notification.
 * An easy way to update people or grab their attention to something you want to throw at them.

Thus far.... I think maybe you could do something like:  1) Create an article page that can be called "Forums". Decorate it as you wish. Add in the list of subforums. Add in the forum's rules. Maybe add in a list of important notices and/or threads that people should be aware of. Lastly, change the protection on the page so that only admins can edit the page .  2) Create a separate article page for each section of your forum. Example: A page for "Ask Questions", a page for "Suggestions", a page for "General Discussion". On each of those pages, you'd write a description on that page as to what belongs there. Change the protection on the page so that only admins can edit it. Users can leave their comments down below. This way you don't have to worry about users editing each other's words if it's in a comment section. 3) Edit the navigation for the wiki. MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation This is where you can add "Forums" which will link to the "Forums" article page you made in Step 1.