Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-20015702-20140513060751/@comment-14250-20140518201136

It's possible to view comment sections on YT as a separate page from the video (though they don't make it a very accessible feature) which is what talk pages allow, but comments at bottom will also require loading the article again.

People don't make headers for what they say in comments either, only talk pages allow this feature, and it also enables much easier navigation for high-quantity discussion since it generates a table of contents.

It also allows better replying, because there's no limit on indents. Comments on the other hand, limit how far you can indent the reply tree.

YT comments also don't interfere with viewing the content because you're just viewing a video at the top. Articles can be long and require scrolling through them though, and a huge comment section will make the page super-long which requires you to drag the bar more carefully to avoid skipping down a lot.

It does suck when people forget to sign their posts, true, but some don't even register Wikia accounts, and commenting tends to speed up spammers a bit or encourage frivolous posting since it's a 1-step (type and click) process compared to talk page editing which has 2 steps (click edit, type & click).