User blog:Drek'TharSuperSword/We've switched to message wall!

So, you might now notice that we've exchanged the talk page for the more updated message walls. There are reasons behind this that you should know:

Users don't need to sign their messages since it already shows the sender's username and date stamp, which means it's easier for new users to use it
The main problem with the old talk page is the new users tend to forget to sign their messages, even with that huge notice if they forget to do so that says "It appears you forgot to sign your message." We're assuming good faith that they're not familiar with the wiki stuff yet but still, it makes the recipient confused if the sender doesn't identify themselves and not leave the date stamp of when it was posted. Not everyone knows you could view who sent it via the history page so switching to message wall is a solution.

Messages are sorted from newest to oldest, not the other way around
As you know, messages on the talk page are sorted from oldest to newest, since people need to create a new section below the other existing messages. This makes talk pages unwieldy since you have to archive your stuff every time it gets too clogged up with messages.

Message wall is better for this, since it is sorted from newest to oldest, so any new messages are put at the top of the list, not at the bottom.

It allows for quick reply
With message wall, you can quickly reply to the sender right in your own message wall. Talk pages don't allow you to do this; you have to go to the user's talk page and send a reply there.

Less prone to abuse
I've seen some people actually semi-protecting their talk pages just because new users spam it. This is NOT a good idea, and could make people confused when they really need to leave a message to them, especially if the user in question is a staff member who's recently online and their help is needed (say, to deal with vandalism). This is NOT how you treat talk pages properly.

Good thing is message walls don't let people do this, which means less problem and confusion.

Those are the reasons why message wall is just so much better. There are indeed more of them, but I'm just pointing out the main ones. Enjoy your new message wall!