User blog comment:Randomized/Can we have Talk Pages again?/@comment-5225143-20131125025400/@comment-4910132-20131125071234

In my opinion they all look too similar. There's virtually no difference between the forums and the message walls, save for a few buttons and words on the header in the way it's presented.

I used to send people messages on their talk pages to just shoot them a message. Now I feel like it's not directed to the user anymore - it's a community thing. Community-orientation isn't a bad thing but when you're trying to send just one person a message it gets rather annoying.

Also - Talk pages are much more customizable., header-wise. I mean, what if you just wanted to nudge somebody with one comment that requires no reply? Then it leaves a new chain on their Wall. With Talk Pages you can chose to leave a title header or just indent the post to keep it discreet enough to not raise enough ruckus yet still be visible.