User blog comment:Randomized/Can we have Talk Pages again?/@comment-4918842-20131125200922/@comment-24150879-20131125215821

At least talk pages aren't openly shared to the community, like Message Walls. If you can't organize a time to chat, they're convenient and most of the time don't become community discussions. In fact, Message Walls are more open than blogs are, because the message is shared originally.