A proof of concept Forums setup in wikis.mit.edu. Use a new page under this section as your main topic, and the comment thread for discussion. To create a new page, simply use the 
Add in the upper right, next to Tools, and select New Page. You should give your new page a name that makes it clear what the forum topic of discussion is. You can add details and instructions to the body of the page.
Topics
Advantages of using pages as topics?
- Excerpts are another advantage — You can use wiki page excerpts to pull some content from the page to the top-level to appear in the topic list.
- One advantage is that you can have sub-pages as sub-topics
- Use all your wiki tools to create rich topics
How effective is it to use a wiki as a forum?
Overview
Content Tools
Activity