Uh, going like that, is there even anything left to talk about?
Personally, I find the active comment section to be a unique and maybe even distinguishing feature of Batoto. On the other hand, the forums are common and exist on every reader, as well as separately. Of course, compared to the number of silent readers, both only matter to minority.
It doesn't seem like the moderators share my opinion, but I'd be sad if we had to constrain all discussion to forums. I like the linear chaos of comment section more than strictly divided forums.