User blog:Orion Invictus/Message walls or talk pages?

This is going to be the final poll (made by admins) regarding message walls, so note that it's most likely final.

Should we keep the message walls or go back to the talk pages? Here are some pros and cons for both. Feel free to post more in the comments and I'll add them to the list for future readers.

Pros

 * 1) You don't have to leave a message on the other person's message wall to make sure they read it.
 * 2) Messages can be easily removed and reported to an admin.
 * 3) Messages are easier to edit.
 * 4) Users don't have to sign their messages; signing is done automatically.
 * 5) You can start a new thread for each discussion, and it will never display more than three messages at once from your message wall (including the original message), which saves space.
 * 6) You get a notification on every page in the upper right corner when someone replies to a thread you also replied to and/or started.
 * 7) The upper right corner also provides a link to five of recent threads you posted in, ordering them by the date of the last reply, as well as the name of the last person to post in them.
 * 8) You can follow individual threads if you want to, rather than whole message walls.

Cons

 * 1) Some users might have trouble realizing that the notification is there.
 * 2) Users aren't very familiar with them.

Pros

 * 1) Users are more familiar with them, since message walls are fairly new.
 * 2) They're easier to customize.

Cons

 * 1) Users have to remember to sign their messages.
 * 2) They get "messy" fairly easily.
 * 3) The notification doesn't tell you which part of your talk page someone replied to, nor does it tell you who edited it.
 * 4) If you want to follow a talk page, you have to follow the entire page, which sends you notifications for every edit, rather than the one(s) you want.
 * 5) Vandals are harder to warn and/or block because they don't sign their messages.
 * 6) Removing a message doesn't give you the chance to report to an admin.

Given those pros and cons, please vote.

Message walls or talk pages? Message walls Talk pages

PS: Yes, I realize that the pros of the message walls far outweigh the pros of the talk pages. I am also aware that the cons of the talk pages are almost the same as the pros on the message walls. This is not bias. I honestly couldn't think of any more pros for the talk pages.

(Note that the above only applies to the original blog. Further edits may correct this.)