It is good but that's not how some users work. The database "News" on my site has always had a forum section, even before databases/articles was a thing. I'm always for moving with the times, so removing it is possible, but I worry that by removing this forum section that my Google presence will tank as it's not picking up the database articles with the same priority.
At the moment, the forum topics for News rank really high on Google, the database articles don't at all. I still don't get what Google is doing here and because of this it stops me really changing anything, or even wanting to use the database system at all.
I don't know SEO too well but is it because the databases are not on my menu? Is Google not mapping it right?