Look. What I'm proposing as a solution to the Indonesian case is that we are to be given a forum on a trial basis.
Meaning?
Okay, so we got a forum, we see how it turns out after like 2 months or so.
If the forum is dead or full of problems, strip us of our forum, give us back one specific topic for us to hang out in.
If forum is functioning properly and actually solving a lot of problems that appeared when there was only one specific thread to post in, great! Continue the forum then!
So basically, if forum = shitty, delete forum, recreate topic.
If forum = good, continue forum.
Does that make my POV clear?