I welcome your suggestions here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...l#post18269718
The change was made in response to member request, mostly from international members. Discussion occurred over the last couple months. It was a change made to gently guide folks to the right forum. We have masses of misposted threads in the Asia forum which properly belong in one of the country forums. It's a better member experience when newcomers can easily find the best forum to search and/or post their question.
Any change has unintended consequences. We've also had someone concerned about the UK forum moving down. I use My FlyerTalk and subscribe to both the Japan and UK forums. Thus, for me, I never have the experience of having to go deeper to see what interesting topics you are discussing.
I welcome your participation in the thread above. If we can find structure around which folks coalesce, I'll be happy to make further change.