I visited the Kashuan forum for the other three languages and this is what I found:

Japanese: 3 threads
German: 7 threads
French: 1 thread

Compared to that I guess the English forum is doing pretty well... :0

By the way if you participate in the ongoing event - even if it is just slaying one of the special monsters - you get a new avatar background to use on your Lodestone profile.

Oh and if anyone needs a Square Maple Shield let me know. I feel for all the new gladiators with no shields. ;-;