Ben-DutkaFirst of all, we have to apologize for the extended forum downtime, and I figure we owe it to our loyal users to issue an update.
We can't really get into specifics, but let's just say we are working to bring back the forums as fast as we can, and they will hopefully return soon. We certainly appreciate the increased level of posts and topics over the past year and we certainly want all you avid Commenters – and there are a lot of you! – to head on into the forums to stimulate even more discussion. So don't you worry; it's not like our forums have disappeared forever, and I appreciate the e-mails I've seen in the past few weeks, asking for an update. I appreciate it because nobody sends those messages unless they care about the community, and I got more than a few of those e-mails…so that was awesome, despite the unfortunate situation. When the forums do come back, we may have some new changes (depending), although we can't really say anything specific as of yet.
Actually, while I have this opportunity, I'd like to give you all the chance to post up suggestions for the forums. Much like the Comments to our articles, a system that has worked out remarkably well, the forums really are important to us. So now, feel free to use the Comments to tell us what you might like to see. We appreciate your patience on this matter and look forward to hearing from you.
