They were down because their database server was down. Those of us that are visiting those forums a lot and have been doing so for a few years got used to it. It just happens every now and then. I guess poor Ernesto (that's the server's name) just can't take the amount of people visiting anymore. Perhaps he needs siblings. Perhaps he needs to do some bodybuilding. Who knows!
Anyway, since they're back up now, I'll go ahead and lock this