The datacenter that hosts these forums is currently having some partial connectivity issues. We are looking into it and hope to have it all sorted out soon. Really sorry about that. From Linode: Investigating - We are currently investigating connectivity issues occurring in our Fremont data center. We will continue to provide updates as we learn more. Update (1:59 PM): We have determined that the outage was due to some complications within our upstream provider's network. At this time full connectivity has been restored and we are monitoring for any outstanding issues.