But,will a major forum glitch effect the notification system,such as the e-mail notifications,if so how then will one be directed to the main page (forum directory)
Could the notification system added a few months ago, designed to cover forum changes, Cnet events, etc, be extended to the forum mainpage? Whenever Cnet has a major forum glitch the forums themselves become unaccessible, but the Cnet forum mainpage (http://forums.cnet.com) almost always remains available. That could prove to be quite valuable, alerting members that the forums are down, what's going on, and how long it may be before it's back up and running. That could alleviate concerns it's on the user's end, that the engineers are unaware of the problem, etc.
Just a thought.
John

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