I could sign into this account today, but I could not sign in to the discussion boards. Around lunch time I phoned CS and they reset my a/c & told me to wait 1/2hr and try again. That didn't work.

I phoned them again just now and I had to change my password (while they waited on the phone to see if problem was fixed) and that worked.

I could sign in to the discussion boards with another ID.

15 September

 Based on our investigation so far, we believe it may have been the result of unexpected power issues with storage arrays linked to some of our databases. These issues caused a limited number of databases to go offline, interrupting site functionality for some users. As of 10:45am PT (3:45am AEST) today, the vast majority of site functionality had been restored. We are working through any remaining issues now to ensure we are back at 100% for all users.

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