When the forums went down there was no word about it on the USMS main page. They are back and they are similarly not announced. Since you can't go to the forums to find why they are down when they are down, I request USMS post that on the homepage and also post when they are up and running.
The forums were never widely used for a number of reasons. One of which was that there was a self selected group that bullied and ganged up on others and drove away newbies. They know who they are and were. Let's hope the transition also clears out the problems.
The forums were never widely used for a number of reasons. One of which was that there was a self selected group that bullied and ganged up on others and drove away newbies. They know who they are and were. Let's hope the transition also clears out the problems.