“Oops - The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Detailed information about the error was logged, and an automatic notification generated. We’ll take a look at it”…
… Yes, sluggish & often not loading at all over the last week in the UK too.
“Server Error while trying to load /latest.json?order=default Error code: 502 Bad Gateway”
…“Sorry, we couldn’t load that topic, possibly due to a connection problem. Please try again. If the problem persists, let us know”…
… The Extension Builder pages are still loading from Makeblock.cc at normal speed though.