Dear belMarduk: I have not noticed much change in accessing AWADtalk. I shut down with Main Index in view. so when I come back, I come directly to Main Index. But once there, I have annoying delays, which I suspect are fault of my service provider, since comparable delays occur at other sites. Changing from Q&A to Miscellany may take only a couple seconds, or a couple minutes. Don't let it get you, I enjoy your posts and would regret being deprived of them.