Anyone else having problems posting to ask-public?

Anyone else having problems posting to ask-public?
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Yes, this has been going on for about 5 days now and there are numerous questions about why ask-public is not ask-publicing. It gets better, it reverts. The team is on task but the core issues are not yet resolved.
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