Can we make this question a temporary place to ask and answer questions?

Can we make this question a temporary place to ask and answer questions?
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It’s screwed up for you too? What kind of server do they use for this site? One made by Matel? Glad to see I am not the only one, for a site so anal about punctuation and spelling they sure slack off when it comes to maintenance of their servers,kind of makes ya wonder.
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