Hi Stu,
3 hours? You have a high threshold for pain. I spent 20 minutes and felt like hanging myself in the basement. Carrara and Hex forums have been very slow as of late there it seems as well, which may or may not be a bad thing. Not sure if I should try and sell content or open a clinic, a lot of emotional turbulence in 3D-land.
I think they did a pretty nice job too fwiw, but I never really cared as much as a lot of people one way or the other. It's not the color of the site that makes it shine, its the peeps.
Long live the loop!