these ideas have likely already been offered up and maybe tossed out.

i'd really like to know more about what goes on when tribe is down for maintenance. could tribe email everyone to inform us about what's going on, what the improvements or maintenance are, what they will do to improve the experience, and how long it will be down? if not a mass mailing to all of our email addys, then can you post the same info on the "down for maintenance" page so that when we try to come to tribe and find it down we can read some info about why tribe is down and why it will be better?

short version: why is tribe down? email us or post reasons on the main page when tribe is down.

i really think people would cut tribe a whole lot more slack if we knew the basics of what's going on. it is often down for maintenance, and so very often the connection gets reset and the page loading fails.

i know tribe is free, i appreciate the work put into it, i'm sure it's a thankless job. but at some point the downs and page load failures, the inability to post pictures or threads/blogs, missing pictures/pages/friends, etc. outweigh the usefulness of the website.

thanks again for all your efforts. a little info would go a long way. happy friday.