So this thread lasted for only two days, Feb 6 - 8. And I didn't hear anything about it again. But apparently forum connection issues got bad, and I found out a few months later.
So we just did a bunch of work on optimizing the forum (we meaning the App Developers and Site Admin--they get all the credit).
Please let me know if that fixes it, or if it continues. Post a lot about it, PM me, etc. Be loud.
I don't visit enough to experience it myself, so I need users to let me know how the performance is.
Cheers!