Ok, it's obvious that there is a delay, but why no official statement?
Yesterday being a holiday in the US probably caused the delay. Now we have to wait until they start stirring in SF.
No forum announcement of the downtime either. Very unprofessional.
That would be because there was an announcement in the part of the game where downtimes cause problems-the game itself. Who cares if a post gets interrupted?
Perhaps Chad, Icon, et al are extending their holiday weekend with a real 18 this morning - leaving the rest of us virtual addicts to soldier on with only CC and monthly tourneys