There seems to be some problems with the forums these days. Lately (in the past few days) I have been given 5-6 times (at least) this message:
There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.
Also, I sense a decrease in the speed of pages access. Well, I can't quatify how slow the forum pages open, but sometimes, I can't open anything for minutes.

I'm wondering if it's just me or others have experienced similar problems.