Great to hear from you fly!Have you considered the possibility that the disappearance of the "Off topic" thread (to include American politics) is a feature of the new software rather than a bug?
I have...
and I am a paid up member, in good standing, of my local chapter of dr1 lap top cops.
It may be an intentional cooling off period or it may be more permanent.
Or maybe I am totally off base.
All those things are possible.