All,
The mods (including Danny and Rob), are all as frustrated as you are - and suffering just as much from the problems - I've not been able to log in until now, at least not long enough to actually do anything useful, like make a post.
IB (Internet Brands) have owned and run the site for over a year now. They have their own data centres and do their own hosting, including network load-balancing and server load-balancing. They also own Jelsoft (the company that produces VBulletin software).
They own every length of string in the PPRUNE setup, and it is entirely up to them to ensure that it runs properly.
We mods have no input into the maintenance or running of the site at all, but have to suffer the same "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" as everyone else.
I have seen no feedback at all from IB in the (private) admin forum since the latest problem surfaced over the weekend. I can only assume that they are aware of it.
Since Danny and Rob are no longer "in charge", they are as powerless (and as frustrated / angry) as the rest of us mods.
SD