I think the problems with slowness and other issues not related directly to the forums server space etc.There has has been an increase in the amount of hack attacks and cyber warfare in the last 2 weeks. Could be tied to the worlds current, Economic dealings or just Opportunists. The way the backbone of the internet is set up there are bottle neck spots, and other things that can slow down data.
Since the server is in Canada, and members are all across numerous borders, time zones etc. I personally think that the current internet infrastructure, is in worse shape then the powers to be let on.

Wife is a Farmville/Frontierville zombie, and she has been complaining that it is slowing up again, I only had issues with this site the other night as mentioned. Any of the other sites that I frequent, only occasional slow loadings assorted times and days.