... for a period of time (for me, anyway) but they could be seen if I clicked on a thread and scrolled down.

The clock didn't change, either.

I responded to Fred Lamb's post with "5.00 for a Coke (try $14)..." and when I returned to the index it wasn't there. Could only be seen if I clicked on his post. Took quite a while to be seen. Couldn't access the site for about an hour.

Same with other posts on the index during that time period.