I tended to purchase from Mouser anyway as I could get other parts at the same time and their shipping costs are considerably lower too, especially for international customers.
Once the new forum is back up I think we will feel more comfortable with it all. As others have pointed out, it does feel like things are broken until then.
Sorry, I know you intend well, but this still sounds like a lot of hoopla to me. This seems like normal marketing strategy for gradually dropping support for a product.
I think it is very clear if you look around and see all the changes happening lately. And also check back frequently as you will see a lot more. This is not about a product. We are relaunching the entire structure of our company, from forum and website, to products and distribution. What you see publicly is 10% of what is happening internally.