What happenned to all the great threads that used to be here?

There was a wealth of information here and now it's all gone.

Read the "Welcome back!" thread at the top of this branch:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2287620

Specifically the 2nd last sentence.

And then keep hoping it's true... ;-)

I too am hoping that much of the recent information is restored soon. I was a bit annoyed that my update on Solomon Islands after my visit in October, is not there, but it was recent enough to type another post. (I have already had two enquiries from this, so it was worthwhile).
However there is some invaluable earlier material.

I'm just surprised any of the Vanuatu material was removed. It was all totally travel related. In a place so isolated some of the information in discussions was invaluable, and would be hard to source or replace. I'll keep hoping that 2nd last sentence is true.

I just hope I'll still be around if and when the tree ever returns to normal.