ZX11D, that is what this thread is about. Showcases used to be accessible under their profiles and a link near their avatar. From what St. Chris is saying, those will return.
This is just a guess, but when they moved platforms to clustered servers and added a bunch of widgets, I think their techincal challenges increased exponentially. It has been my experience that sometimes different VB widgets do not play well with each other creating technical challenges/nightmares and those can increase exponentially when you move to a clustered platform. I believe their highest priority is up-time and speed, so some widgets may come and go until they can get them work properly without causing the site to come to a crawl needing their frequent intervention.
St. C, am I close to the target or am I a blind man who can't shoot the broad side of a barn? (probably a little bit of both).