The "stylesheet" is a basically text file with a bunch of computer code that makes all the text and other content of the website appear where it should. So you have one file that has all the content on a webpage that by itself just shows up in a top to bottom format then the stylesheets takes that page, manipulates where and how that content is displayed (like font size and style, background colors, aligning things left/right/center or varying degrees of those qualities, etc). It used to be all that stuff would be written right into a webpage but they started using stylesheets a while back so web designers wouldn't have to type the code up over and over again. If the stylesheet screws up or is missing you get what we saw yesterday, just all the elements of the page with no styling or formatting display from top to bottom. I had to learn all this crap recently for my own little adventures otherwise I would not ahve known that.
I agree that this site drops the stylesheet far too often. It doesn't even really make sense unless someone or something is yanking it out of the appropriate folder on the web server. I'm not sure about the new design but when this has happened in the past it has prevented me from logging in.
Drew... I am curious how you go about saving the CSS file and pointing your browser to it to make the site load properly when this happens. Could you provide an explanation when you get a chance? It would be very helpful. Thanks.
And totally off topic... I hope ya'll are enjoying your Christmas or whatever you are doing. I'm just sitting here writing (website stuff actually) but I did call my mumsy earlier. All fine by me though. I'm appreciating the fact my apt building is free of screaming people, howling dogs and general chaos today. IT'S A X-MAS MIRACLE!! lulz...