Hi page-cup,
This is not ironic; that is on purpose; we left this forum open as otherwise, no one would be able to post a question about not being able to access this forum.
The first year, we allowed it to be used as a backdoor for first-time questions. But now it would fragment the content, as each question should also help others. If answered here, it would be harder to find.
With this being said, I will move it to the Q&A Forum
If you want to clear your access problems, please use this Site Issue forum.
Cheers