No update has even happened yet as LoveBlue mentioned. We'd have seen a stickied notice saying so.
It's working for me fine with a few hiccups and it not loading or Connection reset (which is definitely a server side issue). Just refresh/reload... go do something else or read something else and just check back. Getting hot and bothered and angry over a forum not working is well counterproductive.
Yes emails are optional per the settings in the Control Panel. I don't know why WDYS is having 'issues' and not getting emails. Could be that people are not able to post so therefore there's no emails. The fact that the server is going up and down or sporadic hiccups is probably why no emails are getting through.
where's my head banging emoticon....