People, if I'm not mistaken, didn't a new ask cryptic January 2012 thread go up about a week ago so we could start submitting questions? If I'm correct, could somebody please provide the link for it because I can't find the thread with the search function.

Unfortunately you are incorrect, no official "Ask Cryptic" thread was posted, however their was a thread posted called "A Febuary Ask Cryptic?"... Players were asking if others would like to see the return of "Ask Cryptic".

That's what I must have seen. Thanks for clarifying that. It's sad to see the engineering reports and ask cryptic thing has been scrapped. Sigh...