Here is an interesting page to bookmark just in case you are having issues with this site or any other Ning site (it has options for other networks too: http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/ning.com.html
The Torch was totally down for over a dozen hours beginning early on Friday, and it's been a little squirrely since then. Ning hadn't issued a statement why all of their networks were down for many hours. It wasn't scheduled.