Questions About Bukisa....

What I'd really like to know about Bukisa......

Forums. Why aren't there any forums? I'd like to be able to discuss the site and article writing with other members, as well as just being able to socialize. That's one of the best things on a website like this in my opinion. I don't feel like i can get to know anyone here.

Messaging. There doesn't seem to be any personal messaging system here on Bukisa either. I like to be able to write to other people on the site, like I would be able to on other article writing sites like Associated Content, Ehow and Gather.

Friends. I can easily see who my friends are. But who's friends list am I on? It's really hard to tell.

It could be I'm just missing these things, and they're obvious to everyone else. If this is the case, please, someone let me know, so I can start enjoying this site more. One of the best parts of a site like this is communication between members, and I'm just not seeing that here.

Another thing...today I tried to write an article, and it just vanished as soon as I hit the publish button. What happened to my article????

I'd really like to know, I spent quite a bit of energy writing that article, and now I have no idea where it is. Has this happened to anyone else?

I hope some of you will be kind enough to help me out here with these questions, I really want to stay here at Bukisa, but the site can be really frustrating to me. I'll bet I'm not alone in thinking this and having these concerns.