I have been reworking the site all weekend. You could see errors or have other problems during the process. Please be patient, this is a big project. The site could be under construction for quite a while.
I also updated the forum software this week. The new version forces members to change their password if it is the same as your member name. An email was sent about it but if you try to access pages before you change it you'll be directed to your control panel. That sounds like what happened to you RI Swamp Yankee. Try resetting your password and see if the redirect goes away.
Most pages on the site are being moved to a new content management system that uses the forum's user database and styles. You'll notice the familiar forum look on the home page and elsewhere. I will gradually move all parts of the site to this new system and the links and classified sections will be replaced with compatible versions.
When completed the forum, photopost, blogs, classifieds and links directory will all use the same member login and permissions.
Here are a few examples of pages that were moved to the new content management system this weekend: