Yes, there was a thread by David Clark a week or two ago with an apology for the oversight.
My take on it was that the staff at ME is so small, that when one of them takes a (well deserved) few days off, it takes a big chunk out of the staff resources. (There is David and Diane, anyone else in the office to help, or is it just those two?)
We are allowed to take holidays, of course, but with hard deadlines for 2 magazines, I can certainly understand the odd mistake or two.
Another JohnS