Last year, I reported with great remorse the , a six-year-old user community specializing in Windows Media Center.

For reasons I didn't understand (and still don't), Microsoft had acquired the site years earlier and then abruptly decided to shut it down. The only saving grace was that many of the user forums were moved to , ultimately landing in the section.

Much as I treasured The Green Button as a resource, I didn't make that move myself. I didn't like the look or format of the Experts Community, and the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth.

So imagine my delight in discovering that . Once again there's an active place to ask questions, share information, discover new add-ons, read reviews, and vent frustrations (because, let's face it, Windows Media Center can be frustrating).

Much like its predecessor, the new Green Button offers active forums on all things WMC: software, tuners, extenders (like the Xbox 360), Windows 8, and so on.