Hyperlobby has been a great resource for the flight sim community for years and years. At this point though, it's dated, cumbersome and sorely in need of a revision which Jiri will not do (he's said so repeatedly over the last few years and has been invisible for at least the last 12 months).
I stopped using HL about 5 years ago for a couple basic reasons that make HL pale in comparison to other server-finders (like Xfire and the now unsupported AllSeeingEye). For one, it has tight limits on the length of your user name and mine was always 2 or 3 digits too long always requiring some type of wierd abbreviation. Second, is the chat room scrolling across the bottom. It's mostly populated with inconsiderate, potty-mouthed wannabes usually talking about something completely unrelated to flying, flight sims or this community. And lastly, it's become a bit convoluted and can be awkward for new users to get sorted (witness all the threads on myriad servers about
"...not being able to get HL working properly".
Don't get me wrong though, it's a sad day when this originally great product from Jiri goes the way of the 'zone', but not because of any recent functionality as much as nostalgiac reasons.
My .02c
Besides, now maybe Galen Thurber will really be forgotten.
TB