# Can somebody check that the server is fully plugged in? (Spotty availability)

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**Created:** [July 1, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352 "2019-07-01T17:21:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352/1 "2019-07-01T17:21:04Z")

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I’m just wondering if something’s up, since the board’s availability seems compromised, like when a table lamp flickers because the outlet is loose.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352/2 "2019-07-01T17:56:56Z")

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See the “Wicked fast” thread.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352/3 "2019-07-01T17:55:42Z")

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See the “Wicked fast” thread.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352/4 "2019-07-01T17:58:05Z")

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I asked the guys upstairs to check on the hamsters. They haven’t gotten back to me yet except to say they were going in … might be like Thunderdome. Let’s see who comes out.

Sorry for your inconvenience.

Jenny  
your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352/5 "2019-07-01T17:58:24Z")

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But I COULD post that message so maybe that’s a good sign.

Jenny