# Can't access Straight Dope Main page!?! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 29, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-straight-dope-main-page/221631 "2003-12-29T21:40:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-straight-dope-main-page/221631/1 "2003-12-29T21:40:17Z")
The SDMB is up, but I can’t get the Straight Dope main page. :eek: What is going on? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-straight-dope-main-page/221631/2 "2003-12-29T21:54:10Z")
Just a WAG on my part, but a lot of people have the week off and we’re getting even more play than we would normally. That will cause spot outages as the server responds to demand, mostly by dropping all the traffic it can’t handle, I bet it’s gonna be like this most of the week. Sorry 'bout that, folks. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-straight-dope-main-page/221631/3 "2003-12-29T23:20:18Z")
It’s better now. I just thought it was unusual that I could bring up the SDMB but not [Straightdope.com](http://Straightdope.com). Maybe I was accessing the Bizzaro Dope?