# Daily Maintenence? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 9, 2001, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401 "2001-11-09T10:01:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401/1 "2001-11-09T10:01:41Z")
I was just wondering, what happens during the daily maintence? a de-frag sort of operation? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401/2 "2001-11-10T02:33:16Z")
IIRC it’s mostly a database back-up, so as not to lose all of our very wonderful, insightful, intelligent posts.I’m sure someone else will be along soon to confirm, or tell you the truth. [crosses fingers]Am I right???[/crosees fingers] ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401/3 "2001-11-10T13:44:26Z")
It’s just a server backup. If you search, you can likely find some specifics on what they actually do. ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401/4 "2001-11-10T14:32:48Z")
Thanks guys, I should of thought of that myself :wally ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-maintenence/92401/5 "2001-11-11T23:01:02Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Gartog_: > > I was just wondering, what happens during the daily maintence? That depends on the forum: General Questions: The load coils are replaced & bearings repacked. This is also when **bibliophage** & **Manhattan** put fresh troll bait in the snap-traps. The bullshit filters are soaked in hot soapy water & thoroughly scrubbed with wire brushes. **Jillgat** goes down to the gym to pump some iron and **DrMatrix** goes down to the local pub and drinks everybody under the table. IMHO: **Czarcasm** uses this time to lean way back in his chair chuckle at the sublimity of his wit. The forum’s suspension springs are replaced weekly. **TVeblen** makes the little folders some new color just to cheeze-off **TubaDiva** who will soon have 17 new threads in ATMB asking why the folders are bright orange, or hot pink, or plaid (in addition to the 12 new threads asking why the boards were down last night). MPSIMS: **UncleBeer** goes off to spend some quantity time with Aunt Whiskey, and **Coldfire** mops up the spilled ingredients from The Ultimate Recipe thread & catches up on all the latest Rush threads. Cafe Society: **Eutychus55** goes through the day’s threads with a fine tooth comb looking for any that have even the slightest hint of possibly being a question. Then with a snow shovel, unloads them all into GQ. **Ukulele Ike** buys plane tickets at the Reader’s expense so he can fly to Italy and do “on location” reports about the latest veal & pepper sandwich recipe. The BBQ Pit: **Alphagene** orders more charcoal birquettes & lighter fluid. **Lynn** orders chocolate from [Godiva.com](http://Godiva.com). **John Corrado** bags the day’s ashes & tosses them into the garbage, and all the the remaining bone & tooth fragments are run through a wood chipper. Great Debates: All attempts at logic are checked for falacies and, if necessary, tagged for the enjoyment of the next day’s dopers. **David B** hooks up the forum flow control valves to his time machine in order to edit posts before they were actually made. **Gaudere** has to wash all the windows because the maid refuses to do it. ATMB: If you press your ear to the screen and stay _reeeeeeeeeeal_ quiet, you can just barely hear her playing… And every month or so **Ed Zotti** changes the spark plugs in the search engine. We’re still not sure what **Cecil Adams** does around here. \*\* [/QUOTE]