# Fathom is back up... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 14, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523 "2007-08-14T04:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/1 "2007-08-14T04:16:11Z")
In the past when the SDMB has gone down, people have often posted about it over at Fathom, and also posted “it’s back up!” messages. Since Fathom has been down for …_gulp_… A MONTH but is finally back up and working (with a few glitches here and there) I asked TubaDiva if it was ok for me to post a little note here for anyone who may be interested. She graciously said yuppers. [Fathom, slightly wonky, but functioning.](http://fff.fathom.org/forums) Death to Hackers! Long Live Fathom! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/2 "2007-08-14T14:22:27Z")
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/3 "2007-08-14T21:52:19Z")
The Force is strong with this one. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/4 "2007-08-14T22:53:34Z")
About damn time! I mean…uh…YAY! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/5 "2007-08-15T00:07:37Z")
I’ve heard of this place. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/6 "2007-08-15T13:20:49Z")
[QUOTE=phouka] About damn time! I mean…uh…YAY! [/QUOTE] I’ll second that emotion! ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/7 "2007-08-15T14:31:14Z")
Thanks **Opal**. I needed ONE more place to spend hours surfing. That place is kind of addicting. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/8 "2007-08-15T23:27:23Z")
It’s the small town in easy driving distance of this big city. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/9 "2007-08-15T23:56:11Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] Fathom, slightly wonky, but functioning. [/QUOTE] Ah, so everything’s back to normal 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/10 "2007-08-16T02:20:15Z")
Thanks, it’s good to see the place back up. I don’t post much, but in recent times of timeouts it’s good to have a place to go while this board is down. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/11 "2007-08-16T02:39:33Z")
I’m still perplexed by it. Is it for Dopers that have been exiled? I saw you there, **bbs2k**. I want my long name, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/12 "2007-08-16T02:42:59Z")
It’s one of several offshoot boards that some Dopers also belong to, **LOUNE**. There are also a bunch of ex-Dopers that hang out there. GT ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/13 "2007-08-16T02:44:00Z")
Ah. That explains that, then. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/14 "2007-08-16T03:03:48Z")
It has a large portion of posters from the SDMB present and past, but the board isn’t actually an “offshoot” of the SDMB. The present board is an amalgam of the fathom message board that had been around before and had nothing to do with the SDMB, and the “place to say stuff away from AOL’s TOS” board that was set up during the SDMB’s days on AOL. I combined both boards when I changed software. But yes, most of the currently active posters have also posted at the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/15 "2007-08-16T03:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Ah. That explains that, then. [/QUOTE] Like **Opal \*\* said, it’s not exactly an off-shoot, because it does have it’s own brand of originality. But the members do tend to be many current and ex-members of the SDMB. I like to think of it as a sort of MPSIMS-lite, if there ever could be such a thing. It seems a lot calmer in pace and content. Also, the place has a lot of fun game threads. Oh, and then there’s good ol’ kat in the politics forum. Good God, I love** kathaksung\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/16 "2007-08-16T18:33:16Z")
If you’re ever bored, run Kathaksung’s posts through one of those text-to-speech programs. Much hilarity. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/17 "2007-08-19T00:26:42Z")
Alrighty then. There I am. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/18 "2007-08-19T05:42:04Z")
Sweet, **Opal**! I haven’t been over there in a coon’s age. I’ll trot right on over and take a look around at the new (to me) decor! Thanks for the heads up… ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/19 "2007-08-19T17:58:51Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] Good God, I love\*\* kathaksung\*\*. [/QUOTE] Seconded. He alone is worth regular visits. I’m always amazed by his posts. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathom-is-back-up/415523/20 "2007-08-20T07:09:17Z")
The scary part is that I’m pretty sure he’s for real.