# Info about the outage **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 22, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843 "2016-04-22T19:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/61 "2016-04-23T00:28:02Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Yep. I keep getting logged out. Same, and it’s super annoying. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/62 "2016-04-23T00:39:24Z")
Back, but the web page name in my URL line is a ridiculously long string of incoherent alphanumerics. I’m used to just changing the number of the forum to jump, but now it’s off the page. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/63 "2016-04-23T00:44:20Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Your SDMB new password should NOT be one you use to protect bank accounts or other sensitive information. My SDMB password _is_ my most sensitive information! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/64 "2016-04-23T00:47:49Z")
Looks like the Straight Dope has been, er, straightened out. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/65 "2016-04-23T00:49:09Z")
I’d like to thank whichever intern was in charge of sending me the boilerplate form e-mail I received when I inquired about the login problem. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/66 "2016-04-23T00:50:46Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Done. Changed it to PASSWORD, same as I use for everything from e-mail to sensitive bank accounts. President Skroob, is that you? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/67 "2016-04-23T00:52:17Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > Same here. Ditto. (Having to log in each time.) Also, multi-quote did not work. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/68 "2016-04-23T00:52:27Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > I’m in with my usual password. I have no idea what that password is since it’s saved in Chrome. I sent 3 requests for access yesterday a few hours apart. I got no reply to any of them, then an email with all three responses at 4:16 this morning. (4/22) Weird. My three were sent at 4:17 am. I feel slightly less important now. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/69 "2016-04-23T00:52:57Z")
I’ve also had to log in multiple times. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/70 "2016-04-23T00:57:35Z")
I’m not getting logged out or having to log in multiple times, but threads are not marked Read once I read them. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/71 "2016-04-23T00:59:17Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Man, that was awful. I hope it never happens again. > > I thought I’d been banned or something. And that was not what you were expecting? 😉 > [@GuanoLad](#): > > The worst part was the not knowing. There needs to be a range of places where we can get info - Twitter, Facebook, Google+, the Giraffe Boards, somewhere anyone can access just to be informed. Agreed. It might actually be preferable to temporarily replace the entire site with a simple text page with any known status information, instead of serving up a crippled site. At least that way folks have some vague idea of what’s happening and at least know that “it’s not just me”. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/72 "2016-04-23T00:59:30Z")
I’m back. What a long day. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/73 "2016-04-23T01:00:57Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > The worst part was the not knowing. There needs to be a range of places where we can get info - Twitter, Facebook, Google+, the Giraffe Boards, somewhere anyone can access just to be informed. I tried Twitter–various hashtags-- but only reached one person from the board, CCitizen. Also tweeted @Str8dope\_com but no reply. Finally found the FB group. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/74 "2016-04-23T01:01:31Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’m not getting logged out or having to log in multiple times, but threads are not marked Read once I read them. Also seems to be the case with me. I think SDMB is still a little bit busted. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/75 "2016-04-23T01:01:42Z")
I was spontaneously logged out once, don’t know if the problem will persist. Another problem I just noticed: the multi-quote function didn’t work the one time I tried it. The multi-quote above was done manually. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/76 "2016-04-23T01:06:24Z")
It’s been a few months since I was here. Did I miss anything? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/77 "2016-04-23T01:07:08Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Whew, back. > > We have no reason to think anyone got unauthorized access or stole passwords. Nonetheless, to be on the safe side, it would be a good idea to change your password. Your SDMB new password should NOT be one you use to protect bank accounts or other sensitive information. Exactly. Great frustration awaits whoever tries using this pwd to try and get to any of my other presences. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/78 "2016-04-23T01:07:38Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > Also seems to be the case with me. I think SDMB is still a little bit busted. Like it’s not saving cookies, or something? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/79 "2016-04-23T01:11:09Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > We’ve taken measures to protect ourselves from another attack. You’ll appreciate that I can’t tell you what they are. It’s hardly a secret. I can see the armed man that’s taken up station next to my computer. Ummm…he is working for you guys, right? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/80 "2016-04-23T01:20:47Z")
> [@Reluctant\_A](#): > > Like it’s not saving cookies, or something? or they are being saved to some hackers server… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843.md?page=5)