# MAJOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [September 2, 1999, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-system-problems/1131 "1999-09-02T04:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 2, 1999, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-system-problems/1131/1 "1999-09-02T04:58:00Z")
As I’m sure everybody now knows, we’re having some serious problems here. The technical word for it is “screwed.” General Questions is totally non functioning. The other forums seem to be all right – so far – but I’m not making any promises. As our techs work to get things happening, we ask for your patience. We’re trying to get things back to normal – or what passes for normal around here – soonest. Thanks. your humble TubaDiva/SDStaffDiv for the Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![mr\_john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@mr\_john](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_john)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-system-problems/1131/2 "1999-09-02T22:09:00Z")
It’s all my fault isn’t it? And all along we thought it was just a problem I was having. * * * “Pardon me while I have a strange interlude.”-Marx ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 1999, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-system-problems/1131/3 "1999-09-03T12:29:00Z")
Reasonably fast work and dedication on the part of the tech staff seems to have fixed the problem… with no need to drop you in boiling oil, mr john.