# Never seen this before

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-this-before/233590>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 11, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-this-before/233590 "2004-03-11T01:01:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-this-before/233590/1 "2004-03-11T01:01:43Z")

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“Sorry. The administrator has disabled this bulletin board at the moment for maintenance.”  
Well. There you go. Carry on about your business.

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**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-this-before/233590/2 "2004-03-11T01:35:45Z")

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How refreshingly honest.

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-this-before/233590/3 "2004-03-11T03:44:29Z")

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If the techs have to take down the message board for any reason, that’s the default message that you’ll see when you try to read the boards. They could put up some other message, if they have the time and need to do so.