# Site in Read Only Mode?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/928165>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/928165 "2020-12-16T05:36:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/928165/1 "2020-12-16T05:36:33Z")

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Just got this message

> This site is in read only mode. Please continue to browse, but replying, likes, and other actions are disabled for now.

so I’m checking it.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/928165/2 "2020-12-16T05:49:58Z")

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/928165/3 "2020-12-16T05:50:13Z")

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See this thread.

> [@Testing...read only? \[Message about site being in read only mode\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-read-only/928166):
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> Hello. Is it me you’re looking for?