# Slight problem with the database ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/97780>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 12, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/97780 "2002-03-12T04:28:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/97780/1 "2002-03-12T04:28:06Z")

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> [@](#):
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> There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.  
> Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.  
> An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.
> 
> We apologise for any inconvenience.

So help me God, if I get this damned error one more time … I’ll … I’ll…  
Ah, hell. I guess I’ll just go on to bed.

But it is frusrating. Dammit.

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**Author:** ![ScoobyTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@ScoobyTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScoobyTX)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/97780/2 "2002-03-12T04:40:51Z")

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How do you think the “Technical Staff” i.e. Jerry feels about the flood of e-mails he gets when the database gets a kink in it?

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**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/97780/3 "2002-03-12T04:41:11Z")

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**Homebrew** I got that message too for about 10 minutes, then I tried again and all is okay again 😃

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**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slight-problem-with-the-database/97780/4 "2002-03-12T22:14:36Z")

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Yeah, I keep getting this too, and it does always start working again really soon, but it’s still intensely irritating.

I can only imagine how our Tech God must feel about it if He does in fact get an email from the boards every time one of us gets this error message.