# The board is down? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 11, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057 "2011-02-11T19:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/1 "2011-02-11T19:52:57Z")
I’ve been cut off from the board or totally unable to access for more than an hour. Not the first time it happens, is it something between me and the board or was the board down for an hour? ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/2 "2011-02-11T19:55:26Z")
Only to sound slightly snarky, but more in a teasing manner - if the board were down, how did you post your message? ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/3 "2011-02-11T20:04:40Z")
On a cluttered board like the Straight Dope you need dramatics to attract readers. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/4 "2011-02-11T22:03:27Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > I’ve been cut off from the board or totally unable to access for more than an hour. Not the first time it happens, is it something between me and the board or was the board down for an hour? I"ve been on the Board off and on since 7AM. It totally took a dive more than once, although it only went down for me for 5 mins or so at a time. You couldn’t even open the homepage of the SD. Bad server! Bad server!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/5 "2011-02-12T02:46:06Z")
The Board goes down for you? Damn, I knew the Mods got some perks, but… Hey! There’s no mandatory rotation, is there? ETA – I have been informed that the idiom I’m thinking of is “goes down on.” [Emily Litella]Never mind[/Emily Litella] ---
**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:** [February 12, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/6 "2011-02-12T16:25:06Z")
Sometimes the servers are down for maintenance/upgrade. Usually we hear about this beforehand but not always, sometimes it just happens on the fly. Everything seems fine now. Sorry you were inconvenienced. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/7 "2011-02-12T16:36:24Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Sometimes the servers are down for maintenance/upgrade. > > Usually we hear about this beforehand but not always, sometimes it just happens on the fly. > > Everything seems fine now. > > Sorry you were inconvenienced. Well I just wanted to know if it was coming from me, maybe something on the string of connections. It happens from time to time for me for other US servers I go to. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-down/571057/8 "2011-02-12T22:16:27Z")
Invaluable link which I always turn to when I can’t get through to a site. [Down For Everyone or Just Me?](http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/)