# The Great Outage **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 22, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846 "2016-04-22T23:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/101 "2016-04-25T04:48:15Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > No, it doesn’t. It’s the fact that you chose to nitpick a casual statement by another poster that makes you a fucktard. It wasn’t nitpicking, unless you and **Senegoid** actually think that the outage was an “emergency”, dumbfuck. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/102 "2016-04-25T04:51:19Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > It wasn’t nitpicking, unless you and **Senegoid** actually think that the outage was an “emergency”, dumbfuck. You seem a mite testy. Did your boss at 7-11 yell at you again? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/103 "2016-04-25T04:55:13Z")
This thread is beginning to make clear why there are so many more horses’ asses than there are horses. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/104 "2016-04-25T04:56:59Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > It wasn’t nitpicking, unless you and **Senegoid** actually think that the outage was an “emergency”, dumbfuck. You were making a remark that was irrelevant to the point of the thread. You’re a wanker. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/105 "2016-04-25T05:04:47Z")
[Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency) > [@](#): > > **Definition of _emergency_ for Students** > > plural emer·gen·cies > : an unexpected situation that requires immediate action \ > > **Medical Definition of _emergency_** > > plural emer·gen·cies > > ``` > : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action: asa: a sudden bodily alteration (as a ruptured appendix or surgical shock) such as is likely to require immediate medical attentionb: a usually distressing event or condition that can often be anticipated or prepared for but seldom exactly foreseen > > ``` > > **Legal Definition of _emergency_** > > plural emergencies > > ``` > 1 > : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action > > 2 > : an urgent need for assistance or relief <a state of emergency> > > ``` As you can see, there are varying definitions of _emergency._ ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/106 "2016-04-25T05:10:39Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > You were making a remark that was irrelevant to the point of the thread. You’re a wanker. An internet message board being down is well beyond any rational definition of relevant. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/107 "2016-04-25T05:12:46Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency) > As you can see, there are varying definitions of _emergency._ Which one of your definitions apply to the SDMB? Medical? Legal? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/108 "2016-04-25T05:15:29Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Which one of your definitions apply to the SDMB? Medical? Legal? Since you left off student, how about that one? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/109 "2016-04-25T05:16:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Since you left off student, how about that one? OK, I’ll play. How does student apply? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/110 "2016-04-25T05:19:07Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > OK, I’ll play. How does student apply? Wow. short memory. You must be older than I thought. Post 104. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/111 "2016-04-25T05:23:21Z")
What 'immediate action" is required when an internet message board is unavailable??? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/112 "2016-04-25T05:28:40Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > What 'immediate action" is required when an internet message board is unavailable??? Making it available. Since the Board is a source of ad revenue, there would be a certain level of priority to getting it up again. There’s also the risk of losing some members that can also result in a possible loss of revenue. Of course, no one cares if _you_ leave. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/113 "2016-04-25T05:32:07Z")
And on another note, I only had to log in here twice this morning. It seems the board is beginning to remember me. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/114 "2016-04-25T05:32:31Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Making it available. Since the Board is a source of ad revenue, there would be a certain level of priority to getting it up again. > There’s also the risk of losing some members that can also result in a possible loss of revenue. “A certain level of priority” is not an emergency. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/115 "2016-04-25T05:36:40Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > “A certain level of priority” is not an emergency. An emergency doesn’t need to be life-threatening to require immediate action. And frankly, you’re not fooling anyone(besides yourself) with your twisting of language. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/116 "2016-04-25T05:38:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > An emergency doesn’t need to be life-threatening to require immediate action. A message board being down doesn’t require immediate action. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/117 "2016-04-25T05:48:09Z")
Just testing out the multiquote function. > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > A message board being inaccessible is not an emergency, by any definition. > [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > This thread has inspired me to talk about asses. > > You’re a dumbass. > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Well, that’s settled, then. :dubious: > [@Colibri](#): > > It was settled a long time ago. You being a dumbass is one of the most firmly settled propositions on the board. > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > You’re serious then? An internet message board being down qualifies as an emergency in your world? > > Really? > [@Colibri](#): > > No, it doesn’t. It’s the fact that you chose to nitpick a casual statement by another poster that makes you a fucktard. > > But it’s clear you’re not capable of understanding that. It’s working fine, now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/118 "2016-04-25T06:04:51Z")
By golly, yes, multiquote works fine! 😃 Another thing that works fine now is being able to stay logged in. For instance, without logging in again I can make this post pointing out that **D’Anconia** has an honorable mention in [the SDMB Worst of the Worst thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790905). To be fair, though, not everyone has universally expressed the belief that **D’Anconia** is a dumbass. There appear to be a number of posters who have firmly expressed their belief that they’ve never heard of him and don’t give a shit, so he has that going for him. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/119 "2016-04-25T06:59:39Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Shut up, Tex! Hey! Well, sez you, you…you…_Thai stick_! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846/120 "2016-04-25T08:19:29Z")
Well, it at least had the decency to happen in a weekend with nice weather… Friday was particularly boring at work, though _yawn_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-outage/752846.md?page=7)