# Weak guys. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087 "2013-05-23T03:17:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/1 "2013-05-23T03:17:58Z")
The board goes down for “Scheduled” maintenance during peak hours? Either the board went down yet again and nobody wants to admit it, or… It’s beyond ridiculous to take the board down during peak hours. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/2 "2013-05-23T03:19:41Z")
First word problems. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/3 "2013-05-23T03:20:20Z")
> [@Ibn\_Warraq](#): > > First word problems. “The”? It looked okay to me. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/4 "2013-05-23T03:23:56Z")
I thought “scheduled” means you have to declare it before. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/5 "2013-05-23T03:30:35Z")
> [@Ibn\_Warraq](#): > > First word problems. I’ll have the last word. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/6 "2013-05-23T03:30:44Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > “The”? It looked okay to me. I think he was talking about “weak.” It should’ve been “week.” ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/7 "2013-05-23T03:47:48Z")
it’s always daytime somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/8 "2013-05-23T03:56:10Z")
I love this board heart and soul…I am completely addicted to it. Which is why it absolutely blows gibbon balls when it is down for any length of time. Which happens far too often, given the stable nature of VBulletin software. I think we really do have hamsters and squirrels at this point. Nothing else makes any sense since we won’t get a reasoned explanation from the great admins in the sky. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/9 "2013-05-23T04:00:27Z")
I know, right? It is pathetic for a board that is ranked 97 out of all boards on the Internet in terms of popularity that has a great staff to be this dysfunctional. ---
**Author:** ![panaccione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/10 "2013-05-23T04:04:08Z")
Lol. Chill out Anonymous User. You will live. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/11 "2013-05-23T04:06:43Z")
You don’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/12 "2013-05-23T04:15:22Z")
> [@panaccione](#): > > Chill out Anonymous User. Was there a reason you didn’t tell **FoieGrasisEvil** the same thing? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/13 "2013-05-23T04:38:12Z")
The OP’s thread title “Weak Guys” refers to unspecified certain users who can’t cope with Life, the Universe, and Everything when the board goes down. The admins like to schedule some “unscheduled” downtime now and then to cull the herd. ---
**Author:** ![panaccione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/14 "2013-05-23T04:38:56Z")
Oh, nevermind. I thought you started this thread. Chill, Shakes. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/15 "2013-05-23T04:49:12Z")
It cracks me up to realize how hooked I am on that good Dope. When the board goes down, I start looking for that methadone to hold me over. I start visiting websites I haven’t been to in ages. Websites I forgot about. Nothing hits that spot till the dope is back in the veins though. ---
**Author:** ![Mathematics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathematics)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/16 "2013-05-23T05:14:39Z")
I found out because I searched a somewhat time sensitive topic on Google and found a result on the SDMB. I didn’t check the site before clicking so I was surprised to find out that it was the SDMB, and disappointed to see that it was down. Thankfully it came back in time! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/17 "2013-05-23T05:31:21Z")
Wasn’t it Edwin Meese who said the SDMB is more addictive than cocaine? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/18 "2013-05-23T10:05:41Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Wasn’t it Edwin Meese who said the SDMB is more addictive than cocaine? I think it’s _Mice_. You’re thinking of geese. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/19 "2013-05-23T10:22:18Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > I think it’s _Mice_. The SDMB is more addictive than Mice? > [@](#): > > You’re thinking of geese. Well, NOW I am! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/20 "2013-05-23T11:12:33Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > The board goes down for “Scheduled” maintenance during peak hours? > > Either the board went down yet again and nobody wants to admit it, or… > It’s beyond ridiculous to take the board down during peak hours. > WTF? That is the stock message that the current server farm throws up when they are working on problems, even if the problem is unscheduled. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087.md?page=2)