# What's up with Rotten.com? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286 "2009-02-03T18:23:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/1 "2009-02-03T18:23:02Z")
I won’t post a direct link to it as some of their material can be offensive, but anyone know what the deal is with it? The site hasn’t been updated for well over a month. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/2 "2009-02-03T20:44:43Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > I won’t post a direct link to it as some of their material can be offensive, but anyone know what the deal is with it? The site hasn’t been updated for well over a month. Updates have been done only occasionally for a couple years now. Or so I’ve heard. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/3 "2009-02-03T20:49:07Z")
Have you checked their contact page and sent them an email? ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/4 "2009-02-03T20:56:17Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Updates have been done only occasionally for a couple years now. > > Or so I’ve heard. 😉 Actually they were done on a daily basis up until this past December 23rd. Then they just stopped. > [@Duckster](#): > > Have you checked their contact page and sent them an email? Yes. No reply. ---
**Author:** ![motomoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@motomoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motomoon)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/5 "2009-02-03T20:58:55Z")
Daily Rotten is still updated regularly. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/6 "2009-02-03T21:12:02Z")
> [@motomoon](#): > > Daily Rotten is still updated regularly. It is. But the today section isn’t. I wonder why? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/7 "2009-02-03T21:13:32Z")
Perhaps the author is lying dead in the gutter somewhere, enjoying the attention of photographers. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/8 "2009-02-03T21:28:57Z")
I miss those shock sites. [Ogrish.com](http://Ogrish.com) was great until it turned into basically a graphic news page. Ah, those were the days. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/9 "2009-02-04T00:17:38Z")
It has had sporadic updates for almost a month. The site has done this before when the guy has gone on vacation or had stuff that kept him busy. ---
**Author:** ![cletus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/10 "2009-02-04T03:27:16Z")
Speaking of [ogrish.com](http://ogrish.com), why can’t I go to that site without having to log in? I made a account there long ago and don’t remember the username anymore. No great loss really since there are plenty of other shock sites. I just always wondered what happened to them. ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/11 "2012-03-20T01:48:57Z")
Last update now over a month old. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/12 "2012-03-20T03:03:18Z")
You’ve been trying for three years? ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-rotten-com/484286/13 "2012-03-20T05:10:09Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > You’ve been trying for three years? Can you think of a more appropriate site to check for zombies?