# Why does the SDMB poop out at around 2:00 AM every day? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 16, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005 "2002-12-16T03:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/1 "2002-12-16T03:03:29Z")
Everyday the board will go down for about an hour at around 2:00 am. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/2 "2002-12-16T03:39:13Z")
Even the hamsters need a pee break. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/3 "2002-12-16T03:46:05Z")
Routine nightly backup. It cuts out right at 3:30, board time (Central USA), and is usally down for about 40 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/4 "2002-12-16T05:02:19Z")
[FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1959053#post1959053) ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/5 "2002-12-16T07:02:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > \*\*[FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1959053#post1959053) \*\* :eek: :rolleyes: :smack: _ **Muad’Dib** hangs head in abject shame._ ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/6 "2002-12-16T07:06:58Z")
What’s with the newb threads, **Maud**? ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/7 "2002-12-16T07:42:26Z")
It is from my staying up way past my bedtime for the last several nights and not thinking clearly because of it. I am sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/8 "2002-12-16T18:24:52Z")
Too much spice perhaps? Getting lost in the infinite realm of future probability streams? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-poop-out-at-around-2-00-am-every-day/143005/9 "2002-12-17T10:57:53Z")
Actually, I just ducked my head into this forum to ask the same question, since I was obliged to listen to an episode of “Doctor Sixgun” while the hamsters did their thing. I was planning on using the search functionm 'cuz I figured the question was certain to have been raised. I didn’t think of the FAQ either, and was happy to see this in plain sight.