# www.fightthesmears.com is down **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752 "2008-10-13T19:07:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/1 "2008-10-13T19:07:17Z")
WTF?! I am writing an email and want to include a link to [www.fightthesmears.com](http://www.fightthesmears.com), but it keeps timing out. Anyone else having troubles with it? Or able to access it? ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/2 "2008-10-13T19:14:46Z")
It popped right up for me. And it doesn’t appear to be vandalized at first glance, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/3 "2008-10-13T19:22:43Z")
It worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/4 "2008-10-13T19:42:12Z")
Yeah its back. Probably my connection. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/5 "2008-10-13T20:31:19Z")
This website might be helpful in such cases: > **[Is it down? Check at Down for Everyone or Just Me](https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/)** > > Check if a website or service is down or having problems and report your problems! Click now to check/report problems! ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/6 "2008-10-13T20:44:55Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > This website might be helpful in such cases: > [http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/](http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) That link doesn’t work for me. Is that ironic or am I being wooshed?? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/7 "2008-10-14T02:31:13Z")
> [@Gwyen](#): > > That link doesn’t work for me. > > Is that ironic or am I being wooshed?? To my surprise that link goes to a useful website. It’s just you, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/8 "2008-10-14T03:00:18Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > To my surprise that link goes to a useful website. It’s just you, I guess. Now, now, **Derleth** , be nice to the new members. And **Dewey** , remember the golden and guiding rules… ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/9 "2008-10-14T06:51:03Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > Now, now, **Derleth** , be nice to the new members. And **Dewey** , remember the golden and guiding rules… That really is a useful site and not a joke. You enter the URL of the site you can’t seem to reach, and click the “or just me?” link. It then runs some sort of check to see if that server is indeed up. If it is, and you can’t reach it, then the problem lies on your end (i.e. somewhere between your computer and the working server you’re trying to reach). ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-fightthesmears-com-is-down/467752/10 "2008-10-14T13:58:05Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > That really is a useful site and not a joke. You enter the URL of the site you can’t seem to reach, and click the “or just me?” link. It then runs some sort of check to see if that server is indeed up. If it is, and you can’t reach it, then the problem lies on your end (i.e. somewhere between your computer and the working server you’re trying to reach). Allow me to amend my quote (I can change my own, right?): [QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Now, now, Derleth, be nice to the new members. And Dewey, remember the golden and guiding rules… 😛😉 [/QUOTE]