Originally Posted by operator
Not really.
Would it be better if they just took the server down for a couple of days isntead of having it suffer for several weeks?
Oh how I wish the world worked this way.
Customers, especially when not paying for something, tend to demand that things are available, and if they're not they go elsewhere.
Sometimes it's better to have some occasionaly difficulties for those posting to keep the members and guests who are only reading around - after all they help pay for the site through advertising views and clicks.