Last time it was a problem in the database. The time before that a server fried. More than once its been DOS attacks. This one looks like some sort of logjam.
Im sure John will get it cleared up eventually, but this is a huge complex multi-server, multi-user system with lots of hardware and software that all has to mesh perfectly to work at maximum performance levels.
Somethings always going to snap. Never know when or what or if its natural or DOS. Lots of people hate us and would love to see us go belly-up.
War is hell. So are computer systems. If it can go wrong it will.
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Thanks for your updates. At its absolute worst, FR is magnitudes beyond any other website on the internet in its ability to collect and disseminate accurate information.
And when FR is out of commission completely, Freepers can go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/ for updates on FR status and to carry on discussions.