Update, 5:30 ET: We’re very sorry for today’s downtime, which was caused by a scripting error that overloaded one of our database servers. We’ve fixed it now and have taken measures to prevent that this sort of error, which should have had relatively little effect on the site’s performance, does not cause such a long period of downtime ever again. Sorry again for the inconvenience, and let us know if you run into any further issues today.

Update, 3:44 ET: We’re very sorry for the continued issues. We’ve now brought all our database servers back into sync, and we expect the site to be running smoothly again in the next few minutes. Please let us know if you continue to have problems accessing any part of the site.

Update: The slowness / downtime is being caused by a problem with one of our database servers, and our staff is working on repairing that server now. In the meantime, we’ll keep the database offline so as not to cause further site timeouts.

We are experiencing a network outage, and our staff at the datacenter is working to pinpoint and resolve the problem now. We apologize for this inconvenience and will have more updates as soon as possible.

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