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originally posted by: JetBlackStare
It's beyond weird at this point.
Presumably, or maybe hopefully, the new owners bought ATS out of a fondness or at least a like-mindedness for alternative views and probity.
They should therefore completely understand that their lack of transparency and, indeed, lack of stewardship does not instill confidence in the hearts of conspiracy theorists.
They want us to bring content but they fail to establish a relationship of stability and trust that makes it safe to do so.
My sympathies to staff that has to deal with such a lack of commitment or professionalism.
originally posted by: Degradation33
a reply to: vlawde
I was sorta having fun with playing detective.
Through sites that check other sites and a direct Traceroute I identified the problem was at the host server which returned 100% loss. Also learned it's hosted in Phoenix.
Doing some checking I learned (through gossip hearsay on message boards) a host based in Phoenix (that hosts a number of sites) was down.
I'm 99% at a DDOS attack. Watched net scout and there were a lot attacks happening. Like watching a nefarious worldwide lava lamp of state actors and angry trolls.
Which are also the most likely culprits if DDOS is the case.