So, what the heck happened?
Some absolutely crazy stuff, that’s what! It’s been a few months, so I guess we were due for an absolute implosion.
What I initially thought was the problem actually wasn’t the problem. As it turned out, our sister site was apparently getting completely hammered by a mysterious force. That caused almost everything to crawl and die (including NE).
Things seem to be in working order now. I’m still somewhat concerned, so I won’t say for sure that everything is completely fixed. I have more optimism than last night though, that’s for sure.
It’s 2 AM here now, so I won’t even bother with updates. Be prepared for an onslaught of catch-up news in a few hours…