Definitely seems like someone is messing around. Seems like a good sign that it goes up and down, but still shows the same page when it's up.
The Prepare For relaunch is underway I feel sure
Btc-e is a huge money printing machine, no fucking way on earth are they going to walk away from it. Despite all the morbid ghouls on this thread and their doom-mongering, BTCE will relaunch but with All TrollBox Bans Lifted, and free sex on the guided tours of their new Bulgarian offices