Quote from: salviel on November 30, 2013, 06:21:03 PM

This is not something I understand...

There is always an influx of new users when the price rises. Each and every time.

It isn't like it just sprang up on us, we have known for almost two weeks that the price was climbing.

Why is it that exchanges do not expand their server farms BEFORE they start being overwhelmed.

The last two major crashes (possibly three) were almost completely due to MtGox's idiocy in this manner.

So, please explain to me why everyone only begins to consider the importance of fire safety once their houses are already burning?

It was more of a bought 5 CO₂ extinguishers and a 1" firehose. But turned out to have needed Halon and 2 2.5" hoses