That's true but I don't think using the word bitcointalk was down is best in describing the situation, i experience the short outage also but it doesn't last, i think this will be the second time it will be happening in less than two weeks if am not mistaking, aside from the one that lasted upto 3hrs some months back, i think it's more of a maintenance time when such happened and we can regard it as as a period the forum go under maintenance for some updates on it site.