Posted by Oft-Arbiter(VIP) on June 11, 2000 at 15:15:00:
In Reply to: I think what the misguided 'pissed' is trying to say is... posted by SB on June 11, 2000 at 15:08:46:
Dio's VIPs are given 5 status options which we are free to apply as we see fit. These options are "UP", "LAGGY", "DOWN", "DEAD", AND "LOCKED". Up and laggy are self-explanatory.
We use "DOWN" for those instances where the game has been down for a short-while, will be up soon, is down and is within the control of the imps, and so on.
We use "DEAD" for those instances where the game has been down for a long time, may or may not be up within the next few days, is at the whim of fate(not under direct imp control), and so on.
We use "LOCKED" for when the game is wizlocked I guess, though I've never seen it applied.
Since the menubar says "DEAD" you can assume that most of us have no idea when the game will be up, and that it has been down for quite some time. From the general rumor concerning the game, it's not a machine problem, but is the result of an outside problem for which there is no "quick-fix" like rebooting, kicking it, or tossing it out the window.
So, settle down, it'll be up when it's up.
You can safely assume that Dio will make it perfectly clear when the game has been taken down for good. I refer you back to the April's Fools joke.