Comment on Is Hacker News Slow for You?Comments−pg16yWe finally have an explanation for what happened. Our site was turned off by our hosts, who couldn't believe the traffic was legit. Maybe time to look for a different hosting company...http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283430−lotharbot16yConsidering what a big deal "reliability" is to most hosting companies (and customers), this is a shockingly stupid response.−TallGuyShort16yWow - and they didn't even contact you about it? I thought this had been a pretty high traffic, well known site for a while.−zck16yWas there a large jump in traffic, or are they just not willing or able to host a site of this size?−tlb16yNo, it was fairly gradual.
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We finally have an explanation for what happened. Our site was turned off by our hosts, who couldn't believe the traffic was legit. Maybe time to look for a different hosting company...
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283430
Considering what a big deal "reliability" is to most hosting companies (and customers), this is a shockingly stupid response.
Wow - and they didn't even contact you about it? I thought this had been a pretty high traffic, well known site for a while.
Was there a large jump in traffic, or are they just not willing or able to host a site of this size?
No, it was fairly gradual.