# Ruby-lang.org down?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 25, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438 "2006-08-25T15:56:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438/1 "2006-08-25T15:56:59Z")

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It’s because of digg effect?

Sincerely,  
Minkoo S.

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438/2 "2006-08-25T17:05:11Z")

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Minkoo S. wrote:

> It’s because of digg effect?

Yes. Apparently someone dugg our little experiment yesterday:

[http://digg.com/design/New\_Ruby\_2\_0\_ish\_Redesign](http://digg.com/design/New_Ruby_2_0_ish_Redesign)

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438/3 "2006-08-25T17:41:17Z")

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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:02:54 +0900, “John W. Long” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Minkoo S. wrote:
> 
> > It’s because of digg effect?
> 
> Yes. Apparently someone dugg our little experiment yesterday:
> 
> [http://digg.com/design/New\_Ruby\_2\_0\_ish\_Redesign](http://digg.com/design/New_Ruby_2_0_ish_Redesign)

I thought it was slashdotted.

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438/4 "2006-08-26T13:06:21Z")

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John W. Long wrote:

> Minkoo S. wrote:
> 
> > It’s because of digg effect?
> 
> Yes. Apparently someone dugg our little experiment yesterday:
> 
> [http://digg.com/design/New\_Ruby\_2\_0\_ish\_Redesign](http://digg.com/design/New_Ruby_2_0_ish_Redesign)

It’s finally passed of the front page of Digg so it looks like things  
are back to normal now. Still a little sluggish, but at least you can  
browse it now.

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-down/66438/5 "2006-08-26T13:06:21Z")

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Thaddeus L Olczyk wrote:

> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:02:54 +0900, “John W. Long” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> wrote:
> 
> > Minkoo S. wrote:
> > 
> > > It’s because of digg effect?  
> > > Yes. Apparently someone dugg our little experiment yesterday:
> > 
> > [http://digg.com/design/New\_Ruby\_2\_0\_ish\_Redesign](http://digg.com/design/New_Ruby_2_0_ish_Redesign)
> 
> I thought it was slashdotted.

Not that I’m aware of.