dang et al, "Service X is down" is not "news". Kinda feels like points-farming. Anyone caring that X works is gonna know it's down - they can't work! And prob

dang et al, "Service X is down" is not "news". Kinda feels like points-farming. Anyone caring that X works is gonna know it's down - they can't work! And probably why they are at HN ;) HN as an "is service X down?" detector is less reliable than trying the actual service :) If HN is gonna keep letting people post "X is down" no worries. But it seems worth a flag.