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years ago, it was known as Slashdot effect or slashdotting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect Can we ca

by frik 13y ago

years ago, it was known as Slashdot effect or slashdotting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect Can we call it the HN effect?

ableal 13y ago
> Can we call it the HN effect? We can, but a more general term would be more useful. Crowd crashed?
- ly 13y ago
  Crowd crashed seems like the perfect word for this.
- mhb 13y ago
  Crowdead?
- jalfresi 13y ago
  I thought that is exactly what "slashdotting" was
- unfunco 13y ago
  Why don't we just stick to the HTTP code and error message, 503 service unavailable.
maccard 13y ago
It can also be called the reddit hug of death.
rkuykendall-com 13y ago
Also known, lovingly, as the "reddit hug"