tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post6821093625895172173..comments2024-03-19T02:13:47.823-05:00Comments on Unlocked Wordhoard: Official Staffordshire Hoard SiteDr. Richard Scott Nokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-67765929015097909452009-09-29T09:56:16.140-05:002009-09-29T09:56:16.140-05:00The website was never actually down, response time...The website was never actually down, response times decreased as the server was inundated with requests. <br />I wouldn't have used the "Dark Ages" quote if I had a choice.....Daniel Pettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-17754392618985331552009-09-27T08:37:21.078-05:002009-09-27T08:37:21.078-05:00The hoard website was mentioned in the original pr...The hoard website was mentioned in the original press release, so I think it's part of the whole coordinated PR operation, which has been done very well indeed I think. However, I can testify that it was offline within hours of the news hitting the web, having been thoroughly overwhelmed... It looks like the place to check for updates.<br /><br />(I quite like the term Dark Ages. As long as you remember it's only relative, it seems to avoid the difficulties of 'late Antique' and evokes the sort of mystery that medievalism thrives upon.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com