Hi folks, as some of you have noticed, we've had some connection issues on the server today; you might experience different errors like "sql connection errors" or be unable to connect at all, etc.
Terribly sorry about that - it's a system-related issue and happens now and then, although not that regularly. Usually you just need to wait maybe 10 to 15 minutes and it'll be sorted out (the hosting service provider gets automatically notified, and they usually just restart the affected web or database services).
If this gets too frequent, I'll make some noise about it, but it's usually not too severe or prolonged an issue. Will monitor and take note - sorry for the trouble / inconvenience / anguish / withdrawal symptoms, etc.