Well, it has been done: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2056629
Re:Dropbox Web 5xx Error?
by foobarbazetc on Monday March 21, 2011 @11:06PM
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I've upvoted you, because this is ridiculous.
Not just any website! A website of a YCombinator funded startup. A website for a service with which most of us have accounts. A service that wasn't working because it was down, thus affecting our DATA!!
I doubt we'd post a CNN 404, but a CNN 5xx might be HNewsworthy. Especially if 4chan was to blame.
Maybe we can discuss how to startups can handle planned downtime situations?
you can down vote. have field day!