Sorry, just have to ask considering I've been banned form so many places.

I think its just chat, I can't join either.

The server got a massive DDoS attack from some people who thought it would be a good idea to attack it. I have literally no access to the server whatsoever, so I'm waiting the attack out so that I can fix all of this.

Nobody has been banned. I apologize for the inconvenience, and I'm working hard to get the server back online.

Thank You for the explanation Blake!

Thank You for your hard work also!

I will definitely keep you guys updated. I can't do anything until the server starts responding, but as soon as it does, I will work hard to fight future attacks. This is by far the worst it's ever been.

Chat is now back up for me... seems they've stopped their attack

It looks like everything is pretty much back to normal.

Hmmm I was reading an article today...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/internet-slow-its-fallout-from-largest-known-attack-in-web-history/article10433594/

The server is down again, so it could be what's going on. HWG has been being attacked ever since it was founded, so yeah. Either way, I'm still working on the situation. Hopefully all of this can be resolved soon.

EDIT: It appears that it is just general datacenter problems this time. I'm still looking into the situation.