hey folks, sorry for the downtime this morning on simply forums / simply fired contest.
seems that during our recent upgrade we left some sand inside one of the servers. our sysadmin cleaned that up, and we now return you to your regularly scheduled firings.
note: please don't believe the rumors about our sysadmins tying one on last night & driving donuts in the parking lot, with our servers in the back of a red camaro wearing a couple of lampshades. nothing could be further from the truth. ahem.