I think stoot and kukubee ( alpha.glitch.com/forum/gene... ) are mumbling and grumbling about the same thing - making me speculate that we may see a "tweak" with the avatars coming...
I think we need to come up with some kind of fictional character to blame the down-time on, like the Tumbeasts or the Fail Whale. Something with 'stoot' in the name. ;)