It is shut down pending a web server upgrade. The online player stats are/were being hit with a bunch of automated programs that refresed the page constantly. This doubled the outgoing traffic from the server. For reference the outbound traffic was 4 times higher than the forum traffic at peak times.
When I find a little time, I'll upgrade the server to reduce the outbound traffic even if it is hit with stupid automated scripts.
Proud member of "the most paranoid group of people in the community"