These are testing times we have been in the last few days. The site and forum have literally been under a full scale assault. And don't for a minute think it's a coincidence or just some bored kids trying to hit SR for fun. No fucking chance of that. Whatever is going on, is a coordinated, planned out attack on this community and all of us. Maybe it's the same forces that were trying to manipulate the price of BTC by hitting the exchanges, hitting SR to shake up confidence& see the effect it would have on BTC value. Maybe it's competitors like BMR/Atlantis. Maybe it's extortionists who are demanding they be paid off and won't attack.Maybe its LE. There is a lot of bitching going on about "I can't place my order! What the fuck" or "This fucks up my business, I can't vend. I'm going over to Atlantis" "Man the site is still down, SR has shitty security".Yeah everyone is affected. Buyers, vendors, forum members, staff, mods, DPR. But that's the price we pay for being apart of this place. Shit hits the fan sometimes, and that's life. Dread Pirate Roberts and his team have been fighting off whatever threats nonstop for days now. A lesser man would have said "ok, fuck this. I didn't sign up for THIS SHIT" and runoff with everyones BTC and there would be no recourse ever. But obviously he's not. What about the good times? What about the months/years (for some of you) of benefiting in some way from this site/community/idea? We're all here because for some reason Silk Road was a dream come true. And some scum want to take that dream away from us. I for one will NOT abandon.I will stay here as long as it takes. I will not go over to Atlantis and BMR, becauase, well.. fuck them. I'm not going to be manipulated by outside forces to give up on SR come hell or high water. I'm going to stand with DPR, Silk Road, and this community no matter what. And believe me, when DPR is done, this place is going to be a fortress. That's how much faith I have in the guy.If you aren't going to stick around during the bad times, then don't bother coming back for the good times.