The problem with this kind of stuff is the lack of information. To actually find out whats going on one needs to register an account first to find only mere spculations on what might've happened. No offense, i think you're doing a great job, but if you want to keep new players and therefore the community alive, it would be nice to have a short notice line "offline for maintenance" or so in the news on the main page. That'll definitely help to prevent the 'occasional' players from leaving, who'd otherwise enrich the community 
Cheers,
Umpani
