I have a question... and a suggestion...

What is up with IRC 4 out of 10 times I try to go on I can't get on. (Unable to connect, etc) My question is, why? What has been up with IRC, I was gone for like 2 weeks, and IRC seems messed up...

My suggestion:
Back up server:
Make a back-up server, if one goes down go to that one. If one gets flooded or DOSed or whatever go to that, fix the main one. And go back to that one... just a suggestion, I don't know much about IRC, and it may show...