I have no doubt Mr. Butcher is meticulous in making regular backups to his various Forums' databases. I am sure everyone would find it comforting indeed to know none of us is in jeopardy of losing one kilobyte of our precious post counts. Which would of course be an unfathomably tragic loss to the world and the annals of great literature.
It does create an unexpected feeling of anxiety whenever the site goes down, no matter how briefly.
Best regards,
B.