Quote Originally Posted by Barraind View Post
I mean, you can announce you're having a 24 hour down time spanning December 23-24, and you'd probably be considered dumb for doing it then instead of the 16-17th.

Thats pretty much the point of this entire thread.
That's subjective. I think it's dumb to come here when maintenance has almost ended to complain, rather than raising your voice 'back in December'.