I just saw this “trouble” maintenance announcement when I logged into
Flickr tonight. It struck me as very nicely done. Clean, subtle, yet you
know there is something going on.  The placement is nice and out of the way, and the message is short, sweet, and to the point.  You might say it’s even more reasurring than a “don’t panic” badge might have been. 

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