Here is what I hate about the blackout idea:

1 - you will have no way of knowing who is winning during this time. Maybe Schwan and the DS have some more tricks up their sleeves 2 - most people on this site don't truly understand the implications of even a 1 to 2 week blackout. Catastrophic is an understatement. It will be worse than anything anyone here has ever experienced in their lives. Nearly everything is touched by the internet in some way shape or form and disrupting everything for even 2 weeks could lead to literal years of backlog and bullshit.