It was nice because people didn't make "The Apple Store Is Down" threads. But then it was not nice because (I kid you not) people instead made "The Apple Store Is Not Down" threads. Then I stared at the bamboo I was gnawing on, look at my computer screen, back at the bamboo, back at the computer screen... the bamboo was set down, knuckles were cracked, and threads were smashed.
Actually I never set the bamboo down. I just hoped other moderators did it. I was too busy balancing my checkbook so I could purchase an iPad when the store went down.
As Doctor Q said though, overall the horror was less horror than we (or at least I) had built up in my head and people were mostly civil.