Welcome to the server nate! I'm also new here. Cheers!
The server has crashed and nobody is able to log in at the moment. The Administrator has noted that he is aware of the situation and he is working on trying to get it running--the reason for the downtime has not yet been disclosed. He did state, however, that the server is down against his own will. All we can do is be patient until the server is back up. It's been quite a few hours so it's safe to assume this isn't an easy fix and it might take a while.
I'm sure somebody will scream in the shout box (located at the top of the forum) when the server is up. (: