I'm sure this was a scary experience for anyone with coins on that exchange. I think this really highlights the fact we need to secure our coins asap rather than leaving it in the exchanges
I tell you those few moments of downtime could mean a lot especially when there is no prior notification to that effect by the management of the site and you have tons of funds on it. I have been there when blockchain.info just went offline, without any notification, I almost turned to something else even though the amount involved was small but it was all I had. Livecoin has been fond of doing maintenance every now and then and they just need to really do something about it.