Sites going dark in mere hours!

[whitetiger1]

Yes, they CAN get the message. Whether or not they IGNORE IT is an entirely separate issue. You aren't making much sense.

You aren't making sense or being obtuse and pie in the sky ideal one of the two. Must be young or trust government a lot because you don't understand what "gets the message" means

 

[Incariol]

You aren't making sense or being obtuse and pie in the sky ideal one of the two. Must be young or trust government a lot because you don't understand what "gets the message" means

Your failure to communicate in written English really isn't my problem.

You are the one who went from a bizarre claim that blacking out websites equals a claim to own the internet, to the idea that said black outs are directed at the government, to the claim that Congress is literally incapable of reading email... You really aren't in much of a position to be criticizing other people's posting at this point, especially when you cap it off with a cute ad hominem.

 

[FriendlyJosh]

Please don't insult each other, isn't good guys, BTW here's a great video for anyone who wants to quickly learn about protect IP Twitpic - Share photos and videos on Twitter

 

[MikeK]

Fark is whited out for the day. Now what am I supposed to do, work?

 

[Tigg]

Signed google's petition. Hope others sign or email their reps.

Thanks FriendlyJosh for the thread and info.

 

[FriendlyJosh]

craigslist went dark too!! there's so many sites, thousands, this rocks! Today is moment in history, a internet moment.

 

[FriendlyJosh]

Signed google's petition. Hope others sign or email their reps.

Thanks FriendlyJosh for the thread and info.

No problem, thank you so much for signing!

 

[Michie]

Some websites are blacked out today to protest SOPA. That's good, because SOPA could destroy the renaissance of sacred music in our time...

 

[Antigone]

It won't work Washington is to dumb to get the message, I know from all the work many of us put into before everyone acted so concerned they just parrot it's good.

When people told their senators they would stop voting for them if they supported SOPA/PIPA, they got the message very quickly. According to Gawker, four of them have dropped out already.

I think Facebook would go dark. The world would freak out.

 

[whitetiger1]

Looking at it in the light of a new day I understand how these sites feel but it will matter little. Most sites that went dark only are used by certain segments of society, most I see are geek news sites, Linux sites, and the like. It would have made a huge difference if Facebook went dark for a few hours or if the news sites did.

This PCWorld article is good:

SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts | PCWorld

and here are better alternatives to wiki if needed (I was surprised Encyclopedia Britannica is still around)

Wikipedia Alternatives: What to Do When Wikipedia Goes Down | PCWorld

 

[whitetiger1]

When people told their senators they would stop voting for them if they supported SOPA/PIPA, they got the message very quickly. According to Gawker, four of them have dropped out already.

I think Facebook would go dark. The world would freak out.

Agree.

 

[whitetiger1]

PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed

 

[Brooklyn Knight]

I think Facebook would go dark. The world would freak out.

You make it sound like it's a bad thing.

I want Facebook to enter the same figurative grave that AOL Homepages and Myspace occupy.

Twitter, you're next!

 

[judechild]

Oh no, wikipedia's back up again...

 

[FriendlyJosh]

You make it sound like it's a bad thing.

I want Facebook to enter the same figurative grave that AOL Homepages and Myspace occupy.

Twitter, you're next!

Twitpic protested all day. I didn't expect facebook to do anything, never been a fan, woulda been shocked if they protested. Glad Google and wikipedia stepped up though, and the thousands of other sites. Mozilla, Craigslist etc...

 

[whitetiger1]

Oh no, wikipedia's back up again...

Still dark here, goes to the page than to the blackout page

 

[Vasallus]

I don't see the big deal. Therea re so many other places to look for information. I wouldn't miss wikipedia if was gone all together.

 

[pgp_protector]

I don't see the big deal. Therea re so many other places to look for information. I wouldn't miss wikipedia if was gone all together.

You don't see a big deal with the government trying to censor the web?

 

[whitetiger1]

I think he was talking about Wikipedia

 

[Tigg]

" If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a city, state or country for a day or a week."

No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down? - Yahoo! News

I at first wanted nothing to do with puters and the net. Now, I would not want to do without.