SOPA blackout

[rhett7660]

Having Facebook and Wikipedia go dark will send a message and inform the uneducated masses that use these sites everyday.

Facebook would be huge.. but I don't see that happening... Huge!

 

[dejo]

Facebook hasn't gone black.

 

[Tilpots]

Wish MR had some sort of presence with the SOPA blackout. An article, a banner ad, something... I'm sure the response is "if it's not Apple related" but it is. Ah well. I emailed my Congreesmen, tweeted them and called one of them. I also signed the petition from Google's link. Hope everyone else does their part, too.

 

[Andronicus]

Sopa/pipa

Would make me proud to see that macrumors is vocally opposed to this bill.

 

[eric/]

Would make me proud to see that macrumors is vocally opposed to this bill.

Agreed.

Should put up a poll.

 

[Andronicus]

Now that wikipedia has gone black, it's unclear whether or not they'll be able to go back.

 

[rdowns]

Now that wikipedia has gone black, it's unclear whether or not they'll be able to go back.

Well played.

 

[iJohnHenry]

Agreed.

Should put up a poll.

It has already been made very clear that MacRumors is not a Democracy, so save your carpal tunnel for something do-able.

 

[eric/]

It has already been made very clear that MacRumors is not a Democracy, so save your carpal tunnel for something do-able.

2. I was referring to the thread where as the OP can actually put up a poll so users can vote whether or not they agree that this site should/should have put up a banner or something.

 

[Shrink]

BTW if you guys need to desperately use Wikipedia, just press escape before it finishes loading.

One of the problems of having fast down load speeds - I couldn't hit Esc fast enough, it loaded too fast.

Not really complaining...

 

[Heebeejeebies]

One of the problems of having fast down load speeds - I couldn't hit Esc fast enough, it loaded too fast.

Not really complaining...

Use google and see cached versions of Wikipedia articles, or any blacked-out website really.

However, I'm all for the blackout, and I think all this talk being generated is helping the cause.

 

[acidfast7]

just use "simple english"

http://simple.wikipedia.org

it's more the speed of some people around here.

 

[MacNut]

2. I was referring to the thread where as the OP can actually put up a poll so users can vote whether or not they agree that this site should/should have put up a banner or something.

What good would that do, we don't own the place nor dictate what Arn does with it.

 

[eric/]

What good would that do, we don't own the place nor dictate what Arn does with it.

Doesn't have to do any good. What good does posting in the thread do? There is nothing wrong or irrational about creating a thread about SOPA and there is nothing wrong or irrational about creating a poll or suggesting that a site participate in the SOPA blackout. Sure MR isn't a democracy, doesn't mean they don't listen to the users of their site.

 

[Shrink]

Use google and see cached versions of Wikipedia articles, or any blacked-out website really.

However, I'm all for the blackout, and I think all this talk being generated is helping the cause.

Thanks for the suggestion about using Google.

Agree about the blackout - I hope it helps in some way.