Wikipedia Blackout

[Useruser666]

Yeah. "Goal was achieved". I'm just "talking about it" to make people "aware" that there was no blackout. Is that too hard to comprehend?

I will grant you that Wikipedia did not totally take their page down. But I don't think that was necessary. If you went to the English language page and didn't cir vent the "blackout" message, it fits the definition of a blackout in many ways. In the military sense of hiding lights from the enemy, as in the lights are still on (web page still up), but they can’t be seen. Also, definition #6 is pretty dead on. Other than that I feel it’s just semantics.

blackout [ˈblækaʊt]
n
1. (Military) the extinguishing or hiding of all artificial light, esp in a city visible to an enemy attack from the air
6. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) the suspension of radio or television broadcasting, as by a strike or for political reasons
vb black out (adverb)
1. (tr) to obliterate or extinguish (lights)
2. (Military) (tr) to create a blackout in (a city etc.)
4. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) (tr, adverb) to stop (news, a television programme) from being released or broadcast

As of what will happen now, I think this article touches on that:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...you_happy_now/

Open ... and Shut In response to internet technology companies leading a rousing protest against SOPA and PIPA, these bills appear to be doomed to ignominious defeat. Even the co-sponsors of these anti-piracy bills are deserting their legislation, leaving the tech world to cheer its success.

But what kind of success did we achieve?

As written, the SOPA and PIPA were bad bills. They deserved criticism and lots of second thoughts. Through protests led by Wikipedia, Google, and others, the anti-SOPA/PIPA crowd managed to get the ear of Congress and, to a lesser degree, the general public, and shout down bad legislation.

And that's the problem, actually. The shouting.

Former Mozilla CEO John Lilly captured this best, arguing, "What’s extremely discouraging to me right now is that I don’t really see how we [the tech world and the US Congress] can have a nuanced, technically-informed, respectful discussion/debate/conversation/working relationship."

[Axe Murderer]

more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...ive/Learn_more

thoughts?

i like to pick my butthole

[stretch]

i like to pick my butthole

kill that got phillip if you ever see him, pls. kthx

[TDMVPDPOY]

but who uses wikipedia man? that most unis/colleges dont accept information and quoting from that site...