<p>I think that turning off the servers is not going to do much, many people are just going to assume a site is broken (not something you might want to promote).</p>
<p>I think a more practical approach would be to replace a site with a single page explaining what is happening. Taking a site offline will in most cases inconvenience users more than raise awareness and understanding.<br>
Perhaps a server configuration to give everyone an information page. Short sweet and to the point with a "more information" link and a "continue to site as normal" link. <br>
Don't byte the hand that clicks your links ;-)</p>
<p>But when it comes to internet and politics, what do I know? Surely nowhere near as much as the people at digg and redit. Two sites the absence of which is going to cripple the internet and inspire articles about the billions the economy has lost in productivity!</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 16, 2012 11:00 PM, "James Morris" <<a href="mailto:jwm.art.net@gmail.com">jwm.art.net@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
apparently it's been shelved.... at least sopa has, but not pipa.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/internet-wins-a-victory-as-sopa-is-shelved" target="_blank">http://www.neowin.net/news/internet-wins-a-victory-as-sopa-is-shelved</a><br>
<br>
i've been thinking about blacking out my site - not that i get much<br>
traffic either.<br>
<br>
James.<br>
<br>
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On 16 January 2012 02:05, nic dan <<a href="mailto:dungeons88@hotmail.com">dungeons88@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Yes, I agree - shut the site<br>
> I'm having my own 'no internet' day as my own protest, [ and that's hard,<br>
> I'm an absolute addict] and have been publicising info about SOPA on<br>
> PuppyLinux forums<br>
> Bl**dy corporatism laws!!<br>
><br>
> Aitch :)<br>
><br>
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> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:45:13 +0000<br>
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> To: <a href="mailto:kent@mailman.lug.org.uk">kent@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br>
> Subject: [Klug-general] Internet Shutdown Wednesday 18th<br>
><br>
><br>
> Are we shutting down the Kent Lug website on Wednesday?<br>
><br>
> In short large parts of the Internet will shutdown for 12 hours Wednesday<br>
> afternoon.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/533" target="_blank">http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/533</a><br>
><br>
> My thought is that we probably ought to<br>
><br>
> Comments?<br>
><br>
> Peter.<br>
><br>
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