[Klug-general] Internet Shutdown Wednesday 18th

[Karl Buckland]

Amazingly, Wikipedia is doing the same thing. If that doesn't make
headlines then I'm not sure what will.

Karl
On Jan 17, 2012 1:04 AM, "David Halliday" <david.halliday at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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).
>
> 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.
> 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.
> Don't byte the hand that clicks your links ;-)
>
> 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!
> On Jan 16, 2012 11:00 PM, "James Morris" <jwm.art.net at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> apparently it's been shelved.... at least sopa has, but not pipa.
>>
>> http://www.neowin.net/news/internet-wins-a-victory-as-sopa-is-shelved
>>
>> i've been thinking about blacking out my site - not that i get much
>> traffic either.
>>
>> James.
>>
>>
>> On 16 January 2012 02:05, nic dan <dungeons88 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Yes, I agree - shut the site
>> > I'm having my own 'no internet' day as my own protest, [ and that's
>> hard,
>> > I'm an absolute addict] and have been publicising info about SOPA on
>> > PuppyLinux forums
>> > Bl**dy corporatism laws!!
>> >
>> > Aitch :)
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:45:13 +0000
>> > From: pchilds at bcs.org
>> > To: kent at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> > Subject: [Klug-general] Internet Shutdown Wednesday 18th
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we shutting down the Kent Lug website on Wednesday?
>> >
>> > In short large parts of the Internet will shutdown for 12 hours
>> Wednesday
>> > afternoon.
>> >
>> > http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/533
>> >
>> > My thought is that we probably ought to
>> >
>> > Comments?
>> >
>> > Peter.
>> >
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