[Klug-general] Internet Shutdown Wednesday 18th

[David Halliday]

If they do then that will make people stop and think. It will also give
them something to make a fuss about next time they have a funding drive.

Do you think Wikipedia being off will stir more conversation and active
discussion than if they had a sort of holding page to explain what is
happening?
On Jan 17, 2012 7:40 AM, "Karl Buckland" <buckland.karl at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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