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Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« on: January 16, 2012, 05:52:00 PM »
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http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/16/wikipedias-community-calls-for-anti-sopa-blackout-january-18/

Wikipedia is protesting SOPA by going offline for a day. Discuss.
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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2012, 06:11:46 PM »
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Well...at least I'll have an excuse for an unfinished 5 page science report.

       
                                                

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2012, 08:05:53 PM »
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Well...at least I'll have an excuse for an unfinished 5 page science report.

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2012, 10:01:42 PM »
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something tells me the SOPA bill and the NDAA bill are written by the same person. as the bills' pretty much work together with each other.

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2012, 10:11:23 PM »
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Well...at least I'll have an excuse for an unfinished 5 page science report.

My teacher don't allow us to use wiki as a reference.
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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2012, 11:15:31 PM »
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My teacher don't allow us to use wiki as a reference.
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Because wikipedia has false information of school projects or so.

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2012, 12:20:09 AM »
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Because wikipedia has false information of school projects or so.

I know.
The big part is because ANYBODY can modify the information, so it's not reliable.

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2012, 01:02:01 AM »
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wikipedia has been reliable for me, they got bots that detect changes and revert them within seconds, and some pages are even locked
if you read something like bananas only grow in africa, then it's pretty obvious it's false. :s

anyways, im glad wikipedia is protesting it.

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2012, 02:12:29 AM »
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I know.
The big part is because ANYBODY can modify the information, so it's not reliable.
You're supposed to use the reference links at the bottom, where the real information is

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2012, 11:37:52 AM »
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http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/16/wikipedias-community-calls-for-anti-sopa-blackout-january-18/

Wikipedia is protesting SOPA by going offline for a day. Discuss.

One day? That's a pussy protest.

I don't know if the legal system works this way (and what I'm about to say is remarkably shortsided, I have only a few minutes on the computer ATM), but it should should stay down until the bill is scrapped or something.
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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2012, 03:46:34 PM »
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Thank goodness, another thing off our shoulders.

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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2012, 04:04:08 PM »
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One day? That's a pussy protest.

I don't know if the legal system works this way (and what I'm about to say is remarkably shortsided, I have only a few minutes on the computer ATM), but it should should stay down until the bill is scrapped or something.
It's actually not.
It's a big organization, it has an affect. Just like a postal office or w.e shutting down for a day. Makes a big impact, just maybe not you in specific.


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Re: Wikipedia is protesting SOPA
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2012, 04:11:04 PM »
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So is RND going to do the same?