The Internet Blackout

[Brownie101]

I'm actually kind of sad that Steam didn't go on the blackout. I mean, Steam's Massive. If Valve could've given it maybe 1-2 hours downtime in opposition to SOPA, it could have had some impact.

 

[jboking]

Really rather surprised that the Escapist isn't fully blacked-out. I know they are a small sight, but every bit helps. I mean, Destructoid is closed, why not the Escapist?

(I really would have loved to see the SOPA front for the Escapist with the Jimquisition "SOPA Passed" episode on the front)

 

[Meight08]

Really rather surprised that the Escapist isn't fully blacked-out. I know they are a small sight, but every bit helps. I mean, Destructoid is closed, why not the Escapist?

(I really would have loved to see the SOPA front for the Escapist with the Jimquisition "SOPA Passed" episode on the front)

because its zero punctuation time and they really need the add money if it was on a day with no surge in users it might actually happen.
its just on the perfectly bad time for the escapist

 

[mcnally86]

I'm actually kind of sad that Steam didn't go on the blackout. I mean, Steam's Massive. If Valve could've given it maybe 1-2 hours downtime in opposition to SOPA, it could have had some impact.

Impact to gamers not congressmen. Who are we fighting the people who are against SOPA or ourselves?

 

[Solo-Wing]

Why is Facebook normal!? Do they WANT to invoke my anger!? THEY PROMISED A BLACKOUT!!!

 

[lacktheknack]

I will be going out in the sun *Gasp!*

I'd do that, except it's going to be -50 degrees Celcius with wind chill.

Oh well.

 

[seraphy]

We've thought quite a bit about it, but unfortunately can't afford to take our site offline on our best traffic day. We need the money the site would lose in traffic to pay people who make content for us.

We did have a more drastic blackout skin ready to go, but are going to instead link people who are interested to EFF's blacklist site [http://blacklist.eff.org/] up top in the logo and try to talk about it in our news stream. Sorry we can't afford to be more dramatic about our activism, we'd certainly like to be.

Ahh. I appreciate you sharing your reasoning. And I do understand, bit disappointed perhaps but still.

And doing something for this is obviously better than doing nothing, so thanks for that.

I also apologise if I came up as being overly critical of your site.

 

[FalloutJack]

*Starts passing around candles*

Anyone care for a round of singing?

Well this song seems most appropriate. Well, at least the title anyway.

I like this one better...


BWA HA HA HA HAAA!!!

 

[Sky Captanio]

Why are so many of the sites that said they'd blackout still up.

 

[Richardplex]

Really rather surprised that the Escapist isn't fully blacked-out. I know they are a small sight, but every bit helps. I mean, Destructoid is closed, why not the Escapist?

(I really would have loved to see the SOPA front for the Escapist with the Jimquisition "SOPA Passed" episode on the front)

Sort of preaching to the choir no?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

This doesn't seem to be effecting me any. Although I did check just to see how committed some of those sites really were. Some of them, not so much. Like Facebook, not at all.

 

[Giftfromme]

I'll be lonely and right over swallowing propaganda any day.

If this is how you feel, why are you here?
Your stance puts you at odds with practically everyone on this site (staff included).

You haven't "converted" anybody. In fact everyone is just ignoring you now.

Which is exactly what I'm going to do too.

So you ignore as much of my posts as possible and attempt to take comments out of context whilst failing to address the main points.

You can only ignore the truth until you cannot reply without changing your view, something you and this community seem unwilling to do regardless of the facts presented to them. You refuse to read a Bill which you are so readily willing to pass judgment on and then somehow claim mass ignorance is acceptable?

This is why I think democracy is a waste of time.

Yes friend, get rid of democracy. Anarchy for the win!!!!!!!!!!! FIGHT THE POWER. ALL PEOPLE IN DEMOCRACY ARE EVIL AND STUPID

 

[FalloutJack]

-Snip-

Off topic a bit: Umm...weren't you punished recently for talking like this? Does the term "Pattern Recognition" mean ANYTHING to you?

 

[FalloutJack]

-Snip-

Off topic a bit: Umm...weren't you punished recently for talking like this? Does the term "Pattern Recognition" mean ANYTHING to you?

Just report and move on. Don't feed the trolls. Everyone should just not talk to Jimbo or The cool Kid since they seem to be the only two who support this bill. Which I'm 99% sure they are the same person or somehow know each other and just like to troll people.

If they are actually two random different people and DO actually like this bill then I feel a little sadden that such rude, close minded people exist. Oh I knew their were already rude closed minded people before, but these two take the cake.

Anyways OT: I hope this blackout works, I read that three of the supporters already drop out. So here to hoping that SOPA and PIPA do not get pass. If they do then I do see either two things happening.

1) It gets quickly repel due to all the hate that the people say about it.
2) the Government says "Fuck you" to everyone and keep it and there no more fun on the internet.

Which I'm looking at mostly option one. Hopefully.

Actually, that was Jack's Patented Anti-Feed. I get a laugh and he gets to eat crow. Tested and proven effective.

 

[crystalsnow]

I found something pretty interesting:

While wikipedia has gone blackout, ONE PAGE IS STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Anyone wanna guess what that page is?

Spoiler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship

EDIT: This page is open too I suppose, but it makes sense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

 

[FalloutJack]

-Snip-

Off topic a bit: Umm...weren't you punished recently for talking like this? Does the term "Pattern Recognition" mean ANYTHING to you?

What's wrong with that post? Ignorant isn't an insult; it simply means "Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular". As the user has admitted to not having read the Bill, he is technically ignorant about it. Also speaking of moderation it may be wise not to be condescending, as that's how your post comes off of.

You're right. You're doing fine. Here, this'll keep you from drowning.

*Hands you a glass of water*

Ta'!

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

A bunch of porn sites are down for it...

...

...so I've got nothing to do...

 

[lord.jeff]

The only site I've seen black out is Wikipedia, truthfully it's rather disappointing I was hoping for mass panic.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/166182/its-just-gone

 

[shrekfan246]

Now imagine if they got the porn sites to go down. Half the internet would burn over that.

In the immortal words of Doctor Perry Cox:

"I'm fairly sure if they took porn off the internet there'd only be one website left and it would be called "Bring Back The Porn."

OT: I don't really have an OT comment. I support whatever the blackouts stand for but don't participate? I'm not exactly a frequent visitor of many sites other than this one, though, and I find it hard to think that WoW would be taken down for twelve hours over something like this.

 

[jboking]

Really rather surprised that the Escapist isn't fully blacked-out. I know they are a small sight, but every bit helps. I mean, Destructoid is closed, why not the Escapist?

(I really would have loved to see the SOPA front for the Escapist with the Jimquisition "SOPA Passed" episode on the front)

Destructoid isn't closed. They just changed the title/main page.

http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/index-reviews.phtml?t=reviews

Still up and running.

I was pretty sure that was just the archived pages. I didn't see any new stuff being put up. At the very least, they did more than the escapist did.