El Pollo Guerrera
Grimlock
His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jan 18, 2012 0:31:17 GMT -5
I like the idea of the blackout, but I think by announcing it the blackout is not going to have as much of an impact as it could have.
If Wikipedia just shut down for a day without telling anyone... now THAT would get the people talking.
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stealthamo
King Koopa
Something stupid
#AJAll
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Post by stealthamo on Jan 18, 2012 0:44:18 GMT -5
You know, if you have a script blocker site, and you block Wikimedia, like I did to get rid of those annoying banners, but not wikipedia, you can still access the site as normal. Also, you can google whatever you want to look up on Wiki, and get a cached page of that article.
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Dr. T is an alien
Patti Mayonnaise
Knows when to hold them, knows when to fold them
I've been found out!
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 18, 2012 1:44:26 GMT -5
You know what I am a little surprised isn't taking part in this all? Pornhub and websites like it. They would be just as much at risk, I would think, and it might make a hell of a stink. You can't mess with someone's access to porn and get away with it.
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Post by juvijuiceisloose on Jan 18, 2012 1:59:43 GMT -5
You know what I am a little surprised isn't taking part in this all? Pornhub and websites like it. They would be just as much at risk, I would think, and it might make a hell of a stink. You can't mess with someone's access to porn and get away with it. They're probably not shutting down because if Wikipedia, reddit, twitpic, etc. shut down. What do you think those people who would normally frequent those sites are gonna do with their free time?
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Post by Cam on Jan 18, 2012 2:05:14 GMT -5
Easy way to get around the Wikipedia blackout - just press the cancel button before the black page appears.
Then you can use Wiki as usual.
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Sc
Don Corleone
Must think of something witty to put here...
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Post by Sc on Jan 18, 2012 2:08:08 GMT -5
It didn't shut down. I guess they realized this would only get people mad at them. Or maybe I just have the wrong date.
Edit: Oops I was wrong, it's just that NoScript prevents this stupid blackout as long as you have Wikipedia and Wikimedia revoked.
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Post by Cela on Jan 18, 2012 2:16:40 GMT -5
Well they started it before midnight, so I am annoyed.
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2012 2:19:53 GMT -5
Well they started it before midnight, so I am annoyed. Well, before midnight in your area at least. It was after where I live.
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Paco
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Paco on Jan 18, 2012 2:21:09 GMT -5
Well they started it before midnight, so I am annoyed. The perils of living in the West Coast. Think positively...it will be back at 9pm for us ;D
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mizerable
Fry's dog Seymour
You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva. The lowest.
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Post by mizerable on Jan 18, 2012 2:51:42 GMT -5
I don't have ad blocker or anything, but if you get desperate...you can still allow the page to load enough then stop loading the page and it won't come up.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 18, 2012 2:51:54 GMT -5
I still get on totally normally.
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Post by Munkie91087 on Jan 18, 2012 3:34:59 GMT -5
Saw this on Reddit and thought it was absolutely hilarious. Very tied to the current Wikipedia blackouts.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2012 3:39:01 GMT -5
twitter.com/herpderpediaSo somebody made a Twitter account JUST so he could retweet ALL of the sad yet hilarious tweets about Wikipedia being dead. People...swear to god.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Jan 18, 2012 5:19:14 GMT -5
Wanna get on wiki? Go to google, type in the thing you want to search for, find the wiki link but instead of clicking on it, click on 'cached' and view the page undisturbed.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 18, 2012 5:35:06 GMT -5
We live in a sad, sad world when Wikipedia goes down for 24 hours for a great cause and the Net freaks.
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MiLB Fan
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jan 18, 2012 5:53:10 GMT -5
For those with smart phones, the Wikipedia app still works. A message about the pending legislation appears at the top of each article, though.
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Paco
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Paco on Jan 18, 2012 6:01:30 GMT -5
Wait...Flickchart's down too? I needs to ranks my movies!!! f*** this blackout!!! ;D
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Wailing Fungus
Dennis Stamp
Soaring like eagles on pogo sticks.
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Post by Wailing Fungus on Jan 18, 2012 7:26:22 GMT -5
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Jan 18, 2012 8:09:48 GMT -5
I have seen people joking on twitter that Wikipedia is blocking people from looking up SOPA.
Those people should go to Wikipedia. Those pages you can access.
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2012 8:29:17 GMT -5
@fakewikipedia has been hilarious so far.
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