Reddit shutting down to protest SOPA/PIPA

[gloweyjoey]

always use it as ONE of your sources, not the definite source.

It is simply asinine to say wikipedia is one source at all as it is not. It is a compilation of sources. Just about all the information is cited in the articles and when its not it will usually state that citation is needed. If youre going to use wikipedia for information, you still need to check the actual source of the information. If the source cited is not legitimate or the citation doesnt exist, it's only common sense not to use that information as the cited source is not reliable.

If you see something on wikipedia you know is misleading or even flat out wrong, and you know a legitmate source(text book) and you dont submit it, you are a troll and just as asinine as someone who cites wikipedia.org as a source on thier term paper or what have you.

 

[Foie]

Either they're for realz and this is where I say "Good for you, at least you have an ideology to follow" or this is how you turn standard server maintenance into a web-wide advertisement of your board.

Yea if wikipedia goes down, half of the countries students grade will go down by 80% XD

NEVER trust Wikipedia, always use it as ONE of your sources, not the definite source. I've seen stupidity layered with misinterpretation on more than one occasion - remember that the Wiki "writes itself", whatever you find there is a compilation that's not necessarily correct.

Wikipedia was found to be about as accurate as Encyclopedia Brittanica, just so you know. It's still smart to cross reference though.

 

[Costello]

It is my belief that shutting down GBAtemp to protest against SOPA would be arrogant.
We aren't important enough to be noticed by decision-makers.
And if the point is to raise awareness, a discussion thread (or a home page article) is sufficient.
On the day this all happens, I'm sure there will be plenty of active threads on the subject here.

 

[chyyran]

No matter how many people protest SOPA, it's still going to go through. Why? Because politicians are the puppets of the entertainment industry in the USA and they are trying to push through a bunch of non-realistic bullshit to treat people who download worse then paedophiles and actual criminals who are a real threat to a society.

And do you know why this is? It's because the "entertainment industry" is really a giant organized crime group hell-bent on controlling the world. And they do this by bribing the idiots in the US government and controlling our minds with music and movies. This is their plan to control the internet, and allow them to brainwash us even more, and make us shell out our money.


And I find it kind of funny that the RIAA website has a yellow rating on Avast WebRep.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

And do you know why this is? It's because the "entertainment industry" is really a giant organized crime group hell-bent on controlling the world. And they do this by bribing the idiots in the US government and controlling our minds with music and movies. This is their plan to control the internet, and allow them to brainwash us even more, and make us shell out our money.

Irony is that you're on a video gaming forum. Corporations are evil and they brainwash us but fuck yeah I'll still buy Resident Evil.

EDIT: And if you don't think the game industry is as accountable then you're wrong. Sony has huge holdings in other media (music and film especially) and Microsoft is kinda the center of all PC development, I mean it's goddamn Windows. And Nintendo's just kinda only in the video game corner but they still support a SOPA-type bill (not specifically SOPA but they have urged for a bill that would essentially do what SOPA is trying to do).

 

[chyyran]

And do you know why this is? It's because the "entertainment industry" is really a giant organized crime group hell-bent on controlling the world. And they do this by bribing the idiots in the US government and controlling our minds with music and movies. This is their plan to control the internet, and allow them to brainwash us even more, and make us shell out our money.

Irony is that you're on a video gaming forum. Corporations are evil and they brainwash us but fuck yeah I'll still buy Resident Evil.

EDIT: And if you don't think the game industry is as accountable then you're wrong. Sony has huge holdings in other media (music and film especially) and Microsoft is kinda the center of all PC development, I mean it's goddamn Windows. And Nintendo's just kinda only in the video game corner but they still support a SOPA-type bill (not specifically SOPA but they have urged for a bill that would essentially do what SOPA is trying to do).

You're right , unfortunately, that truly is the irony of it all. And that's why it's so effective, because we suck it all up, because we want to suck it up. But they don't want us to get brainwashed for free, oh no, we have to pay to get brainwashed, and anyone who downloads shit isn't brainwashed enough, according to them. This is their way of getting to the latter, so that they'll pay to get brainwashed and wallow in money.

And I do think that the Gaming industry is accountable for this as well. Gaming does fall in the "entertainment" catagory. And the ESA straight out supports SOPA.

 

[shakirmoledina]

i wonder if facebook and google can go down for 12 hrs. who knew we could create the apocalypse ourselves.
but this is a huge deal that such websites are going on earth hours/ internet hours

 

[Deleted_171835]

Oh no, reddit is going down.

What will I do all day? Go outside? O:

 

[ProtoKun7]

Oh no, reddit is going down.

What will I do all day? Go outside? O:

What's an outside?

 

[DCG]

Oh no, reddit is going down.

What will I do all day? Go outside? O:

Fresh air is indeed good for you


I think a lot of people would panic if google or facebook would close for a day :/
But I also think it would be a good wake up call for a great deal of people :s

 

[gloweyjoey]

Oh no, reddit is going down.

What will I do all day? Go outside? O:

Fresh air is indeed good for you


I think a lot of people would panic if google or facebook would close for a day :/
But I also think it would be a good wake up call for a great deal of people :s

Reddit going down is truly not as significant as a site like Wikipedia going down for sure.

Yes,, Google and/or Facebook going down would definately be way more significant then Wikipedia going down but they would never participate in something like this because for them all that downtime means lost revenue, and they have quarterly profits to worry about, not whether government/media company controled ISPs start telling you what sites are acceptable for viewing.

 

[Deleted_171835]

Reddit going down is truly not as significant as a site like Wikipedia going down for sure.

It is significant. Job productivity rates will go through the roof on that day.

 

[Kiaku]

Wikipedia is an unreliable source, Reddit is full of bs, Minecraft's for little kids, and what the heck is even Destructoid? Oh, a game review site. Cool.​

 

[Midna]

Wikipedia is an unreliable source, Reddit is full of bs, Minecraft's for little kids, and what the heck is even Destructoid? Oh, a game review site. Cool.​

Destructoid is full of shit.

 

[Kiaku]

Destructoid is full of shit.

Sh*t as in positively, or negatively?

 

[Midna]

Negatively.

 

[Rydian]

Wikipedia is an unreliable source, Reddit is full of bs, Minecraft's for little kids, and what the heck is even Destructoid? Oh, a game review site. Cool.​

The point is actually that they're popular sites and the movement is likely to bring more attention to the issue.

 

[kthnxshwn]

Wikipedia is an unreliable source, Reddit is full of bs, Minecraft's for little kids, and what the heck is even Destructoid? Oh, a game review site. Cool.​

GBATemp, folks.

 

[Thesolcity]

I was under the impression that only non-profit sites could perform a blackout due to blackouts being illegal if you have shareholders in the U.S.

 

[Rydian]

Non-profit and shareholders aren't the only options, as privately-traded means no outside shareholders but also doesn't necessarily mean non-profit.