Reddit shutting down to protest SOPA/PIPA

[Zerosuit connor]

Can GBAtemp.net do this?
@[member='Costello']

 

[rehevkor]

Knowing Wikipedia bureaucracy this could never happen, at least not by the 18th – as Jimbo suggested – someone would have to make an executive decision. As far as I know Jimbo is that only “someone”. Suppose we’ll see on the 18th.

Now, if Google were to shut down (would that even be logistically possible?), we would be in Interesting Times indeed..

p.s. I didn't really know what Reddit is either.

 

[NostalgicMillennial]

DAMNIT!..what am I going to do for my project?!

oh, and for a HELL of an impact, Mark Zuckerburg should shut down facebook for a while (since he announced he is against SOPA)

now THAT would stop the world and get attention. A LOT OF IT.

 

[Costello]

Can GBAtemp.net do this?

i have already posted in this thread

 

[thegame07]

@ zenosuit I agree with what costello said, The people you would be protesting against wouldn't even notice if Gbatemp shut itself down for the day. Therefore it would be tottaly pointless doing it. No disrespect to Gbatemp but you know what I mean.

 

[Zerosuit connor]

@ zenosuit I agree with what costello said, The people you would be protesting against wouldn't even notice if Gbatemp shut itself down for the day. Therefore it would be tottaly pointless doing it. No disrespect to Gbatemp but you know what I mean.

zenosuit?

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

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.

Dammit. The moderators can't even get a day off for protesting.

 

[purplesludge]

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.

Dammit. The moderators can't even get a day off for protesting.

Unionize?

 

[Ryupower]

look like
Wikipedia to shut for 24 hours to stop anti-piracy act

so, no Wikipedia(English-language) for 24h

 

[CrimzonEyed]

I just stoped the page from fully loading XD

 

[prowler]

just block wikipedia.org on noscript
or disable javascript if you don't have noscript
or look for a blocker on userscripts

 

[ProtoKun7]

Or load a page and press Escape.

You know, if you want to avoid the extra effort.

 

[Forstride]

I've probably tried going on reddit by habit at least 5 times already today. ;_;

 

[KingVamp]

Google should shutdown YouTube.

 

[1NOOB]

I just stoped the page from fully loading XD

hahah just did that too xD

 

[Deleted_171835]

I've probably tried going on reddit by habit at least 5 times already today. ;_;

Same here. I'm slowly going crazy from reddit withdrawal. ):

 

[SamAsh07]

YouTube and Facebook should go down in Protest, that'll attract ALOT of attention about this SOPA crap.

 

[ProtoKun7]

I've probably tried going on reddit by habit at least 5 times already today. ;_;

Same here. I'm slowly going crazy from reddit withdrawal. ):

I'm not.

I was crazy to start with.

(I've also been playing hours of F1 2011)

 

[Warrior522]

I've probably tried going on reddit by habit at least 5 times already today. ;_;

Same here. I'm slowly going crazy from reddit withdrawal. ):

Funnyjunk and Memebase are down too... *okayface*

 

[dgwillia]

Ugh, i miss Halolz . I'v tried to log in 4 times today in pure habit.

YouTube and Facebook should go down in Protest, that'll attract ALOT of attention about this SOPA crap.

If Facebook went down, people would start rioting in the streets.