Something to consider - if HN doesn't go dark it may become a refugee camp for a good chunk of bored reddit users (c. 70m daily pageviews), which could lead to a radical change in HN's userbase.
Good to support, too.
Poll: Do you think HN should go dark in protest of SOPA?
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#22I like the solidarity angle. I think that it would be great if there was information about how HNers could use their voice to affect change. Similar to how americancensorship.org gives visitors instructions on how to do something about it.
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#23Something to consider - if HN doesn't go dark it may become a refugee camp for a good chunk of bored reddit users (c. 70m daily pageviews), which could lead to a radical change in HN's userbase. Good to support, too.
I'm afraid.
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#24No because anyone who already reads HN already knows SOPA. The only thing that will be effective is if sites that normal non-tech people visit go dark.
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#25Yeah, and do your best to shut everything else on the internet down too.
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#26Is it just me or when I read "dark", my instinct is to think "down." More likely it will probably be replaced with something SOPA-related, may be even interactive? So net, we'll still probably be here, just as engaged, but focused on this one thing for a day. All of a sudden this doesn't sound too bad nor meaningless.
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#27Why is shutting down considered a good method of protest. Why not just donate money to the political opponents of those who support SOPA? SOPA is about money, not about public opinion.
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#28Because the law-makers in the USA are really going to be concerned that a website they have never heard of, frequented by a community of people who probably don't donate too much into their campaign pockets, has gone 'off the air'...
Right... go for it...
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#29Let's make the headlines read: "Hundreds of the largest web sites went black today in protest of SOPA" The more black sites, the more powerful the message. It really needs to be pervasive, and it can't be limited to just tech companies.
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#30Anyone who cares about Hacker News already opposes SOPA. Anyone who supports SOPA would be glad to see Hacker News down for a day. What's the point of shutting down Hacker News again?
I think it's supposed to be for solidarity. It's not to raise awareness on HN as much as show that we are right there with the others.
It's going to be a pretty painful day for HN readers without it.
But this might be a good thing. We will have to struggle through a day's worth of a world without HN and be motivated to do something about it.
+1 for blackout for me.