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by missing_cipher 5259 days ago
It also shows just how powerful the blackout is. I much rather these people asking what's going on, then going on with their day in ignorance. Maybe a few hundred will learn what's up and phone their representative.
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danudey 5259 days ago
The fact that most of them seem to be completely ignorant of the reasons (which are spelt out right there on Wikipedia's blackout page, with a link to even more details) implies to me that these people are going to go on with their day in ignorance regardless.

Half of them seem to be angry at Wikipedia for taking away their free reference material the day before their papers are due, rather than angry at the government for putting a lot of time and money into destroying the internet.

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dmix 5259 days ago
From just a "users dont read" UX perspective, the wikipedia blackout page does the worst job of communicating why they are blacked out.

There's only one sentence at the end of the paragraph explaining why: "For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia. Learn More"

The more page has a very detailed explanation in a FAQ format, but noones going to read this much text to figure it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn...

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bad_user 5259 days ago
That feed is filtered. Saying "half of them" is not telling the truth.

Here's a saner stream of tweets: https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23wikipediablackout

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