23-12-2011, 20:36
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Wikipedia quits GoDaddy
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24-12-2011, 11:09
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Re: Wikipedia quits GoDaddy
I've been following news about SOPA for sometime now and the more people and companies opposing it the better. As this law is currently written it will do little to prevent piracy and much to hurt many legitimate businesses not just in the US but around the world.
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15-01-2012, 19:00
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Until I read this explanation of the extent of this & PIPA, I hadn't realised the implications.
Is this viewpoint true?
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16-01-2012, 16:20
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17-01-2012, 21:48
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17-01-2012, 21:50
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Re: Wikipedia quits GoDaddy
Quote:
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Excellent news
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18-01-2012, 08:02
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Re: Wikipedia quits GoDaddy
If anyone wants to use wikipedia today just go to the other language wiki sites via google translate..
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18-01-2012, 08:37
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If anyone wants to use wikipedia today just go to the other language wiki sites via google translate..
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Mobiles can still access wikipedia
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18-01-2012, 08:43
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Re: Wikipedia quits GoDaddy
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?useformat=mobile
for the mobile page that Hom3r has discovered still works  you will though need to add useformat=mobile to each URL if using it from a desktop
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18-01-2012, 09:13
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Re: Wikipedia quits GoDaddy
If you turn off JavaScript you can also access Wikipedia still.
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18-01-2012, 10:37
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It's working fine on my iPad without making any changes at all. Nice black out Wikipedia! Lol
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18-01-2012, 12:17
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18-01-2012, 15:02
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