[ale] ALE Website ON STRIKE! 2012.01.18 8am-8pm EST (protesting SOPA/PIPA)

[Jay Lozier]

On 01/18/2012 11:38 AM, arxaaron wrote:
> Thanks Jim.
>
> I don't know what the issue is / was.
>
> Our configuration didn't allow for easy upload and installation through
> the admin interface or Wordpress repositories, so the indicators that
> the plugin was installed and enabled after I uploaded it via SSH were
> apparently inaccurate.
>
> I think we should leave the redirect up until ~midnight.
>
> peace
> aaron
>
> PS:  I noticed the google protest is really wimpy.  Just a
> blackout box over their logo on the search pages.  You'd
> think they could have at least done a timeout redirect.
Wikipedia will not allow access to any of the English pages today
>
> On 2012/01/18, at 09:07 , Jim Kinney wrote:
>
>> As the plugin was NOT working, I put in a redirect.
>>
>> http://ale.org is now SOPA-strike redirect compliant.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:39 AM, Aaron Ruscetta
>> <arxaaron at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I've installed the SOPAstrike wordpress plugin on the ALE site.
>> It is clocked to redirect ALE web traffic for 12 hours today,
>> 2012.01.18, 8am to 8pm  (not the 24 hrs. I was assuming)
>>
>> The redirect URL is:
>> <http://sopastrike.com/strike>
>>
>> We are in good company:
>> <http://sopastrike.com/>
>>
>> Solidarity!
>>
>> peace
>> aaron
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>>
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>> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
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