January 18

What would happen if this, or some other site you use, were “taken down” by the government? This site is joining the protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) legislation proposed by the U.S. Congress. Learn more about these bills on Wikipedia. And then if you agree, as I do, that they are a threat to the free and open nature of the Internet, please contact your representative and senators, and make sure your voice is heard in Washington, D.C. Thank you.

And now… why not get WORDLESS!!

72 Responses to “January 18”

  1. Happy Wednesday everyone! Our post will be up at midnight EST. ♥

  2. He has a dream, I just don’t know what it is

  3. Oddly enough, I support your doing this more than I support Wikipedia doing this…partly because, well, it’s Wikipedia (and I try to get my students not to use the site as a research site).

  4. lol…our comments are “whited” out because of the black out. :D

  5. A very special thanks this week: not only for hosting WW, but for coming up with a wonderfully creative response to “blacking out” your site in protest of SOPA & PIPA. Thank you so much!!!

  6. Always wordless here

  7. Happy WW to all.

    I have a flower picture :)

  8. Christy Ann says:

    Just linked up, thanks for hosting!

  9. cute angry birds cookies.

  10. Have a great week.
    Great job with the black out!

  11. This is why you can’t knit when a one year old is around.

  12. The black background is a bit hard on my eyes, but maybe it’s just that I’m used to the nice white one. Anyway, we have a hummingbird perched on a red feeder, with a great snow scene backdrop, for you today!

    http://www.lovethatimage.com/blog/2012/01/hummingbird-in-the-snow/

  13. http://And NONE of the comments show except the link!! That’s not good!

  14. Avril says:

    I thought this was appropriate for the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and this latest tragedy off the coast of Italy

  15. Maria @ LSS says:

    Happy WW!

    Mine’s here.

  16. CatSynth says:

    We have a wordless wednesday post, but we will be going dark 8AM to 8PM Pacific Time for SOPA strike. I guess that is “extra wordless”.

  17. CHUBBY BABY says:

    I am with you..

    My entry is up here

    http://www.abc1on1.com/2012/01/chubby-baby-nathan-king.html

    Hope to see u all there! :)

  18. stevebethere says:

    Wednesdays seem to come around so quickly heheh

    Have a great WW! all

    http://bethere2day.com/ww-this-is-nuts/

  19. Sparkle says:

    I am not wordless today. My blog is blacked out from 8 AM to 8 PM ET, and when it is not, I have a lot to say about SOPA and PIPA

  20. Misty says:

    the boys have been inspired by Tim Tebow and had an impromptu game in the backyard
    http://www.mistysmornings.com/2012/01/tebow-effect-wordless-wednesdays.html

  21. Melissa B. says:

    Thanks so much for the info on SOPA, and Happy WW!

    It Takes Two

  22. Auntie E says:

    Yeah Government wants to control everything…. although I do believe in freedom of speech and the internet is a means of the speech.
    My family Fun time is up.. We can still have fun in this country;)

  23. Stephanie says:

    Have a wonderful Wordless Wednesday!

    from Digging Up Your Family

  24. Thank you for recognizing the SOPA threat! Good job!

    http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2012/01/city-information.html

    (PS: It’s just me!)

  25. Terrible twos, here we come!

  26. It’s good to see protests against censorship. Freedom comes with great responsibility, the responsibility to protect it from censorship.

  27. Thank you for bringing to to people’s attention… Censorship is a scary throwback to the days of burning books… and frightens me GREATLY.

  28. Jo says:

    I agree — SOPA is not the way to go!!!

  29. Loui♥ says:

    Happy Wednesday..
    Today I have MANY words..
    THIS IS SERIOUS!!!
    I’ve done my part by contacting my Representative..
    Please do your part!
    http://americancensorship.org/
    Censorship is a scary throwback to the days of burning books… and frightens me GREATLY.
    Loui♥

  30. Unruly says:

    a perfect hunting team!