Todays javascript challenge

[Freamon]

So they made sure they don't actually lose anything, while still getting maximum media publicity about "Wikipedia blackout". It's not a blackout at all, they are using the whole thing as an advertising opportunity!

They already have banner ads to get our attention, those ones they use to beg for cash spring to mind.

Streetwise Professor » All Lathered Up About SOPA

The internet has been ablaze in recent weeks with dire warnings about The End of the Internet As We Know It due to the seemingly imminent passage of SOPA–the Stop Online Piracy Act. The threat was so severe that Jimmy Wales, the pretentious, pompous, self-satisfied git who is also the founder of Wikipedia, is shutting down Wikipedia for a day–tomorrow, 18 January, 2012–in protest. (Sorry all you high schoolers with term papers due on Thursday–I guess you’re SOL.)

[Sysman]

Aye d000hg. It was basically a load of hot air.

Intriguingly, one of my Firefox installs just before the New Year came up with a begging letter too. Something about their contract with Google expiring, but that seems to have been fixed now.

Non-profit organisation my arse!

[d000hg]

to be fair on the Learn More link they specifically say their aim isnt to completely block the content:
SOPA and PIPA - Learn more - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So they made sure they don't actually lose anything, while still getting maximum media publicity about "Wikipedia blackout". It's not a blackout at all, they are using the whole thing as an advertising opportunity!

They already have banner ads to get our attention, those ones they use to beg for cash spring to mind.

[Sysman]

to be fair on the Learn More link they specifically say their aim isnt to completely block the content:
SOPA and PIPA - Learn more - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All becomes clear with this bit:

Is it still possible to access Wikipedia in any way?

Yes. During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. You can also view Wikipedia normally by disabling JavaScript in your browser, as explained on this Technical FAQ page. Our purpose here isn't to make it completely impossible for people to read Wikipedia, and it's okay for you to circumvent the blackout. We just want to make sure you see our message.

[Sysman]

I can see the block in IE, but in Firefox (NoScript installed, but wikipedia.org allowed) I just see what looks like a normal front page

[jmo21]

Talk about an over-engineered solution that doesn't even work properly. A simple redirect would prevent all those millions of page loads.

What happens if you are browsing without JS enabled?

to be fair on the Learn More link they specifically say their aim isnt to completely block the content:
SOPA and PIPA - Learn more - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Bunk]

If a site goes offline for a day to Google de-index it?

No, but it could hurt the ranking a little bit. For a site as popular as Wikipedia I doubt it would make much difference.

[Bunk]

the problem is that these websites don't want to mess up any SEO they've performed.
I suspect that the DIV layer means that google et al can still index the site ok

I reckon that's what it is too. All the content is there when the page loads so Google will still find it, it's just hidden with JS and CSS after page load. And it will work for the vast majority of people.

[d000hg]

If a site goes offline for a day to Google de-index it?

[Spacecadet]

Talk about an over-engineered solution that doesn't even work properly. A simple redirect would prevent all those millions of page loads.

What happens if you are browsing without JS enabled?

the problem is that these websites don't want to mess up any SEO they've performed.
I suspect that the DIV layer means that google et al can still index the site ok

[d000hg]

Talk about an over-engineered solution that doesn't even work properly. A simple redirect would prevent all those millions of page loads.

What happens if you are browsing without JS enabled?

[Spacecadet]

I just hit escape as soon as the page loaded. That stops it from hiding the content.

So it does!

[Bunk]

create a java script URL applet than can turn off the div layer which hides wikipedia from the readers eyes.

I just hit escape as soon as the page loaded. That stops it from hiding the content.

[Spacecadet]

create a java script URL applet than can turn off the div layer which hides wikipedia from the readers eyes.