Todays javascript challenge

[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.

[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]

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!

[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.)