James!: We didn't go dark.

well, that's because we'd never go bark.

Dude looks like a Muppet. I just can't find a pic of the right one.

I hope this is a good lesson for everybody. When we get together, get organized, and lobby the hell out of lawmakers, we can function effectively as an incredibly powerful, multinational special interest in our own right. With our own media platforms, communication networks, business interests, fundraising mechanisms, non-profits and (increasingly) our own political organizations, the economic and political reach of the internet ain't nothin' to fark with.

I'm absolutely certain the IP holders in favour of censorship will count on this movement to fall apart because of our disparate interests and disorganized nature, and that's a real concern, but even at a relatively unorganized level we've had a great deal of success. That's something to build on.