{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"npub1qhl358d8na8d3euj3aakeu394zx7q6pqc4a8u4p962k9mtrqdrvscchcrk","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub1qhl358d8na8d3euj3aakeu394zx7q6pqc4a8u4p962k9mtrqdrvscchcrk","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"📅 Original date posted:2012-01-17\n📝 Original message:I think that bitcoin.org should remain apolitical.  However maybe it \nwould be good if the blackout to take effect on bitcointalk.org if \ntheymos and Sirius believes it is appropriate.\n\nBitcoin.org should provide bitcoin.\n\n\n\n\nOn 17/01/2012 11:59 AM, slush wrote:\n\u003e \u003e  I agree Bitcoin should avoid making any bold political stands.\n\u003e\n\u003e I agree on this. Please don't turn Bitcoin project/homepage into some \n\u003e political agitation. Not everybody care about political attitude of \n\u003e main project developers.\n\u003e\n\u003e slush\n\u003e\n\u003e On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Alan Reiner \u003cetotheipi at gmail.com \n\u003e \u003cmailto:etotheipi at gmail.com\u003e\u003e wrote:\n\u003e\n\u003e     You guys are representing both extremes of the issue.  In response\n\u003e     to Jeff and Luke-Jr, I don't see how this is /just any other\n\u003e     poltical issue/.  It strikes at the heart of everything Bitcoin is\n\u003e     about.  Barring Bitcoin-specific legislation, I don't see how any\n\u003e     legislation could be more relevant to Bitcoin and the community\n\u003e     around it.\n\u003e\n\u003e     On the other hand, Bitcoin is still a non-entity, and shouldn't\n\u003e     get in the business of making statements.  A central voice for\n\u003e     Bitcoin gives the impression that it is actually centralized, and\n\u003e     one that has opinions.  Plus I wouldn't be surprised if some,\n\u003e     heavily-invested Bitcoin users were of the opinion that\n\u003e     SOPA/PIPA/whatever could be a huge profit for themselves:  once\n\u003e     SOPA kicks in and businesses around the world start getting cut\n\u003e     off for legit or illegitimate purposes, a lot of them could\n\u003e     potentially switch to Bitcoin to keep their business going.  That\n\u003e     could be a huge boon for Bitcoin.  You may not agree it's worth\n\u003e     the tradeoff, but people are selfish and may not actually\n\u003e     understand or even care about SOPA legislation itself.\n\u003e\n\u003e     I think it's /not inappropriate/ for something to be mentioned on\n\u003e     the website about Bitcoin's philosophy being threatened by SOPA,\n\u003e     but I agree Bitcoin should avoid making any bold political\n\u003e     stands.  Users could be reminded that SOPA affects yet another\n\u003e     thing they care about, but it might be better to avoid it\n\u003e     altogether.  If any response is made, it should be a very light one.\n\u003e\n\u003e     -Alan\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e     On 01/16/2012 07:30 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:\n\u003e\u003e     Bunk argument. This is an issue that affects bitcoin directly.\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     Wikipedia has far more need to remain neutral and apolitical than bitcoin ever does- you've read Satoshi's politically charged whitepaper or seen the genesis block quote.\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     The Wikipedia community decided on a full and global blackout. Bitcoin should do the same in unison with the rest of the web- sites like Reddit, 4chan and Wikipedia.\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     It's funny / almost comical how you consign this to being just another issue or case of moral alarm. Sad.\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     ----- Original Message -----\n\u003e\u003e     From: Jeff Garzik\u003cjgarzik at exmulti.com\u003e  \u003cmailto:jgarzik at exmulti.com\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     To: Amir Taaki\u003czgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e  \u003cmailto:zgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     Cc:\"bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\"  \u003cmailto:bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\u003e  \u003cbitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\u003e  \u003cmailto:bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:37 PM\n\u003e\u003e     Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development]bitcoin.org  \u003chttp://bitcoin.org\u003e  SOPA/PIPA blackout\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e     On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Amir Taaki\u003czgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e  \u003cmailto:zgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e  wrote:\n\u003e\u003e\u003e     How is this not the most important world issue right now?\n\u003e\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e\u003e     EVERYTHING is under threat. Go nuclear to show our nerd-rage.\n\u003e\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\u003e\u003e     Everybody blank your personal sites too. Americans, take to the streets. World, go scream at the US embassy.\n\u003e\u003e     There are always issues that raise ire and moral outrage.  I would\n\u003e\u003e     rather thatbitcoin.org  \u003chttp://bitcoin.org\u003e  stay apolitical -- our users will appreciate\n\u003e\u003e     this in the long run.\n\u003e\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\u003e     Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow!\n\u003e     The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft\n\u003e     developers\n\u003e     is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3,\n\u003e     MVC3,\n\u003e     Metro Style Apps, more. 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