1 They won t pass 2 Wikipedia is supposed to be against copyvio anyway 3 A global blackout for a US law does not represent a worldwide view on the subject 4 The vote taken was crippled by problems as mentioned by others above 5 Its not just a policy that s at stake it s our entire reputation Wikipedia is already derided by all for its inaccuracy do we really need to be accused of a liberal bias too Yes SOPA is a threat but so are sock puppet accounts and vandals and IP users and a lack of references I honestly don t think the road we ve embarked on as a community will lead anywhere other than a significant dilution of what Wikipedia was originally supposed to be Wiki is not a campaign group Wiki is not a protest organisation Wiki is an encyclopedia first and foremost and so it should remain