It is still dark in the coffee shop where I am waiting for my breakfast to be served. As I do many times over the course of most days, I just went to Wikipedia to look something up. I’d forgotten that there would be no Wikipedia today. For me, Wikipedia is by far the most valuable online resource. In fact, recently I put my money where my mouth is and made a financial contribution to show my appreciation. I’m glad to support what I believe to be one of man’s greatest achievements in all of history.

I am not in the US, and I’m not an American citizen, but pending legislation in the US has tremendous potential to harm the Internet as we know it. The Internet has become a powerful positive force for all of us! I am contacting my own government to ask it to convey my protest to the US government.

I won’t go into details of the legislation being considered by the US Congress. Instead, I recommend that you read the information Wikipedia has prepared on SOPA and PIPA. This is the only information available from Wikipedia today.