# The Amazing Power of Community & the Change it Creates! **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256 "2012-01-18T16:59:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/1 "2012-01-18T16:59:13Z")
**STOP PIRACY NOT LIBERTY!** In protest of the SOPA and PIPA act to censor the Internet, PheromoneTalk has closed this invaluable research tool: [http://www.pheromonetalk.com/studies-abstracts/](http://www.pheromonetalk.com/studies-abstracts/) for 24 hours. Technically it is the information shared here that is in violation of the law and therefore your right to read it threatened. Please make Congress aware of your opposition by signing a petition such as the one found here: [https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/](https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/) Today sites like WikiPedia, Google, Wired, reddit and countless others have gone black in opposition of this law that takes away your liberties but does not stop piracy. Please help us fight back. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Sebastian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/john_sebastian/32/1060_2.png) [@John\_Sebastian](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/John_Sebastian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/2 "2012-01-18T17:59:32Z")
Thanks, Steve! Everybody in the US can see where your local leaders stand on the issue here: [Who in Congress Supports SOPA and PIPA/PROTECT-IP? | SOPA Opera | ProPublica](http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/) ---
**Author:** ![extremetestosterone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@extremetestosterone](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/extremetestosterone)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/3 "2012-01-18T18:51:29Z")
The federal powergrab seems to be speeding up. Everyone needs to speak up and let their represenatives know how you feel. By the way, did anyone see the debate on Monday where Romney said he would have also signed the NDAA. Are people dumb?..what the fuck! ---
**Author:** ![extremetestosterone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@extremetestosterone](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/extremetestosterone)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/4 "2012-01-19T04:40:33Z")
[SOPA and PIPA bills could threaten natural health websites with government-ordered shutdown Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!](http://www.infowars.com/sopa-and-pipa-bills-could-threaten-natural-health-websites-with-government-ordered-shutdown/) ---
**Author:** ![TheOmega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/theomega/32/1462_2.png) [@TheOmega](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/TheOmega)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/5 "2012-01-20T05:22:36Z")
US Officials have shut down [MegaUpload.com](http://MegaUpload.com) yesterday. I’m not sure if I can post links but here it is : [BBC News - Megaupload file-sharing site shut down](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369) This is getting ridiculous, I hope they **revise** their “70 years old” policies. TheOmega ---
**Author:** ![Joe10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/joe10/32/300_2.png) [@Joe10](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Joe10)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/6 "2012-01-20T20:40:22Z")
Yea, SOPA is no longer in session and had been postponed indefinitely [https://rt.com/usa/news/pipa-indefinitely-sopa-internet-309/](https://rt.com/usa/news/pipa-indefinitely-sopa-internet-309/) ---
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-amazing-power-of-community-the-change-it-creates/54256/7 "2012-01-23T18:23:44Z")
Congratulations to all those who participated. We won 🙂