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There is widespread opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act among Wikipedia contributors, and a formal protest has been proposed on the user talk page of Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales (see archive). For purposes either of outlining new policies to comply with the bill if enacted, or of seeking injunctive relief against it if passed, the Wikipedia community will need to figure out what effects the bill would have in real-world situations. We should begin by asking specific questions based on actual historical revisions of Wikipedia articles. Both due to the legal expertise involved and the continuing amendment of the bill, it may take some time to answer these, but asking the questions is the first step.