No. Despite the statement that will be made by HN were it to go dark, this should be done on a website that gets traffic from the general population that is not

No. Despite the statement that will be made by HN were it to go dark, this should be done on a website that gets traffic from the general population that is not aware of the situation. Most people on HN know about SOPA, where as most people on FB, Google or Tumblr don't. Should HN go dark? Yes! Would it be effective? No!