Many high-profile sites have gone dark today or altered their homepages in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). But it appears that not everyone got the message.

Companies Google, Reddit, WordPress, and Mozilla have all taken some sort of action today, but it appears that the Wikipedia blackout has been the most traumatic for those who clearly don't read the news. The @herpderpedia Twitter feed has been re-tweeting messages from perplexed, angry, and misinformed Twitter users who were shocked to find that Wikipedia's English site was going dark for 24 hours.

Many appeared to be students who were unsure how to complete school projects with the (questionable) assistance of Wikipedia, prompting expletive-laden tweets. Others were worried that the shutdown was permanent, while some wondered why they should care about "SOAP."

For those who might need a refresher, SOPA and PIPA are pending bills that would go after overseas "rogue" Web sites that traffic in counterfeit goods, from purses to prescription drugs. Both bills would allow the Justice Department to obtain a court order and impose restrictions on their activity, as well as permit copyright holders to go after sites they believe contain infringing content.

Opponents, however, believe the bills are too broad and could hurt legitimate Web sites, as well as innovation on the Web, prompting today's blackout.

For a look at some of the amusing (sad?) responses to the Wikipedia blackout, hit the slideshow (some tweets NSFW). Also check out the Top 5 Objections to SOPA, PIPA and PCMag analysts' take on the bills.