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Welcome

This is all about the campaign to rid the WWW of Internet Explorer 6 that has devastated web developers and held back the evolution of everything that blocks the tubes for far too long. This can not go on any longer! Off with its head!

To raise awareness please send in tips to your major news sites about this campaign and use these tools to spread the word.

For the Norwegian "Dugnad" press here

Contents 1 Why? 2 Press Release 3 Resources 3.1 Tools 3.1.1 HTML Code 3.1.2 Javascript Code 3.1.3 Plugins/modules for blogs 3.1.4 PHP Code 3.2 Similar campaigns 3.3 Statistics 3.4 Spread the word 3.5 Information 4 Sites 5 Browsers 6 Articles 6.1 Norwegian 6.2 English 6.3 German 6.4 Danish 6.5 Swedish 6.6 Dutch 6.7 Finnish 6.8 French 6.9 Hungarian 6.10 Spanish 6.11 Portuguese 6.12 Indonesian 7 Blog Posts 7.1 Norwegian 7.2 English 7.3 Swedish 7.4 German 7.5 Spanish 7.6 French 7.7 Dutch 7.8 Russian 7.9 Serbian 7.10 Italian 7.11 Other languages 8 Microblogging 9 Housekeeping 10 MediaWiki stuff

Why?

Why you should switch from IE6

• Position Is Everything's IE CSS oddities summary

Press Release

• International press release from FINN.no (PDF)
• www.microsoft.no: Microsoft Norway's press release - Supporting the "No more IE6" campaign - ENGLISH
• www.microsoft.no: Microsoft Norway's press release - Supporting the "No more IE6" campaign - NORWEGIAN
• IKT-Norge støtter nettkampanje for oppgradering av nettlesere

Resources

Useful information of all sorts

Tools

HTML Code

• Single line of HTML code to use on any website - English Version (alternate look, mimics MSIE's "Alert" bar)
• Generic Information bar (Activebar) mimicing the look and feel of the original IE6 Information bar exactly. (Can easily be used on any website to encourage your users to change their browser in an unobstrucive way.)
• HTML code to use on any website - Norwegian version (The original code)
• HTML code to use on any website - English version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any site - English version updated for IE8.
• Just HTML code - Displays larger fonts for links for browsers according to their standard support (Acid 3) and their JavaScript execution speed.
• HTML code to use on any website - German / Swiss / Austrian version (Includes links to Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer 8)
• HTML code to use on any website - German version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Swedish version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Dutch version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• Alternate code based on the one above More formal language & adds link to video explanation on how to update
• Dutch iframe to be used on any website (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Spanish version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Chrome)
• HTML code to use on any website - Finnish version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox, Safari and Crome)
• HTML code to use on any website - French version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Chrome)
• HTML code to use on any website - Italian version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Italian Alternative version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Lithuanian version (Also includes links to Firefox, Opera and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Occitan version (Also includes links to Opera, Firefox and Chrome)
• HTML code to use on any website - Danish version
• HTML code to use on any website - Persian/farsi version. (Also includes links to Firefox, Opera and Safari)
• HTML code to use on any website - Serbian version (Also includes links to Firefox, Flock, Opera, Chrome and Safari)
• English error message page Alerts users of MSIE6 to the dangers of not upgrading, looks like an official Microsoft error message.

Javascript Code

• Multi-lingual Javascript - direct linking allowed Includes links to IE7, IE8, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari (IE only on WinXP/2003)

Plugins/modules for blogs

• Drupal module - Adds a notification for IE 6 users about updating their browsers
• WordPress plugin: Shockingly Big IE6 Warning
• WordPress plugin: Upgrade IE
• WordPress plugin: IE Warning
• WordPress plugin: Stop living in the past
• Joomla! 1.5 module: IE6 check.
• SPIP plugin: Changez de navigateur !

PHP Code

• Multi-lingual PHP function (source)

Similar campaigns

• Browse Happy
• Dear IE6
• IE Death March
• Too Cool for Internet Explorer
• Save the Developers. No longer active. Described here.
• drop-ie6.dk - Danish site inspired by the Norwegian campaign
• End 6!
• Stop IE6 campaign
• Stop Living in the Past - Inspired by the Norwegian campaign
• IEUpdate.nl - Supporting (Dutch) users in upgrading their browsers
• Stop Internet Explorer 6
• Browser Upgrade Information - Helping people see the need to upgrade, then helping them to do it
• Bring Down IE6 - A campaign by .NET magazine
• IEsucks Introduction to IE the dumb browser
• Upgrade IE6 - In Hebrew

Statistics

• IE6-andeler på A-pressens nettsteder
• Some numbers on the IE6 upgrade box on www.vg.no and www.nettby.no
• FINN Labs - Various browser-statistics (okt 08 -> jan 09)
• A little statistics for Start.no
• yr.no: Daily browser statistics (January 1 to March 11, 2009). Monthly browser statistics (March 2008 to March 2009).

Spread the word

• Digg - Norwegian Internet Explorer 6 spring cleaning
• Digg - Norwegian Websites Declare War on Internet Explorer 6
• Digg - The Norwegian web changed in 48 hours - how is that possible ?
• Facebook group - IE6 Warning Campaign
• Hyves profile - IE6 Warning Campaign
• Reddit

Information

IE6 on Wikipedia

Sites

A list of websites telling their visitors not to use IE6

Browsers

A list of better browsers to use, and the pros and cons of each

Articles

Articles in MSM/Big Media and the like.

Norwegian

• Tu.no - Internett trenger din hjelp - The first article in this campaign to rid the world of IE6?
• Klikk.no - Sjekk om nettleseren din er utdatert
• Aftenposten - Har du sett denne meldingen nylig?
• BT.no - Kampanje mot vanskelig nettleser
• Digi.no - Vil avlive forhatt nettleser
• HT.no - Bytt nettleser
• Kreativ1.no - Dugnad mot IE6
• Computerworld - Finn.no boikotter IE6
• DinSide.no - Slik skal de bli kvitt Internet Explorer 6
• DinSide.no - Kan du ikke bytte, sier du?
• - Alle vil bli kvitt Internet Explorer 6 - kommentar om fremdriften og neste trinn (IT-sjefene)
• Microsoft støtter IE6-kampanjen - "Vi håper at så mange som mulig oppgraderer"
• Hardware.no - IE6-kampanjen ruller videre
• Dagsavisen.no - Vil avlive forhatt nettleser
• Dagens Næringsliv - Slik oppleves DN.no best mulig
• Dagbladet - Si farvel til nettleser-dinosauren
• TuxNett - Internett Explorer ødelegger nettet

English

• Wired - Norwegian Websites Declare War on Internet Explorer 6 - screenshot of frontpage from carstenhp@flickr
• TechSpot - Use IE6 no more, say Norwegian websites
• The Register - Norway mobilizes against IE 6
• The Blog Herald - Norway Does Battle with IE6, Twitter Tracks It
• Mac World UK - Norway pushes to boot Microsoft's IE6 browser off the Web
• PC World - Norway Pushes to Boot Microsoft's IE6 Browser off the Web
• Slashdot - Norwegian Websites Declare War On IE 6
• FavBrowser.com - Norway Sites Urges Internet Explorer 6 Users to Upgrade
• Scott Hanselman: IE6 Warning - Stop Living In The Past - Get off of IE6
• Sitepoint.com: The Slow Lingering Death of IE6
• Digital Journal: Norwegian Media Against Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6

German

• Das-Computer Board-de - "Norwegische Webseite startet Krieg gegen IE6"
• Heise.de - Webmaster-Aufstand gegen alte Internet Explorer
• Golem.de - "Der IE6 soll sterben"
• PHPFusion-SupportClub - "Weg mit dem Internet Explorer 6"
• Gulli.com - "Internet Explorer 6 unerwünscht"
• derStandard.at - "Lasst den IE6 endlich sterben"
• www.trend-setter.de.gg - "Weg mit den IE 6.0"
• einfallsreich.net - "Gefährdet nicht das Internet"

Danish

• Version2 - Norske websites vil aflive IE6 med stor kampagne

Swedish

• IDG.se - Norsk bojkott av Explorer 6

Dutch

• Automatiseringsgids.nl - Noorse webmasters zijn klaar met IE6
• Security.nl - Websites verklaren oorlog aan Internet Explorer 6
• Webwereld - Noorse websites verklaren oorlog aan IE 6
• Nu.nl - Noorse campagne tegen IE6 breidt zich uit
• Docufacts.nl - Nederlandse vakportals ondersteunen actie UPGRADE IE6
• Noblestreet.eu - Het internet staat niet still, zo ook uw browser niet
• And loads of other articles on Dutch news websites.

Finnish

• Tietoviikko - Norjalaiset sivustot kampanjoivat IE6:ta vastaan

French

• Yahoo News, Et de la Norvège nous vint une campagne anti-IE6
• PC INpact, Et de la Norvège nous vint une campagne anti-IE6
• Campagne anti-IE6
• Le jour où le Web refusa le navigateur Internet Explorer 6

Hungarian

• Online kampány indult az Internet Explorer 6 ellen
• Nem kell az IE6
• A Google nem támogatja már az IE6-ot

Spanish

• Una campaña insta a los internautas noruegos a abandonar de una vez Explorer 6

Portuguese

• Meio Bit - Carlos Cardoso's picture Sites noruegueses declaram guerra ao Internet Explorer 6
• Blogs iMasters - Paulino Michelazzo - Pede prá sair
• infull.org - Guerra Contra o IE6
• Campanha Atualize seu Navegador | BrunoCunha.com

Indonesian

• Detikinet Indonesia Ikut Usir Internet Explorer 6?

Blog Posts

Blog posts by you and me and everybody. [Should there be one list for blogs from MSM and other big wigs and one for "normal people"? Discuss that here.]

Norwegian

• Teknisk Beta - Nei til IE6
• FINN labs - FINN anbefaler IE6-brukere å oppgradere sin nettleser
• Teknisk Beta - FINN sender IE6-brukere til IE7
• Vincent Hasselgård - Blir vi endelig kvitt IE6?
• A-pressen Interaktiv oppfordrer alle IE6-brukere til å oppgradere
• iPublish anbefaler IE6-brukere å oppgradere sin nettleser
• Teknisk Beta - Saken om saken
• iAllEnkelhet - Utviklere er lei IE6 – ber brukerne ordne opp
• Asgeir S. Nilsen - Bruker du IE6? Slutt!
• MS støtter IE6-saken - Litt om hvorfor MS gjør det, samt hele pressemeldingen som kom etterpå.
• IE6-saken på forsiden til Wired - Dette er det internasjonale gjennombruddet for kampanjen
• porsgrunn.blogspot.com - Korstoget mot Internet Explorer 6
• Høgskolelektor Svend Andreas Horgen - En IEpoke er over
• fosseng.info - Ny nettleser, bedre nettopplevelse
• KjerneDryss - Internett Explorer 6. Sukk.
• runemartin.com/blog - Internet Explorer 6 må dø
• Altamagazin.com - InternettExplorer
• Altamagazin.com - Nettleser
• Altamagazin.com - IE6
• Gound zero in the war against IE6
• Facebook joins the war against IE6
• IE8, the way out of IE6?
• The IE6 Campaign is working

English

• CloudAve: Getting Rid of IE6 - the Campaign Continues
• How to scare users into Upgrading from MSIE6 with only one line of code
• Quirksmode - Hell With Bad Browsers — the sequel
• QOT: Norway Sites Unite for IE6 Browser Upgrade Warnings
• Espen Antonsen: Twitter initiated campaign to kill IE6
• Peter Haza - National collaboration to push out Internet Explorer 6
• Screenshots of sites: Peter Haza - Current Web sites in Norway warning against Internet Explorer 6
• Ajaxian.org: Ben Galbraith - The Campaign To End IE6
• C. Johansen - Norway tells IE6 users to shape up
• Christer’s blog o’ fun: The biggest sites in Norway urge users with IE6 to upgrade (or switch)
• Christer’s blog o’ fun: Some numbers on the IE6 upgrade box on www.vg.no and www.nettby.no
• Glenn Thomas Hvidsten's blog: Norwegian companies band together to ban IE6
• Ra Ajax - Norwegian Campaign Against IE6
• FavBrowser - Norway Sites Urges Internet Explorer 6 Users to Upgrade
• Tech Ticker - Norwegian websites want users to upgrade from IE6, displays a warning
• Trygve Lie: Bye Bye to IE6 in Norway
• Seags - Declaring war on IE 6
• BUGS 2 development blog - Support the campaign to get rid of IE6
• User Agents - IE 6 Death - March 2009
• Internet Explorer 6 is so last year, upgrade your browser
• Stop using IE6 and make your friends, colleagues and family do the same!
• Anton Jenkins @ Pixellated Visions: Join the war on IE6
• Christopher Blizzard: And of of life date for IE6
• larre.com: The Norwegian web changed in 48 hours - how is that possible?
• CodeClimber.NET: Joining "IE6: Do NOT want!" campaign
• Scott Hanselman's blog: IE6 Warning - Stop Living In The Past - Get off of IE6
• IAllenkelhet.no - A better download page for Internet Explorer
• Mock error message for people running MSIE6
• Why removing IE6 is hard
• Westhoffswelt - Let IE6 die - Use Activebar2 to encourage your users
• Obituary for IE6

Swedish

• Mindpark - Heja Norge (en helt otippad rubrik)
• VOXPELLI - Norsk IE 6 revolt inledd - jippie!
• jardenberg unedited - Kod för att varna IE6 användare
• Stephanie Smitt Lindberg (MS Employee): Stephanies Windowsblogg - Dags för vårstädning – ut med IE6
• Ohsohightech.se - Norge startar uppgradera Internet Explorer 6 kampanj

German

• gesagt-getan.at - Internet Explorer 6 - Todesurteil im März 2009?
• webstandard.kulando.de - Revolte gegen den Internet Explorer 6
• martin-grandrath.de - IE6 Frühjahrsputz
• wirsindecht.org - 2001: Odyssee mit IE6
• Mosaiq Media - Internet Explorer 6 – Unkraut oder ungeliebtes Gartenkraut?
• Roman bloggt. - MediaPortal, Software, Tools
• Zierfischkaefig.de - IE 6: Während die Deutschen diskutieren
…
• Openinformation Blog - IE6 - Verfallsdatum (lange) abgelaufen
• Dampfmaschine - Zahlreiche Internetnutzer wollen den Internet Explorer 6 zu Grabe tragen
• Webseiten-Infos.de - Warum der Internet Explorer 6 weg muss!
• Webseiten-Infos.de - Hinweis zum Internet Explorer bei WordPress

Spanish

• Ecuador: Dejen de usar IE6, dicen páginas noruegas
• Guatemala: Aprendamos de los Noruegos y digamos adiós al IE6

French

• Le jour où le Web refusa le navigateur Internet Explorer 6 - Framablog
• Campagne pour l'éradication d'IE6
• À mort Internet Explorer 6 !
• Meurs, navigateur de malheur

Dutch

• Solide: Het einde van Internet Explorer 6 in zicht?
• Websites verklaren oorlog aan Internet Explorer 6
• Wordt Noorwegen ons voorbeeld?
• Websites verklaren oorlog aan Internet Explorer 6

Russian

• Норвежские сайты начали войну с IE6

Serbian

• Кампања за протеривање интернет експлорера 6

Italian

• A morte IE6 (IE6 has to die)

Other languages

Blognone - เว็บดังนอร์เวย์ประกาศสงครามกับ IE6

Microblogging

Follow the hash tags #ie6 (mainly), #killie6, and #betterweb on microblogs

• Original Twitter-post, by @Nerdegutt, in Norwegian, that triggered it all
• Smashing Magazine, linking to a blog post about the campaign.

Housekeeping

• What should this wiki really be called? Discuss name.
• What logo should we have? Discuss logo.
• I'm quite sure my way of setting up this list is not the best way to do it. How do you think this wiki should be organized? Discuss organization.

MediaWiki stuff

• User's Guide
• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• MediaWiki release mailing list