LJ, SA and a grim bit of reality.

[fickle]

LJ's got another announcement post over at lj_biz. As opposed to news, as usual.

Also, I know it's not important in the grand scheme of things, but has anyone been told yet why deleted usernames are bold instead of struck through? My curiosity, it's killing me!

Frankly, LJ already apologized and sounded sincere about it in May. Then this latest round of idiocy happened. I'm not too keen on sticking around for it to happen a third time.

If you've got a paid account, permanent account or used to have one of those, go here to answer a few questions about why and be counted amongst those people who are no longer to give LJ or 6A their cash to play with. I already filled it out -- if you aren't sure about your payment history, check it out here. Your info about when your journal was created and when the paid account expires is in your userinfo.

And finally, on a non-LJ but still Internet freedom issue, AT&T censors Pearl Jam's live Webcast concert so that the lines “George Bush, leave this world alone” and “George Bush find yourself another home” were muted out of the song.

Comments

[ryuutchi.livejournal.com]

Also, dammit, Will, I don't WANT to get an IJ. The layout is PAINFUL. ;_; I hear the owner listens to people. Tell him to make it not look so hurty and I might consider moving.

[the-willow.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

1) Open ID

2) I currently use Lynx scheme (text only) but there are greasemonkey scripts and the owner's also been taking feedback about the site scheme.

3) I wait patiently for Scribbilt.com

4) More maniacal laughter.

[ryuutchi.livejournal.com]

1) ... That takes effort.

2) I think I'll wait until someone gives him a better site design, then. Cause I don't wanna deal with text only OR the current design.

3) I keep hearing about that, but isn't it based somewhere where the laws on obscenity are even more stringent?

4) Blech. Most of my flist isn't fannish-- that's the problem. There's only a handful of people who are leaving, but I don't wanna lose those people. ;_; You jerk. Don't mock my pain.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

1) Actually, it seems pretty easy to use! I just tried it out as a response to Willow's comment, it sent me to a page on IJ, and I clicked a button and that was it. XD Nifty!

2) There are lots and lots of design options!

3) Based in Canada, but twocorpses has been talking about those laws a lot.

4) Same here, actually. Though I also have friends who have already relocated to IJ as they got fed up with LJ even before I did. XD

[ryuutchi.livejournal.com]

1) I repeat. Effort.
2) But orange and ugly!
3) I thought Canadian laws were worse about possible obscenity than American?
4) See? Your friends are staying! Staaaaay with meeeeee.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

1) Hardly any!
2) They're not all orange! There's a pretty bishie one, actually :P
3) Me too. But again, the person in charge has had a lot of posts about it, so check her journal if you want the full scoop. XD
4) Not all of them are staying! And LJ's tendency to be all 'read my mind, minions!' is way too nerve-wrecking. Especially with the latest bit of news about getting warnings for artwork that's already deleted (http://teh-kittykat.insanejournal.com/14965.html) and clarifying ages no longer being enough (http://teh-kittykat.insanejournal.com/14965.html).

It's just way too "...I am not a psychic, I don't even play one on the Internet!"

*♥ you and your poor dead brain, though!*

[fickle.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

*tests Open ID*