LJ, SA and a grim bit of reality.

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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.

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[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

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.
baaza?

WTF

[fairly-grimm.livejournal.com]

Re: ur intarweb freedomz, the last bit isn't atypical. Even just mentions of the word "war" have been cut from radio edits. Weird that they'd do it during a live concert, but otherwise not unprecedented.

[ryuutchi.livejournal.com]

D! Don't go! ;_; Insanejournal's layout makes me cringe and want to claw my eyes out. I refuse to get a journal there.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

They totally do a lot of pick-and-choose on what gets censored and what doesn't - and what's allowed in one song and what's not allowed in another - even if it's the same context and same station. A song I heard recently took out a sentence that has the word "suicidal" or "suicide" in it -

You're way too beautiful girl
That's why it'll never work
You'll have me suicidal, suicidal
When you say it's over
Damn all these beautiful girls
They only wanna do your dirt
They'll have you suicidal, suicidal
When they say it's over

Mmmm.... and yeah, I think it's WTF that they censor the Bush thing - because, really... uh... >.> :X