IJ, ick ick ick

[aesc]

Oh my God, it's absolutely horrible outside, like a zillion percent humidity and thunder in the distance. *shudder*

I picked up an IJ account just to keep an eye on people, because I don't know what fandom's doing (or if fandom knows what it's doing) and it's kind of freaking me out. So I'm aesc over there as well.

To reiterate, I'm staying put with LJ for now, so until Something happens, all my fic/squee/complaining/whatever will be focused here, but may I just say ARGH!! All the talk of moving and going in different directions has me freaked out and upset, because you're my peoples, and I don't like my peoples being pulled out from under me. It makes me very anxious.

*sniffles pathetically*

ETA: Am aesc at JF as well, with gracious thanks to kudra2324 for the invite. Now I feel like Bentham's panopticon.

I am a quality hitherto without example.

Comments

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Boys! *jumps in bed with them*

I would probably be a lot less irritated myself if LJ/6A managed to do things that didn't make them look like asshats. I appreciate that they have legitimate concerns with current attitudes toward social/journaling sites (for which see synecdochic's post), and that they do have the right to restrict/remove content (and that's the risk we take by agreeing to their TOS). What I don't appreciate is the patronizing attitude and obfuscating approach they've taken with the entire situation, because it signals future unwillingness to deal equitably with the fan component of their user base.

[red-tanger.livejournal.com]

they do have the right to restrict/remove content
Oh yes. They could decide to ban every entry with the word blue in it, they are a private company and get to decide where their line goes, absolutely. But as you said, the patronizing and total failure to just frekkin tell us what is allowed or not is what really bothers me. Also the no warning erazing (of everything that person has ever written, even comments on other peoples journals) coupled with a lifetime ban is just... really unproffessional. As one of the suspended artists say over at GJ You loose a lot more than porn (http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/fauxglass/1691.html). (She also sais the pic that got her suspended wasn't underage (http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/fauxglass/549.html) or labeled as such)