Probably over

[bladespark]

Well, there's still a lot going on, and a lot of discussion and argument, and the "other side" has finally found the fandom protest communities, and is trying to convince us of the error of our evil, porn-spewing ways. They're not having much luck, because it's not about the right to porn so much as it is about the right to discussion.

But as far as I'm concerned, unless lj does something really unexpected, it's over.

They've posted a pathetic "apology." When they answered questions and tried to clarify it, they used more of the same corporate double-talk, and haven't clarified anything to my satisfaction. I doubt they ever will, though I'd love to see it.

They've started restoring journals and communities, and promise that all fan journals will be back. I think I believe them on this one, a lot of them are back already. (See post here for a decently comprehensive list of what is and isn't back.) They've put back the major rallying point, which is pornish_pixies, as well as the literary and fashion folks.

What they haven't done is earned my trust back. If they'd admitted to the real reasons behind their mistake, they might well have. But while they're falling all over themselves to say "we screwed up, we're sorry," they haven't let out a peep about threats to their advertising sponsors. So nope, I don't trust 'em.

In fact I don't trust them any further than I could throw them, and given my smallish stature that's not very far.

If I had a better option, I'd be leaving lj. But I know that a lot of you, my friends, who are reading this, don't feel the same way. For whatever reason, this doesn't tick you off like it does me. That's fine. We're all different, and that's part of why I love you guys. But if I moved to Greatest Journal or some other service, I'd be leaving most of you behind. And I suppose I could petition you all to come with me, but then you'd all have to try and get your friends to come, and they'd have to get theirs, and it just wouldn't work. And even if it did, the communities wouldn't go either. I doubt Greatest Journal has any places where I could reach so many of my fursuit-wanting customers, or plush crazy people, or any of that. And I also doubt they have such fun groups as dot_bdsm_snark, or any of the several comics I follow through lj.

In short, I'd lose too much, and if I really want to express my rights to free speech, I have my own forum to do it on, so I don't feel the move would be worth it, satisfying as the statement I'd make by doing it would be.

So, the next best thing. Livejournal shall never see another cent of money because of me. When my paid account expires, I shall just let it go, and I ask you folks, my friends and readers, to please not buy me any lj time, or extra icons, or anything else that lines the pockets of those who have just demonstrated that they care more about such pocket lining than they do about their community. (Which is darn stupid of them. If they lose the community, the pocket lining goes too!)

*sniffle* Goodbye, lovely icons. I shall miss you greatly when you expire!

Comments

[nsdragon.livejournal.com]

I'm still wondering one thing.

Where has Brad been during all this mess?

[wolfmare.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd pay for their service here anyway. I could have pretty much the same journal capabilities on FA, and if I want groups I know how to start them on Yahoo Groups. So no, they won't get any money from me. And I'm already tempted to find another journal site to go to, but then I don't have a whole lot of friends on here anyway, and especially not since trolls drove me crazy and I shut down my old account back at the beginning of this year.

[moltare.livejournal.com]

I let my account expire the /last/ time they sodded up an issue by paying more attention to revenue than their userbase :P

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

I'll miss my icons like whoa. But I'm not paying them one more cent unless they somehow manage to gain my trust back, and that has the proverbial snowball's chance, really. I'm not leaving the service for the same reasons you're not leaving - my network is here, and I don't think I could rebuild it elsewhere. But all I'll use is the free service now.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

that's where I am at the moment. I don't have much trust. It took so little for such a huge overreactioon, it could happen again.

I agree...

[vortexgrey.livejournal.com]

I think that you have every right to be angry and choose not to trust LJ. They really screwed up and I think that it was very perceptive of you to notice that they were bumbling over themselves to come up with a cheesy lie about what happened. "No crud you screwed up LJ, but can you tell us WHY?". I mean, what they did to all those people was shocking. I wouldn't give them a second chance, except I'm stuck with them for the rest of the year and I like the communities and features that they offer. I don't have full confidence in them either. By the way, I noticed someone mentioned "FA". What is that?

[keplilly.livejournal.com]

Uggg, I see...what a mess.