Lots of food for thought here. I'm more of a newbie than you, and yes, that "Friend" terminology is wonky. I also feel intellectually that this word, "friend," is not what this thing is and there is nothing personal about it at all. And yet, there is some kind of weight to it that I did not invite.
I think I've only f-locked things I didn't want my husband to come across (rants about him that are better left anonymous, yeah? because we're dealing with whatever it is face-to-face, but sometimes you just need that shouting space) and things I didn't want on the greater-net, like my comic which has real names in it and stuff. And if I were to post original fic, it'd be f-locked. But other than copyright issues or stuff I know Mr. A might come across and be confused by, if I'm dumb enough to post something here, I deserve what I get.
As to rich text, you know, I hate it. I don't know why. I guess because of the editing difficulties or something, but I tried it once, and then went back to < > everything. Which is annoying but for some reason not as annoying to my weird, MS-DOS-trained computer brain.
Filters: I have a few filters I don't use unless I've been away for awhile. Friends, Comms, Fic, and Seattle. The priority is in that order. I don't have enough of a flist to bother with anything else. And I'm not sure I'd be able to; if you're on my flist, I'll feel bad about ignoring you, even if I don't comment about EVERYTHING you write.
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I think I've only f-locked things I didn't want my husband to come across (rants about him that are better left anonymous, yeah? because we're dealing with whatever it is face-to-face, but sometimes you just need that shouting space) and things I didn't want on the greater-net, like my comic which has real names in it and stuff. And if I were to post original fic, it'd be f-locked. But other than copyright issues or stuff I know Mr. A might come across and be confused by, if I'm dumb enough to post something here, I deserve what I get.
As to rich text, you know, I hate it. I don't know why. I guess because of the editing difficulties or something, but I tried it once, and then went back to < > everything. Which is annoying but for some reason not as annoying to my weird, MS-DOS-trained computer brain.
Filters: I have a few filters I don't use unless I've been away for awhile. Friends, Comms, Fic, and Seattle. The priority is in that order. I don't have enough of a flist to bother with anything else. And I'm not sure I'd be able to; if you're on my flist, I'll feel bad about ignoring you, even if I don't comment about EVERYTHING you write.
Have fun in Austin!!