Apparently, LJ is under pressure again. For an explanation of what the pressures are I rec this post. It's by synecochic, who you might remember became a little infamous during the May strikeout (she's an LJ employee who posted reassurances to fandom that the whole thing was just a rumor and nothing would happen), but the post is still interesting. It produces a little debate about what US laws on porn actually are. LJ later clarifies with this statement.
That's pretty much the last we've heard from LJ on the subject, except for two individual employees. One is burr86, who, while LJ was busy not answering anyone's questions, took the time to mock fandom (article here), and the other is Brad, the Founder of Livejournal. This article is about the rumor he's quitting LJ/SA and why; he later confirmed he is indeed quitting, though there's no "official" word on why.
Fandom, obviously, has been all astir. But much quieter than last time, and much more divided, both of which I find disturbing. There's a great list of inner-fandom conflicts summarized here.
The main two issues I see are: 1) Yeah, but that was kiddie porn, not us. I'm guessing you talked to Fod about that. If not, I can link you to her post and also the thread which resulted in me wanting to build her a shrine. 2) LJ's just doin' business. Along the lines of synecdochic's post, but used to argue people shouldn't be mad at LJ. This post struck me as particularly along those lines. While I have always respected the poster I feel like she missed the point entirely, and was too tired to comment. Besides, then liz_marcs and rahirah posted exactly what I would have responded, stating that yes indeed LJ is a business and is treating customers badly.
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-so if Buffy shaves, all bets are off? -thanks for the clarification on psychiatry. I saw a psychologist the other day. She said I need a psychiatrist, because I need drugs. Right away, apparently. -SPIKE'S GENDER SEARCHING PERIOD. Omg. I love Spike for that. LOVE him, Kita.
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Short version: This article has a nice tidy summary.
Long version:
Apparently, LJ is under pressure again. For an explanation of what the pressures are I rec this post. It's by
That's pretty much the last we've heard from LJ on the subject, except for two individual employees. One is
Fandom, obviously, has been all astir. But much quieter than last time, and much more divided, both of which I find disturbing. There's a great list of inner-fandom conflicts summarized here.
The main two issues I see are:
1) Yeah, but that was kiddie porn, not us. I'm guessing you talked to Fod about that. If not, I can link you to her post and also the thread which resulted in me wanting to build her a shrine.
2) LJ's just doin' business. Along the lines of synecdochic's post, but used to argue people shouldn't be mad at LJ. This post struck me as particularly along those lines. While I have always respected the poster I feel like she missed the point entirely, and was too tired to comment. Besides, then liz_marcs and rahirah posted exactly what I would have responded, stating that yes indeed LJ is a business and is treating customers badly.
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-so if Buffy shaves, all bets are off?
-thanks for the clarification on psychiatry. I saw a psychologist the other day. She said I need a psychiatrist, because I need drugs. Right away, apparently.
-SPIKE'S GENDER SEARCHING PERIOD. Omg. I love Spike for that. LOVE him, Kita.