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Mar. 19th, 2008 03:50 pmWelcome back to the world, Kat. Have a pretty little Beatle spam. (notice I personally chose some wonderful bulge shots for you. ^_^)
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Mar. 19th, 2008
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Mar. 19th, 2008 03:50 pm
So, I haven't read the interview, but I think people are over-reacting a bit with this whole boycott thing. Yes, communication is key in a business. Yes, users should be informed of changes before they happen. Yes, LJ has been a bit lax on those things recently. Every company has their faults. Every company has times they lack. I just think the whole thing is being over-exaggerated. And everyone starting Insane Journals because of it? Maybe it's the conspiracy theorist in me, but did someone from Insane Journal make the first post about moving over there? Come on. What are the chances EVERYONE who's "fed-up" with LJ lately just happens upon Insane Journal?
Onto the things (that I know of) that people seem to be boycotting for.
1) Fanfics being "targeted" by the filter. Guess what, it's all been fixed and is back to normal. Already taken care of. No need to boycott for it.
2) No new Basic accounts. Umm...How many of you actually have a Basic account? And how many of them have been created recently? How many were planning to create a new Basic account in the future? Exactly. I thought so. Are the ads really THAT much of a problem? If you have that much of a problem with ads, you'd better just turn off that computer you're sitting at and get off the internet.
Okay. I just read the interview. I think people are blowing it out of proportion. People are all, "he's saying the boycott is blackmail". Um...isn't it? You're saying, if you don't do what we want, we're leaving. I do believe that's the working definition of blackmail. (brother just pointed out that that would technically be extortion, but...) I think these people are just mad that they're being called out.
Anyway, I don't plan on participating in the boycott and I think it's not going to work. If I happen to not post on Friday, it's totally coincidental. In fact, I may try to post on purpose. Just because I think the boycott is pointless and stupid.
[ETA]If you disagree, if you agree, please feel free to state your opinion and why. I'm not going to jump on you for it.[/ETA]
Onto the things (that I know of) that people seem to be boycotting for.
1) Fanfics being "targeted" by the filter. Guess what, it's all been fixed and is back to normal. Already taken care of. No need to boycott for it.
2) No new Basic accounts. Umm...How many of you actually have a Basic account? And how many of them have been created recently? How many were planning to create a new Basic account in the future? Exactly. I thought so. Are the ads really THAT much of a problem? If you have that much of a problem with ads, you'd better just turn off that computer you're sitting at and get off the internet.
Okay. I just read the interview. I think people are blowing it out of proportion. People are all, "he's saying the boycott is blackmail". Um...isn't it? You're saying, if you don't do what we want, we're leaving. I do believe that's the working definition of blackmail. (brother just pointed out that that would technically be extortion, but...) I think these people are just mad that they're being called out.
Anyway, I don't plan on participating in the boycott and I think it's not going to work. If I happen to not post on Friday, it's totally coincidental. In fact, I may try to post on purpose. Just because I think the boycott is pointless and stupid.
[ETA]If you disagree, if you agree, please feel free to state your opinion and why. I'm not going to jump on you for it.[/ETA]
