One bad thing, one VERY good

[oloriel]

So is anyone on my f-list actually experiencing any of the LJ fuck-ups that get reported all over the place? Or personally knows someone who does?
Because I find myself slightly puzzled. And (amusingly enough) the only people on my f-list who have so far signal-boosted about the trouble predominantly use other platforms anyway...
(Not that I'm not trusting you, or mean to imply that you want to damage LJ, or something... I'm just wondering whether anyone I know actually noticed anything untowards, or whether it's mostly an hearsay-and-dramatisation avalanche thingy. *headscratch*)

No. I'm gonna quote fileg:
I know- any one could be THE one.
But, so far, LJ has never actually screwed me, but the "leave LJ NOW!" scares have......

And it's true. And then I'll have to either run after yet more people who migrated to where-ever. And let's face it, that only happens when I remember to do it. Or even if I am dedicated enough to check a variable amount of journals in other places every day, I may not be able to read stuff there because not all platforms allow easy Open-ID access, or the people often can't be, I dunno, bothered to friend their LJ-ex-friends' Open-ID ID. So in effect, you loose touch. Or you're forced to migrate as well, which I personally am loath to do - not just because of my permanent account here (although that is totally part of the reason), but also because I already have a nice network here that I for my part don't want to loose. So no, if you leave, I won't follow. I'll just stand on the pier, waving sadly, and hope you'll x-post to LJ (as some people on my f-list fortunately do), or otherwise allow us sorry folks who are not members of the sanctified other blogging platform to read your entries anyway...

I have to admit that by now I actively despise Dreamwidth. The Germans among you will probably know the commercials for the ERGO insurance company: That's what Dreamwidth reminds me of. "WE'RE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS ANY OTHER INSURANCE/BLOGGING PLATFORM! BUT WE'RE DIFFERENT! BETTER! BECAUSE WE CARE! WE UNDERSTAND! LOVE US! FOLLOW US!" Makes me automatically suspicious.* For the non-Germans: Um, I've never actually seen an episode of V - The Visitors, but from the trailers, it looks like the same principle.
On a smaller scale, naturally. I'm not that paranoid. Just slightly irrational. ;)

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In completely different and MUCH more positive news: OMG zorn made fanart for me. (Disclaimer: Contains harmlessly naked Elves. Yes, skinny-dipping is actually canon. If you count The Lost Road, anyway...)
I sniffled. And I hearted. <3

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*I'm still trying to figure out how ERGO can afford being as nice as they promise. Either there are a lot of loopholes in the small print so they don't actually have to deliver when push comes to shove, or else the whole insurance thing is just a front to win followers in order to take over the world or something. No, seriously. Who said "If it appears too good to be true, that's probably because it is"? Whoever it was, THIS.

Comments

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

So there's a way of using RSS that doesn't involve feeds (about which I'd feel uncomfortable if the person whose journal I mean to be following doesn't create it her- or himself)? That'd be worth looking into, then!

Precisely.

[satismagic.livejournal.com]

RSS = feeds. Every LJ automagically generates an RSS feed, most blogs and even microblogging services do the same. LJ additionally offers that tagging service that informs you of new posts or comments (same principle, really).

Private/flocked posts don't show up in RSS, so you can only follow what that person wants to share with the rest of the world anyway – which is why I don't think you need to feel uncomfortable about using something that's an integral part of modern websites. That, of course, is also the drawback ... you still need to have an account on the relevant platform, belong to the relevant circle or flist if you want to read flocked posts, and check for them manually.

Nothing's perfect. Things change. Etc.

But if BOTH parties involved really want to stay in touch, it's absolutely possible without a huge hassle. It starts being a pain when only one person ever makes any effort.