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... and by this, I mean, there are things that I consider appropriate, and things that I consider kind of overkill for the situation, and ( so I restyled my LJ a bit... )
I don't think that I am part of the core audience that LJ is courting. I don't think that LJ is interested in retaining existing users who are not also part of the core audience for whatever it is that they are doing with the service. Tell me I'm wrong. I have already packed up most of my stuff and moved, and I am not interested in collecting any more new comments over there that can be held hostage. I still have friends there, so I'm still reading and commenting (just as I read and comment on Facebook). I still have a permanent account, and it's long since amortized; I got it in 2001, for crying out loud, and permies amortize over 3-4 years, so it would be stupid to make some grand gesture by deleting it when I could take advantage of the no-ads and the maxed-out icons at no additional cost to myself, indefinitely.
I think a good chunk of my fannish friends over there, the ones whose attachment to LJ are the weight of their history of interactions with friends, and weight of content, and familiarity -- rather than the ones who are deeply involved because of volunteering (past or current) or similar -- may well not be the core audience either. And if they aren't, I'm afraid they're going to get hurt, and I want them safely out before something worse happens.
I don't think that I am part of the core audience that LJ is courting. I don't think that LJ is interested in retaining existing users who are not also part of the core audience for whatever it is that they are doing with the service. Tell me I'm wrong. I have already packed up most of my stuff and moved, and I am not interested in collecting any more new comments over there that can be held hostage. I still have friends there, so I'm still reading and commenting (just as I read and comment on Facebook). I still have a permanent account, and it's long since amortized; I got it in 2001, for crying out loud, and permies amortize over 3-4 years, so it would be stupid to make some grand gesture by deleting it when I could take advantage of the no-ads and the maxed-out icons at no additional cost to myself, indefinitely.
I think a good chunk of my fannish friends over there, the ones whose attachment to LJ are the weight of their history of interactions with friends, and weight of content, and familiarity -- rather than the ones who are deeply involved because of volunteering (past or current) or similar -- may well not be the core audience either. And if they aren't, I'm afraid they're going to get hurt, and I want them safely out before something worse happens.
