| To anyone still hanging out here... |
[Dec. 29th, 2007|06:48 pm] |
This journal seems to do nothing but create SPAM in my mailbox, so I've changed the settings to block postings by non-friends.
I'm not cross-posting here, but you can find me on LJ, IJ, and JF for now. I wish we could all settle down in one place. |
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| In case you haven't seen it yet... |
[Aug. 7th, 2007|01:06 pm] |
![[info]](http://img.greatestjournal.com/userinfo.gif) bubble_blunder has written an open letter to 6 Apart that clearly sets out some reasonable requests. She's asking those who agree with her to sign by commenting on her post.
Even if 6A doesn't reply, this will serve a purpose by showing their level of committment to customer service, although that level may be zero.
Am I the only one thinking that our best bet is for 6A to decide we're too much trouble and sell LJ?
ETA: I just had to disable comments to this post because it was being spammed. I've got no clue why, but I'm sick of getting the notifications.
I'm posting on my other journals these days. |
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| Another conversation about alternatives to LJ |
[Aug. 6th, 2007|06:18 pm] |
Me: Maybe I should get a Facebook. Hey, I could friend you, or whatever you do there!
M:TNG-1: (wordless look of horror cast in my direction) Uh, Mom...
Me: You don't want me to get a Facebook, do you?
M:TNG-1: (pleading tone) No.
Me: Okay, no Facebook.
M:TNG-1: (big sigh of relief) |
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| What I'm doing about the multiple journal issue |
[Aug. 5th, 2007|08:14 pm] |
As I said in a comment to an earlier post, I understand that running LJ is like herding cats, but it's not helping that those doing the herding are jackasses. I am tired of this issue eating all my LJ time. I think I've figured out a way to minimize the hassle for the time being.
This is my reasoning: I don't want to lose friends who are leaving LJ. I'm unlikely to be banned, but I want to be sure I have a haven if someone decides to report me for OT3ing in an obscene manner and some LJ employee decides there isn't sufficient artistic value in my fic to balance the boinking. So this is the plan, based on information I've culled from posts made by people smarter than I:
1) I'm going to use semagic for posting more consistently, instead of just when I have a long post or want to pull up an old saved post and edit it, for instance when I'm posting new chapters of a WIP. If you haven't downloaded it, it's easy to use, new LJ features are incorporated regularly, and it's easier than the improved LJ update page. Unfortunately, I don't believe there's a version for Macs.
2) I'm using Semagic to post to my four journals simultaneously. ( Here are the instructions )from rez-lo that _jems_ directed me to. Thanks again to both of them. I've reproduced the instructions under the cut. They have more detailed steps than others I've seen.
3. I've created syndication feeds for my friends lists. (See the bottom of this page. When you put the URL for your FL on IJ or GJ, it will tell you the feed doesn't exist but give you a chance to create it. You can only create a feed as a paid user, but I'm hoping the feed will continue to exist after my paid status expires. Does anyone know the answer to that? Also, does anyone know why I was unable to make a feed to my JournalFen friends list?) This way, I can read posts from IJ and GJ from my LJ friends list, which cuts down on places to check.
I'm also trying to figure out how to create a syndication feed for my own LJ in case someone wants to read it from a different journal. I also want a feed for my LJ friends list so I can still read if I stop using LJ as my primary journal. Can anyone help? *looks helpless*
I am now going back to my previously scheduled fandom and RL activities, at least until the 6A folks come back from their weekend and (maybe) deign to post something about this mess.
My Insane Journal
My Greatest Journal
My JournalFen |
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[Aug. 4th, 2007|12:54 pm] |
I can figure out how to post to LJ and JournalFen simultaneously, using Semagic, but I can't get GJ and IJ on the list because my user name is the same as on LJ. If I set up Semagic to post here, it doesn't post on LJ as well. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Here are my IJ and JF addresses:
JournalFen
InsaneJournal
ETA: _jems_ gave me a link to these instructions with all the steps. Thanks! |
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| I'm still trying to digest this news, but I thought I'd pass it on |
[Jun. 2nd, 2007|01:16 pm] |
{{cross-posted to my LJ}}
Not exactly analogous to the LJ Strikeout, but I found this article interesting:
Does Virtual Reality Need a Sheriff?
( full text for those who don't want to register at the WaPo )
And who watches the watchers sheriff? How will this play out when something is deemed illegal in one country but not another?
And then there's the news of Six Apart's possible IPO, which I saw as I was about to post this.
It also occurs to me that because I've had a paid LJ for a long time, I have no idea what kinds of ads appear on this site. I need to log out and check. |
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[Jun. 25th, 2006|04:48 pm] |
*looks around*
ETA: Why am I purple???
ETA2: That's better.
I've friended a few people, but I keep getting lost going through Friends of Friends.
Hey, I wonder if Ms. Scribe has a journal over here yet? |
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