Sidenote: It's great if you don't agree with my opinion on the matter of LJ. I'm fine with that, that's your opinion. But don't sit there and bitch about how the people who are upset about this are stupid, because that moves from giving an opinion to just being a jerk.
They've taken away Basic Non-Ad supported accounts. They didn't tell anyone about it until after it was already implemented, which was really shitty.
On top of that, not everyone wants to pay to have an online journal, nor does anyone really want to deal with Ads on their journal. It's kind of shitty. And using an adblocker can net you a permaban from LJ.
I still don't see what the problem is. There's new rules and we're not the ones that come up with them. There's -much- more important things to protest than EmoZone USA becoming an upcharge service.
While I get your point, I appreciate using my freedom of speech. If we ignore the small stuff (or the big stuff) things just get worse. It isn't about LJ, it is about the ethics of the corporate world infiltrating something we care about.
And asking people to not say "you're stupid" is Robert's way of saying, "Be human enough to offer intelligent criticism."
I only asked it because I don't want my journal to become a battleground for a flamewar. I'm not censoring anyone, what I'm doing is asking them to be constructive in voicing their ideals.
The way I see it, yes, they should have made an announcement ahead of time, but really, this is a service they're offering, and rarely is a service for free. It costs money to maintain servers and pay people to run the service. Also, when last I checked, I don't think the owners are a non-profit organization.
Now, the people I fussed about were the people who weren't looking into the ethics of the situation, but just bitching for the sake of being drama queens. "Everyone else is fussing, so I will, too" sort of thing, and trust me, one can tell.
In the end, yes, the community of users are what built up LJ, but we'd all be on some other blog if LJ never existed. It's internet cohabitation, and if they give us a place to put our thoughts, then they have a right to expect us to give something in return for the space.
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They're taking away free accounts? Why not just pay for one then? Or are they taking those away too?
On top of that, not everyone wants to pay to have an online journal, nor does anyone really want to deal with Ads on their journal. It's kind of shitty. And using an adblocker can net you a permaban from LJ.
I still don't see what the problem is. There's new rules and we're not the ones that come up with them. There's -much- more important things to protest than EmoZone USA becoming an upcharge service.
And asking people to not say "you're stupid" is Robert's way of saying, "Be human enough to offer intelligent criticism."
Oh, also Sarah - I need your AIM name or whatever IM client you use. I wanted to talk about something with you. :)
Edited at 2008-03-20 09:48 pm (UTC)
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Now, the people I fussed about were the people who weren't looking into the ethics of the situation, but just bitching for the sake of being drama queens. "Everyone else is fussing, so I will, too" sort of thing, and trust me, one can tell.
In the end, yes, the community of users are what built up LJ, but we'd all be on some other blog if LJ never existed. It's internet cohabitation, and if they give us a place to put our thoughts, then they have a right to expect us to give something in return for the space.