LJ Boycott, Friday March 21

[browngirl]

So, the New Owners looked promising. Then they did asshatty things like announcing that there will be no more Basic accounts, and removing 'bisexuality' and 'fanfiction' from the list of Most Popular Interests, but hey, they put the latter back. So I wasn't going to join Friday's boycott, especially since I've been doing a posting-project this week.

And then I read in a reputable friend's journal (a quotation from the interview translated here):

So you're sure there will be no boycott?

Anton Nosik: No, I didn't say that. Because any person can create several hundred fake LJ accounts, comment in them that on the 21st of march I will be silent in protest. Then you journalists can quote those fake users and list the names of those that were silent that day. And add a cute catchprase like "that's just the top of the iceberg"

Meet the new boss, just as dismissive as the old boss.

*starts winnowing icons for when I take this journal down to unpaid*

I posted that while angry, and I don't expect this boycott will prove anything to people who have so manifestly made up their minds about us. But just because someone won't care what one says doesn't mean one shouldn't say they are wrong.

Comments

[gingicat]

Amen!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I found a link to the full interview: http://darkrose.insanejournal.com/22426.html

*sigh* This is so exhausting.

[red-eft.livejournal.com]

Exhausting is precisely the word for it. I just- Livejournal! Why are you trying so hard to suck! *flails*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Sigh, yeah. It is to facepalm.

[shadowvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Agreed.

Have you seen this? No idea how accurate it is, but...

http://asylums.insanejournal.com/07refugees/74322.html

(Careful, it might make you want to bash your head against hard surfaces.)

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I think I was just adding a different article that translates that interview to my post when you commented with that link.

And yes, it did make me bonk my head on the wall.

[droolfangrrl.livejournal.com]

The thing is you can filter out any journals that were created after a certain cut off date, no?

And as they're looking for eyeballs as well as free content, I'll just stay away from looking at any livejournal pages on that day.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Oh, he is undoubtedly being an ass, rather than being reasonable.

Maybe I'll try to work on a story that day.

[brownbetty]

*puts boycott on calendar so she doesn't accidentally forget, and post*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*nod* So did I.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I'm not making any public posts that day, but still doing friends, not that I think it will accomplish much regarding LJ's new management, but I think its cool to show solidarity amongst ourselves, for ourselves, you know?

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I think its cool to show solidarity amongst ourselves, for ourselves, you know?

*nod* Yes, this.