LJ's Backpeddaling

[pt_tangles]

From curefreak  in a previous entry: "LJ have come out and said it is a mistake here"

This is my response that could not be posted on that entry since idiots who figure that 'FIRST' is something that needs to be posted have filled the comments section already:

It really is going to take more than a half assed apology to regain the trust of your members. Especially when you acknowledge that this type of witch hunt likely WILL happen again. It will take a lot more.

I, for one, will be purging my interests and looking for blog space elsewhere. Also, I am not going to be renewing my paid membership here unless you folks come up with something truly phenomenal to make up for this.  I won't be holding my breath on that note, however.

--Phae

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[sonicwylde.livejournal.com]

according to their news updates

2007-05-31
Journals being restored


As promised below we have reviewed the journals that have been suspended and are now in the midst of unsuspended about half of them.
The class of suspensions that are being reversed are;
1. All Fandom journals
2. All fiction journals
3. All journals who that had problems in their profile only

A large number of journals that are clear violations of our policies will remain suspended.

I will write a post in more detail soon but I wanted to get this up now as promised.
We are truly sorry for the mess, we have more work yet to do.

[pt_tangles]

I saw that. And it doesn't cut it. I have also seen how they are from now on going to be the thought police, and this act does not ally any of my concerns.

I am not even a member of fandom journals. I don't care much for slash, but I don't want to see those places deleted because they 'are thinnly veiled as fiction communities for adults'.

If they are going to start trying to read minds, then this is not going to be the last we hear about this issue.

--Phae

[victrola58.livejournal.com]

Hell no you can't go! That said - me sad...

Get mad at the crazies that actually perpertrated this...

[pt_tangles]

Well, I am always mad at fundie groups. But LJ should know better. They spent years refusing to do anything about a lot of really bad journals that people from all around complained about.

Now when a group of fundies threaten a lawsuit they decide to become the thought police? I don't think so.

I am gonna stay at least until my paid account expires. That will let me see if they are going to try and make any kind of amends or not. My new blog will be a mirror blog. At least until I decide what to do about LJ.

--Phae

[gessatrude.livejournal.com]

lets see if it lets me post this yet. I've tried twice, and once in my own journal.

Did anyone else notice how when the first announcement went up and they said "this is how we screwed up", in the first part they minimized they're wrongdoing by pointing out just how few journals were affected; in the second part they said it was the users fault for not effectively editing their own interest lists, and in the third they only barely admitted they might have done it without thinking first all the way through the repercussions, as if they didn't expect there to be any?

Did anyone else notice the first thing mentioned in the second part of the announcement, was that it was only going to take them 8-12 hours to review all suspended journals and unsuspend those that were "inadvertantly" suspended...when if it would have only taken them that long to do it in the first place, why didn't they?

[pt_tangles]

Because they got caught screwing the pooch, is why. That is the joy of backpedaling. Eventually, it will go back to being the 'right thing to do'.

--Phae

[reneemaris.livejournal.com]

"I am gonna stay at least until my paid account expires. That will let me see if they are going to try and make any kind of amends or not. My new blog will be a mirror blog. At least until I decide what to do about LJ."

That's my plan, as well. I've got about 6 months until my paid account expires, and as far as I'm concerned, LJ's on probation until then.

[pt_tangles]

Me too. I think mine expires in January. They want me to input a new credit card number because mine expires next month.

LOL Perfect timing for that message. I wish that I could respond to someone who would read it. 'Do you really think that now is a good time to be asking for access to more of my money?'

--Phae

[reneemaris.livejournal.com]

Especially if they wouldn't even be charging your card for another six months. Cue the Plan 9 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/)clip...

"Your stupid minds! Stupid, stupid!"