Crowded Upstairs

elaboration has been unsuspended, and LJ is apparently going to finally update their Terms of Service to cover the situation. And they're going to start issuing warnings like they promised in June, instead of instant bannination.

See, that was the thing that had me riled up. They promised in news that they would not automatically delete a journal for suspected TOS violation without a proper review, and if the violation in question was regarding fiction or art, they would give the owner the chance to remove the 'offending' material. Then (after the Permanent Account sale was over), they turned around and deleted those artists' journals without warning. In other words, they lied to their customers. THAT was the thing that bugged me so much -- that I would sink money into a company that lied to me.

I'm still not sure I'll be renewing my paid account next year, but this was definitely a huge step in the right direction. Cheers, LJ.

ETA: This post explains things better; alphaloria, I'm guessing this is the one you referenced in your comment last night. I hadn't seen it until now.

http://community.livejournal.com/lj_biz/242136.html

Very interesting.

http://www.darksiderainbow.net/update-on-the-livejournal-situation/

In case you continue to wonder what the hell I'm rabbiting on about, want more information for yourself, or just have train wreck syndrome like I do, here's a bit more data regarding the current LJ debacle. jupiter_star is compiling a list of all of the ways in which LJ has lied/violated their TOS/otherwise eradicated people's trust. This list includes links to specific quotes and all sorts of helpful goodies.

http://jupiter-star.livejournal.com/368741.html

The community fandom_flies is talking about forming a massive exodus away from LJ. I'm not helping, but I am watching them with great curiosity.

If you are a member of fandom -- any fandom -- and use your journal for any sort of fandom-related activity, the community fandom_counts still wants you to join them and show exactly what sort of massive force fandom is around here. During the May strikethrough mess, they collected more than 34,000 members.

Yes, I took a break from working on my mother's scrapbook to tell you all of this. Because I figured this was more interesting than talking about stickers and vellum and the fine art of selecting which pair of decorative scissors to use. ;)

LJ is apparently at it again. innocence_jihad has the details.

I'm keeping my journals, but I will not be renewing my paid account on this one when it expires. mayhemme is already a free account.

EDIT: ( This portion of the post is under a cut-tag because it's got a mild spoiler for HP7. )

In all seriousness, however, they're now violating their own TOS! I cite this comment with the information:
http://news.livejournal.com/102095.html?thread=54170575#t54170575

Someone's established a poll to see how much money LJ stands to lose over the current debacle. Stand up and be counted.

http://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=994171&mode=results