fucking hell

[rusty_halo]

I'm rusty_halo at InsaneJournal, JournalFen, and GreatestJournal.

I'm going to begin posting my entries here at LJ and also at InsaneJournal. I'll eventually switch to either InsaneJournal or (hopefully) a new non-profit, fan-oriented journaling service.

InsaneJournal looks the best for now because they seem less likely to censor than GreatestJournal, and because it's so difficult for new people to set up accounts at JournalFen.

If you missed it: people are again getting deleted without warning for fannish activities relating to fiction and art. (More info here). I don't feel comfortable staying on LJ knowing that my presence lends tacit support to a company that is mistreating fans--not to mention that it could be me or any of my friends next.

This happened before and was called Strikethrough '07. Apparently LiveJournal decided that instead of clarifying their policies or warning their users before deletion, the answer was to remove the strikethroughs from the names of the suspended users. Because apparently fans are so dumb that we wouldn't realize it was happening again without the strikethrough?? *headdesk*

Honestly, what is so hard about asking people to remove objectionable content, and setting up a review process? How is okay for Six Apart to randomly delete a paying customer's journal (and multiple journals, most of which had nothing objectionable)? A company that thinks it's better to delete first (and ignore questions later) is not one I want to be associated with. And a community cannot thrive when its members are at constant risk of arbitrary deletion.

And the latest thing they're spending our account fees on is this. Which, y'know, couldn't possibly be abused. Given Six Apart's track record, it's safe to say that this is just the beginning of fannish deletions.

Anyway. Go to fandom_flies for more discussion about moving.

Comments

[thenyxie.livejournal.com]

I've friended you at IJ. Yeah, I feel the same way. You can get a permanent account at IJ today only for $30. Even if you don't post to it all the time, it's forever. I just bought one.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

At the moment I'm not planning on going anywhere. If they do something I really object to (like banning for depiction of homosexual behaviour) then that would be another thing altogether.

And yes, they should notify the people they're deleting. Though can they take out one post (the offending artwork) without deleting the LJ? I'm not sure how this works. Because visual depictions of sex with minors is not cool.

[queenofthorns.livejournal.com]

Honestly, what is so hard about asking people to remove objectionable content, and setting up a review process?

I think it's the difference between being a server hosting content that they don't vet, and being responsible FOR the content. YOu might want to check out technosage's excellent post here which touches exactly on that.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

the answer was to remove the strikethroughs from the names of the suspended users

It's like when they renamed an nuclear power plant called "Windscale" and decided to call it "Sellafield" instead.

Mmm! Radioactivity from Sellafield is much safer!