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[nny]

Hunh. LJ is having another permanent account sale. With a little creative monetary juggling I could probably afford it, this time, but to be honest I really don't want to. Because surely once you have a permanent account you're kind of taken out of the running as far as getting your voice heard goes?

After the whole strikeout issue there were a lot of people vowing not to spend money on accounts and extras and the like, which I think is a valid form of protest. Personally I think that the whole problem here was one of miscommunication and the speed with which the internet moves, and I think that the apologies made - although late - were well meant. I won't be holding it against LJ, as such, but I will certainly be wary in the future.

I'm not worried about the fact that over time I will be spending more money, in theory*; I expect to pay for services, and I will be fine about paying for services as long as they are providing what I want. So long as livejournal behaves in a way that I support and that works for me, I will be happy about giving them money, and for the most part that's true of what they've done. Not always, no, but I managed to fuck up and hurt people when I was helping to run a community of a thousand odd members so I'm really not going to take something as big as livejournal to task for the occasional screw up, even so monumental a one as recently happened.

Things change, though, and it's possible - even probable - that the ways of this place will change, quite possibly for the worse, and if that happens I want to be able to say, in my own small way, I don't agree with this. A way that means I don't have to entirely abandon a place that's given me a lot of good years in order to make a point.

I'm sorry but that just happens to be the way that I feel about it. What do you think? [/Daniel]**


* This point would hold more water if I had actually paid for my account more than, like, twice. *blushes* Thank you.
** heh, okay, I've totally watched Window of Opportunity too many times. Shut it. XD

Comments

[liz666.livejournal.com]

**That makes me unbelievably happy!

Things always change and we have to change with them. The important thing to realise is we can choose what to leave behind and what to bring with us-because we always have some choice. I'm hoping LJ will hang onto the main reason they're here-for open communication. I'm also hoping that they learn from the mistake-not just how they handled it but by trying to ensure it's not necessary in the future. *steps off soapbox*

[darthrami.livejournal.com]

Heee. Window of Opportunity.

[muji]

I'm kind of with you on the whole permanent account thing.

And I totally didn't even need the ** to know what episode that was from. >_>;; Oh well.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm going permanent anyway. I intended before the mess, i intended to during it, and it intend to now. Several of my closest friends are permanent, and i've been here for four years. I feel it's safe to say things are settled.

[ms-ntropy.livejournal.com]

I'm slowly coming down off my Moral High-horse concerning the whole "StrikeOut" thing.

Seems that for the first 36 hours of permanent sales LJ is going to donate $25 to a series of charitable organizations.

While I won't be getting a perm. account, I do have to say that this move does help to bridge that trust-gap that'd formed.