It's probably worth mentioning -

[kyburg]

I'm not here for the pr0n or the fandumb.

There. I've said it.

I'm not surprised in the least at the steps that have been taken - and taken badly, by any reasonable standard - by Six Apart this year.

This is a service that has grown out of "throw me some cash for a server" to "we need advertising $$$ to support the infrastructure - holy crap!"

These things do impact your experience. In mine, shut-downs like this happened early, often and continuously - and unevenly. Early. Often. Always.

Not saying it's fair. It simply is.

And it very closely mirrors what's happening to us as a culture just about everywhere you turn.

Anything I would say? Well, last time I tried, I couldn't get the page to load for the sound and fury already in progress. I'd have to say there's plenty to go around as it stands.

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[dracowayfarer.livejournal.com]

Mind if I ask what prompted this?

And it very closely mirrors what's happening to us as a culture just about everywhere you turn.

How so?

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

http://thearmyreserve.blogspot.com/2007/08/pj-speak-out-over-at-webcast-censorship.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6595094?nclick_check=1

Questioning Authority should not gag you.

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to decide if I want to renew my subscription and stick around. I'm not into 'fandumb' or pr0n either- but there are folks here who I enjoy visiting with and reading. I really don't want to give that up.

But I already have, in a way. I've acquired a stalker- a former colleague who is intent on making my life a misery, and his actions have caused me to no longer be able to post anything from work. Not that I did, but it was nice to be able to post when the idea was hot.

It's sad to see our culture deteriorating around us.

[djdig.livejournal.com]

I'm not here for the pr0n or the fandumb either.

However, I don't look down on people who are here for fandom. As an English major, I knew a lot of people who wrote fandom for fun. In fact one of my close friends is so good at it, you feel like you're reading a novel when you read her work.

I'm a permenant LJ member because I've been here since 2001 and I love it.

I'm saddened by six apart dealing with things so badly. They need to create a users forum to bounce ideas off and realize the repercussions before making announcements!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

There's fandom and then there's fan-DUMB. I think we can both describe the differences.

[djdig.livejournal.com]

I agree with you there.