The great LJ strikeout

[innerslytherin]

Hmm.  I've read some posts, and I'm still amazed.  No offense to those of you who believed this would happen, but when I saw the rumours, I seriously thought There is no way this is going to happen.  And then it did.  I'm gobsmacked.

The thing is, I'm really sad about this because I LOVE LJ.  I don't like the way they've responded to this, but I'm still crossing my fingers that they'll do right by the people who were illegitimately affected, ie FANDOM.

I'm a permanent account holder, and the last time there was an LJ scare (the Vox controversy, I believe) it all blew over.  This is, to my mind, a bit more serious, because it involves CENSORSHIP, which to a writer and librarian is a dirty word.

I'm still hoping this will blow over with little in the way of wreckage.

But just in case, I've had http://innerslytherin.greatestjournal.com/ for ages now and never used it.  This seems like a good time to let y'all know where to find me, if it becomes necessary.


*sigh*


I'm going to go bury myself in my RPG LJ now and hope it doesn't get deleted because the character is a bisexual and that might offend someone.

Comments

[dragon-smoke.livejournal.com]

What's going on? I have heard nothing...

[amorettea.livejournal.com]

I just created a GreatestJournal account so I may drift over there or I may just have lots of time this summer to get stuff done instead of writing fan fiction or reading fan fiction or generally enjoying fandom. Sig.

[killer-the-cat.livejournal.com]

OMG, the fact that your character is bisexual bothers me so much! That is just so wrong and unnatural. *snickers*

[hercircumstance.livejournal.com]

What interests beyond incest and pedo have been targeted? I've only heard about those because I have Heroes fandom leakage on my flist.

Incidentally, I am not surprised the the above two would be targeted. Not really the smartest things to rally around, especially the pedo one since the internet is a gathering place for real crime rings of that sort. I'd feel weird putting that as an interest even if it was a fictional interest between to fictional characters that have an age difference. In the real world it isn't a 'fandom word' and it means obviously terrible things. It would be like putting 'kkk' as an interest when you might just be a historian researching the subject. Someone looking in would think of something entirely different. Anyway, as long as "stealing spaceships" doesn't get me in trouble I should be fine with my interests.

[little-sun.livejournal.com]

What is going on? I haven´t been here for a month and half and now there is a lot of angry people saying LJ wronged them and I don´t know what they did? They have issues with bisexual/homosexual themes? In the USA? *confused*