I just wish they would have made a separate news post that they understand their users are upset and either say what things they are going to try in order to make it better, or say that they aren't changing anything and explain why. A buried comment and small edit are insufficient.
I totally agree. LJ admins aren't exactly on top of things when it comes to stuff like this, and as paying customers, we're really getting the short end of the stick here. We're already paying for something we don't own, so why add insult to injury on top of that?
I have the same feelings re: Facebook. I got my account back when Facebook was a tiny company limited to a select number of colleges. (I think my school was one of the first to ever receive access to the service, in fact.) The fact that FB has such blatant disregard for the privacy of their users? Means there is no practical information about me on there anymore. Its locked about as tight as it could possibly be, and is only used when I want to talk to family or friends I don't have any other means to. I hate it, and I hate the idea of my content ending up on their site. Short of telling people not to crosspost, however, there's no way I can control that, which really sucks!
I hope there's some way to block or ban OpenID users from comms and journals if they insist on continuing with this folly. Dreamwidth isn't hot shit, either, so it'd be nice if LJ got its act together and stopped treating us like redheaded stepchildren who don't know any better. I like it here. I don't want to leave.
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I totally agree. LJ admins aren't exactly on top of things when it comes to stuff like this, and as paying customers, we're really getting the short end of the stick here. We're already paying for something we don't own, so why add insult to injury on top of that?
I have the same feelings re: Facebook. I got my account back when Facebook was a tiny company limited to a select number of colleges. (I think my school was one of the first to ever receive access to the service, in fact.) The fact that FB has such blatant disregard for the privacy of their users? Means there is no practical information about me on there anymore. Its locked about as tight as it could possibly be, and is only used when I want to talk to family or friends I don't have any other means to. I hate it, and I hate the idea of my content ending up on their site. Short of telling people not to crosspost, however, there's no way I can control that, which really sucks!
I hope there's some way to block or ban OpenID users from comms and journals if they insist on continuing with this folly. Dreamwidth isn't hot shit, either, so it'd be nice if LJ got its act together and stopped treating us like redheaded stepchildren who don't know any better. I like it here. I don't want to leave.