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Hi, been reading the "why I am here" and just had some thoughts.
In post 18685 http://blasphemy-blue.insanejournal.c
I think that was what always bugged me about LJ. I was given "codes" early on, and one I filled out. Never posted. Never felt really welcome there. Joined a yahoogroups list that was heavily into LJing. So I reactivated (read: started using) my 2nd account set up over there. But still, LJ felt like a clique. "all the cool people are on LJ" and that just bugged the crap out of me. And JF doesn't appeal to me, cause the "fen". I do a lot of FYI about my RL. Welcome or not, that puts me off.
Maybe IJ is just still small enough, but it feels more comfortable. I tried GJ; it always took to long to load and stuff. Plus. GJ has it's own problems (loading/downtime/Missing icons...) I know part of it is Squeaky. He's very friendly, and sent me personal thanks early on for supporting the site. That meant a lot to me.
I did come over during the strikethrough. I was not personally affected, but know some folks who were. IJ was mentioned somewhere...Stewardess, maybe, as a good, cheap alternative. And after filling out 1 trouble ticket about a weird screen, I used another code, and it works fine.
I moved my unused comms here, too. TheGenGate and AtlantisGenGate. For Gen Stargate stuff. Got a couple members. Not concerned. *GG* Thinking about a seperate journal, too, for just my writing. Should have thought about that before Squeaky raised his rates *gasp!* :-))
Hope that was enough rambles for you guys. I'm hot and tired and kinda grumpy.
In post 18685 http://blasphemy-blue.insanejournal.c
I think that was what always bugged me about LJ. I was given "codes" early on, and one I filled out. Never posted. Never felt really welcome there. Joined a yahoogroups list that was heavily into LJing. So I reactivated (read: started using) my 2nd account set up over there. But still, LJ felt like a clique. "all the cool people are on LJ" and that just bugged the crap out of me. And JF doesn't appeal to me, cause the "fen". I do a lot of FYI about my RL. Welcome or not, that puts me off.
Maybe IJ is just still small enough, but it feels more comfortable. I tried GJ; it always took to long to load and stuff. Plus. GJ has it's own problems (loading/downtime/Missing icons...) I know part of it is Squeaky. He's very friendly, and sent me personal thanks early on for supporting the site. That meant a lot to me.
I did come over during the strikethrough. I was not personally affected, but know some folks who were. IJ was mentioned somewhere...Stewardess, maybe, as a good, cheap alternative. And after filling out 1 trouble ticket about a weird screen, I used another code, and it works fine.
I moved my unused comms here, too. TheGenGate and AtlantisGenGate. For Gen Stargate stuff. Got a couple members. Not concerned. *GG* Thinking about a seperate journal, too, for just my writing. Should have thought about that before Squeaky raised his rates *gasp!* :-))
Hope that was enough rambles for you guys. I'm hot and tired and kinda grumpy.
And now they're messing up again, I see Brad is jumping ship, the down time was not entirely their fault but who the hell doesn't have back ups and besides the status page barely said anything about LJ beyond whether it was working or not, made me feel like LJ isn't that high on their list of priorities....
IJ is so nice and friendly, everyone is welcoming, squeaky seems like a great guy ... I bought my permanent account just in case back during the first mess and now I'm moving everything here. I'll still post on lj (I'm in too many lj challenges not to) but in my heart (and head) lj is now my second journal, the place I mirror things to, not my main journal. That's my IJ.
If fandom get something set up then I'll probably sign up there too, but IJ feels more like home. And it seems remarkable free of the annoying squeeing teenagers who insist on text speak, which is what I alway associated LJ with.
If it hadn't been for my adorable cowriter finding the slashmetwice LJ challenge and using her puppy eyes on me until I agreed to sign up I likely wouldn't have got an LJ in the first place because I always associated it with stupid teenagers.
*smooches the gator again* Thanks for pointing me towards this place hon.
Oh and all my challenge comms are here now too.
If a certain Gator were to get your coauthor a perm account, you think we could convince her to move her cute little butt over here?
I found all your comms. Allie has some catching up to do! And Allie just signed up for a new one here. Trying to support IJ comms.
I am mainly putting my fic, when I get back to it, here. Will link back over here at LJ. And check my friends there. Gotta have the quizzes. *GG*
You're a very generous gator *tossesa burrito*. *huggles*
I just posted to the promo comm about my four asylums and I love that bit on the front page with the most recent asylums created and most recent asylum posts. I already got a member from that!