Unfortunately, that's their decision. The site has never made any guarantees about inactive content, and their failure to preserve it for whatever reason is their burden to bear. If they choose not to undelete their journals because they're busy, it's no different than letting an egg spoil because you'd rather go out drinking with your friends, IMO.
But you can undelete it, make the content viewable, and save it.
No, that doesn't mean that the content is underappreciated or value, but there's no absolute right to view it if the author has no desire to make it available to you any longer. This is not very different than Geocities in that respect.
Then I suggest that people contact the individuals involved... Any purge will inevitably cause some inconvenience. It's a cost-benefit situation.
But you can undelete it, make the content viewable, and save it.
No, that doesn't mean that the content is underappreciated or value, but there's no absolute right to view it if the author has no desire to make it available to you any longer. This is not very different than Geocities in that respect.
Then I suggest that people contact the individuals involved... Any purge will inevitably cause some inconvenience. It's a cost-benefit situation.