A link on "saving LJ"

[conuly]

Right here.

In other news, fandom-y journals, especially with "dangerous" content (you know the sort of stuff I mean) are apparently being deleted, so go locky, okay?

Comments

[anaid-rabbit.livejournal.com]

I loved that post in a way that I`ve often felt so many times like the writer describes - all I have to say is boring, stupid, unappealing, cliched, etc.. so it`s better not to comment or post at all.

In the early days I didn`t even plan or think about the quality of what the hell I was going to write or comment, I just did it. And now I`m looking back and I wonder why once posting and commenting was something I truly enjoyed instead of the not so easy task it has become now.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I think I have an answer, though it's completely from left field: it could be a shifting of perceived register (http://www.oblomovka.com/entries/2003/10/13#1066058820). If LJ in your perception went from being 'private' like a conversation in a cafe to being 'public' like a speech on television, then all the rules for what you do change.

[rhicat.livejournal.com]

I agree with most of what he wrote except on two points. Some of us are just lurkers by nature (online and in real space). For my entire internet lifespan, I've lurked - on Prodigy, AOL, BBS, USENET and now LJ.

I do make an effort try to post more often and comment more.

I've seen the Drama that can be caused by making public posts. Not for me, thank you. Some people (like theferrett) manage blogging in the limelight just fine. Others, not so much. I guess it comes down to where your sharing boundaries are.

[anaid-rabbit.livejournal.com]

I loved that post in a way that I`ve often felt so many times like the writer describes - all I have to say is boring, stupid, unappealing, cliched, etc.. so it`s better not to comment or post at all.

In the early days I didn`t even plan or think about the quality of what the hell I was going to write or comment, I just did it. And now I`m looking back and I wonder why once posting and commenting was something I truly enjoyed instead of the not so easy task it has become now.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I think I have an answer, though it's completely from left field: it could be a shifting of perceived register (http://www.oblomovka.com/entries/2003/10/13#1066058820). If LJ in your perception went from being 'private' like a conversation in a cafe to being 'public' like a speech on television, then all the rules for what you do change.

[rhicat.livejournal.com]

I agree with most of what he wrote except on two points. Some of us are just lurkers by nature (online and in real space). For my entire internet lifespan, I've lurked - on Prodigy, AOL, BBS, USENET and now LJ.

I do make an effort try to post more often and comment more.

I've seen the Drama that can be caused by making public posts. Not for me, thank you. Some people (like theferrett) manage blogging in the limelight just fine. Others, not so much. I guess it comes down to where your sharing boundaries are.