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So, the recent LJ kerfluffle

As it happens, DW issued new invite codes just a short while ago. That certainly is convenient!

So if you want one, I've got six to give away.

That said, I just don't understand what LJ was thinking. And when I say that, I'm not even talking about the privacy concerns. That's a valid concern, yes (especially when talking about Facebook, right?), but no.

I'm talking about this:

WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR COMMENTS TO CROSSPOST ANYWHERE?

I mean, looking at the comments to the news post (someplace we at least expect most people to be topical), there's still a lot of comments like:

1. Hey! That's MY name! :P<

2. god I hope I'm not first!

3. pinback? horrible band.

4. Ha ha god your icon is so appropriate to the situation. ♥

5. +1

And that's just on the first page!

Even comments that have more content often make no sense without the context of the post or comment they're replying to... and if everybody is so concerned about privacy that these things will, uh, stay private then, again, how is that going to work?

As far as privacy concerns go - duh. LJ can't prevent people from typing out whatever you've said, but at least they can keep from making it easy for them!

Two 'cdotes

1. Evangeline was with my mother, and apparently trying to sneak some sugar at the whole time. My mother had no idea until Evangeline, apparently feeling that she was about to be caught, suddenly said "Oh, look, my hand must have just accidentally fell into the sugar!"

*headdesk*

2. Now, Ana was talking to me the other day, and she said, out of nowhere, "Babies are free".

Me: Well, sorta, but you have to buy diapers and clothes for them and actually babies cost a lot of money, and that's just when they're LITTLE, they grow up!
Ana: No, no, no, I mean having babies is free.
Me: Well, it can be, but you probably would see a doctor during your pregnancy to make sure everything is all right, and take vitamins, and most people - not everybody! - but a lot of people prefer to go to the hospital to have their babies, and this all costs a lot of money, and then the baby of course, you have to buy slings and diapers and whatnot. Babies cost a lot of money.
Ana: NO! I mean that sex is free.
Me: *blinkblinkblink*
Me: Well, you kinda have me there, Ana. If you're paying for sex - or if other people pay you for sex - you're breaking the law. But you know, when you're older, you'll probably buy condoms and whatnot so that you don't get pregnant or sick from having sex, because condoms are a lot cheaper than babies.
Ana: But I want a baby!

(Ana, you should understand, is stubbornly stubborn. Unfortunately for her, as I pointed out just last night, I was better at being stubborn before she was even born. Then she argued with me over what stubborn even means.)

BTW

I forgot to post those invite codes to Dreamwidth. I suspect most everybody who wants one has one, but here you go:

HA2BHF9NDFBQVAAAJCDA

9Y6K7CJQTVSYJAAAJCDB

5DS3NYW9XJQCZAAAJCDC

I've been amusing myself by browsing old posts on DW's codesharing comm and then crossposting still-active codes to the News post on LJ. Fun!