People!

[conuly]

Learn about the lj-cut. It's in the FAQ. It's your friend. One, small quiz is about as much as should be visible on your main page at any one time. Long surveys, big pictures, more than one quiz? HIDE THEM IN A FRIGGIN' CUT.

Really, it's bad enough when people don't cut pictures that only they have. I guarantee, any quiz you post, you're not the first. Nobody wants to see the same quiz 20 times on their friends page.

No, I'm not going to force you to change. I won't even keep ranting about it. But I periodically feel the need to ask people to start cutting their stuff.

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[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

But I periodically feel the need to ask people to start cutting their stuff.

Respectfully, you didn't ask anyone to use a cut on this post. You told them to, you know?

I've seen a few people complain about this every once in a while and I don't get what the big deal is.

First of all, the cut is not aesthetically pleasing at all and maybe they don't wanna use it on their journal because they think it looks ugly. (I think it looks ugly, it really messes with my sense of visual balance, but I use it.) Then there's that whole "it's their journal" thing. Also, isn't there a way to totally manipulate your friends page to either not show picture or show pictures only within certain parameters? I may be wrong, I don't use it, but I thought you could do that on your friends page.

I admit that I sometimes gets annoyed by very large pictures, but again, I feel it's their journal and they can do what they want with it, so I either use adblock on it (through Firefox) or I deal.

Not trying to come off bitchy and sorry if I do, I'm just curious about why this a big deal because I've seen people complain about it before.

[thetwistedsista.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a long problem. HTML doesn't work with RichText. So that means you have to have a few windows up.

[conuly]

Respectfully, you didn't ask anyone to use a cut on this post. You told them to, you know?

First I ranted. Then I said I was asking. This made the whole thing a request.

First of all, the cut is not aesthetically pleasing at all and maybe they don't wanna use it on their journal because they think it looks ugly.

You can set your journal so that you don't see cuts at all. It's at the lj-cut FAQ.

Also, isn't there a way to totally manipulate your friends page to either not show picture or show pictures only within certain parameters?

You'd think so, but it doesn't work. And there are some images that I *want* to see.


I admit that I sometimes gets annoyed by very large pictures, but again, I feel it's their journal and they can do what they want with it, so I either use adblock on it (through Firefox) or I deal.

Yeah, I know. And this is my journal, and I like to rant. Gets the anger out.

Not trying to come off bitchy and sorry if I do, I'm just curious about why this a big deal because I've seen people complain about it before.

Pictures are distracting. Also, when you only have so much time to read your friends page, it's nice when people hide the unimportant stuff like quizzes that you've already seen before. This way you don't have to waste your time scrolling past tons and tons of images that you don't have time for.

In addition, some people still have small monitors which simply cannot handle large pictures, or slow computers/internet connections which cannot handle large quantities of images, or large images. It isn't very kind to your friends to ask them to wait several minutes for their friends page to load because you wanted to post a quiz and not cut it.

I'm not going to complain to people not to post their personal pictures, unless they're posting really huge ones, or not worksafe ones. But I hate seeing the same quiz 5000 times on my friends page. And I have a *lot* of people on that list!

[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

Okay, like I said, I usually cut my pictures because I've seen you and others talk about it, but I've been wondering why it was a big deal. Thanks for explaining it.

[conuly]

If that's so, you can't post quiz results with RichText anyway, can you? Besides, I think there's a button for the cut with RichText.

[conuly]

Sorry. I didn't mean to rant quite so rantingly. I had to put the baby to bed at 3.

[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

No, it's okay...I mean, you're right, it's your journal, you can rant all you want. I don't mind the ranting.

I was just confused about why it was a big deal to some people and what you said makes sense.

Sorry you had to put the baby to bed at 3. I know ALL about the sleep deprivation. No fun.

[conuly]

In *my* bed! I had to sleep with a baby who is a REALLY active sleeper. He sits straight up in his sleep!

[eofs.livejournal.com]

I find it frustrating because I get sick of scrolling past stuff multiple times as I keep checking and rechecking my friends page. If it's cut, it takes a lot less scrolling time.

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

It is, in a sense, common etiquette, just the same as it is not really acceptable to have really smelly feet and propping them up on a table. Some people do it, but it is in general considered rather rude at least in my corner of the world, I feel that the LJ-cut is of the same kind.

[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. Yeah. Maggie likes to kick me in her sleep. A LOT.

[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

I've noticed LJ has it's own etiquette and am trying to learn it. Like I said, I put most things like lists and quizzes (when I do them) and pictures behind cuts, but I wanted to know why people wanted me to.

Yes, random is the word for to-day

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

It is always a trick to learn etiquette in a new place. I live in Iceland, and in some ways we are similar to Europe, but in some ways we are on our own. For example, if I had a cold in Europe and would do as I am used to, to suck up into my nose, it would be most rude, whereas blowing one's nose is a bit rude here. It is always amusing to watch foreigners here, because at first they are appalled at this habit of ours, but they realise why we do it once they have had their first walk here. We would constantly be blowing our noses...

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[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

Etiquette's really interesting like that. I try to learn it for whatever situation I'm in and stick to it, but I also want to know why I'm doing it.

That's really interesting about the nose-blowing. I do it in public here anyway, hate sucking it back into my head, but I know it's rude to, so I usually go in the bathroom or something. I didn't know it was okay in Europe.

Re: Yes, random is the word for to-day

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

At least in Austria it is, and I do believe it is the acceptable thing to do in German(ish) speaking countries, as well as in the Czech republic, but I would not be surprised if it were more widespread.

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

It's their journal, but these are also the same sort people that throw hissy fits when I take them off my flist, or when they find out I have them filtered.

It's just really obnoxious to see long posts up on your friends page (I always scroll if they're not behind a cut), and pictures make it load at an agonizing pace. I'm not so beefed about pictures (you can use image placeholders, in case something nasty comes up) but those long wanky posts? Uncool.

[conuly]

I don't mind long, meaningful posts - I hate long surveys, but posts, I'm cool with. But pictures? NOT cool.

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen long, meaningful posts that aren't under a cut. Not to say they don't exist, but I think the people on my flist who are likely to make long, meaningful posts are the sort to utilize the cut.

There's one girl who goes on an emofest that would be 2 pages in word. No paragraph breaks. In my teensy half screen column.

[conuly]

It's also annoying to see the same result 10 times. Are you reading the same entry 10 times, or 10 identical entries?

[deathchibi.livejournal.com]

I try to use cuts, but sometimes I forget. Forgive me! ;_;

[conuly]

NO! I SHALL NOT! I NEVER FORGIVE! NEV---

Ooh, is that a kitten? Sorry, I'll get back to you. I'm busy right now. Kitty!

*returns*

Now, what were we talking about? Forgive? Forgive what? I don't even know.

Seriously, my memory for these things is tiny.

Interesting

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Huh. For serious? Perhaps I am sekritly Icelandic.

[pyrokinesis.livejournal.com]

Preach it, Sister! I love the lj-cut feature - even when I'm making long, meaningful posts.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

I think the people on my flist who are likely to make long, meaningful posts are the sort to utilize the cut.

Like Connie!

All hail the Grand High Supreme and Mighty Empress.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

but it's cute!