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[alisanne]

Not to panic anyone, but dreamy_dragon73 brought this post to my attention, and reading it makes me concerned that the LJ TOS is more far reaching than any of us imagined. I'm especially perturbed by the bit talking about them being authorized to modify/add images/amend content without notification. :/
Given that possibility, I'm contemplating no longer xposting my stuff to LJ at all. *sigh*
Any thoughts?

Comments

[torino10154]

If User participates in any rankings or if User’s Content is used in any editorial projects of the Service,

I do agree it sounds ominous, absolutely but that, to me, doesn't sound like they can just get in to any post. Does it?

(On my way out the door--will catch up with you when I get home. <3 )

[alisanne]

Yeah, not sure.
How do they choose what they include in editorial projects? Do they notify people or just ~take it?
I don't participate in rankings, but I know some communities do, so is stuff you post in those communities fair game?
I mean I don't think they're after my stuff, but how can you tell if it gets caught up in one of these nets?
The whole thing is just very unhappy-making. UGH. :(

[bridgetmkennitt]

Er, that ominous. I'm sure it's in response to Russian bloggers they want to silence, but just because it's not necessarily directed at me doesn't mean I feel good about that at all.

[alisanne]

*nods*
Exactly. :(

[llaeyro]

I'm not sure what to do... It's definitely disconcerting. I'm considering changing all of my LJ journal fic posts to headers only with links to DW and AO3. The problem with this would be that I then can't continue to import my comments from LJ over to DW as I think it would revert the post to match the LJ version? The other problem is I have 108 of them :P

[alisanne]

Hm. Well, I don't think you should go back an change things. I would finish the import and then consider what to do.
For me, I'm debating whether or not to just stop cross posting to LJ or maybe just link everythng back to IJ, DW nd AO3. *shrugs*
I suspect that would be a real PIA, though, so for now I'm prolly going to just continue what I'm doing.
I do feel a bit better since I've had smarter people than me reassuring me that it'll prolly be all right.

[anemonen]

Yeah, I'm definitely getting very sceptical. I saw this post at The Mary Sue as well, and it does indeed sound very ominous. And also makes me not really tempted to support LJ's platform anymore. Not sure what do do at all D:

[alisanne]

Ugh.
Yes, part of me is like "why support them?" but the other part is nostalgic since LJ was my first platform. *sigh*
For now I think I'll continue to cross post, but try to make a conscious effort to concentrate on my DW Flist.

[lyonessheart]

TbH I haven't posted Fanfic on LJ for a long time, it is all on Ao3, and I am only reading on LJ to catch of communities are moving to DW. especially with the amount of stories /drabbeles that you create who is to say that they won't misuse any of this?

[alisanne]

Well, right!
I mean I don't think they're ging to target me or anything, but on the other hand, I'd rather not be involved in any LJ propaganda. :P

[rabbit_says]

That doesn't really surprise me. Since they moved the servers to Russia, stricter controls on content has been inevitable. With their government's view on homosexuality (amongst other things, of course) it's only a matter of time before they start deleting/censoring - probably under the guise of housekeeping at first, getting rid of inactive comms & journals.

On the positive side, at least there is a relatively painless way to export to Dreamwidth, and a lot of fic is hosted on AO3. If we act now, we can save much of the LJ back catalogue.

It's a wrench to make that change to a new platform but I, for one, want nothing to do with a service that suppresses freedoms of speech of any kind.

[alisanne]

Yes, I agree with you about wanting nothing to do with them. It's really just nostalgia keeping me there.
I think if all my peeps are here it will help.
And maybe I'll just Flock everything. Not that that will keep them at bay necessarily, but it could help. *shrugs*

[walgesang]

The more I read, the more I feel like I'm mostly concerned with supporting (though I'm not giving LJ any money since I have a free account) LJ as a business. This is their current "about us" which includes We believe in diversity, and we welcome and respect different opinions, different cultures, and different perspectives. If they're not doing that and actively silencing people, then yes, I will stop crossposting to LJ and will probably stick with DW as a fic/fest/journaling platform.

I do agree with you, all the same, that it doesn't mean I feel any less sad about it. LJ holds a lot of good memories and I do miss that.

[alisanne]

*nods* That's exactly it.
I mean I've stuck with it because everyone was there, but I agree. I need to not support the site.
These days it's really nostalgia keeping me there. It was my first journal, I have a lot of posts there. I would miss it if it disappeared one day. *sigh*