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	ms_treesap 2008-03-13 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Adverts for all without Adblock or Paid, then :/ (Reply to this)(Thread)

	mistressrenet 2008-03-13 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Not that I'm surprised, but so much for 'no ads, ever.' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gmth 2008-03-13 01:01 am UTC (link)
	That was two owners ago already. I'm finding the outrage at the removal of Basic accounts puzzling, frankly. How long were people expecting LJ to continue to give stuff away for free? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	j_crew_guy 2008-03-13 01:31 am UTC (link)
	It's the outrage at getting rid of Basic accounts without announcing it that's really pissing people off. LJ users would be angry if LJ had announced it, but to just slip it into the FAQ and not tell anyone just makes things even worse. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gmth
2008-03-13 01:37 am UTC (link)

They were damned if they did and damned if they didn't. The userbase has pretty much proven it's going to flip its shit no matter what LJ does. Not that a lot of the anger hasn't been justified, but we do tend to go ~~way the fuck~~ overboard no matter what they do. And it's not like they actually got away with anything... the change was caught almost immediately. Though I have to admit it's pretty fucked up that they're responding in an official way in the News comments instead of just making a new post. Someone should use LJ as a "how not to" lesson in a PR class somewhere.

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	grrliz 2008-03-13 01:42 am UTC (link)
	The userbase has pretty much proven it's going to flip its shit no matter what LJ does. Truer words have never been spoken. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	txvoodoo 2008-03-13 04:46 am UTC (link)
	LJ: "Free peanut butter cookies for all!" Users: "BUT I'M ALLERGIC TO PEANUT BUTTER!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kylenne 2008-03-13 05:53 am UTC (link)
	sings Hoist the Jelly (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mistressrenet 2008-03-13 02:10 am UTC (link)
	I'm not outraged at the removal of Basic accounts-- I'm disgusted at the fact they buried the message, and insulted that their new official rationale is that people are stupid. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	azarias 2008-03-13 08:48 am UTC (link)
	New? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mistressrenet 2008-03-13 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	...good point. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tunxeh 2008-03-13 01:05 am UTC (link)
	brad's response to killing basic (Reply to this)(Thread)

	mistressrenet 2008-03-13 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Maybe he shouldn't have sold out if he was worried about what LJ's future owners were going to do. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	blue_penguin 2008-03-13 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Oh, LJ. The more things change, the more they stay the same, huh? (For about five minutes there I considered switching my Plus account to Basic just to Make A Statement, but then I realized that I like icons and have no wish to cut off my nose to spite my face.) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nekoneko 2008-03-13 01:59 am UTC (link)
	I've decided that icons here are more important than icons there. I must have MANY boobie icons for the possible boobie trains. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blue_penguin 2008-03-13 02:31 am UTC (link)
	True! I could probably use more than one boobie icon, myself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	talec 2008-03-22 12:48 am UTC (link)
	I only have two. :o I should get more. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	limyaael 2008-03-13 02:08 am UTC (link)
	Apparently logged-out (or anonymous) users are also having a problem viewing any journal flagged as containing "adult content." I don't know if that's a problem caused by the change or an actual policy change, but if it's the second, I predict much entertaining wank. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	bemysty 2008-03-13 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Not along the lines of normal shit and fail? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	limyaael 2008-03-13 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Nope. When I logged out and tried to look at a journal flagged as adult, I got the usual "Are you 18?" message, but normally when I click the "Yes" option, it lets me through. Now, it works a moment and then sits on the same page. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lied_ohne_worte 2008-03-13 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	That's a bug, actually. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ms_treesap 2008-03-13 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Do you mind if I post this to f_w, or would you rather do so yourself? Something like this deserves a wider audience, I think. And extra linkage : responses over at Insanejournal. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	j_crew_guy 2008-03-13 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Post away to F_W. It definitely deserves a wider audience. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sisterelwood 2008-03-13 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Wow this is just... plain stupid. I never thought I would actually see the day when LJ did this. I have a paid account on LJ so it won't affect me but I feel bad that the option is gone for others. (Reply to this)

	jaythenerdkid 2008-03-13 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Colour me both totally unimpressed and very unsurprised. I was wondering when LJ would decide that Basic Accounts were an unprofitable liability. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-03-13 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Does this have a name yet? I personally vote for SUPocalypse. -epicet (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sukeban 2008-03-13 08:03 am UTC (link)
	SÜPperdämmerung is more krieg. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2008-03-24 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	OH SHIT SORRY I fucked up and posted this in the wrong post. :( I APOLOGIZE IF YOU HAVE E-MAIL NOTIFICATION ON. I have no idea where the hell else to even post this, so I'm trying here. http://i28.tinypic.com/mc3sqp.gif LJ has perhaps the most ironic advertisement ever on it right now. (Reply to this)

	Привет ftertertr (Anonymous) 2008-03-31 09:29 am UTC (link)
	Всем привет F (http://wrwerjhgsh.com) Всем привет (Reply to this)