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	atreyu 2009-01-07 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Didn't GJ already do a 'fuck you, get out' message to its users awhile back? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sushi 2009-01-07 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Dying, yes, when it disabled new user accounts, but not 'okay I'm going to crawl into this hole and die now' until nowish. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	_goblin_ 2009-01-07 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	I wonder what LJ's 403 message will be. "Want no ads? Here's your fucking no ads." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iwanttobeasleep 2009-01-07 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	That'd be awesome. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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	deliciouschaos 2009-01-07 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	It's a conspiracy! (Reply to this)

	varethane 2009-01-07 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	2009 is not kind to its online journaling services, it seems. o_O (Reply to this)(Thread)

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darksumomo
2009-01-08 12:04 am UTC (link)

And a third site (a community blogging service called Soapblox) almost followed suit. Here is the message that greeted users this morning (now ~~baleeted~~ replaced by something less dramatic, but quoted for posterity on the front page of Daily Kos as Soapblox sites hacked? Info gathering thread). I also have screenshots, which I'll upload to the photobucket account I'll be creating later.

(+) SoapBlox is Dead
by: pacified
[subscribe]
January 07, 2009 at 08:15:46 MST
It was a good ride, but it's over.

Thanks for all the fish.

All these hackers messing with our stuff, and we here at SoapBlox have no clue what to do. We don't have enough knowledge, time, money, or care to fix it.

So I hope the Hackers are happy.

If you want the data from your blog, we will get it. But we are not going to try and restore anything.

Consider this the "We're Out of Business" post.

Most of the servers have been taken off line because they were being used to hack and exploit other websites. The hackers install this crap on servers after they get in. SoapBlox's ISP then takes the servers off line.

We do not know when they will come back online.

We do not know if they will come back online.

As you can see from the article itself, Soapblox is a major blogging platform for progressive sites and its loss would be a major blow to progressive politics online. You can also see that its potential loss is a major cause for wank and worry. Full disclosure, I'm there as "Neon Vincent" reassuring people that Michigan Liberal is still up.

As for the parties responsible, here is a screenshot of the mark of the people claiming credit (or being framed for someone else's work; people can't exactly tell).

Later today, the text I quoted above was replaced by the following, even though the URL is for the same post.

SoapBlox is a Phoenix?
by: pacified
January 07, 2009 at 08:15:46 MST
I am nothing but a dramatic person. I am
sorry for that.

SoapBlox needs help. From all of you. How do we salvage this. How do we keep this going?

When you create something that becomes larger than yourself.

I apologize for being so dramatic. Again, I have a knack for that.

Despite the revision, the first few comments still reflect the original message. At least Soapblox won't be going under because of a hacker assault--not yet, anyway.

Consider the above a wank report. I'm up for suggestions as to where this belongs when I write it up more fully--clarvoyantwank, political_wank, otf_wank, random_lounge, or the trashcan.

BTW, one service that is being perversely (or pervertedly, given the nature of its proprietor) robust is commiejournal. Nebris makes his opinion/position known in two posts. So, despite the drama from earlier last year when Nebs was threatening to take CJ offline for lack of funds, it's still there. Surprise!

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	tabula_x_rasa 2009-01-08 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Oh, snap. Well, I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	inarticulate 2009-01-08 12:06 am UTC (link)
	I cracked up at that 403. Oh, greatestjournal ♥ (Reply to this)

	ldymusyc 2009-01-08 12:16 am UTC (link)
	That backup thing is a lie, at least on my end. I tried logging into a couple of my old accounts over there with LJArchive to save 'em and nada. (Reply to this)

	judyhazeleyes 2009-01-08 12:16 am UTC (link)
	And now LJ's down. cold sweats (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	onyxnoir 2009-01-08 12:20 am UTC (link)
	I'm betting it went down because people went to check it's status after the LJ layoffs. I know that's why I was over there yesterday. Funny enough, yesterday it was still re-directing people to insane journal. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	sarajayechan 2009-01-08 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Wait, two journaling services? What else died? (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	justni 2009-01-08 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Who's next? (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	imp 2009-01-08 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Is it time to begin our exodus to Inksome? ~~And then kill it as well, because it was never meant to hold more than twenty people at once?~~ (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	bluefootedbooby 2009-01-08 01:09 am UTC (link)
	I am vaguely surprised that it took so long to pull the plug. (Reply to this)

	singe 2009-01-08 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Poor GJ. I bailed out long ago but I still feel sad for them. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	ceadsearc 2009-01-08 07:24 am UTC (link)
	I can't believe that CommieJournal actually is around when GJ is gone. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	bobafeis 2009-01-08 09:17 am UTC (link)
	I don't remember if I had an account on GJ or not. Even if I did, I never used it (I probably only made one post to say that I would never be using it), but I need to know, damnit. And now that the site is down, I am bashing my head against things in frustration. ::emowhine:: (Reply to this)

	aeka 2009-01-09 01:45 am UTC (link)
	What I'm surprised about is that this didn't happen sooner given that GJ kicked the bucket about a year and a half ago. :/ (Reply to this)

	melusine 2009-01-09 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	What does the 403 error say? I'm just getting a generic one. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	(Anonymous) 2009-06-12 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	So what happened to everyone's old writings? (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-06-22 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	AW! Sad to say but a lot of my memories in my pre-teen years could be traced back to Greatest Journal and periodically, I would go back and read a lot of stuff. Like all the communities I joined, and all the people I met. Oh and the graphix were insane. It's just sad to see a good site gone. Makes me think how long Myspace stays cool. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-07-14 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	Oh dear :( I just was going to my million year old GJ to find some old posts and discovered this situation! Is there NO way to retrieve entries/anything?! :( (Reply to this)

	WHAT?! (Anonymous) 2009-07-25 12:43 am UTC (link)
	So I just went on GJ right now to read some good OLD memories being that it WAS my first journal and I posted more on it than anything along with pictures, my first icons, my first videos. :( This makes me pissssed! Was there not a warning?! (Reply to this)