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	senor_pinata 2003-11-03 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	Oy, I so knew this would happen. (Reply to this)

	sepiamagpie 2003-11-03 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	I'd add in commentary but I'm busy doing that happy shiny eye thing. (Reply to this)

	soleta 2003-11-03 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	jaysus. yeah, okay, LJ has problems - but they're doing damn well for a service that they've had to build up as demand grows. that's part of what I like about LJ. I have a paid LJ account. I very rarely have problems. and a little patience works wonders. incidentally, how ashamed should I feel that I know one of the wankers? I'm not entirely sure here. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	girl_friday 2003-11-03 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	I do too. But I'm not ashamed, because I share his opinion on the subject. Go Chris! (Reply to this)(Parent)

darkrose
2003-11-04 01:10 am UTC (link)

I have a paid LJ account. I very rarely have problems. and a little patience works wonders.

On the other hand, before my paid account expired last month, I was able to get to my LJ somewhere between 30-50% of the times I tried. If I was getting DSL 30-50% of the times I attepted to connected, I'd so be shopping for a new provider.

Oddly enough, I've actually noticed an improvement in service since I stopped trying to hit the so-called "fast servers."

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	quinctia 2003-11-04 11:55 am UTC (link)
	Weird. Since I paid in July, I've barely had a problem at all. On 56k or Ethernet. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2003-11-03 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Is there any LJ system announcement that doesn't promote 5,000 wanky responses? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iris 2003-11-03 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	Not that I've seen. Just wondering, is there a joke behind that icon? It's...interesting. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2003-11-03 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	Semi-nonsensical running joke from last MediaWest, from attempts to describe Dragnet stills. Something along the lines of, "Which picture? The What the Shit is This picture?" "No, the The Mustard is Over There picture." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	miome 2003-11-03 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Huh. Y'know, I check LJ two or three times a day, and I haven't seen these outages. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	eljuno 2003-11-03 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	It happens to me every once in a while, but I'm on a craptacular wireless network, so... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ladybirdsleeps 2003-11-03 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	I'm surprised that the first thread you linked was so ... so ... correctly spelled. That kind of grammar doesn't belong in a news post! (Reply to this)

	psychofangirl 2003-11-04 01:17 am UTC (link)
	Am I the only one who thinks that Greatestjournal.com is too good to be true? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ladybirdsleeps 2003-11-04 01:22 am UTC (link)
	It is. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	iris 2003-11-04 01:24 am UTC (link)
	It's good, except I hate ads. And honestly, if it gets popular, I don't see how ads alone can keep it up and running. I RP there, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	psychofangirl 2003-11-04 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Ads? I can get that from deadjournal. Heh Good thing i have an early adopter account there. Heh (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zannechaos
2003-11-04 03:39 am UTC (link)

Although unless I'm missing something with DJ, they use banners and pop-ups.

GJ uses the non-graphics, non-blinking, plain text block ads, and even before GJ, I was opting in to use them over on EZBoard because of some program they're running -- you still keep your supporter account status after it expires if you switch to the plain block ads. No banners, no popups (and the popups are the reason I switched to supporter status in the first place)

Overall, I've come to find them far less intrusive and far less annoying than popups and flashing banners. I've also wound up clicking on these text ads more than I've ever clicked on any banner or popup. They usually end up getting tailored to your interests and searches (on GJ anyway; you can select your targeted areas over on EZBoard) and I've seen things that were actually interesting. I've found sites with dragon merchandise I didn't know were out there, I've found some things that amused the heck out of me, so on and so forth.

I'd rather not have ads. But I've seen a lot of attempts to make money off ads, and overall, I find the text blocks less intrusive than the banners or popups ever were.

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	psychofangirl 2003-11-04 04:37 am UTC (link)
	Yea, from what I've seen, DJ does use flashing banners and pop-ups. I'm an early adopter there, so I don't notice when I'm logged in. Maybe I should try out GJ. I mean 1,000 pics!??!?!?! WHEEEEE!!! :D But, for what though? heh (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zannechaos
2003-11-04 04:44 am UTC (link)

GJ's original purpose used to be for RPGs. (in fact, the URL used to be "www.unlimitedrpg.com" - I'm not sure what happened, they're not talking, but there was legal problems surrounding that.)

But that's what I use it for. I have anywhere from 1-20 icons per character, depending on how many pics I can get of the character, what pics inspire iconage, etc. Then of course, there's the numerous 'shippy icons for the couples. ^_^ (and I'm nowhere close to the 1,000 limit either.)

Most of the RP currently doesn't take place there. But it's useful for out-of-character analyzation (in the OOC community) and for writing up and posting dialogue and exchanges between two or more characters that only one person plays (i.e., I had a scene I need to RP out between two characters I play, and it was just easier to write it up like a minific than just RP it in the chatroom) or if just one character needs to do something that's plot-critical by his or herself. It's also a good fallback zone in case scheduling conflicts really gummy up the RPG works and the players can't really put in any time for chat-based RP for a while.

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	psychofangirl 2003-11-04 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm...I see. It's something to consider. I've got quite a few RP logs that I've been just TOO LAZY to code and post on my site. So, I can use a GJ account for that purpose. Heh... Can't hurt. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lots42 2003-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	You can turn off the ads but they don't stay turned off after you log off (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zannechaos
2003-11-04 04:55 am UTC (link)

That's odd. I've not encountered that problem.

Sure, they show up when I'm logged out of the system, and I go to someone's userinfo, yeah they're there.

But once I log back in again, my prefs are as I like them. My GJ colors of choice, my ad setting preferences, so on and so forth.

But yeah, they're not going to stay gone once you log out and the system can't tell you from Adam.

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panthea
2003-11-04 03:18 am UTC (link)

Wow. That fellow julianbashir certainly is a twat, isn't he?

"Whine, whine, whine. I SPEAK FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE!"

And dude, any time someone trots out that old "I can't afford to pay for LJ, I have to feed my family" chestnut, there's a pretty simple answer: Don't pay for LJ then. Take your three icons and like them, you ungrateful snot.

What the hell is wrong with people and their fucking sense of entitlement nowadays?

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zannechaos
2003-11-04 03:34 am UTC (link)

That fellow julianbashir certainly is a twat, isn't he?

He's there?! ::runs to see!:: That fellow must have forearms like Popeye now. He's been wanking and wanking and wanking for as long as I've been on LJ, pretty much. Every damn time I see him somewhere -- he's wanking.

And yes, he really IS a twat. I love how he thinks everything must constantly, always be 100% top form and functional, no matter what. Act of God? Act of Terrorism? Blackouts? Who cares - downtime in any way, shape, or form is clearly unacceptable in "Julian's" little, seriously undermedicated world, apparently.

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	panthea 2003-11-04 04:08 am UTC (link)
	"It's people like YOU who ~~kill puppies~~ ~~cause downtime~~ kill puppies!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zannechaos 2003-11-04 04:23 am UTC (link)
	If you want a really good laugh at this guy, check out his userinfo. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	panthea 2003-11-04 05:49 am UTC (link)
	Ahahaha. That's priceless. Not that presumptuous and arrogant, huh? And-- Gnome?? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zannechaos
2003-11-04 05:54 am UTC (link)

I really, honestly do want to desperately believe that was done in jest.

My experience witnessing the various neverending depths of stupidity which mankind can claim is telling me otherwise.

Fortunately, he's also the only one on LJ who spells it in such an...interesting manner. (Then again, given Alaska's population (in terms of numbers), that might not be saying much...)

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	ipomoea 2003-11-04 07:46 am UTC (link)
	That fellow julianbashir certainly is a twat, isn't he? Oh yeah. There aren't many people who've made LJ Drama as many times as he has. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jerry_ds_girl 2003-11-04 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	I linked him here a while back when he got outed as a plagiarist and sockpuppet master. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	elfy 2003-11-04 12:09 pm UTC (link)
	I remember when I first got my lj and couldn't think of something to fill up three icon spaces! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	prettyamyrose 2003-11-09 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	I'm still at that point in my LJ and I've had it a while now. >.> (Reply to this)(Parent)

irk
2003-11-04 09:06 pm UTC (link)

There's whining aplenty against LJ, yes, but the LJ loyalists crying "Just you wait, GJ will die its untimely death, and then you'll all be sorry!!!!" strike me as equally assholish.

Because, you know, how dare another service that might even be better in some ways exist? They're just not taking the load we are! Yes, that's why they don't get 404 messages 25% of the time during night browsing! They just have it EASY, whereas LJ LOVES us, and has MORALS, and...and...::SOB::

*snickering at it all*

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	oxydosic 2003-11-05 01:52 am UTC (link)
	I'm just still boggled that there are people that actually use 50 icon slots. (Reply to this)