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J. Crew Guy ([info]j_crew_guy) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-08-07 21:01:00


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Entry tags:lj

This won't end well.
LJ FINALLY speaks.

It's already got a troll in writerspleasure, calling all the people posting serious questions/comments "whiners" and four(!) pages of comments so far.

Highlights in the post include a fauxpology for burr86's wanky comments, LJ still doesn't understand that Federal law doesn't cover depictions of fictional children in sexual situations and a lot of re-stating what they've said before.

Edit: Well, this is an interesting revelation. Actually, there are several members of various fandom communities involved on the review board, as well as the Abuse Prevention Team itself.

And this list of official statements made by LJ staff in the "clarification" lj_biz post should bear watching.

Edit 2: coffeechica is talking with LJ users in stupid_free here. Odds on how long before it gets deleted? Anyone? Anyone? ...Bueller?

...and LJ/6A employees can't even come up with their own boilerplate responses, because rachel (she of the icon where she's posing with a big glass of beer) plagarized a LJ user's comment to use as her own.

Oh, and the lj_biz post has maxed out at 5000 comments in about sixteen hours, which is a new record, I believe. People are going back to the previous lj_biz post to leave comments there, I think.

Edit 3: Godwin's was reached on page 17 of the lj_biz post. (Thanks to [info]khym_chanur for the link.)

The current lj_biz post has made cNet.

The whole thing has been covered by German news magazine Der Spiegel. And a translation. (Thanks to [info]airborne_rodent for those links.)

Slashdot covers it, too. As does Digg. (Thanks to [info]utahraptor for the Digg link.)

Edit 4: Our own [info]cat_mcdougall wrote up a semi-editorial article here. As she says, the "Fandome" is them editing my article.



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[info]grrliz
2007-08-08 02:58 am UTC (link)
Also, I want there to be a drinking game for this (because god knows I could use a drink just trying to follow the whole thing).

Take a drink when:
  • someone complains LJ listens to the advertisers more than the userbase
Your turn!

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[info]worstangel
2007-08-08 03:01 am UTC (link)
But... I like my liver.

*reads comments*

Fuck this. *drinks*

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[info]jira
2007-08-08 03:15 am UTC (link)
Take a drink when someone calls homophobia.

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[info]dragonfangirl
2007-08-08 05:58 am UTC (link)
- when someone invokes the first amendment.

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[info]bemysty
2007-08-08 09:44 am UTC (link)
someone complains LJ listens to the advertisers more than the userbase

Instant alcohol coma yay!

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[info]eidolon_bird
2007-08-08 12:32 pm UTC (link)
I would say "when people get their facts wrong" but calling in dead-due-to-alcohol-poisoning won't get me any points with my employers.  If I had to list a few specifics:

• Someone does not have facts straight regarding pornography/obscenity laws
• Someone claims both users had permanent accounts
• Someone claims both users were not hosting the porn on LJ
• Someone claims Ponderosa's picture was based on a fic where Harry was 18+
  • Add a drink every time the age goes up

• LJ staff members contradict each other
  • Two drinks if a staff member contradicts him or herself

• You see an image macro
  • Two drinks if it's actually on topic


I had more, but my head hurts too much now.

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[info]pyratejenni
2007-08-08 02:14 pm UTC (link)
-- take three drinks if someone compares the situation to Guantanamo.

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[info]sushi
2007-08-09 12:47 am UTC (link)
Take a drink when:

* someone complains about other communities that should be suspended
* someone rallies for Brad

It was nice knowing you, liver.

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