Content Strike, March 21 - Please support it

[haebin]

For those of you who don't already know, there has been a strike scheduled for Friday, March 21st, 2008, during which we hope to have many members of LiveJournal provide LJ with absolutely no content for twenty-four hours. This means no posting and no commenting. If you post elsewhere and have it set up to be posted through a feed on LiveJournal, don't do it. Stay away from LiveJournal for twenty-four hours. That can't be too hard, can it? I know some of you are probably quite active on LiveJournal and will find it hard to stay away for an entire day, just as I will, but this is something that needs to be done, to show the people running LiveJournal that we're watching the changes they are making, that we're paying attention, that we're discontent, and that we want to be heard and taken in to consideration. We are not simply users who can be tossed to the side and ignored. We are the people who make up LiveJournal. Without us, without the content we create, without our words, our voices, our creativity, our participation, there would be no LiveJournal. This is a fact, and it needs to be realized and understood and then taken in to consideration when making decisions regarding the way that LiveJournal is run. The strike is only a few days away, so there isn't all too much time to prepare. While this is unfortunate, it isn't enough to keep this strike from taking place. It will take place, the second it is meant to, and it would be best to have as many people take part as possible. Please, spread the word. Spread it fast. There are only a few days to organize this. If you find that you care about LiveJournal or care about the people you interact with on LiveJournal or simply want it to remain a place where you can entertain yourself without constant censorship and money-hungry practices being thrown in without the consideration of those who use the service, act now. If you don't wish to spread the word, that is fine, but please: refrain from using LiveJournal on Friday, March 21st. Do something else for a change. It's for a good cause. (:

For background on this strike and why it is being held, please read the following posts:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/394838.html
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395310.html

To find out exactly when the strike begins and ends, depending on where you are located, please see this:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395125.html

What's this about?

* It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board.
* It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'.
* It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions.
* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves.

Seen and taken from sarasa_1984's journal.

Please support it. Thanks.

Comments

[kyko-camui.livejournal.com]

count me in!!
*takes post*
hopefully it will be a success~
LJ gets really stupid the last time~

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much ♥~

[yuriko-yakuza.livejournal.com]

me too ;)

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Thank you ♥

[rabenkraehe.livejournal.com]

nicht hauen, bitte.

ich muss ganz ehrlich sagen, das ich das für völlig überflüssig und übertrieben halte.
ich bin kapitalistenschwein. ich hab mit den entscheidungen kein problem.
(sie hättens wirklich nich heimlich machen solen, aber nu isses zu spät *shrug*)
wenns nur um punkt 4 ginge (gewisse interests nicht unter popular interests anzeigen [und wie ich grad gesehen habe, nachdem ich mir das zum ersten mal in meinem leben angeguckt habe, stehen sie alle wieder da]), wäres was andres.
außerdem bin ich streikgeschädigt und kann das wort nicht mehr hören. und bin auch seit längerem persönlich der meinung, dass das streikrecht in deutschland abgeschafft werden sollte.

aber da ich eh nich so oft poste, is die wahrscheinlichkeit gering, dass ich unbedingt am karfreitag was posten werde.
und da wahrcsheinlich viele hier mitmachen, werde ich wohl auch weniger gelegenheit haben, zu commenten xD

my two cents.
wie gesagt, bitte nich hauen, nur meine persönliche meinung, generell bin ich pro-rebellion und wer hier mitmachen will, cool, gerne, nur für mich persönlich isses nix ^^;

/rant

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Das ist doch okay, wenn du zu deiner Meinung stehst. Ich bin die letzte, die etwas dagegen hat.
Ich mag einfach den Gedanken, dass solche Aktionen doch etwas bewirken können, selbst wenn es nur eine Kleinigkeit ist. Und ich finde, diese Heimlichtuerei muss halt nicht sein.
Und es tut mir nicht weh, einen Tag lang nichts zu posten, von daher unterstütze ich das auch.

[rabenkraehe.livejournal.com]

cool ^.^

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Kein Ding *umarm*

[hikariguu.livejournal.com]

Hm ok then i'll do it too

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for supporting this strike ♥~

[blown-lightbulb.livejournal.com]

I totally plan on supporting it.

Whoot!

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :)

[kare-chan.livejournal.com]

Ich denk mal ich werd auch mitmachen. ^^
Außerdem hab ich hier ja eh noch eine Menge andere Dinge zu tun >_>
Also sowieso keine Zeit zum posten :3

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Wenn ich was posten will, dann kann ich mir den Thread auch auf die Favoriten legen und am nächsten Tag posten ^^
Verbring ich den Tag halt damit mir irgendwelche Sachen von der Festplatte anzuschauen *schwach lächel*

[kare-chan.livejournal.com]

sind ja auch noch alle in der Freundesliste drin ^^
Und ich werd dann wahrscheinlich wirklich an meiner Hausarbeit hacken, Tsa nerven oder was auch immer... mal schauen... ^_^;;

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Ich werde mich schon irgendwie ablenken. Meine Festplatte ist ja groß genug *schwach lächel*

[dianunex.livejournal.com]

I'll Do that too...seem Lj want only money >< no Lj from tomorow.

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a sad thing -sigh-
I support the strike, I guess, it's a good sign of the users.

[kazu-hisoka.livejournal.com]

You can count me in.

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :)