Oct 12, 2011 23:30
Hello there!
This would be the first time I’ll be posting an entry which is more personal and quite longer than the ones I had posted before. Actually, I’m not really into blogging. Because unlike other social networking sites which has many interesting features and a lot easier to use, blogging requires more of the user’s time and I find the other features complicated. Maybe it’s because, I haven’t explored everything in this site yet and I don’t update regularly. But when my schedule becomes lighter and there’ll be fewer things to search the internet for, I’ll allot some time just to know how this site works as a whole.
I had joined different communities already and had added some friends. When I visit their sites, I got curious whenever I see something that catches my eye. For example, most of the sites which are dedicated to groups like Hey!Say! JUMP have their background customized. I wonder how they do that. I would look funny to others who might read this moreover if the procedure is very simple yet I have no idea about it.
Honestly speaking, I don’t have any interest in creating an account on this site before, but there’s something that pushed me to change my mind. I’m an avid fan of Hey! Say! Jump, but because Japanese are too strict when it comes to copyright issues, the videos that I could watch on YouTube and other streaming sites are very limited and most of the time, after a while or so the video would be removed by the authorities involved. And then I discovered that some fans are sharing download links on sites like this to those who are member of the account’s community or if they’re a friend of the user. So I decided to sign up for an account.
I also told my friends to do the same thing although there’ll be no need for them for sites like this because K-pop videos are available on streaming sites like YouTube without worrying that they’ll be removed sooner or later . They also like J-pop but they’re more into Koreans. On the other hand, I like both. I’m only looking for different sites where I could find latest updates and magazine translations about HSJ because I fancy this group so much especially its members Ryosuke Yamada and Kei Inoo. That’s my main reason why I could not stop myself from looking for other sites. I would like to have other source in case the site I usually get stuff failed to update on time.
Fortunately, I got accepted in the communities I sent member requests. There are rules to be followed and a member should fully abide to these. And mostly, when a member violates the rules, they’ll be banned forever from the site. That’s awful isn’t it? But it’s fine because I don’t have intention to break any rule the mods stated. I don’t mind if I can’t repost or re-upload the stuff they posted on their account. What’s important to me is I have access in every entry they post. Besides, before sending the request permission, a user promises to agree to the rules already. So even though there’s no contract or anything that binds them to the agreement, a member is obliged to follow. And it’s absolutely fine with me.
From this time on, I’ll be more careful. I will only re-upload and repost photos which the owner permits its members or friends to do so. I don’t want to be casted out from the communities I had already joined.