LJ Kerfuckle AKA Basic Account Termination for the Fail

[corbeaun]

Wow, the first time I've really logged back onto LJ for weeks and this is what I find. I have to admit, this is the last push over the edge for me: I'm finally going to branch out from LJ. I'd name-reserved my username at GJ and IJ, but I'd held out from replicating my content there or requesting an account at Journalfen because I still had hope things would remain tolerable here at LJ. It's still tolerable right now, even with the termination of any new Basic accounts - but like Brad said, it's a joke if anyone thinks the new LJ owners won't be getting rid of Basic Accounts entirely sometime soon. It's just a question of whether that's in 3 months or 3 weeks. And we now know that these changes could be implemented instantly without prior notice. (And I'd hoped to spend some time on finishing the Ogata/Yeongha fic, rather than backing-up journal contents...*sigh*)

ETA: A Wired article: Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business