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[ficangel]

stardust_rain's post of yesterday got me thinking, because both arguments that seem to be dominating discussions-"LJ wants fandom gone" vs. "LJ is in heap-big financial trouble"-both seem to have their flaws. If LJ wants fandom gone, why not just yank on the copyright violation angle, which is much more plausible than ZOMGCHILDPORN!? If LJ is in heap-big

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Re: (works with 6A, but this isn't official LJ policy)

[mzcalypso]

The problem with you personally vs. 'you' as a corporation is that a corporation can do damn near anything and NOBODY is willing to take responsiblity.

Abe Hassan ridiculed your paying customers in a way that would have got him fired in any face-to-face business. I guess he's off the hotseat and you're the new spin doctor? It doesn't matter what any individual member of 6A says to anybody in these journals--until and unless 6A changes the way it has been arbitrarily reinterpreting the rules, refusing to alter TOS officially in order to weasel out of the California requirement that you give users the option of a refund if they can't stomach the changes... there is no reason for anybody to trust you.

Dialog is lovely, but it only works if there's a chance of its leading to constructive change. You can type yourself blue in the face--until 6A stops jerking people around and acts according to its own rules, this is pointless. And I've got better things to do than repeat myself, so I'm leaving this discussion now. Please don't assume it's because you've answered any questions or I'm convinced 6A is on the side of the angels--I've already moved to IJ and have a couple of other backups. I'm only here to keep in touch with friends and watch the 6A spin circus.

The corporate "you" has tried all kinds of PR doubletalk--why not try honesty and fairness for a change? You'd be amazed at the result.