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So, it actually took letting it run out for me to realize that I treasure the paid account features on LJ. I never realized just how many ads that takes away. And I've gotten quite used to glancing at my visitor statistics. Most of all, though, I miss my icons fiercely. Yeah, I think when I get back home I'll get a renewal after all.
Works well with the subconscious feeling that (even though LJ seems to be effectively dead for fandom) it's still my main home, as it has been for so many years. Yes, granted, I spend a lot of time on Tumblr these days, and it is shiny and fast and, yes, I fiercely miss a reblog button on LJ now... but it's not quite the same. Sometimes I feel like it's *too* fast. People often don't remember what was said half a day ago. It totally sucks for archival purposes - going through someone's journal is often an unmanageable feat, and most of the time I give up after about five pages. And it's really "young". Which isn't bad in itself, since one of the smartest cookies I know ist 13, but sometimes... okay, this is gonna sound bad, but sometimes I feel like the battered old family dog when the babies twist its ears and climb all over it.
I think it's time for me to relocate and (mentally) renovate my old home - not leaving Tumblr, mind you, just giving LJ a little more attention again. I don't really care all that much about how user-unfriendly their policies are - I've been to Tumblr now, and trust me, that creator cares a lot less about what his user base wants. I don't really care that LJ seems pretty much dead these days. And I don't even care that so many of my NCIS peeps either stopped posting or moved somewhere else. NCIS fandom is a disjointed pool of sharks for the most part anyway, and I learned that they'll rip you apart really easily if you "step out of line".
So, all negative things about LJ set aside, this *still* feels like the place to come back to for me. I know some people will still read my ramblings over here. At least if they care about what I have to say and not just about the platform I say it on. We'll see.
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Works well with the subconscious feeling that (even though LJ seems to be effectively dead for fandom) it's still my main home, as it has been for so many years. Yes, granted, I spend a lot of time on Tumblr these days, and it is shiny and fast and, yes, I fiercely miss a reblog button on LJ now... but it's not quite the same. Sometimes I feel like it's *too* fast. People often don't remember what was said half a day ago. It totally sucks for archival purposes - going through someone's journal is often an unmanageable feat, and most of the time I give up after about five pages. And it's really "young". Which isn't bad in itself, since one of the smartest cookies I know ist 13, but sometimes... okay, this is gonna sound bad, but sometimes I feel like the battered old family dog when the babies twist its ears and climb all over it.
I think it's time for me to relocate and (mentally) renovate my old home - not leaving Tumblr, mind you, just giving LJ a little more attention again. I don't really care all that much about how user-unfriendly their policies are - I've been to Tumblr now, and trust me, that creator cares a lot less about what his user base wants. I don't really care that LJ seems pretty much dead these days. And I don't even care that so many of my NCIS peeps either stopped posting or moved somewhere else. NCIS fandom is a disjointed pool of sharks for the most part anyway, and I learned that they'll rip you apart really easily if you "step out of line".
So, all negative things about LJ set aside, this *still* feels like the place to come back to for me. I know some people will still read my ramblings over here. At least if they care about what I have to say and not just about the platform I say it on. We'll see.
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