Regarding the previous entry about LJ's IP blocking, new information has come to light and should ease a great deal of the concerns. The relevant information is here: Staff talk about the matter. There is an article in the NYT about Russia cracking down on certain sites, which may be of interest, here.

To quote the relevant post by LJ Staff: LJ ( Read more... )

Spreading the signal for fellow LJ users.

Originally posted by nochick_fics at Spreading the word: Livejournal has IP blocked me for posting slash fic.
Originally posted by angstytimelord at Livejournal has IP blocked me for posting slash fic.
I've apparently been IP blocked, I'm only able to post now via a proxy server ( Read more... )

It's Round Four of voting on covers for the 2012 Rainbow Awards. I am humbled and thrilled that the cover for No Quarter is still in the race.

So if you'd like to help out and vote, and I'd love it if you did, please go here and cast your ballot* If you don't have a Live Journal, don't fret - you can log in using your Facebook or Twitter and vote ( Read more... )

What happened with idylchild? I just went to answer a comment and saw that all comments by them were deleted and that the account is too. :S

Today's Thursday Thirteen is brought to you by cold, having a cold and being in pain, so I fear it's not anything terribly earthshattering. Still and all, it's something I've been thinking about for a little while, so I thought this would be a good time to have at it. Without further ado, today's Thursday Thirteen is LJ communities that are awesome ( Read more... )

It's Thursday, the day the country has been dreading. The news isn't great and there's more to come in the following days with a cyclone predicted for Cairns and moving east. I'm going to break this up into state with links to relevant news reports.

South Australia:
Minor flooding in the Riverland, although the residents worried as drains aren't ( Read more... )