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We've got some exciting updates this week, so sit tight and we'll get started. Of course, news would not be complete without a special gift from Frank. It appears that he neglected to celebrate birthdays this month. So, in the spirit of better late than never, please rip a zippy yippee if you were born in August, and Frank'll send you a ginger

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Yes, things are very, very different in Russia (my minister has spent lots of time in Russia/Eastern Europe). There's not even a WORD for "service", as in customer service, in Russian. The idea of giving friendly kind service and taking a customer's needs into consideration is completely foreign in Russia. More's the pity.

I think the only thing that will convince the owners of LJ that they have royally screwed up in the eyes of the vast majority of their customers is a loss of revenue. When we don't renew our accounts (mine is up in December), that might help to convince them that we're not kidding.

After 50-some years as a Communist country, Russia is still learning that people want to keep some things private. Their government invaded their privacy for how many years? The idea that we might not want to share everything is another thing that must be foreign (literally) in Russia. They just have no clue.

I'd forgotten that the ownership of LJ is Russian now. That goes a long way to explaining the tactics that they've used.