In response to LJ getting rid of the basic account option, I've set up a comm where users who own a journal that has been created before March 12 and who either don't use their journal anymore or are planning on leaving the LJ community can put their old journals up for adoption for new users to take them over.
basic_journals In order for this to work out, people need to know about it, so if you think this comm a good idea, please spread the word :). Thanks.