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Microsoft * There are changes coming to the LiveJournal homepage.
* Ilya first talks about the mechanism behind the ratings system.
* He also describes how a lot of "yellow" content (sex, scandals, shock, etc...) naturally gets temporary boosts in the ratings.
* And how LJ's positions has been that as long as it's legal, it can stay in the ratings. The only things that are removed from the ratings are entries and people that try to game the system for a higher placement.
* An upcoming update will provide eight categories of ratings, along with the main rating.
* Entries can appear in several categories, along with the main ratings, or none at all. Entries that appear in the 18+ category will only appear in that category.
* Entries are currently added to categories manually, but more automation is in the works.
* It looks like there's an inbox and notification update in the works too.
* There will be a section for notifications on the new homepage, that updates automatically.
* Ratings will always be personalized, and can be viewed in several different ways.
* In addition to seeing the first few lines of text, it'll be possible to see images included with entries that show up in the ratings.
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LiveJournal.Ru has been retired, and all of the various content there will move to the appropriate sections of the homepage.
* It's unclear if all of these changes are coming to everyone's homepage, or only to Cyrillic users.
* Beta testing for these features is supposed to begin next week.