Because "AdequateJournal" is too on-the-nose?

[sigma7]

GreatestJournal has struck an iceberg and is sinking. Essentially admins can't be arsed to (sorry, that was harsh, but still...) give support other than to abandon ship to InsaneJournal. Not a huge surprise, but disappointing. For fun, read its news journal to listen to its resources fold and crash sequentially. The StrikeThrough exodus

Comments

[dawnmipb]

It would be very smart of IJ right now to limit new journals to paid journals only.

I do think most of the people who had GJs also had placeholder IJs as well.

[sigma7]

I certainly did. I think that they both probably endured the same post-ST2007 influx, or at least approximate, and obviously only one of them was able to cope.

As for IJ, I do hope they have a plan, in case there's a post-GJ surge. Maybe their infrastructure is already strong enough to handle it, but better safe....

[norabombay]

I hadn't even found the news journal.

I remember, back in the day, when I got my LJ it was a code or $5. I think that IJ would be greately benefited to start that sort of a thing....

[sigma7]

I've found that endeavors of this nature are either fully commercial or fully volunteer, and that the gray area consumes those who try to lurk there. IJ might consider making the transition, because I think there's obviously a market for it -- I'm not saying go IPO, but maybe just a skeleton crew for now....

I'm mixing my PoTC and Titanic metaphors now. Hrm.

[norabombay]

Exactly. And IJ is going to have to make the transition if it wants to survive- you can only get by on volunteer based until you hit a certain size- bandwith eventually costs soemthing....

[sigma7]

And I don't know the specifics of the "donation" hullabaloo over on GJ, but there's a few fountains of fury about it, which says they didn't handle it very well. That's your gray area, filled to the brim with fail.

[adele87]

Who actually uses GreatestJournal anyway? I had an account with them a while ago, but I never used it.