Dreamwidth - HUH?

[dreaming_k]

Is it just me, or has there been a veritable surge of people switching to Dreamwidth in the last few days? I'm happy most of them say they aren't jumping ship, they just use it as a back-up so to speak. Still, what's going on over there that has people signing up in masses?

I don't live under a rock, but I seem to have missed something big.

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[snycock]

Well, they just went out of closed beta into open beta, so they starting letting more people make free accounts, and also opened up the ability to purchase an account. That's why the rush in the past few days

[dreaming_k]

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.

Thank you for taking the time and explaining this! It really came out of the blue for me as I'd never even heard of Dreamwidth before. With the help of laurie_ky and fluterbev I've got my own account there now, and will see how this proceeds.

After reading the diversity statement, I do really hope that things work out the way the Dreamwidth creators imgagine them. It does sound like a good place to be.

[laurie_ky]

if you want a code fluterbev and cybel have some first come, first served

[dreaming_k]

Thank you, Laurie! Sorry my reply is so late.

I followed your suggestion and got a code. After looking around Dreamwidth it does seem like a fine endeavor, if the can really pull it off like they imagine.

What you described about people being afraid of being left behind and being left in an empty community is what I felt when this started last week. But I wouldn't fault Dreamwidth for this, since - as you said - there were sign up options at the start. If I wasn't this bad at keeping up with things I'd have known about this long before.

Also I do understand, that this restrictions aren't supposed to be kept up permanently and people will be able to sign up later. So, no exclusion.

Let's hope peoples' bad feelings will not last for very long.