LJ is surprising me...

[sireesanwar]

Maybe after all these years of constant complaining someone got the message. Part of me wonders if this is because of the new CEO Katya Akudovich who used to work for Google. I mean when was the last time LJ asked our opinion? And yet today they posted this over at news:

This is just a quick news post to let you know we're going to be reviving the

Comments

[rainbowstevie]

I think this is a very sensible post and I agree with you. Well said!
Signed, someone who vehemently hates every other change LJ has made ever

[sireesanwar]

Thank you.

[itsanonyx]

They're already using it for lj_photophile. And I think it's good for this Community. But other things here on LJ?! I don't know.

[sireesanwar]

The nice thing is they are giving us the option to have in on our LJ's or not. So some journals might have it and some won't. It's nice that it will be a choice.

[whenwhywhere]

I agree with that one comment over there... About the timezone, man! I just woke up and they've edited their article already, saying they've "read through the comments" and it kinda sorta looks like they've made up their mind? Sure, I could still vote, but they could've like, I don't know, wait a little bit longer? o_o

[sireesanwar]

Yes, but it can't hurt to still give your opinion.

I think they want to do it because it has been a requested item but I also think it is something we'll be able to turn on and off so overall it is a minor change.

[whenwhywhere]

I'm more of a reader, really. I feel like everything I wanna say's in the comment section already been said by a lot of people. And since I'm more of a lurker than a commenter I'm looking forward to the +1 for comments and entries (especially comments).

[serenitysangel]

Hmm I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, yes it's nice if you want to acknowledge by +1ing a post to let the poster know you've read it but generally don't have anything to say. However, I don't like the idea of it either as it prevents further engagement. Then again seeing someone like your post is better than getting only silent.

But I do feel it's a shame that LJ is bowing under the pressure to be like every other social media platform out there.

Will it get people back here or get it busy like it was before? I'm not convinced it will. But time will tell I guess.

[sireesanwar]

That is part of my issue with it... will people stop commenting and start using the +1 option?

It does seems sad that LJ has to do these things to get new customers but at the same time they are doing it all to stay opened. They are losing people left and right and they are so far from appealing most of the time that people do not choose them as a blogging option.

We want LJ to do well and to flourish.

[tracyj23]

people do not choose them as a blogging option

Do people really even blog anymore? It seems like most people don't. Most people "Facebook" which isn't really blogging, or spend all of their time on twitter or instagram or whatsapp -- why blog when you can express everything in 140 characters or less? /sarcasm

I find instant media to be rather appalling. Great for a quick chat with someone while you're waiting for something or for people who live far away that you can't actually see face to face but need to talk to, but it doesn't really allow for deep conversation. Everything done on those platforms is shallow.

Sorry, been reading comments to see what others have to say and had two more cents worth to share. :)

[sireesanwar]

Depends on where you are going. A lot of businesses and websites nowadays are blogs that are disguised as websites. This is why people go to WordPress and Tumblr. These platforms give them the option to look like a website but have a blog structure added to their site. People magazine, Wall Street Journal, Emeril's cooking blog... all WordPress because of the type of site WordPress can create for the user