The end of Basic accounts 0_o

[ex_uniquewo]

Account creation:When creating a new account you're no longer asked to choose an account level. You're only asked if you want to upgrade to a paid account. It is not mentioned anywhere that you can have a free and advertising-free account.

krysaia tells us why: "Basic Account is an option available to accounts which were created before March 12, 2008. No

Comments

[theodicy]

Shouldn't there have been...oh, I don't know...a WARNING?

Or am I really so busy I missed it?

Grrr.

[foxfirefey]

No, no warning. Only mentioning that they "streamlined" the registration process. I guess allowing an ad free option was just too confusing.

[sabbrielle]

Indeed.

[foxfirefey]

Aahahahahahaha that's what they actually used as a reason.

[schnee]

Guess I'll have no qualms about telling new people to use Adblock if they can't/don't want to get a paid account anymore, then.

[foxfirefey]

If you're new to us, we have a whole page of ad blocking techniques.

[shanaqui]

The page I see when I click the link doesn't include that text (or anything to that effect) at all.

[ex_uniquewo]

I can still see it even I'm logged out/have cleared my cache so eh?

Here's a screencap, just in case:

[shanaqui]

That's not what I see at all, and I cleared my cache and everything just in case. Weird!

Thanks for the screencap, though.

[polyfrog]

Brad promised that we would never be forced to see ads.

And so we are not.

Those new guys, though...they have to see ads or pay.

[emarkienna]

Remember that we (non-paid/permanent users) do still see adverts on various "official" pages and on plus accounts (which will obviously be increasing in number now...)

[sabbrielle]

And basic users see "sponsored content," a useless distinction.

[matgb]

Including those signing up just to comment because it's easier, or vote in my polls.

I was planning on doing a push amongst my non-account-holding readers to get them to sign up so I can keep track of them (because OpenID isn't good enough and I doubt they're going to take it out of alpha on LJ for ages). Don't think I will now.

[krysaia]

Re: 2nd edit - Hmm. Well, the FAQ does say accounts created "after" March 12 and not "on", so maybe that's why? I bet accounts created tomorrow won't be able to switch.

[ex_uniquewo]

Oh yeah different time zone here! It's already the 13th. Will add this.

[smeddley]

Nope, today you can't create Basic accounts (it's only 9 pm Central time, so it's still March 12th in California!). They have to have been created before March 12th, you know, before anyone found out about it?

[krysaia]

Yeah, I know you can't create Basic accounts today. I was actually referring to uniquewonders's 2nd post edit, though - she was able to switch over some accounts that were created earlier today.