Route 29: Stay or Leave?

[these_balls]

As I am sure you are all aware of, Livejournal has undergone a good handful of changes that have made roleplaying here just a little more difficult. With how the staff of Livejournal and the ones in charge of the code have responded and interacted with the members, it looks as though these changes will be permanent

Comments

[drugsbeleid]

My vote's on DW. I'm not particularly fond of the insanity theme at IJ, even if getting 100 free icons is cool. And it doesn't seem like we can import things?

I'm fed up with the things LJ keeps doing and I would much rather be at a site that cares about its userbase. The staff at DW appears to be very approachable and are quick to respond to inquiries and I'd love to be at a site like that and support them by buying paid time there.

If we end up staying, I'll stick around as long as the muse stays alive but I would definitely prefer to take our fun times elsewhere. It might take some time to get used to it and to reorganize things such as the friend add list, but I think it would be better in the long run.

[youfartknocker]

I'd rather not the game move, but, hey, I'm a weenie and don't want to deal with two sites at the same time. But if everyone else wants to move then by God, I'll move, too! Insanejournal seems like the best option (especially with people for paids, so they don't have to pay for more icons), but at the same time, I understand that some people find it offensive and even one person driven away because of that is one too many : (

Dreamwidth, then, is the other option- one that I'm comfortable with, even if the default style is a little ugly. However, unlike the other options, DW allows us to import entries, which is definitely why it's the best choice. Especially for players who have been here since the beginning, since I'm sure that's a lot of posts accumulated.

So, if we do move, DW would be the best option.

[lean_n_green]

Voting DW for all the above reasons listed. In every situation like this in the past, LJ has been willing to at least backpedal once the complaints built up. This time, they've shown no such willingness to do that, and in fact have done everything in their power to make it worse in every way possible. They're clear on the matter that they're going ahead with this decision, and thus far, all signs point to the fact that in the long run, fandom isn't part of their future plans. They'll probably wind up making things so unbearable for any fandomers who stick around that most people will pack up and leave sooner or later

[usedkunai]

...I like this idea, and I would definitely pitch in whatever money I could to help out for the people who can't afford their own paids! Every little bit helps, after all.

[meatysoviet]

If this idea went further than theory I'd happily help any way I can.

+1

[usedwaterpulse]

To everything said. I would be happy to sponsor an account or two (whatever I can afford) for a year for people who are reluctant to move.

[bewilding]

I voted for a community move ( and in the end I do support a community move ) though I will stay wherever Route decides to go.

The main push towards my supporting a move is not the aesthetic value of the site itself (that I can deal with if it becomes a necessity) but the actual values and pattern that seems to be going on when it comes to developers and staff. I don't believe that LJ will just stop with this update--the newest updates they've got lined up seem even worse than this one, and they really don't seem interested at listening to any of the complaints that have been voiced. I'd much rather move to a place where I could enjoy RPing--as inconvenient as it might be at first--then struggle to play in a place where all functions seem to be piling up against practicality and moving towards some Twitter-Facebook lovechild. It's less about the current changes and more about the attitude and potential future changes, which aren't exactly shining beacons of beautiful (no comment nesting, LJ? really

[nasa_dreams]

I personally have no issues with moving, though it'd have to be somewhere reasonably free...I don't have paid accounts and really cant forsee buying one.

If we do end up moving, I'd prefer it to still be a journal based game, if possible, though, I'm not sure how all those other sites work. The only place I've ever roleplayed has been LJ and anything outside it is rather foreign to me. I suppose in the end, I'll follow route wherever it decides to roost, because I love it so~

[nasa_dreams]

After reading the comments, it seems I've gotten off rather easily in this whole mess. I think I'm going to fall in with the majority at the moment and say DW, if only for the reasons listed in the comments, as I've never been there.

I love this game and the people I've met through it. I don't want to lose that.