Update from Team Livejournal on The Recent... Oh whatever it is/was...

[heidi]

From LJ_2008:

The announcement last Wednesday was a mistake in regards to Basic accounts, as the change was not clearly stated, it did not allow for you to provide feedback, and went into effect immediately. Many of you have pointed out that the decision worried you less than the way it was communicated. You should have been given a voice, and you were not; we didn’t follow our own rules, and we apologize.

Thank you, kimmyblair for the pointer to it.

I feel like I'm speaking the same words again - every time Team LJ does something boneheaded, they fix it and (often) apologize after their users tell them where the problem lies, and sometimes after a collection of users threatens boycotts, strikes or departures. And once they fix it the eternal optimist in me gets optimistic again and I hope this site becomes calm and fun and homey again. But without the ongoing stress of WTF are they going to do next.

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In much cherrier news, SO many congratulations to msbunburyist for getting into the Media Studies program at MIT! Yay Maddy! SO proud of you! Why, I remember when you were an ickle tween reviewing fics for FFN! And now, grad school. (Oh do I feel old.)

Comments

[potthead.livejournal.com]

Your icon is so perfect for LJ's little announcement. ^^;; I mean, throughout the entire time they were making this decision and all the posts from Brad and stuff, no one on the staff realized they weren't asking the people who pay for this site to keep running what they thought? @_@

Oh, well. At least it seems they're gonna try to right their wrong!

[scoreboard.livejournal.com]

Feel old? I'm trying to get over the fact that it's 25 years since Thriller.

Although I have you to thank for Hue and Cry and my wife to thank for the rest of new Wave that never made it to Talibama.

If you ever come out to SF, we should really have a few drinks and reminic- remenis- get nostalgic over old Zone days ;]

[msbunburyist.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! <3

Also - unfortunately, I think that they've had this lesson enough times and that they're just wilfully ignoring us. So much for them.

Eh.