Good news from LJ!

[heidi]

From news - if you don't have it on your flist, it's here:

Account Structure Update
Back by popular demand, Basic Accounts will be available to all users again
by the end of the (northern hemisphere) summer. More information on the
decision-making process and proposals relating to Basic Accounts are in
lj_2008.

kiwiria just let me know that it's not exactly the same as the old Basic ad but it's closer to it than it is to Plus, it seems. Meh-tastic!

I use this icon ironically, because sometimes backpedaling is a good thing, such as in this case. Hurrah for sensible decision-making (although of course it would be better if the sensible decisions predated the stupid ones, instead of vice versa).

Plus the new ep of Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog is up on Hulu. Anyone else going to see it on the big screen at Comic Con next week?

Speaking of weird decisions by LJ, am I the only one wondering whether Marvel is going to get huffy about LJ's use of the designation "Ж-Men" as the title of its Russian comedy about superheroes?

Comments

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Ah, but have you seen that basic accounts will in fact NOT be completely ad free? Best we can hope for is that only non-LJ users/people not logged in will see the ads, but it will not be the old completely ad-free accounts that return.

Sheesh!

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Oh, feh, then what's the difference between that and a plus account?

: goes to read

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

That there won't be any ads on the journal itself but only on the other pages I guess? Not too sure, I only skimmed it myself.

[bitterbird.livejournal.com]

I love Dr Horrible!
the return of basic accounts seems good!

[dream-wia-dream.livejournal.com]

Sooo jealous of everyone going to Comicon. For so many reasons (*cough*JaredJensenKripke*cough*) but now I REALLY want to be in a big auditorium filled with people singing along to Dr. Horrible. Because I've watched Part I so many times I know the songs...and I cracked up watching Part II this morning. :D