LJ Clarifies the Impending Friends Feed

[phyncke]

Here is another post on the FRIENDS Feed. Go forth and comment and make your feelings known. They still don't get it, folks, so make some noise here on this post and be loud!

http://lj-releases.livejournal.com/79629.html

I have already commented but we need to bring it and bring it in numbers. Do not want. This friends feed will be mandatory before long so share this on your list and get the word out. Changes are coming that are going to wreck the look of our flists.

I thought I would get the word out and see if you will too.

Comments

[aschicca.livejournal.com]

The simple fact that they're making small changes on the design of the new friends feed means that no matter what we say or beg for, the new page *will* go live soon and it *will* be mandatory. I'm sorry but that's how it is and how it'll always be with LJ.

By all means, express your POV, say your piece and make your decisions regarding whether to keep using LJ or not (also, rant at will, they deserve it!) But don't expect it to make any difference because it won't.

It sucks and it *will* mean that LJ will slowly lose most of its users and die, but that's their choice and they don't care to change it.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I don't think they care really. They have closed their US office and really are a Russian company and are focused on those users and not what built them. I am really prepared to abandon the site and cross post for the most part. I don't think they will die - they have lots of new users that don't know any better.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Oh, the Russians aren't happy either. My guess? This was decided by some young Russian who thinks FB and LJ are interchangeable and wouldn't know a blog or a fan fiction post if it bit him.

Only ones I can think of offhand who won't mind are in ONTD.