eumelia: (Default)
2008-03-22 01:17 pm

PSE - Post Strike Entry

So, did it feel good to not use LJ for a little bit.
Gotta say, I didn't feel any different, my Internet addiction just wet to different avenues.

the majority of my f-list participated whether it was consciously or not I couldn't say, but most of the communities didn't participate, which eh, kind of sucks since a huge amount of content and influence comes from the comm's and not individual users and such.
I really like LJ and I don't want to leave, the platform is convenient and fun, the networking done here is by far superior to MySpace and Facebook, in my opinion.
My paid account expires on the 14th on May (my birthday, duh) and I don't want to regress into a Plus account in which my LJ will be swarming with ads to do with things that what I write about would be significant.
Not.

Anyway, there were a few things worth blogging about, but they happened on Thursday and were properly resolved and on Friday when going out for Friday night supper was somewhat irritating due to constant racial slurs but people who say "I'm not racist, I love the black man" - when he's your gardener, quite obviously.
And Right Wing people who try to convince me that a vote for a fringe part is a Throw Away vote. Not it's not, it's voting for my principals.
Any way it was a really irritating evening, but at least I got to hang out with friends and Purim accessories.

Purim really washed over me this year - probably because I've come to associate Purim very strongly with terror attacks and there were only warnings this year with no actual explosions, shootings or kidnappings, there is however until Monday for a terror attack to be disconnected from the Holiday, so we'll see.
I mean yeah, I went all Ester and Vashti are ancient feminist icons (for different reasons obviously) and I went to Uni with butterfly antenes in order to get into the mood, on Wedensday, which is all before Purim, so nyah.

Pretty boring all in all.

Here's a pic which as [livejournal.com profile] sabotabby said should be spread throughout the intertubes.



Wouldn't it make an excellent t-shirt?!
eumelia: (Default)
2008-03-20 05:50 pm
Entry tags:

Content Strike

The Why
The What
The When


All credit on the pic goes to [livejournal.com profile] marnanel

See you Saturday.
eumelia: (Default)
2008-03-20 09:01 am
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Interesting

What an interesting development concerning the content strike.

It would seem us users, customers and consumers aren't being completely ignored after all.

For more information on the content strike go to the Fox's Den
eumelia: (Default)
2008-03-17 09:50 pm

LJ Acting Up

Most of you know about the whole Basic account and Interests Fiasco.

I too will be striking on the 21st of March and maybe actually do something worth while to celebrate Purim and the Equinox.

For details on the strike check out [livejournal.com profile] beckyzoole's information posts: First and Second.

Do join in, as consumers we do have a say.
And as bloggers it is our responsibility to do so.

Here's the actual notice which I also urge you to spread:

ONE DAY CONTENT STRIKE


For one day, Friday, March 21, make no posts. Make no comments. Let there be NO new content added to LJ.

SUP obviously does not realize that Basic users have given something of value to them, that it is content that drives the site.

So, for one 24-hour period, from midnight
GMT to midnight GMT
, let's see how many people we can get to pledge to contribute NO CONTENT.

This will create a permanent downward spike in the daily-posts statistics, a permanent reminder of the power of the userbase.

Full information at The Fox's Den.

SPREAD THE WORD!