Some of you may have noticed that Livejournal's servers are once again/still having a few difficult moments, that means I had to hand code today's entry. Sincere appologies for any mistakes, please let me know and I'll correct them as soon as possible.


surliminal - [in fandom_lawyers] - Background: I joined this community as a - Why do you people feel[...] that LJ has a moral duty to defend you over and above that of a normal business? Of, say, AOL? or Facebook? Isn'tit good enough that they provide a platform for free and make efforts,it seems, not to "censor"

ataniell93 - One of the reasons this shit pisses me off... - Their answer has always been, ban them, restrict commenting, don't allow anonymous comments, protect yourself using the tools we gave you.[...]until suddenly the fact that creeps could find our journals was used as a reason to delete our journals

icarusancalion - [in life_wo_fanlib] - How Important are the LJ Fanfiction Writers to Fanlib? - If FanLib loses a large portion of the Livejournal "market" of writers,there are still many other groups and fanfiction communities to tap outside Livejournal. So how important are Livejournal fanfiction writers (and readers) to FanLib?

inlovewithnight - Random Thought - Now, I know that Fandom Wank's first purpose, now and always, is "bring the funny." But I think, over time, they've gained a kind of secondary, unintended purpose in the fannish community. They're a history. They're a collective memory.

toft_froggy - Everybody's talkin' at me... - It's difficult to defend your right to write underage incest rapefic with bonus tentacles. But we HAVE that right, and it's worth defending.We're not doing anything wrong, and LJ are.

bubble_blunder - The latest incident of oppression of the masses by LJ/6A - Much as I would love to see fandom migrate elsewhere [...] I think that I am likely to win the lottery before that ever really happens. Because in the end, I don't think that fandom as a whole is willing to band together and do something like that.

lexin - Another day another kerfuffle - Obviously I'm bothered about the loss of fandom journals and survivor communities (not at all the others, about which I feel faintly queasy) but what worries me more is what next?

ceresi - used up all my clever subject lines - Like last night, my question is what the hell is being defined as"illegal" here? Discussing, supporting, or wanting to enjoy pedophilia and incest is not, in fact, illegal. That's how organizations like NAMBLA can be allowed to exist

cheezdanish - An Open Letter to Warren Ellis - Mr. Warren Ellis, you should be ashamed of yourself.//This is no more about protecting the children than any other political group's blatherings to that effect.

seperis - livejournal - Yes, we started in fanzines, and then there was usenet, and then there was mailing lists, and then there was livejournal. Yes, if this fails,of course we'll find something else.[...]But that doesn't mean we can't try and fight for what we have now.

cussedness - Meet the people who run WFI - See what their larger agenda is in relation to WFI.//The don't intend to stop with the pedophiles. They are after the GLBT community also.They are after the anti-war protestors. They think that gays promote rape.

telesilla - Meta LJ/Six Apart: This one goes beyond fandom... - But, you know what? LJ/Six Apart has set a precedent here and it's oneI'm not at all comfortable with for reasons that go beyond the fact that I like and write fic about boys who might not be 18 yet.

nimnod - On taking a stand. - Having strong feelings about issues such as the objectification of women or the suppression of free speech doesn't make for wank[...]and the more it becomes cool or the norm to mock people for having such opinions, the less likely anyone is to stand up fo

dogemperor - [in dark_christian] - "Warriors for Innocence": Possible "Joel's Army" group? - Info of concern in regards to the group "Warriors for Innocence",including connections to dominionist groups and . . . the site doing"drive by spyware" downloads on PCs. . . . We may actually be dealing with part of a fairly extensive network of "Chris

cordelia_v - Six Apart Finally Responds. And it's more insulting than I would have imagined. - Turns out that these purges were not done to protect against(imaginary) legal liability. Contradicting (and undercutting) his own Abuse Team's explanations, the Six Apart CEO explained that he just doesn't want the purged communities or users in LJ, at a

heidi8 - [in fandom_lawyers] - Index of Fandom_Lawyers Discussions re the Community/Journals Deletion - Since the discussions in this community now include over 300 posts,I've made an index to the topics - I'll update it again over the weekend.

thecreepyones - Fandom implodes, everybody DIES. - Fiction vs. Reality. There's a difference. Just because someone writes non-con doesn't mean he or she condones it---to the contrary: the majority of non-con stories I've read (and I've read my fair share) all condemn the violent actions taken against th

twtd - FanLib, even thought I'm a bit late - After finally getting around to reading the actual interview that Henry Jenkins did with Chris Williams of Fanlib, I'm done. I've deleted myfics (not that they've garnered a lot of interest), I've deleted my profile

harriet_spy - I am skeptical that the legal advice all - I am skeptical that the legal advice allegedly received by LJ regarding its potential criminal liability is accurate.[...]It can indeed be illegal to solicit others to commit a crime. However, in general, solicitation to commit a crime requires an intent

cleo2584 - Henry Jenkins, whose books will most likely be the foundation of my thesis said,: - “[Fanlib] is mass-market circulation; 'normalization' into a masculine world view and publishing economy; and assimilation into a single dominant website with rules codified and enforced by an external authority.”

mcdoh1902 - Hello, fandom. Nice to meet your fanatic side. - How much of this really is about freedom of expression...and how much of it is about ranting and raising hell... for the hell of it?

commodorified - Here we go again (The Not-So-Great Livejournal Moral Panic of 2007 - Stop bloody panicking. There is quite enough panic to go around here.//Not because it is not as bad as it seems. It is precisely as bad as it seems, i.e. pretty damned bad. But you are going to need your energy. We all are.

mercurystar - Was gonna' post a long-winded rant about how this is OMG NOT COOL. - I appreciate that child pornography is a touchy subject. And really, I understand Livejournal's position on the whole...but I have concerns about the idea that if someone writes about an incidence of child abuse and does not actively condemn it, they are

twistedchick - Yes the self-appointed and self-justify Warriors for Innocence appears to be a group of right-wing neoConservatives - We are creating here a society of people who talk with one anotherabout ideas, concepts, theories, events, history and creativity -- how often does that happen where you live offline? This society is as complex as any city, and crackling with life.

mylexie - QUESTION TO EVERYONE - So, if LJ doesn't set this right, how many of you would be interested in blogging through a Dutch host? Our laws aren't nearly as restrictive as US'.

aoimidori - [wank] eruption. - I love LJ. But I'm here because of fandom. LJ is where a vast majority of fandom (all sorts) congregate, and if this whole mess takes away avast majority of people involved in fandoms, well, huh. Like the community name says: Fandom Counts

mamadeb - Timing of apologies - Even in the best of circumstances - when there is nothing else going on, when there is space for thought - if one makes a major mistake, it takes time to apologize. The worst thing one can do is to just rattle off a statement without considering all the r

darthfox - in my grand tradition of coming late to parties - I don't think history is ready to judge yet whether I've been right to remain calm or whether I'll ultimately wish I'd got more charged up about it. I continue to believe that the following things are true:

easilyabused - in which emily becomes a dissident slash malcontent - I'm seeing more policing being done here in regards to fiction than Ihave ever seen done for anybody who has actually been subjected to this, myself included.

shusu - LJ: People, it's made of peopleeee, or Strikethrough 2007 - Oh LJ. Let me introduce you to some basic maths.