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Mon, Apr. 20th, 2009, 03:11 am
[identity profile] loveanddarkness.livejournal.com

Shame the post is f-locked, I wanted to see the prices on DW.

Not that I will pay them, being a permanent account holder and being way too disinclined to abandon a journal I've had close to 8 years for this new 'fannish' thing.

I sound old and bitter saying that, but honest, DW annoys me. Heard a Republican started it too.
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    • Mon, Apr. 20th, 2009, 03:34 am
    [identity profile] blindingsight.livejournal.com

    Shame the post is f-locked, I wanted to see the prices on DW.

    The prices she linked are here (http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/notes/Account_levels), if you wanted to take a look.
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      • Mon, Apr. 20th, 2009, 09:59 am
      [identity profile] liviapenn.livejournal.com


      Co-founder, not founder, and he self-describes as a conservative here (http://synecdochic.livejournal.com/307463.html). Not quite the same as being "started by a Republican."
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        • Mon, Apr. 20th, 2009, 12:40 pm
        [identity profile] loveanddarkness.livejournal.com

        Distinction without a difference. Still not getting my money.
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          • Mon, Apr. 20th, 2009, 07:10 pm
          [identity profile] liviapenn.livejournal.com


          I wasn't trying to sell you on the service. I just thought you'd prefer the actual facts over some random rumor that you heard somewhere.
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            • Tue, Apr. 21st, 2009, 03:42 am
            [identity profile] loveanddarkness.livejournal.com

            Conservative not Republican, co-founder not founder.

            I was pretty darned close to those facts. And it still won't be seeing my money.
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              • Tue, Apr. 21st, 2009, 04:43 am
              [identity profile] liviapenn.livejournal.com


              Wait, so what are you saying? You're *not* going to be buying a Dreamwidth account...? ^_^ I have grasped that by now, honest.

              I have to say I'm curious though-- you decided to boycott a company based on a half-truth that you just "heard" somewhere? And yes, you were "pretty close," but is that usually how you go about it? Decide to boycott first, without actually bothering to do the research and find out the facts before you start spreading rumors?
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                • Wed, Apr. 22nd, 2009, 12:07 am
                [identity profile] fifi-bonsai.livejournal.com

                I haven't really made up my mind yet, either way, (though I am kind of skeeved by this) but what is exactly the difference between a Conservative who would never vote Democrat and a Republican? I'm not trying to start any wankery here, but I can see loveanddarkness' point.
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                  • Wed, Apr. 22nd, 2009, 12:40 am
                  [identity profile] porridgebird.livejournal.com

                  Sorry to butt in, but there really is an important difference. I've had my head bit off more than once for calling a Conservative a Republican (apparently this is tantamount to calling them "liberal").

                  Examples of self-identified "Conservative, but not Republicans" include Sean Hannity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hannity) and Michael Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Savage_(commentator)). Savage lists the differences between Republican and Conservative on his site, but I'm not going to link to it and give him hits. You can find it easily, if you are interested.

                  The issue I'm really curious about is the strong Conservative position against pornography. (I believe porn will still be allowed on DW, though. I haven't heard otherwise.)

                  back to lurking
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                    • Wed, Apr. 22nd, 2009, 12:45 am
                    [identity profile] fifi-bonsai.livejournal.com


                    Sorry to butt in, but there really is an important difference. I've had my head bit off more than once for calling a Conservative a Republican (apparently this is tantamount to calling them "liberal").


                    Oh. O.O Why does this not reassure me at all?

                    Thank you, though. I'll look for that list. ♥

                    Wed, Apr. 22nd, 2009, 03:27 am
                    [identity profile] jennem.livejournal.com

                    He actually sounds more libertarian, than anything else, and there is a very large difference between a libertarian and a Republican.

                    As for what's the difference? I'd say this:

                    I disagree with Denise on just about every major thing there is. Really.

                    Except the one that matters: everybody's right to be who they want to be, believe what they want to believe, and the imperative that we all respect that.

                  Mon, Apr. 20th, 2009, 08:56 pm
                  [identity profile] fifi-bonsai.livejournal.com

                  Thank you for that. It's something I'll certainly take into consideration before even thinking of going for my wallet.