Your Dreamwidth Identities Probably Shouldn't Be Secret...
Things being as they are, a lot of us are scrambling to back things up over on Dreamwidth. There are issues with that, and I'll cover them in another post, but in order for journals and communities to work, as in so many other things: you need your friends. (Also, if you haven't already, consider creating a free account at Dreamwidth.)
Bear in mind, not everyone is/was able to get the same account names on both platforms (I myself couldn't), so before giving someone access to your journal on spec, it would be smart to hear from the horses' mouths that they're who you think they are. Best practices: if you're coming at it as an exclusive LJ user, only accept a Dreamwidth account's identity as verified if the corresponding livejournal account confirms it. (That's not to say there aren't completely legitimate users who are only on DW, just don't confuse usernames between the two platforms.) I'd like to suggest two things to help that happen.
First, leave a forwarding address on your profile page. In case you've forgotten where to do that, you can edit yours here: https://www.livejournal.com/manage/profile/ Scroll down to BIO. Edit and SAVE CHANGES.
Second, communities and groups of friends should consider making lists instead of everyone dotting their DW usernames in single entries throughout their individual journals. They aren't as likely to be found that way. The other problem is people's flists aren't identical. A helpful approach is to create nodes amongst flisties to increase the visibility, so if one of your flisties makes a post with their DW nick, comment and add yours. It doesn't matter if you've done it before, please do it again. (You're not desperate, you're sensible. I like that in a person... 😉) If you want to post them here, go for it. (Honestly it doesn't even matter if I know you or not, this isn't about friend requests. Let's try to make this as simple for everyone as possible.) Help your flisties find you on the other platform. Belts and braces people.
Most importantly, keep in mind both of those solutions are only going to work if livejournal itself is accessible, so to be on the safe side, try to get your "forwarding address" to as many of your flisties as you can as soon as you can, and try to update your flists on the other platform NOW. I'll try to keep this list current on dreamwidth as well for reference.
CONFIRMED NICKS I HAVE
(Note, I've copied and pasted them exclusively from user's posts / comments so they're confirmed. They're all links so you can click through to the user on dreamwidth and add them now (don't wait, do that now), and they use the lj user function so each user is notified about that link. If anyone is unhappy with their nick being shared here, please let me know and I'll remove you. ❤️)
COMMS
acciobrick remains acciobrick on dreamwidth.
deathtocapslock remains deathtocapslock on dreamwidth.
hpwu remains hpwu on dreamwidth.
mini_fest remains mini-fest on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
snapecase remains snapecase on dreamwidth.
teacup_society remains teacup-society on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
PEEPS
adafrog remains adafrog on dreamwidth.
arhythmthief remains arhythmthief on dreamwidth.
beffeysue remains beffeysue on dreamwidth.
beyondwandpoint remains beyondwandpoint on dreamwidth.
blueartemis07 remains blueartemis07 on dreamwidth.
chienne_folle is corylea on dreamwidth.org NOTE: not the same.
christmasspirit remains christmasspirit on dreamwidth.
dreamy_dragon73 is dreamy-dragon73 on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
erexen remains erexen on dreamwidth.
gelsey remains gelsey on dreamwidth.
gingerbred is gingerbredrules on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same. 😕
gingerbredshaus remains gingerbredshaus on dreamwidth.
gingerwitch remains gingerwitch on dreamwidth.
honeymink remains honeymink on dreamwidth.
hopelesliehermn is hope-leslie-hermnharry on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
kellychambliss is kelly_chambliss on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
lostangelsoul3 is lostangelsoul on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
madeleone remains madeleone on dreamwidth.
merrymelody remains merrymelody on dreamwidth.
morethansirius remains morethansirius on dreamwidth.
mywitch remains mywitch on dreamwidth.
nocturnus33 remains nocturnus33 on dreamwidth.
nx74defiant remains nx74defiant on dreamwidth.
orlando_switch is orlando-switch on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
reynardo remains reynardo on dreamwidth.
sigune remains sigune on dreamwidth.
snapebraille4tu remains snapebraille4tu on dreamwidth.
snapecentric1 is snapecentric on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
sunnyskywalker remains sunnyskywalker on dreamwidth.
teddyradiator is teddy_radiator on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
thankthefae remains thankthefae over on dreamwidth.
toblass remains Toblass on dreamwidth.
zigadenus remains zigadenus on dreamwidth.
IF YOU ARE VIEWING THIS ON DREAMWIDTH: Keep in mind on the dreamwidth copy of this that the first / left name in a line is the livejournal username and not the name you should be adding to your dreamwidth circles. For that please use the dreamwidth link instead which is the second name provided.
IF YOU HAVE COMMS THAT ARE MIRRORED ON DREAMWIDTH, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW AND I'LL ADD THEM. ❤️
UPDATED: 29 March 2022 13.21 CET
Bear in mind, not everyone is/was able to get the same account names on both platforms (I myself couldn't), so before giving someone access to your journal on spec, it would be smart to hear from the horses' mouths that they're who you think they are. Best practices: if you're coming at it as an exclusive LJ user, only accept a Dreamwidth account's identity as verified if the corresponding livejournal account confirms it. (That's not to say there aren't completely legitimate users who are only on DW, just don't confuse usernames between the two platforms.) I'd like to suggest two things to help that happen.
First, leave a forwarding address on your profile page. In case you've forgotten where to do that, you can edit yours here: https://www.livejournal.com/manage/profile/ Scroll down to BIO. Edit and SAVE CHANGES.
Second, communities and groups of friends should consider making lists instead of everyone dotting their DW usernames in single entries throughout their individual journals. They aren't as likely to be found that way. The other problem is people's flists aren't identical. A helpful approach is to create nodes amongst flisties to increase the visibility, so if one of your flisties makes a post with their DW nick, comment and add yours. It doesn't matter if you've done it before, please do it again. (You're not desperate, you're sensible. I like that in a person... 😉) If you want to post them here, go for it. (Honestly it doesn't even matter if I know you or not, this isn't about friend requests. Let's try to make this as simple for everyone as possible.) Help your flisties find you on the other platform. Belts and braces people.
Most importantly, keep in mind both of those solutions are only going to work if livejournal itself is accessible, so to be on the safe side, try to get your "forwarding address" to as many of your flisties as you can as soon as you can, and try to update your flists on the other platform NOW. I'll try to keep this list current on dreamwidth as well for reference.
CONFIRMED NICKS I HAVE
(Note, I've copied and pasted them exclusively from user's posts / comments so they're confirmed. They're all links so you can click through to the user on dreamwidth and add them now (don't wait, do that now), and they use the lj user function so each user is notified about that link. If anyone is unhappy with their nick being shared here, please let me know and I'll remove you. ❤️)
COMMS
acciobrick remains acciobrick on dreamwidth.
deathtocapslock remains deathtocapslock on dreamwidth.
hpwu remains hpwu on dreamwidth.
mini_fest remains mini-fest on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
snapecase remains snapecase on dreamwidth.
teacup_society remains teacup-society on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
PEEPS
adafrog remains adafrog on dreamwidth.
arhythmthief remains arhythmthief on dreamwidth.
beffeysue remains beffeysue on dreamwidth.
beyondwandpoint remains beyondwandpoint on dreamwidth.
blueartemis07 remains blueartemis07 on dreamwidth.
chienne_folle is corylea on dreamwidth.org NOTE: not the same.
christmasspirit remains christmasspirit on dreamwidth.
dreamy_dragon73 is dreamy-dragon73 on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
erexen remains erexen on dreamwidth.
gelsey remains gelsey on dreamwidth.
gingerbred is gingerbredrules on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same. 😕
gingerbredshaus remains gingerbredshaus on dreamwidth.
gingerwitch remains gingerwitch on dreamwidth.
honeymink remains honeymink on dreamwidth.
hopelesliehermn is hope-leslie-hermnharry on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
kellychambliss is kelly_chambliss on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
lostangelsoul3 is lostangelsoul on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
madeleone remains madeleone on dreamwidth.
merrymelody remains merrymelody on dreamwidth.
morethansirius remains morethansirius on dreamwidth.
mywitch remains mywitch on dreamwidth.
nocturnus33 remains nocturnus33 on dreamwidth.
nx74defiant remains nx74defiant on dreamwidth.
orlando_switch is orlando-switch on dreamwidth. NOTE: displays differently (hyphen / underbar).
reynardo remains reynardo on dreamwidth.
sigune remains sigune on dreamwidth.
snapebraille4tu remains snapebraille4tu on dreamwidth.
snapecentric1 is snapecentric on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
sunnyskywalker remains sunnyskywalker on dreamwidth.
teddyradiator is teddy_radiator on dreamwidth. NOTE: not the same.
thankthefae remains thankthefae over on dreamwidth.
toblass remains Toblass on dreamwidth.
zigadenus remains zigadenus on dreamwidth.
IF YOU ARE VIEWING THIS ON DREAMWIDTH: Keep in mind on the dreamwidth copy of this that the first / left name in a line is the livejournal username and not the name you should be adding to your dreamwidth circles. For that please use the dreamwidth link instead which is the second name provided.
IF YOU HAVE COMMS THAT ARE MIRRORED ON DREAMWIDTH, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW AND I'LL ADD THEM. ❤️
UPDATED: 29 March 2022 13.21 CET