Working on getting the hell out of Dodge...

[kadiera]

I know y'all thought I might have given up on this, and I did end up changing the scope of the project. But I am still of the opinion that I can't trust LJ anymore. This weeks' changes to eliminate basic (ie, non-ad-supported free) accounts without telling anyone, against the advice of the advisory board, and the discovery that there is now nothing

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[niteshad]

Sorry to see you go, but I can well understand your reasons. Have you found any software that makes downloading and backing up your LJ any easier?

My decision is to sit here and still tough it out some more, since none of these poor decisions directly affect how I use LJ...yet. However, I would like to set something up where I can keep a backup copy of my LJ just in case I need to jet at a moment's notice.

[kadiera]

Best back-up tool so far: http://www.fawx.com/software/ljarchive/

It archives *the entire journal* - comments, which icon you're using for that post, etc. It *appears* (as best I can figure) to save it all as XML - which can then be imported into a number of other software packages.

LJ's own archive tool only allows one month at a time, and doesn't keep the comments.

[niteshad]

Now what would really be cool is a tool that also archives your comments on other people's journals.

[kadiera]

The other part of this is that no, so far these changes don't directly affect me, but I'm *very* concerned that sooner or later they will. And that it'll likely be without warning, and without any opportunity for appeal.

I have a major problem with censorship, whether I agree with the topic or not. Frankly, I find it's better to have it all in the open where we can find people we'd rather not associate with than to hide them away as if they don't exist, you know?

:(

[kats_house]

Sad! The major reason I am still here after being forced onto LJ by a friend is that I can read friends' and communities' updates on one easy page. I'll be sorry to see you go. You're probably most prolific friend's page poster.

I must admit I like the clean look of the blogspot blogs though. Unlike you, I have no plans to be running my own serve anytime soon.

Re: :(

[melstav]

I'm sure we could be convinced to host a blog for you if you decided to transition. :)

Re: :(

[kadiera]

Well, that's why I set up the feed before I bailed - people who are still here can still read me :-)

And that's why I'm not deleting my account - I can read LJ posts via RSS feed aggregator without any issue, so it basically gets me just about the same results while maintaining control over my own data.

Re: :(

[eris_star]

If you're reading LJ posts via RSS feed, can you still read the f-locked posts?
(Forgive me if this is a stupid question; I know nothing of the tech that makes the journal happen)

[kadiera]

Yeah. I'm not sure where it's going anymore, but last fall it occurred to me that it was time to come up with a backup plan.

I can do more with my own site anyway...