Comments | lalaithlockhart: What is with this Dreamwidth?

lalaithlockhart

What is with this Dreamwidth?

May 01, 2009 10:54

So I keep hearing about Dreamwidth, and as far as I can tell, it seems to be basically identical to LJ. Why is it getting so much buzz these days? Why are people switching over?

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hipsunderhands May 1 2009, 16:32:29 UTC

As far as I can tell, the major points of appeal are that it's committed to being open-source, they promise not to ever have advertising (isn't that what LiveJournal promised in the beginning, too, though?!), and they talk a lot about being more community-centric than LiveJournal is in terms of decision-making. I will probably get one with my username here whenever someone I know has extra codes just in case I eventually switch over, but I'm not super-impressed right now. They are missing a lot of things for Paid users that LJ has, like PhonePosts and the Scrapbook, and free users can't even find other people based on Interests. That's pretty much 90% of the way that I find new communities I might like on LJ so that seems totally bizarre to me.

lalaithlockhart May 2 2009, 02:41:02 UTC

free users can't even find other people based on Interests. That's pretty much 90% of the way that I find new communities I might like on LJ so that seems totally bizarre to me.
Weiird! I agree.

lefaym May 1 2009, 21:57:47 UTC

Yeah, I registered my username there just in case, but I have no plans to switch over at the moment. I don't see what I can get out of Dreamwidth that I don't already get out of LJ, and I'm happily established here.

lalaithlockhart May 2 2009, 02:43:48 UTC

*nods and agrees*. How did you get your registration?
I guess what I'm hoping is that there won't be a mass exodus that would require us to leave or change our ways. I'm glad you're not moving (yet)!
(By the way, I've always loved your icon!! It's a ... wyvern, isn't it?)

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lalaithlockhart May 2 2009, 02:44:45 UTC

Yes, LJ has been involved with some suckitude. :[

jeppa May 2 2009, 01:02:37 UTC

Most of the people who I know that have jumped to dreamwidth are the ones that deal in explicit fan material. People in fandom are worried about another strikethrough incident. I mostly use lj to read fanfic and keep track of my irl friends, so I'll stay on lj unless that somehow becomes inconvenient.

Basically, I am lazy and resist change!

lalaithlockhart May 2 2009, 02:39:59 UTC

LOL at the icon!! I think I'm going to go for a similar policy to yours.

lalaithlockhart May 2 2009, 02:39:20 UTC

Oooh, thanks, dudes! That makes a lot of sense now.