Going forward...Members Only
In about 5 minutes from, erm, now, trueriver and I will be f-locking maryrenaultfics. Going forward, all posts will be viewable only by logged in, LJ account holders who have been admitted as members of the community. This is a change that we've been considering for a while now, and was hastened by LJ's recent decision to enable crossposting to Facebook and Twitter. trueriver's concern has always been that MRF remain as accessible and welcoming to potential new members as it was when the two of us found our home here. The privacy and safety of our current members, though, remains paramount, and we're simply not comfortable with the decision to link our community with other social networking sites.
The change to Member's Only is as likely to remain permanent as to be temporary. We're still on holiday, and need some time to familiarise ourselves with the crossposting procedures. LJ seems to be approaching this with what has apparently become their SOP - implementing major changes with minor forethought. What we've seen so far doesn't look heartening.
We very much regret being forced to close the comm to our regular visitors who don't have an LJ account. We know a few of you have supported the community for years, and we value your participation. Be assured we're considering options to keep the page accessible.
We encourage all our readers to share your thoughts and concerns in this thread.
EDIT: The default security level for MRF is now Members (friends) Only. We ask that you respect our request to keep all comments and posts f-locked. Posts edited to circumvent the security level will be deleted.
The change to Member's Only is as likely to remain permanent as to be temporary. We're still on holiday, and need some time to familiarise ourselves with the crossposting procedures. LJ seems to be approaching this with what has apparently become their SOP - implementing major changes with minor forethought. What we've seen so far doesn't look heartening.
We very much regret being forced to close the comm to our regular visitors who don't have an LJ account. We know a few of you have supported the community for years, and we value your participation. Be assured we're considering options to keep the page accessible.
We encourage all our readers to share your thoughts and concerns in this thread.
EDIT: The default security level for MRF is now Members (friends) Only. We ask that you respect our request to keep all comments and posts f-locked. Posts edited to circumvent the security level will be deleted.