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[news]

When LiveJournal, Inc., was launched in December the new team made it very clear that LiveJournal was going to change. We also said that we would respect the values and legacy of LiveJournal. But, we can’t ignore the fact that as LiveJournal nears its second decade it needs to make some business decisions

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[rm]

Okay, LJ, so you removed the filter we're still owed an explanation, an apology and the previously mentioned good will gesture towards the communities/interests/individuals you marginalized and demonized.

What happened?
Why did it happen?
Will it happen again?
Why should I believe you?

[camp_permafrost]

sorry to bother you, but can you please give a link to the anouncement post in "changelog"

I need this to try and poke SUP in "ru_news",

looks like nobody noticed this here (in Russian-speaking LJ) :(

[crowdog66]

Here you go... first, the post announcing the filter being put in place:

http://community.livejournal.com/changelog/6258870.html

And the post announcing the removal of the filter:

http://community.livejournal.com/changelog/6283445.html

Hope this helps.

[wyldraven]

FWIW: I just read the filter code, and it appears to have been trying to omit user names from the list. Sex was indeed a journal name, though admittedly a suspended one. Porn is an active account. http://porn.livejournal.com/

[artfuldodger]

Ahhh. That would make sense, at least.

[rm]

But it would make more sense if "guys" hadn't been restored to the interest list yesterday and slash removed around the same time. This creates an appearance of fine-tuning.

[rm]

Also, many of the interests that weren't filtered from the list are also names of journals, so that sort of wipes out that excuse for the bigotry, etc.

[lynkemma]

Thanks! And just to prevent possible paranoia in you or in anyone else - I deleted that comment myself. :-)

Hope your blog works out well for you.

[paper_crystals]

What is the site?

[lynkemma]

It is only in the planning stages (= why I am still on LJ), nameless, and will be private, for a bunch of us who are creating it together.

...Hm, no offense to you (seriously, none at all) but I think I'll delete my initial comment. I'm going to bed now, and don't want to wake up to loadsaquestions I don't have the tech-skills to answer. :-)

[paper_crystals]

No problem. I understand why private is nice. My lj is friends only.