Well we really screwed this one up…

[news]

For reasons we are still trying to figure out what was supposed to be a well planned attempt to clean up a few journals that were violating LiveJournal's policies that protect minors turned into a total mess. I can only say I’m sorry, explain what we did wrong and what we are doing to correct these problems and explain what we were trying to do but

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[janetmweiss]

And how, precisely, does liking something automatically translate into being a bannable offense? Do journals get suspended when they like illegal things? Immoral things? Things you just don't like? As someone pointed out in one of the myriad threads discussing this, if I say I support gay marriage on my profile and gay marriage is illegal where I live, does my journal get suspended?

[indie_young]

and exactly where is six apart willing to draw then line between a companies responsibility and a parents?

[indie_young]

and on the same lines, is six apart now taking the stance the livejournal is a site geared for children? Should we consenting adults who can fully choose for ourselves what we do and don't want to view go elsewhere so that the kiddies can talk about the teletubbies?

[33mhz]

Quit vomiting up talking points and address the real creeping issues involved in this manner of content-filtering. It's time to drop the hubris and apologize for this, too.

A large amount of LJ's and any other internet business' value is tied up in the perceived "cluefulness" of the people who run it. Along with the dedicated user base, this was LJ's primary asset, and you're squandering it with each too-brief, poorly thought-out response.

If you're truly interested in minimizing damage to your asset, you'll put someone in charge who actually shares the philosophy under which LJ was founded and operated until the acquisition.

[nuitari4pwnage]

IAWTC

These responses, though entertaining, also sound quite rude.

[sciencegeek]

Then why did about 50 or so comms, and more users with pedophila as an 'interest' appear to surivive this? Not to mention all the comms and users with 'incest' in their interests, yet it was cited as THE reason why some of the communities were banned. Were the bannings just...haphazard? Did you draw names out of a hat?
You have many questions still to answer, Big Brother.

[apostropher]

And how exactly did doing this protect any children? Who are you counting as children, anyway?

[earth_dragon]

i support gay marriage, and it most definitely illigal in my state. OOPS! somebod better "suspend" me?

what are we, all back in high school???

great point, hun!

[janetmweiss]

I can't take credit. It was someone else's point, I just don't remember who.

[thinkingheart]

Very well put.